Yesterday, our beloved poet from Plato’s Groove, put forth a very thought provoking piece – as he always does. And I love it when soon afterward (this morning) I heard a song which reminded of that telling of his.
It’s a song by Passenger:
The words to the song:
“Well sing, sing at the top of your voice
And love without fear in your heart
Feel, feel like you still have a choice
If we all light up, we can scare away the dark
We wish our weekdays away
Spend our weekends in bed
We drink ourselves stupid
And work ourselves dead
And all just because
That’s what mum and dad
Said we should do.
But we should run through the forests,
We should swim in the streams
We should laugh, we should cry
We should love, we should dream
We should stare at the stars
And not just at screens
You should hear what I’m saying
And know what it means to sing
sing at the top of your voice
And love without fear in your heart
Feel, feel like you still have a choice
If we all light up, we can scare away the dark
Well we wish we were happier, thinner and fitter,
We wish we weren’t losers and quitters
We want something more not just nasty and bitter
We want something real not just hashtags and twitter
It’s the meaning of life
And it’s streamed live on youtube
But I bet Gangnam style would still get more views
And we’re scared of drowning, and flying and shooters
But we’re all slowly dying in front of computers
So sing, sing at the top of your voice
And love without fear in your heart
Feel, feel like you still have a choice
If we all light up, we can scare away the dark
Can you feel, feel like you still have a choice?
If we all light up, we can scare away the dark
And oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh oh”
Quantum Hermit 
Jul 22, 2015 @ 13:01:10
What a totally awesome video! Let’s do that!! It does kind of go hand in hand with Plato’s poem. Well done, super music sleuth!
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Jul 22, 2015 @ 14:01:24
Thank you! And YAY! It just happened to come up in my playlist this morning while I was making breakfast. While I was listening to it, I thought, oh, wow, that could go hand in hand, in some way, with Plato’s poem. 🙂
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Jul 22, 2015 @ 14:54:44
Wow!!!! What an amazing song/video!!!!! Thank you! Never heard of Passenger I don’t think. Thank you!!
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Jul 22, 2015 @ 22:53:20
Hi Mary! It is quite different, isn’t it? I can’t remember how I came across this song, but it’s been in my playlist for a while. I just heard it this morning, and after reading Plato’s poem last night, it seemed to be perfect. 🙂 Thank you and you’re very welcome 🙂
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Jul 22, 2015 @ 17:00:08
I loved this song, a great inspiration for facing your fears through the dark.
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Jul 22, 2015 @ 22:55:11
It was such a perfect synchronicity that it came up in my playlist this morning! 🙂 And it definitely is inspirational for facing the challenges of everyday!
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Jul 25, 2015 @ 05:12:31
Hello!!!! Love the words! Thank you for exposing me to this song Fim! 🙂
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Jul 25, 2015 @ 16:11:10
You are very welcome! One of the pleasures in my life is sharing music!
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Jul 25, 2015 @ 22:32:23
I can tell and I am glad! 🙂
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Jul 26, 2015 @ 03:49:24
First, I guess I should skedadle (how do you spell that?) over to Platosgroove. I haven’t been there in ages. And second, the words are definitely hitting home. But nobody’s home these days in most places. Third, I couldn’t watch the video because I’m presently sipping my 3 o’clock frapp in SB’s and I didn’t think it wise to play a song in public. It is a very poignant warning, though. But like I say…nobody’s (maybe a few) listening. Even I understand, but here I am at my own screen. Life is what life is, I guess????
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Jul 26, 2015 @ 21:17:49
No clue on the spelling. But I know what you meant 🙂 True about the nobody’s home these days. I haven’t been home – there’s someone else lurking inside, who is up to no good. I’ve been thinking of vacating. Another story altogether.
You’ll catch that song another time, no worries. And yes, life IS what it is. We just don’t necessarily have to like it.
Happy 3 o’clock Frapping.
Catch ya on the flip side.
Fim
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Jul 26, 2015 @ 21:43:20
Today, it seems my wi-fi is working a little faster than usual (with all it’s 1mbps speed). And I listened to the song. I’d never heard it before…we don’t get all the good stuff where I live. I LOVE this guy’s voice though…especially in Let Her Go.
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Jul 26, 2015 @ 22:08:26
I KNOW his voice is amazing! Too bad that you don’t get a lot of the music, which is why we met… so you could get to hear lots more music 😀
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Jul 28, 2015 @ 20:11:05
Music, you think? I’m glad to get the music, but I think it’s the scary stuff…
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Jul 29, 2015 @ 01:22:07
define scary stuff.
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Jul 29, 2015 @ 02:17:29
Oh…the spooky stuff. Not exactly “scary” stuff. Wrong word. Bite me–
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Jul 29, 2015 @ 13:50:19
LOL I thought you might have meant that, but I don’t assume. 😀
And thanks for the making me laugh… it’s needed these days!
Hope your day is relaxing, and that you enjoy your 3 o’clock SB 🙂
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Jul 29, 2015 @ 17:37:47
Yeah, how’s the root canal girl? What else is going on with your life?
Me…oh just another day in paradise. If I were a cheeseburger, it might be better.
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