urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:a_blacker_cat Each day, our choices make us what we are A Blacker Cat 2007-08-06T14:57:58Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:a_blacker_cat:16199 2007-08-06T14:57:58Z 2007-08-06T14:57:58Z This is just to let you know that I'm hangin' around at <a href="http://www.scribblit.com">Scribblit</a> now. I was lucky enough to get in to the first group of 100 beta testers. So, I probably won't be around here much, not that I have been posting any lyrics lately anyway! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:a_blacker_cat:15891 2007-03-17T01:09:09Z 2007-03-17T01:09:09Z "Going Through the Motions" - Buffy the Vampire Slayer In celebration of recovering my music, including "Once More With Feeling," the Buffy musical:<br /><br /><b>Going Through The Motions</b><br /><br /><i>Buffy:<br />Every single night<br />The same arrangement<br />I go out and fight the fight<br />Still I always feel<br />This strange estrangement<br />Nothing here is real<br />Nothing here is right<br />I’ve been making shows of trading blows<br />Just hoping no one knows<br />That I’ve been <br />Going through the motions<br />Walking through the part<br />Nothing seems to penetrate my heart<br />I was always brave <br />And kind of righteous<br />Now I find I’m wavering<br />Crawl out of your grave <br />You find this fight just <br />Doesn’t mean a thing<br />......<br />Will I stay this way forever<br />Sleepwalk through my life’s endeavor<br />......<br />I don’t want to be<br />Going through the motions<br />Losing all my drive <br />I can’t even see if this is really me<br />And I just want to be<br />Alive</i> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:a_blacker_cat:15672 2007-02-26T01:27:14Z 2007-02-26T01:27:14Z "From the Ashes" - Martina McBride <a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br />From the Ashes<br />Martina McBride<br /><br /><i>My right hand holds matches<br />My left holds my past<br />I hope the wind catches<br />And burns it down fast<br />I'm gonna step into the fire<br />With my failures and my shame<br />And wave goodbye to yesterday<br />As I dance among the flames<br /><br />So don't try to save me now<br />Let the walls of my world all burn down<br />Just stand back and wait 'til the smoke finally passes<br />And I will rise<br />From the ashes<br />From the ashes<br />From the ashes<br /><br />For all that I'm losing much more will I gain<br />The hard part is choosing<br />To change what needs (to be) changed<br />My step will be much lighter<br />With these demons off my chest<br />I'm born a better spirit<br />And lay the old to rest<br /><br />So don't try to save me now<br />Let the walls of my world all burn down<br />Just stand back and wait 'til the smoke finally passes<br />And I will rise<br />From the ashes<br />From the ashes<br />From the ashes<br /><br />And I'll walk away stronger<br />I will be flyin'<br />Higher and truer<br />Than I've flown before<br /><br />My right hand holds matches<br />My left holds my past<br />I hope the wind catches<br />And burns it down fast</i><br /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:a_blacker_cat:15368 2007-01-17T03:44:58Z 2007-01-17T03:50:57Z "What If We Could?" - Blue October Thanks to <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_phoenix_raging' lj:user='phoenix_raging' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://phoenix-raging.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://phoenix-raging.livejournal.com/'><b>phoenix_raging</b></a></span> for pointing out this song.<br /><br />"What If We Could?" - Blue October<br />Written by Justin Furstenfeld<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br /><i>what if we could<br />put our lives on hold<br />and meet somewhere inside of the world<br />i would meet you<br />would you meet me?<br />on a park bench<br />on a sky scrape<br />on a mountain<br />oh yea whatever it takes<br />i would meet you<br />would you meet me?<br /><br />i’m glad to say that we met<br />but i’m sad to say that the circumstances weren’t on our side<br />so go on<br />go on be your own<br />go on be your own star<br /><br />what if we could<br />where would we go<br />if it felt right<br />would you want me to know<br />i would meet you<br />would you meet me?<br />it’s like a last chance<br />for a first dance<br />you're the sunrise<br />god somehow exists <br />i would meet you.