I am a Rock xx

**Stephanie** · 27-08-13, 00:45

**very shy guy** · 27-08-13, 01:00

Originally Posted by Stephanie

They had some great hits Stephanie,"Bright eyes" brought them to a whole new generation.

**earlyriser** · 27-08-13, 01:10

Originally Posted by Stephanie

Wonderful stuff.

So many to choose from Yamser. The Boxer, America, The Sound of Silence, El Condor Pasa, etc., etc.

Can this be a Simon and Garfunkel thread, Stephanie?

**very shy guy** · 27-08-13, 01:24

Originally Posted by earlyriser

Wonderful stuff.

So many to choose from Yamser. The Boxer, America, The Sound of Silence, El Condor Pasa, etc., etc.

Can this be a Simon and Garfunkel thread, Stephanie?

Erm,it already is Earlyriser,great duo.

**EIFII** · 27-08-13, 08:08

Originally Posted by Stephanie

Indeed, but no (wo)man is an island...

**earlyriser** · 27-08-13, 08:17

Originally Posted by very shy guy

Erm,it already is Earlyriser,great duo.

Lol. It was a bit late for me. I meant rather than only discuss that particular song, if we could post others.

The Lyrics:

A winter’s day
In a deep and dark December
I am alone
Gazing from my window
To the streets below
On a freshly fallen, silent shroud of snow
I am a rock
I am an island

I’ve built walls
A fortress, steep and mighty
That none may penetrate
I have no need of friendship
Friendship causes pain.
It’s laughter and it’s loving I disdain.
I am a rock
I am an island

Don’t talk of love
Well, I’ve heard the words before
It’s sleeping in my memory
And I won’t disturb the slumber
Of feelings that have died
If I never loved, I never would have cried
I am a rock
I am an island

I have my books
And my poetry to protect me
I am shielded in my armor
Hiding in my room
Safe within my womb
I touch no one and no one touches me
I am a rock
I am an island

And a rock feels no pain
And an island never cries

That was definitely me in my teens. I was hurt and humiliated many a time and tried to live as much of my life in self-imposed isolation as I could. A crying shame the poets in music aren't as appreciated nowadays.

**Best Before** · 27-08-13, 08:50

Great song Stephanie, complimented by this one nicely.

**EIFII** · 27-08-13, 08:50

**JohnSund2** · 27-08-13, 19:47

**Stephanie** · 27-08-13, 21:08

Originally Posted by earlyriser

Wonderful stuff.

So many to choose from Yamser. The Boxer, America, The Sound of Silence, El Condor Pasa, etc., etc.

Can this be a Simon and Garfunkel thread, Stephanie?

I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
Yes I would
>>>
Hmm mmm

I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
Yes I would
>>>
Hmm mmm

Away, I'd rather sail away
Like a swan that's here and gone
A man gets tied up to the ground
He gives the world its saddest sound, its saddest sound
Hmm mmm

I'd rather be a forest than a street
Yes I would
>>>

I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
Yes I would
>>>

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