Tuesday, September 30, 2008

ethos, pathos, logos

Ethos – Newsboys “Colored People

Pardon me, your epidermis is showing, sir
I couldnt help but note your shade of melanin
I tip my hat to the colorful arrangement
Cause I see the beauty in the tones of our skin

Weve gotta come together
And thank the maker of us all

(chorus)
Were colored people, and we live in a tainted place
Were colored people, and they call us the human race
Weve got a history so full of mistakes
And we are colored people who depend on a holy grace

[1, 1, 1, 1... 2, 2, 2, 2... 3, 3, 3, 3... 4, 4, 4, 4]

A piece of canvas is only the beginning for
It takes on character with every loving stroke
This thing of beauty is the passion of an artists heart
By gods design, we are a skin kaleidoscope

Weve gotta come together,
Arent we all human after all?

(repeat chorus)

Ignorance has wronged some races
And vengeance is the lords
If we aspire to share this space
Repentance is the cure

[1, 1, 1, 1... 2, 2, 2, 2... 3, 3, 3, 3... 4, 4, 4, 4]

Well, just a day in the shoes of a color blind man
Should make it easy for you to see
That these diverse tones do more than cover our bones
As a part of our anatomy

(repeat chorus)

Were colored people, and they call us the human race
[oh, colored people]
Were colored people, and we all gotta share this space
[yeah weve got to come together somehow]
Were colored people, and we live in a tainted world
[red and yellow, black and white]
Were colored people, every man, woman, boy


Pathos

Don’t let these homeless animals die
Ready set don’t go
[Billy]: Shes gotta do what shes gotta do
And I've got to like it or not
Shes got dreams to big for this town
And she needs to give them a shot
Wherever they are
[Miley]: Looks like Im all ready to leave
With nothing left to pack
[Billy]: Aint no room for me in that car
Even if she asks me to tag along
(God I gotta be strong)


[Miley]: Im at the startin line
Of the rest of my life
As ready as I’ve ever been
Got the hunger and stars in my eyes
The prize is mine to win
[Billy]: Shes waitin on my blessings
Before she hits that open road
Baby get ready get set don’t go


[Miley]: Looks like things are fallin in place
[Billy]: Feels like there fallin apart
I painted this big old smile on my face
To hide my broken heart, if only she knew
[Miley]: This is where you don’t say what u want so bad to say
[Billy]: This is where I want to but I wont get in the way
Of her in her dreams and spreading her wings
*Miley is the the backgrounds singing "im ready to fly"

[Miley]: Im at the startin line
Of the rest of my life
As ready as I’ve ever been
Got the hunger and stars in my eyes
The prize is mine to win
[Billy]: Shes waitin on my blessings
Before she hits that open road
Baby get ready get set (don’t go)

[Miley]: Im at the startin line
Of the rest of my life
As ready as I’ve ever been
Got the hunger and stars in my eyes
The prize is mine to win
[Billy]: Shes waitin on my blessings
Before she hits that open road
Baby get ready get set please don’t go

[Billy]: Don't go
[Miley]: Let me go now im ready
[Billy]: Mmmm Don't go
[Miley]: I’ll be alright, I’ll be okay
You know that ill be thinking of
You each and every day
[Billy]: Shes gotta do what shes gotta do
[Miley]: Let me go now
[Billy]: Shes gotta do what shes gotta do
[Miley]: I've gotta do what I've gotta do
*sings "fly" while fading*
[Billy]: *says "shes gotta do" while fading*
Logos
Tlc-waterfall
Verse 1

A lonely mother gazing out of the window
Staring at a son that she just can't touch
If at any time he's in a jam she'll be by his side
But he doesn't realize he hurts her so much
But all the praying just ain't helping at all
Cause he can't seem to keep his self out of trouble
So he goes out and he makes his money the best way he knows how
Another body laying cold in the gutter Listen to me
Chorus

Don't go chasing waterfalls
Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to
I know that ypu're gonna have it your way or nothing at all
But I think you're moving too fast
Verse 2

Little precious has a natural obsession
For temptation but he just can't see
She gives him loving that his body can't handle
But all he can say is baby it's good to me
One day he goes and takes a glimpse in the mirror
But he doesn't recognize his own face
His health is fading and he doesn't know why
3 letters took him to his final resting place
Ya'll dont'hear me
Chorus

Rap

I seen a rainbow yesterday
But too many storms have come
Leaving a trace of not one God-given ray
Is it because my life is ten shades of grey
I pray all ten fade away
Seldem praise Him for the sunny days
And like His promise is true
Only my faith can undo
The many chances I blew
To bring my life to a new
Clear blue and unconditional skies
Have dried the tears from my eyes
No more lonely cries
My only bleedin' hope is for the folk who can't cope
With such an endurin' pain that it keeps 'em in the pouring rain
Who's to blame for shootin'caine into you're own vein
What a shame you shoot and aim for someone else's brain
You claim the insane and name this day in time
For fallin' prey to crime
I say the system got you victim to your own mind
Dreams are hopeless aspirations
In hopes of comin' true
Believe in yourself
The rest is up to me and you
Chorus
Reasoning- you do bad things, there are consequences

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