JOFO said:
I have never understood why people love acrobat so much.
good song.....but why so loved?
For me its all about the lyrics. I think they are absolutely brilliant....then you add an organ, an Edge, and that voice to them? Are you kidding me? I love it! I know a lot of people that either love it or only listen to it in my car. Most of my friends skip over the end of that album and I think that the last 4 songs or so make up the strongest portion of the album.
To me, its probably the only album (IMO) that actually gets stronger at the end.....most of their albums start strong and get weaker...........well, I don't agree with that necessarily but their singles usually end up at the begininng of the album.
Don't believe what you hear
Don't believe what you see
If you just close your eyes
You can feel the enemy
When I first met you girl
You had fire in your soul
What happened your face
Of melting in snow
Now it looks like this
And you can swallow
Or you can spit
You can throw it up
Or choke on it
And you can dream
So dream out loud
You know that your time is coming 'round
So don't let the bastards grind you down
No, nothing makes sense
Nothing seems to fit
I know you'd hit out
If you only knew who to hit
And I'd join the movement
If there was one I could believe in
Yeah I'd break bread and wine
If there was a church I could receive in
'cause I need it now
To take a cup
To fill it up
To drink it slow
I can't let you go
I must be an acrobat
To talk like this
And act like that
And you can dream
So dream out loud
And don't let the bastards grind you down
What are we going to do now it's all been said
No new ideas in the house and every book has been read
And I must be an acrobat
To talk like this
And act like that
And you can dream
So dream out loud
And you can find
Your own way out
You can build
And I can will
And you can call
I can't wait until
You can stash
And you can seize
In dreams begin
Responsibilities
And I can love
And I can love
And I know that the tide is turning 'round
So don't let the bastards grind you down