2022-12-08

A night with the Eurythmics' songs



I reckon God is unlike any god 

we've made or will, within our image and

in likeness of ourselves, for they've all  got

our motives on, to help them up, to stand!


For then I try to understand myself

(with reas'ning circ-u-lar) from off of them.

I rash-nalize by this means, then, my health

(or lack thereof), by looking up to when


I'd be a god and rule upon this Earth

(or time & space quite similar to this).

But not so I will grow into my birth-

right here and now, when things seem quite remiss,


but so I'll feel about myself, quite good 

(and sometimes act much better than the gods),

and if I fail occash'nally that would

be not so bad, considering those bods.


No other gods achieve their ends "perhaps";

and have as purposes that others "might"

reach out to find the one who is to chaps

(and chap-ess-es) quite close, both day & night;


as does this God, who knows we need to fear

him, not because he'll make us if we don't,

but 'coz he made us capable, and we're

designed by love to choose - unless we won't.


And when a poet sees the poetry

within this world of God's, and speaks it out,

it's like that tree of life, or t'other tree,

that woos, and those who choose from love won't pout!





“His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us. For in him we live and move and exist. As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’

Acts of the Apostles in partnership with the spirit of God 17:27‭-‬28 NLT


ζητεῖν τὸν ⸀θεὸν εἰ ἄρα γε ψηλαφήσειαν αὐτὸν καὶ εὕροιεν, καί γε οὐ μακρὰν ἀπὸ ἑνὸς ἑκάστου ἡμῶν ὑπάρχοντα. ἐν αὐτῷ γὰρ ζῶμεν καὶ κινούμεθα καὶ ἐσμέν, ὡς καί τινες τῶν καθ’ ὑμᾶς ποιητῶν εἰρήκασιν· Τοῦ γὰρ καὶ γένος ἐσμέν.

ΠΡΑΞΕΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΩΝ 17:27‭-‬28 SBLG + parsed Greek



Songs by Eurythmics


Thorn in my side ..

Run, run, from you. …. Or is it to you? depends on who the "you" is!


Thorn in My Side

Song by Eurythmics


Yeah

You gave me such a bad time

Tried to hurt me

But now I know

Thorn in my side

You know that's all you ever were

A bundle of lies

You know that's all that it was worth

I should have known better

But I trusted you at first

I should have known better

But I got what I deserved

Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa

Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa

To run away from you

Was all that I could do

To run away from you

Was all that I could do

To run away from you

Was all that I could do

To run away from you

Was all that I could do

Thorn in my side

You know that's all you'll ever be

So don't think you know better

'Cause that's what you mean to me

I was feeling complicated

I was feeling low

Now every time I think of you

I shiver to the bone

Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa

Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa

To run away from you

Was all that I could do

To run away from you

Was all that I could do

To run away from you

Was all that I could do

To run away from you

Was all that I could do


Would I lie to you?

Song by Eurythmics


Would I lie to you?

Would I lie to you honey?

Now would I say something that wasn't true?

I'm asking you sugar

Would I lie to you?

My friends know what's in store

I won't be here anymore

I've packed my bags

I've cleaned the floor

Watch me walkin'

Walkin' out the door

Believe me, I'll make it, make it

Tell me, would I lie to you?

Believe me, I'll make, it make it

Ooh, yes I will

Would I lie to you? (Oh no, no)

Would I lie to you honey? (Honey, would I lie to you?)

Now would I say something that wasn't true?

I'm asking you sugar

Would I lie to you?

Tell you straight, no intervention

To your face, no deception

You're the biggest fake

That much is true

Had all I can take

Now I'm leaving you

Believe me, I'll make it, make it

Oh, yes I will

Believe me, I'll make, it make it

Make it, make it, make it, make it...

Would I lie to you? (I'll make, it make it)

Would I lie to you honey?

Now would I say something that wasn't true?

I'm asking you sugar

Would I lie?

Would I lie to you?

Would I lie to you honey?

Now would I say something that wasn't true?

I'm asking you sugar

Would I lie to you?

My friends know what's in store

I won't be here anymore

I've packed my bags

I've cleaned the floor

Watch me walkin'

Walkin' out the door

Believe me, watch me, watch me

Ooh yeah

Believe me, watch me, watch me

Ooh, yes I will

Would I lie to you?

Believe me, watch me, watch me, watch me

Ooh yeah

Would I lie to you?

Believe me, watch me, watch me

I said, would I lie to you? (Ooh yeah)

Believe me

Watch me, watch me, watch me

Watch me, watch me, watch me, ooh (believe me)

Ah-huh, ah-huh yeah

Watch me now

Oh honey, would I lie? Honey, would I lie.?

Would I lie to you?

Believe me

Would I lie to you?

Believe me

Would I lie to you?

Believe me

Would I lie to you?

Believe me

Would I lie to you?

Believe me

Would I lie to you?

Believe me

Would I lie to you?

Believe me...


