Sometimes Musicians make more sense:

[Praxius]

Nine Inch Nails ~ Capitaol G.

I pushed a button and elected him to office and uh - He pushed the button and dropped the bomb You pushed the button and could watch it on the television Those motherf**kers didn't last too long huh-huh I'm sick of hearing about the have's and the have not's Have some personal accountability The biggest problem with the way that we've been doing things is The more we let you have the less that I'll be keeping for me Well I used to stand for something Now I'm on my hands and knees Traded in my god for this war He signs his name with a capital G Don't give a sh*t about the temperature in Guatemala Don't really see what all the fuss is about Ain't gonna worry about no future generations and uh! I'm sure somebody gonna figure it out Don't try to tell me how some power can corrupt a person! You haven't had enough to know what its like You're only angry cause you wish you were in my position Now nod your head because you know that I'm right...alright! Well I used to stand for something But forgot what that could be There's a lot of me inside you Maybe you're afraid to see Well I used to stand for something Now I'm on my hands and knees Traded in my god for this war And he signs his name with a capital G

And a kick arse beat to boot too.... always love Trent's lyrics, lol...

Now as a topic starter, how many of us here listen to music, raise your hands? What do they normally sing about? What do they make you feel? Is the music you listen to for enjoyment or does it affect or has an effect your life in anyway?

Do a YouTube.com search on one of your neighbors, Praxius, Stan Rogers. A loss to us all that he died so young, albeit heroically.

Regards
S.

[Praxius]

That name rings a bell.... I'll have to check him out.

[rez]

King Crimson, Tool, Meshuggah, Ween, Godspeed! you black Emperor, Dredg, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Alice in Chains. All of which have their own satirical viewpoint on the current state of affairs.

Since Reznor is talking about current events, I would like to share some of King Crimson's lyrics written in 1969. Pete Sinfield is a great poet by the way...

Quote by: King Crimson - Epitaph Between the iron gates of fate, The seeds of time were sown, And watered by the deeds of those Who know and who are known; Knowledge is a deadly friend When no one sets the rules. The fate of all mankind I see Is in the hands of fools. Confusion will be my epitaph. As I crawl a cracked and broken path If we make it we can all sit back and laugh. But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying, Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying.

Quote by: King Crimson - 21st century schizoid man Cat's foot iron claw Neuro-surgeons scream for more At paranoia's poison door Twenty first century schizoid man. Blood rack barbed wire Politicians' funeral pyre Innocents raped with napalm fire Twenty first century schizoid man. Death seed blind man's greed Poets' starving children bleed Nothing he's got he really needs Twenty first century schizoid man.

Quote by: King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King On soft grey mornings widows cry, The wise men share a joke; I run to grasp divining signs To satisfy the hoax. The yellow jester does not play But gently pulls the strings And smiles as the puppets dance In the court of the crimson king.

[Rooster]

I listen to country and alot of the lyrics stop and make me think about life and how things are. Music is a way for me to relax and it always gets me out of a bad mood

Emerson Drive "Moments"

I was coming to the end of a long long walk When a man crawled out of a cardboard box Under the E. Street Bridge Followed me on to it I went out halfway across With that homeless shadow tagging along So I dug for some change Wouldn't need it anyway He took it lookin' just a bit ashamed He said, You know, I haven't always been this way I've had my moments, days in the sun Moments I was second to none Moments when I knew I did what I thought I couldn't do Like that plane ride coming home from the war That summer my son was born And memories like a coat so warm A cold wind can't get through Lookin' at me now you might not know it But I've had my moments I stood there tryin' to find my nerve Wondering if a single soul on Earth Would care at all Miss me when I'm gone That old man just kept hanging around Lookin' at me, lookin' down I think he recognized That look in my eyes Standing with him there I felt ashamed I said, You know, I haven't always been this way I've had my moments, days in the sun Moments I was second to none Moments when I knew I did what I thought I couldn't do Like the day I walked away from the wine For a woman who became my wife And a love that, when it was right, Could always see me through Lookin' at me now you might not know it But I've had my moments I know somewhere 'round a trashcan fire tonight That old man tells his story one more time He says I've had my moments, days in the sun Moments I was second to none Moments when I knew I did what I thought I couldn't do Like that cool night on the E. Street Bridge When a young man almost ended it I was right there, wasn't scared a bit And I helped to pull him through Lookin' at me now you might not know it Oh, lookin' at me now you might not know it But I've had my moments I've had my moments I've had my moments

or

Rodney Atkins "If your goin thru hell"

