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The Impression That I Get

(D. Barrett / J. Gittleman / Bosstones)

Have you ever been close to tragedy
Or been close to folks who have
Have you ever felt a pain so powerful
So heavy you collapse

I've never had to knock on wood
But I know someone who has
Which makes me wonder if I could
It makes me wonder if
I've never had to knock on wood
And I'm glad I haven't yet
Because I'm sure it isn't good
That's the impression that I get

Have you ever had the odds stacked up so high
You need a strength most don't possess
Or has it ever come down to do or die
You've got to rise above the rest

I've never had to knock on wood
But I know someone who has
Which makes me wonder if I could
It makes me wonder if
I've never had to knock on wood
And I'm glad I haven't yet
Because I'm sure it isn't good
That's the impression that I get

I'm not a coward, I've just never been tested
I'd like to think that if I was, I would pass
Look at the tested and think there but for the grace go I
Might be a coward, I'm afraid of what I might find out

I've never had to knock on wood
But I know someone who has
Which makes me wonder if I could
It makes me wonder if
I've never had to knock on wood
And I'm glad I haven't yet
Because I'm sure it isn't good
That's the impression that I get

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Hero of Heros (578k) (from Swordsman II, translated from Cantonese)

The seas laugh, as they lash the shores.
Carried by the waves we have only the here and now.

The heavens laugh at the troubled world.
Only they know, who is to win or lose.

The mountains laugh, the rain is afar.
When the waves grow old, the world still turns.

The clear winds laugh, such a feeling of solitude
My sentiments bequeath a tinge of melancholy.

The earth laughs, solitude no more.
When spirits are high, I laugh with the world.

Swords like pouring rain, how many heroes win?
The world of swordsmen is perilous. We'll quit forever.

What a troubled world it is!
Life crushes and confuses our spirits!
Seek to calm, men seize power!
But I find my solace in a jug of wine!