tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24618106.post8467804417474682522..comments2023-06-03T04:00:33.420-07:00Comments on εις επαινον δοξης αυτου: Exies, "Ugly"Matthew LaPinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06443707548111194774noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24618106.post-74405802682584175882010-11-29T17:38:58.048-08:002010-11-29T17:38:58.048-08:00U2's "Moment of Surrender" is anothe...U2's "Moment of Surrender" is another dark take on addiction:<br /><br />I tied myself with wire<br />To let the horses run free<br />Playing with the fire<br />Till the fire played with me<br /><br />The stone was semi-precious<br />We were barely conscious<br />Two souls too smart to be<br />In the realm of certainty<br />Even on our wedding day<br /><br />We set ourselves on fire<br />Oh God, do not deny her<br />It’s not if I believe in love<br />But if love believes in me<br />Oh, believe in me<br /><br />At the moment of surrender<br />I folded to my knees<br />I did not notice the passers-by<br />And they did not notice me<br /><br />I’ve been in every black hole<br />At the altar of the dark star<br />My body’s now a begging bowl<br />That’s begging to get back<br />Begging to get back to my heart<br />To the rhythm of my soul<br />To the rhythm of my unconsciousness<br />To the rhythm that yearns<br />To be released from control<br /><br />I was punching in the numbers<br />At the ATM machine<br />I could see in the reflection<br />A face staring back at me<br />At the moment of surrender<br />Of vision over visibility<br />I did not notice the passers-by<br />And they did not notice me<br /><br />I was speeding on the subway<br />Through the stations of the cross<br />Every eye looking every other way<br />Counting down ’til the pain will stop<br /><br />At the moment of surrender<br />Of vision of over visibility<br />I did not notice the passers-by<br />And they did not notice meChris Trampelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540978432101425959noreply@blogger.com