by George Harrison
A sunrise doesn't last all morning
A cloudburst doesn't last all day
Seems my love is up and has left you with no warning
It's not always going to be this grey
All things must pass
All things must pass away
A sunset doesn't last all evening
A mind can blow those clouds away
After all this, my love is up and must be leaving
It's not always going to be this grey
All things must pass
All things must pass away
All things must pass
None of life's strings can last
So, I must be on my way
And face another day
Now the darkness only stays the nighttime
In the morning it will fade away
Daylight is good at arriving at the right time
It's not always going to be this grey
All things must pass
All things must pass away
Friday, November 27, 2020
All Things Must Pass
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Labels: change, Harrison, life, loss, melancholia, romance, time
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Handle with Care
by George Harrison, et al.
Been beat up and battered around
Been sent up, and I've been shot down
You're the best thing that I've ever found
Handle me with care
Reputation's changeable
Situation's tolerable
But baby, you're adorable
Handle me with care
I'm so tired of being lonely
I still have some love to give
Won't you show me that you really care?
Everybody's got somebody to lean on
Put your body next to mine, and dream on
I've been fobbed off, and I've been fooled
I've been robbed and ridiculed
In day care centers and night schools
Handle me with care
Been stuck in airports, terrorized
Sent to meetings, hypnotized
Overexposed, commercialized
Handle me with care
I've been uptight and made a mess
But I'll clean it up myself, I guess
Oh, the sweet smell of success
Handle me with care
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Friday, August 5, 2016
I Want to Tell You
by George Harrison
I want to tell you
My head is filled with things to say
When you're here
All those words, they seem to slip away
When I get near you
The games begin to drag me down
It's alright
I'll make you maybe next time around
But if I seem to act unkind
It's only me, it's not my mind
That is confusing things
I want to tell you
I feel hung up but I don't know why
I don't mind
I could wait forever, I've got time
Sometimes I wish I knew you well,
Then I could speak my mind and tell you
Maybe you'd understand
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Monday, October 19, 2015
Beware of Darkness
by George Harrison
Watch out now
Take care, beware of falling swingers
Dropping all around you
The pain that often mingles
In your fingertips
Beware of darkness
Watch out now
Take care, beware of the thoughts that linger
Winding up inside your head
The hopelessness around you
In the dead of night
Beware of sadness
It can hit you
It can hurt you
Make you sore and what is more
That is not what you are here for
Watch out now
Take care, beware of soft-shoe shufflers
Dancing down the sidewalks
As each unconscious sufferer
Wanders aimlessly
Watch out now
Take care, beware of greedy leaders
They take you where you should not go
While weeping Atlas Cedars
They just want to grow, grow, and grow
Beware of darkness
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Labels: disharmony, Harrison
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Taxman
by George Harrison
Let me tell you how it will be
There's one for you, nineteen for me
'Cause I'm the taxman
I'm the taxman
Should five percent appear too small
Be thankful I don't take it all
'Cause I'm the taxman
I'm the taxman
If you drive a car, I'll tax the street
If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat
If you get too cold, I'll tax the heat
If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet
'Cause I'm the taxman
I'm the taxman
Don't ask me what I want it for
(Ha ha, Mr. Wilson)
If you don't want to pay some more
(Ha ha, Mr. Heath)
'Cause I'm the taxman
I'm the taxman
Now my advice for those who die
Declare the pennies on your eyes
'Cause I'm the taxman
I'm the taxman
And you're working for no one but me
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
P2 Vatican Blues
by George Harrison
Gazed at the ceiling from below
A splendid Michelangelo
Filled my heart with delight
Last Saturday night
Arrived believing from home
Climbed every step inside St. Peter's Dome
Claustrophobic and ex-Catholic
Last Saturday night
Now how come nobody really noticed
Puff of white smoke knocked me out?
