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Rating: Venerated and dear Brethren,
this session of the Permanent Council takes place in the midst of the Lenten journey and on the day when we celebrate the solemn feast of St. Joseph, spouse of the Virgin Mary, guardian of our Redeemer, and patron of the universal Church: in a time, therefore, when we are particularly called to prayer, deepening of faith, conversion, and the renewal of heart and life. We ask the Lord to spend these days of work, reflection, and mutual communion in close union with Him, letting ourselves be guided in all things by His Holy Spirit to fulfill with fidelity and fruitfulness our common service to the people of God in Italy.
Our first thought, reverent and affectionate, as always turns to the Holy Father. On February 14th, he saw fit to confirm me, until otherwise arranged, as President of our Conference: in expressing my profound and filial gratitude to him, I wish to say also to you, dear Brethren, that I am about to embark on this last stretch of an already very long journey, always trusting in your goodness, in the fraternal bond that unites us, in your patience and indulgence towards my many limitations and sins.
I would like to make my own the words spoken by the Holy Father on Friday, March 17th, addressing the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, concerning the "urgent necessity to support and uphold marriage and family life" by social communications and the entertainment industry, presenting "edifying models of life and love," especially to young people, and not instead "false or unfounded expressions of love, which ridicule the dignity of the human person ... and undermine the interests of the family."
And here is where the donkey falls.
Let's take, for example, this musical group that has been on the Showbiz scene for years, self-proclaimed "The Family of the House of Light." A beautiful name in itself for a musical group, resounding and grandiloquent that makes the sense of how the Family should be conceived Today strong and high. It's just a pity that in the duo there is a no... a "blemish"... in short, a foreigner with a face more Middle Eastern than Christian and therefore much closer to an Islamic creed than anything else.
But so it is, if this were the crux of the matter, it would already be a lot.
The real problem is that this group, which presents itself with a name so inspired by our lofty Christian Values of reference, well, this group is made up of... listen, listen, by a duo of men. Not like the Eurythmics or the White Stripes, still understandable (man-woman, man-woman, all normal... yes okay, except for a small doubt on the latter two whether they are siblings or spouses, anyway "details").
So, dear brothers, I don't know if I have made myself clear yet.
Here we are faced with two men (one of whom is rather brown, albeit slightly) who profess themselves "family" and on this, I cast a merciful veil on the orientation and direction this society wants to take, perpetually focused on undermining the foundations of this fundamental cornerstone of our future.
What kind of family can this ever be with two men?
I don't even dare to think when they're cozy in their big bed... brrr, what horror, and away from me any possible interpretation of easy roguery!
Turning for a moment to the purely musical part, these two reappear with a greatest hits of their whole sweet, chic, and sugary pop-easy listening production, like a classic boy band, so much so that it is no longer clear whether the works belong to one group or another. And for heaven's sake! Cute songs for parish parties (see for example "Lost in Space," a real hit song from months ago) that appear to be INNOCUOUS but in reality, deeply undermine the moral integrity of our youngsters who associate the two characters with the term "family," running the risk of portraying the sacred institution as something light, easy, and very superficial, good only for teenage romantic petting and little more.
Thus exposing themselves to the likes of Capezzoni and company, who are just waiting to strike. Those sons of a... well, let's leave it.
Brothers, it is useless to tell you that We cannot take a clear and unequivocal position on matters of politics and customs that involve another State. This is clear and has never been questioned. However, we can only strongly advise you NEVER TO ORIENT YOURSELVES to the left and maybe NOT TO FUND FAKE-MUSICAL PRO-PACS GROUPS, sponsored by radicals or Bertinotti movements, born with the sole intent of DESTROYING THE VERY CONCEPT OF FAMILY ALL HOME AND CHURCH, which has secured us our daily bread for years and years and you that minimum of psychological tranquility that, let's tell the truth, you lack indeed, Right?!.
Come on, then.
For heaven's sake.
Let's all regulate ourselves together. It takes so little to earn a corner of Paradise that it seems almost impossible you don't get there on your own.
Um... sorry if I got carried away... let me sit down to catch my breath... there... now it's better.
Thus.