<br />would you meet me?<br /><br />i’m glad to say that we met<br />but i’m sad to say that the circumstances weren’t on our side<br />so go on<br />go on be your own<br />go on be your own star...<br />you're a superstar in my eyes<br />in my eyes<br />look in my eyes<br />just look in my eyes<br />my eyes<br />my eyes!<br /><br />what if we could<br />put our lives on<br />hold and meet some<br />where inside of the world<br />i would meet you<br />would you meet me?<br /><br />on a park bench<br />on a skyscrape<br />on a mountain<br />oh yeah, whatever it takes<br />i would meet you<br />would you meet me?<br /><br />god I would<br />god I would<br />i would meet you<br />would you meet me<br /><br />i would meet you<br />i would meet you<br />i would meet you..... </i> <br /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:a_blacker_cat:15124 2006-12-21T14:16:17Z 2006-12-21T14:16:17Z Thanks to <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_flutterish' lj:user='flutterish' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://flutterish.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://flutterish.livejournal.com/'><b>flutterish</b></a></span> for pointing out this song by the <a href="http://www.johnreillyband.com">John Reilly Band.</a> The lyrics come from <a href="http://www.johnreillyband.com/articles/index.php?fuseAction=printer&amp;artID=70">here.</a><br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br />John Reilly Band<br /><br />Song Lyrics : "What if I?"<br /><br />by john matthew reilly jr.<br /><br /><i>What if i told you <br />the secrets that i hide<br />what if i told you<br />what if i<br /><br />What if showed you <br />My deepest fear inside<br />What if showed you<br />What if i<br /><br />Would you still think i was <br />Beautiful and wonderful<br />Or would you turn the other way <br />In search for something more<br /><br />Could you love me <br />Despite my imperfections<br />Could you love me <br />When i'm standing in my true reflection<br />All of me, for you to see<br />Could you love the unlovable parts of me</i><br /><br />Copyright 2001 John Reilly<br />©2006 John Reilly Band <br /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:a_blacker_cat:14965 2006-12-15T13:20:17Z 2006-12-15T13:26:24Z <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qSVwQTzX6o4"></param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qSVwQTzX6o4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350" allowScriptAccess="never"></embed> </object> <br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br />Lyrics:<br /><br /><i>in this proud land we grew up strong<br />we were wanted all along<br />I was taught to fight, taught to win<br />I never thought I could fail<br />no fight left or so it seems<br />I am a man whose dreams have all deserted<br />I've changed my face, I've changed my name<br />but no one wants you when you lose<br />don't give up<br />'cos you have friends<br />don't give up<br />you're not beaten yet<br />don't give up<br />I know you can make it good<br />though I saw it all around<br />never thought I could be affected<br />thought that we'd be the last to go<br />it is so strange the way things turn<br />drove the night toward my home<br />the place that I was born, on the lakeside<br />as daylight broke, I saw the earth<br />the trees had burned down to the ground<br />don't give up<br />you still have us<br />don't give up<br />we don't need much of anything<br />don't give up<br />'cause somewhere there's a place<br />where we belong<br />rest your head<br />you worry too much<br />it's going to be alright<br />when times get rough<br />you can fall back on us<br />don't give up<br />please don't give up<br />'got to walk out of here<br />I can't take anymore<br />going to stand on that bridge<br />keep my eyes down below<br />whatever may come<br />and whatever may go<br />that river's flowing<br />that river's flowing<br />moved on to another town<br />tried hard to settle down<br />for every job, so many men<br />so many men no one needs<br />don't give up<br />'cause you have friends<br />don't give up<br />you're not the only one<br />don't give up<br />no reason to be ashamed<br />don't give up<br />you still have us<br />don't give up now<br />we're proud of who you are<br />don't give up<br />you know it's never been easy<br />don't give up<br />'cause I believe there's the a place<br />there's a place where we belong<br /></i><br /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:a_blacker_cat:14677 2006-11-25T16:33:08Z 2006-11-25T16:33:08Z "Life Ain't Always Beautiful" - Gary Allan Thanks to <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_teenagepoet' lj:user='teenagepoet' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://teenagepoet.