Ringing Of Revolution (LP Version) Lyrics

Song	Ringing Of Revolution (LP Version)
Artist	Phil Ochs
Album	There But For Fortune
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[00:00.00]	作词 : Ochs/Phil Ochs
[00:01.00]	作曲 : Ochs/Phil Ochs
[00:02.67][ Intro ]
[00:04.05]	We'll do a song then about revolution
[00:06.00]	A song of what's been true of all revolutions
[00:08.91]	From the beginning, the French, the American
[00:11.79]	This is a fictional song, a cinematic song
[00:13.86]	You've got to picture this mansion
[00:16.08]	On the top of a hill, housing the last of the idle rich
[00:18.81]	The last of the bourgeois, the last of the folk singers
[00:22.95]	As they are being encircled tighter and tighter by the Ringing of Revolution
[00:27.36]	All the people on the inside spiritually resemble Charles Laughton
[00:33.72]	And all the people on the outside physically resemble Lee Marvin
[00:39.90]	As a matter of fact, this song is so cinematic
[00:42.12]	That it's been made into a movie directed by Otto Preminger
[00:44.94]	It stars Senator Carl Hayden as Ho Chi Minh
[00:50.97]	Frank Sinatra plays Fidel Castro
[00:56.79]	Ronald Reagan plays George Murphy
[01:06.84]	John Wayne plays Lyndon Johnson
[01:15.60]	And Lyndon Johnson plays God
[01:26.79]	I play Bobby Dylan, a young Bobby Dylan
[01:32.19][Verse 1]
[01:38.88]	In a building of gold, with riches untold
[01:44.16]	Lived the families on which the country was founded
[01:49.02]	And the merchants of style, with their vain velvet smiles
[01:54.03]	Were there, for they also were hounded
[01:58.71]	And the soft middle class crowded into the last
[02:03.12]	For the building was fully surrounded
[02:07.98]	And the noise outside was the ringing of revolution
[02:14.34][Verse 2]
[02:19.95]	Sadly they stared and sank in their chairs
[02:24.66]	And searched for a comforting notion
[02:29.10]	And the rich silver walls looked ready to fall
[02:33.96]	As they shook in doubtful devotion
[02:38.67]	The ice cubes would clink as they freshened their drinks
[02:43.08]	Wet their minds in bitter emotion
[02:47.91]	And they talked about the ringing of revolution
[02:54.21][Verse 3]
[02:59.67]	We were hardly aware of the hardships they beared
[03:05.10]	For our time was taken with treasure
[03:10.08]	Oh, life was a game, and work was a shame
[03:15.09]	And pain was prevented by pleasure
[03:19.71]	The world, cold and grey, was so far away
[03:24.72]	In the distance only money could measure
[03:29.19]	But their thoughts were broken by the ringing of revolution
[03:35.58][Verse 4]
[03:40.71]	And the clouds filled the room in darkening doom
[03:45.78]	As the crooked smoke rings were rising
[03:50.52]	How long will it take, how can we escape
[03:55.41]	Someone asks, but no one's advising
[04:00.09]	And the quivering floor responds to the roar
[04:04.95]	In a shake no longer surprising
[04:09.60]	As closer and closer comes the ringing of revolution
[04:15.87][Verse 5]
[04:21.18]	So softly they moan, please leave us alone
[04:26.64]	As back and forth they are pacing
[04:31.20]	And they cover their ears and try not to hear
[04:36.09]	With pillows of silk they're embracing
[04:40.80]	The crackling crowd is laughing out loud
[04:45.60]	Peeking in at the target they're chasing
[04:50.13]	Now trembling inside the ringing of revolution
[04:55.92][Verse 6]
[05:01.77]	With compromise sway we gave in half way
[05:07.20]	When we saw that rebellion was growing
[05:12.00]	Now everything's lost as they kneel by the cross
[05:16.41]	Where the blood of Christ is still flowing
[05:21.42]	Too late for their sorrow they've reached their tomorrow
[05:26.28]	And reaped the seed they were sowing
[05:30.81]	Now harvested by the ringing of revolution
[05:36.66][Verse 7]
[05:42.03]	In tattered tuxedos they faced the new heroes
[05:47.31]	And crawled about in confusion
[05:51.60]	And they sheepishly grinned for their memories were dim
[05:56.04]	Of the decades of dark execution
[06:01.17]	Hollow hands raised, they stood there amazed
[06:05.85]	In the shattering of their illusions
[06:10.05]	As the windows were smashed by the ringing of revolution
[06:16.23][Verse 8]
[06:22.32]	Down on our knees we're begging you please
[06:27.93]	We're sorry for the way you were driven
[06:33.00]	There's no need to taunt, just take what you want
[06:38.01]	And we'll make amends, if we're living
[06:42.72]	But away from the grounds the flames told the town
