ATF: Dreams and Nightmares

This series will include as many of my all-time favorite (ATF) tunes as I can get my grubby little hands on (so to speak).  Now, each one included in each edition will have some connection with the other—albeit only as a figment of my imagination, but they will not be numbered.  For I just cannot bring myself to rate some higher than others.  So, this will not be a countdown, but if you are enjoying them as much as I do, it won’t matter.  Besides, with no countdown, this could go on forever and ever!  Oh, and despite the fact that there is absolutely no way your musical tastes could be as exquisite as mine, I welcome any suggestions you might dare to make.  For I am, after all, quite magnanimous by nature.

Link: [Jon Butcher]

Wishes

Jon Butcher

it's late at night in the neighborhood

And the thieves have all gone to bed

They can hear your heartbeat in the distance

As you lay down your weary head

But don't worry

‘Cause the dawn is breaking

In another room halfway around the world

And you can't waste your life wishing upon a star

‘Cause

If wishes were horses

If wishes were horses

If wishes were horses

Then dreamers would ride

Yes they would

A girl lives her life missing

Some things that she never had

Spends too much time

In the unemployment line

You see in her eyes

That it drives her mad

Deep within her constitution

Her pride and her dignity show through

So she works that dream

‘Cause it's all she can do

If wishes were horses

If wishes were horses

She says

If wishes were horses

Then dreamers would ride

Yes they would

Now I'm looking all around me for the answers

And I know you're looking hard too

I know what you're thinking

Maybe wishes come true

If wishes were horses

If wishes were horses

I know

If wishes were horses

Then dreamers would ride

Link: [Metallica]

Enter Sandman

Metallica

Say your prayers little one

Don't forget my son

To include everyone

I tuck you in

Warm within

Keep you free from sin

‘Til the sandman he comes

Sleep with one eye open

Gripping your pillow tight

Exit light

Enter night

Take my hand

We're off to never never land

Something's wrong

Shut the light

Heavy thoughts tonight

And they aren't of snow white

Dreams of war

Dreams of liars

Dreams of dragon’s fire

And of things that will bite ya

Sleep with one eye open

Gripping your pillow tight

Exit light

Enter night

Take my hand

We're off to never never land

Now I lay me down to sleep

Now I lay me down to sleep

Pray the Lord my soul to keep

Pray the Lord my soul to keep

If I die before I wake

If I die before I wake

Pray the Lord my soul to take

Pray the Lord my soul to take

Hush little baby

Don't say a word

And never mind that noise you heard

It’s just the beasts under your bed

In your closet

In your head

Exit light

Enter night

Grain of sand

Exit light

Enter Night

Take my hand

We're off to never never land

We're off to never never land

Take my hand

We're off to never never land

Take my hand

We're off to never never land

We're off to never never land

We’re off to never never land…

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ATF: Singular Obsessions

This weekly series will include as many of my all-time favorite (ATF) tunes as I can get my grubby little hands on (so to speak).  Now, each one included in each edition will have some connection with the other—albeit only as a figment of my imagination, but they will not be numbered.  For I just cannot bring myself to rate some higher than others.  So, this will not be a countdown, but if you are enjoying them as much as I do, it won’t matter.  Besides, with no countdown, this could go on forever and ever!  Oh, and despite the fact that there is absolutely no way your musical tastes could be as exquisite as mine, I welcome any suggestions you might dare to make.  For I am, after all, quite magnanimous by nature.

Link: [Three Dog Night]

One

Three Dog Night

One is the loneliest number

That you'll ever do

Two can be as bad as one

It's the loneliest number

Since the number one-un

No is the saddest experience

You'll ever know

Yes it's the saddest experience

You'll ever know

'Cause one is the loneliest number

That you'll ever do

One is the loneliest number

Whoa-oh

Worse than two

It's just no good anymore

Since you went away

Now I spend my time

Just making rhymes

Of yesterday

One

Is the loneliest

Number

One

Is the loneliest

Number

One

Is the loneliest number

That you'll ever do

One

Is the loneliest

One

Is the loneliest

One

Is the loneliest number

That you'll ever do

It's just no good anymore

Since you went away

Number

One

Is the loneliest

Number

One

Is the loneliest

Number

One

Is the loneliest number

That you'll ever do

Number

One

Is the loneliest

Number

One

Is the loneliest

Number

One

Is the loneliest number

That you'll ever do

Number

One

One is the loneliest number

That you'll ever do

Number

One

Is the loneliest number

That you'll ever do

Number

One

Is the loneliest number

That you'll ever do

Link: [Metallica]

One

Metallica

I can’t remember anything

Can’t tell if this is true or dream

Deep down inside I feel to scream

This terrible silence stops me

Now that the war is through with me

I’m waking up

I cannot see

That there’s not much left of me

Nothing is real but pain now

Hold my breath as I

Wish for death

Oh please God

Wake me

Back in the womb it’s much too real

In pumps life that I must feel

But can’t look forward to reveal

Look to the time when I’ll live

Fed through the tube that sticks in me

Just like a wartime novelty

Tied to machines that make me be

Cut this life off from me

Hold my breath as I

Wish for death

Oh please God

Wake me

Now the world is gone

I’m just one

Oh God

Help me

Hold my breath as I

Wish for death

Oh please God

Help me

Darkness

Imprisoning me

All that I see

Absolute horror

I cannot live

I cannot die

Trapped in myself

Body my holding cell

Landmine

Has taken my sight

Taken my speech

Taken my hearing

Taken my arms

Taken my legs

Taken my soul

Left me with a life in Hell

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Bob Seger vs. Metallica

 

Link: [Bob Seger]

