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The day Malcolm X died

“Maya. Maya.” Bailey spoke softly. “Let me tell you what’s going to happen. In a few years, there are going to be beautiful posters of Malcolm X, and his photographs will be everywhere. The same people who don’t give a damn now will lie and say they always supported him. And that very bartender, the one with the sword” – Bailey mispronounced the word as the bartender had done – “he will say, ‘Malcolm was a great man. I always knew he was a great man. A race man. A man who loved his people.'”

the article made me shed a tear
actually that seems to happen anytime i check the assassination of malcolm x
there i am, watching ali in the theater and they have that scence where malcolm gets shot and i’m trying to hold my tears back
i read an article on the death of malcolm and i choke up

boo

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dragon‘s reflections on superman:

“Ok i just want to clarify something for all of u out there

Superman sucks…. hes anoyying hes retarded, and he sucks

u throw a green rock at him and hes all about to die…

u throw a green rock at me and i will kick your ass.

i hope this clears up a few things for everyone.

thank you”

rofl

does that change the fact that smallville is still my favourite show?
no…

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Kofi Annan on fighting terror and maintaining justice

Just as terrorism must never be excused, so must genuine grievances never be ignored. A cause is tarnished when a few wicked men commit murder in its name. But it does not make it any less urgent that the cause be addressed, the grievance heard, and the wrong put right.

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thanks to saira
for indirectly giving me the incredible idea of typing this song out on the blog
as if i wasn’t going to get to it some day
considering my unending obsession with this song
and my repeated declarations that switchfoot is the best alternative christian rock band out there…

there’s a song that’s inside of my soul
it’s the one that i’ve tried to write over and over again
i’m awake in the infinite cold
won’t you sing to me over and over and over again
so i lay my head back down
and i lift my hands and pray to be only yours
i pray to be only yours
i know now you’re my only hope

sing to me of the song of the stars
of your galaxy dancing and laughing and laughing again
when it feels like my dreams are so far
sing to me of the plans that you have for me over again
and i lay my head back down
and i lift my hands and pray to be only yours
i pray to be only yours
i know now you’re my only hope

i give you my apathy
i’m giving you all of me
i want your symphony singing in all that i am
at the top of my life i’m giving back
and i lay my head back down
and i lift my hands and pray to be only yours
i pray to be only yours
i pray to be only yours
i know now you’re my only hope

– switchfoot

also, thanks to saira for making it clear to me that i’m a nut
or i wouldn’t have had the slightest of idea…

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just a castaway
an island lost at sea
another lonely day
with no one here but me
more loneliness
than any man could bear
rescue me before i fall into despair

i’ll send an s.o.s. to the world
i’ll send an s.o.s. to the world
i hope that someone gets my
i hope that someone gets my
i hope that someone gets my
message in a bottle

a year has passed since i wrote my note
but i should have known this right from the start
only hope can keep me together
love can mend your life
but love can break your heart

i’ll send an s.o.s. to the world
i’ll send an s.o.s. to the world
i hope that someone gets my
i hope that someone gets my
i hope that someone gets my
message in a bottle

walked out this morning
don’t believe what i saw
a hundred billion bottles
washed up on the shore
seems i’m not alone at being alone
a hundred billion castaways
looking for a home

i’ll send an s.o.s. to the world
i’ll send an s.o.s. to the world
i hope that someone gets my
i hope that someone gets my
i hope that someone gets my
message in a bottle

