“I’ve had recurring nightmares, That I was loved for who I am, And missed the opportunity, To be a better man”

-Muse, Hoodoo

Scatman John, Scatman’s world:

[Verse 1] Everybody’s talkin’ something very shocking Just to keep on blockin’ what they’re feelin’ inside But listen to me brother, you just keep on walkin’ 'Cause you and me and sister ain’t got nothing to hide Scatman, fat man, black and white and brown man Tell me 'bout the color of your soul If part of your solution isn’t ending the pollution Then I don’t wanna hear your stories told I wanna welcome you to Scatman’s World

[Verse 2] Everybody’s born to compete as he chooses But how can someone win if winning means that someone loses? I sit and see and wonder what it’s like to be in touch No wonder all my brothers and my sisters need a crutch I wanna be a human being, not a human doing I couldn’t keep that pace up if I tried The source of my intention really isn’t crime prevention My intention is prevention of the lie Yeah, welcome to the Scatman’s World

“Hamlet” by the group “Wise Guys”. The whole song text is a very good summary of Shakespeare’s text. Actually better than something I’ve seen being used in schools. And, of course, with a twinkle in the eyes.

And then one day you find ten years have got behind you. No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.

Time - Pink Floyd

“I walk a lonely road, the only road that i have ever known”

“The way the trees look dead, reminds me that there’s more to life than living”

Bayside - A Synonym For Acquiesce

“And it’s your face, I’m looking for, on every street”.

That one will haunt me for the rest of my life. For reasons similar to Knopfler’s.

“Stuck in this inferno, straight cooking, al dente” (but pronounced like Dante)

Burn It Down - Timeflies

And I finally found that everybody loves to love you When you’re far away

You’re trying to find a compromise Between remembering and learning to forget So now just pouring a glass of water Is like trying to move boulders with your breath

-Chris Pureka - So it Goes

Let me take your hands

I’m shaking like milk

And evolving from the sea Would not be too much time for me To walk beside you in the sun

“The Sad Punk”, The Pixies

In the context of the whole song it’s particularly poignant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcVpFug2p00

We were the first band to vomit in the bar And find the distance to the stage too far

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Life is a liar yeah life is a cheat
It’ll lead you on and pull the ground from underneath your feet
No use complainin’, don’t you worry, don’t you whine
Cause if you get it wrong you’ll get it right next time, next time.

WHY DO THEY ALWAYS SEND THE POOR‽

“No, his mind is not for rent

To any god or government,

Always hopeful yet discontent,

He knows changes aren’t permanent,

But change is.”

Rush - Tom Sawyer