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Nine Reasons Why I Love Simon & Garfunkel
- They're as jaded as I sometimes feel:
"I have squandered my resistence
For a pocketful of mumbles
Such are promises
All lies and jest
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest."
-- The Boxer - They give me solutions to my problems:
"Laugh about it, shout about it
When you've got to choose
Any way you look at this you lose."
-- Mrs. Robinson - They teach me not to give up:
"In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminder
Of every glove that laid him down
Or cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
'I am leaving, I am leaving'
But the fighter still remains."
-- The Boxer - They doubt themselves:
"But all my words come back to me
In shades of mediocrity
Like emptiness in harmony
I need someone to comfort me."
-- Homeward Bound - They know how I feel:
"'Kathy, I'm lost', I said
Though I knew she was sleeping
'I'm empty and aching
And I don't know why.'"
-- America - They say exactly what I have on my mind:
"And so you see I have come to doubt
All that I once held as true
I stand alone without beliefs
The only truth I know is you."
-- Kathy's Song - They make me all nostalgic:
"Time it was, and what a time it was, it was
A time of innocence, a time of confidences
Long ago, it must be, I have a photograph
Preserve your memories; they're all that's left you."
-- Bookends - They make me laugh at other people's disasters:
"Making love in the afternoon
With Cecilia up in my bedroom
I got up to wash my face
When I come back to bed
Someone's taken my place."
-- Cecilia - And then, after breaking my heart in a million pieces, they make me happy :)
"I got no deeds to do
No promises to keep
I'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep
Let the morningtime drop all it's petals on me
Life I love you, all is groovy."
-- The 59th Street Bridge Song