Saint Valentine's Day, often simply Valentine's Day, is observed on February 14 each year. Today Valentine's Day is celebrated in many countries around the world, mostly in the West, although it remains a working day in all of them.
The original "St. Valentine" was a liturgical celebration of one or more early Christian saint named Valentinus. Modern romantic connotations were added several centuries later by poets. Several martyrdom stories were invented for the various Valentines that belonged to February 14, and added to later martyrologies.[citation needed] This celebration was deleted from the General Roman Calendar of saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI.
The day first became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. By the 15th century, it had evolved into an occasion in which lovers expressed their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines").
Operation Sea Lion (German: Unternehmen Seelöwe) was Germany's plan to invade the United Kingdom during the Second World War, beginning in 1940. To have had any chance of success, however, the operation would have required air and naval supremacy over the English Channel. With the German defeat in the Battle of Britain, Sea Lion was postponed indefinitely on 17 September 1940 and never carried out.
By early November 1939, Adolf Hitler had decided on forcing a decision in the West by invading Belgium, the Netherlands and France. With the prospect of the Channel ports falling under Kriegsmarine (German Navy) control and attempting to anticipate the obvious next step that might entail, Grand Admiral (Großadmiral) Erich Raeder (head of the Kriegsmarine) instructed his operations officer, Kapitän Hans Jürgen Reinicke, to draw up a document examining "the possibility of troop landings in England should the future progress of the war make the problem arise." Reinicke spent five days on this study and set forth the following prerequisites:
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Bowie first caught the eye and ear of the public in July 1969, when his song "Space Oddity" reached the top five of the UK Singles Chart. After a three-year period of experimentation he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with the flamboyant, androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust, spearheaded by the hit single "Starman" and the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Bowie's impact at that time, as described by biographer David Buckley, "challenged the core belief of the rock music of its day" and "created perhaps the biggest cult in popular culture." The relatively short-lived Ziggy persona proved merely one facet of a career marked by continual reinvention, musical innovation and striking visual presentation.
I’m driving a big lazy car rushin’ up the highway in the dark
I got one hand steady on the wheel and one hand’s tremblin’ over my heart
It’s pounding baby like it’s gonna bust right on through
And it ain’t gonna stop till I’m alone again with you
A friend of mine became a father last night
When we spoke in his voice I could hear the light
Of the skies and the rivers the timberwolf in the pines
And that great jukebox out on Route 39
They say he travels fastest who travels alone
But tonight I miss my girl mister tonight I miss my home
Is it the sound of the leaves
Left blown by the wayside
That’s got me out here on this spooky old highway tonight
Is it the cry of the river
With the moonlight shining through
That ain’t what scares me baby
What scares me is loosin’ you
They say if you die in your dreams you really die in your bed
But honey last night I dreamed my eyes rolled straight back in my head
And God’s light came shinin’ on through
I woke up in the darkness scared and breathin’ and born anew
It wasn’t the cold river bottom I felt rushing over me
It wasn’t the bitterness of a dream that didn’t come true
It wasn’t the wind in the grey fields I felt rushing through my arms
No no baby it was you
So hold me close honey say you’re forever mine
And tell me you’ll be my lonely valentine I’m driving a big lazy car rushin’ up the highway in the dark
I got one hand steady on the wheel and one hand’s tremblin’ over my heart
It’s pounding baby like it’s gonna bust right on through
And it ain’t gonna stop till I’m alone again with you
A friend of mine became a father last night
When we spoke in his voice I could hear the light
Of the skies and the rivers the timberwolf in the pines
And that great jukebox out on Route 39
They say he travels fastest who travels alone