[06:47.97]	That only the dead are forgiven
[06:52.59]	As they vanished inside the ringing of revolution

[00:00.00]	zuo ci : Ochs Phil Ochs
[00:01.00]	zuo qu : Ochs Phil Ochs
[00:02.67][ Intro ]
[00:04.05]	We' ll do a song then about revolution
[00:06.00]	A song of what' s been true of all revolutions
[00:08.91]	From the beginning, the French, the American
[00:11.79]	This is a fictional song, a cinematic song
[00:13.86]	You' ve got to picture this mansion
[00:16.08]	On the top of a hill, housing the last of the idle rich
[00:18.81]	The last of the bourgeois, the last of the folk singers
[00:22.95]	As they are being encircled tighter and tighter by the Ringing of Revolution
[00:27.36]	All the people on the inside spiritually resemble Charles Laughton
[00:33.72]	And all the people on the outside physically resemble Lee Marvin
[00:39.90]	As a matter of fact, this song is so cinematic
[00:42.12]	That it' s been made into a movie directed by Otto Preminger
[00:44.94]	It stars Senator Carl Hayden as Ho Chi Minh
[00:50.97]	Frank Sinatra plays Fidel Castro
[00:56.79]	Ronald Reagan plays George Murphy
[01:06.84]	John Wayne plays Lyndon Johnson
[01:15.60]	And Lyndon Johnson plays God
[01:26.79]	I play Bobby Dylan, a young Bobby Dylan
[01:32.19][Verse 1]
[01:38.88]	In a building of gold, with riches untold
[01:44.16]	Lived the families on which the country was founded
[01:49.02]	And the merchants of style, with their vain velvet smiles
[01:54.03]	Were there, for they also were hounded
[01:58.71]	And the soft middle class crowded into the last
[02:03.12]	For the building was fully surrounded
[02:07.98]	And the noise outside was the ringing of revolution
[02:14.34][Verse 2]
[02:19.95]	Sadly they stared and sank in their chairs
[02:24.66]	And searched for a comforting notion
[02:29.10]	And the rich silver walls looked ready to fall
[02:33.96]	As they shook in doubtful devotion
[02:38.67]	The ice cubes would clink as they freshened their drinks
[02:43.08]	Wet their minds in bitter emotion
[02:47.91]	And they talked about the ringing of revolution
[02:54.21][Verse 3]
[02:59.67]	We were hardly aware of the hardships they beared
[03:05.10]	For our time was taken with treasure
[03:10.08]	Oh, life was a game, and work was a shame
[03:15.09]	And pain was prevented by pleasure
[03:19.71]	The world, cold and grey, was so far away
[03:24.72]	In the distance only money could measure
[03:29.19]	But their thoughts were broken by the ringing of revolution
[03:35.58][Verse 4]
[03:40.71]	And the clouds filled the room in darkening doom
[03:45.78]	As the crooked smoke rings were rising
[03:50.52]	How long will it take, how can we escape
[03:55.41]	Someone asks, but no one' s advising
[04:00.09]	And the quivering floor responds to the roar
[04:04.95]	In a shake no longer surprising
[04:09.60]	As closer and closer comes the ringing of revolution
[04:15.87][Verse 5]
[04:21.18]	So softly they moan, please leave us alone
[04:26.64]	As back and forth they are pacing
[04:31.20]	And they cover their ears and try not to hear
[04:36.09]	With pillows of silk they' re embracing
[04:40.80]	The crackling crowd is laughing out loud
[04:45.60]	Peeking in at the target they' re chasing
[04:50.13]	Now trembling inside the ringing of revolution
[04:55.92][Verse 6]
[05:01.77]	With compromise sway we gave in half way
[05:07.20]	When we saw that rebellion was growing
[05:12.00]	Now everything' s lost as they kneel by the cross
[05:16.41]	Where the blood of Christ is still flowing
[05:21.42]	Too late for their sorrow they' ve reached their tomorrow
[05:26.28]	And reaped the seed they were sowing
[05:30.81]	Now harvested by the ringing of revolution
[05:36.66][Verse 7]
[05:42.03]	In tattered tuxedos they faced the new heroes
[05:47.31]	And crawled about in confusion
[05:51.60]	And they sheepishly grinned for their memories were dim
[05:56.04]	Of the decades of dark execution
[06:01.17]	Hollow hands raised, they stood there amazed
[06:05.85]	In the shattering of their illusions
[06:10.05]	As the windows were smashed by the ringing of revolution
[06:16.23][Verse 8]
[06:22.32]	Down on our knees we' re begging you please
[06:27.93]	We' re sorry for the way you were driven
[06:33.00]	There' s no need to taunt, just take what you want
[06:38.01]	And we' ll make amends, if we' re living
[06:42.72]	But away from the grounds the flames told the town
[06:47.97]	That only the dead are forgiven
[06:52.59]	As they vanished inside the ringing of revolution

