Lyric of the week

Sept. 26, 2012

Don’t be tempted by the shiny apple
Don’t you eat of a bitter fruit
Hunger only for a taste of justice
Hunger only for a world of truth
‘Cause all that you have is your soul

(Tracy Chapman, “All That You Have Is Your Soul)

Sept. 19, 2012

He took it all out of black and white
Grabbed his wand in the other hand and he held on tight
And he shook it like a hurricane
And he shook it like to make it break
And he shook it like a holy roller, baby
With his soul at stake…

(Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, “Elvis Presley Blues”)

Sept. 12, 2012

They’re peddlers and they’re meddlers
They buy and they sell
They destroyed your city
They’ll destroy you as well

(Bob Dylan, “ ‘Early Roman Kings”)

Sept. 5, 2012

Well, my nerves are exploding and my body’s tense
I feel like the whole world got me pinned up against the fence
I’ve been hit too hard, I’ve seen too much
Nothing can heal me now, but your touch
I don’t know what I’m gonna do
I was all right ’til I fell in love with you

(Bob Dylan, “ ‘Til I Fell In Love With You”)