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Pedro the Lion – Secret of the Easy Yoke

http://youtu.be/AgMtg3ccZhQ

I could hear the church bells ringing

They pealed aloud your praise

The members faces were smiling

With their hands out stretched to shake

It's true they did not move me

My heart was hard and tired

Their perfect fire annoyed me

I could not find you anywhere

Could someone please tell me the story

Of sinners ransomed from the fall

I still have never seen you

And some days I don't love you at all

The devoted were wearing bracelets

To remind them why they came

Some concrete motivation

When the abstract could not do the same

But if all that's left is duty

I'm falling on my sword

At least then I would not serve

An unseen distant lord

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Pedro The Lion Letter From A Concerned Follower

http://youtu.be/PIaodK_0kg4

it's weird to think of all the things

that have not been keeping up with the times

it's ten o' clock the sun is down

just begun to set the western hills on fire

i hear that you don't change

how do you expect to keep up with the trends

you won't survive the information age

unless you plan to change the truth to accomodate the brilliance of man

the brilliance of man

some folks think we're better now

social evolutions new synthetic breed

you'll keep us on a straighter path

better than used brand new math with no wrong answers

i'm just a little bit worried

do you have some sort of plan

have you been finally defeated

by the cunning of these fully evolved men

i hear that you don't change

how do you expect to keep up with the trends

you won't survive the information age

unless you plan to change the truth to accomodate the brilliance of man

the brilliance of man

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David Bazan - Curse Your Branches (Live on KEXP)

http://youtu.be/_-Sv7PL0HCk

Red and orange, or blue and yellow

In which of these do you believe?

If you're not sure right now,

Please take a moment

I need your signature before you leave

When I sleep, I'm usually dreaming

But more and more, it's only one

Where every hired gun I've ever fired

Is making love to you while I look on

Oh, falling leaves should curse their branches

For not letting them decide where they should fall

And not letting them refuse to fall at all

In my throat, there swells a darkness

It fills my mouth, and coats my lips

And even as the threat of Hell is disappearing,

The threat of losing you is blowing up

Oh, falling leaves should curse their branches

For not letting them decide where they should fall

And not letting them refuse to fall at all

If this is ony a test

I hope that I'm passing

Cause I'm losing steam

And I still want to trust you

Peace be still

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David Bazan - Fewer Broken Pieces

http://youtu.be/j02urjBWOac

If you make a reference To some trouble that you know Can it help you keep it under control Or should I really reconsider? My reasons for going solo David Byrne on Bob Costas Puts it pretty well But I put it better I still run the show Don't you forget it So I had to let some go Don't think I don't regret it Because I do and I don't Think I'm better off alone Man, I could have made a big sound But I love to let me friends down Fewer moving parts Means fewer broken pieces When every other start Requires a brand new thesis One good friend remarks With a rightfully angry Jesus dude, none of us know What to do with you To which I in pride responded I've got news for you None of you have to 'cause I still run the show Don't you forget it So I had to let some go Don't think I don't regret it Because I do and I don't Think I'm better off alone Man, I could have made a big sound But I love to let my good friends down

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Pedro the Lion - Big Trucks

http://youtu.be/OzWLZtMoJrs

Dad, Dad, why did you let that man push you around like that?

You should have beat him down, down to the ground, down to the ground for that.

He said “son, you're still young and you always jump the gun.”

There's real people in the big, big trucks, that you flip off when they get in the way.

You get so hot, but you pay no mind to the great big sign that says over size load.

You really think they can go as fast as you in your '87 trans am?

They know you're in a terrible rush they're goin just as fast, as fast as they can.

Dad, Dad, I really don't understand what driving big trucks have to do with that man.

You should have taught him a lesson, about being rude.

About talking to you with such an attitude.

“Son, you're still young and you always jump the gun.”

There's real people in the big, big trucks, that you flip off when they get in the way.

You get so hot, but you pay no mind to the great big sign that says over size load.

You really think they can go as fast as you in your '87 trans am?

They know you're in a terrible rush they're goin just as fast, as fast as they can

The God of Science and the Science of God

Let me start by saying, as I have always said, I'm not an expert in anything... Nothing.

The Ostrich

ORIGINAL POST:

This is what the Lord says:

“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom

or the strong boast of their strength

or the rich boast of their riches,

but let the one who boasts boast about this:

that they have the understanding to know me,

that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness,

justice and righteousness on earth,

for in these I delight,”

declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:23-24

Dream Untitled

Dream Untitled

by Roberto Esponja on Monday, January 16, 2012 at 12:37pm ·

I have a dream, that one day people will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character; that justice would be afforded to all, not just all who can afford it.

That "liberal" would one day describe how we dispense of grace and mercy, "conservative" would describe how we exercise judgment, and that "independent" would be the manner of our thinking apart from the world.

I have a dream, that education, medical care, and healthy food would not be reserved simply for those in the upper tax brackets, and that we might reserve our largest celebrations for the accomplishments of others, for those who are actually accomplishing something to the benefit of all, more than celebrity status.

That teaching would be seen as the responsibility of all, not just the problem of the school systems, and that entertainers would be seen simply as such, and not the "role models" we blame for the children we've left behind, for they are our future, and we are theirs.

Yes, I too have a dream.

That one day the world would not be viewed as us and them, but simply as us. As a gift from God that we are to care for and preserve for future generation and that all people, everywhere would be seen by their inherent God given worth as equal.

Celebrate the man, and celebrate his savior.

Solo Cristo Salva d(-_-)b

Fear...The Destroyer

Fear...The Destroyer

by Roberto Esponja on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 7:52pm ·

Fear is the decay that occurs in the absence of love.

It darkens the heart, stifles the mind, and shackles the soul. It causes us to to hesitate at the very moment we should be moving most rapidly and most assuredly.

It erodes our faith in the very things of which we were once most certain of, and it causes us to ponder the questions for which we already have the answers.

It leaves us insecure and vulnerable, easily seduced by darkness, fear will drive us to do and say things we never imagined we would or could.

It is the corrosion of character.

We will die a thousand deaths, before we ever see the grave, if we but let love pass from our hearts, and reside as a memory.

Fear requires nothing but opportunity.

But God is love...and perfect love casts out all fear.

d(-_-)b

Enjoy the Silence

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