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He had white horses

And ladies by the score
All dressed in satin
And waiting by the door

Oooh, what a lucky man he was
Oooh, what a lucky man he was

White lace and feathers
They made up his bed
A gold covered mattress
On which he was laid

Oooh, what a lucky man he was
Oooh, what a lucky man he was

He went to fight wars
For his country and his king
Of his honor and his glory
The people would sing

Oooh, what a lucky man he was
Oooh, what a lucky man he was

A bullet had found him
His blood ran as he cried
No money could save him
So he laid down and he died

Oooh, what a lucky man he was
Oooh, what a lucky man he was

Speaking pf VDGG, here's one from "W":

You wake up, look to your left

But you see no reassuring head

Stay in bed all day

And at six o' clock you realize you're dead

Holy

, Peter.

He looks at this world and wants it all... so he strikes, like Thunderball!

The lyrics to Balloon Astronomy's "One Summer" are heartbreakingly sad. I can't find them on the Internet anywhere so you'll just have to get the album.

Phantom Of The Night by Kayak has very sad lyrics and the song actually brings sadness to my life. My good friend ...during my teen years..slipped on the ice upon the deck of a ship and fell into the Atlantic ocean. He plunged into freezing waters and died. But..the song just kills me because my mind drifts back to the memory of my friend who was like a brother to me. The lyrics of the song match my experience. It's very defeating to think of that tragic incident. I remember Jack Nicholson in the Witches Of Eastwick saying "Yeah well, people die all the time...I mean what does it have to do with us?"

Tim Buckley.......Song to the Siren

I am as puzzled as the oyster
I am as troubled at the tide
Should I stand amid the breakers?
Or should I lie with death my bride?

sleeper wrote:

A Trace of Blood from Pain of Salvation.

^ mmm true. I'll hop on the miscarriage train and add Ludvig and Sverker by Beardfish, especially the piano version

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"Can there ever be 'again'...again?"

One More Tomorrow

from the album Death Or Glory by Roy Harper.

Edited by SteveG - September 30 2014 at 16:12

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Henry Cow's cover of Phil Ochs' No More Songs.

While the lyrics were written by a non prog artists I think it deserves a mention, especially for the emotional interpretation by HC.

"Hello hello hello, is there anybody home?

I've only called to say, I'm sorry.

The drums are in the dawn, and all the voices gone,

and it seems that there are no more songs....

Once I knew a sage, who sang upon the stage.

He told about the world, his lover.

A ghost without name, stands ragged in the rain,

and it seems that there are no more songs. "

I also think Mr.Bungle's, Pink Cigarette, is a fairly sad song. Especially when vocalized by the superb Mr.Patton.

"I'm hoping the smoke, hides the shame I've got on my face.

Cognac and broken glass, all these years Ive been your ashtray... not today.

I found a pink cigarette, on the bed the day that you left.

And how can I forget that your lips were there,

you kiss goes everywhere, touches everything.. but me....

Your eyes cried at last.

Told me everything I was afraid to ask.

Now I'm dressed in white, and you've burned me for the last time... this ain't the last time.

You'll find a note, and my silhouette..."

Edited by zachfive - September 26 2014 at 14:27

Rednight wrote:

Pink Floyd-Dark Side of the Moon:
"And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun."

Not necessarily sad, just a wake-up given hopefully in advance.

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