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A thousand times a prophet A New York City prophet They lie there all forgotten I wonder who will hear them next Well it won't be me it won't be you Kind of makes you wonder who Any sympathetic ear would do Who's gonna hear them next Lie prophet lie For the sky is much too high Keep it in your eye And memorize the moon Dream prophet dream Don't you listen to them scream We know they didn't hear you yet But you're bound to get there soon What do you think we'd hear them say Would they drop down on their knees and pray Would they tell us that it's all OK Who do you think will ease their pain And if we dare to listen As the tears freeze up and glisten With the current savior risen Who do you think will ease their pain Lie prophet lie For the sky is much too high Keep it in your eye And memorize the moon Dream prophet dream Don't you listen to them scream We know they didn't hear you yet But you're bound to get there soon What will our mighty future be For there ain't no prophet here to see That narrows it down to you and me Do you want to live or die Well we've chosen death with its toll begun (You know) I've always pictured life more fun Too bad we couldn't ever act as one Do you want to live or die Lie prophet lie For the sky is much too high Keep it in your eye And memorize the moon Dream prophet dream Don't you listen to them scream We know they didn't hear you yet But you're bound to get there soon © 1993 Blues Traveler Pub. Corp. |
First release: Save His Soul Released: 04/06/1993 Song information:
Other recordings of "NY Prophesie": Blues for the Mitten State, 1993 Love and Greed, 1993 Rock Me Tonight, 1993 King of New York, 1993 Run-Around, 1994 Chunky but Funky, 1995 Live From The Fall, 1996 Independence Day - Set One, 1996 Nascar 2000 [Sony PlayStation], 1999 Cover Yourself, 2007 |
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memorize the moon Part of a line from the Broadway musical The Fantasticks. The main female character is a teenager given to daydreaming, who "Read Romances, studied cloud formation in lazy afternoon, and instead of reading textbooks, tried to memorize the moon". The musical is based on a 19th-century play titled Les Romanesques, written by Edmond Rostand, who is also the author of Cyrano (see Sweet Pain).With the current savior risen A reference to the Second Coming, or the return of Jesus Christ to the earth, a sign of the end of the world for those who have not repented of their sins. |
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