But tonight I miss my girl mister tonight I miss my home
Is it the sound of the leaves
Left blown by the wayside
That’s got me out here on this spooky old highway tonight
Is it the cry of the river
With the moonlight shining through
That ain’t what scares me baby
What scares me is loosin’ you
They say if you die in your dreams you really die in your bed
But honey last night I dreamed my eyes rolled straight back in my head
And God’s light came shinin’ on through
I woke up in the darkness scared and breathin’ and born anew
It wasn’t the cold river bottom I felt rushing over me
It wasn’t the bitterness of a dream that didn’t come true
It wasn’t the wind in the grey fields I felt rushing through my arms
No no baby it was you
So hold me close honey say you’re forever mine
My insides all turned to ash, so slow
And blew away as I collapsed, so cold
A black wind took them away, from sight
And held the darkness over day, that night
And the clouds above move closer
Looking so dissatisfied
But the heartless wind kept blowing, blowing
I used to be my own protection, but not now
Cause my path has lost direction, somehow
A black wind took you away, from sight
And held the darkness over day, that night
And the clouds above move closer
Looking so dissatisfied
And the ground below grew colder
As they put you down inside
But the heartless wind kept blowing, blowing
So now you're gone, and I was wrong
I never knew what it was like, to be alone
On a Valentine's Day, on a Valentine's Day
On a Valentine's Day, on a Valentine's Day
On a Valentine's Day, on a Valentine's Day
(I used to be my own protection, but not now)
On a Valentine's Day, on a Valentine's Day
(Cause my mind has lost direction, somehow)
On a Valentine's Day, on a Valentine's Day
(I used to be my own protection, but not now)
On a Valentine's Day, on a Valentine's Day
Beneath the tide the fishes glide
Fin to fin and side to side
For fishy love has now begun
Fishy love, finny fun
Paper moon, paper heart
Pink balloon, work of art
Al Capone, Bugs Moran
Valentine's Day
Bootleg gin, porkpie hat
Dew Drop Inn, dirty rat
Through the heart, Cupid's dart
Valentine's Day
Day to repay the one that you love
Gentlemen take off your hats as I speak thereof
Just a brief break from the push and the shove
We may go a few rounds without boxing gloves
Land your punch, I stand my ground
We break for lunch and a second round
We set them up, we knock them down
Valentine's Day
Me and you, you and him
Him and her, us and them
We keep score, love as war
Valentine's Day
I lost my teeth, I lost my hair
I lost my mind, you don't care
Love is war, all is fair
On Valentine's Day
She was the color of TV
her mouth curled under like a metal snake
although Holy Wood was sad
they'd remember this as Valentine's day
flies are waiting
In the Shadow of the Valley of Death
In the Shadow of the Valley of Death
slit our wrists and send us to heaven
the first flower after the flood
I saw that pregnant girl today
she didn't know that it was dead inside
even though it was alive
some of us are really born to die
flies are waiting
In the Shadow of the Valley of Death
In the Shadow of the Valley of Death
slit our wrists and send us to heaven
the first flower after the flood
In the Shadow of the Valley of Death
I come to you with empty hands
I guess I just forgot again
I only got my love to send
On Valentine's Day
I ain't got a card to sign
Roses have been hard to find
I only hope that you'll be mine
On Valentine's Day
I know that I swore that I wouldn't forget
I wrote it all down: I lost it I guess
There's so much I want to say
But all the words just slip away The way you love me every day
Is Valentine's Day
If I could I would deliver to you
Diamonds and gold; it's the least I can do
So if you'll take my IOU
I could make it up to you
Until then I hope my heart will do
For Valentine's Day
When the postman don't call on Valentine's Day
And Santa Claus don't come on a Christmas Day
That umbrella won't work on a rainy day
Don't ask me, I already know
When they find you beached on the barrier reef
And the only pleasure treasured is in map relief
The choice is yours sure, saint or thief
Don't ask me I already know
Yes they baked your cake in little slices
Kept your eye on rising prices
Wound up winning booby prizes
I'm sure you'd like to think you know what life is
Find destiny through magazines
Lip-licking, unzipping, Harpers and Queens
From here to eternity without in-betweens
Don't ask me, I already know
With your heart on parade and your heart on parole
I hope you find a sucker to buy that mink stole
School for scandal, guess who's enrolled?
