Dear Mr. President

celinedeng

http://youtube.com/v/6DEh0eSpNvY
* ^- T+ P5 ]) B: _PINK LYRICS

"Dear Mr. President"
(feat. Indigo Girls)
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# }4 U. \" b) c/ jDear Mr. President,
$ K4 ~( Q8 ]8 i" S1 v: I; QCome take a walk with me.
Let's pretend we're just two people and
. ~2 b8 }* G3 }, ZYou're not better than me.
! a- N, X" L( w' B+ MI'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly.

: s7 x7 k3 E, k' u+ c+ T( o* FWhat do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street?
Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?
2 T7 `* W7 M4 |/ f) QWhat do you feel when you look in the mirror?
, E+ j; A' K# H% ^2 n. n7 j# tAre you proud?

, k6 a, ~+ e7 k9 c1 S2 j2 z4 VHow do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
% u, s+ a( S. t2 y' X2 I/ S* KHow do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye
' H0 O3 V" ~. h% j* B0 s9 x( _And tell me why?
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5 [; j4 C0 v. Y5 ]" WDear Mr. President,
Were you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
! g. \( W9 {; a2 C7 A# @5 b5 mAre you a lonely boy?
How can you say
No child is left behind?
. N( T& d% |8 z! y" y* _8 bWe're not dumb and we're not blind.
. c& u. y  w8 CThey're all sitting in your cells
! }1 e/ t- L. R+ I& }# j' W& t% v4 E( uWhile you pave the road to hell.
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What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away?
5 V9 o  V' K- j, P0 ^And what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay?
) M% H, ^& n8 qI can only imagine what the first lady has to say
You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.

How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
! p9 s" R* U. c+ K* i( dHow do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye?
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Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Minimum wage with a baby on the way
8 Z$ Y1 D( ]) ?( @Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Building a bed out of a cardboard box
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
0 @, r9 I& I3 Y9 O, MYou don't know nothing 'bout hard work
Hard work
7 n% I! H! [" d; n6 nHard work
Oh
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How do you sleep at night?
  z/ ]1 y! k: ^( I. {  AHow do you walk with your head held high?
7 A! n/ g, k. J$ P. Z( a$ O3 CDear Mr. President,
You'd never take a walk with me.
Would you?
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7 Z( b, _1 ~( c7 q' t3 p6 Y6 G0 H[ 本帖最后由 celinedeng 于 2007-7-7 21:03 编辑 ]

alicia_83

The singer is so cool!
A 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...
6 B$ D$ @% E' t- `2 W4 }$ F4 MIn fact it's quite good$送花$

goldfish

They dance alone ---Sting

Why are there women here dancing on their own?
Why is there this sadness in their eyes?
Why are the soldiers here
" Y* K/ z+ W7 K9 Y, g- PTheir faces fixed like stone?
  ?! L) ]' |+ O) Q" s0 FI can't see what it is that they dispise
They're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
Their anguish is unsaid
; j" H$ C0 s) EThey're dancing with their fathers
8 X& C9 [) d2 d3 c4 P0 h4 xThey're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
, c% t& }9 S- L8 UThey dance alone They dance alone

" g8 K) _& |: a% R- B5 X2 c+ ?% sIt's the only form of protest they're allowed
I've seen their silent faces scream so loud
If they were to speak these words they'd go missing too
" [' A' M9 q; OAnother woman on a torture table what else can they do
They're dancing with the missing
7 y) M6 F  T; C2 MThey're dancing with the dead
3 G2 j; S3 z1 d: `" kThey dance with the invisible ones
Their anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
% N6 ]$ D& k, X( y% j; b1 O8 `They're dancing with their sons
# k* c) U) `$ M* F3 \They're dancing with their husbands
They dance alone They dance alone
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: t2 R2 l2 t! U" OOne day we'll dance on their graves
, Q6 F. ]1 z6 x1 ~# t- JOne day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
And we'll dance
+ A6 U. h! R- y/ r  g* IOne day we'll dance on their graves
! k- |+ r' z  ?, VOne day we'll sing our freedom
; h5 M8 G; s3 V: K6 WOne day we'll laugh in our joy
; |* N3 ?8 m9 C% jAnd we'll dance
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Ellas danzan con los desaparecidos
Ellas danzan con los muertos
Ellas danzan con amores invisibles
Ellas danzan con silenciosa angustia
" x# M. T3 u4 W( i  oDanzan con sus pardres
; @7 J' f8 E- @) P6 }) ?7 ODanzan con sus hijos
4 o$ @2 p& n  n  gDanzan con sus esposos
3 c9 C8 S# x2 I" ?& _Ellas danzan solas
Danzan solas

Hey Mr. Pinochet
You've sown a bitter crop
, r2 ?( @& G9 z) j, j0 |It's foreign money that supports you
One day the money's going to stop
9 z2 o6 J) i1 }No wages for your torturers
. h7 s1 I9 ~4 w0 t; UNo budget for your guns
Can you think of your own mother
+ z* f5 o8 ]2 M$ }5 x% x$ rDancin' with her invisible son
They're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
! D( Z8 R+ N  m8 o. O3 ZThey're anguish is unsaid
! r0 E* c" h( }4 }2 e- Q# xThey're dancing with their fathers
  y- T/ E& E0 q7 Q/ b" \! aThey're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
They 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.
% X+ Y7 ]4 Y* S+ e0 aseems what our vanity fair  merely care is money, what a simple life they are leading!!