– the police

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whoa whoa whoa

well here it comes

here comes the night

here comes the night

whoa whoa whoa yeah

– van morrison

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house of pain‘s “jump around”:

pack it up, pack it in, let me begin
i came to win, battle me that’s a sin
i won’t tear the sack up, punk you better back up
try an’ play da role and yo the whole crew will act up

get up, stand up
come on throw your hands up
if you got da feelin’
jump up touch the ceiling

muggs lets the funk flow
someone’s talkin’ junk, yo
i buss ’em in the eye
and then i take the punks ho(me)

feeling funky, amps in the trunk and
i got more rhymes than there’s cops at a dunkin’
donuts shop, sure ’nuff i got props
from the kids on the hill and plus my mom and my pops

i came to get down, i came to get down
so get out your seats and jump around
jump around, jump around, jump around
jump up, jump up, and get down
jump (x18)

i’ll serve your a** like john macenroe
if your girl steps up i’m smacking da h*

word to your moms, i came to drop bombs
i got more rhymes than the bible’s got psalms

and just like the prodigal son i’ve returned
anyone steppin’ on me you’ll get burned
cuz i got lyrics which you ain’t got none
if you come to battle with a shotgun

but if you do, you’re a fool
cuz i duel
to the death
tryin’ to step to me you’ll take your last breath

i got the skill, come get your fill
cuz when i shoot to give i shoot to kill

i came to get down, i came to get down
so get out your seats and jump around
jump around, jump around, jump around
jump up, jump up, and get down
jump (x18)

i’m da cream of the crop
i rise to the top
i never eat yo pig cuz your pig is a cop

or better yet a terminator, like arnold schwarzenegger
tryin’ to play me out like as if my name is sega

but i ain’t goin’ out like no punk b****
get used to one style and yo and i might switch
it up, up and around, and buck buck ya down
put out your head and then you wake up in the dawn of the dead

i’m comin’ to get ya, i’m comin’ to get ya
spittin’ out lyrics, homie i’ll wet ya

i came to get down, i came to get down
so get out your seats and jump around
jump around, jump around, jump around
jump up, jump up, and get down
jump (x32)

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my new theme song:
twenty-twenty-twenty-four hours to go
i wanna be sedated
nothing to do, nowhere to go, oh
i wanna be sedated

just get me to the airport, put me on a plane
hurry, hurry, hurry, before i go insane
i can’t control my fingers, i can’t control my brain
oh no oh oh oh oh

twenty-twenty-twenty-four hours to go
i wanna be sedated
nothing to do, nowhere to go, oh
i wanna be sedated

just put me in a wheelchair, get me on a plane
hurry, hurry, hurry, before i go insane
i can’t control my fingers, i can’t control my brain
oh no oh oh oh oh

twenty-twenty-twenty-four hours to go
i wanna be sedated
nothing to do, nowhere to go, oh
i wanna be sedated

just put me in a wheelchair, get me to the show
hurry, hurry, hurry, before i go loco
i can’t control my fingers, i can’t control my toes
oh no oh oh oh oh

twenty-twenty-twenty-four hours to go
i wanna be sedated
nothing to do, nowhere to go, oh
i wanna be sedated

just put me in a wheelchair, get me to the show
hurry, hurry, hurry, before i go loco
i can’t control my fingers, i can’t control my toes
oh no oh oh oh oh

ba-ba-baba, ba ba-ba-baba, i wanna be sedated
ba-ba-baba, ba ba-ba-baba, i wanna be sedated
ba-ba-baba, ba ba-ba-baba, i wanna be sedated
ba-ba-baba, ba ba-ba-baba, i wanna be sedated

– the ramones

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today’s song of the week:
“all my life’s a circle” by harry chapin

that guy’s amazing
i’ve had one of his songs (cat’s in the cradle) for months, but i didn’t bother to get anymore
but when i did, i found out they’re just as good as cat’s in the cradle
(many people think cat stevens performed cat’s in the cradle — that’s not true, he never did — that’s how i found the song, then i found out more about it and found out about harry chapin)
chapin has good music, and good lyrics, make you think
other songs include:
“taxi”
“dreams go by” — highly recommended
“a better place”
go find out

great songs

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kambakth ishq hai woh
saraa jahaan hai joh
kab aata hai
kab jaata hai
par rehta hai jab tak yeh kambakth jannat dikhata hai

– from an indian song

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