The Divine Comedy
"London Irish"


I stood upon the listed bridgeDividing different imagesLogic vs =
emotionMountain stream vs the oceanWill we ever learn?Logic vs =
emotionPoliticians carry the motionWill we ever learn?
I'll take you upstream,Up to my origin;My water clear as glass,My beauty =
everlastingI was here before you - A million years before you - And I =
can only warn youI'll be here when you're gone...
"Leave my house alone!I won't leave my home!"Said the old lady,Kneeling =
by the riverbank, crying"Leave our valley alone!You're destroying our =
home!"Chorus the creatures,Watching as their paradise disappearsUnder =
the water
I'll take you downstream,Down where they turn me green;I suffer the =
indignityOf administering your poisons to the seaThe impurity of =
maturity - Teach them all the appreciation of beauty!
I stood upon the listed bridgeDividing different imagesLogic vs emotionA =
mountain stream feeding an oceanPoliticians go through the =
motionsDisplaying such a depth of devotionLogic vs emotionSeems to be a =
lot of confusionThere is no foregone conclusionThere is no simple =
solutionThe answer lies in your emotions - Let them speak to you!