Red Shift 55

When I was young, the stars were closer.

The moon was a place to go.

There would be cities under the seas,

and cars would fly

and sooner or later someone would invent warp drive

and we could all get out of here.

Earth is so much smaller now.

Yet the stars are still faraway.

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Stick With This Until You Get Through The Solo

Assuming you like guitar solos, that is. This is a very, very over-the-top song by one of the most over-the-top bands ever, but it's still awesome, and the solo is even more awesomer. It's right around 3:28 if you're too impatient to listen through all of the fantasy bombast and Christopher Lee narration that comes before it.

The Majesty of Rock

Compare and Contrast 55

Intrinsic 

Extrinsic

I 

You

have  

have

needs    

wishes

and issues       

and hopes

and desires   

 and dreams

I  

You

fear   

act

and fret   

and attempt

and avoid    

and achieve

I  

You

watch  

succeed

and envy      

and thrive

and denigrate       

and encourage

myself with    

others with

comparisons  

your example

I  

You

can't seem    

already

to change        

have

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