In visions of the dark night
I have dreamed of joy departed-
But a waking dream of life and light
Hath left me broken-hearted.
Ah! what is not a dream by day
To him whose eyes are cast
On things around him with a ray
Turned back upon the past?
That holy dream- that holy dream,
While all the world were chiding,
Hath cheered me as a lovely beam
A lonely spirit guiding.
What though that light, thro' storm and night,
So trembled from afar-
What could there be more purely bright
In Truth's day-star?
Seeing I have to use a serious poem, here it is and who other than Edgar Allen Poe would suit my personality.....like really guys are you surprised? In this poem about dreams, I believe there is a message to people who really look down upon themselves because of something they might have failed at in the past. In the first few lines, Poe describes the different types of dreams such a person might have, whether it be a dream like their everyday life and it doesn't make them any better or its a really awesome dream about who they want to be and they are heartbroken when they wake up. In the second paragraph, Poe states that what kind of life is not a dream if a person is constantly living and being blinded by the past instead of looking toward the light in the future, which is supported by Poe finishing the poem by saying " What could there be more purely bright in truth's day-star." In this statement, he concludes by saying the positive "light" exists any time whether it be in hardship or easy times, and because of that what is better in life than to live looking for the positive rather than the negatives of the past.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Ain't No Rest For The Wicked by Cage the Elephant
I was walking down the street,
When out the corner of my eye
I saw a pretty little thing approaching me.
She said "I've never seen a man
Who looks so all alone,
Could you use a little company?
If you can pay the right price
Your evening will be nice,
And you can go and send me on my way."
I said "You're such a sweet young thing
Why you do this to yourself?"
She looked at me and this is what she said:
"Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked,
Money don't grow on trees.
I got bills to pay,
I got mouths to feed,
There ain't nothing in this world for free.
I know I can't slow down,
I can't hold back,
Though you know, I wish I could.
No there ain't no rest for the wicked,
Until we close our eyes for good".
Not even fifteen minutes later
I'm still walking down the street,
When I saw a shadow of a man creep out of sight.
And then he sweeps up from behind
And puts a gun up to my head,
He made it clear he wasn't looking for a fight.
He said "Give me all you've got
I want your money not your life,
But if you try to make a move I won't think twice."
I go like "You can have my cash
But first you know I got to ask
What made you want to live this kind of life?"
He said "There ain't no rest for the wicked,
Money don't grow on trees.
I got bills to pay,
I got mouths to feed,
There ain't nothing in this world for free.
I know I can't slow down,
I can't hold back,
Though you know, I wish I could.
No there ain't no rest for the wicked,
Until we close our eyes for good".
Now a couple hours have passed
And I was sitting at my house,
The day was winding down and coming to an end.
So I turned on the TV
And flipped it over to the news,
And what I saw I almost couldn't comprehend.
I saw a preacher man in cuffs he'd taken money from the church,
He stuffed his bank account with righteous dollar bills.
But even still I can't say much
Because I know we're all the same,
oh yes we all seek out to satisfy those thrills
"Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked,
Money don't grow on trees.
We got bills to pay,
We got mouths to feed,
There ain't nothing in this world for free.
I know we can't slow down,
We can't hold back,
Though you know, we wish we could.
No there ain't no rest for the wicked,
Until we close our eyes for good"
Well if anyone has played borderlands then you probably know this song since it is the opening theme song, but for those who haven't heard it let us talk about why there "Ain't no Rest For the Wicked." In the song, the writer uses several analogies that describe people in society who we generally frown upon because of their actions on obtaining cash such as the prostitute from the first paragraph, the gun thief from the second, or the preacher from the third. After telling introducing each of the characters the song is followed up with the same chorus which pretty much says that there isn't no rest for wicked people and they cannot stop what they are doing because they still have bills to pay and mouths to feed. However, I believe the writer is trying to portray some deeper meaning in this as he explains why the so called "wicked people" do what they constantly rather than stopping and getting a normal job like the population would believe they should do. I believe the writer is trying to say that once a person makes a mistake in their life and choose a wicked act there is no turning back because in this society no matter if you paid your sentence, as long as there is a record the chances of leading a normal successful life is a lot harder to do, even if they realized their mistake and changed. Another thing the writer points out in the paragraph about the thieving preacher is when he says that everyone seeks out to satisfy the same thrills. I believe he is saying that in some aspects everyone who is supposable "good" isn't all that much more better than the "wicked" preacher because everyone has some greed and an evil side and probably has made some mistakes in their life caught or uncaught, minor or major.
