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"Because my mouth Is wide with laughter And my throat Is deep with song, You do not think I suffer after I have held my pain So long? Because my mouth Is wide with laughter You do not hear My inner cry? Because my feet Are gay with dancing You do not know I die?"
"The heavenly bodies are nothing but a continuous song for several voices (perceived by the intellect, not by the ear); a music which... sets landmarks in the immeasurable flow of time. It is therefore, no longer surprising that man, in imitation of his creator, has at last discovered the art of figured song, which was unknown to the ancients. Man wanted to reproduce the continuity of cosmic time... to obtain a sample test of the delight of the Divine Creator in His works, and to partake of his joy by making music in the imitation of God."
"He who loves not women, wine, and song Remains a fool his whole life long."
"Only to the rude ear of one who is quite indifferent does the song of a bird seem always the same."
"Gather quickly Out of darkness All the songs you know And throw them at the sun Before they melt Like snow."
"If you look over the years, the styles have changed - the clothes, the hair, the production, the approach to the songs. The icing to the cake has changed flavors. But if you really look at the cake itself, it's really the same."
"I get by with a little help from my friends."
"Sleep in my arms. Like a baby bird. Like a broom among brooms... in a broom closet. Like a tiny parrot. Like a whistle. Like a little song. A song sung by a forest... within a forest... a thousand years ago."
"Sex is the sacred song of the soul; Sex is the sanctuary of Self."
"and I circle ten thousand years long; And I still don't know if I'm a falcon, a storm, or an unfinished song"
"I can't stand to sing the same song the same way two nights in succession. If you can, then it ain't music, it's close order drill, or exercise or yodeling or something, not music."
"Though the road's been rocky it sure feels good to me."
"One day we'll all find out that all of our songs was just little notes in a great big song!"
"Am I the only one who measures time using songs? “Oh it only took me 4 songs to get here! that’s not to long!"
"I am a person that believes in different emotions with music. Music can bring about different vibes on the field, off the field, urban life, going to church, leaving church. Everything the world may bring, there's a song for it to put you in the right frame of mind."
"Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do 'em all together, I guess."
"It's not those who write the laws that have the greatest impact on society. It's those who write the songs."
"My mother always told me, even if a song has been done a thousand times, you can still bring something of your own to it. I'd like to think I did that."
"It was just like a dream. I could have ended up with an album that's not all that different from anything else coming out of Nashville. Mutt made the difference. He took these songs, my attitude, my creativity, and colored them in a way that is unique."
"There are no men like me. There's only me"
