The Ten Years' War (Spanish: Guerra de los Diez Años) (1868–1878), also known as the Great War and the War of '68, began on October 10, 1868 when sugar mill owner Carlos Manuel de Céspedes and his followers proclaimed Cuba's independence from Spain. It was the first of three liberation wars that Cuba fought against Spain, the other two being the Little War (1879–1880) and the Cuban War of Independence (1895–1898). The final three months of the last conflict escalated to become the Spanish–American War.
The failure of the latest Reformist efforts, the demise of the "Information Board" and an economic crisis in 1866/67 gave way to a new scenario. In spite of the crisis, the colonial administration continued to make huge profits which were not invested on the island but either went into military expenditures (44% of the revenue), paid for the colonial government's expenses (41%), or were sent to Spain and Fernando Po (12%). The Spaniards with 8% of the population appropriated over 90% of the island’s wealth. In addition, the majority of the Cuban population still had no political rights, giving rise to underground movements, especially in the eastern part of the country.
Various wars have been named after their approximate duration:
10 Years is an American alternative metal band, formed in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1999.
10 Years was initially formed in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1999 with singer Mike Underdown, drummer Brian Vodinh, bassist Lewis Cosby, and guitarists Ryan "Tater" Johnson (also of The American Plague) and Matt Wantland. In 2001, Cosby left and the band recruited Andy Parks on bass. They independently recorded Into the Half Moon the same year.
Lead vocalist Mike Underdown left the band to pursue a career in acting and start up a new band 'Courage, You Bastards' in Los Angeles, Ca. 10 Years soon recruited current vocalist Jesse Hasek from another local band. In 2002, Parks decided to leave the band and Cosby returned. The band then released their independent album Killing All That Holds You in 2004.
10 Years was then signed to Universal Records in 2005 and released their major label debut, The Autumn Effect on August 16, 2005 with the songs "Wasteland" and "Through the Iris" picking up regional radio play. Their first single, "Wasteland" spent over 12 months on the rock charts, finally reaching #1 at active rock radio in December 2005.
Tor Johansson (19 October 1903 – 12 May 1971), better known by the stage name Tor Johnson, was a Swedish professional wrestler (billed as The Super Swedish Angel) and actor.
He is perhaps best remembered for his roles in a number of B-movies, including police inspector turned zombie Daniel Clay in Plan 9 from Outer Space and playing the role of a recurring lab assistant often named "Lobo".
Tor Johansson was born in Sweden, the son of Karl J. Johansson and Lovisa Petersson. He was a large man, weighing 400 pounds (181 kg) at his biggest. He had a full head of blond hair, but he shaved it to maintain an imposing, villainous appearance in wrestling and acting appearances. He began getting bit parts in movies upon his move to California - usually as the strongman or weightlifter - as early as 1934. His film career ended in the early 1960s after appearing in a string of poorly-rated movies. However, he continued to make appearances on television and made a number of commercials. Due to his work in early B-horror movies, Tor developed a small but enthusiastic cult following after his death in 1971. To this day, he is considered a horror icon.
Jake Lloyd (born March 5, 1989) is an American former actor, who gained worldwide fame when he was chosen by George Lucas to play the young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, the first film in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. He reprised this role in five subsequent Star Wars video games.
Lloyd was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, the son of Bill Lloyd, an E.M.T. set medic, and Lisa Riley, an entertainment agent. He has a younger sister named Madison. He attended Columbia College Chicago as a film and video major.
Lloyd is best known for his performances in the films Jingle All the Way and Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Lloyd is also known for his recurring roles as Jimmy Sweet in ER, and Young Angelo in The Pretender. He previously guest-starred in the show as a character named Ronny Collins. He also appeared in the 1998 TV film Host.
Lloyd retired from acting in 2001. In 2012, he cited bullying on the part of classmates and the stress of doing many interviews as the reasons for his retirement from acting. He also destroyed all of his Star Wars memorabilia and refuses to even watch the films because he finds them too “creepy.”
