Snow

[Ramona_A_Stone]

Yet another collective compilation in homage to the foot of it now falling outside here...



close the door
put out the light
you know they won't be home tonight
the snow falls hard and don't you know
the Winds of Thor are blowing cold
they're wearing steel that's bright and true
they carry news that must get through
they choose the path where no one goes

they hold no quarter

walking side by side with death
the devil mocks their every step
the snow drives back the foot that's slow
the Dogs of Doom are howling more
they carry news that must get through
to build a dream for me and you
they choose the path where no one goes

they hold no quarter
they ask no quarter

[TankGirl]

Walking in the Air

We’re walking in the air
We’re floating in the moonlit sky
The people far below are sleeping as we fly

I´m holding very tight
I’m riding in the midnight blue
I’m finding I can fly so high above with you

Far across the world
The villages go by like dreams
The rivers and the hills
The forests and the streams

Children gaze open mouth
Taken by surprise
Nobody down below believes their eyes

We’re surfing in the air
We’re swimming in the frozen sky
We’re drifting over icy mountains floating by

Suddenly swooping low on an ocean deep
Rousing up a mighty monster from his sleep

We’re walking in the air
We’re floating in the midnight sky
And everyone who sees us greets us as we fly

I´m holding very tight
I’m riding in the midnight blue
I’m finding I can fly so high above with you

[theknife]

A Million Parachutes

Like a million parachutes
The snow's coming down
I'll lock up the front door
And turn the lights down
In the glow of the street lights
I see them descend
Like a million parachutes
Small men on a mission

[Chorus]
I miss the warmth
And I miss the sun
I miss the ocean
I miss everyone
And I miss the bridges
That span across the bay
Tonight, it seems like ages ago

Like a million parachutes
the snow still falls
The dogs are asleep now
There's no one to call
I'll put on some records
And wait for the light
Under those million parachutes
Now a blanket of white.
- Sixpence None The Richer

[Ramona_A_Stone]

could you see the aisles of women
could you see them screaming and weeping
could you see the storm rising
could you see the guy who was driving
could you climb higher and higher
could you climb right over the top

why does a multi millionaire
fill up his home with priceless junk

the wind is whistling
the wind is whistling
through the house

Elvis are you out there somewhere
looking like a happy man
in the snow with Rosebud
and king of the mountain

another Hollywood waitress
is telling us she’s having your baby
and there is a rumour that you’re on ice
and you will rise again someday
and then there’s a photograph
where you’re dancing on your grave

the wind is whistling
the wind is whistling
through the house

Elvis are you out there somewhere
looking like a happy man
in the snow with Rosebud
and king of the mountain

the wind it blows
the wind it blows
the door
closed

The Incomparable Kate - Aerial - King of the Mountain

[Ramona_A_Stone]

at the head of Glen Holm
sheltered 'neath your outspread wing
where the north wind grows not old
in your arms I hope to find her

for your kingdom is so cold
all is frozen by your hand
is her hair still raven-black
and does no one mourn her passing

snowgatherer
where do you lie with her
snowgatherer
winter will not contain her

in this strange and barren land
hailstones rage upon my face
higher still your gathering
and I wish I could forget her

all I see is broken worlds
reaching into wilderness
yet her arms are 'round me now
fearing for my life, I love her

snowgatherer
where do you lie with her
snowgatherer
winter will not contain her


Mouth Music - Seafaring Man - Snowgatherer

[Ramona_A_Stone]

snow can wait
I forgot my mittens
wipe my nose
get my new boots on
I get a little warm in my heart
when I think of winter
I put my hand in my father's glove

I run off where the drifts get deeper
Sleeping Beauty trips me with a frown
I hear a voice
"you must learn to stand up
for yourself
'cause I can't alyways be around"

he says
when you gonna make up your mind
when you gonna love you as much as I do
when you gonna make up your mind
'cause things are gonna change so fast
all the white horses are still in bed
I tell you that I'll always want you near
you say that things change
my dear

boys get discovered as winter melts
flowers competing for the sun
years go by and I'm here still waiting
withering where some snowman was
mirror mirror where's the crystal palace
but I only can see myself
skating around the truth who I am
but I know dad
the ice is getting thin

hair is grey and the fires are burning
so many dreams on the shelf
you say I wanted you to be proud
I always wanted that myself

when you gonna make up your mind
when you gonna love you as much as I do
when you gonna make up your mind
'cause things are gonna change so fast
all the white horses have gone ahead
I tell you that I'll always want you near
you say that things change
my dear

never change

all the white horses

Tori - Little Earthquakes - Winter

[Drakonix]

Snow, Both Sides Now
Tune: "Both Sides Now"
(Parody lyrics by Drakonix)

