| Red Hill Mining Town  | | | | Just want to share and discuss (if any) the words to one of my favourite u2's song, Red Hill Mining Town. "From father to son The blood runs thin See faces frozen still Against the wind The seam is split The cold face cracked The lines are long There's no going back Through hands of steel And heart of stone Our labour day Has come and gone Yeah, you leave me holding on In red hill town See the lights go down I'm hanging on You're all that's left to hold on to I'm still waiting Hanging on... You're all that's left to hold on to The glass is cut The bottle runs dry Our love runs cold In the caverns of the night We're wounded by fear Injured in doubt I can lose myself You, i can't live without We'll scorch the earth Set fire to the sky We stoop so low To reach so high A link is lost The chain undone We wait all day For night to come And it comes Like a hunter child Love Slowly strips away Love Has seen its better days Hangin on... Lights go out on Red Hill Lights go out on Red Hill Lights go out on Red Hill Town." Lyrics that sounds like a poem to a such a harsh subject- coal miners lives in England during the 80's miner's strike. A rock song and the melody of the song itself is even more beautiful when you listened to it. Seldom does a song describes the lives of the downtrodden so truthfully and sung with so much passion and conviction. Most of us have a good life without realising it. There are many people in this world who really had to struggle with a hard life. And many of us are totally oblivious of them or we chose to be ignorant of them. We're born into those circumstances and most just do not choose. Most are not even aware of the choices they could have. Or maybe they really have no other choice. What do i know? I have not been in their shoes. The fact remains that life is hard for most people in this world. | | | | | | | | | | Meet& Date Older Singles Private Compatibility Matching. Everyone is Serious& Screened! www.MatureDatingOnly.com/40-plus
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5 years ago
| | The words are not mine but written by the lead singer of the group. It is a sad fact of life that many people lived in hardship and it's even more sad when they are children. There are millions of children who lived in poverty and lacks even basic human necessities which we called life. Your words also reminds me of an article i read ages ago that mentioned child labour in poor country such as India and a few South East Asian countries like Vietnam and Cambodia. I still think they exist even to these days. Though we may not be able to help them, we are at least aware of this problem. Hopefully, we may help others be aware of this situation. We may not be able to help those faraway but we can always strive to help those near us. And count our blessings in life for we did not suffer such fate. As always, it was good to hear from you again. | | | | | | | Meet & Date Older Singles Private Compatibility Matching. Everyone is Serious & Screened ! www.MatureDatingOnly.com/40-plus | add comment | | | |
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5 years ago
| | Mining is a very dangerous occupation so i thought a prayer here might help embellish the topic ... They labored in endless darkness mining coal And loved their wives and children. Lord, Into your endless light lift up their souls. I think of generations now long gone In Shenandoah, those courageous men Who labored lifetimes in the endless dark, Or died before their time in mine disasters— Striving to give their loved ones better lives. They built the schools and churches and defied Mine-owners, brutal union breakers And corrupted power, pioneering The labor movement that in time would lift The dignity of working men and women. And America’s economy to greatness. This memorial honors each of them, And brother miners all across the earth, In England, Europe, Africa and Asia And the Americas. For centuries They’ve labored daily in an endless night, Enriching us with energy and light. With all their strength and breath, while breakers roar, They labor in endless darkness, mining coal That warms and lights our lives. O Lord, Into your endless light lift up their souls. | | | | | | | joshua_w (103)
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5 years ago
| | That was a beautiful poem. It perfectly describe the harsh life of not only miners, but people who work with their hands. Did you wrote it? Anyway, thanks for sharing it here. | | | | | | | Certified Life Coach $697 Become a Certified Coach in 16 hrs Online Classes 800.711.4346 FowlerWainwright.com/Free-Webinar | add comment | | | |
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