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Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Who wants to live forever?


As a reference for Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.6:

Queen, "Princes of the Universe", from A Kind of Magic (1986)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e3W6jaUiq0

Here we are, born to be kings
We're the princes of the universe
Here we belong, fighting to survive
In a world with the darkest power

And here we are, we're the princes of the universe
Here we belong, fighting for survival
We've come to be the rulers of you all
I am immortal, I have inside me blood of kings,
I have no rival, no man can be my equal
Take me to the future of you all
Born to be kings, princes of the universe
Fighting and free
Got your world in my hand
I'm here for your love and I'll make my stand

We were born to be princes of the universe
No man could understand
My power is in my own hand
People talk about you
People say you've had your day

I'm a man that will go far
Fly the moon and reach for the stars
With my sword and head held high
Got to pass the test first time
I know that people talk about me, I hear it every day
But I can prove them wrong 'cause I'm right first time

Here we are
Born to be kings, we're the princes of the universe
Here we belong
Born to be kings, princes of the universe
Fighting and free, got your world in my hand
I'm here for your love and I'll make my stand
We were born to be princes of the universe


Queen, "Who Wants to Live Forever", from A Kind of Magic (1986)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c75cOL0G8I

There's no time for us
There's no place for us
What is this thing that builds our dreams
Yet slips away from us?
Who wants to live forever?
Who wants to live forever?
There's no chance for us
It's all decided for us
This world has only one sweet moment set aside for us
Who wants to live forever?
Who wants to live forever?

Who dares to love forever?
When love must die

But touch my tears, with your lips
Touch my world, with your fingertips
And we can have forever
And we can love forever

Forever is our today
Who wants to live forever?
Who wants to live forever?
Forever is our today

Who lives forever anyway?






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