[00:00.00]	zuò cí : Ochs Phil Ochs
[00:01.00]	zuò qǔ : Ochs Phil Ochs
[00:02.67][ Intro ]
[00:04.05]	We' ll do a song then about revolution
[00:06.00]	A song of what' s been true of all revolutions
[00:08.91]	From the beginning, the French, the American
[00:11.79]	This is a fictional song, a cinematic song
[00:13.86]	You' ve got to picture this mansion
[00:16.08]	On the top of a hill, housing the last of the idle rich
[00:18.81]	The last of the bourgeois, the last of the folk singers
[00:22.95]	As they are being encircled tighter and tighter by the Ringing of Revolution
[00:27.36]	All the people on the inside spiritually resemble Charles Laughton
[00:33.72]	And all the people on the outside physically resemble Lee Marvin
[00:39.90]	As a matter of fact, this song is so cinematic
[00:42.12]	That it' s been made into a movie directed by Otto Preminger
[00:44.94]	It stars Senator Carl Hayden as Ho Chi Minh
[00:50.97]	Frank Sinatra plays Fidel Castro
[00:56.79]	Ronald Reagan plays George Murphy
[01:06.84]	John Wayne plays Lyndon Johnson
[01:15.60]	And Lyndon Johnson plays God
[01:26.79]	I play Bobby Dylan, a young Bobby Dylan
[01:32.19][Verse 1]
[01:38.88]	In a building of gold, with riches untold
[01:44.16]	Lived the families on which the country was founded
[01:49.02]	And the merchants of style, with their vain velvet smiles
[01:54.03]	Were there, for they also were hounded
[01:58.71]	And the soft middle class crowded into the last
[02:03.12]	For the building was fully surrounded
[02:07.98]	And the noise outside was the ringing of revolution
[02:14.34][Verse 2]
[02:19.95]	Sadly they stared and sank in their chairs
[02:24.66]	And searched for a comforting notion
[02:29.10]	And the rich silver walls looked ready to fall
[02:33.96]	As they shook in doubtful devotion
[02:38.67]	The ice cubes would clink as they freshened their drinks
[02:43.08]	Wet their minds in bitter emotion
[02:47.91]	And they talked about the ringing of revolution
[02:54.21][Verse 3]
[02:59.67]	We were hardly aware of the hardships they beared
[03:05.10]	For our time was taken with treasure
[03:10.08]	Oh, life was a game, and work was a shame
[03:15.09]	And pain was prevented by pleasure
[03:19.71]	The world, cold and grey, was so far away
[03:24.72]	In the distance only money could measure
[03:29.19]	But their thoughts were broken by the ringing of revolution
[03:35.58][Verse 4]
[03:40.71]	And the clouds filled the room in darkening doom
[03:45.78]	As the crooked smoke rings were rising
[03:50.52]	How long will it take, how can we escape
[03:55.41]	Someone asks, but no one' s advising
[04:00.09]	And the quivering floor responds to the roar
[04:04.95]	In a shake no longer surprising
[04:09.60]	As closer and closer comes the ringing of revolution
[04:15.87][Verse 5]
[04:21.18]	So softly they moan, please leave us alone
[04:26.64]	As back and forth they are pacing
[04:31.20]	And they cover their ears and try not to hear
[04:36.09]	With pillows of silk they' re embracing
[04:40.80]	The crackling crowd is laughing out loud
[04:45.60]	Peeking in at the target they' re chasing
[04:50.13]	Now trembling inside the ringing of revolution
[04:55.92][Verse 6]
[05:01.77]	With compromise sway we gave in half way
[05:07.20]	When we saw that rebellion was growing
[05:12.00]	Now everything' s lost as they kneel by the cross
[05:16.41]	Where the blood of Christ is still flowing
[05:21.42]	Too late for their sorrow they' ve reached their tomorrow
[05:26.28]	And reaped the seed they were sowing
[05:30.81]	Now harvested by the ringing of revolution
[05:36.66][Verse 7]
[05:42.03]	In tattered tuxedos they faced the new heroes
[05:47.31]	And crawled about in confusion
[05:51.60]	And they sheepishly grinned for their memories were dim
[05:56.04]	Of the decades of dark execution
[06:01.17]	Hollow hands raised, they stood there amazed
[06:05.85]	In the shattering of their illusions
[06:10.05]	As the windows were smashed by the ringing of revolution
[06:16.23][Verse 8]
[06:22.32]	Down on our knees we' re begging you please
[06:27.93]	We' re sorry for the way you were driven
[06:33.00]	There' s no need to taunt, just take what you want
[06:38.01]	And we' ll make amends, if we' re living
[06:42.72]	But away from the grounds the flames told the town
[06:47.97]	That only the dead are forgiven
[06:52.59]	As they vanished inside the ringing of revolution

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