Not to be confused with Xystos
The xyston (Ancient Greek: ξυστόν "spear, javelin; pointed stick, goad") was a type of a long thrusting spear in ancient Greece. It measured about 3.5–4.25 meters (11–13.9 ft) long and was probably held by the cavalryman with both hands, although the depiction of Alexander the Great's xyston on the Alexander Mosaic in Pompeii (see figure), suggests it could also be used single handed. It had a wooden shaft and a spear-point at both ends. Possible reasons for the secondary spear-tip were that it acted partly as a counterweight and also served as a backup in case the Xyston was broken in action. The xyston is usually mentioned in context with the hetairoi (ἑταῖροι), the cavalry forces of ancient Macedon. After Alexander the Great's death the hetairoi were named xystophoroi (ξυστοφόροι, "spear-bearers") because of their use of the xyston lance. In his Greek-written Bellum Judaicum, the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus uses the term xyston to describe the Roman throwing javelin, the pilum.
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suceden, cosas muy extranas
cada vez que te miro
un fuerte temblor me estremece
me robosa de frio
una carcajada se escapa
contemplando tu pelo
y me nace el deseo de contarte
lo que yo te quiero
suceden, cosas importantes
cada vez que te abrazo
mi vida prendida de gozo
se desgrana en tus manos
un dulce sabor a carino
va creciendo en mi boca
y presiento que voy a morirme
como lo he deseado
muchas cosas suceden en mi
importantes, para la ocasion
se desata el amor, el querer
amarrado aqui en mi corazon
muchas cosas que no se entender
muchas cosas que no se decir
solo se que me siento dichoso
I can't believe the things you say to me are so boring I can't believe anything you do to me is done sober I can't obtain a sense of patience, and I can't ordain you as my patient, butyou chew away at all my nerves like I'm your servantI sit alone with the others and I blame you talk of your mother and the senseless way she must have raised you I can't let go of this insanity can't blow you off like a dead leaf on a tree you stick around, I hope you get yours soon, you deserve it
Blues are falling like showers of rain
But I don't feel like crying
Death is abroad this day
But I don't feel like dying
I learned how to sustain myself
How to sustain myself in storms
Her tongue was like a scythe
And all her bones were haunted
A scapegoat for her life
Was all she ever wanted
I learned how to sustain myself in storms
Sir Bedivere slept in the field
His armour strewn around him
Curled foetus-like beneath his shield,
Still weeping when we found him
I teetered on the edge of doom
Degenerate and broken
She sucked the poison out of my wounds
And spoke the great unspoken
I learned how to sustain myself in storms
His monstrous ego, whipped and driven
Raged beneath his clothing
The compliment he paid was given
Not with grace but loathing
Deliverance is at the gate
With arms and gold in store
She apologises for being late
But I don't need her anymore
I learned how to sustain myself
How to sustain myself in storms
Scoured and stripped of all pretence
Shorn of all illusion
I offer nothing in my defence
- you may draw your own conclusions
[From the album Private Parts & Pieces IV: A Catch At The Tables]
There's a light on the sea
And it's shining for me
Cos I'm going away on the ocean
Said a boy that just said
Grabbed me out of my bed
Now my head's getting giddy with motion
Don't you worry sweetheart
I won't be gone long
I'll be coming home soon
I promise
I will carry your love
Deep inside of me
When the nighttime comes
I'll be yours
There's a light on the road
As the train pulls its load
Infant soldiers so keen
To get at them
Mama send me some socks
Cos the rats got the lot
But we're still sinking
In two feet of water
Don't you worry sweetheart
I won't be gone long
I'll be coming home soon
I promise
Don't you worry sweetheart
I won't be gone long
I'll be coming home soon
I promise
There's a light in the sky
So at last it's good-bye
As we gather the masks
At the station
Pull the throttle out, Jim
What a beautiful blimp
Now it could be a lengthy vacation
Don't you worry sweetheart
I won't be gone long
I'll be coming home soon
I promise
When the nighttime comes
Are you thinking what I'm thinking
Every little moment
Every special word
Has so much meaning that I'm feeling you're completing my world
But I've tried to say this so long
But the words don't come when you love someone
It's just too hard to say
How do I say, say
Say this to you
How do I prove my love
(How can I prove my love)
How do I say this to you
How do I prove my love
How do I say, say
As I walk through this valley of death,
fear does not hold a grip on me.
For your sake we face death,
all day long,
and by your hand,
you help us understand.
As the spirit of darkness,
covers the land,
you hold this child in your hands,
and we know by,
the promises that you've made,
that you're light,
will guide our faith.
I will not fear no evil.
As darkness covers the land,
I watch the horizon grow dim.
Faithful, I will escape,
knowing that I've been sustained,
God has sustained me,
He alone has been my hope,
In a world waiting for me to fall,
God has sustained me through it all.
God has sustained me.
He restores my soul,
He guides me on paths of righteousness,
for His name's sake.
Even though I walk,
through the valley,
of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
Ce matin
Paroles - Lennie Gallant et Ronald Bourgeois
Musique - Lennie Gallant
Ce matin, tu prends chagrin avec ton café
Ce matin, tu ne vois pas plus loin que le papier
Ce matin, ton signe te dit de ne rien commencer
Mais ce matin, il faut décider
Mais pour moi, notre destin nous a déjà liés
Et je crois qu'un jour, ensemble, nous serons libérés
Ce matin, ramassons tout ce qu'on s'est dit
Ce matin, lançons-le en l'air comme un défi
Ce matin, laissons le vent emporter nos folies
Ce qui retombe, est-ce que ça suffit
Mais pour moi, notre destin nous a déjà liés
Et je crois qu'un jour, ensemble, nous serons libérés
Surmonte ta peur et suis ton coeur
Ce matin, notre destin nous est révélé
Comme une carte sur un navire
C'est à nous de se laisser guider
On attendra le vent
Qui suivra le soleil
Qui donnera à nos âmes
These places we forget, away from us to separate our lives.
Continue on your path, to seek the darkened shadows of your mind.
Believe what you have lost, and fear things will eventually remain.
Decide where to involve, and take away your neverending pain.
Who then, encircles above my thoughts?
Deliver me, from what I have become.
Emptiness, I assures me feelings I cannot bear.
The more I see, the less I think I want to see
Which only makes me dare to see
More than I really should
I test myself to show I can endure
Beyond the point of anything that anyone
Has tried to suffer through before
And only the pain remains (sustain, sustain)
Nothing that time can explain away
Like a debt that I never tried to pay before
And no one's ever gonna take
The fee away from me
I try to clear the books with time
Instead of tangible artifacts
And elements and bits of me that I can't see
And only the pain remains (sustain, sustain)
Nothing that time can explain away