What music do you want played at your funeral?
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'Take Me to the Hospital' by the Prodigy. I guess it would be a little late by then...
Just looking through my library there doesn't seem to be anything funeral-worthy.
OOH!
'Amazing Horse' by Weebl.
Just looking through my library there doesn't seem to be anything funeral-worthy.
OOH!
'Amazing Horse' by Weebl.
Everyone would be required to listen to the entire styx anthology and be forced to sing along with "Come Sail Away" because half of the songs are considered great by the people I know, and the other half is absolutely hated. Who can't love "Crystal Ball," and who can't hate "Sing for the Day"?
Muse - Thoughts Of A Dying Atheist.
I hope the people attending my funeral would see the humor.
Let me see if I can find it.
I hope the people attending my funeral would see the humor.
Let me see if I can find it.
The Chosen Pessimist by In Flames. The music is calm and the lyrics fit me perfectly (in the way I interpreted them)
"Tell me which side I'm on,
Approaching constant failure..
Tell me which side I'm on,
Who's friend or foe?
Approaching constant failure...
Between love and hate
Which path to follow?
How can I keep balance in this race?
Come faith, I'm dying... Slowly
In many ways I'm the burden that divides us from the light,
In many ways you're the halo that keeps my spirit alive.
Temptation,
Play the good or evil part,
With me, you evoke the dark,
Erase the free will...
...Watch me heal
Tell me which side I'm on,
Approaching constant failure..
Between love and hate
Which path to follow?
How can I keep balance in this race?
Come faith, I'm dying...
Bemused by the trials and tribulations,
If I survive I fly from here,
But as The Chosen Pessimist
I carve my name in stone
I... carve my name in stone"
Approaching constant failure..
Tell me which side I'm on,
Who's friend or foe?
Approaching constant failure...
Between love and hate
Which path to follow?
How can I keep balance in this race?
Come faith, I'm dying... Slowly
In many ways I'm the burden that divides us from the light,
In many ways you're the halo that keeps my spirit alive.
Temptation,
Play the good or evil part,
With me, you evoke the dark,
Erase the free will...
...Watch me heal
Tell me which side I'm on,
Approaching constant failure..
Between love and hate
Which path to follow?
How can I keep balance in this race?
Come faith, I'm dying...
Bemused by the trials and tribulations,
If I survive I fly from here,
But as The Chosen Pessimist
I carve my name in stone
I... carve my name in stone"
I don't think that's what Anders intended when he wrote the song. xD But oh well... Good to see a fellow In Flames fan.The Maddest March Hare said:
This song was written by the drummer Mike Portnoy after his mother died, starring a character who also loses a woman close to him and tries to cope with the loss for most of his life. At the end of the song he is close to death, talking to his son telling him not to morn his death, but instead to live his life to the fullest. Perfect for a funeral. More detailed description here [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Change_of_Seasons_(song)].
I. The Crimson Sunrise
[instrumental]
II. Innocence
I remember a time
My frail, virgin mind
Watched the crimson sunrise
Imagined what it might find
Life was filled with wonder
I felt the warm wind blow
I must explore the boundaries
Transcend the depth of winter's snow
Innocence caressing me
I never felt so young before
There was so much life in me
Still I longed to search for more
But those days are gone now
Changed like a leaf on a tree
Blown away forever
Into the cool autumn breeze
The snow has now fallen
And my sun's not so bright
I struggle to hold on
With the last of my might
In my den of inequity
Viciousness and subtlety
Struggle to ease the pain
Struggle to find the same
Ignorance surrounding me
I've never been so filled with fear
All my life's been drained from me
The end is drawing near...
III. Carpe Diem
"Carpe diem,
Seize the day"
I'll always remember
The chill of November
The news of the fall
The sounds in the hall
The clock on the wall ticking away
"Seize the Day"
I heard him say
Life will not always be this way
Look around
Hear the sounds
Cherish your life while you're still around
"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles today,
Tomorrow will be dying."
We can learn from the past
But those days are gone
We can hope for the future
But there might not be one
The words stuck in my mind
alive from what I've learned
I have to seize the day
To home I returned
Preparing for her flight
I held with all my might
Fearing my deepest fright
She walked into the night
She turned for one last look
She looked me in the eye
I said, "I Love You...Good-bye"
"It's the most awful thing you'll ever hear."
"If you're lying to me..."
"Oh, you dearly love her."
"...just have to leave... all our lives."
"Sieze the day!"
"Something happened."
"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may."
"She was killed."