Rows and floes of angel hair
And ice cream castles everywhere
Its fun to visit it somewhere
Ive looked at snow that way

But now it only blocks my fun
Its everywhere, on everyone
So many things I could have done
But snow got in my way

Ive looked at snow from both sides now
Have no funds to fix the snowplow
Its not illusions I recall
I really don't like snow at all

Its cold outside all damn day
Heating bills so high I cant pay
Theres got to be a better way
Like moving far away

But now here comes some more damn snow
Roads are blocked nowhere I can go
Powers out cant watch TV shows
Ill be stuck here for days

Ive looked at snow from both sides now
Ill have to move away somehow
Its not illusions I recall
I really dont like snow at all

Its cold and wind is blowing fast
I slipped on ice, busted my ass
Now my bum is in a cast
More big bills I cant pay

The roads are cleared but I need chains
The stores are out, more winter pains
Theres only loss and never gains
In wintertime days

Ive looked at snow from both sides now
I must wait for spring to move now
Its not illusions I recall
Ill go where theres no snow at all

[floydian slip]

A man in black on a snow white horse,
a pointless life has run it's course,
the red rimmed eyes, the tears still run
as he fades into the setting sun

[theknife]

nice one, drak

RAS, i'd kill for a little snow right now - we have temps in the high 60's with howling southern winds. most unseasonable.

[floydian slip]

Wintertime winds blow cold the season
Fallen in love, I'm hopin' to be
Wind is so cold, is that the reason?
Keeping you warm, your hands touching me

Come with me dance, my dear
Winter's so cold this year
You are so warm
My wintertime love to be

Winter time winds blue and freezin'
Comin' from northern storms in the sea
Love has been lost, is that the reason?
Trying desperately to be free

Come with me dance, my dear
Winter's so cold this year
And you are so warm
My wintertime love to be

[floydian slip]

Well I married me a wife, shes been trouble all my life
Run me out in the cold rain and snow
Rain and snow, run me out in the cold rain and snow

Well shes coming down the stairs, combin back her yellow hair
And I aint goin be treated this ol way

Well she went up to her room where she sang her faithful tune
Well Im goin where those chilly winds dont blow

[theknife]

oh, so we're going deep into the archives for some Dead?

Brown-Eyed Women - Grateful Dead

Gone are the days when the ox fall down
Take up the yoke and plough the fields around
Gone are the days when the ladies said "please
Gentle Jack Jones won't you come to me"

Chorus
Brown-eyed women and red grenadine
The bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean
Sound of the thunder with the rain pouring down
And it looks like the old man's getting on

Nineteen twenty when he stepped to the bar
Drank to the dregs of the whiskey jar
Nineteen thirty when the wall caved in
He made his way selling red-eyed gin

[chorus]

Delilah Jones was the mother of twins
Two times over and the rest were sins
Raised eight boys, only I turned bad
Didn't get the lickings that the other ones had

[chorus]

Tumble-down shack in Big Foot County
Snowed so hard that the roof caved in
Delilah Jones went to meet her God
And the old man never was the same again

Daddy made whiskey and he made it well
Cost two dollars and it burned like hell (note e)
I cut hickory just to fire the still
Drink down a bottle and you're ready to kill

[Ramona_A_Stone]

Knife: Time share? I'll trade ya. Snow is nice to look at but Drak pretty much summed up my general feeling of actually living in it. (Looking forward to a recording by Tenacious D). Does make for some damned good songs though. Does anyone else make playlists of these things?

I took my love
I took it down
climbed a mountain and I turned around
and I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills
till the landslide brought me down

oh mirror in the sky
what is love
can the child within my heart rise above
can I sail through the changing ocean tides
can I handle the seasons of my life

well I've been afraid of changing
'cause I've built my life around you
but time makes you bolder
children get older
and I'm getting older too

take my love
take it down
climb a mountain and turn around
and if you see my reflection in the snow covered hills
well the landslide will bring it down

if you see my reflection in the snow covered hills
well maybe the landslide will bring it down

FM - Eponymous - Landslide

[Ramona_A_Stone]

Just heard this one on the radio...
flying birds
excellent birds
watch them fly
there they go

falling snow
excellent snow
here it comes
watch it fall

long words
excellent words
I can hear them now
this is the picture

I'm sitting by the window
watching the snow fall
I'm looking out
and I'm moving turning in time
jump up
and I can land on my feet
look out
this is the picture

looking out
I'm watching now
but when I see the future
I close my eyes
I can see it now

I see pictures of people
rising up
I see pictures of people
falling down
I see pictures of people
they're standing on their heads they're ready

they're looking out
look out
they're watching out
watch out
they're looking out
look out
they're watching out
watching watching out

Laurie and Peter - Mister Heartbreak - Excellent Birds

not to forget:
...on top of Old Smokey all covered with snow
that's where I wanna
that's where I'm gonna
that's where I'm gonna
go... (Sharkey's Day)

Trivia for bonus points: What movie is the line "The snow is warm" from?

