Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Fast Forward
(Instrumental Intro)Always in a hurryOn some wild pretextThat’s us in a hurryAlways in a hurryTo some new eventWhy! … there’s no need to scurryUse all the time that’s lent.Pass quietly through the meadowsWhile on your courseThough the rolling heather, hills and gorseRiding in a carriage Behind a very handsome trotting horse.A handsome trotting horseIt’s true,…
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Where Have You Gone
Where have you gone Pretty Girl, Pretty GirlWhere have you goneNow you’ve been away so longJust taking a walk in the country airCountry air, Country airSkipping along without a careAll the whole day longBeware of that big bad world out thereBeware of what may be lurking almost any whereUnder that bush, behind that treeOr on…
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The Dugongs of MacArthur Bay
From the verdant coastal reaches Of that once, great southern land Emerged such wondrous creatures From Creation’s marvellous hand. Among the turtles and the dolphins In gentle grace and harmony Swam a curious relation Of the fabled ‘Manatee’. Inevitably, white men Ventured to that shore With no idea before them What fair Nature held in…
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ROUND THE MAYPOLE
(Instrumental intro)Dancing around the MaypoleTo welcome the new Season inKnowing this old ritualAs the harbinger of SpringRound and round the MaypoleAll the young folk joined inJoining in this festivalSo, the planting could beginPraying for the rains to come And so they could portendThe harvest would be plentiful At the Season’s end(Instrumental interlude)Flirting around the MaypoleThat’s…
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AT RORKE’S DRIFT
(Instrumental intro)Standing at Rorke’s DriftAt the time of the Zulu WarA Mission HospitalAnd a Commissariat Army Store With a hundred and fifty men … no more Breaking from the battleground The desperate message came back Thousands of warriorsAre ready to attack They are heading our wayYou can hear on the windLike a freight train rumbling…
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THE POWER OF ONE
(Brief instrumental intro)As it was in the beginningWhen man at first begunThere thrived a global reverenceFor the mystery of the sunThis overwhelming presenceFor what it may be worthWas seen to be the source ofAll life upon this EarthOn this bold perceptionSimple people could agreeAnd so began the concept Of one great Deity.Throughout the agesReligion was…
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BAMBOO BAND
(instrumental intro)It was a calm and balmy tropic nightStrolling along in the bright moonlightCarried on the breezePulsing through the treesThe night air was coming to lifeA bamboo band was playingTo a beach party playingGrass skirts erotically swayingSo, I wandered in, passed a whisky or ginCouldn’t tell, spirits in a shellThe bamboo band hypnotically thrummingFrom the…
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No Way Through
What could they do No one could fly that stormy skyYet the call kept coming through Whatever could they do Through static they could feel the painFrom a desperate cry, all in vainThey heard the stress, really life or death No way throughNo way through the stormThat violent stormEverybody knew There was no way through…
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The Prodigal Son
A storyFirst told a long time agoAbout a Mother’s favourite SonAnd how she had to let him goThough her heart was breakingBecause she loved him soFrom an early ageShe could clearly seeHe was the black sheepIn the familyRestless, hanging round Who could never settle downAnd was never happyIn the confines of the townThen came the…
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Astral Traveller
We live on a small PlanetAnd marvel at our shiny Sun That nurtures all around us Not comprehending how it’s doneThere is so much still remainingThat the Earth is to reveal So, when you turn to the HeavensOn a cloudless nightGaze in wonder Overawed by the sight Billions of stars All shining so brightThe Universe,…
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