Jackskeleton

What lyrics just make you think to yourself that it is perfect, has a meaning. or just really get to you when you listen to a song. The line that just makes you think about what the artist is singing about? List them.





thats just some i can think of at this hour in the night/morning.

Decker

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
--The Who, We Won't Get Fooled Again

Geofferson

"The day old Curt lost his life, that's all he had to lose. "
(The Ballad of Curtis Lowe)
-Lynyrd Skynyrd

palebluedot

This one says it all.


"There are places I remember.
All my life, though some have changed.
Some forever not for better.
Some have gone, and some remain.
All these places have their moments.
With lovers and friends, I still can recall.
Some are dead and some are living.
In my life, I've loved them all." - Beatles

saoirse

"Do you know anything about douche Dad?"
"No, but I do know anti-freeze when I see it. And that's what you're holding!" Smoking Bananana Peels re-mix by Dead Milkmen.

3Js

"You can't always get want you want...but if you try real hard you might just get what you need" - Rolling Stones

db27

Tool - Eulogy:

No one line in this song can be singled out, therefore the whole damn thing is here for all to read.

"He had alot to say.
He had alot of nothing to say.
We'll miss him.

So long.
We wish you well.
You told us how you weren't afraid to die.
Well then, so long.
Don't cry.
Or feel too down.
Not all martyrs see divinity.
But at least you tried.

Standing above the crowd,
He had a voice that was strong and loud.
We'll miss him.
Ranting and pointing his finger
At everything but his heart.
We'll miss him.

No way to recall
What it was that you had said to me,
Like I care at all.

So loud.
You sure could yell.
You took a stand on every little thing
And so loud.

Standing above the crowd,
He had a voice so strong and loud and I
Swallowed his facade cuz I'm so
Eager to identify with
Someone above the ground,
Someone who seemed to feel the same,
Someone prepared to lead the way, with
Someone who would die for me.

Will you? Will you now?
Would you die for me?
Don't you f***in lie.

Don't you step out of line.
Don't you f***n lie.

You've claimed all this time that you would die for me.
Why then are you so surprised to hear your own eulogy?

You had alot to say.
You had alot of nothing to say.

Come down.
Get off your f***n cross.
We need the f***n space to nail the next fool martyr.

To ascend you must die.
You must be crucified
For your sins and your lies. [sic]
Goodbye..."

Jackskeleton

Well let me add some more:


Radiohead.. man. it's tough for just one quote. this whole song makes me just sit away and think:


Some with bjork


a song that brings a tear to my eye

More later

hotaru_san

"and when my hand touches myself I can finally rest my hand, and when they say take of His body I think I'll take from mine instead" -tori

"Sounds of laughter shades of life are ringing through my open ears inciting and inviting me, limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns, it calls me on and on across the universe" - the beatles

"I go to school, I write exams, if I pass if I fail if I drop out does anyone give a damn? And if they do they'll soon forget 'cause it won't take long to show my life ain't over yet. "- BNL

"everything it seems I like's a little bit stronger, a little bit thicker, a little bit harmful for me."- rufus wainright

I'm sure there will be more...

ViewAskewbian

All Bruce Springsteen:

"We're gonna take it all
And throw it al away"

"You get used to anything,
sooner or later it becomes your life"

"Born down in a dead man's town"

"Baby, we were born to run"

"It's a town full of losers,
I'm pulling out of here to win"

and so many more. . .
Humm, let me check my collection for more.
This guy's music is my creed.

V

codefree

"Your dangerous, 'cos you're honest"
U2 - Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses

"Half as drunk is twice as clever"
Ned's Atomic Dustbin - All I Ask Of Myself Is That I Hold Together

"Call me romantic, but I'm frantically f***ed up."
Catherine Wheel - Kill My Soul

"Karma police arrest this girl her hitler hairdo is making me feel ill"
Radiohead - Karma Police

sebastianv50

Change - Blind Melon

I don't feel the suns comin' out today
its staying in, its gonna find another way.
As I sit here in this misery, I don't
think I'll ever see the sun from here.
And oh as I fade away,
they'll all look at me and say, and they'll say,
Hey look at him! I'll never live that way.
But that's okay they're just afraid to change.
When you feel your life ain't worth living
you've got to stand up and take a look around you then a look
way up to the sky.
And when your deepest thoughts are broken,
keep on dreaming boy, cause when you stop dreamin' it's time to die.
And as we all play parts of tomorrow,
some ways will work and other ways we'll play.
But I know we all can't stay here forever,
so I want to write my words on the face of today.
and then they'll paint it
And oh as I fade away,
they'll all look at me and they'll say,
Hey look at him and where he is these days.
When life is hard, you have to change
.

