Which Side Are You On?

they stole a few elections
still we the people won
we voted out corruption
and big corporations
we voted for an end to war
and new direction
and we ain’t gonna stop now
until the job is done

come on all good workers!
this here is our time
now there’s folks in washington
that care what’s on our minds
come one come all voters!
let’s all vote next time
show em which side are you on now
which side are you on?

which side are you on now
which side are you on?

thirty years of digging
got us in this hole
the curse of reaganomics
has finally taken its toll
lord knows the free market
is anything but free
it costs dearly to the planet
and the likes of you and me

i don’t need no money lenders
suckin on my tit!
a little socialism
don’t scare me one bit!
we could do a whole lot worse
than europe or canada
come on mr. president
come on congress make the law!

which side are you on now
which side are you on?

they say in orleans parish
there are no neutrals there
there’s just too much misery
there’s too much despair
america who are we
now our innocence is gone?
forgive us mother africa
history’s done you wrong

too many stories
written out in black and white
come on people of privilege
it’s time to join the fight
are we living in the shadow of slavery
or are we moving on?
tell me which side are you on now
which side are you on?

which side are you on now
which side are you on?

my mother was a feminist
she taught me to see
the road to ruin is paved
with patriarchy
so let the way of women
guide democracy
and from plunder and pollution
let mother earth be free

feminism ain’t about women
that’s not who it is for
it’s about a shift in consciousness
that will bring an end to war
so listen up you fathers
listen up you sons
and tell me which side are you on now
which side are you on?

which side are you on now
which side are you on?

so are we just consumers
or are we citizens
are we going to make more garbage
or are we going to make amends?
are you part of the solution
or are you part of the con?
tell me
which side are you on now
which side are you on?

(Ani DiFranco)

Show Me The Place

Show me the place
Where you want your slave to go
Show me the place
I’ve forgotten, I don’t know
Show me the place
For my head is bending low
Show me the place
Where you want your slave to go

Show me the place
Help me roll away the stone
Show me the place
I can’t move this thing alone
Show me the place
Where the Word became a man
Show me the place
Where the suffering began

The troubles came
I saved what I could save
A thread of light
A particle a wave
But there were chains
So I hastened to behave
There were chains
So I loved you like a slave

Show me the place
Where you want your slave to go
Show me the place
I’ve forgotten, I don’t know

(Leonard Cohen)

Silence

Hold, hold your tongue now
And let them all listen to your silence
Hold, hold your tongue now
And let them all listen to your silence

Hold, hold your tongue now
And let them all listen to your silence
Hold, hold your tongue now
And let them all listen to your silence

Hold, hold your tongue now
And let them all listen to your silence

No need to listen to yourself
Maybe this one will pass you by
Or to anybody else

No need to listen to yourself
Or to anybody else

No need to listen to yourself
Or to anybody else

Hold, hold your tongue now
And let them all listen to your silence

(The Ting Tings)

Miss You

I've been holding out so long
I've been sleeping all alone
Lord I miss you
I've been hanging on the phone
I've been sleeping all alone
I want to kiss you

Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
Oooh oooh oooh

Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
Oooh oooh oooh oooh

Well, I've been haunted in my sleep
You've been starring in my dreams
Lord I miss you
I've been waiting in the hall
Been waiting on your call
When the phone rings
It's just some friends of mine that say,
"Hey, what's the matter man?
We're gonna come around at twelve
With some Puerto Rican girls that are just dyin' to meet you.
We're gonna bring a case of wine
Hey, let's go mess and fool around
You know, like we used to"

Aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah
Aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah
Aaah aaah aaah aaah

Oh everybody waits so long
Oh baby why you wait so long
Won't you come on! Come on!

I've been walking in Central Park
Singing after dark
People think I'm crazy
I've been stumbling on my feet
Shuffling through the street
Asking people, "What's the matter with you boy?"