Link: [On YouTube]

Turn The Page

Bob Seger

On a long and lonesome highway

East of Omaha

You can listen to the engine

Moanin’ out its one note song

You can think about the woman

Or the girl you knew

The night before

But your thoughts will soon be wanderin’

The way they always do

When you're ridin’ sixteen hours

And there's nothin’ much to do

And you don't feel much like ridin’

You just wish the trip was through

See here I am

On the road again

There I am

Up on the stage

Here I go

Playin’ the star again

There I go

Turn the page

Well you walk into a restaurant

All strung out from the road

And you feel the eyes upon you

As you're shakin’ off the cold

You pretend it doesn't bother you

But you just want to explode

Most times you can't hear 'em talk

Other times you can

All the same old clichés

Is that a woman

Or a man

You always seem outnumbered

So you don't dare make a stand

Here I am

On the road again

There I am

Up on the stage

Here I go

Playin’ the star again

There I go

Turn the page

Out there in the spotlight

You're a million miles away

Every ounce of energy

You try to give away

As the sweat pours out your body

Like the music that you play

Later in the evenin’

As you lie awake in bed

With the echoes from the amplifiers

Ringin' in your head

You smoke the days last cigarette

Rememberin’ what she said

Ah here I am

On the road again

There I am

Up on the stage

Here I go

Playin’ the star again

There I go

There I go

 

Link: [Metallica]

Link: [On YouTube]

Turn The Page

Metallica

On a long and lonesome highway

East of Omaha

You can listen to the engine

Moanin’ out its one note song

You can think about the woman

Or the girl you knew

The night before

But your thoughts will soon be wanderin’

The way they always do

When you're ridin’ sixteen hours

And there's nothin’ much to do

And you don't feel much like ridin’

You just wish the trip was through

Here I am

On the road again

There I am

Up on the stage

Here I go

Playin’ the star again

There I go

Turn the page

So you walk into a restaurant

All strung out from the road

And you feel the eyes upon you

As you're shakin’ off the cold

You pretend it doesn't bother you

But you just want to explode

Yeah most times

You can't hear 'em talk

Other times you can

All the same old clichés

Is it woman

Is it man

You always seem outnumbered

You don't dare make a stand

Make a stand

Here I am

On the road again

There I am

Up on the stage

Here I go

Playin’ the star again

There I go

Turn the page

Oh oh

Out there in the spotlight

You're a million miles away

Every ounce of energy

You try to give away

As the sweat pours out your body

Like the music that you play

Later in the evenin’

As you lie awake in bed

With the echoes of the amplifiers

Ringin' in your head

You smoke the days last cigarette

Rememberin’ what she said

What she said

Yeah here I am

On the road again

There I am

Up on the stage

Here I go

Playin’ the star again

There I go

Turn the page

There I go

Turn that page

There I go

Whoa oh

There I go

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TWO FOR TUESDAY {REDO}

Not every song that will be featured here will be what is generally considered as being “Christian” in the eyes of this world. For some will be anguished cries from the pit of despair, and others will be quite obviously ferverent rants of rebellion. Nonetheless, be assured that they will all be of our Heavenly Father (in one way or another) and I hope that you have been given ears to hear the message.

Link: [OnYouTube]

The Unforgiven (I)
Metallica
New blood joins this earth
And quickly he’s subdued
Through constant pain disgrace
The young boy learns their rules
With time the child draws in
This whipping boy done wrong
Deprived of all his thoughts
The young man struggles on and on he’s known
Avow unto his own
The never from this day
His will they’ll take away

What I’ve felt
What I’ve known
Never shine through in what I’ve shown
Never be
Never see
Won’t see what might have been
What I’ve felt
What I’ve known
Never shined through in what I’ve shown
Never free
Never me
So I dub thee unforgiven

They dedicate their lives
To running all of his
He tries to please them all
This bitter man he is
Throughout his life the same
He’s battled constantly
This fight he cannot win
A tired man they see no longer cares
The old man then prepares
To die regretfully
That old man here is me

What I’ve felt
What I’ve known
Never shined through in what I’ve shown
Never be
Never see
Won’t see what might have been
What I’ve felt
What I’ve known
Never shined through in what I’ve shown
Never free
Never me
So I dub thee unforgiven

Unforgiven

Oh
Unforgiven

What I’ve felt
What I’ve known
Never shined through in what I’ve shown
Never be
Never see
Won’t see what might have been
What I’ve felt
What I’ve known
Never shined through in what I’ve shown
Never free
No never me
So I dub thee unforgiven

Never free
Never me
So I dub thee unforgiven

You labeled me
I’ll label you
So I dub thee unforgiven

Never free
Never me

Unforgiven


Link: [On YouTube]

One
Metallica
I can’t remember anything
Can’t tell if this is true or dream
Deep down inside I feel to scream
This terrible silence stops me
Now that the war is through with me
I’m waking up
I cannot see
That there’s not much left of me
Nothing is real but pain now

Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh please God
Wake me

Back in the womb it’s much too real
In pumps life that I must feel
But can’t look forward to reveal
Look to the time when I’ll live
Fed through the tube that sticks in me
Just like a wartime novelty
Tied to machines that make me be
Cut this life off from me

Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh please God
Wake me

Now the world is gone I’m just one
Oh God
Help me
Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh please God
Help me

Darkness
Imprisoning me
All that I see
Absolute horror
I cannot live
I cannot die
Trapped in myself
Body my holding cell

Landmine
Has taken my sight
Taken my speech
Taken my hearing
Taken my arms
Taken my legs
Taken my soul
Left me with a life in Hell

Link: [Metallica]

Lyrics From: [Dark Lyrics]