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I never laughed and cried at the same timeâ¦
Until, I heard a church pray for the death of Obama
And wondered if they knew they share that prayer with Osama
Blasphemy and karma, the comedy of drama
I never laughed and cried at the same timeâ¦
Until, I imagined, they were suddenly aware of it
But wondered who's the heretic, and is the true terrorist, American or Arabic
A mix of surprise and embarrassment
Laughing and crying at the same timeâ¦
Different lives, all the same dying
Two enemies of the same mind
Same hope, same laughter, same crying
But I never laughed and cried at the same timeâ¦
Until, I saw a child wish on a star, and it came true
And realized the two of them, shared the same view
From below and above, with the light within
That glows like love and illuminates the truth
I never laughed and cried at the same timeâ¦
Like Marvin singing, I heard it through the Grapevine
Until, I saw an old prince, with the fear of a crown
And smoke filled his eyes, with the tears of a clown
I never laughed and cried at the same timeâ¦
I never laughed and cried at the same timeâ¦
See, my heart cries, out against lies
So I hate when it's sunny, when the world seems blue
It's only funny, cause it's true
But we're human, with me it's less funny, more funny when it's you
That's the rules that we play by
So I never laughed and cried at the same timeâ¦
Until, I saw a boy, with a teardrop tatted
Smiling face, painted with a faint trace of sadness
He was laughing and crying at the same timeâ¦
They say you can't fall in love with the same mind
I hope it gets there, if I was ever even here
Memory's strange
The past, like the future's never clear
But I'm pretty sure I never smile, while I shed a tear
I never laughed and cried at the same timeâ¦
Until, I saw my father, as a young man like me
I never laughed and cried at the same timeâ¦
Until, I saw god, as a young man like me
I never laughed and cried at the same timeâ¦
Until, I saw a girl, bring a smile to her brother
With the wisdom of a child, for the death of their mother
I never laughed and cried at the same timeâ¦
I never laughed and cried at the same timeâ¦
- Album:
- Boarding Pass
- Flying Colours
- The Old Prince
- TSOL
- Miscellaneous
- When This Is Over
- iTunes Session
- Now Hear This! December 2010
- La Cassette Mixee
- Beat the World (The Original Soundtrack)
- Melancholy and the Infinite Shadness
- Fam Jam (Fe Sum Immigrins)
- The Fool Pt 1 (Get it Got it Good)
- A Short Story About A War