Dear Brethren, let's now conclude this Lenten journey with before us the light (the TRUE one, not that of these damn duo of mmm... well, you understand) of the resurrection of our only Savior and entrust these days to the intercession of the Virgin Mary, her spouse Joseph, and the Saints and Saintesses venerated in our Churches.
Thank you for your listening and for whatever you wish to observe and propose (maybe a little fast because in early April the games close!).
Yours, always yours, very strongly yours
Card. Camillo Ruini.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Lifted (04:33)
I'd really love to be alone without all the
Ache and pain and the April showers
But it ain't long before I long for you, like a
Ray of hope, coming through the blue moon
When it all gets dark again
The whole thing falls apart I guess
It doesn't really matter 'bout the rain
'cause we'll get through it anyway
We'll get up and start again
'cause we could be Lifted, Lifted, Lifted
We could be Lifted
From the shadows, lifted
Oh we could be, lifted up today
Lifted all the way, you and I forever
Baby, lifted, lifted, lifted, hey
It's undisturbable the peace we found
In a bright new space up above the clouds
Everything is understandable
You don't have to say anything too loud
When all our luck runs out again
We're brought back down to solid ground
I wouldn't say I'm mad about the rain
But we'll get through it anyway
We'll get back to the start again
'cause we could be lifted, lifted, lifted
We could be lifted
From the shadows, lifted
Oh we could be, lifted up today
Lifted all the way, you and I forever
Baby, lifted, we could be lifted, we could be lifted, hey
We could be lifted, we could be lifted, we could be lifted
You and I forever
We could be lifted, we could be lifted, yeah we could be lifted
We could be lifted up to new horizons
Lifted, lifted up today, lifted all the way, yeah we could be lifted
We could be lifted, from the shadows, we could be lifted
Lifted upto new horizons
When it all gets dark again, it doesn't really matter 'bout the rain
When it all gets dark again, it doesn't really matter 'bout the rain
02 Ocean Drive (04:04)
Say it's true
Pink and blue
I can share your situation
Keeping hold on our
Emotions they
Will only make us cry
And you go
But I don't know
What you know
It ain't so serious anyway
When the clouds arrive we'll live on Ocean Drive
Don't know why
You're so blue
The suns gonna shine on everything you do
And the sky
Is so blue
The suns gonna shine on everything you do
He left you
Black and blue
Wthout a word of explanation
And he took your love
For granted and
He left you and high dry
But you know
Someday
Well you'll wonder what
You see in him anyway
When that day arrives we'll live on Ocean Drive
Don't know why
Youre so blue
The suns gonna shine on everything you do
And the sky
Is so blue
The suns gonna shine on everything you do
Don't know why
Youre so blue
The suns gonna shine on everything you do
And the sky
Is so blue
The suns gonna shine on everything you do
Don't know why
Youre so blue
The suns gonna shine on everything you do
And the sky
Is so blue
The suns gonna shine on everything you do
03 High (04:46)
When you're close to tears remember
Someday it'll all be over
One day we're gonna get so high
Though it's darker than December
What's ahead is a different colour
One day we're gonna get so high
And at the end of the day remember the days
When we were close to the end
And wonder how we made it through the night
At the end of the day
Remember the way
We stayed so close to the end
We'll remember it was me and you
Cause we are gonna be
Forever, you and me
You will
Always keep me flying high in the sky
Of love
Don't you think it's time you started
Doing what we always wanted
One day we're gonna get so high
Cause even the impossible
Is easy when we got each other
One day we're gonna get so high
And at the end of the day remember the days
When we were close to the end
And wonder how we made it through the night
At the end of the day
Remember the way
We stayed so close to the end
We'll remember it was me and you
Cause we are gonna be
Forever, you and me
You will
Always keep me flying high in the sky
Of love
Cause we are gonna be
Forever, you and me
You will
Always keep me flying high in the sky
Of love
(hiigh... hii-iigh) x 4
And at the end of the day remember the days
When we were close to the end
And wonder how we made it through the night
At the end of the day
Remember the way
We stayed so close to the end
We'll remember it was me and you
Cause we are gonna be
Forever, you and me
You will
Always keep me flying high in the sky
Of love
Cause we are gonna be
Forever, you and me
You will
Always keep me flying high in the sky
Of love
Cause we are gonna be
Forever, you and me
You will
Always keep me flying high in the sky
Of love
Cause we are gonna be
Forever, you and me
You will
Always keep me flying high in the sky
Of love...