So ask me, I already know
When they find you beached on the barrier reef
When the postman don't call on Valentine's Day
When the only pleasure treasured is in map relief
When you don't tell the truth, that's the price you pay
When I'm shaking a hand, I'm clenching a fist
If you gave me a pound for the moments I missed
And I got dancing lessons for all the lips I shoulda kissed
sometimes i get that feeling,
now i can hear you coming back again
how did we end up this way?
all that i ask is that one,
one day you'll look back and think of me now
maybe valentine's day
you said it meant nothing to me
life is just such a mystery
i think i'm crazy and i might
you know you brought me back to life
i can hear you in the silence
i can see you in the darkest light now
it could work someday
i know the sun will come out
i know the world will go around now
(Bruce Springsteen)
I'm driving a big lazy car rushin' up the highway in the dark
I got one hand steady on the wheel and one hand's tremblin' over my heart
It's pounding baby like it's gonna bust right on through
And it ain't gonna stop till I'm alone again with you
A friend of mine became a father last night
When we spoke in his voice I could hear the light
Of the skies and the rivers the timberwolf in the pines
And that great jukebox out on Route 39
They say he travels fastest who travels alone
But tonight I miss my baby tonight I miss my home
Is it the sound of the leaves
left blown by the wayside
That's got me out here on this spooky old highway tonight
Is it the cry of the river
With the moonlight shining through
That ain't what scares me baby
What scares me is losing you
They say if you die in your dreams you really die in your bed
But honey last night I dreamed my eyes rolled straight back in my head
And God's light came shinin' on through
I woke up scared and breathin' and born anew
It wasn't the cold river bottom I felt rushing over me
It wasn't the bitterness of a dream that didn't come true
It wasn't the wind in the grey fields I felt moving through my arms
No no baby, baby it was you
No no baby, baby it was you
Yesterday, in many ways, you've looked into my eyes
Seems so strange for all the many years together
Sitting by the window, couldn't move you if I tried
I've been standing on the outside here for ever
Candles lit an empty room when you and I last talked
And the bed made warm by lonely lovers
I have seen a thousand highways, walked a hundred roads
But for you, I know, there'll be many others
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow and shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
Darkened halls and hotel walls will keep me in disguise
While your brown eyes look for what you have forsaken
Better times are far behind me, I can't quite forgive
'Cause for all that you have given, you have taken
Saddened by a country tune, I cried myself to sleep
Woken cold by footsteps softly leaving
I have seen a thousand highways, walked a hundred roads
But for you, I give you freedom to believe in
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
Listen, I met a lovely fellow
Sitting right there beside me on a spring day
[Incomprehensible]
'Cause he seem so close to perfect in just every way
We parted ways but by May
I was in his arms again
I knew that he was different
By the proof that I was feeling
Oh, how love
Can sneak up on you
And tell you just what to do
It has no time, no place
It's just chooses you
I met him in March, we made love by May
By June we were here to stay
I thank you August for your grace
It's just too bad October didn't do the same
And I sure wish we made it by
Valentine's day
Vacation is now over
And fall just walked up and said good morning
How can I fix you coffee
If you live so damn far away from me? Oh yeah, oh yeah
We parted ways by November
But I hope by December
You would come to your senses
You think of me and you remember
Oh, how love
Can sneak up on you
And tell you just what to do
It has no time, no place
It's just chooses you
Oh baby, I met him in march, we made love by May
By June we were here to stay
I thank you August for your grace
It's just too bad October didn't do the same
And I sure wish we made it by
Valentine's day
See baby, baby you gotta know
That I know that seasons change
People travel, people change
But see what we had
We had that kind of love
That just doesn't go away
People don't find that in a lifetime
Now why, why I gotta make it through Christmas
New Years and valentine's day
Without you keeping me warm?
Those kisses and those goddamn gifts
You know what kind of gifts I give to my baby
I'm ready when you are
I met a lovely fellow
Sitting right there beside me
On a spring day
March truly at his mercy
Cause he seem so close to perfect
In just every way
We parted ways but
By May I was in his arms
Again I knew that he was
Different by the grrove that
I was feeling
Oh how love
Can sneak up on you
And tell you just what to do
It has no time, no place
It's just chooses you
I met him in March
We made love by May
By June we were here to stay
I thank you August for your grace
It's just to bad October didn't
Do the same.
