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Offline JTwist

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Re: Still more songs that remind us of Ennis and Jack
« Reply #40 on: May 24, 2008, 05:56:45 pm »
Guys, not sure if this one has been posted before, but I recently downloaded a few tracks from Boyce Aveune and one of them was a song called Say, which I had never heard before and is a cover of John Mayer track. The whole song, both the verse and corus reminded me of Jack & Ennis, namely, what Ennis had felt at the end, wishing he had taken a chance and said what he really wanted.......Jack.



Take all of your wasted honor
Every little past frustration
Take all of your so-called problems
Better put them in quotations

Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say

Walking like a one man army
Fighting with the shadows in your head
Living out the same old moment
Knowing you'd be better off instead
If you could only

Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say

Have no fear for giving in
Have no fear for giving over
You better know that in the end
It's better to say too much
Than never to say what you need to say again

Even if your hands are shaking
And your faith is broken
Even as the eyes are closing
Do it with a heart wide open

Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say
Say what you need to
Say what you need to

Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say

Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say........
The hammer may strike, be dead on the ground
A nail to my hand,
A cross on his crown
We're done if we're undone
Finished if we are incomplete
As one we are everything
We are everything we need

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Re: Still more songs that remind us of Ennis and Jack
« Reply #41 on: June 06, 2008, 04:07:08 pm »
I heard this song again last night and I immediately thought of Ennis.
Out on the plains with the cattle thinking about Jack.
As I often do when I think about our boys I cried a bit.
I made some changes to James aylors Beautiful song for the purposes of our forum.


Rockabye Sweet Baby James (Jack)

There is a young cowboy he lives on the range
His horse and his cattle are his only companions
He works in the saddle and he sleeps in the canyons
Waiting for summer, his pastures to change

And as the moon rises he sits by his fire
Thinking about Jack and glasses of beer
And closing his eyes as the doggies retire
He sings out a song which is soft but its clear
As if maybe someone could hear

(chorus)
Goodnight you moonlight ladies
Rockabye sweet baby jack
Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose
Wont you let me go down in my dreams
And rockabye sweet baby jack


Theres a song that they sing when they take to the highway
A song that they sing when they take to the sea
A song that they sing of their home in the sky
Maybe you can believe it if it helps you to sleep
But singing works just fine for me

"The biggest obstacle to most of us achieving our dreams isn't reality, it's our own fear"

"Saint Paul had his Epiphany on the road to Damascus, Mine was on Brokeback Mountain"

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Re: Still more songs that remind us of Ennis and Jack
« Reply #42 on: June 17, 2008, 08:30:17 pm »
A beautiful. I thnk ,BBM tribute and a truly lovely albeit sad video. Just click on the link to see it.

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Re: Still more songs that remind us of Ennis and Jack
« Reply #43 on: August 01, 2008, 01:21:06 pm »
I know a song that makes me think of Ennis and Jack, and a few other ill-fated couples. This song is called "Signal Fire" by Snow Patrol. It's from the "Spider-Man 3" soundtrack and it's a very beautiful yet sad song.
When the final part said "No, I don't wanna wait forever" really got to me. That seem like such a sad definition for Ennis and Jack's ultimate wish on being happy together when it never happens. :(


"Signal Fire"-Snow Patrol


The perfect words never crossed my mind
'Cause there was nothing there but you
I felt every ounce of me, screaming out
But the sound was trapped deep in me

All I wanted, just sped right past me
But I was rooted fast to the earth
I could be stuck here for a thousand years
Without your arms to drag me out

There you are, standing right in front of me
There you are, standing right in front of me
All this fear falls away, you leave me naked
Hold me close, cause I need you to guide me to safety

No, I don't wanna wait forever
No, I don't wanna wait forever

In the confusion, and the aftermath
You are my signal fire
The only resolution, and the only joy
Is the faint spark of forgiveness in your eyes

There you are, standing right in front of me
There you are, standing right in front of me
All this fear falls away, you leave me naked
Hold me close, cause I need you to guide me to safety


There you are, standing right in front of me
There you are, standing right in front of me
All this fear falls away, you leave me naked
Hold me close, cause I need you to guide me to safety

No, I don't wanna wait forever
No, I don't wanna wait forever
No, I don't wanna wait forever



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Re: Still more songs that remind us of Ennis and Jack
« Reply #44 on: August 01, 2008, 01:23:25 pm »
Beautiful Gabreya !


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Re: Still more songs that remind us of Ennis and Jack
« Reply #45 on: August 01, 2008, 01:39:15 pm »
Beautiful Gabreya !



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Thank you, Artiste. :) :) ;) ;)

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Re: Still more songs that remind us of Ennis and Jack
« Reply #46 on: August 01, 2008, 01:44:19 pm »
Bienvenue, that's welcome Gabreya !

Somehow, I also think that Ennis feared being killed, like murdered in a similar situation as he had seen being brought by his father. And I feel that way more so, now, having heard about that young man who was murdered in that bus yesterday ! If I may add, and so a song for Ennis would be sad ! And I hope for hopeful songs too for him as well as for Jack !

What do you think ?

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Re: Still more songs that remind us of Ennis and Jack
« Reply #47 on: August 01, 2008, 10:05:37 pm »
 :)

Yeah. That sounds good, Artiste.
I know Ennis was afraid of meeting the same horrible fate that he'd seen as a boy. But, all that fear within him made him miss out on love. I think the kind of songs that defines Ennis and Jack are the ones that are the hopeful but has a heartaching feeling about them. The song's lines like,"You are my signal fire" "No I don't wanna wait forever" has such a deep, moving pain to it. Ennis and Jack both wanted to be loved and be happy with eachother but couldn't. So, it's like in that line, they didn't want to wait forever on being together for good and not being afraid to love which seems unfortunated for them. :(

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Re: Still more songs that remind us of Ennis and Jack
« Reply #48 on: August 01, 2008, 10:08:27 pm »
Like some cowboy songs Gabreya ? Yearning for love...always !

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Re: Still more songs that remind us of Ennis and Jack
« Reply #49 on: August 01, 2008, 11:44:37 pm »
Oh! I see.  ;D

Yeah, I like cowboy songs. I used to listen to a few of them when I was little, trying to pretend to be a cowgirl. :laugh: I've always loved cowboys, you know.