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    Lyrical Response

    in Off the Wall

    Posted

    It's on America's tortured brow
    That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow
    Now the workers have struck for fame
    'Cause Lennon's on sale again
    See the mice in their million hordes
    From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads
    Rule Britannia is out of bounds
    To my mother, my dog, and clowns
    But the film is a saddening bore
    'Cause I wrote it ten times or more
    It's about to be writ again
    As I ask you to focus on

     

    Sailors fighting in the dance hall
    Oh man, look at those cavemen go
    It's the freakiest show
    Take a look at the lawman
    Beating up the wrong guy
    Oh man, wonder if he'll ever know
    He's in the best selling show
    Is there life on Mars?

    Lyrical Response

    in Off the Wall

    Posted · Edited by cwater10

    When your dreams are scattered
    Just like the wind blown sand
    And you feel, you feel you need a friend
    I'll be there, reach out your hand

     

    And when the tempest is raging
    I want you to know got a friend that's true
    Just like a shelter, in a time of storm
    I'll see you through, that's what I'll do

     

    I'll see you through your bad times
    I'll see you through your fears
    I'll see you through your hang ups
    Honey I'll dry all your tears

     

    Lyrical Response

    in Off the Wall

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    Now the verses I've sang
    Don't add much weight to the story in my head
    So I'm thinking I should go and write a punchline
    But they're so hard to find in my cosmic mind
    So I think I'll take a look out of the window

     

    When I think about you, I don't feel low
    Should I really chase so hard
    The truth of sport plays rings around you

     

    Going for the one

    Lyrical Response

    in Off the Wall

    Posted · Edited by cwater10

    Everybody had a hard year
    Everybody had a good time
    Everybody had a wet dream
    Everybody saw the sunshine
    Oh yeah
    Oh yeah, oh yeah 
    Everybody had a good year
    Everybody let their hair down
    Everybody pulled their socks up
    Everybody put their foot down
    Oh yeah

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    Lyrical Response

    in Off the Wall

    Posted

    And I know it aches
    And your heart it breaks
    And you can only take so much

    Walk on

     

    Leave it behind
    You've got to leave it behind

     

    All that you fashion
    All that you make
    All that you build
    All that you break
    All that you measure
    All that you steal
    All this you feel
    All that you reason
    All that you care (It's only time)
    And I'll never fill up all my mind
    All that you sense
    All that you speak
    All you dress up
    And all that you scheme
    All you create
    All that you wreck
    All that you hate

     

    Lyrical Response

    in Off the Wall

    Posted · Edited by cwater10

    So Andy, did you hear about this one?
    Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
    Hey Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? "Hey, baby"
    Are you having fun?

     

    If you believed they put a man on the moon
    If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve
    Then nothing is cool

     

     

     

    Just Gonna Say It: Von Miller was very good, but not great this year.

    in The Stadium Wall

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    46 minutes ago, BillsFanSD said:

    The last few years have convinced me that the biggest division among humans isn't Republican vs. Democrat or urban vs. rural or religious vs. secular, but people who mark their beliefs to empirical reality and people who don't.  If you think that losing Von Miller is roughly the equivalent of losing Jerry Hughes, you're just wrong.  I don't whether it's because you're new to football, or if it's because you're addicted to wishful thinking or what, but you're objectively mistaken. 

     

    Miller is a first-ballot HOFer who offensive coordinators had to account for every time he was on the field.  His presence made everybody around him better.  Now, it's not like Oliver and Groot suck or anything -- they're very good! -- but there are increasing returns to scale on pass rushers, and losing our best one is going to have an outsized effect on the overall performance of our D-line. 

    Great post.  There are unmistakable, and visual "measurables" that Von brings to the table that cannot just be replaced.  Period.  He is a first ballot HOF for a reason.  Just take one look at that move where he makes himself about a foot tall for a moment and goes under a block.  Who does that?  You have the physical ability to do that or not.  Almost nobody but Von does or ever has.  That very rare skill set will be missed greatly every week on the field.