And I sure wish we made it boy
Valentine's day
Vacation is now over
And fall just walked up
And said good morning
How can I fix you coffee
If you live so damn far away from me
We parted ways by November
But I hope by December
You would come to your senses
You think of me and you remember
Oh how love
Can sneak up on you
And tell you just what to do
It has no time, no place
Its just chooses you
I met him in march
We made love by May
By June we were here to stay
I thank you August for your grace
It's just too bad October didn't
Do the same.
And I sure wish we made it by
Valentine's day
See baby
Baby you gotta know
That I know, that seasons change
People travel, people change
But see what we had
We had that kind of love
That just doesn't go away
People don't find that
In a lifetime
Now why ,now why
I gotta make it until
Christmas , New Years,
And valentine's day without
You keeping me warm
Those kisses and
Those got damn gifts
You know what kind of gifts I give baby
I won't tell you, baby, you drink too much this year on Valentine's day
And I won't see you looking at that girl's butt this year on Valentine's day
I won't remind you that I'm not for granted
And I won't have to beg you to take a shower
And I won't even cry 'cause you don't love me enough this year on Valentine's day
Got my bags packed and I'm bringing the dog
I'm going to fast on the highway
Lost my love for me when I loved you
I'm gonna reclaim it all on Valentine's day
True love at last on Valentine's day
Gonna have dinner with the coolest girl, although she's been broken down this stay
Just me, myself and my biggest laughter, candle light dinner on Valentine's day
And then I'll go dancing n the finest club and find a kid who's ready to play
Gonna get all the pleasure you never could give me this year on Valentine's day
True love at last on Valentine's day
So I hope you are sorry and I wish you the worst, and that's all I had to say
I think there are fish sticks if you need dinner this year on Valentine's day
Got a feeling this is gonna be Valentine's year
Roses are red and violets are blue and sugar is sweet and I'm leaving you
Roses are red and violets are blue and sugar is sweet and I'm leaving you
Valentine's Day
Breezy promises
Waste of time is all he was, oh
Said that we'd be down for life
Tellin' lies to make everything alright
The 14th I would take your hand
Bringin' you up would be our little man
Those were the plans we made
When the whole time he was a liar
Seeing is believing
There'll be no me on this Valentine's day
Yeah, oh-oh (Valentine's day)
I can't take it no more
He'll be alone on this Valentine's day, baby (baby)
The funny thing is that you had my heart
Never dreamed that we would be apart
Fool in love that I was
And soon that all would disappear
To you it was a game
And I am the one to blame
I told you that I would leave
And clearly you didn't believe me
Seeing is believing (seeing it, no)
There'll be no me on this Valentine's day
Yeah, oh-oh (oh yeah)
I can't take it no more
(I can't take it no more, no)
He'll be alone on this Valentine's day, baby
(baby, whoa-oh)
Seeing is believing (seeing is believing)
There'll be no me on this Valentine's day
Yeah, oh-oh
I can't take it no more
He'll be alone on this Valentine's day, baby
(baby, no whoa)
I don't wanna receive no roses
Better yet don't want a simple call from you
No I don't, no I don't, no
All my cryin' days I spent are over
The only one I ever trusted boy was you
No more apologies or I love you's
Seeing is believing (seeing is believing)
There'll be no me on this Valentine's day
Yeah, oh-oh (baby no it won't no)
I can't take it no more
He'll be alone on this Valentine's day, baby
(All of the pressure an' all of the strain you put on me, no I won't, no I won't)
Seeing is believing (I'm gonna walk out the door)
There'll be no me on this Valentine's day
Yeah, oh-oh (I'm tired of all the crying, oh yeah)
I can't take it no more (I can't take it no more)
A dozen long-stem roses
And a lack of panty hoses
Brought Chuck and his tow truck to us last night
Dumped by his lady and looking for dough
He was willing to give Steve’s Civic a tow
For a hundred and fifty dollars
We were only an hour from home
So Chuck took off and Dave came in
This guy could take a Honda apart
And put it back together again
In a few hours and if he couldn’t he lied
