cover #38: tom sawyer

song: tom sawyer
cover: deadsy
original:  rush

comments: i used to despise rush. the singer's voice was to me like running a dry finger down a dirt-covered windshield. my opinion has since softened to the point where i can enjoy them when they pop up on the radio. and deadsy, of course, is always cool.



first song is cover, second is original.

where can you get it?
rush - tom sawyer
deadsy - tom sawyer

lyrics: a modern day warrior
mean, mean stride
today's tom sawyer
mean, mean pride

though his mind is not for rent
don't put him down as arrogant
his reserve, a quiet defense
riding out the day's events
the river

what you say about his company
is what you say about society
catch the mist, catch the myth
catch the mystery, catch the drift

the world is
the world is
love and life are deep
maybe as his skies are wide

today's tom sawyer
he gets high on you
and the space he invades
he gets by on you

no, his mind is not for rent
to any god or government
always hopeful, yet discontent
he knows changes aren't permanent
but change is

what you say about his company
is what you say about society
catch the witness, catch the wit
catch the spirit, catch the spit

the world is
the world is
love and life are deep
maybe as his eyes are wide

exit the warrior
today's tom sawyer
he gets high on you
and the energy you trade
he gets right on to
the friction of the day