April 2011
25 posts
“grief is the price we pay for love.”
—queen elizabeth II
“life is intrinsically, well, boring & dangerous at the same time. at any given moment, the floor may open up. of course, it almost never does; that’s what makes it so boring.”
—edward gorey
“contentment is the only real wealth.”
—alfred nobel
“don’t be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.”
—bertolt brecht
“as soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.”
—johann wolfgang von goethe
“we are one species. we are starstuff.”
—carl sagan
“every form of addiction is bad, whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.”
—carl jung
“if a is a success in life, then a = x + y + z. work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.”
—albert einstein
Ballrooms Of Mars (Alternate Version)
T. Rex
this is a sweetass acoustic version of a song i adore. you should too.
ballrooms of mars; marc bolan & t-rex.
you gonna look fine
be primed for dancing
you’re gonna trip & glide all on the trembling plane
your diamond hands
will be stacked with roses
and wind and cars and people of the past
i’ll call you thing
just when the moon sings
and place your face in stone upon the hill of stars
and gripped in the arms
of the changeless madman
we’ll dance our lives away in the ballrooms of mars
you talk about day
i’m talkin bout night time
when the monsters call out the names of men
bob dylan knows
and i bet alan freed did
there are things in night that are better not to behold
you gonna look fine
be primed for dancing
you’re gonna trip & glide all on the trembling plane
your diamond hands
will be stacked with roses
and wind and cars and people of the past
you dance
with your lizard leather boots on
and pull the strings that change the faces of men
you gutter-gaunt hag
you a diamond browed gangster
john lennon knows your name
and i’ve seen his
you talk about day
i’m talkin bout night time
when monsters call out the names of men
bob dylan knows
and i bet alan freed did
there are things in night that are better not to behold
you dance
with your lizard leather boots on
and pull the strings that change the faces of men
you diamond browed hag
you a gutter-gaunt gangster
john lennon knows your name
and i’ve seen his…
“you’re not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on.”
—dean martin
“i do not feel obliged to believe that the same god who has endowed us with sense, reason & intellect has intended us to forget their use.”
—galileo galilei
“everything is beautiful if you want to experience it totally.”
—charles manson
“television has brought murder back into the home—where it belongs.”
—alfred hitchcock