04 Raincloud (04:08)
There ain't no point calling back the time
Still gonna get you
Cause every little bird's gotta learn to fly
Sooner or later
I don't wanna lose you
You can't always do what you wanna do
There ain't no point calling back the time
Don't waste your time
Cause everything is out there
And there's no limits out there
We could be reaching out for anything
If we try it now
Let the daylight in
On a better day
It's been to long we've been baby
Under the raincloud
(x 2)
There ain't no point holding back desire
Still gonna get you
Strangers on a train driving through the night
Soon overtakes you
If someone feels the same as you
I might as well do as you want to do
There ain't no point holding back desire
Don't waste your time
Cause everything...
Let the...
(x 2)
Cause everything...
Let the...
(x 4)
05 Lost in Space (05:25)
Sometimes I get tired of this me-first attitude
You are the one thing that keeps me smiling
That's why I'm always wishing hard for you
'Cause your light shines so bright
I don't feel no solitude
You are my first star at night
I'd be lost in space without you
And I'll never lose my faith in you
How will I ever get to heaven, if I do
Feels just so fine
When we touch the sky me and you
This is my idyll of heaven
Why can't it always be so good?
But it's all right, I know you're out there
Doing what you've gotta do
You are my soul satellite
I'd be lost in space without you
And I'll never lose my faith in you
How will I ever get to heaven, if I do
And I'll never lose my faith in you
How will I ever get to heaven, if I do
And I'll never lose my faith in you
And I'll never lose my faith in you
07 (I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One (05:19)
I wish I knew how it would feel to be free
I wish I could break all the chains holding me
I wish I could say all the things that I should say
Say 'em loud say 'em clear
For the whole wide world to hear
I wish I could share
All the love that's in my heart
Remove all the bars that keep us apart
And I wish you could know how it is to be me
Then you'd see and agree that every man should be free
I wish I could be like a bird in the sky
How sweet it would be if I found I could fly
Well I'd soar to the sun and look down at the sea
And I'd sing cos I know how it feels to be free
I wish I knew how it would feel to be free
I wish I could break all the chains holding me
And I wish I could say all the things that I wanna say
Say 'em loud say 'em clear
For the whole wide world to hear
Say 'em loud say 'em clear
For the whole wide world to hear
Say 'em loud say 'em clear
For the whole wide world to hear
One love one blood
One life you've got to do what you should
One life with each other
Sisters, brothers
One love but we're not the same
We got to carry each other Carry each other
One One One One One...
I knew how it would feel to be free
I knew how it would feel to be free
08 Question of Faith (03:55)
Can't see the truth in triggered words
Don't need a mountain for a wall
See the big old moon spin around the world
Somehow it makes me feel so small
I know I've been living the simple life, really that's the main thing
Nowadays nobody speaks about the way they feel about things
I know I need something to set me right, now it seems there's nothing
Nowadays nobody thinks about a way to ease the suffering
Baby I know you're the first thing
I believe in, honestly
How do you prove what you can't see?
Well, it's a question of faith
Baby I know you're the first thing
I believe in, honestly
Say you don't know enough about me
Well, it's a question of faith
Don't wanna complain, the weather could be worse
But I wish I'd learnt from my mistakes
Don't really need no clever words
To understand what's in your face
I know I've been living the simple life, really that's the main thing
Nowadays nobody speaks about the way they feel about things
I know I need something to set me right; now it seems there's nothing
Nowadays nobody thinks about a way to ease the suffering
Baby I know you're the first thing
I believe in, honestly
How do you prove what you can't see?