I remember when I saw you there
What did you see in me? Tell me
Let all the people stop and stare
You were the only one that I could see
Time comes and time goes by
We loved, we laughed, I failed, you tried
And now I understand why
I have to be the one to blame
Ten years down the line I never meant to waste your time
So glad you never threw in the towel on you and me
You showed me unconditional love, you even gave me the one
And baby, now that we're done, I'm sorry
See I was standing up with things to say
So I had to decide
For me it was either you or them
And I was running out of precious time
You see, I had to see the world
I knew it meant losing you, my girl
Since I lost it all today
These simple words to you I'd say
We should have given up at least a thousand times
So girl, I wouldn't be surprised if you wrote me off, no
You see I know that I put my friends before you
And I constantly ignored who was in my corner
Now, I apologize
Ten years down the line, I never meant to waste your time
So glad you never threw in the towel on you and me
You showed me unconditional love, you even gave me the one
And baby, now that we're done, I'm sorry
Don't you now that
You should have given up at least one thousand times
But, girl, why would I be surprised, why would it shock me?
When you write me off but you can't
Can't you see I, I put my band, I put my band
Wow, I ignored you
Then in return, you were there for me
And I, I apologize
Ten years down the line, I never meant to waste your time
So glad you never through in the towel on you and me
You showed me unconditional love, you even gave me the one
And baby, now that we're done, I'm sorry
Alden and his sister sleep
With one eye closed
Fate chose
All of the saviors to this day
And those birds of a prey, they stay
Yeah, with hungry eye open
No just hopng for their way
How can I tell you their dreams
Know we have been running from them for years
Memories linger from blue to gray
Never an instance for which I should stay
Alden and his sister are older
On their own now fate knows
All of the saviors to this day
Those birds of prey, they stay
Innocence of experience
Go on guild your fence, have your way
Trust and know your means, of which to find your dreams
The past a most dangerous ghost
The one that makes our bed the most
Momma doesn't know where her little boy lives
No and momma doesn't know how her little boy breathes
And momma can't see what is happening to me
I'm ten years gone
Lost at sea
Long forgotten
From my home
I am ten years gone
And it has been so long... So long
Ten years on my own
ten years singing my own song
Sometimes it feels good to bew gone
Sometimes I feel, I feel alone
Ten years gone
Ten years gone
I'm gone but this time for good
Alden and his sister sleep
With one eye closed
You know fate has chose
All of the saviors to this day
And those birds of a prey, yeah they stay
With hungry eye open
Good luck and just hoping for their way
How can I tell you their dreams
Know we have been running from them for years
Memories linger from blue to gray
Never an instance for which I should stay
Momma doesn't know where her little boy lives
No and momma doesn't know how her little boy breathes
Momma can't see whats happening to me
I'm ten years gone
Lost at sea
Long forgotten
From my home
I am ten years gone
And it has been so long... So long
Well Ten years on my own
Ten years of singing my old song
Well sometimes it feels good to be gone
But sometimes I feel awfully alone
Ten years gone
wooooohooooooo yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah yeah yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah I'm gone
Mr. Rock 'N' Roll you look so right
with your clothes so dark and you hair so bright
Hanging round The Ship and the West End clubs
With the Midnight Boys and The Marquee mugs
Talking 'bout budgets and studio costs
With the has beens won't be's and they're all lost
Want to be like all the poseurs you meet
Let's teach you a lesson 'bout life on street
'Cos we're The Business from Lewisham
And it's ten years and we're still standing here
You'll never beat us
Ten years and we're still standing here
You'll never stop us
Guest lists and points for fixing the deal
But the paper means nothing if the cash ain't real
The Limelight The Slimelight The Alley Tin Pan
All the talk in the world and you ain't got a fan
It's all down to tak if the record's a flop
Your head is so empty the penny won't drop
So out of touch with realities beat
I gotta tell you what's in my heart
It's really hard but here's a start
Words don't seem to say enough about how I feel
And what's been burnin' in my heart
So put your precious hand in mine
I'll try to tell you what's on my mind
When you smile at me
It's a brand new day
When you smile at me
It takes my breath away
When you smile at me
My sun comes out
When you smile at me
It makes me wanna shout
A lifetime isn't enough time to say what I gotta say
Or even enough time to play the way we play
The ocean of our love can be a stormy sea
But in the end it's just you and me
When you smile at me
It's a brand new day
When you smile at me
It takes my breath away
When you smile at me
My sun comes out
When you smile at me
It makes me wanna shout
Forget the sunshine that comes up through the trees
Forget the lightning, don't mean a thing to me
Forget the stars at night, it's not what sets me free
Nothing else compares to what your, smile does to me... Yeah.Yeah
When you smile at me
It's a brand new day
When you smile at me
It takes my breath away
When you smile at me
My sun comes out
When you smile at me
It makes me wanna shout
When you smile at me
Looking close at what remains, my eyes so burning, see...
