Writing the Rapids

Story telling is an exciting journey. Readers traverse the inky landscape of surprise and intrigue not dissimilar to riding rapids. The riders embrace the swiftly flowing waterways. Savouring the journey, they pause before undertaking another trip, only momentarily satisfying an insatiable hunger – likewise a reader cannot be placated until the closing chapter. Even then the hunger for another story is unyielding. A writer’s words dance, playfully coaxing the reader to continue.

Friday 2 November 2018

Prince 7

https://youtu.be/WYadwpYSn44

My Girl & Get Ready - (Rare Stereo Studio & TV Remaster - 1965-66) - Temptations

https://youtu.be/vZVuXBZaZGs

Sunday 14 October 2018

Shadow Of The Day (Official Video) - Linkin Park

https://youtu.be/n1PCW0C1aiM

I close both locks below the window
I close both blinds and turn away
Sometimes solutions aren't so simple
Sometimes goodbye's the only way, oh
And the sun will set for you
The sun will set for you
And the shadow of the day
Will embrace the world in gray
And the sun will set for you
In cards and flowers on your window
Your friends all plead for you to stay
Sometimes beginnings aren't so simple
Sometimes goodbye's the only way, oh
And the sun will set for you
The sun will set for you
And the shadow of the day
Will embrace the world in gray
And the sun will set for you
And the shadow of the day
Will embrace the world in gray
And the sun will set for you
And the shadow of the day
Will embrace the world in gray
And the sun will set for you

Photo by Lum3n.com from Pexels

Songwriters: Brad Delson / Chester Charles Bennington / Dave Farrell / Joseph Hahn / Mike Shinoda / Robert G. Bourdon
Shadow of the Day lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management

Saturday 6 October 2018

YOUTH GROUP: Forever Young

https://youtu.be/rQi8wEHMm5Y

Alphaville
Let's dance in style, let's dance for a while
Heaven can wait we're only watching the skies
Hoping for the best, but expecting the worst
Are you gonna drop the bomb or not?
Let us die young or let us live forever
We don't have the power, but we never say never
Sitting in a sandpit, life is a short trip
The music's for the sad man
Can you imagine when this race is won?
Turn our golden the faces into the sun
Praising our leaders, we're getting in tune
The music's played by the, the madman
Forever young
I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever?
Forever, and ever
Forever young
I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever?
Forever young
Some are like water, some are like the heat
Some are a melody and some are the beat
Sooner or later they all will be gone
Why don't they stay young?
It's so hard to get old without a cause
I don't want to perish like a fading horse
Youth's like diamonds in the sun,
And diamonds are forever
So many adventures given up today
So many songs we forgot to play
So many dreams swinging out of the blue
Oh let it come true
Forever young
I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever
Forever, and ever?
Forever young
I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever
Forever, and ever?
Forever young
I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever
Forever young
Songwriters: Bernhard Lloyd / Frank Martens / Marian Gold
Forever Young lyrics © Budde Music Publishing GmbH

Thursday 4 October 2018

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Lyrics

"Learning To Fly"

Well I started out down a dirty road
Started out all alone
And the sun went down as I crossed the hill
And the town lit up, the world got still

[Chorus:]
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing

Well the good ol' days may not return
And the rocks might melt and the sea may burn

[Chorus]

Well some say life will beat you down
Break your heart, steal your crown
So I've started out for God knows where
I guess I'll know when I get there

I'm learning to fly, around the clouds
But what goes up must come down

[Chorus]

Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill (Live DNA)

https://youtu.be/WeYqJxlSv-Y

Climbing up on Solsbury Hill
I could see the city light
Wind was blowing, time stood still
Eagle flew out of the night
He was something to observe
Came in close, I heard a voice
Standing, stretching every nerve
Had to listen, had no choice
I did not believe the information
Just had to trust imagination
My heart going boom, boom, boom
"Son", he said, "grab your things, I've come to take you home"
To keep in silence I resigned
My friends would think I was a nut
Turning water into wine
Open doors would soon be shut
So I went from day to day
Though my life was in a rut
'Til I thought of what I'll say
Which connection I should cut
I was feeling part of the scenery
I walked right out of the machinery
My heart going boom, boom, boom
"Hey", he said, "grab your things, I've come to take you home"
(Hey, back home)
When illusion spin her net
I'm never where I want to be
And liberty she pirouette
When I think that I am free
Watched by empty silhouettes
Who close their eyes but still can see
No one taught them etiquette
I will show another me
Today I don't need a replacement
I'll tell them what the smile on my face meant
My heart going boom, boom, boom
"Hey", I said, "you can keep my things, they've come to take me home"
Songwriters: Peter Gabriel
Solsbury Hill lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

Noiseworks - Touch (1988)

https://youtu.be/Ri1MTXFu8No

Another day is going out
A sea of faces crying out
With all we have today
You think we'd stop and take a look now, yeah
And all I want to say
Is maybe that we should reach out, everybody
Reach out and, reach out and
Reach out and touch somebody
Reach out and, reach out and
Reach out and touch somebody
In this old world we all can see
So let's take away the silent fears, yeah
With all of our mistakes
You think we'd stop and take a look now, yeah
And all I want to say
Is maybe that we should reach out, everybody
Reach out and, reach out and
Reach out and touch somebody
Reach out and, reach out and
Reach out and touch somebody
Reach out and, reach out and
Reach out and touch somebody
Reach out and, reach out and
Reach out and touch somebody
Songwriters: Justin M. Stanley / Jon Stevens / Stephen Vers Balbi / Kevin Nicol / Andrew Fraser
Touch lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management

Tuesday 25 September 2018

Celtic Love Knot

Thanks for visiting writing the rapids - this post is being re-worked :)

Friday 7 September 2018

Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) (Radio 2 In Concert)

The Beatles - Something

T.Rex 'Children Of The Revolution'

T. Rex - Get It On (1971) HD 0815007

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When you say nothing at all- Ronan Keating is no longer available.

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Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris - Romeo And Juliet (Real Live Roadrunning...

Mark Knopfler and Romeo and Juliet - a modern day poet

A lovestruck Romeo sings a streetsuss serenade
Laying everybody low with a lovesong that he made
Finds a streetlight steps out of the shade
Says something like you and me babe how about it?

Juliet says hey it's Romeo you nearly gimme a heart attack
He's underneath the window she's singing hey la my boyfriend's back
You shouldn't come around here singing up at people like that
Anyway what you gonna do about it?

Juliet the dice was loaded from the start
And I bet and you exploded in my heart
And I forget I forget the movie song
When you gonna realise it was just that the time was wrong Juliet?

Come up on different streets they both were streets of shame
Both dirty both mean yes and the dream was just the same
And I dreamed your dream for you and now your dream is real
How can you look at me as if I was just another one of your deals?

When you can fall for chains of silver you can fall for chains of gold
You can fall for pretty strangers and the promises they hold
You promised me everything you promised me thick and thin yeah
Now you just say oh Romeo yeah you know I used to have a scene with him

Juliet when we made love you used to cry
You said I love you like the stars above I'll love you till I die
There's a place for us you know the movie song
When you gonna realise it was just that the time was wrong juliet?

I can't do the talk like they talk on tv
And I can't do a love song like the way it's meant to be
I can't do everything but I'd do anything for you
I can't do anything except be in love with you

And all I do is miss you and the way we used to be
All I do is keep the beat and bad company
All I do is kiss you through the bars of a rhyme
Julie I'd do the stars with you any time

Juliet when we made love you used to cry
You said I love you like the stars above I'll love you till I die
And there's a place for us you know the movie song
When you gonna realise it was just that the time was wrong Juliet?

And a lovestruck Romeo sings a streetsuss serenade
Laying everybody low with a lovesong that he made
Finds a convenient streetlight steps out of the shade
Says something like you and me babe how about it?
Songwriters: MARK KNOPFLER
Romeo And Juliet lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group