a whole life of crime avoided all due to underwear issues

lyric of the yesterday 4/3/08

nobody@vox.com(uncagedbird) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:05:04 -0400

I should have realized that I was not destined to be married, or monogamous, when I saw too much of myself in this song. And for Mike, who played both this and THE AC/DC song tonight. Merci. (I tried to post this around 12:20 last night/this morning but my internet connection went down.)

I hold you in my arms
As the band plays.
What are those words whispered baby just as you turn away?
I saw you last night
Out on the edge of town.
I wanna read your mind and know just what I've got in this new thing I've found.
So tell me what I see
When I look in your eyes.
Is that you baby or just a brilliant disguise?

I heard somebody call your name
From underneath our willow.
I saw something tucked in shame
Underneath your pillow.
Well, I've tried so hard baby,
But I just can't see.
What a woman like you is
Doing with a man...
So tell me what I see
When I look in your eyes.
Is that you baby
Or just a brilliant disguise?

Now look at me baby
Struggling to do everything right.
And then it all falls apart
When out go the lights.
I'm just a lonely pilgrim,
I walk this world in wealth.
I want to know if it's you I don't trust
Cause I damn sure don't trust myself.
- Bruce Springsteen. "Brilliant Disguise"

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lyric of the day 1/30/08

nobody@vox.com(uncagedbird) — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:07:32 -0500

It just came through my iPod. I used to love this song so much. Growing up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, I never was a Jersey Girl, but I did spend many many nights of debauchery down the shore. And have to say, had much fun with Jersey Girls and Boys... ;)

I got no time for the corner boys,
Down in the street making all that noise.
Or the girls out on the avenue.
Cause tonight I wanna be with you.
Tonight I'm gonna take that ride
Across the river to the Jersey side.
Take my baby to the carnival
And I'll take her on all the rides

Cause down the shore everything's all right -
You and your baby on a Saturday night.
You know all my dreams come true
When I'm walking down the street with you

Sha la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la
Sha la la la I'm in love with a Jersey Girl.
- Bruce Springsteen, "Jersey Girl"

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Vox Hunt: En Fuego

nobody@vox.com(uncagedbird) — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:28:42 -0400

Show us something on fire.
Submitted by Allishandra.

bruuuuuccceee....

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lyric of the day - 8/10/07

nobody@vox.com(uncagedbird) — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:33:21 -0400

Old skool Bruce...

Beneath the city two hearts beat
Soul engines running through a night
So tender in a bedroom locked
In whispers of soft refusal and then surrender in the tunnels uptown
The rats own dream guns him down
As shots echo down them hallways in the night
No one watches when the ambulance pulls away
Or as the girl shuts out the bedroom light
- Bruce Springsteen, "Jungleland"

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song in my head for the last 2 days

nobody@vox.com(uncagedbird) — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:19:35 -0400

04 Candy's Room

Bruce Springsteen

In Candy's room
there are pictures of her heroes on the wall
but to get to Candy's room
you gotta walk
the darkness of Candy's hall

Strangers from the city
they call my baby's number
and they bring her toys
When I come knocking she smiles pretty
she knows I wanna be Candy's boy

There's a sadness hidden in that pretty face
A sadness all her own
from which no man can keep Candy safe

We kiss, my heart's rushes to my brain
The blood rushes in my veins
fire rushes towards the sky
We go driving driving deep into the night
I go driving deep into the light in Candy's eyes

She says baby if you wanna be wild
you got a lot to learn
close your eyes
let them melt
let them fire
let them burn

Cause in the darkness
there'll be hidden worlds that shine
When I hold Candy close
she makes these hidden worlds mine

She has fancy clothes and diamond rings
She has men who give her anything she wants but they don't see
That what
she
wants
is
me

oh and I want her so
I'll never let her go, no no no
She knows that I'd give
all that I got to give
All that I want all that I live
to make Candy mine
Tonight

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