Well, it's a question of faith
Baby I know you're the first thing
I believe in, honestly
Say you don't know enough about me
Well, it's a question of faith
09 Ain't No Sunshine (03:45)
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
It's not warm when she's away
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And she's always gone too long
Anytime she goes away
Wonder this time where she's gone
Wonder if she's gone to stay
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And this house just ain't no home
Anytime she goes away
And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know
Hey, I ought to leave the yound thing alone
But ain't no sunshine when she's gone,
Only darkness everyday
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And this house just ain't no home anytime
She goes away
(Repeat *)
Anytime she goes away (x4)
I know, I know, I know, I know
(8 times)
10 Goodbye Heartbreak (04:11)
Don't be blind
In all the fated life
Something great is happening in your life
But all the noise
Is drowning out your voice
No wonder you've been feeling down
From time to time
You know that you'll survive
The day you realise
You can't stop day from turning into night
Hey, you know you're gonna live
To find another day,
It's just today things ain't so good.
Get yourself back again,
You've got so much love
That you can't afford to lose
Goodbye Heartbreak
Don't look for me
'Cause I don't need you now
So long heartache
Don't look for me
'Cause I don't need you now.
I don't need you now
I don't need you now
I don't need you now
Hey
I don't need you now
I don't need you now
I don't need you now
Hey.
Do you remember as a girl,
You had a picture of the world
And you'd think about the great things you would find?
The thing is 9 to 5
And a struggle to survive
Ain't exactly what you had in mind.
But that's the beauty of life,
It takes a while to find,
And you can't have things your own way all the time
Hey, you know you're gonna live
To find another day,
It's just today things ain't so good.
Get yourself back again,
You've got so much love
That you can't afford to lose
Goodbye Heartbreak
Don't look for me
'Cause I don't need you now
So long heartache
Don't look for me
'Cause I don't need you now
I don't need you now
I don't need you now
I don't need you now
Hey
I don't need you now
I don't need you now
I don't need you now
Hey
Goodbye Heartbreak
Don't look for me
'Cause I don't need you now
So long heartache
Don't look for me
'Cause I don't need you now
I don't need you now
I don't need you now...
Aint so good
That you can afford
11 Run (04:03)
Got a picture of a glorious day
A sunny afternoon somewhere with a view
And I don 't care what it's all about
As long as I'm with you
And I I wanna run away with you
I, I wanna run away with you
Wanna get a car and just drive away
Looking at the view and listening to tunes
And I don't care what we talk about
As long as I'm with you
And I I wanna run away with you
I, I wanna run away with you
La da da da da da
La da da da da da da r
La da da da da da
.... etc
And I, I wanna run away with you
I, I wanna run away with you
I, I wanna run away with you
I, I wanna run away with you, with you
13 Happy (04:39)
Hey, what's happened to our lives?
When did you and me forget how to have a good time?
And we gotta get back to the life
That we forgot 'cos we got too much on our minds
Hey, we got to make some time for the stuff that you can't buy
And get a life 'cos you know all that serious stuff ain't no fun
Who says you can't be happy all the time?
I know but I'm still gonna try
Hey let's all go out tonight
Why don t you and me go out and have a good time?
Make our life a supernatural high
Cos we're both leaving all that bad stuff far behind
Hey there's gonna come a time you kiss it all goodbye
So get a life 'cos you ain't got a clue when that day's gonna come
Who says you can't be happy all the time?
I know but I'm still gonna try
Who says you can't be happy all the time?
Say what you like but I'm still gonna try
Who says you can't be happy all the time?
I know but I'm still gonna try
Who says you can't be happy all the time?
I know but I'm still gonna try
Who says you can't be happy all the time?
Say what you like but I'm still gonna try
But I'm still gonna try
But I'm still gonna try
15 Absolutely Everything (04:18)
You just waltzed in and, made the sun shine
Admitted everything has started looking up now
Made me feel like I'm, worth a fortune
You brought about a transformation in my life
It's been a long time coming but we've landed on our feet, tonight
Chorus:
You're absolutely everything I'll ever need, baby
Cos absolutely everything you do is so, good
You're absolutely every single thing I need, baby
It must be said I got the most amazin' good, love
So much hurry, over nothing
You know someday we'll do the things we really wanna do
Don't you worry, over time, 'cause everybody's got their own way of life
Slow down baby you'll be landed on your feet, sometime
...repeat Chorus...
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