folk-rock-bands

"It sounded like they’d jumped on to what I thought we ought to be doing. That was what I wanted us to sound like and here was somebody else doing it. It shook me to the core. … The Band had done it without even trying, and I harbored that as a weapon of resentment against Jack [Bruce] and Ginger [Baker] — who had a lot more respect for what we were doing than I did."

"Fall out of the car like a hostage from a plane"

"People say friends don't destroy one another. What do they know about friends."

"Woke up afraid of my own shadow. Like, genuinely afraid."

"I hope you die I hope we both die"

"I am gonna make it through this year if it kills me."

"I am drowning There is no sign of land You are coming down with me Hand in unlovable hand"

"Ghosts and clouds and nameless things... Squint your eyes and hope real hard, maybe sprout wings."

"Guy in a skeleton costume Comes up to the guy in the suit, Runs through him with a broadsword."

"When you punish a person for dreaming his dream, Don't expect him to thank or forgive you."

"Gianni: The time has come … I don't want to yell it because we're… Sarah: Just do it — fuck it, those guys don't even hear us."

"R.E.V.O. — Realize Every Victory Outright."

"It was a complete surprise... totally."

"I just had the idea of putting on multiple hands on a guitar for a long time, and I just didn't have the right song, and when I heard the song, I said "That's the one that it has to be." I didn't have any idea it was going to turn out like that, but I'm glad we chose it. … It's an awesome song."

"You have to have an awesome core of people that you get along with."

"There's no worries on the earth tonight We're all walkin' off the world tonight. Come on now everyone yeah Come on now everyone We're like a locomotive Under the big hot sun We're chained to the gang of rhythm The song is never done Come on now everyone yeah Come on now everyone Come on everyone."

"We got this melody Bring in the harmony like CSNY To write a tune you know will never die."

"They say "no way", well, I say "I rule the world." Ain't afraid of the walls, Imma break 'em down. They stay the same — well I'm feelin' high as a bird. Ain't afraid of the ground — I'm a standing.I say yeah, yeah, yeah, they say no, no, no, they say slow, slow, slow, I say go, go, go — They say "no way" I say I rule the world."

"I've chased illusion And I watched them fade to black Throwing me off-track. Found Revolution. Found it in a simple fact. I ain't coming back."

"And when the night is done These chains will hold us strong The chords will carry on Long after we're gone… oh… oh…"

"I say I rule the world. Don't cloud my vision I'm telling you — not today 'Cause I'm seeing straight. Made my decision. Made it through the shades of grey, Made it my own way. I materialize the feeling To carry on, to carry on I know some would say I'm dreaming But I carry on, I carry on, on."

"I got a shaker too The kinds of sound That wants to make you move. Bring in the uke It will complete the groove. Let's gather round and sing a song."

"I got this old guitar The strings are rusty But it's all I need."

"So we cheated and we lied and we tested And we never failed to fail, it was the easiest thing to do. You will survive being bested. Somebody fine will come along, make me forget about loving you At the Southern Cross."

"Think about how many times I have fallen. Spirits are using me, larger voices calling. What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten. I have been around the world, looking for that woman-girl who knows love can endure. And you know it will, and you know it will."

"And there's so much time to make up Everywhere you turn. Time we have wasted on the way. So much water moving Underneath the bridge. Let the water come and carry us away."

"Our house is a very, very fine house. With two cats in the yard, Life used to be so hard, Now everything is easy 'cause of you."

"Oh, captain, what are we hiding from? You've been hiding from the start. Did some lover steal your heart, Or did the full moon make you mad?Oh, captain, why these speechless seas That never seem to land? Oh I need to understand. Could a little light be that bad?"

"When you see the Southern Cross for the first time, You understand now why you came this way. 'Cause the truth you might be running from is so small. But it's as big as the promise, the promise of a coming day. So I'm sailing for tomorrow, my dreams are a'dying. And my love is an anchor tied to you, tied with a silver chain. I have my ship and all her flags are a flying. She is all that I have left and music is her name."

"I'm flying in Winchester cathedral Sunlight pouring through the break of day Stumbled through the door and into the chamber... And a feeling deep inside of me Tells me this can't be the place... I'm flying in Winchester cathedral All religion has to have its day Expressions on the face of the Savior Made me say I can't stay..."