Have a link to the song :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKtsdZs9LJo
When out the corner of my eye
I saw a pretty little thing approaching me.
She said "I've never seen a man
Who looks so all alone,
Could you use a little company?
If you can pay the right price
Your evening will be nice,
And you can go and send me on my way."
I said "You're such a sweet young thing
Why you do this to yourself?"
She looked at me and this is what she said:
"Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked,
Money don't grow on trees.
I got bills to pay,
I got mouths to feed,
There ain't nothing in this world for free.
I know I can't slow down,
I can't hold back,
Though you know, I wish I could.
No there ain't no rest for the wicked,
Until we close our eyes for good".
Not even fifteen minutes later
I'm still walking down the street,
When I saw a shadow of a man creep out of sight.
And then he sweeps up from behind
And puts a gun up to my head,
He made it clear he wasn't looking for a fight.
He said "Give me all you've got
I want your money not your life,
But if you try to make a move I won't think twice."
I go like "You can have my cash
But first you know I got to ask
What made you want to live this kind of life?"
He said "There ain't no rest for the wicked,
Money don't grow on trees.
I got bills to pay,
I got mouths to feed,
There ain't nothing in this world for free.
I know I can't slow down,
I can't hold back,
Though you know, I wish I could.
No there ain't no rest for the wicked,
Until we close our eyes for good".
Now a couple hours have passed
And I was sitting at my house,
The day was winding down and coming to an end.
So I turned on the TV
And flipped it over to the news,
And what I saw I almost couldn't comprehend.
I saw a preacher man in cuffs he'd taken money from the church,
He stuffed his bank account with righteous dollar bills.
But even still I can't say much
Because I know we're all the same,
oh yes we all seek out to satisfy those thrills
"Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked,
Money don't grow on trees.
We got bills to pay,
We got mouths to feed,
There ain't nothing in this world for free.
I know we can't slow down,
We can't hold back,
Though you know, we wish we could.
No there ain't no rest for the wicked,
Until we close our eyes for good"
Well if anyone has played borderlands then you probably know this song since it is the opening theme song, but for those who haven't heard it let us talk about why there "Ain't no Rest For the Wicked." In the song, the writer uses several analogies that describe people in society who we generally frown upon because of their actions on obtaining cash such as the prostitute from the first paragraph, the gun thief from the second, or the preacher from the third. After telling introducing each of the characters the song is followed up with the same chorus which pretty much says that there isn't no rest for wicked people and they cannot stop what they are doing because they still have bills to pay and mouths to feed. However, I believe the writer is trying to portray some deeper meaning in this as he explains why the so called "wicked people" do what they constantly rather than stopping and getting a normal job like the population would believe they should do. I believe the writer is trying to say that once a person makes a mistake in their life and choose a wicked act there is no turning back because in this society no matter if you paid your sentence, as long as there is a record the chances of leading a normal successful life is a lot harder to do, even if they realized their mistake and changed. Another thing the writer points out in the paragraph about the thieving preacher is when he says that everyone seeks out to satisfy the same thrills. I believe he is saying that in some aspects everyone who is supposable "good" isn't all that much more better than the "wicked" preacher because everyone has some greed and an evil side and probably has made some mistakes in their life caught or uncaught, minor or major.
Have a link to the song :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKtsdZs9LJo
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