SIDE ITHE SOUNDS OF SILENCE"And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made And the sign flashed out its warning In the words that it was forming And the sign said: 'The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls, and tenement halls And whispered in the sound of silence.'" LEAVES THAT ARE GREEN "Hello, hello, hello, hello Goodbye,goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, That's all there is. And the leaves that are green turn to brown." BLESSED "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit. . . Blessed is the lamb, whose blood flows. . . Blessed are the sat upon, spat upon, ratted on. . . Oh Lord, why have you forsaken me?" KATHY'S SONG "And so you see I have come to doubt All that I once held as true; I stand alone without beliefs. The only truth I know is you." SOMEWHERE THEY CAN'T FIND ME "My life seems unreal My crime an illusion A scene badly written In which I must play." ANJI Written by Davy Graham, one of England's finest jazz/blues guitarists. SIDE IIRICHARD CORYSo my mind was filled with wonder When the evening headlines read: 'Richard Cory went home last night And put a bullet through his head.'" --apologies to E. A. Robinson A MOST PECULIAR MAN "He died last Saturday. He turned on the gas, and he went to sleep. with the windows closed so he'd never wake up. . . . . . . And all the people said, 'What a shame that he's dead. But. . .'" APRIL COME SHE WILL "April come she will, May she will stay. June, she'll change her tune July, she will fly, August, die she must." --A child's nursery rhyme WE'VE GOT A GROOVEY THING GOIN' Just for fun. I AM A ROCK Don't talk of love, well, I've heard the words before, It's sleeping in my memory; I won't disturb the slumber Of feelings that have died. If I never loved, I never would have cried. I am a rock, I am an island." |