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Jeannette:
These are two of my favorite songs. I'm a Quaker, and these songs are popular among Quaker groups because they are about our founder George Fox and his philosophy.
George Fox Song (sung to the tune of "Simple Gifts")
There's a Light that was shining when the world began,
There's a Light that is shining in each woman and each man.
There's a Light that is shining in the Turk and the Jew,
There's a Light that is shining, Friend, in me and in you.
(Chorus)
Walk in the Light, wherever you may be.
Walk in the Light, wherever you may be.
"In my old leather britches and my shaggy, shaggy locks,
I am walking in the glory of the Light," said Fox.
"With a book, and a steeple, and a bell, and a key,
They would bind it forever, but they can't," said he.
"For the book it will perish, and the steeple will fall,
But the Light will be shining at the end of it all."
(Chorus)
"If we give you a pistol, will you fight for the Lord?"
"But you can't kill the Devil with a gun or a sword."
"Will you swear on the Bible?"
"I will not," said he, "for the truth is more holy than the book to me."
(Chorus)
"There's an ocean of darkness, and I drowned in the night,
Till I came through the darkness to the ocean of light.
For the Light is forever, and the Light is free,
And I'll walk in the glory of the Light," said he.
(Chorus)
Old leather britches, shaggy shaggy locks,
Old leather britches, shaggy shaggy locks.
In your old leather britches and your shaggy shaggy locks,
You are tearing down the pillars of the world, George Fox.
Wear It As Long As You Can
by Barbara Mays
Will Penn said to George Fox, "Oh, what should I do?
Can I wear this sword while I serve my God too?"
George Fox said to Will Penn, "You'll know when you're through.
Just wear it, use it, but don't you abuse it.
Just wear it as long as you can."
"And what about words? Can I speak without care?"
"Well, words can be tricky, so say what you dare.
It's Spirit that calls us more clearly than words,
So hear them, use them, but don't you abuse them.
Just wear them as long as you can."
"And what about money, oh, what is my role?
Can I live in comfort while others go cold?"
"Just realize money is not yours to hold.
Just make it, use it, but don't you abuse it.
Just wear it as long as you can."
"And what about worship, what form shall we claim?
Can preachers and silence fall under one name?"
"God's truth can't be limited, Love finds a way.
So choose it, use it, but don't you abuse it.
Just wear it as long as you can."
"And what about love? Must I give that up too?"
"What's great about love is it grows as you do.
So spend love quite freely and watch it return.
Just share it, use it, but don't you abuse it.
Just wear it as long as you can."
Moon:
Maaya Sakamoto
Kimidori ( Yellowish Green )
Romaji Lyrics
boku to onaji kutsu no dareka ga toorisugiteku
ano hito yori sukoshi boku no wa yogoreteru kana
itsu no ma ni kono machi wa boku o ukeireteta
donna toki ni kimi wa boku no koto omoidasu no
chuuniuita mama no akireta seigikan o
nee kimi nara kitto waratte kurerun' daro
daiji na mono wa nani hitotsu nakusanakatta
itsu no soba ni yasashii kimidori
oikaketeyuku me ni mienai yajirushi o tadotte
ikutsumo garakuta kakaete bokutachi wa kawari tsuzukeru
zutto mukashi kiita fushigi na monogatari wa
toki o koete ima mo nanika o terashiteiru
yakusoku o hatasu no wa dareka no tame ja nai
ano hi no boku o shinjiteiru dake nanda
sora o utsushita mizutamari
moshikashitara tsunagatteru himitsu no iriguchi
natsu no nioi ni mamorare nagara
kaeru basho wa itsumo boku no naka ni hirogatteru
donna ni tooku made kitemo
mimi no oku kasuka ni hora kikoeru bokura no uta
hashaida kioku no ato kikoeru bokura no uta
moshikashitara tsunagatteru himitsu no iriguchi
oikaketeyuku me ni mienai yajirushi o tadotte
ikutsumo garakuta kakaete bokutachi wa kawari tsuzukeru
English Translation
Someone in the same shoes as me passes by
I think that mine are a bit more dirty
Before I noticed, this city accepted me
When do you think about me?
