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Instead she pretended she was blind, An affliction brought on by a witch's curse - Yep, it's all poetic to me.
- [Edited 9/8/21 1:58am] "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves. And wiser people so full of doubts" (Bertrand Russell 1872-1972) |
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- Have U ever wanted 2 play with someone so much U'd take any one boy or girl' (certainly this one) - [Edited 9/9/21 0:30am] "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves. And wiser people so full of doubts" (Bertrand Russell 1872-1972) |
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- Welcome 2 Satisfaction, please remain awake until the aircraft has come 2 a complete stop "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves. And wiser people so full of doubts" (Bertrand Russell 1872-1972) |
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"You know, this is funky but I wish he'd play like he used to, old scragglyhead son of a...*smack* OOH!"
"Who's the foo singing will it's would" |
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paraded said: I concur with the OP that the opening of LRC is his greatest piece of poetry. It packs an entire short story into a few lines. Even Bob Dylan would have been proud to write those lines. On a philosophical level, I think there’s another few lines for me. “It’s easy to say I love you / but it’s harder to forgive.” This is a profound idea that is also incredibly true. And as a prophetic voice, one more: “systematic overthrow of the underclass / Hollywood conjures images of the past.” If only Prince had kept up this kind of critique in subsequent albums. Unlike a lot of his other, especially later rants, this one has no BS in it. No generalized “problems” or half baked rants or jumbled metaphors for decay. It’s specific, it’s strong, it’s frightening and it seems truer now than thirty plus years ago. It's a profound idea and it's true, but I'm not sure if it's very poetic. It sounds more like something that comes out of a self help book. If you take any of this seriously, you're a bigger fool than I am. | |
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How you gonna get my back when you frontin! |
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Have you ever been so lonely
That you felt like you were the Only one in this world? Have you ever wanted to play
With someone so much you'd take Any one boy or girl? | |
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I can't think of any examples of anything that would be called poetic in Prince's lyrics. Florid and overwraught, perhaps - but not poetic. Maybe a little of what your average 14 year old girl would describe as poetic can be found. | |
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MattUK said: Have you ever been so lonely That you felt like you were the Only one in this world? Have you ever wanted to play With someone so much you'd take Any one boy or girl? This. Ironically, being a Prince fan was a big part of why it really resonated with me. | |
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steakfinger said: I can't think of any examples of anything that would be called poetic in Prince's lyrics. Florid and overwraught, perhaps - but not poetic. Maybe a little of what your average 14 year old girl would describe as poetic can be found. Interesting thought. Maybe we're going to have to think about what "poetic" really means. If you take any of this seriously, you're a bigger fool than I am. | |
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I See All Of Ur Creations As One Perfect Complex, No One Less Beautiful Or More Special Than The Next. 💜 | |
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Did U ever feel that life |
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kookooman73 said: I See All Of Ur Creations As One Perfect Complex, No One Less Beautiful Or More Special Than The Next. 💜 I thought Martika wrote the lyrics. |
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Written by Prince, Sandra St. Victor, Johnny Kemp, Tom Hammer. |
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How desperate am I?
I wonder if you are what keeps me alive Darling it seems I found the grand progression whenever I'm in your arms.from July until june,melting inside of your charms [Edited 9/12/21 10:27am] | |
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Sandra St. Victor's lyrics were a blueprint for the version that Prince did. Her version is quite different. I've tried to find them online but can't seem to get them anywhere. There was a thread started on here that had a link to them but it is no longer working.
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Everybody wants to sell what’s already been sold Everybody wants to tell what’s already been told | |
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Now your touch is a reminder like the thorns upon a rose The beauty is mine if I can stand the cut From Open Book
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I'm blinded by the daisies in your yard. That's been with me for 35 years! As equality grows, violence declines. |
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"You know, this is funky but I wish he'd play like he used to, old scragglyhead son of a...*smack* OOH!"
"Who's the foo singing will it's would" |
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automatic said: If God one day struck me blind. Your beauty I'll still see. This one is also my all-time favorite and most poetic line of all, IMO. |
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PJMcGee said: kookooman73 said: I See All Of Ur Creations As One Perfect Complex, No One Less Beautiful Or More Special Than The Next. 💜 I thought Martika wrote the lyrics. If I recall, she wrote the phrase ‘love thy will be done, I can no longer hide, I can no longer run’ and Prince took it from there. That said, and I’ve posted this before, the lyric quoted above re ‘all of your creations’ is one of the most interesting of his career. It’s a love song that can only really apply to one single person - Prince. And he likely wrote it himself!! | |
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"The only love there is Is the love we make" ... From the first time I've listened to it (and tears were shed back then), I still find it the simplest, most universal truth he ever commited to a song... [Edited 9/19/21 15:37pm] | |
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Thinking of getting this as a tattoo. My fav song lyrics wise of his. "You know, this is funky but I wish he'd play like he used to, old scragglyhead son of a...*smack* OOH!"
"Who's the foo singing will it's would" |
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"even if i hit the wrong note, she's always in my boat" "Whatever skin we're in
we all need 2 b friends" |
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hyperpessimist said: "The only love there is Is the love we make" ... From the first time I've listened to it (and tears were shed back then), I still find it the simplest, most universal truth he ever commited to a song... [Edited 9/19/21 15:37pm] Reminds me of McCartney, of course. And in the end The love we take Is equal to The love we make |
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"Always cry for love, never cry for pain" "Todo está bien chévere" Stevie | |
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