1983 (a Merman I should turn to be.)

[opiate69]

Jimi, of course..

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2gTrEvJeq6U&feature=related

Hurrah i awake from yesterday
alive but the war is here to stay
so my love catherina and me
decide to take our last walk
through the noise to the sea
not to die but to be re-born
away from a life so battered and torn....
forever...
oh say can you see its really such a mess
every inch of earth is a fighting nest
giant pencil and lip-stick tube shaped things
continue to rain and cause screaming pain
and the arctic stains
from silver blue to bloody red
as our feet find the sand
and the sea is strait ahead..
strait ahead.....
well its too bad
that our friends
cant be with us today
well thats too bad
"the machine
that we built
would never save us"
thats what they say
(thats why they aint coming with us today)
and they also said
"its impossible for man
to live and breath underwater..
forever" was their main complaint
(yeah)
and they also threw this in my face:
they said
anyway
you know good well
it would be beyond the will of God
and the grace of the King
(grace of the King yeah yeah)

so my darling and I
make love in the sand
to salute the last moment
ever on dry land
our machine has done its work
played its part well
without a scratch on our bodies
and we bid it farewell

starfish and giant foams
greet us with a smile
before our heads go under
we take a last look
at the killing noise
of the out of style...
the out of style, out of style

[Tuesday Afternoon]

1. thanks for the link

:)

[opiate69]

4. You're quite welcome!

[Elidor]

2. Get outta my head!

That is the single greatest Jimi song of all time! One of the best psychedelic soundscapes ever laid down. Yeah, the lyrics are goofy as hell, but the music is the thing, especially the brilliant instrumental section. This song alone would cement his status as a legend. A real gem. Another one for the Top 10 of All Time.

[opiate69]

3. LOL! Great minds think alike and all that..

This song(with the reprise) and Thick as a Brick are directy reponsible for my unabashed love of over-long songs..

[Elidor]

5. I just noticed the vid is a shortened version

The instrumental section has been gutted. :(

They shouldn't mess with it like that. Still a great song, tho.