poker lyrics

[snoopy1239]

It rings a bell.

Is it from a Dylan song?

[RED-DOG]

yes. Dylans lyrics are very deep if you really listen

[snoopy1239]

This is an educated guess, but is it from a certain song that includes the line...

'Take a trip upon my swirling ship' (if I remember corrrectly)


Your lyric sounded similar in terms of 'drug abuse'. 

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Then take me disappearin' through the smoke rings of my mind,
Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen leaves,
The haunted, frightened trees, out to the windy beach,
Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow.
Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free,
Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands,
With all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves,
Let me forget about today until tomorrow.

[snoopy1239]

yes. I recognise most of that.

Great song.

Lyrically, you can't beat the fella. IMHO.

The Byrds did a cracking version.

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you haven't named it yet, no brownie points

[snoopy1239]

you haven't named it yet, no brownie points

bah. humbug.

[thelodger]

Dylan! Mr sally army man!

[snoopy1239]

Dylan! Mr sally army man!

come again? 

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Dylan! Mr sally army man!

 

[Junior Senior]

there's a song (evrybody's changing) by keane that has lyrics which remind me of poker and playing a short stack (my usual game).

"try to make a move just to stay in the game"

[snoopy1239]

Dylan! Mr sally army man!

 

 

[TheJagster]

Away, the jokers's closing in,
Reform and they will win,
The light is fading fast.
I know, you know, they know, we all know,
Everybody's gonna burn down.

The girls come crawling on all fours,
Banging on locked doors,
High cards call the tune.
I know, you know, they know, we all know,
Everybody's gonna burn down.

Play me another hand,
Loose everything I am,
Until we meet again.

The ace, that's hiding up your sleeve,
Will cause the world to grieve,
The love you had is gone,
I know you know, they know, we all know.

The dream, in every player's heart,
To win it all not part,
They lie awake at night,
I know, you know, they know, we all know.

The game, where gamblers rule the night,
And get your blood they might,
The joker's closin' in,
I know, you know, they know, we all know.



 

[North Angel]

This was one of the songs played at my wedding.



He deals the cards as a meditation
And those he plays never suspect
He doesn’t play for the money he wins
He doesn’t play for the respect
He deals the cards to find the answer
The sacred geometry of chance
The hidden law of probable outcome
The numbers lead a dance

I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that’s not the shape of my heart

He may play the jack of diamonds
He may lay the queen of spades
He may conceal a king in his hand
While the memory of it fades

I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that’s not the shape of my heart
That’s not the shape, the shape of my heart

And if I told you that I loved you
You’d maybe think there’s something wrong
I’m not a man of too many faces
The mask I wear is one
Those who speak know nothing
And find out to their cost
Like those who curse their luck in too many places
And those who smile are lost

I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that’s not the shape of my heart
That’s not the shape of my heart