# I've seen fire and I've seen rain 2 (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 23, 2020, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254 "2020-06-23T04:29:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 30
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/581 "2020-10-23T10:23:36Z")
When all the leaves Have fallen and turned to dust, Will we remain Entrenched within our ways? Indifference, The plague that moves throughout this land Omen signs In the shapes of things to come. Tomorrow’s child is the only child Dead Can Dance, _Severance_ ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/582 "2020-10-23T16:48:26Z")
_An’ wouldn’t it be my luck_ _To get caught without a ticket_ _And be discovered beneath a truck_ _Oh, Mama, can this really be the end_ _To be stuck inside of Knoxville_ _With the Memphis blues again_ ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/583 "2020-10-23T18:21:44Z")
# When winter comes with snow and sleet And me with hunger and cold feet Who says, “Here’s twenty-five cents, go ahead and get somethin’ to eat, go on why doncha”? Nobody! Bert Williams, _Nobody_ ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/584 "2020-10-23T20:42:01Z")
My sacrifice bids farewell in this river of memory… a wave to end all time Red birds escape from my wounds and return as falling snow To sweep the landscape; a wind haunted, wings without bodies The snow, the bitter snowfall Agalloch, _The Falling Snow_ ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/585 "2020-10-25T17:37:52Z")
And it’s no sacrifice Just a simple word It’s two hearts living In two separate worlds But it’s no sacrifice No sacrifice It’s no sacrifice at all Elton John, _Sacrifice_ ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/586 "2020-10-25T22:22:08Z")
Look into your heart. You will find There’s nothin’ there to hide. Take me as I am; take my life. I would give it all, I would sacrifice. Don’t tell me it’s not worth fightin’ for; I can’t help it, there’s nothin’ I want more. You know it’s true. Everything I do, I do it for you. Bryan Adams - _(Everything I Do) I Do It For You_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Casparlatete](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/casparlatete/32/3377_2.png) [@Casparlatete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casparlatete)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/587 "2020-10-26T08:25:05Z")
Everybody is Kung Fu fighting, Your mind becomes fast as lightning Although the future is a little bit frightening (Little bit frightening) It’s the book of your life that you’re writing (Life that you’re writing) _Kung Fu Fighting: Jack Black, Lo Green_ ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/588 "2020-10-26T15:41:00Z")
Can’t we stop _hurting each other_ Gotta stop hurting each other Making each other cry Breaking each other’s heart Tearing each other apart The Carpenters ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/589 "2020-10-26T15:45:20Z")
Is it an horrific dream Am I sinking fast Could a person be so mean As to laugh and laugh On my own Could you ease my load Could you see my Pain Could you please explain _The Hurting_ Tears For Fears ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/590 "2020-10-27T22:41:19Z")
Love hurts, love scars Love wounds and mars Any heart not tough Nor strong enough To take a lot of pain, take a lot of pain Love is like a cloud, holds a lot of rain _Love Hurts_ Everly Brothers ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/591 "2020-10-27T22:52:10Z")
And so it goes Till the day you die This thing they call love It’s gonna make you cry I’ve had the blues The reds and the pinks One thing for sure Love stinks yeah yeah (Love stinks) Love stinks yeah yeah J. Geils Band - _Love Stinks_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/592 "2020-10-27T23:18:23Z")
In the Temple of Love you hide together Believing pain and fear outside But someone near you rides the weather And the tears he cried will rain on walls As wide as lover’s eyes In the Temple of Love, shine like thunder In the Temple of Love, cry like rain In the Temple of Love, hear my calling In the _Temple of Love_, hear my name And the Temple of Love Is falling down –The Sisters of Mercy ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/593 "2020-10-28T06:29:52Z")
We are the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx Our great computers fill the hallowed halls We are the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx All the gifts of life are held within our walls -Rush ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/594 "2020-10-28T16:04:53Z")
The keeper of the city keys Puts shutters on the dreams I wait outside the pilgrim’s door With insufficient schemes The black queen chants the funeral march The cracked brass bells will ring To summon back the fire witch To _the court of the crimson king_ King Crimson ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/595 "2020-10-29T00:14:26Z")
Yeah, my mind’s such a sweet thing I wanna do everything, what a beautiful feeling Crimson and clover, over and over Crimson and clover, over and over Crimson and clover, over and over _Crimson and clover,_ over and over Tommy James & the Shondells ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/596 "2020-10-29T00:34:55Z")
Last spring they called you the _hyacinth girl_ We laughed and left no regrets The seasons have blown out all yesterday’s curls And now it’s time to forget The green days have blown away Flown away, blown away We mustn’t forget those three months hiding –Winter Hours ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/597 "2020-10-29T01:51:05Z")
I will never love you The cost of love’s too dear But though I’ll never love you I’ll stay with you one year And we can sing in the sunshine We’ll laugh every day _We’ll sing in the sunshine_ Then I’ll be on my way Gale Garnett ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/598 "2020-10-29T14:18:43Z")
_Sunshine_ go away today I don’t feel much like dancin’ Some man’s gone, he’s tried to run my life He don’t know what he’s askin’ Jonathan Edwards ---
**Author:** ![Casparlatete](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/casparlatete/32/3377_2.png) [@Casparlatete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casparlatete)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/599 "2020-10-29T15:33:19Z")
I’ve traveled the land With a guitar in my hand And an eye ever open for some fun I’ve made some mistakes Had my share of the breaks Seen the boys on the make and on the bum Run for home run as fast as I can Oh-oh running man running for home Run for home run as fast as I can Oh-oh running man running for home _Run for Home: Lindisfarne_ ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/600 "2020-10-29T23:51:16Z")
Dried up, a guitar upon my knee I should have sold out when the devil came for me I dig a hole and throw it out to sea Break the code, how happy I could be I still wave at the dots on the shore And I still beat my head against the wall I still rage and wage my little war I’m a shade and easy to ignore _Buying New Soul_ - Porcupine Tree [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=31)