DISCUSS: Methos' Song

      Michael Grimm (mjgrimm80537@yahoo.com)
      Mon, 25 Oct 2004 11:17:47 -0700

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      Hi everybody!
      I've been a lurker here for many years. I've loved the very
      creative stories that the authors have posted!
      
      Over the years, I've seen some stories that are based on
      song lyrics. I believe they are part of the "Lyric Wheel."
      Not being a writer, I'm not sure what that means :)
      
      There's a song from Bruce Cockburn (pronouced co-burn),
      that
      everytime I hear it, I'm reminded of Methos. It's from his
      album "The Charity of Night." Everytime I hear it, I think,
      this is Methos' song.
      
      I'm wondering if there's anyone that could write a Methos
      story based on these lyrics. I've read some really
      wonderful
      Methos stories that bring out the deep emotions that a 5000
      year old imortal has. That's why I'm reminded of Methos
      when
      I hear this song.
      
      I'd be glad to send the mp3 of the song to anyone who's
      interested
      in using it to write a story. The lyrics are below. Please
      contact
      me if you'd like to hear the mp3.
      
      Mike Grimm
      mjgrimm80537@yahoo.com
      
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      Found on:
      
      The Charity Of Night (1996)
      Lyrics:
      
      Sunset is an angel weeping
      Holding out a bloody sword
      No matter how I squint I cannot
      Make out what it's pointing toward
      Sometimes you feel like you live too long
      Days drip slowly on the page
      You catch yourself
      Pacing the cage
      
      I've proven who I am so many times
      The magnetic strip's worn thin
      And each time I was someone else
      And every one was taken in
      Powers chatter in high places
      Stir up eddies in the dust of rage
      Set me to pacing the cage
      
      I never knew what you all wanted
      So I gave you everything
      All that I could pillage
      All the spells that I could sing
      It's as if the thing were written
      In the constitution of the age
      Sooner or later you'll wind up
      Pacing the cage
      
      Sometimes the best map will not guide you
      You can't see what's round the bend
      Sometimes the road leads through dark places
      Sometimes the darkness is your friend
      Today these eyes scan bleached-out land
      For the coming of the outbound stage
      Pacing the cage
      Pacing the cage
      
      
      
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