These are the days of miracle and wonder.........

[jandrok]

I've been digging this old Paul Simon disk out a lot lately. I've always been amazed at the way Paul Simon's lyrics have stood the test of time, but the "Graceland" disk sounds as topical and fresh today as it did the day that it came out.


it was a slow day
And the sun was beating
On the soldiers by the side of the road
There was a bright light
A shattering of shop windows
The bomb in the baby carriage
Was wired to the radio
These are the days of miracle and wonder
This is the long distance call
The way the camera follows us in slo-mo
The way we look to us all
The way we look to a distant constellation
That's dying in a corner of the sky
These are the days of miracle and wonder
And don't cry baby, don't cry
Don't cry

It was a dry wind
And it swept across the desert
And it curled into the circle of birth
And the dead sand
Falling on the children
The mothers and the fathers
And the automatic earth
These are the days of miracle and wonder
This is the long distance call
The way the camera follows us in slo-mo
The way we look to us all
The way we look to a distant constellation
That's dying in a corner of the sky
These are the days of miracle and wonder
And don't cry baby, don't cry
Don't cry

It's a turn-around jump shot
It's everybody jump start
It's every generation throws a hero up the pop charts
Medicine is magical and magical is art
The boy in the bubble
And the baby with the baboon heart

And i believe
These are the days of lasers in the jungle
Lasers in the jungle somewhere
Staccato signals of constant information
A loose affiliation of millionaires
And billionaires and baby
These are the days of miracle and wonder
This is the long distance call
The way the camera follows us in slo-mo
The way we look to us all
The way we look to a distant constellation
That's dying in a corner of the sky
These are the days of miracle and wonder
And don't cry baby, don't cry
Don't cry

[MuseRider]

1. I can listen to

Paul Simon forever. I cry, I laugh and I sing (badly) but I am constantly amazed by what he has accomplished and the joy he has brought to me over the years. I have worn out "Rhythm of the Saints" several times.

That particular song is stunning.

[Heidi]

2. One of my favorite CDs of all time.

Thanks for reminding me to pop it into the CD player.

:hi:

[evlbstrd]

3. I had that cranked very loud last night.

Paul Simon is an American Master.