Sometimes I want to say to myself
Sometimes I say

Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
Oooh oooh oooh

Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
I won't miss you child

I guess I'm lying to myself
It's just you and no one else
Lord I won't miss you child
You've been blotting out my mind
Fooling on my time
No, I won't miss you, baby, yeah

Lord, I miss you child

Aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah
Aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah
Aaah aaah aaah aaah

Lord, I miss you child

Aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah
Aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah
Aaah aaah aaah aaah

Lord, I miss you child

Aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah
Aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah
Aaah aaah aaah aaah

(The Rolling Stones)

The Last Waltz

My dear lover, the flame
She was dancing in the colosseum

That’s when I found she was asking my hand
Oh lover, please, give me one last waltz
Rome was burning down and the clouds were growing darker
And the sky was mocking me with his dagger
She spoke in verse, my dear lover, the flame

You, asked for me
You, you begged from me

Go away, winter rain

So I ran with my hat in my hands just to prove my faith
She was running wild through the alleys, the streets and the colosseum
I did my best , Oh but I just couldn’t fool the rain

Stay here with me ‘till the rain brings me down
Hear the rattle of those pearls falling down the steps of the old dream of light.
They lead to the shadowed square where my memory hides all her thieves
And all I beg from you is one last waltz

Go away, winter rain
Oh go away, winter rain

I ran with my hat in my hands just to prove my faith
She was running wild through the alleys, the streets and the colosseum
I did my best, as I kneeled and prayed to the statue of every god

Leave us, winter rain
And all I beg from you is time for one last waltz

(A Jigsaw)

Caught A Long Wind

Little bird have you got a key?
Unlock the lock inside of me
Where will you go to keep yourself afloat?
Feeling old until the wing unfolded

Caught me a long wind
Where will we go to keep ourselves afloat?

I caught a long wind, long life wind
I got to know the sky but it didn’t know me
I got to see the land and land on top of the sea
Be the bird, be the key
And the current tells what the wave withheld
And the lightning sang of where the light would land
Where will you go keep yourself afloat?

I caught a long wind, a long life wind
Like a swallow, a night owl,
A little chickadee sad sparrow
Good morning bird, good nightingale
I took a deep breath and caught a long wind

(Feist)

Sehnsucht

As lágrimas que choro
Não são penas, são só sonhos
Os olhos que choram
Lêem mundo, mil poemas

Só o amor consigo eu resolver...

Provei outro mar
Sequei outro sol
Vivi, confesso que vivi
Morri e renasci
Em ti
Por ti
Sem ti
Morri
Senti
Não desisti
Por ti

(The Gift)

Strange Times

Kings and sons of God
Travel on their way from here
Calming restless mobs
Easing all of their, all of their fear

Strange times are here
Strange times are here

Statue in the square
Meant so much when it first stood
People come from far and near
To bless them if, bless them if it would

Strange times are here
Strange times are here

Sadie, dry your tears
I will be the one
To pull you through the mirror
Before you come, before you come undone

Strange times are here
Strange times are here
Strange times are here
Strange times are here

(The Black Keys)

We Bought A Zoo

(Jónsi)

My Wave

Take, if you want a slice
If you want a piece
If it feels alright

Break, if you like the sound
If it gets you up
If it brings you down

Share, if it makes you sleep
If it sets you free
If it helps you breathe

Don't come over here
And piss on my gate
Save it just keep it
Off my wave

Cry, if you want to cry
If it helps you see
If it clears your eyes

Hate, if you want to hate
If it keeps you safe
If it makes you brave

Pray, if you want to pray
If you like to kneel
If you like to lay

Don't come over here
And piss on my gate
Save it just keep it
Off my wave

Keep it off my wave
Keep it off my wave
Keep it off my wave

My wave

Cry, if you want to cry
If it helps you see
If it clears your eyes

Hate, if you want to hate
If it keeps you safe
If it makes you brave

Take, if you want a slice
If you want a piece
If it feels alright

Don't come over here
And piss on my gate
Save it just keep it
Off my wave

My wave

(Soundgarden)

Não Há Terra Que Resista

Não há terra que resista
Não há terra que resista
à vontade e ao querer
Eu cá sou um realista
Eu cá sou um realista
ceifo do amanhecer

Viva esta sociedade
Viva esta sociedade
Viva a minha geração
Cooperativa como esta
Cooperativa como esta
é herança da razão

Reforma agrária não pára
Reforma agrária não pára
É uma palavra bem dita
Ai, cresce, cresce seara
Ai, cresce, cresce seara
És o pão da nossa vida

(Vitorino)