Cat Stevens Quotes

Don’t you remember the days Of the old schoolyard When we had imaginings and we had All kinds of things and we laughed And needed love … yes, I do Oh and I remember you

One is the ever kindling star King of the immortal spark In heaven’s eye

This stranger had the key To any door he wished — with his eyes, I say <p> What kind of majiks, of majiks? What kind of man — Can make me turn and see the way I really am?

Dark and empty was the place to which I’d come Cold and silent was the house my name was on Nine rooms — and a tomb in every one

Come the morning I’ll be far from here Slowly rising in another sphere

I’ve, I’ve had it enough All those lonely rooms And blank faces Had it enough And I want you, I want you no more

And if my mind breaks up In all so many ways I know the meaning of The words, “I love you”

I love, I love, I’m ready to love — yes

They crossed the wood and hanged him A long time ago They still misunderstand him Those who don’t know And in the evening his love will lead the blind In every secret corner there in your mind

Sun is the reason And the world it will bloom ‘Cause sun lights the sky And the sun lights the moon

Oh very young, What will you leave us this time? There’ll never be a better chance to change your mind. And if you want this world to see better days, Will you carry the words of love with you? Will you ride the great white bird into heaven? And though you want them to last forever, You know they never will — you know they never will.
And the goodbye makes the journey harder still.

I said, ‘Put back your heart, and sing, sing While you know you’re still living.’ Sing, sing, sing, while you know there’s still – New Music, new Music, new Music Sweet Music can lighten us Can brighten the world – can save us

Yesterday I was on the edge Hoping everything was going to work itself out A good honest man doing the work of God Trying to make things better for Him A lover of life in a school for fools Trying to find another way to survive

Where’s it leading to, freedom at what cost? People needing more and more and it’s all getting lost

All those days are frozen now and all those scars are gone Ah, but the song carries on … so holy