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://teenagepoet.livejournal.com/'><b>teenagepoet</b></a></span> for pointing out this song.<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br />Artist/Band: Allan Gary<br />Song: Life Ain't Always Beautiful<br />Album: Tough All Over<br /><br /><i>Life ain't always beautiful<br />Sometimes it's just plain hard<br />Life can knock you down, it can break your heart<br /><br />Life ain't always beautiful<br />You think you're on your way<br />And it's just a dead end road at the end of the day<br /><br />But the struggle makes you stronger<br />And the changes make you wise<br />And happiness has its own way of takin' its sweet time<br /><br />[chorus]<br />No,life ain't always beautiful<br />Tears will fall sometimes<br />Life ain't always beautiful<br />But it's a beautiful ride<br /><br />Life ain't always beautiful<br />Some days I miss your smile<br />I get tired of walkin' all these lonely miles<br /><br />And I wish for just one minute<br />I could see your pretty face<br />Guess I can dream, but life don't work that way<br /><br />But the struggles makes me stronger<br />And the changes make me wise<br />And happiness has its own way of takin' its sweet time<br /><br />No, life ain't always beautiful<br />But I know I'll be fine<br />Hey, life ain't always beautiful<br />But it's a beautiful ride<br />What a beautiful ride</i><br /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:a_blacker_cat:14133 2006-10-28T21:37:06Z 2006-10-28T21:39:37Z My friend Charlotte (<span class='ljuser ljuser-name_smell_the_smoke' lj:user='smell_the_smoke' style='white-space: nowrap; text-decoration: line-through;'><a href='http://smell-the-smoke.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://smell-the-smoke.livejournal.com/'><b>smell_the_smoke</b></a></span>) posted about this song just a few minutes after I found a link to it <a href="http://www.975klak.com/video_week.html">here.</a><br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />"How To Save A Life"<br />The Fray<br /><br /><i>Step one you say we need to talk<br />He walks you say sit down it's just a talk<br />He smiles politely back at you<br />You stare politely right on through<br />Some sort of window to your right<br />As he goes left and you stay right<br />Between the lines of fear and blame<br />And you begin to wonder why you came<br /><br />Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend<br />Somewhere along in the bitterness<br />And I would have stayed up with you all night<br />Had I known how to save a life<br /><br />Let him know that you know best<br />Cause after all you do know best<br />Try to slip past his defense<br />Without granting innocence<br />Lay down a list of what is wrong<br />The things you've told him all along<br />And pray to God he hears you<br />And pray to God he hears you<br /><br />Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend<br />Somewhere along in the bitterness<br />And I would have stayed up with you all night<br />Had I known how to save a life<br /><br />As he begins to raise his voice<br />You lower yours and grant him one last choice<br />Drive until you lose the road<br />Or break with the ones you've followed<br />He will do one of two things <br />He will admit to everything<br />Or he'll say he's just not the same<br />And you'll begin to wonder why you came<br /><br />Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend<br />Somewhere along in the bitterness<br />And I would have stayed up with you all night<br />Had I known how to save a life</i><br /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:a_blacker_cat:13991 2006-10-27T17:27:39Z 2006-10-27T17:27:39Z "Far Away" - Nickelback This song was mentioned at <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_for_krystle' lj:user='for_krystle' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://community.livejournal.com/for_krystle/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif' alt='[info]' width='16' height='16' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://community.livejournal.com/for_krystle/'><b>for_krystle</b></a></span> today, and I think today is a good day to post the lyrics here.