8 Kate Bush Quotes on Power

Kate Bush quotes on power

7. Soon it will be the phase of the moon When people tune in. Every girl knows about the punctual blues, But who's to know the power behind our moves?

89. Oh, Jesus Christ, he wasn't to know, Like a chicken with a fox, He couldn't win the war with ego. Give the kid the pick of pips, And give him all your stripes and ribbons. Now he's sitting in his hole, He might as well have buttons and bows.

106. Harm is in us. Harm in us, but power to arm. Harm is in us. Leave it open!

110. The civilised keep alive The territorial war... Erase the race that claim the place And say we dig for ore, Or dangle devils in a bottle And push them from the pull of the Bush.

120. Rosabel believe, Not even eternity Can hold Houdini! 'Rosabel, believe!'

135. Am I the cat that takes the bird? To her the hunted, not the hunter.

139. On top of the world, Looking over the edge, You could see them coming. You looked too small In their big, black car, To be a threat to the men in power.

309. It's a mischievous paradox that, while rock at its ultra-macho best is exhilarating and energizing, yet just at the moment when it is most strident and loud it leaves you needing something more. Then along comes a shy doctor's daughter from Welling who out-screams the best, out-powers the noisiest and tops it with the satisfying impact of musical and psychological depth. It's almost Wagnerian.