Dear Mr. President

celinedeng

http://youtube.com/v/6DEh0eSpNvY
PINK LYRICS
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" i/ ~! j# v3 f8 D& |" t"Dear Mr. President"
8 ?, V: O' P+ R1 G(feat. Indigo Girls)

+ ^* g. Q# J+ e/ T% _9 I' ^2 x1 l- `Dear Mr. President,
  c# {- Y/ [$ ]  H$ oCome take a walk with me.
Let's pretend we're just two people and
You're not better than me.
4 K% D+ B$ R: u0 i- ~# P0 ]9 MI'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly.

4 W, X7 C) H2 D9 M2 A* X; ^/ E  TWhat do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street?
Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?
What do you feel when you look in the mirror?
. R  t  [: e7 hAre you proud?
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How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
1 E4 z+ p. }) fHow do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
9 U2 s5 f/ v7 g1 h  Q/ }8 ]4 pHow do you walk with your head held high?
- F: X4 r  g+ N7 VCan you even look me in the eye
And tell me why?

: k8 Y9 D  {! \# z8 @" N& x; I7 xDear Mr. President,
9 K% w4 {2 H1 I" L0 j% x- ^Were you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
& X1 Q- n0 b! ^/ k! y" IHow can you say
No child is left behind?
% I" N" ^( F6 s: q4 X& P! [We're not dumb and we're not blind.
3 n& u: i2 u) y' LThey're all sitting in your cells
9 s; f) e) A# G$ n0 L$ SWhile you pave the road to hell.

What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away?
And what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay?
* y6 E& }2 ]  Z0 h& II can only imagine what the first lady has to say
" S7 o/ r0 w0 c* n! D: W" WYou've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.

How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
# t' X, `5 ]- NHow do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye?

- ~5 A( @3 K& r2 T1 `4 eLet me tell you 'bout hard work
' [& D5 s$ [( C2 [5 @/ I) rMinimum wage with a baby on the way
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
* t* x0 {* G2 \3 \; r* J% u, HBuilding a bed out of a cardboard box
& a' Q8 V/ k$ R5 h. SLet me tell you 'bout hard work
: G9 Y* g8 _" e5 W4 }0 R2 GHard work
8 {2 Y9 O2 ]" M! I  v8 X8 iHard work
You don't know nothing 'bout hard work
Hard work
9 G  T, T" m6 h" k; `1 G0 YHard work
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: w: k9 X3 ^6 A/ g* h& EHow do you sleep at night?
: g+ u& S* d  }8 F/ S. R$ HHow do you walk with your head held high?
& A- f2 F) [( JDear Mr. President,
2 J0 b7 e; ?7 W' s6 S; ^) X+ t  _You'd never take a walk with me.
. r+ F  A5 u3 F, {, J% o$ X' M, O1 Y$ hWould you?

3 H, d+ M+ G% t$ G; v: G[ 本帖最后由 celinedeng 于 2007-7-7 21:03 编辑 ]

alicia_83

The singer is so cool!
4 U% _. i1 T, |& r9 HA thoughtful song~~~

goldfish

nothing is absolutely right or wrong,especially on politics.

bobic_wang

it is really a moving song,
$支持$ $支持$ $支持$

fcyfcy1

impressive... i heard the song several times in last week... but never paid attention to the lyrics...
In fact it's quite good$送花$

goldfish

They dance alone ---Sting

: }$ P) P" Z: g5 QWhy are there women here dancing on their own?
Why is there this sadness in their eyes?
Why are the soldiers here
Their faces fixed like stone?
# l* p/ j3 @% ]  ?! a% P% Q: SI can't see what it is that they dispise
4 s: ?1 o% Q1 m* y0 W) mThey're dancing with the missing
$ c5 ]% N' P& O. k4 J2 PThey're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
7 f2 j5 X  f! M2 `Their anguish is unsaid
5 N- X; `+ {; j1 I' Y! N6 hThey're dancing with their fathers
$ N! I7 n$ [  e) T5 E1 _They're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
They dance alone They dance alone

* g; W$ p$ i# ]. ?It's the only form of protest they're allowed
I've seen their silent faces scream so loud
- d5 V7 r2 k8 o: D9 M- u( k$ uIf they were to speak these words they'd go missing too
% k. a3 I0 b! q) q3 Z& XAnother woman on a torture table what else can they do
They're dancing with the missing
% n: C* b1 E* sThey're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
Their anguish is unsaid
6 z! L+ ?! R9 }1 YThey're dancing with their fathers
# S. u3 L& `6 r. d0 {# lThey're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
They dance alone They dance alone

. j8 ?! S1 Z! OOne day we'll dance on their graves
' r4 ?8 ?6 e% O& c0 _1 n! UOne day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
And we'll dance
) ~, N4 A1 s# v9 C3 L7 m* H. COne day we'll dance on their graves
8 b! c  b/ c0 U% _& c8 POne day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
And we'll dance
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; m7 R3 ^: c1 LEllas danzan con los desaparecidos
, F% {- G! S" b  PEllas danzan con los muertos
Ellas danzan con amores invisibles
6 K; V3 f) Q9 k) h2 f, B3 AEllas danzan con silenciosa angustia
" }6 W+ u, j$ m1 X. p: ADanzan con sus pardres
( y6 F- t  f) YDanzan con sus hijos
( z- j; [1 R* b+ A- bDanzan con sus esposos
5 P0 Z8 a* |) sEllas danzan solas
Danzan solas
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Hey Mr. Pinochet
0 H  T* _- w1 T4 v' TYou've sown a bitter crop
It's foreign money that supports you
One day the money's going to stop
No wages for your torturers
( n' d' s$ I. ^, FNo budget for your guns
! |3 c5 f  _# j: o7 X! S/ ~  a: uCan you think of your own mother
. w( ]& D8 F/ g- }+ E6 n" XDancin' with her invisible son
They're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
5 {! j+ H- V4 U# }+ v0 `They dance with the invisible ones
3 X3 N$ b- V; K3 z( N4 u. P; @* }5 {They're anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
' P" l* ]! s/ @They're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
2 \* P0 `+ f" \6 @. jThey dance alone
They dance alone

goldfish

Those two songs go the same way, unlike our singers, foreign singers, however, are singing not only on romance,but on many serious topics like  politics and  enviroment.
seems what our vanity fair  merely care is money, what a simple life they are leading!!