     

    But I also think that a purely empirical approach to a players value misses some of what coaches and GM's call "immeasurables".   There is good reason that McDermott likes to have one seasoned vet in every position group.  It has a lot to do with player development and influence in ways of professionalism and perfecting the craft.  I could offer the obvious improvement in Groot as an example of this, but that is too much of a gray area.  Groot was going to improve regardless.  For better illustration look at a guy like Epenesa, who seemed to be floundering before Von arrived.  Nobody has talked much about it, but it was funny how his return last week had a steadying impact.  He is now a steady vet, who can be relied upon.  Look even at a journeyman like Shaq Lawson.  When needed, he has been performing at remarkably high level, making one impactful play after another.  I do believe that Von's presence in that DL room has contributed to the development of every player in that room.  

     

    The cap dollars invested in Von won't yield full value on the field while he is away.  I also believe that Beane and McDermott had other non empirical value in mind when they decided to invest in Von Miller.  I believe that non empirical player development influence is real, if not measurable.  And I think that in that way, the investment will continue to pay dividends while he is away from the playing field.  He will be back with the team soon.  That will have value.  That is not wishful thinking.  It is just taking a step back and taking a broad view of the bigger picture with an open mind.  We all bring different gifts to the table in our lives.  Von Miller brings a ton of gifts to The Bills table.  Some of those gifts will be unavailable for an extended time.  Many of them will remain.

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    Lyrical Response

    in Off the Wall

    Posted

    Cause the Rocky Mountain Way
    Is better than the way we had

     

    Well, he's tellin' us this
    And he's tellin' us that
    Changes it every day
    Says it doesn't matter
    Bases are loaded and Casey's at bat
    Playin' it play by play
    Time to change the batter

    Lyrical Response

    in Off the Wall

    Posted

    Waking light, it grew from the shadow
    Brace yourself to the morning low
    Night is gone, long way turning
    You've waited long enough to know

     

    When the memory leaves you
    Somewhere you can't make it home
    When the morning comes to meet you
    Lay me down in waking light

    Lyrical Response

    in Off the Wall

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    Now, the mist across the window hides the lines
    But nothing hides the color of the lights that shine
    Electricity so fine
    Look and dry your eyes

     

    We are tired of all the darkness in our lives
    With no more angry words to say can come alive
    Get into a car and drive to the other side
    Into the night, into the light

     

    We are young but getting old before our time
    We'll leave the TV and the radio behind
    Don't you wonder what we'll find
    Steppin' out tonight?

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    Lyrical Response

    in Off the Wall

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    These times are so uncertain
    There's a yearning undefined
    People filled with rage
    We all need a little tenderness
    How can love survive in such a graceless age?
    Ah, the trust and self-assurance that lead to happiness
    They're the very things we kill, I guess
    Oh, pride and competition
    Cannot fill these empty arms
    And the work I put between us, you know it doesn't keep me warm

    Lyrical Response

    in Off the Wall

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    How long have I been sleeping?
    How long have I been drifting alone through the night?
    How long have I been running for that morning flight?
    Through the whispered promises and the changing light
    Of the bed where we both lie
    Late for the sky

    Lyrical Response

    in Off the Wall

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    Stars shining bright above you

    Night breezes seem to whisper "I love you"

    Birds singing in the sycamore tree

    Dream a little dream of me

    Say "nighty-night" and kiss me

    Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me

    While I'm alone and blue as can be

    Dream a little dream of me

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    Lyrical Response

    in Off the Wall

    Posted

    Social Security took care of this lad
    We watch in reverence, as Narcissus is turned to a flower


    A flower? 

     

    If you go down to Willow Farm
    To look for butterflies, flutterbyes, gutterflies
    Open your eyes, it's full of surprise
    Everyone lies like the fox on the rocks
    And the musical box
    Oh, there's Mum and Dad, and good and bad
    And everyone's happy to be here

    Lyrical Response

    in Off the Wall

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    He said, "I'm fabulously rich, come on just let's go"
    She kind of bit her lip, "Jeez, I don't know"
    But I can guarantee, there'll be no knock on the door
    I'm total pro, that's what I'm here for

     

    I come from downtown, born ready for you
    Armed with will and determination, and grace, too

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