[floydian slip]

sounds like a good movie Ramona, but no clue.


oh the weather outside is frightful...


...The lights are turned way down low

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!


not only playlists but actual cd's

[Ramona_A_Stone]

we climbed and we climbed
O how we climbed
aye how we climbed
over the stars
to top
Tiger Mountain
forcing the lines through the snow
we climbed and we climbed
O how we climbed
aye how we climbed
over the stars
to top
Tiger Mountain
forcing the lines through the snow
we climbed and we climbed
O how we climbed
aye how we climbed
over the stars
to top
Tiger Mountain
forcing the lines through the snow

Brian Peter George St. Jean le Baptiste de la Salle Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) - (title track)

[floydian slip]

Originally Posted by theknife

oh, so we're going deep into the archives for some Dead?

Brown-Eyed Women - Grateful Dead

Gone are the days when the ox fall down
Take up the yoke and plough the fields around
Gone are the days when the ladies said "please
Gentle Jack Jones won't you come to me"

Chorus
Brown-eyed women and red grenadine
The bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean
Sound of the thunder with the rain pouring down
And it looks like the old man's getting on

Nineteen twenty when he stepped to the bar
Drank to the dregs of the whiskey jar
Nineteen thirty when the wall caved in
He made his way selling red-eyed gin

[chorus]

Delilah Jones was the mother of twins
Two times over and the rest were sins
Raised eight boys, only I turned bad
Didn't get the lickings that the other ones had

[chorus]

Tumble-down shack in Big Foot County
Snowed so hard that the roof caved in
Delilah Jones went to meet her God
And the old man never was the same again

Daddy made whiskey and he made it well
Cost two dollars and it burned like hell (note e)
I cut hickory just to fire the still
Drink down a bottle and you're ready to kill

great tune!! i can dig it

How about the Jethro Tull Christmas Album

Jack Frost And The Hooded Crow

Through long December nights we talk in words of rain or snow
while you, through chattering teeth, reply and curse as you go.
Why not spare a thought this day for those who have no flame
to warm their bones at Christmas time?
Say Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow.

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Weathercock

Do you simply reflect changes in the patterns of the sky?
Or is it true to say the weather heeds the twinkle in your eye?
Do you fight the rush of winter; and hold snowflakes at bay?
Do you lift the dawn sun from the fields and help him on his way?

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First Snow On Brooklyn

And the first snow on Brooklyn paints a Christmas card upon the pavement.
The cab leaves a disappearing trace and then it’s gone.
And the snow covers my footprints, deep regrets and heavy heartbeats.
When you wake you’ll never see the spot that I was standing on.

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A Winter Snowscape

instumental

[floydian slip]

wonder where our friend Nanook is? BTW!

Hmmmm whats that Zappa tune again lol
you know the one about the dog doo snow cones

[Ramona_A_Stone]

dreamed I was an eskimo
frozen wind began to blow
under my boots and around my toes
the frost that bit the ground below
it was a hundred degrees below zero

and my mama cried
and my mama cried
Nanook! a-no-no
Nanook! a-no-no
don't be a naughty eskimo
save your money don't go to the show

well I turned around and I said oh oh oh
well I turned around and I said oh oh oh
well I turned around and I said ho ho
and the northern lights commenced to glow
and she said
with a tear in her eye
watch out where the huskies go
and don't you eat that yellow snow

FZ - Apostrophe

[JackSpratts]

I was one as you were one
And we were two so much in love forever
I loved the white socks that you wore
But you don't wear white socks no more, now you're a woman
I joked about your turned-up nose
And criticized your school girl clothes
But would I then have paced these roads to love you
For seasons come and seasons go
Bring forth the rain the sun and snow
Make Valerie a woman
And Valerie is lonely

No more to roam on the snow hills of Hienton
Undecided with the guardians of the older generation
A doormat was a sign of welcome
In the winter months to come
And in the summer laughing
Through the castle ruins we'd run

For the quadrangle sang to the sun
And the grace of our feeling
And the candle burned low as we talked of the future
Underneath the ceiling
There were tears in the sky
And the clouds in your eyes were just cover
For your thighs were the cushions
Of my love and yours for each other
The songs still are sung
It was fun to be young
But please dont be sad where `ere you are

I am who I am
You are who you are
Now Valerie's a woman
Now Valerie's a woman
Now Valerie's a woman


First Episode At Hienton - Bernie Taupin, from the album Elton John