And limping across the frosted plains enthralled by what's to be, in
midst of flight to lose my feathers, together so entwined... And so the
story of my endeavors, the bells have finally chimed...
I looked to the sky in desperate search for the sun, yearning to taste
the fruits whom so many have won... Buried in ice, so eager that life
be enhanced... I see them float, the Angels so often do prance... But
I am still buried in the ice.
"We keep him close, bound by trust. With no hope or desire to ever
leave us... Armies bound in swift Angelic fashion. Here lies the aura
of Divinity on the plain of unearthly... passion."
...And suddenly an oasis... A feeling not felt for centuries. This was
on in the dream, the dream of my mourning seasons, whence the trees are
my shoulders and I swim in the leaves, I can feel the others, and my
token: for seven days they let me go.
Look to the sky in desperate search for the sun, yearning to taste
the fruits whom so many have won... Buried in ice, so eager that
life be enhanced... I see them float, the angels so often do prance.
...And once venturing home, his mind told mine "You've known all
this time..." I can feel the others, the ones lost, the ones that walk
by, the ones who call my name three times, I see them when no one
else can. Perhaps they too know. They'll recognize us, so suddenly
conspicuous, so diverse. But behold the elements of the binding...
"I also knew back then. Do you remember?"
I look the eyes of the master to which I am slave... Soul enemies
of the forces to me have depraved... Charisma guides me to the land of
the kings and the Queens... I've all the wisdom, and not
The dream as every dream is ours
so dont stand idle waiting
for those that wait are left behind
washed ashore by the hands of time
what if tomorrow never came?
today as every day is ours
so make each and everyday count somehow
will you have played your part?
will you have carved your mark?
where are you at this very moment?
Where will you be this time next year?
Ten years ago,
I got a call that nearly killed me
Repeat yourself my hands are shaking
When I was told, my friend was gone
I felt so guilty, a thousand questions left unanswered
I'll bleed if you want me to
I'll serenade before I do
I'll bleed if you want me to
On and on although you're gone
Candles burn without a flame on
Our final call to you I know you're listening
How could you leave us that way
Where did you go, ten years today
Ten years ago, I stood beside the wood that held you
I must sit down my legs are shaking
We let you go,
With gifts of plectrums for your journey
And melodies to help you on your way
I'll bleed if you want me to
I'll serenade before I do
I'll bleed if you want me to
On and on although you're gone
Candles burn without a flame on
Our final call to you I know you're listening
How could you leave us that way
Where did you go, ten years today
I'll bleed if you want me to
I'll bleed if you want me to
I'll bleed if you want me to
On and on although you're gone
Candles burn without a flame on
Our final call to you I know you're listening
How could you leave us that way
Where did you go, ten years today
Where did you go, ten years today
Where did you go...
How could you leave us that way,
Ten years from now when I turn around
Will I be satisfied when I look back on life?
Don't tell me it's too late
Don't tell me that I threw it all away
Don't tell me that I did this all in vain
I have my reasons
Why I walk this lonely road
If I never return was it worth the life
Sacrifice, ten years from now
When she looks at me
(She sees right through me now)
All the emptiness in her eyes
So damn hard to speak
(Can't say a word out loud)
There's no words to make this right
She tells me that I'm lost
I know that she will never understand
I know that I will do it all again
I have my reasons
Why I walk this lonely road
If I never return, was it worth the life
Sacrifice, ten years from now, years from now
I have my reasons
Why I walk this lonely road
If I never return, was it worth the life
Sacrifice, ten years from now
I have my reasons
Why I walk this lonely road
If I never return, was it worth the life
Sacrifice, ten years from now
I have my reasons
Why I walk this lonely road
If I never return, was it worth the life
Sacrifice, ten years from now
Back on track after years of distraction
The truth is an effect I couldn't find in the peace
Try dealing with authentic situation
Caught in between dreams and a proper education
We came to a point where we all said end it
We all said the same but no one wanted to admit it
Living the stable, running into a label
Back to square one, all cards on the table
Come on, sing along
Going up and down since 1995
Ten years of service done
And I step out of the line
True is the spirit, the heart of this band
Bet all in when you've got a good hand
Ten years of service done
And I know you mother fuckers are starting up without a singer
I raise my right hand, giving up my middle finger
My ego's somewhat big, I don't listen to your shit
You tired and stupid bunch of fucking hypocrites!
Okay, I've got a couple of blank spots here
I need to fill them in
So I wrote this little poem
It goes like this
Ten years of service done
It's been a hell of a time
Thank you for the invitation