Well you know those times When you feel like there's a sign there on your back Say's I don't mind if ya kick me Seems like everybody has Things go from bad to worse You'd think they can't get worse than that And then they do You step off the straight and narrow And you don't know where you are Use the needle of your compass To sew up your broken heart Ask directions from a genie In a bottle of Jim Beam And she lies to You And that's when you learn the truth If you're going through hell Keep on going, Don't slow down If you're scared, don't show it You might get out 'fore the devil even knows you're there Well I been deep down in that darkness I been down to my last match Felt a hundered different demons Breathing fire down my back And I knew that if I stumbled I'd fall right into the trap that they were laying But the good news Is there's angels everywhere out on the street Holding out a hand to pull you back up on your feet The one's that you been dragging for so long You're on your knees You might as well be praying Guess what I'm saying If you're going through hell Keep on going, Don't slow down If you're scared, don't show it You might get out 'fore the devil even knows you're there

[christibe]

I guess the kids today are calling it Emo... but I still call it music created without help from the monopolies. or, indie rock, punk. some of your own countryfolk, Propagandhi/ weakerthans. nin, always, of course. tool, for prosperity. i listen to music that actually states something lyrically, and usually that is either how emotion screws us over so badly by bringing us so high to only drop us so low. also, The Coup is a pretty good outfit. music that says what is really going on, in beautifully sardonic fashion..

i like music. still fancy me a good punk tune now and then. ahh, ska. i like music quite a bit. i dislike when bands get really popular, and start to pop-out. it makes me sad. somehow though, modest mouse still hasn't made me sad. that is good. :) despite the popping.

i don't know if the music is a causal influence, though. it is mostly just reflective of my current state of affairs. (like now i am more off on your Walkmen/ Yeah Yeah Yeahs/ Magnetic Fields 69-love-songs-era/ even Garden State st style of love storying... very sad stuff, very bitterly funny stuff) but then sometimes, when the tone of the music i happen to be listening to changes, it seems that life also begins changing as well.

music satisfies some pretty ancient needs, i think.

What about you, Prax?

[Gods_Mercenary]

I don't go out of my way to listen to music, and I certainly don't buy it, I enjoy any music that makes me happy, and it's never changed the way I think.

[Praxius]

i like music. still fancy me a good punk tune now and then. ahh, ska. i like music quite a bit. i dislike when bands get really popular, and start to pop-out. it makes me sad. somehow though, modest mouse still hasn't made me sad. that is good. despite the popping. i don't know if the music is a causal influence, though. it is mostly just reflective of my current state of affairs. (like now i am more off on your Walkmen/ Yeah Yeah Yeahs/ Magnetic Fields 69-love-songs-era/ even Garden State st style of love storying... very sad stuff, very bitterly funny stuff) but then sometimes, when the tone of the music i happen to be listening to changes, it seems that life also begins changing as well. music satisfies some pretty ancient needs, i think. What about you, Prax?

Agreed... I was one of the biggest fans for The Tea Party... a Canadian Rock band.... one of the best original bands since Rush.... but they broke up because the lead singer had a drug problem, hated where the band was going, got married, had a kid, then he broke it up and went solo..... not his music is crap, he's acting like "He Was" the Tea Party.... and his ego has pretty much killed my love for the band.... I still love the music, but I can never go and listen to his music anymore.... it's lost it's originality.

Althouth the Tea Party was going a bit more mainstream, it was still good and original.... but I noticed the lead singers lyrics were getting pretty basic and kinda lame in comparison to previous albums like Edges of Twilight, etc..... which I imagine could be attibuted to his lack of interest and drug problems of the time.....

But music has always been one of the best ways in history to tell a story and bring life to it.