Songwriters: Annie Lennox / David Allan Stewart


There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)

Song by Eurythmics


No one on earth could feel like this

I'm thrown and overblown with bliss

There must be an Angel

Playing with my heart

I walk into an empty room

And suddenly my heart goes boom

It's an orchestra of Angels

And they're playing with my heart


Must be talking to an Angel

Must be talking to an Angel

Must be talking to an Angel

Must be talking to an Angel

Must be talking to an Angel

Must be talking to an Angel

Must be talking to an Angel

Must be talking to an Angel

Must be talking to an Angel

Must be talking to an Angel

Must be talking to an Angel

Must be talking to an Angel


No one on earth could feel like this

I'm thrown and overblown with bliss

There must be an Angel

Playing with my heart

And when I think that I'm alone

It seems there's more of us at home

It's a multitude of Angels

And they're playing with my heart, yeah


Must be talking to an Angel

Must be talking to an Angel

Must be talking to an Angel

Must be talking to an Angel

Must be talking to an Angel

Must be talking to an Angel

Must be talking to an Angel

Must be talking to an Angel

Must be talking to an Angel

Must be talking to an Angel

Must be talking to an Angel

Must be talking to an Angel


I must be hallucinating

Watching Angels celebrating

Could this be reactivating

All my senses dislocating?

This must be a strange deception

By celestial intervention

Leaving me the recollection

Of your Heavenly connection


I walk into an empty room

Suddenly my heart goes boom

It's an orchestra of angels

They're playing with my heart, yeah



Missionary man

Born an original sinner, i was virn from original sin.. 

Man on a mission

I've a message for you that you better believe


Missionary Man

Song by Eurythmics


Well I was born an original sinner.

I was borne from original sin.

And if I had a dollar bill

For all the things I've done

There'd be a mountain of money

Piled up to my chin

My mother told me good

My mother told me strong.

She said "Be true to yourself

And you can't go wrong."

"But there's just one thing

That you must understand."

"You can fool with your brother

But don't mess with a missionary man."

Don't mess with a missionary man.

Don't mess with a missionary man.

Well the missionary man

He's got god on his side.

He's got the saints and apostles

Backin' up from behind.

Black eyed looks from those bible books.

He's a man with a mission

Got a serious mind.

There was a woman in the jungle

And a monkey on a tree.

The missionary man he was followin' me.

He said "Stop what you're doing."

"Get down upon your knees."

"I've a message for you that you better believe."


Songwriters: Annie Lennox / David Allan Stewart



The miracle of love will .. take away your pain,

When the miracle of love comes your way again.. 

If you open your heart, you can make a new start…  the miracle of love..


The miracle of love

Song by Eurythmics


How many sorrows

Do you try to hide

In a world of illusion

That's covering your mind?

I'll show you something good

Oh I'll show you something good.

When you open your mind

You'll discover the sign

That there's something

You're longing to find

The miracle of love

Will take away your pain

When the miracle of love

Comes your way again.

Cruel is the night

That covers up your fears.

Tender is the one

That wipes away your tears.

There must be a bitter breeze

To make you sting so viciously

They say the greatest coward

Can hurt the most ferociously.

But I'll show you something good.

Oh I'll show you something good.

If you open your heart

You can make a start

When your crumbling world falls apart.

The miracle of love

Will take away your pain

When the miracle of love

Comes your way again.


Songwriters: Annie Lennox / David Allan Stewart



Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves

Song by Eurythmics



Now there was a time

When they used to say

That behind every great man

There had to be a great woman

But in these times of change

You know that it's no longer true

So we're comin' out of the kitchen

'Cause there's somethin' we forgot to say to you, we say

Sisters are doin' it for themselves

Standin' on their own two feet

And ringin' on their own bells, we say

Sisters are doin' it for themselves

Now this is a song

To celebrate

The conscious liberation

Of the female state

Mothers, daughters

And their daughters too

Woman to woman

We're singin' with you

The inferior sex, has

Got a new exterior, yeah

We got doctors

Lawyers, politicians too

Everybody take a look around

Can you see, can you see

Can you see there's a woman

Right next to you, we say

Sisters are doin' it for themselves

Standin' on their own two feet

And ringin' on their own bells

Sisters are doin' it for themselves

Now we ain't makin' stories

Oh, we ain't layin' plans

Don't you know that a man still loves a woman

And a woman still loves a man

Just the same way

Sisters are doin' it for themselves

There was a time

When they used to say

That behind every great man

There had to be a great woman

But in these times of change

You know that it's no longer true

So we're comin' out of the kitchen

'Cause there's somethin' we forgot to say to you, we say

Sisters are doin' it for themselves

Standin' on their own two feet

And ringin' on their own bells

Sisters are doin' it for themselves

Sisters are doin' it for themselves

Sisters are doin' it, doin' it, doin' it

Doin' it, doin' it, doin' it

Sisters are doin' it for themselves, yeah

Sisters are doin' it for themselves, yeah

Sisters are doin' it for themselves

I said, " Hey, hey, sisters are doin' it for themselves"

Sisters are doin' it for themselves

Sisters are doin' it for themselves


Songwriters: Annie Lennox / David Allan Stewart


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