<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br /><i>This time, <br />This place<br />Misused, <br />Mistakes<br />Too long, <br />Too late<br />Who was I to make you wait<br />Just one chance<br />Just one breath<br />Just in case there's just one left<br />'Cause you know,<br />you know, you know<br /><br />I love you<br />I have loved you all along<br />And I miss you<br />Been far away for far too long<br />I keep dreaming you'll be with me<br />and you'll never go<br />Stop breathing if<br />I don't see you anymore<br /><br />On my knees, I'll ask<br />Last chance for one last dance<br />'Cause with you, I'd withstand<br />All of Hell to hold your hand<br />I'd give it all<br />I'd give for us<br />Give anything, but I won't give up<br />'Cause you know,<br />you know, you know<br /><br />So far away<br />So far away<br />Been far away for far too long<br />So far away<br />So far away<br />Been far away for far too long<br />But you know, you know, you know<br /><br />I wanted<br />I wanted you to stay<br />'Cause I needed<br />I need to hear you say<br />I love you<br />I have loved you all along<br />And I forgive you<br />For being away for far too long<br />So keep breathing<br />'Cause I'm not leaving you anymore<br />Believe it<br />Hold on to me and, never let me go<br />Keep breathing<br />'Cause I'm not leaving you anymore<br />Believe it<br />Hold on to me and, never let me go<br />Keep breathing<br />Hold on to me and, never let me go<br />Keep breathing<br />Hold on to me and, never let me go<br /></i> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:a_blacker_cat:13734 2006-10-26T17:19:27Z 2006-10-26T17:19:27Z Thank you to <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_anthrprettyface' lj:user='anthrprettyface' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://anthrprettyface.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://anthrprettyface.livejournal.com/'><b>anthrprettyface</b></a></span> and <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_qwnbch' lj:user='qwnbch' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://qwnbch.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://qwnbch.livejournal.com/'><b>qwnbch</b></a></span> for pointing out this song to me.<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br />The Mighty Mighty Bosstones<br />Album: Let's Face It<br />The Impression That I Get<br /><br /><i>Have you ever been close to tragedy <br />Or been close to folks who have <br />Have you ever felt a pain so powerful <br />So heavy you collapse?<br />No?<br />Well... <br /><br />I've never had to, knock on wood <br />But I know someone who has <br />Which makes me wonder if I could <br />It makes me wonder if <br />I've never had to knock on wood <br />And I'm glad I haven't yet <br />Because I'm sure it isn't good <br />that's the impression that I get <br /><br />have you ever had the odds stacked up so high <br />You need a strength most don't possess <br />Or has it ever come down to do or die <br />You've got to rise above the rest <br />I've never had to knock on wood <br />But I know someone who has <br />Which makes me wonder if I could <br />It makes me wonder if <br />I've never had to knock on wood <br />And I'm glad I haven't yet <br />Because I'm sure it isn't good <br />that's the impression that I get <br /><br />I'm not a coward, <br />I've just never been tested <br />I'd like to think that if I was, <br />I would pass <br />Look at the tested and think there but for the grace go <br />I might be a coward, <br />I'm afraid of what I might find out <br />I've never had to knock on wood <br />But I know someone who has <br />Whoch makes me wonder if I could <br />It makes me wonder if <br />I've never had to knock on wood <br />And I'm glad I haven't yet <br />Because I'm sure it isn't good <br />That's the impression that I get</i><br /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:a_blacker_cat:13391 2006-10-26T03:40:14Z 2006-10-26T03:40:14Z "Chasing Cars" - Snow Patrol This one's for <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_qwnbch' lj:user='qwnbch' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://qwnbch.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://qwnbch.livejournal.com/'><b>qwnbch</b></a></span> who introduced me to this song ....