The truth is hiding, lurking, banking
Things I do at night
It's quite suspicious to say the least
Even mentioned it to my local priest
One 'Our Father', three 'Hail Mary's
Each Saturday Night
I wish somebody would tell me
That it's only a show
I'll confess, own up, let's face it
In my concrete tuxedo
It's quite suspicious to say the least
While mentioning it to my priest
One 'Our Father', three 'Hail Mary's
Each Saturday night
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Labels: Christianity, Church, doubt, Harrison
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Here Comes the Sun
by George Harrison
Little darling
It's been a long, cold, lonely winter
Little darling
It feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun
And I say
It's all right
Little darling
The smiles returning to the faces
Little darling
It seems like years since it's been here
Sun, sun, sun
Here it comes
Sun, sun, sun
Here it comes
Little darling
I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darling
It seems like years since it's been clear
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Labels: anticipation, change, Harrison, idyllic, joy, simplicity, spring
Saturday, March 12, 2011
I Want to Tell You
by George Harrison
I want to tell you
My head is filled with things to say
When you're here
All those words, they seem to slip away
When I get near you
The games begin to drag me down
It's all right
I'll make you maybe next time around
But if I seem to act unkind
It's only me, it's not my mind
That is confusing things
I want to tell you
I feel hung up, and I don't know why
I don't mind
I could wait forever, I've got time
Sometimes I wish I knew you well
Then I could speak my mind and tell you
Maybe you'd understand
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Labels: anxiety, frustration, Harrison, longing
Monday, November 29, 2010
Never Get Over You
by George Harrison
I know I'll never get over you
So deep this feeling I have for you
Your eyes pierce through my heart
Your smile tears me apart
I knew it: it's so true
I'll never get over you
You touch me, making my heart race
So much was written on your face
I knew when you arrived
That no words could describe
What your love made me do
I'll never get over you
Girl, you're so much heart and soul
It was a moonlit night you came into my life
And now this feeling has grown
And if you leave me alone
I know I'll never get over you
So hide the moments when I feel blue
You warm the coldest feet
Can cool me in the heat
And although love was new
I'll never get over you
My understanding grew
But I'll never get over you
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Saturday, February 14, 2009
Something
by George Harrison
Something in the way she moves
Attracts me like no other lover
Something in the way she woos me
I don't want to leave her now
You know I believe and how
Somewhere in her smile she knows
That I don't need no other lover
Something in her style that shows me
I don't want to leave her now
You know I believe and how
You're asking me, will my love grow
I don't know, I don't know
You stick around, and it may show
I don't know, I don't know
Something in the way she knows
And all I have to do is think of her
Something in the things she shows me
I don't want to leave her now
You know I believe and how
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Isn't It a Pity
by George Harrison
Isn't it a pity
Isn't it a shame
How we break each other's hearts
And cause each other pain
How we take each other's love
Without thinking anymore
Forgetting to give back
Isn't it a pity
Some things take so long
But how do I explain
When not too many people
Can see we're all the same
And because of all their tears
Your eyes can't hope to see
The beauty that surrounds them
Now, isn't it a pity
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Monday, October 22, 2007
Any Road
by George Harrison
I've been traveling on a boat and a plane
In a car on a bike
With a bus and a train
Traveling there and traveling here
Everywhere in every gear
But we pay the price
With a spin of the wheel
With a roll of the dice
You pay your fare
And if you don't know where you're going
Any road will take you there
I've been traveling through the dirt and the grime
From the past to the future
Through the space and the time
Traveling deep beneath the wave
In watery grottoes and mountainous caves
But we've got to fight
With the thoughts in the head
With the dark and the light
No use to stop and stare
If you don't know where you're going
Any road will take you there
You may not know where you came from
May not know who you are
May not have even wondered how you got this far
I've been traveling on a wing and a prayer
By the skin of my teeth
By the breadth of a hair
Traveling where the four winds blow
With the sun on my face, in the ice and the snow
But it's a game
Sometimes you're cool
Sometimes you're lame
It's somewhere
And if you don't know where you're going
Any road will take you there
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