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[nolly]

If you've been reading long, you know I don't post lyrics much. I'm in the process of ripping my CD collection, and tonight I'm doing the Forrest Gump soundtrack. The uncut portion of the song below struck me as terribly, tragically apropos.

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?

Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head,
Pretending he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

I grabbed the lyrics from bobdylan.com; the soundtrack version is Joan Baez.

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[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Green Day's Holiday suddenly acquired a new meaning post-Katrina.

Hear the sound of the falling rain,
Coming down like and Armageddon flame,
The shame,
The ones who died without a name,
Hear the dogs howling out of key,
To a hymn called "Faith and Misery",
A plead, the company lost the war today

I beg to dream and differ,
From the hollow lies,
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
On Holiday

Blowin' in the Wind

[(Anonymous)]

That was one of my favorite songs as a teenager and it stands the test of time. Unfortunately the questions have still not been answered.
JGM