<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br />Chasing Cars<br />Snow Patrol<br /><br /><br /><i>We'll do it all <br />Everything <br />On our own <br /><br />We don't need <br />Anything <br />Or anyone <br /><br />If I lay here <br />If I just lay here <br />Would you lie with me and just forget the world? <br /><br />I don't quite know <br />How to say <br />How I feel <br /><br />Those three words <br />Are said too much <br />They're not enough <br /><br />If I lay here <br />If I just lay here <br />Would you lie with me and just forget the world? <br /><br />Forget what we're told <br />Before we get too old <br />Show me a garden that's bursting into life <br /><br />Let's waste time <br />Chasing cars <br />Around our heads <br /><br />I need your grace <br />To remind me <br />To find my own <br /><br />If I lay here <br />If I just lay here <br />Would you lie with me and just forget the world? <br /><br />Forget what we're told <br />Before we get too old <br />Show me a garden that's bursting into life <br /><br />All that I am <br />All that I ever was <br />Is here in your perfect eyes, they're all I can see <br /><br />I don't know where <br />Confused about how as well <br />Just know that these things will never change for us at all <br /><br />If I lay here <br />If I just lay here <br />Would you lie with me and just forget the world?</i><br /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:a_blacker_cat:11692 2006-10-12T22:08:33Z 2006-10-26T04:28:11Z Ben Folds, "Learn to Live With What You Are" Thanks to <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_smell_the_smoke' lj:user='smell_the_smoke' style='white-space: nowrap; text-decoration: line-through;'><a href='http://smell-the-smoke.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://smell-the-smoke.livejournal.com/'><b>smell_the_smoke</b></a></span> (formerly <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_hopehasgone' lj:user='hopehasgone' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://hopehasgone.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://hopehasgone.livejournal.com/'><b>hopehasgone</b></a></span>) for pointing out this song to me. After she told me about it, I was able to find it on Yahoo! Music.<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br />I know that you're in there<br />I can see you<br />You're saying you're okay<br />I don't believe you<br /><br />And now that gig is up, the spell is broken<br />The fat lady's sung, the president has spoken<br />These days that you were waiting for will come and go<br />Like any day, just another day<br /><br />There's never gonna be a moment of truth for you<br />While the world is watching, ohh ohh<br />Ohh, all you need is the thing you've forgotten<br />And that's to learn to live with what you are<br /><br />So freak out if you wanna<br />And I'll still be here<br />Don't call me for years and when you do<br />Yeah, I'll still be here<br /><br />And I'm not saying that the effort is a waste of time, but I<br />Just want you for the things you couldn't change, but you tried<br />These hours of confusion they will soon expire like<br />Everything does<br /><br />There's never gonna be a moment of truth for you<br />While the world is watching, ohh ohh<br />Ohh, all you need is the thing you've forgotten<br />And that's to learn to live with what you are<br /><br />Sometimes everything you've ever wanted floats above<br />It's stickin' out its tongue and laughing while<br />Everything that anyone could ever need is down below<br />Waiting for you, know this<br /><br />There's never gonna be a moment of truth for you<br />While the world is watching, ohh ohh<br />'Cause all you need is the thing you've forgotten<br />And that's to learn to live with what you are<br />You've got to learn to live with what you are<br />You've got to learn to live with what you...<br /><br />Are <br /><br /><br />lyrics source <a href="http://www.lyricsdir.com/ben-folds-learn-to-live-with-what-you-are-lyrics.html">here</a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:a_blacker_cat:10976 2006-09-08T04:12:29Z 2006-10-26T04:27:35Z Rise Against<br />Survive<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br />Somewhere between happy and total fucking wreck,<br />Feet sometimes on solid ground and sometimes at the edge,<br />To spend your waking moments, simply killing time,<br />Is to give up on your hopes and dreams, give up on your…<br /><br />[Chorus:]<br />Life for you, has been less than kind,<br />So take a number, stand in line,<br />We’ve all been sorry, we’ve all been hurt,<br />But how we survive is what makes us who we are.