A chameleon changing colors at whim Playing both sides of the fence Pleasing no one Wounding everyone It was a sin
Did you really want to hurt us all? Those who cared? Use us and abuse us To your own end Perhaps you were oblivious and maybe, just maybe Plain scared?
Your true colors Spanned the rainbow but were hidden from view Thinking we would never understand Concealing who you really were, and never knowing the real you
She wandered the castle’s battlements every evening Flaxen hair pulled back Tied like a barley stalk Haunted and haunting searching endlessly for the love forever lost to her
From across the water she could be seen as the sun left its pale, yellow light to the grayness of dusk The lady in white A lost soul searching endlessly for poetic justice
Appreciating that solitary moment when quietness encircles your body like a warm blanket of comfort A feeling of peace and tranquility to soothe the weary soul
Kindness Gentleness Patience Peace Living in harmony In an ephemeral existence inside your being and taunted by desires and emotions
With clarity of mind the fruits of the spirit stare back, challenging Wild feelings alive yet to be harnessed Self-control and mastery necessary without which all others will be swept away
Papa why? Why did you marry mama and not stay true? Your fighting scarred me for life and distorted my view
'Please tell mama this' and her reply would be 'Please tell papa that' I was good for both of you Used as a conduit for your ugly chat
You, my hero would get the moon for me That was your promise But you forgot that when you chose to be free
So in this, my life that you never knew I hitched to many a wagon My choices calculated They were replicas of you I’d flow from one to another and each time I’d slay the dragon
Song Lyric Sunday is hosted by Jim Adams tirelessly every week and we are so grateful to have him steer this ship. He continues to share his great knowledge of music and give us inspiration well in advance of the challenges.
Today we have been prompted by Chinese Zodiac signs. Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig. A couple of great Rolling Stones songs jumped out at me and I’m sure I will see them shared today. I went with “Black Horse and a Cherry Tree” by K. T. Tunstall. I really like this song and performer. Hope you enjoy it too.
According to Wikipedia, “Black Horse and a Cherry Tree” is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall and is featured on her debut album, Eye to the Telescope. It was released on 21 February 2005 as the lead single from the album, charting at No. 28 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2005 in British music). It is one of many songs that reuses the famous Bo Diddley beat from the influential 1955 song of his own name.
The song is a playable track in the music video games Band Hero and Dancing with the Stars: We Dance!
Lyrics Black Horse and a Cherry Tree K.T. Tunstall
Two, three, four Well, my heart knows me better than I know myself So I'm gonna let it do all the talking (Woo, hoo, woo, hoo) I came across a place in the middle of nowhere With a big black horse and a cherry tree (Woo, hoo, woo, hoo)
I fell in fear upon my back I said don't look back, just keep on walking (Woo, hoo, woo, hoo) When the big black horse that looked this way Said, hey lady, will you marry me? (Woo, hoo, woo, hoo)
But I said no, no, no, no, no, no I said, no, no, you're not the one for me No, no, no, no, no, no I said, no, no, you're not the one for me
And my heart had a problem in the early hours So it stopped it dead for a beat or two (Woo, hoo, woo, hoo) But I cut some cord, and I shouldn't have done that And it won't forgive me after all these years (Woo, hoo, woo, hoo)
So I sent her to a place in the middle of nowhere With a big black horse and a cherry tree (Woo, hoo, woo, hoo) Now it won't come back 'cause it's oh-so-happy And now I've got a hole for the world to see (Woo, hoo, woo, hoo)
But it said no, no, no, no, no, no I said, no, no, you're not the one for me No, no, no, no, no, no Said, no, no, you're not the one for me
Said, no, no, no, no, no, no, no You're not the one for me Said, no, no, no, no, no, no, no You're not the one for me
Poetry For Healing 