Knowing you, you would surely smile at
my ridiculous indecisive sense of justice
I haven't lost any of important things
Always with me, tender yellowish green
I'm chasing, I'm following the invisible arrow
Carrying lots of useless things, we will continue to change
Long ago, I've heard a wonderful story
The time has passed, but it's still shining on something
I'm not fulfilling my promises for someone
I'm just beleiving in me of those days
The sky is reflected in a puddle
Maybe they are connected by a secret gate
Though the smell of summer is always protecting
The place I return to, it spreads inside me
No matter how far I go
Faintly, in my ears; hey, I can hear it; our song
The mark of frolic memories; I can hear it; our song
Maybe they are connected by a secret gate
I'm chasing, I'm following the invisible arrow
Carrying lots of useless things, we will continue to change
Miss Jenni-Maie:
Oxygen
by Closure
I can't sit back and watch
You jump in the deep end
With him as your oxygen.
'Cause it's a long way to fall
When you sink to the bottom
Hoping he'll change again.
You're drowning in tears.
And how can you breathe
Underwater
Believe those lies much longer
He cheats you, decieves you.
With heavy hands he holds you.
So cold, with a heart of fools gold
Caught in the undertow.
You'll always be the one
To say there's no black and white
Well I must be colour blind.
'Cause it's a long way to fall
When you sink to the bottom
Leavin' it all behind.
You're drowning in tears.
And how can you beathe
Underwater
Believe those lies much longer.
He cheats you, decieves you.
With heavy hands he holds you
So cold, with a heart of fools gold.
Caught in the undertow.
(He cheats you. He cheats you)
And I know it's hard
To see through it now.
'Cause he says he'll change
As he's pulling you down.
Underwater
Believe those lies much longer.
He cheats you, decieves you.
With heavy hands he holds you
So cold, with a heart of fools gold.
Caught in the undertow.
(He cheats you. Decieves you)
Caught in the undertow.
(He cheats you. Decieves you)
Caught in the undertow.
I can't sit back and watch
You jump in the deep end
With him as your oxygen.
Fai:
Half Life~Duncan Sheik
I'm awake in the afternoon
I fell asleep in the living room
and it's one of those moments
when everything is so clear
before the truth goes back into hiding
I want to decide 'cause it's worth deciding
to work on finding something more than this fear
It takes so much out of me to pretend
tell me now, tell me how to make amends
maybe, I need to see the daylight
to leave behind this half-life
don't you see I'm breaking down
lately, something here don't feel right
this is just a half-life
is there really no escape?
no escape from time
of any kind
I keep trying to understand
this thing and that thing, my fellow man
I guess I'll let you know
when i figure it out
but I don't mind a few mysteries
they can stay that way it's fine by me
and you are another mystery i am missing
It takes so much out of me to pretend
maybe, I need to see the daylight
to leave behind this half-life
don't you see I'm breaking down
Lately, something here don't feel right
this is just a half-life
is there really no escape?
no escape from time
of any kind
come on lets fall in love
come on lets fall in love
come on lets fall in love
again
'cause lately something here don't feel right
this is just a half-life,
without you I am breaking down
wake me, let me see the daylight
save me from this half-life
let's you and I escape
escape from time
come on lets fall in love
come on lets fall in love
come on lets fall in love
again
Tessaiga:
In Flames - Embody the InvisibleI demand nothing, but I want it all
what privilege do we have under the sun,
that gives us the right to the throne?
Species come and go, but the earth stands forever fast
All river runs towards the sea, but the sea is never full
To discover the loneliness and be to proud to show the wounds
Will forever wander alone through the years
But I won't let you near
Begging, begging for you to understand
the fear that lives in my soul
which is an untouched spring
Read, what is written on the silent mouth
what is written in the soul
for which is written in the shining silence
we all have to read (repeat from "Read" x2)
My body will be bent from the burdens
when the shaking floor of life-force
reveal its chasm underneath
If only one could be two steps ahead
To discover the loneliness and be to proud to show the wounds
Will forever wander alone through the years
But I won't let you near
Begging, begging for you to understand
the fear that lives in my soul
which is an untouched spring
Read, what is written on the silent mouth
what is written in the soul
for which is written in the shining silence
we all have to read(x2)
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