<br /><br />An obvious disinterest, a barely managed smile,<br />A deep nod in agreement, a status quo exile,<br />I shirk my obligations, I miss all your deadlines,<br />I excel at quitting early, and fucking up my life...<br /><br />All smiles and sunshine, a perfect world on a perfect day,<br />Everything always works out, I have never felt so fucking great,<br />(All smiles and sunshine, a perfect world on a perfect day,<br />Everything always works out, I have never felt so great.)<br /><br />(Life isn’t like this) <br /><br />Are we verging on an answer, or fucking up our lives?<br /><br />(Who we are),<br />It’s what makes us who we are,<br />(Who we are),<br />Makes us who we are,<br />(Who we are),<br />It’s what makes us who we are,<br />(Who we are)<br /><br /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:a_blacker_cat:10747 2006-08-22T14:05:01Z 2006-10-26T00:48:17Z "Enough to Go By" - Vienna Teng <a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br /><b>Enough to Go By</b><br />Vienna Teng<br /><br /><i>I'm at your back door<br />with the earth of a hundred nations in my skin<br />you won't recognize me<br />for the light in my eyes is strange<br />it was years ago, god knows<br />when you strained to tell me your whole truth<br />that you were not mine to save<br />that you could not change<br /><br />would it be enough to go by<br />if we could sail on the wind in the dark<br />cut those chains in the middle of the night<br />that had you pulled apart<br />would it be enough to go by<br />if there's moonlight pulling the tide<br />would it be enough to live on<br />if my love could keep you alive<br /><br />I've built a lot of castles<br />built a lot of blazing speed-of-light machines<br />but it doesn't matter, you know<br />they all crumble in the winds of change<br />so I turned back to breathing<br />I learned a few good reasons to cry<br />and I finally called home<br />praying you weren't out of range<br /><br />carry the weight<br />I'll carry the weight of you, I swear<br />carry the weight<br />I'll carry the weight of you<br /><br />so will you let me come in<br />the mosquitoes have found me<br />and they're crowding 'round my blood<br />at least offer me a drink<br />or a breaking of the ice<br />I'm wanting your anger<br />I only want to see if I can shake you out of sleep<br />and bring you out under this flooded sky<br />at any price<br /><br />so carry the weight<br />carry the weight of me in your heart<br />carry the weight<br />carry the weight of me</i><br /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:a_blacker_cat:8681 2006-05-19T14:46:35Z 2006-05-19T14:46:35Z This one came in on my <a href="http://www.poemhunter.com">Poem Hunter</a> list yesterday. It's always a kick to get a Wyatt.<br /><br /><b>Is It Possible?</b> <br /><br /><i>Is it possible <br />That so high debate, <br />So sharp, so sore, and of such rate, <br />Should end so soon and was begun so late? <br />Is it possible? <br /><br />Is it possible <br />So cruel intent, <br />So hasty heat and so soon spent, <br />From love to hate, and thence for to relent? <br />Is it possible? <br /><br />Is it possible <br />That any may find <br />Within one heart so diverse mind, <br />To change or turn as weather and wind? <br />Is it possible? <br /><br />Is it possible <br />To spy it in an eye <br />That turns as oft as chance on die, <br />The truth whereof can any try? <br />Is it possible? <br /><br />It is possible <br />For to turn so oft, <br />To bring that lowest which was most aloft, <br />And to fall highest yet to light soft: <br />It is possible. <br /><br />All is possible <br />Whoso list believe. <br />Trust therefore first, and after preve, <br />As men wed ladies by licence and leave. <br />All is possible.</i> <br /><br /><b>Sir Thomas Wyatt</b> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:a_blacker_cat:7810 2006-04-25T23:55:01Z 2006-04-25T23:55:01Z <i>Driven by desire I did this deed,<br />To danger myself without cause why,<br />To trust the untrue not like to speed,<br />To speak and promise faithfully. <br />But now the proof doth verify,<br />That who so trusteth ere he know,<br />Doth hurt himself and please his foe.</i><br /><br />Sir Thomas Wyatt