A Tale of Two Cities, By Charles Dickens

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Love Hate Power Revenge Sacrifice Secrets Death Imprisonment "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of relief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had noting before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way--in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only." Lucie Manette Dr. Manette Charles Darnay Sydney Carton Mr. Lorry Madame Defarge

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A TALE OF TWO CITIES

BY CHARLES DICKENS

You've Got A Friend - Billy Ray Cyrus

When you're down and troubled And you need a helping hand And nothing, whoa, nothing is going right Close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there To brighten up even your darkest night You just call out my name And you know wherever I am I'll come running to see you again Winter, spring, summer, or fall All you have to do is call And I'll be there, yes, I'll be there You've got a friend If the sky above you should turn dark and full of clouds And that old north wind should begin to blow Keep your head together now or call my name out loud And soon I'll be knocking upon your door You just call out my name And you know wherever I am I'll come running to see you again Don't you know that Winter, spring, summer or fall All you got to do is call And I'll be there, yes, I'll be there Hey, ain't it good to know that you've got a friend People can be so cold They'll hurt you, yes, and desert you Or they'll take your soul if you let them Ah, but don't you let them You just call out my name And you know wherever I am I'll come running to see you again Don't you know that Winter spring summer or fall All you have to do is call And I'll be there, yes, I'll be there You've got a friend You've got a friend

Undone - Lifehouse

I can see it your eyes you're hurting But pain is part of learning who you are All these truths can sometimes be deceiving When your whole world comes crashing to the ground Tell me everything you need now anything at all And I will be the one who's waiting anytime you fall Yeah, When you come undone When you come undone You know I can't be like everybody Cause I can't tell you what you want to hear I don't know if I can make it better All I know is I will be around Tell me everything you need now anything at all And I will be the one who's waiting anytime you fall Yeah, When you come undone When you come undone When all your plans are made out lying on the floor And all your dreams are turning into nothing more When all your hope has left you know you're not alone Just hold on Hold on Tell me everything you need now anything at all And I will be the one who's waiting anytime you fall Yeah, When you come undone When you come undone

Fix You - Coldplay

When you try your best, but you don't succeed When you get what you want, but not what you need When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep Stuck in reverse And the tears come streaming down your face When you lose something you can't replace When you love someone, but it goes to waste Could it be worse? Lights will guide you home And ignite your bones And I will try to fix you And high up above or down below When you're too in love to let it go But if you never try you'll never know Just what you're worth Lights will guide you home And ignite your bones And I will try to fix you Tears stream down on your face When you lose something you cannot replace Tears stream down on your face And on your face I... Tears stream down on your face I promise you I will learn from my mistakes Tears stream down on your face And on your face I... Lights will guide you home And ignite your bones And I will try to fix you

Just Breathe - Pearl Jam

Yes, I understand that every life must end, aw-huh,.. As we sit alone, I know someday we must go, aw-huh,.. Oh I'm a lucky man, to count on both hands the ones I love,.. Some folks just have one, yeah, others, they've got none, huh-uh Stay with me,.. Let's just breathe. Practiced are my sins, never gonna let me win, aw-huh,.. Under everything, just another human being, aw-huh,.. Yeah, I don't wanna hurt, there's so much in this world to make me bleed. Stay with me,.. You're all I see. Did I say that I need you? Did I say that I want you? Oh, if I didn't I'm a fool you see...

Islands In The Stream - Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers

Baby, when I met you there was peace unknown I set out to get you with a fine tooth comb I was soft inside, there was somethin’ going on You do something to me that I can’t explain Hold me closer and I feel no pain Every beat of my heart We got somethin’ goin’ on Tender love is blind It requires a dedication All this love we feel Needs no conversation We ride it together, ah-ah Makin’ love with each other, ah-ah Islands in the stream That is what we are No one in-between How can we be wrong Sail away with me to another world And we rely on each other, ah-ah From one lover to another, ah-ah I can’t live without you if the love was gone Everything is nothin’ if you got no one And you did walk in tonight Slowly loosen’ sight of the real thing But that won’t happen to us and we got no doubt Too deep in love and we got no way out And the message is clear This could be the year for the real thing No more will you cry Baby, I will hurt you never We start and end as one, in love forever We can ride it together, ah-ah Makin’ love with each other, ah-ah Islands in the stream That is what we are No one in-between How can we be wrong Sail away with me to another world And we rely on each other, ah-ah From one lover to another, ah-ah Sail away Oh, come sail away with me

