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发表于 2007-7-7 20:00 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式

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; c/ r1 y$ l; M, s# g( P$ SPINK LYRICS6 r) w0 @8 O1 X! f' _- j7 k" h

+ b4 |$ I& q, ?0 J6 O2 a"Dear Mr. President"5 ?$ `2 ]& V6 \+ q
(feat. Indigo Girls)$ h1 j* q& f' r* g" U! r( G2 y
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Dear Mr. President,1 E' s# ~, C; D( K6 \7 ?
Come take a walk with me.: C7 l3 m: @7 j' x; }# R% y
Let's pretend we're just two people and
. F" j) G/ Q" kYou're not better than me., Q* k( G# l! h% Q9 [: o0 K$ W
I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly.
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What do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street?+ J' ^" J2 }( w7 E7 w
Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?# I) n: _" O* Q0 p/ ?
What do you feel when you look in the mirror?
" T1 p( _$ F# f+ ~5 w* U# w* n6 BAre you proud?
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How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
& Q! R; ?& _* aHow do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
$ S' x2 P# u) b0 |- @How do you walk with your head held high?
1 i& X# v; e& b* t0 d: A. t- K  lCan you even look me in the eye! \/ p% N8 q" |! G3 v! @+ X
And tell me why?
$ Q. u  U/ U. _4 O! D* U$ D& W9 L  `1 A. g8 t4 `
Dear Mr. President,
- ~1 m, P( D3 \7 _Were you a lonely boy?
9 t' r% p" l8 W5 s6 o' GAre you a lonely boy?0 G, L. Q  |6 u2 M
Are you a lonely boy?- n, M& I# o* M% R( z+ W
How can you say
" ^, R6 Y+ o; w; FNo child is left behind?
1 [. W2 _" l$ ^. jWe're not dumb and we're not blind.
: h- S  c' K9 L! p/ mThey're all sitting in your cells0 g) ?1 n7 r. \3 z9 R% H9 k
While you pave the road to hell.- p  V+ G/ a2 N2 M' R& }

6 {; j) [0 I4 ]) X, r; BWhat kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away?' V$ d$ i! N6 T- Y
And what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay?
7 S( l% F0 J" @( sI can only imagine what the first lady has to say
  e3 @( ^$ M& m  VYou've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine., _# Q- a* ^7 o  ]3 ]) n
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How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
2 O) C1 V4 _( d7 V( EHow do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
7 I) U7 m% H3 ?7 X0 `7 F9 o% Z' iHow do you walk with your head held high?! c9 }/ e2 M, _0 b- j* u2 t
Can you even look me in the eye?  y3 w, B5 u9 O; s. v1 `
2 C9 t2 L& {& E- f+ `+ S& X
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
/ ^/ B8 ?8 [+ WMinimum wage with a baby on the way$ T6 J! r% c, @( C6 S" m
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
0 ~( ]3 {3 r* {1 v" j) TRebuilding your house after the bombs took them away( T2 G- t8 ^4 C
Let me tell you 'bout hard work' L, e9 r* A( \* q2 }
Building a bed out of a cardboard box
2 @/ @# b0 c9 i% a4 z9 NLet me tell you 'bout hard work
5 w& q& ~' b4 z' q4 fHard work, H! Z  y4 k2 P( M1 I4 a0 e
Hard work( L9 Y: B* D' j/ }& v
You don't know nothing 'bout hard work' C1 U1 U4 N! ]- [# h
Hard work
. q# W; ]2 Z+ N+ fHard work
+ }5 G( ^: s  XOh
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How do you sleep at night?
/ a1 q3 Z9 u0 f7 a* qHow do you walk with your head held high?
( o$ \6 |- s/ U9 H- t; E) T$ g# zDear Mr. President,& P0 v' r( D. r. ]0 p
You'd never take a walk with me.- Y) {  W5 J; H& k/ u
Would you?
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[ 本帖最后由 celinedeng 于 2007-7-7 21:03 编辑 ]
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发表于 2007-7-16 15:02 | 显示全部楼层
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发表于 2007-7-17 21:08 | 显示全部楼层
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发表于 2007-7-18 18:03 | 显示全部楼层
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发表于 2007-7-18 21:51 | 显示全部楼层
impressive... i heard the song several times in last week... but never paid attention to the lyrics...
+ h, H! K' \! ?6 }- \8 P& ]$ SIn fact it's quite good$送花$
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发表于 2007-7-20 12:44 | 显示全部楼层
They dance alone ---Sting
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7 W! A( t4 f6 s: s4 lWhy are there women here dancing on their own?
* d: X/ l7 j& a8 z0 pWhy is there this sadness in their eyes?9 C/ x7 N$ N# U8 E
Why are the soldiers here! M3 p1 }, t& T! u' O7 k
Their faces fixed like stone?* `/ v3 R4 _, B- b$ l$ O
I can't see what it is that they dispise3 i8 n3 I& M: n) `. |6 p
They're dancing with the missing% f& C, g! ^4 h( M% P
They're dancing with the dead  ]9 {, T) o4 Y! n+ O, l) N  V8 T
They dance with the invisible ones3 B$ p' V8 n5 o% G
Their anguish is unsaid
0 [* O2 X1 x! Q0 p2 s, O2 s: sThey're dancing with their fathers
4 L7 S' ?/ q/ Z5 D& B0 XThey're dancing with their sons  n& a/ J5 B  z2 [7 \8 _# z
They're dancing with their husbands
  M' k3 v+ w* ]5 _They dance alone They dance alone; T" i' w' @& w