"Wooden ships on the water, very free and easy. Easy, you know the way it's supposed to be. Silver people on the shoreline, let us be, Talkin' 'bout very free and easy... Horror grips us as we watch you die. All we can do is echo your anguished cries. Stare as all human feelings die. We are leaving - you don't need us."

"You, who are on the road must have a code that you can live by. And so become yourself because the past is just a goodbye. Teach your children well, their father's hell did slowly go by, And feed them on your dreams, the one they pick, the one you'll know by. Don't you ever ask them why, if they told you, you would cry. So just look at them and sigh and know they love you."

"Helplessly hoping her harlequin hovers nearby, Awaiting a word. Gasping at glimpses of gentle true spirit he runs, Wishing he could fly, Only to trip at the sound of goodbye."

"Chestnut brown canary, ruby throated sparrow, Sing a song, don't be long, thrill me to the marrow. Voices of the angels, ring around the moonlight, Asking me, said, she so free, how can you catch the sparrow? Lacy, lilting lyrics, losing love lamenting. Change my life, make it right, be my lady."

"Holding you close undisturbed before the fire, The pressure in my chest when you breath in my ear. We both knew this would happen when you first appeared, My lady of the island."

"Guinnevere had green eyes Like yours, mi'lady, like yours. When she'd walk down through the garden In the morning after it rained.Peacocks wandered aimlessly Underneath an orange tree. Why can't she see me?"

"Just a song before I go, to whom it may concern. Travelling twice the speed of sound, it's easy to get burned."

"I'll light the fire, you place the flowers in the vase that you bought today. Staring at the fire for hours and hours while I listen to you Play your love songs all night long for me, only for me."

"Sweeping cobwebs from the edges of my mind, Had to get away to see what we could find. Hope the days that lie ahead Bring us back to where they've led. Listen not to what's been said to you.Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express? Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express? They're taking me to Marrakesh. All aboard the train, all aboard the train."

"There is a town in north Ontario, With dream comfort memory to spare. And in my mind I still need a place to go, All my changes were there.Blue, blue windows behind the stars, Yellow moon on the rise. Big birds flying across the sky, Throwing shadows on our eyes."

"It's getting to the point where I am no fun anymore, I am sorry. Sometimes it hurts so badly I must cry out loud, '˜I am lonely.' I am yours, you are mine, you are what you are. You make it hard."

"Tin soldiers and Nixon coming, We're finally on our own. This summer I hear the drumming, Four dead in Ohio."

"If I gave you everything that I owned and asked for nothing in return, Would you do the same for me as I would for you? Or take me for a ride, and strip me of everything, including my pride? But spirit is something that no one destroys. And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of The low spark of high-heeled boys."

"Often lost and forgotten, the vagueness and the mud, I've been thinking I'm working too hard, but I've got something to show."

"Like a hurricane around your heart when earth and sky are torn apart He comes gathering up the bits while hoping that the puzzle fits. He leaves you, he leaves you, Freedom rider."

"If you had just a minute to breathe and they granted you one final wish, Would you ask for something like another chance? Or something similar as this? Don't worry too much, It'll happen to you as sure as your sorrows are joys. And the thing that disturbs you is only the sound of The low spark of high-heeled boys."

"Well you think you had a good time With the boy that you just met, Kicking sand from beach to beach, Your clothes all soaking wet. But if you look around and see A shadow on the run, Don't be too surprised if it's just a paper sun."

"Dear Mister Fantasy play us a tune, Something to make us all happy. Do anything, take us out of this gloom. Sing a song, play guitar, Make it snappy."

"I climbed on the back of a giant albatross, Which flew through a crack in the cloud, To a place where happiness reigned all year round, Where music played ever so loudly."

"Seems I've got to have a change of scene 'Cause every night I have the strangest dreams. Imprisoned by the way it could have been, Left here on my own or so it seems. I've got to leave before I start to scream, But someone's locked the door and took the key.You feelin' alright? I'm not feelin' too good myself. Well, you feelin' alright? I'm not feelin' too good myself."