Songs that changed my life

I associate each of these songs either with a specific incident, period or memory from my life that had a profound affect on my growth as a person. Sometimes I feel the need to delve into my past, to try and remember where I came from and where I am going. I have randomised the order, they are not ordered in terms of either significance or chronology.
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Adam's Song - Blink 182

Know Your Enemy - Rage Against the Machine

Green Day - Basket Case

Walla Walla - The Offspring

The Press Corpse - Anti-Flag

Time's Up - Donots

Lion and the Lamb - The Get Up Kids

Death or Glory - The Clash

All on Black - Alkaline Trio

Matty Groves - Fairport Convention

Four Sticks - Led Zeppelin

The Needle and the Damage Done - Neil Young

Down in the Tube Station at Midnight - The Jam

The Great Canyon Fire In General - Spirit

Mr Brightside - The Killers

Epiphany - Bad Religion

been listening to a lot of panic lately

Use me,
Abuse me,
Corrupt me,
Accuse me,

Just don't leave me.

Why did the pretty girl have to get off at Coventry? Why didn't I have a pen so I could be all suave and subtly give her my number. Goddamnit.

I love alcohol. No matter how much it makes me realise I am an arsehole it also makes me realise that deep down I am a good person. No matter my past sins I am a good person who does not deserve the shit that he has to deal with. So I will deal... slowly

I hate being Bipolar

one moment you're up... the next you're down

C

These calloused fingers,
And these crooked teeth,
Will prey on skin and bones,
While these burning eyes,
And this serpent tongue,
Creep to the breasts,
And her scar ridden thighs,

There's an aching in the chest,
That just won't go to rest,
As the corpses line the streets,
And the drums all miss their beats,
The drugs will numb the pain,
And abuse you just the same,
When this sick dark world,
Fails again to call your name,

There's a loneliness you won't accept,
Though your lust remains content,
And the howling of the wind you see,
Reflects your betterment,
The trail of death behind you,
Is betraying your deep desire,
Accept the truth, my friend, my love,
Or your heart will just expire,

You are empty but you hide it,
And you just don't understand,
Why the pleasure that you feel inside,
Has always been so bland,
For the time has come my bitter pill,
To face up to the fact,
That the life that you are leading still,
Is based on broken pact,

To remove that empty feeling,
You must open up,
Instead of just retreating,
And drinking from that cup,
Of poison which you've always clutched,
To try and stop your cravings,
That lust will never go away,
It's written with engravings.

love it

Here's Jonny

The fire burns everything in its path,

All you have to do is laugh,

When ashes fall and bones all scatter,

What at all does really matter,

KillBoY's back to beat them all,

No task too big no fee too small,

The fire is back within his belly,

The evil eye remains a-scarred,

You almost tamed him, 

Almost killed him,

But this phoenix rises like no other,

Calling all below to smother,

The lies and deceit which blight this earth,

To help him understand his worth,

Alone he stands against it all,

And watches as you begin to bawl,

A year at least he's been benign,

Untroubled by his distant past,

Tonight it all comes rushing back,

The fire, 

The fury,

The untempered storm,

The standard has returned to arms,

To signal the changing of the tides,

The solo figure is bent no more,

Closes off his soul,

Closes off his mind,

For when he tried to let you in,

There was nothing but his endless sin,

And so the time has come at last,

His call to arms,

Returns to his task,

The war he fights is not like yours,

He fights for all,

You fight for one.

Staging of Hell Blog

Contrary to Terry Eagleton's statements I have always felt the Witches to have much less of a direct impact on the piece and that they merely act as enablers guiding Macbeth to act upon his unconscious desires. I guess this does mean that I agree with the Freudian analysis that they act as Macbeth's ID to his ego however I do question the concept that they are somehow representative of a deep unconscious dilemma within Shakespeare somehow questioning his own belief system. Nor do I feel they are of enough consequence to be considered the heroines of the piece.

Whilst Eagleton claims that the witches "expose a reverence for hierarchical social order for what it is" I honestly believe that they, as characters, do not care enough for us to be making such a distinction. The witches exist outside of the confines of regular society and act entirely based upon what their powers reveal to them. I feel that they are merely acting for their own amusement and that, in truth, they care not what the consequences of their actions are and as such they cannot be considered any kind of 'hero'. A hero makes sacrifices and takes risks to achieve a goal, the witches do not.

Even if you feel their motives are of no importance I still don't think that they can be examined as heroes to those who seek the destruction of the status quo. Yes their actions result in a vast power switch but only one which exists within the already established hierarchy. The nobles are still at the top, just a different set of nobles. Nothing really changes in the world of the play. At the beginning one King is in power, he is murdered, replaced by another, who is then also killed and replaced by another. The witches serve to change nothing. 

For me the biggest social comment that Macbeth makes is the manner in which within feudalism, and even capitalism today, nothing really changes. No matter who the people in charge are the hierarchies will always remain the same just with someone else at the top. If you were to analyse the play from a Marxist perspective then this is the only manner in which it can be done.