At 11pm Valentine’s Day
Man, he was willing to try
And all the angry lovers
Waiting in the gas line
Found no sympathy
From me and my Valentines
A Gilroy grease-monkey
Who liked to get high and get funky
Named Bo joined Dave to work on Steve’s car
Bo had learned Civics way back in high school
Where he learned to play it tough
And learned to play it cool
In the back parking lot
By the auto shop at Gilroy High
Ah, then sparks flew into the night
As they probed for hours
Beneath the pale moon light
The whole time me and Steve
Wondering why don’t these guys
Have anything better to do
Finally at 2 o’clock they stopped
And they asked if we wanted to sniff a line
I said no thanks but I guess that explains
What they were doing up at that time
Macy’s and Hallmark made it what it is today
Well it’s a corporate holiday
To all the jealous lovers
With their candies and their flowers
Standing around with nothing left to say
Hoping that maybe tomorrow is gonna better than today
Valentine's Day
Breezy promises
Waste of time is all he was, oh
Said that we'd be down for life
Tellin' lies to make everything alright
The 14th I would take your hand
Bringin' you up would be our little man
Those were the plans we made
When the whole time he was a liar
Seeing is believing
There'll be no me on this Valentine's day
Yeah, oh-oh (Valentine's day)
I can't take it no more
He'll be alone on this Valentine's day, baby (baby)
The funny thing is that you had my heart
Never dreamed that we would be apart
Fool in love that I was
And soon that all would disappear
To you it was a game
And I am the one to blame
I told you that I would leave
And clearly you didn't believe me
Seeing is believing (seeing it, no)
There'll be no me on this Valentine's day
Yeah, oh-oh (oh yeah)
I can't take it no more
(I can't take it no more, no)
He'll be alone on this Valentine's day, baby
(baby, whoa-oh)
Seeing is believing (seeing is believing)
There'll be no me on this Valentine's day
Yeah, oh-oh
I can't take it no more
He'll be alone on this Valentine's day, baby
(baby, no whoa)
I don't wanna receive no roses
Better yet don't want a simple call from you
No I don't, no I don't, no
All my cryin' days I spent are over
The only one I ever trusted boy was you
No more apologies or I love you's
Seeing is believing (seeing is believing)
There'll be no me on this Valentine's day
Yeah, oh-oh (baby no it won't no)
I can't take it no more
He'll be alone on this Valentine's day, baby
(All of the pressure an' all of the strain you put on
me, no I won't, no I won't)
Seeing is believing (I'm gonna walk out the door)
There'll be no me on this Valentine's day
Yeah, oh-oh (I'm tired of all the crying, oh yeah)
I can't take it no more (I can't take it no more)
Lovehearts exchanging with tongues passing movement
Making the single ones eke
Searching the streets for cupids spare arrow
Because my future looks bleak
Down-trodden luck in self centred answers
When no is the nicest reply
Four walls subsiding in my head, which is confused
Think im ready to die
Valentines Day, It just gets in the way
My heart hurts like a broken bone
Valentines Day, How can i celibrate
When im going to bed all alone
The build up is numbing for 24 hours
And i celebrate when it ends
The lonley ones cry or tend to smile wry
An unpositive message it sends
Cards being swapped and flowers being topped off
With chocolate shaped as hearts
My only thought, as the lucky kids taunt
How a ludicrous idea like this starts
Valentines Day, It just gets in the way
My heart hurts like a broken bone
Valentines Day, How can i celebrate
Sometimes i get that feeling,
Now i can hear you coming back again
How did we end up this way?
All that i ask is that one,
One day you'll look back and think of me now
Maybe valentine's day
[chorus]
You said it meant nothing to me
Life is just such a mystery
I think i'm crazy and i might
You know you brought me back to life
I can hear you in the silence
I can see you in the darkest light now
It could work someday
I know the sun will come out
I know the world will go around now
VERSE ONE
Tomorrow's St. Valentine's Day
All in the morning betime,
And I a maid at your window,
Waiting to be your Valentine.
Then up he rose and donned his clothes
And dupt the chamber door,
Let in a maid that out a maid
Never departed more.
