7
Apr
2009
In the voting years – First version
So people have been wanting to read the lyrics for “In the Voting years” which I blogged about previously.
Title : In the voting years (Single viewpoint version)*
Written by : Hexdream
Assisted by : CynicmanBased on Mike Rutherfords “In the living years”. (Mike and the mechanics)
Every politician
Blames the one before
Despite all our frustrations
Don’t go beating down their doorI know that I’m a prisoner
To all my country holds so dear
Don’t they know that I’m a hostage
To all our hopes and fears
I wish I could have swayed them in the voting yearsCrumpling the newspaper
Sensation and despair
Callous generations
Do they really care?When they speak I don’t believe it
What they say just makes no sense
We just can’t get agreement
On the subject of defense
Justice talks a different language
Judges sitting on the fenceCHOIR CHORUS:
Saying it loud won’t make you clear
You must listen just as well as you cheer
It’s too late when we die
To reject eye for an eyeWe re-open all our quarrels
Of our present and our past
We only sacrifice our future
It’s the silliness that lastsDon’t yield to your misfortunes
Don’t see it as your fate
You may gain a new perspective
See things a different way
Don’t drug up, and don’t break in
You must find a better way.Saying it loud won’t make you clear
You must listen just as well as you cheer
It’s too late when we die
To reject eye for an eyeI wasn’t there that morning
With the voting underway
I didn’t get to sway them
All the things I couldn’t sayThey do not vote on merit
They only vote in fear
I’m sure I heard the echo
Of the gunshots and the tears
I just wish I could have swayed them in the voting yearsCHOIR CHORUS:
Saying it loud won’t make you clear
You must listen just as well as you cheer
It’s too late when you die
To reject eye for an eye
*I also have a version suited for multiple impersonation artists, and @Cynicman has started working on a version “in the third person”. These will be posted later.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8mPS0-2Xq8
For original, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8mPS0-2Xq8
Edit: Seems that “In the living years” by Mike and the mechanics will be performed by Jason of South African Idols. While I don’t follow Idols, it is interesting timing.
5
Apr
2009
Obsessions
Don't be afraid to follow your passions
So we all have that little voice in the back of our head that we should be doing something else… Something that really drives our passions.
It’s that nagging voice that has finally gotten to me, and now I have decided to listen properly.
I have been obsessed with mainly two things for as long as I can remember : Exploring technology, and writing.
While I have dabbled with both before, the time has come to start taking them much more seriously.
So far I have given the most attention to technology… Most easily seen with my attempt at starting The OpenProject ( A failure, but I intend reviving it), and most recently my participation in Ductape, the first Hackerspace in the Southern Hemisphere. Ductape has a number of really passionate people. I see big things happening here… Making things is our combined passion, driving us forward. Watch this space 
I have not really done much to explore my writing, and this is going to change.
My first step has been to set up this blog. I need the practice, so what better place to begin.
I have also recently penned a “twisted tune” (See my previous post), and am preparing to write my first novel. I am not expecting miracles. It will be hard work and will probably take longer than necessary, but I am convinced I can do it. I will no longer be afraid.
To quote Dan Moore :
“If you want to be good at something, you have to to be obsessive. You have to do the thing all the time, and when you’re not doing it, you have to be thinking about doing it.
…
if you want to be good at writing, you need to be obsessive about it.”
