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   rePete
   

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   And another source of inspiration: music.

   Jackson Browne -- The Pretender

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   JohnnyH
   

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   The Pretender is a good one, "stuck between the longing for love, and the struggle for the legal tender."

   Here's a NIN song I think applies:
   http://www.lyred.com/lyrics/Nine+Inch+Nails/With+Teeth/Right+Where+It+Belongs/
   "See the safety of the life you have built,
   Everything where it belongs
   Feel the hollowness inside of your heart,
   And it's all...right where it belongs"
   "What if everything around you
   Isn't quite as it seems
   What if all the world you used to know
   Is an elaborate dream."

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   MPR
   

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   Joined: Sep '10
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   A personal favorite of my favorite band:
   Pearl Jam - Life Wasted
   I just love the simple message and now it resonates with those that have seen the ugly side of the 40 year career of earn and spend, save 10-15% and retire at 65 or 70, and then escaped.

   I have faced it,... A life wasted,...
   I'm never going back again.

   I escaped it,... A life wasted,...
   I'm never going back again.

   You're always saying that there's something wrong...
   I'm starting to believe it's your plan all along...

   Death came around, forced to hear it's song...
   And know tomorrow can't be depended on.

   I seen the home inside your head,...
   All locked doors and unmade beds.
   Open sores unattended
   Let me say just once that

   I have faced it,... A life wasted,...
   I'm never going back again.

   I escaped it,... A life wasted,...
   I'm never going back again.

   Having tasted,... A life wasted,...
   I'm never going back again.

   The world awaits just up the stairs
   Leave the pain for someone else.

   Nothing back there for you to find,...
   Or was it you, you left behind?

   You're always saying you're too weak to be strong...
   You're harder on yourself than just about anyone.

   Why swim the channel just to get this far?
   Halfway there, why would you turn around?

   Darkness comes in waves,... tell me,why invite it to stay?

   You're warm with negativity,
   Yes, comfort is an energy,...
   But why let the sad song play?

   I have faced it,... A life wasted,...
   I'm never going back again.

   I escaped it,... A life wasted,...
   I'm never going back again.

   Having tasted,... A life wasted,...
   I'm never going back again.

   Oh I erased it,... A life wasted,...
   I'm never going back again.

   More lyrics: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/p/pearl_jam/#share

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   B
   

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   I think this will probably resonate with a younger, more directionless crowd, but there are some ERE themes in the songs of this band:
   http://www.myspace.com/pandacircus

   Some lines from "Dropout Pt 1":
   "Why don't you quit your job, man, and get to work?
   Learn how to be an amateur; stop acting like you're smart.
   Getting paid for hating life is far more trouble than it's worth."

   "Breathing Fire" is also fun:
   "So sit down, start taking notes, I'll show you how to live a life unchained."

   Another good line:
   "I'm free to pursue what I want but I don't want to want anymore."

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   B
   

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   Came across this song and video:

   Mark Ronson & The Business Intl - The Bike Song

   Made me think of this thread. Couldn't resist posting it. Quite catchy.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   akratic
   

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   Society by Eddie Vedder from the Into the Wild soundtrack is pretty EREtastic

   It's a mystery to me
   We have a greed with which we have agreed
   You think you have to want more than you need
   Until you have it all you won't be free

   Society, you're a crazy breed
   I hope you're not lonely without me

   When you want more than you have
   You think you need
   And when you think more than you want
   Your thoughts begin to bleed

   ...

   Society, have mercy on me
   I hope you're not angry if I disagree
   Society, crazy and deep
   I hope you're not lonely without me

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   The Dude
   

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   NIN, Pearl Jam, etc...we all really do have too many similar interests.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   jacob
   

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   A related thread on lyrics.

   Posted 2 years ago #

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