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seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
22. First We Take Manhattan
Wed Jun 13, 2012, 01:57 PM
Jun 2012




They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom
For trying to change the system from within
I'm coming now, I'm coming to reward them
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I'm guided by a signal in the heavens
I'm guided by this birthmark on my skin
I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I'd really like to live beside you, baby
I love your body and your spirit and your clothes
But you see that line there moving through the station?
I told you, I told you, told you, I was one of those

Ah you loved me as a loser, but now you're worried that I just might win
You know the way to stop me, but you don't have the discipline
How many nights I prayed for this, to let my work begin
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I don't like your fashion business mister
And I don't like these drugs that keep you thin
I don't like what happened to my sister
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I'd really like to live beside you, baby

And I thank you for those items that you sent me
The monkey and the plywood violin
I practiced every night, now I'm ready
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I am guided

Ah remember me, I used to live for music
Remember me, I brought your groceries in
Well it's Father's Day and everybody's wounded
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
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Read more at http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/71607/#tYfxvsh6GBWMMKze.99
And the sick photographers and editors JustAnotherGen Jun 2012 #1
Please don't apologize for that... redqueen Jun 2012 #3
The more I dig into an article I'm writing for an esoteric publication seabeyond Jun 2012 #5
Hmmm JustAnotherGen Jun 2012 #6
totally, totally... seabeyond Jun 2012 #7
Magdalener JustAnotherGen Jun 2012 #9
well... seabeyond Jun 2012 #10
Thanks for your discussion here. MadrasT Jun 2012 #17
with all of this subject you have been research and learning about seabeyond Jun 2012 #8
Yes JustAnotherGen Jun 2012 #11
wow. lol seabeyond Jun 2012 #13
yes... our entertainment today as we are constantly told that this does not effect us seabeyond Jun 2012 #2
Yep! redqueen Jun 2012 #4
Or entranced JustAnotherGen Jun 2012 #12
Or entranced seabeyond Jun 2012 #14
somehow MadrasT Jun 2012 #15
snorkin' right there with ya. lol. seabeyond Jun 2012 #16
Tangentially related... laconicsax Jun 2012 #18
"Lighten up Francine" seabeyond Jun 2012 #19
They can't be bothered to acknowledge the female gender even in their insults. yardwork Jun 2012 #20
Francis is strictly a male name??? opiate69 Jun 2012 #25
That's a good point. lol! But the reference is to a male character in a film. yardwork Jun 2012 #26
oh I know... Love that movie and often use that quote on my 14 year old lol opiate69 Jun 2012 #29
It's truly a classic line. yardwork Jun 2012 #31
so many in that movie! But I wont derail any further! opiate69 Jun 2012 #32
This is appalling but a logical continuation of the fashion industry's long-time behavior. yardwork Jun 2012 #21
First We Take Manhattan seabeyond Jun 2012 #22
Most people focus on the terrorism angle, but they overlook the references to the fashion industry. yardwork Jun 2012 #30
i saw that.... actually... seabeyond Jun 2012 #33
Jennifer Warnes did a recording of Leonard Cohen songs. I love it. Look for Famous Blue Raincoat. yardwork Jun 2012 #34
i was reading about brooke shields the other day seabeyond Jun 2012 #23
“reveal the femininity of prepubescent girls by comparing them to adult women” seabeyond Jun 2012 #24
and Hugh Hefner and Flynt are celebrated here on DU. redqueen Jun 2012 #27
yes they are, little... i mean very little, gutter dwellers that they are. nt seabeyond Jun 2012 #28
Of course they are. They're only interested in preserving free speech rights. laconicsax Jun 2012 #35
the high heeled shoe should be a giveaway BlueToTheBone Jun 2012 #36
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