Used To Be

[KagomeShuko]

Would you be offened by this song just because of the words "hell" and "damn" and say it is un-Christian or would you think it makes a good point? I think it makes a really good point! :clap: It's a beautiful song, too, and I think it's such a shame :doh: that people had a fit because of just two words in the song. What do you think?

Superman was killed in Dallas
There's no love left in the palace
Someone took the Beatles' lead guitar
Have another Chivas Regal
You're 12 years old and sex is legal
Your parents don't know where or who you are

Used to be the hero of the ballgame
Would take the time to shake the loser's hand
Used to be that failure only meant you didn't try
In a world where people gave a damn

Great big wars in little places
Look at all those frightened faces
But don't come here, we just ain't got the room
Love thy neighbour's wife and daughter
You cleanse your life with Holy water
We don't need to bathe, we've got perfume

Used to be a knight in shining armour;
He didn't have to own a shiny car
Dignity and courage were the measure of a man
Not the drugs he needs to hide the scar

And can your teacher read, and does your preacher pray
And does your president have soul
Have you heard a real good ethnic joke today
Mama took her speed and daddy ran away
But you mustn't lose control
You see, the kids are wild we just can't tame 'em
Do we have the right to blame them

We fed them all our indecisions
We wrecked their minds with television
But what the hell, they're too young to feel pain
But I believe that love can save tomorrow
And I believe the truth can make us free
Someone tried to say it, and we nailed Him to a cross
I guess it's still the way it used to be

Stein Auf!
Bridget

[SPALATIN]

Would you be offened by this song just because of the words "hell" and "damn" and say it is un-Christian or would you think it makes a good point? I think it makes a really good point! :clap: It's a beautiful song, too, and I think it's such a shame :doh: that people had a fit because of just two words in the song. What do you think?

Superman was killed in Dallas
There's no love left in the palace
Someone took the Beatles' lead guitar
Have another Chivas Regal
You're 12 years old and sex is legal
Your parents don't know where or who you are

Used to be the hero of the ballgame
Would take the time to shake the loser's hand
Used to be that failure only meant you didn't try
In a world where people gave a damn

Great big wars in little places
Look at all those frightened faces
But don't come here, we just ain't got the room
Love thy neighbour's wife and daughter
You cleanse your life with Holy water
We don't need to bathe, we've got perfume

Used to be a knight in shining armour;
He didn't have to own a shiny car
Dignity and courage were the measure of a man
Not the drugs he needs to hide the scar

And can your teacher read, and does your preacher pray
And does your president have soul
Have you heard a real good ethnic joke today
Mama took her speed and daddy ran away
But you mustn't lose control
You see, the kids are wild we just can't tame 'em
Do we have the right to blame them

We fed them all our indecisions
We wrecked their minds with television
But what the hell, they're too young to feel pain
But I believe that love can save tomorrow
And I believe the truth can make us free
Someone tried to say it, and we nailed Him to a cross
I guess it's still the way it used to be

Stein Auf!
Bridget
I can't judge this song based on the criteria you asked. I wouldn't censor it or call it unchristian. I would have to hear the music with it to know whether I enjoyed it. Lyrically I can't find a problem with it.

[KagomeShuko]

I can't judge this song based on the criteria you asked. I wouldn't censor it or call it unchristian. I would have to hear the music with it to know whether I enjoyed it. Lyrically I can't find a problem with it.
It's slow soft music, in general. It gets a bit louder near the end, but never heavy - more of a ballad with just an intense stressed part, I guess.

Stein Auf!
Bridget

[KagomeShuko]

I can't judge this song based on the criteria you asked. I wouldn't censor it or call it unchristian. I would have to hear the music with it to know whether I enjoyed it. Lyrically I can't find a problem with it.
I've now put the song as my song in my profile. It's not of great quality - tons of hissing, but you can hear it.

Stein Auf!
Bridget

[Protoevangel]

No problems with the words, not in how they are used in that song anyway.

[KagomeShuko]

No problems with the words, not in how they are used in that song anyway.
Yep, that's the way I feel, too. They aren't using the words to swear. . .they're using them to make the points of what people do/say. . .

Stein Auf!
Bridget

p.s. It's now my song on CF, full of hissing and such, but it's all I could get - http://home.graffiti.net/kagomeshuko/usedtobe.wav

[SPALATIN]

Yep, that's the way I feel, too. They aren't using the words to swear. . .they're using them to make the points of what people do/say. . .

Stein Auf!
Bridget

p.s. It's now my song on CF, full of hissing and such, but it's all I could get - http://home.graffiti.net/kagomeshuko/usedtobe.wav
Evidently the site only allows so many members to go there in a day. I got a message saying that. Well I will try later.

[KagomeShuko]

Evidently the site only allows so many members to go there in a day. I got a message saying that. Well I will try later.
I guess enough people went so the bandwidth for the was used up. . I've had it happen with pictures I host there.

Stein Auf!
Bridget