CHORUS
I don't want close my eyes, I don't want to say good-bye,
To the love you promised, to the love we once had.
REPEAT CHORUS
I don't ask for much,
All I want is us
Together for just one Valentine's Day.
VERSE TWO
By Gis and by St. Charity
Alack and fie for shame
Young men will do it if they come to it
By God they are to blame.
Quoth she, Before you tumbled me
You promised me to wed;
So would I have done by yonder sun
Had you not come to my bed.
CHORUS
I don't want close my eyes, I don't want to say good-bye,
To the love you promised, to the love we once had.
REPEAT
I don't ask for much, all I want is us
Together for just one Valentine's Day.
REPEAT
INTERLUDE
You were my joy, my only love
And now I've got to get used to you gone.
Won't you come back?
No now you're gone
And you won't be my Valentine.
Baby it's true, you broke my heart
In thousand pieces I'm falling apart.
And now I know, it can't be cured
Cause you won't be my Valentine.
CHORUS
I don't want close my eyes, I don't want to say good-bye,
To the love you promised, to the love we once had.
REPEAT
I don't ask for much, all I want is us
Together for just one Valentine's Day.
REPEAT
Valentine' S Day Pe Premi Milte Hain,
Tohfa Deke Apna Pyar Jatate Hain,
Dil Ki Baat Main Keh Doon Tumko Aaj Hi,
Jisse Mujhe Hai Pyar, Woh Ladki Hai Yehi.
Valentine' S Day Ke Din Main Keh Doon Ankahi,
Tu Hi Hai Mere Dil Mein, Tu Hi Hai Har Kaheen.
Kabse Chhupa Tha Dil Mein Yeh Raaz,
Tujhko Hui Hai Khabar Yeh Aaj,
Ke Dil Ne Jo Kaha Hai,
Sach Hai Woh Ya Nahin.
Tohfa Hai Mera Tumko Yeh Ring,
Dil Ki Nishani Hai Yeh Darling,
Karta Hoon Main Yeh Vaada,
Tu Jahan Dil Waheen.
Yuh Hi Milte The, Hoti Thi Baat,
Aise Hi Hum Kho Gaye Hain Saath,
Mujhe Bhi Na Pata Hai,
Kab Dil Ne Haan Kahi.
Valentine' S Day Ke Din Main Deti Hoon Yakeen,
Tu Hi Hai Mere Dil Mein, Tu Hi Hai Har Kaheen.
Sista, can you see the stars so bright tonite
Bring some warm to fill our heart
Tell us that love can give joy and happiness
Brother, just forget about the pain
That you got from her
There are love for you out there
Just walk out and you will see
Love to hold in your arms
Reff :
Happy Valentine's day from me to everybody
Everyone is in love today
Bring lot of love in many ways
Baby, don't you know that love is so beautiful
When your hand is in my hand
When your heart speak to mine
Just close your eyes, feel my heart
People, just open your eyes and free your mind
No more cries and no more lies
Build the bridge that falling down
A way to go, to feel our love
She tossed a coin into the well
She kept on wishing while it fell
Crossed her fingers and closed her eyes
A shooting star out in the night
She ran with the moon, she ran with the night
No matter where she went he's out of sight
She ran with the heaviest carried load
She ran like hell on a winding road
All those happy moments that they used to share before
Yesterday they crashed right to the floor
The pile of clothes, the dishes, the house was just a mess
They kept on fighting, kept on shouting
And he walked out in a rage
For Valentines Day, Valentines Day, Valentines Day
A walkout in a rage for Valentines Day
Love is good and love is kind
But love is cruel and love is blind
When everyday-life was coming around
They lost their heads and they started to drown
She tossed a coin into the well
She kept on wishing while it fell
Crossed her fingers and closed her eyes
A shooting star out in the night
All the happy moments that they used to share before
Yesterday they crashed right to the floor
Hes starting moving backwards, in regret to kill the pain
And there he's standing with his flowers,
And he's begging in the rain
For Valentines Day, Valentines Day, Valentines Day
A prayer in the rain for Valentines Day