This is part of Song Lyric Sunday

I have loved Kate Bush for ever and have always felt a connection with her lyrics and music.

Running up the Hill , resonates with my life the awful feeling of running through quick sand just to get through the day. She explains it perfectly the hopelessness we all feel at different points in our life. Apparently I have misinterpreted the song this is what Kate Bush said about the song .

“I was trying to say that, really, a man and a woman, can’t understand each other because we are a man and a woman. And if we could actually swap each other’s roles, if we could actually be in each other’s place for a while, I think we’d both be very surprised! [Laughs] And I think it would lead to a greater understanding. And really the only way I could think it could be done was either… you know, I thought a deal with the devil, you know. And I thought, ‘well, no, why not a deal with God!’ You know, because in a way it’s so much more powerful the whole idea of asking God to make a deal with you. You see, for me it is still called “Deal With God”, that was its title. But we were told that if we kept this title that it would not be played in any of the religious countries, Italy wouldn’t play it, France wouldn’t play it, and Australia wouldn’t play it! Ireland wouldn’t play it, and that generally we might get it blacked purely because it had God in the title.”

Personally I still think it describes life’s struggles. What do you think?

Below is the very best of the many covers of this beautiful song, it is by Placebo. The Video is really special!

“Running Up That Hill” ( A Deal with God )

“If I only could, I’d be running up that hill.
If I only could, I’d be running up that hill.”It doesn’t hurt me.
Do you want to feel how it feels?
Do you want to know that it doesn’t hurt me?
Do you want to hear about the deal that I’m making?
You, it’s you and me.

And if I only could,
I’d make a deal with God,
And I’d get him to swap our places,
Be running up that road,
Be running up that hill,
Be running up that building.
If I only could, oh…

You don’t want to hurt me,
But see how deep the bullet lies.
Unaware I’m tearing you asunder.
Ooh, there is thunder in our hearts.

Is there so much hate for the ones we love?
Tell me, we both matter, don’t we?
You, it’s you and me.
It’s you and me won’t be unhappy.

And if I only could,
I’d make a deal with God,
And I’d get him to swap our places,
Be running up that road,
Be running up that hill,
Be running up that building,
Say, if I only could, oh…

You,
It’s you and me,
It’s you and me won’t be unhappy.

“C’mon, baby, c’mon darling,
Let me steal this moment from you now.
C’mon, angel, c’mon, c’mon, darling,
Let’s exchange the experience, oh…”

And if I only could,
I’d make a deal with God,
And I’d get him to swap our places,
Be running up that road,
Be running up that hill,
With no problems.

If I only could
Be running up that hill
With no problems…

“If I only could, I’d be running up that hill.
If I only could, I’d be running up that hill.”

Writer(s): Kate Bush
Copyright: Noble & Brite Ltd.

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Helen at This thing called life one word at a time invites everyone who would like to play along so we can share some fantastic music together.

Here are the rules for Song Lyric Sunday:

Post the lyrics to a favorite song or a new song you want to share
Make sure you credit the singer/band and provide a link to where you found the lyrics
Link to the YouTube video, or pull it into your post so others can listen to the song
Ping back to Helen’s post that will go up every Sunday by 9am MST
Check out at least one other person’s blog so we can all share new and fantastic music and create amazing new blogging friends in the process

If we were having coffee:The weather is getting distinctly wintry, fogs, rain, frost and cold so lets all go inside and be comfy by the fire. I can still entertain you all with tea and coffee from all over the world not to mention all our cakes and muffins and as Paul calls them sweets! Every single one is calorie free! Plus of course we now have spirits and liquors to warm the coldest of you.

If we were having Coffee: I would remind you that there are lots of other coffee mornings all shared and organized By Diana and Gene’O over at,Part time monster

Do join in

If we were having coffee: Again I will have to say there is no post from our beloved Sunday guest contributor Paul Curran. Despite myself , Mark Bialczak and Outlierbabe emailing him there has been no word from him for at least a fortnight. Lets all send him good vibes and hopeful wishes. All Paul’s readers are welcome to join us !

If we were having coffee: I offer you another cuppa and ask you to help yourselves to cakes and biscuits. I am keeping my distance this week as I have an awful cold and cough and I don’t want any of you to catch it so as much as I want to, no hugs or kisses!!

I think now I must address the elephant in the room, I posted twice yesterday about the terrorist murders in Paris on Friday 13th….. those who planned the attack are obviously superstitious!I will not say too much as I have already set out my thoughts on the subject. Evil is rising up in our world and none of us are safe anymore. Here are the appalling facts.

If we were having coffee: I would have to tell you that now the kitchen is finished, apart from one one problem with the work top by the sink, that we have started to personalize it with a my favorite painting of a flower in a vase and a new ( though it looks rather old ) clock…we went for big!

The next things will be matching shelves in sage grey for Hubby’s cook books and a large picture for the blank wall by the door.

We also have the table back in the kitchen making it the same social hub of the house that it was before. I mentioned the work top by the sink well the join is not good in fact it is so bad that even I spotted it. We did have someone come out to fix it but unfortunately he made it a hundred times worse!! Well the big boss is coming out on Wednesday. We await the out come but we think it will have to be replaced. Below is a photo of the join but I could not manage to capture the true extent of the problem

If we were having coffee: I would say come and have a look in the downstairs Loo, cloakroom or bathroom to some but to me it’s a loo. Why, well the plants in there are going mad. I have a plant in a terrine, some Cacti and a Bird of Paradise ( a very young one ) here let me show you.

If we were having coffee: Let’s have another cup and then we can have a look around the garden before it gets too dark. It is ready for winter now the hubby has given it it’s last cut and now it is ready for it’s hibernation. The Rowan tree and the bushes , except the holly are all laden with red berries for the birds… a sign of a hard winter to come .

The ‘Dwarf Firs’ no one told them that they were dwarfs!

Now that is about it for this week, I am sorry if I have have whisked over the horror of this weekend and thrown in domestic ups and downs and trivia but sometimes when the big world is floundering and falling about around our ears, trivia is what is called for . So beware, be safe and please stay and take your ease and chat . Thank you all for coming and I will see you all next week!

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