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the emotions that I've shown you
Are really just a mask
And as for what they're hiding
No one's ever asked...
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Melodies of Life
Alone for a while
I've been searching through the dark
For traces of the love you left
Inside my lonely heart
To weave by picking up the pieces that remain
Melodies of life
Love's lost refrain
Our paths they did cross
Though I cannot say just why
We met, we laughed, we held on fast, and then we said good bye
And who'll hear the echoes of stories never told
Let them ring out loud till they unfold
In my dearest memories
I see you reaching out to me
Though you're gone
I still believe that you can call out my name
A voice from the past, joining yours and mine
Adding up the layers of harmony
And so it goes on and on
Melodies of life,
To the sky beyond the flying birds
Forever and beyond
So far and away
See the bird as it flies by
Gliding through the shadows of the clouds up in the sky
I've laid my memories and dreams upon those wings
Leave them now and see what tomorrow brings
In your dearest memories
Do you remember loving me?
Was it fate that brought us close and now leaves me behind?
A voice from the past, joining yours and mine
Adding up the layers of harmony
And so it goes, on and on
Melodies of life,
To the sky beyond the flying birds - forever and on
If I should leave this lonely world behind
Your voice will still remember our melody
Now I know we'll carry on
Melodies of life,
Come circle round and grow deep in our hearts
As long as we remember
-Final Fantasy IX
I love this song.
I had a dream that I could fly
I can feel each moment as time goes by
We'd never be too far away,
You would always be here, I heard you say
I never thought
Thought that it would be our last goodbye
(our last goodbye.)
I still can dream
That one day love will fall out from the sky
Do you still remember all the time that has gone by?
(do you believe?)
Do you still believe that love can fall out from the sky?
If from where you're standing, you can see the sky above
I'll be waiting for you, if you still believe in love
(do you still believe?)
Find a way to bring back yesterday
Find a way to love
I hope we stay
When tomorrow becomes today
Love will find a way
I'll be waiting for you, in my heart you are the one
If I cannot find you, I will look up to the sun
(do you believe, do you believe?)
If from where you're standing, you can see the sky above
I'll be waiting for you, if you still believe in love
Do you believe?
Do you believe?
Do you still remember all the time that has gone by?
Do you still believe that love can fall out from the sky?
If from where you're standing, you can see the sky above
(do you believe?)
I'll be waiting for you, if you still believe in love
Do you believe?
SING IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAY (2004)
The LA police are the best in the world
I don't believe one of these stories I've heard
About pretty policemen in leather and jeans
Showing their leg through a slit in the seams
Seeking out superstars, leading them on
Then running them in when they start to respond
But back home in Britain, we're equal and free
Except when the case is a Labour MP
Sing if you're glad to be gay
Sing if you're happy that way
The Liars of Wapping are really the pits
Commissioned by bigots and written by shits
They plaster their pages with bingo & tits
Then add all the scandal and slander that fits
They rip into victims destroying their lives
From anglican bishops to footballers wives
From internet perverts to lesbian mums
If it's vicious and fiction it's... there in The Sun
Sing if you're glad to be gay
Sing if you're happy that way
Now young Matthew Shepherd was killed in the States,
And left alone dying, and tied to a gate,
For being a pretty and gay 21
He was murdered by thugs who thought killing was fun
At his funeral Christian love showed its face
As the bigots all picketed, twisted with hate
But God doesn't hate fags you sickos, it's true
He even loves people as evil as you
Sing if you're glad to be gay
Sing if you're happy that way
For 21 years now I've fought for the right
For people to love just whoever they like
But the right-on and righteous are out for my blood
Now I live with my kid and a woman I love
Well if gay liberation means freedom for all
A label is no liberation at all
I'm here and I'm queer and I do what I do
And I'm not gonna wear... a "straight" jacket for you
Sing if you're glad to be gay
Sing if you're happy that way, hey
Sing if you're glad to be gay
Sing if you're happy this way
Tom Robinson
This is a man I greatly admire for
his courage and convictions:
Transcript of Governor James E. McGreevey's press conference announcing his resignation
Good afternoon.
Throughout my life I have grappled with my own identity. Who I am. As a young child I often felt ambivalent about myself, in fact, confused. By virtue of my traditions and my community I worked hard to ensure that I was accepted as part of the traditional family of America .
I married my first wife, Kari, out of respect and love and together we have a wonderful, extraordinary daughter. Carrie then chose to return to British Columbia . I then had the blessing of marrying Dina, whose love and joy for life has been an incredible source of strength for me. And together we have the most beautiful daughter.
Yet, from my early days in school until the present day I acknowledged some feelings, the certain sense, that separated me from others. But because of my resolve and also thinking that I was doing the right thing, I forced what I thought was an acceptable reality onto myself. A reality which is layered and layered with all the quote good things and all the quote right things of typical adolescence and adult behavior. Yet at my most reflective maybe even spiritual level, there were pints in my life when I began to question what an acceptable reality really meant for me. Were there realities from which I was running? Which master was I trying to serve? I do not believe that God tortures any person simply for its own sake. I believe that God enables all things to work for the greater good. In this, the 47 th year of my life, it is probably arguably too late to have this discussion, but it is here and it is now.
At a point in every person's life one has to look deeply into the mirror of one's soul and decide one's unique truth in the world. Not as we may want to see it or hope to see it, but as it is. And so my truth is that I am a gay American and I am blessed to live in the greatest nation with the greatest tradition of civil liberties in the world. And a country that provides so much to its people.
Yet because of the pain and suffering and anguish that I have cause to my beloved family: my parents, my wife, my friends. I would almost rather have this moment pass. For this is an intensely personal decision and not one typically for the public domain. Yet it cannot and should not pass.
I am also here today because shamefully I engaged in adult consensual affair with another man, which violates my bonds on matrimony. It was wrong. It was foolish. It was inexcusable. And for this I ask the forgiveness and the grace of my wife. She has been extraordinary throughout this ordeal and I am blessed by the virtue of her love and strength.
I realize the fact of this affair and my own sexuality if kept secret leaves me and most important,the governor's office, vulnerable to rumors, false allegations and threats of disclosure. So I am removing these threats by telling you directly of my sexuality.
Let me be clear: I accept total and full responsibility for my actions. However, I am required to do now to do what is right to correct the consequences of my actions and to be truthful to my love ones, to my friends and my family and also to myself. It makes little difference that as Governor I am gay. In fact have the ability to truthfully set forth my identity might have enabled me to be more forthright in fulfilling and discharging my constitutional obligations. Given the circumstances surrounding the affair and its likely impact on my family and my ability to govern, I have decided the right course of action is to resign. To facilitate as responsible transition my resignation will be effective on November 15th of his year. I am very proud of the things we have accomplished during my administration. And I want to thank, humbly, the citizens of the state of New Jersey for the privilege to govern.
Thank you.
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