Monday, January 29, 2007

Land of Confussion

I dedicate this song to my friend DW (anyone remember Darkwing Duck?)

I must've dreamed a thousand dreams
Been haunted by a million screams
But I can hear the marching feet
They're moving into the street.

Now did you read the news today
They say the dangers gone away
But I can see the fires still alight
There burning into the night.

There's too many men
Too many people
Making too many problems
And not much love to go round
Cant you see
This is a land of confusion.

This is the world we live in
And these are the hands were given
Use them and lets start trying
To make it a place worth living in.

Ooh superman where are you now
When everything's gone wrong somehow
The men of steel, the men of power
Are losing control by the hour.

This is the time
This is the place
So we look for the future
But there's not much love to go round
Tell me why, this is a land of confusion.

This is the world we live in
And these are the hands were given
Use them and lets start trying
To make it a place worth living in.

I remember long ago -
Ooh when the sun was shining
Yes and the stars were bright
All through the night
And the sound of your laughter
As I held you tight
So long ago -

I wont be coming home tonight
My generation will put it right
Were not just making promises
That we know, well never keep.

Too many men
There's too many people
Making too many problems
And not much love to go round
Cant you see
This is a land of confusion.

Now this is the world we live in
And these are the hands were given
Use them and lets start trying
To make it a place worth fighting for.

This is the world we live in
And these are the names were given
Stand up and lets start showing
Just where our lives are going to.
- Genesis

If you can find a recording of this song, have a listen - it's definitely worth pondering on.

4 Comments:

At 1/30/2007 8:02 p.m., Blogger J Man said...

I used to just think this song was good, now I think it is inspiring. Isn't it awesome how timeless some lyrics can be. Maybe, it's because our society seems to becoming more and more confused in it's priorities as time goes by....

 
At 1/30/2007 11:41 p.m., Blogger kanadians in korea said...

thank you so much for your kind comment on our blog j... it nearly made me cry. sometimes we just need to be reminded of God's faithfulness. em.

 
At 2/06/2007 6:52 p.m., Blogger .a. said...

Hey Jason =)
Did you know that theres' some crazy rock/punk band that's covered that song (Peter Gabriel first recorded) Jay and I just heard it on the radio the other day...pretty timely =)
I agree the lyrics are pretty significant
Thanks for your comment on my blog the other day btw, was very encouraging!
Talk to you later =)
A.

 
At 2/06/2007 6:55 p.m., Blogger .a. said...

I just realized it was Genesis who recorded the song!!! eeeks,
How embarrassing =(
A.

 

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