“Too old to plant trees for my own gratification, I shall do it for my posterity.”
—Thomas Edison
February 2009
20 posts
“Is all that we see or seem but a dream within a dream?”
—Poe
“What is essential about you? And who are those who have helped you become the person that you are? Anyone who has ever graduated from a college, anyone who has ever been able to sustain a good work, has had at least one person and often many who have believed in him or her. We just don’t get to be competent human beings without a lot of different investments from others.”
—Mr Rogers
“Rainy day, dream away, Ah let the sun take a holiday, Flowers bathe an’ ah see the children play, Lay back and groove on a rainy day.”
—Jimi Hendrix - “Rainy Day”
“This is what the world is for, Making electricity, You can feel it in your mind, Oh you can do it all the time, Plug it in, change the world, You are my electric girl”
—MGMT - “Electric Feel”
“Love isn’t a decision. It’s a feeling. If we could decide who we loved, it would be much simpler, but much less magical.”
—Mr. Twig
“Nothing’s ever gonna happen ‘round here, If we don’t make it happen, Sleep away the day if you want to, But I got something that I gotta do”
—The Eels - “Saturday Morning”
“The time is right to put my arms around you, You’re feeling right, You wrap your arms around too, But suddenly I feel the shining sun, Before I knew it this dream was all gone”
—Daft Punk - “Digital Love”
“Do you ever think that, This is now I must remember? You take in all around you, Colours, taste and smell, Before it fades like a dying ember”
—Bent - “Now I Must Remember”
“Take a bath, Ill drink the water that you leave. If you should die before me, ask if you can bring a friend. Pick a flower, hold your breath, and drift away.”
—Stone Temple Pilots - “Still Remains”
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You got how many bills to pay, and how many kids, and you forgot about the things that we did. The town where we’re living, has made you a man, and all of your dreams are washed in the sand.
It’s funny how your dreams change as you’re growing old, you don’t wanna be no spaceman, you just want gold. All the dream stealers are lying in wait, but if you wanna be a spaceman, It’s still not too late.
” —Oasis - “D’yer Wanna Be A Spaceman”
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This is our decision to live fast and die young. We’ve got the vision, now let’s have some fun. Yeah it’s overwhelming, but what else can we do? Get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning commute?
I’ll miss the playgrounds and the animals and digging up worms. I’ll miss the comfort of my mother and the weight of the world. I’ll miss my sister, miss my father, miss my dog and my home. Yeah I’ll miss the boredom and the freedom and the time spent alone.
But there is really nothing, nothing we can do. Love must be forgotten. Life can always start up anew.
” —MGMT - “Time to Pretend”