4 U2 ^0 z1 z7 f. t1 |; s2 G7 A# bIt's the only form of protest they're allowed
; B' u9 i+ _+ `- S( vI've seen their silent faces scream so loud  L" ~& G" y+ |0 s" Y* k
If they were to speak these words they'd go missing too: [3 G' T7 V0 \
Another woman on a torture table what else can they do
4 t: ~" l+ ^. q2 v. h4 k% gThey're dancing with the missing
8 \  K; a& [6 |$ ~! sThey're dancing with the dead
: q4 E. u, t# n# V9 f  Y- XThey dance with the invisible ones
/ S$ p- q4 A- {0 p$ xTheir anguish is unsaid
& Z5 @6 n  A. ?They're dancing with their fathers; X" ?9 s. a7 |7 ^9 b9 I
They're dancing with their sons
% F6 C2 g* {( W5 T% u$ nThey're dancing with their husbands
8 i* o! @- {8 d# z8 R4 iThey dance alone They dance alone( Z' i, j: |# [5 c$ F, g

0 a! n: E7 s) A; IOne day we'll dance on their graves
, a+ @* x! m3 k6 _" c$ u; KOne day we'll sing our freedom' I$ }  s& o; p
One day we'll laugh in our joy1 O' j1 y  F7 K  g0 v7 N' k
And we'll dance
$ e: J. y3 l* h& u3 @One day we'll dance on their graves0 t3 T) l' {; O
One day we'll sing our freedom" U! [% b7 Z( X8 ^% D/ V3 j
One day we'll laugh in our joy7 F' \5 W3 F2 S) h6 m0 q8 T
And we'll dance
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) m7 c2 z. J% P: k* a( k7 H0 gEllas danzan con los desaparecidos
0 J! {+ o1 D) }2 ~8 `Ellas danzan con los muertos+ z! C0 g2 w7 Z, K
Ellas danzan con amores invisibles
( b5 M  s+ C& P. N1 v7 X+ YEllas danzan con silenciosa angustia
( _; V/ m# X, `: p8 Y8 ?: dDanzan con sus pardres
8 E& c$ i1 E8 J/ a1 H# TDanzan con sus hijos- _- ~) Q' ]$ ?! d. j+ B
Danzan con sus esposos& L9 A( e& ?. J5 _2 r7 y6 ]; o+ @
Ellas danzan solas
% A9 [4 _9 T+ `- X# C  K# jDanzan solas
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: G8 }& b* z( h! ~, M2 ^6 g& }0 c7 OHey Mr. Pinochet
1 Z9 Y& p" w- X2 l! xYou've sown a bitter crop
- f. A" h7 x' Y( zIt's foreign money that supports you
5 L: M) G& y& Y" r$ l8 s! vOne day the money's going to stop5 e! j5 f+ K4 [1 S1 n" Q+ _
No wages for your torturers6 U* G+ Z- |' M6 p7 b4 F
No budget for your guns
# b) M7 [& Y  g+ HCan you think of your own mother. D0 X3 p9 @2 o. J) b; ]0 R# x
Dancin' with her invisible son( X/ U. E! P) P9 ?$ D
They're dancing with the missing$ h5 z0 }9 ~/ W6 t* g- H
They're dancing with the dead
1 B0 j3 v7 z, ZThey dance with the invisible ones' o* t" A/ [7 y; g
They're anguish is unsaid, E. a1 E; g5 d- j, t* \1 c) @& n
They're dancing with their fathers& y: K) q) `4 n4 k, N. X+ @7 K
They're dancing with their sons
& d# R2 r' w; A& m4 B% T$ L; {1 ^) [They're dancing with their husbands
8 V. [9 m' ~6 {/ @They dance alone
+ R+ C# J0 [. n% w; m" gThey dance alone
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发表于 2007-7-20 12:59 | 显示全部楼层
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.
8 ?- M* d6 B5 g' E. Q$ Lseems what our vanity fair  merely care is money, what a simple life they are leading!!
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