power and glory

• lou reed efendinin 92 tarihli magic and loss'undan, unlu, unlu oldugu kadar da klasik, klasik oldugu kadar da guzel, iki bolumden olu$an bir $arki. ben birinci bolum olan the situation'in liriklerini yazayim, siz de bir dinleyin sayin abim. belki icinizden biri de magic transformation'inkileri yazar. boylece son bir hareketle liriklerin guzelligine dikkati cekmi$ oluyorum. bay bay.
  
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  i was visited by the power and the glory
  i was visited by a majestic hymn
  great bolts of lightning lighting up the sky
  electricity flowing through my veins
  
  i was captured by a larger moment
  i was seized by divinity's hot breath
  gorged like a lion on experience
  powerful from life
  
  (i wanted all of it, all of it, all of it)
  all of it
  (not just some of it, all of it, all of it)
  all of it
  
  i saw a man turn into a bird
  i saw a bird turn into a tiger
  i saw a man hang from a cliff by the tips of his toes
  in the jungles of the amazon
  
  i saw a man put a redhot needle through his eye
  turn into a crow and fly through the trees
  swallow hot coals and breathe out flames
  and i wanted this to happen to me
  
  (i wanted all of it, all of it, all of it)
  all of it
  (all of it, all of it, all of it)
  not some of it
  
  we saw the moon vanish into his pocket
  we saw the stars disappear from sight
  we saw him walk across water into the sun
  while bathed in eternal light
  
  we spewed out questions waiting for answers
  creating legends, religions and myths
  books, stories, movies and plays
  all trying to explain this
  
  (i wanted all of it, oh, all of it)
  all of it
  (all of it, oh, all of it)
  not some of it
  
  i saw a great man turn into a little child
  the cancer reduce him to dust
  his voice growing weak as he fought for his life
  with a bravery few men know
  
  i saw isotopes introduced into his lungs
  trying to stop the cancerous spread
  and it made me think of "leda and the swan"
  and gold being made from lead
  
  the same power that burned hiroshima
  causing three legged babies and death
  shrunk to the size of a nickel
  to help him regain his breath
  
  and i was struck by the power and the glory
  i was visited by a majestic him
  great bolts of lightning lighting up the sky
  as the radiation flowed through him
  
  (i wanted all of it, not just some of it, all of it)
  he wanted all of it
  (all of it, all of it, all of it)
  he wanted all of it, not some of it
  
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