3 posts tagged “toni childs”

What artist/band are you listening to the most right now? How did you discover him/her/them?

hmmm.  Well, Toni Childs is in my CD player in my car.  She hasn't put out a new album in a long time, but I discovered her through the NSEX. Others that I've been listening to:  The Virgins (saw them open for She Wants Revenge), Peter Gabriel (nuff said),  Tegan and Sara (discovered through a friend), A Perfect Circle (love Tool, so why not love APC), The Pixies (I have no idea who introduced me to them).

I've been listening to Union for a couple days now and it came up on my shuffle today. I've been thinking about posting it, mostly because it reminds me of Roboco, but also because it's a great song by a great artist.  Therefore, you get the whole thing - from memory.

Whatcha gonna do
Zimbabwae?
Whatcha gonna do
Zimbabwae?

Zimbabwae is a man who tried
To teach his children what was right.
But then there came a time when war
Split the family from inside.

He said
No fighting
No more.

Whatcha gonna do
Zimbabwae?
Whatcha gonna do
Zimbabwae?

The old man sits and shakes his head
While the multitudes insist,
Where is the cause of unity?
Where is the thought there could be peace?

Men gathered,
In silence
The same.

Can there be some peace on earth?
Can there be a love?
Greater than the world we see
Greater than us all?

It's the last station home
It's the last station
Home.

You ran your heart
In those days
When no one could see days.
You wanted to run in the wind.
You wanna go back inside
See no more fighting in your lifetime
Zimbabwae
Zimbabwae.
No more crime in your lifetime
Zimbabwae.
- Toni Child, "Zimbabwae"

Haven't listened to Toni in awhile.  Would love for her to put out another album, but I doubt it will ever happen. 

Tell me now
What is in my heart?
The kind of lies that have torn us apart.
You lay down in the road,
Bearing your bloody soul.
Don't need no satisfaction
Can't be my main attraction.

Ripping love out by the roots
Though my thoughts are still with you
It hurts to watch you walk away
So I'm tearing out the truth.
- Toni Childs, "Don't Walk Away"