Simon Says
VAGABOND c.p.a. Lyrics
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Kiss the girls and make them cry.
Lisa lives she never lies,
When she looks up in the sky.
Simon says no time to cry,
Kiss the girls and make them high.
Lisa wants to live her life,
Find a way to paradise.
The lyrics to VAGABOND c.p.a.'s song "Simon Says" depict the singer Simon as a person who wants to live life to the fullest and have fun without any thought of consequence. He wants to fly, kiss girls and make them cry, indicating that he wants to experience new things and push the limits of life. Meanwhile, Lisa is a character who desires honesty and authenticity, but is also fascinated by the idea of living in paradise. The song seems to imply that there are different ways to approach life and that both Simon and Lisa represent different sides of the human experience.
The contrast between Simon and Lisa is a key theme in the song, with Simon representing a more hedonistic and carefree approach to life, and Lisa representing one that is more grounded and wanting to live honestly. The phrase "Simon says" is often used as a children's game where the leader issues a command and everyone follows it. In the song, the phrase is used to suggest that Simon is the leader of his own life and that he is dictating his own rules. The conflicting desires between Simon and Lisa suggest that there is no one right way to live life, and each person must find their own path in order to achieve happiness.
Line by Line Meaning
Simon says he wants to fly,
Simon is expressing his desire to soar through the air like a bird.
Kiss the girls and make them cry.
Simon wants to give romantic attention to women, causing them to feel emotional.
Lisa lives she never lies,
Lisa is alive and truthful, never deceiving others.
When she looks up in the sky.
When Lisa gazes upwards towards the heavens.
Simon says no time to cry,
Simon instructs that it's not the moment to shed tears.
Kiss the girls and make them high.
Simon wants to administer drugs to women, resulting in a state of euphoria.
Lisa wants to live her life,
Lisa desires to experience life to the fullest extent.
Find a way to paradise.
Lisa dreams of discovering a path leading to a paradise-like existence.
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Long entry; attorneys at law, esquires, barristers and solicitors and legal heroes:
Raymond Burr, an absolutely talented thespian. His acting stirs you. I enjoy your acting today. And when America was in the midst of the Great Depression, you honorably served in the para-military Civilian Conservation Corps; thanks for your service to our nation. You had to hide love in your personal life, something I never had to do. We have so many great works to watch and enjoy in 2020.
This episode, as many, had great actors, was well written and a pleasure to watch. Doesn't the courtroom exchange, even if 'Hollywoodized' get your attention?
And so my long lost legal story: I was the cop who asked the judges if I could spend time, on and off duty, in their normally judges' only law library; I am the only peace officer, to my knowledge, given access to their local library by the then Chief Judge of that Court. I learned so much by reading citations and informally speaking to the judges. Not how to 'win' as a cop, but to expand my neutral knowledge in a critical field I deeply appreciate (to do what was absolutely RIGHT).
I had a felony case with an absolute 'Perry Mason' caliber defense attorney whose client faced prison for multiple DUIs (seems silly, however, he crashed and 'killed' a City bench and tried to have a friend, who was a passenger, claim having driven the car; I stopped the friend from purjury, a life mark and incarceration).
The noted attorney was so moved by my thorough investigation, but truthful candor in his client's defense, and care for his client, he made me a grand offer after the case fully closed (his client... finally...accepted a plea bargain and avoided prison only because of the skill and persuasion of his attorney; the attorney normally 'steam rollered' police, but in a rare instance not in my case).
The attorney said he'd pay my entire way through law school whether I chose public service as a prosecutor or public defender, or private attorney of any field, or chose to remain in law enforcement (I wasn't in the military then). He said the field of law would be better because of me graduating law school. Really?
Is that not a life-defining accolade from a noted defense attorney to me 'the other side' who was a peace officer? Again, really?
My morals; I declined. I was concerned about accepting a potential 'gratuity' and I felt 'unworthy' at that time.
Whether civilian or military law enforcement, I always told my charges to be thorough, but TRULY honest regardless of matter. The facts are the facts whether the scale of liberty drops a certain direction.
I have always felt and always professed not to let an innocent person fall asunder (I 'cleared' several people who, on face value, appeared guilty, but were truly innocent), but for a truly wrong, guilty person to find justice and have true absolute, reasonable consequences.
I have days I wished I had said yes to him.
I have been grateful for life and service as a parent, civilian peace officer (police sergeant) and officer of military police (lieutenant colonel).
The past is the past and I long later earned an M Div, but not a JD. But I still deeply appreciate law and still research cases even now being a civilian. Law still fascinates me, challenges my mind and stirs my heart.
If I had such an offer, I wouldn't make a life mistake; I'd accept a similar offer!
Thanks for listening to my kind words for Raymond Burr and my humble legal story. You are blessed for reading this far. I believe in our American legal system, challenges allowed, and I will continue to 'love' the law. Keith
Annierosha
I love how Mason is allowed by the judge to just go on and on and on speculating about the case until someone confesses! LOL
Bloqk-16
@Eric Talkington You'd think with all the cases that DA Burger lost in those years, he would have been booted out of the DA office.
Bloqk-16
@James Feldman I've noticed that inconsistency with DA Hamilton Burger. In earlier segments of some episodes, Mason makes an 'off-handed' remark to a witness on the stand, whereupon Burger will exclaim to the judge: "OBJECTION YOUR HONOR! Counsel is badgering the witness!!"
Then, near the end of the episode, Mason would be verbally hammering the person on the witness stand, and Burger makes no objections.
sooz hart
@Brian E 😂
Marianne R
@Vincent Fitzpatrick thx. How do you hi j
Marianne R
@James Feldman hub oily
James Feldman
Only Perry Mason knows how to cross-examine two witnesses at the same time, whether they're sworn in or not.
marionvamvilis
If it wasn't for stuff like this, modern tv wouldn't exist. This is classic
Regina Daniels
Also if they had dedicated officers, and detectives so many crimes wouldn't go insolved.
L Duranceau
Well, I guess Frank Wells DID kill Ned Thompson. Now we know. Hysterically funny.