Maybe if we play it backwards there's a secret terrorist message? Cause it's hard to see where it might be, reading it frontwards. Whaddya think about this most recent Stupid Event?
This song has been playing in my head ever since I first read (yesterday? day before?) about Yusuf Islam being removed from a United flight from London (in Bangor, Maine!) and shipped back. If Cat Stevens is on a terrorist no-fly list - we have all stepped so far through the looking glass there is probably no way back.
Peace Train by Cat Stevens
Now I've been happy lately, thinking about the good things to come
And I believe it could be, something good has begun
Oh I've been smiling lately, dreaming about the world as one
And I believe it could be, some day it's going to come
Cause out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train
Oh peace train take this country, come take me home again
Now I've been smiling lately, thinking about the good things to come
And I believe it could be, something good has begun
Oh peace train sounding louder
Glide on the peace train
Come on now peace train
Yes, peace train holy roller
Everyone jump upon the peace train
Come on now peace train
Get your bags together, go bring your good friends too
Cause it's getting nearer, it soon will be with you
Now come and join the living, it's not so far from you
And it's getting nearer, soon it will all be true
Now I've been crying lately, thinking about the world as it is
Why must we go on hating, why can't we live in bliss
Cause out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train
Oh peace train take this country, come take me home
5 comments:
Definitely my favorite Cat Stevens song! This story is the craziest thing I've heard in a while, and I've heard some crazy, crazy stuff lately!
You really drive home the point of how absolutely ridiculous this is
Alas, this month's enemies are the Muslims! Egad, Cat Stevens actually "chose" to be one. EEK!!!! Last month's were Lesbians and Gays who want to get married. EEK!!! I can't wait for October's enemy declaration -- Do you suppose it will be, shudder, the Democrats? EEK!!!!
Nothing surprises me anymore, I'm afraid.
They blacklisted him because he was vocal about his opposition to war. It's so ridiculous I'm speechless.
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