IV. The Darkest of Winters
[instrumental]
V. Another World
So far or so it seems
All is lost
With nothing fulfilled
Off the pages and the
T.V. screen
Another world
Where nothing's true
Tripping through
The life fantastic
Lose a step
And never get up
Left alone
With a cold blank stare
I feel like giving up
I was blinded by a paradise
Utopia high in the sky
A dream that only drowned me
Deep in sorrow, wondering why
Oh come let us adore him
Abuse and then ignore him
No matter what
Don't let him be
Let's feed upon his misery
Then string him up for all the world to see
I'm sick of all
Your hypocrites
Holding me at bay
And I don't need
Your sympathy
To get me through the day
Seasons change and so can I
Hold on Boy
No time to cry
Untie these strings
I'm climbing down
I won't let them push me away
Oh come let us adore him
Abuse and then ignore him
No matter what
Don't let him be
Let's feed upon
His misery
Now it's time for them
To deal with me
VI. The Inevitable Summer
[instrumental]
VII. The Crimson Sunset
I'm much wiser now
A lifetime of memories
Run though my head
They taught me how
For better or worse
Alive or dead
I realize
There's no turning back
Life goes on
The offbeaten track
I sit down with my son
Set to see the Crimson Sunset
(Gather ye rosebuds while ye may)
Many years have come and gone
I've lived my life, but now must move on
(Gather ye rosebuds while ye may)
He's my only one
Now that my time has come
Now that my life is done
We look into the sun
"Seize the day
And don't you cry
Now it's time
To say good-bye
Even though
I'll be gone
I will live on
Live on
[instrumental]
II. Innocence
I remember a time
My frail, virgin mind
Watched the crimson sunrise
Imagined what it might find
Life was filled with wonder
I felt the warm wind blow
I must explore the boundaries
Transcend the depth of winter's snow
Innocence caressing me
I never felt so young before
There was so much life in me
Still I longed to search for more
But those days are gone now
Changed like a leaf on a tree
Blown away forever
Into the cool autumn breeze
The snow has now fallen
And my sun's not so bright
I struggle to hold on
With the last of my might
In my den of inequity
Viciousness and subtlety
Struggle to ease the pain
Struggle to find the same
Ignorance surrounding me
I've never been so filled with fear
All my life's been drained from me
The end is drawing near...
III. Carpe Diem
"Carpe diem,
Seize the day"
I'll always remember
The chill of November
The news of the fall
The sounds in the hall
The clock on the wall ticking away
"Seize the Day"
I heard him say
Life will not always be this way
Look around
Hear the sounds
Cherish your life while you're still around
"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles today,
Tomorrow will be dying."
We can learn from the past
But those days are gone
We can hope for the future
But there might not be one
The words stuck in my mind
alive from what I've learned
I have to seize the day
To home I returned
Preparing for her flight
I held with all my might
Fearing my deepest fright
She walked into the night
She turned for one last look
She looked me in the eye
I said, "I Love You...Good-bye"
"It's the most awful thing you'll ever hear."
"If you're lying to me..."
"Oh, you dearly love her."
"...just have to leave... all our lives."
"Sieze the day!"
"Something happened."
"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may."
"She was killed."
IV. The Darkest of Winters
[instrumental]
V. Another World
So far or so it seems
All is lost
With nothing fulfilled
Off the pages and the
T.V. screen
Another world
Where nothing's true
Tripping through
The life fantastic
Lose a step
And never get up
Left alone
With a cold blank stare
I feel like giving up
I was blinded by a paradise
Utopia high in the sky
A dream that only drowned me
Deep in sorrow, wondering why
Oh come let us adore him
Abuse and then ignore him
No matter what
Don't let him be
Let's feed upon his misery
Then string him up for all the world to see
I'm sick of all
Your hypocrites
Holding me at bay
And I don't need
Your sympathy
To get me through the day
Seasons change and so can I
Hold on Boy
No time to cry
Untie these strings
I'm climbing down
I won't let them push me away
Oh come let us adore him
Abuse and then ignore him
No matter what
Don't let him be
Let's feed upon
His misery
Now it's time for them
To deal with me
VI. The Inevitable Summer
[instrumental]
VII. The Crimson Sunset
I'm much wiser now
A lifetime of memories
Run though my head
They taught me how
For better or worse
Alive or dead
I realize
There's no turning back
Life goes on
The offbeaten track
I sit down with my son
Set to see the Crimson Sunset
(Gather ye rosebuds while ye may)
Many years have come and gone
I've lived my life, but now must move on
(Gather ye rosebuds while ye may)
He's my only one
Now that my time has come
Now that my life is done
We look into the sun
"Seize the day
And don't you cry
Now it's time
To say good-bye
Even though
I'll be gone
I will live on
Live on