#Charles Darnay

Holding Us Back - Katie Herzig

Maybe I love you Maybe I just like the sound If you disappear You’ll still hear when my heart hits the ground Every touch Of every scene As beautifully broken As a bird without wings All we have holding us back, holding us back All we have is holding us back …. What’s holding us back We’ll never know what it’s like to be free How do you sow what can’t but should be There’s no explanation there’s only what we cannot change So we’ll leave how we met, with nothing the same All we have holding us back, holding us back All we have is holding us back … What’s holding us back

#Madame Defarge

No one understands, Why I do the things I do, Why I am the way I am, The way I have to be. They hurt her, destroyed her, killed her, ended her.

They don't deserve to live Out their miserable lives, To wake up each morning, While she rots away.

They will pay for what they did, Of that I will make sure. I'll never back down, I'll put up a fight until the day I die. Call me horrid, Call me a wretch, But place yourself in my shoes, If only for a moment.

What would you do if you were me? Would you swallow your feelings and drown in your grief? Or let it all out, taking revenge, giving those what they deserve? Serving justice.

#Madame Defarge

A mere matter of business, I kept reminding myself, Simply a duty, A task I had been assigned.

When did I start to care? When I stuck around. When did my heart get tangled up in all of you? When you let me in.

I don't know how you did it, But somehow you did, You made me your friend, You made me your family.

If you need a helping hand, I'll be there before you've even asked, When you begin to fall, I'll be pulling you back up before you've hit the ground.

Loyal to you I'll be, As loyal as any friend could ever be, Because you mean so much more to me Than business ever could.

The cold ground always pressed against my face, the strength the pick myself up lost long ago, I've given up, I've lost faith, reality finally winning the war, Slaughtering my dreams, Shriveling my hope, Killing my soul.

I am nothing, I am worthless, I have failed.

And I'm lying here, head bent down in shame, and suddenly you walk into my life, a shining beacon among these skies of grey.

Your laugh warms my heart, Your smile soothes my soul, You look me in the eye, And suddenly I'm no longer living half-alive.

My heart is yours, If you want it, that is, I don't deserve your love, But God, I wish I did.

I'm used to rejection, Please don't feel bad, Trust me when I tell you, I'm not worth the trouble.

Your happiness, I value it above all else, Live your life with him, The one who is lucky enough to own your heart.

But know if you ever need me, To catch you when you fall, I'll be there in a heartbeat, And together we will rise again.

Tell me your hopes, Reveal to me your dreams, Lean your head upon my shoulder, Shed your tears on me.

I'll never turn you away, Never brush you aside, I'll be your light in the darkness, Your friend 'til the end.

I won't give up on you, I'll be there when you fall, And we'll rise above it all, The hatred and the cruelty of this world.

So don't give up, Don't back down, Take my hand, And I'll lift you up from the ground.

I didn't know that I needed you Until you came into my life, Didn't know I could get out of the fog, until you led me right on through.

I was trapped behind bars, my own mind my worst enemy, Sheltered from the world, from love and compassion and everything that you gave to me. I didn't know which way was up and which was down, reality long forgotten, dreams thrown away, hope a distant memory. But somehow you knew what I needed was you, Nurturing, Healing, Flooding light into the dark depths of my heart.

Never knew that I needed you, didn't think I could get out of the fog, thank you, my darling, for never giving up on me, for bringing me back into reality.

What have I done to deserve your love? Waking up to your bright eyes in the morning, hearing your sweet words whispered in my ear, see that beautiful smile spread across your face.

Sometimes I wonder What you would say What you would think If you knew who I really was. If I took off my mask, and revealed my secrets to you, would you still love me for me? Would our love still be true?

Let's not waste a minute, of this life we've begun, before my secrets come out, and it's over before it's truly done.

#Charles Darnay

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