KnightLerxst

Subdivisions.
In the high school halls
In the shopping malls.
Conform or be cast out.

Subdivisions.
In the basement bars.
In the backs of cars.
Be cool or be cast out.

hotaru_san

I just had to add this (from South Pacific), 'cause it's just soo true

I expect everyone of my crowd to make fun
Of my proud protestations of faith in romance
And they'll say I'm naive as a babe to believe
Every fable I hear from a person in pants
Fearlessly I'll face them and argue their doubts away
Loudly I'll sing about flowers in spring
Flatly I'll stand on my little flat feet and say
Love is a grand and a beautiful thing
I'm not ashamed to reveal the world famous feeling I feel
I'm as corny as Kansas in August, I'm as normal as blueberry pie
No more a smart little girl with no heart
I have found me a wonderful guy
I am in a conventional dither
With a conventional star in my eye
And you will note there's a lump in my throat
When I speak of that wonderful guy
I'm as trite and as gay as a daisy in May
A cliche coming through
I'm romantic and bright as a moon at the night
Pouring light on the dune
I'm as corny as Kansas in August,
High as a flag on the Fourth of July
If you'll excuse an expression I use
I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love
I'm in love I'm in love with a wonderful guy!
I'm as trite and as gay as a daisy in May
A cliche coming true
I'm bromidic and bright as a moon at the night
Pouring light on the dune
I'm as corny as Kansas in August,
High as a flag on the fourth of July
If you'll excuse an expression I use
I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love
I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love
I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love
I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love
I'm in love with a wonderful guy!

Burnt Alive

Here's a few:

"And if you want to cross our trail
you better remember our past
If you mess with Uncle Sam
Man we'll kiick your ass!"
The Quakes - USA

"You gave me your hand, I don't understand why you don't want it baaaaaaaaaaaaaaACK"
Toadies - Jigsaw Girl

"I don't wanna be a number
Just like being a prisoner"
The Adicts - Numbers

"Ignorance like a gun in hand
reach out to the promised land
Your history books are full of lies,
media -blitz gonna dry your eyes
You're eighteen wanna be a man
Your granddaddy's in the Ku Klux Klan
Taking two steps forward
and four steps back
Gonna go to the White House
and paint it black"
Social Distortion - Don't Drag Me Down

"If you don't like our attitude,
Pal, you're out of luck.
We're the Mutant Wrecking Crew,
And we don't give a f*ck.
We'll do just what we wanna do,
Get outta the way, we're the Wrecking Crew."
The Meteors - Wrecking Crew

mtucker

No matter how many songs Pearl Jam writes in their future, this song will probably end up being my favorite for all time.

Precious

I'm not a Michael Jackson fan but I think the following lyrics are very true

"If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and then make a change."

(I don't think the reference is about his appearence)

adia4625

Full of Grace

Sarah Mclachlan


the winter here's cold, and bitter
it's chilled us to the bone
we haven't seen the sun for weeks
to long too far from home
I feel just like I'm sinking
and I claw for solid ground
I'm pulled down by the undertow
I never thought I could feel so low
oh darkness I feel like letting go

if all of the strength and all of the courage
come and lift me from this place
I know I could love you much better than this
full of grace
full of grace
my love

so it's better this way, I said
having seen this place before
where everything we said and did
hurts us all the more
its just that we stayed, too long
in the same old sickly skin
I'm pulled down by the undertow
I never thought I could feel so low
oh darkness I feel like letting go

if all of the strength
and all of the courage
come and lift me from this place
I know I could love you much better than this
full of grace
full of grace
my love

sundog

This is the opening to the Butthole Surfers' "Sweat Loaf" (in the tone of a conversation between father and son):

Daddy, what does regret mean?

Well son, the funny thing about regret is,
It's better to regret something you have done,
Than to regret something you haven't done.

And by the way, if you see your mom this weekend,
Be sure and tell her,
SATAN
SATAN
SATAN!!!

and my sig is from Mr. Bungle's "None of Them Knew They were Robots."

saoirse

A brilliant song. If I remember correctly, It's from Locust Abortion Technician album. Is that right?

tofu

Proud, I'm proud of what I am
Poems I speak are Plug Two type
Please oh please let Plug Two be
himself, not what you read or write
Write is wrong when hype is written
on the Soul, De La that is
Style is surely our own thing
Not the false disguise of show-biz
De La Soul is from the soul
And in fact I can't deny
Strictly from the Dan called Stuckie
And from me myself and I

- "Me, myself and I", De La Soul

Mazinger

"She told me to come, but I was already there"
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long

pjflyer

Tin Foil - Handsome Family

Late New Year's Eve, paper hat on your head, it's hard to believe you'll ever be dead.

But that dream where you're falling you've had since you're five is a bird on your shoulder who whispers goodbye.

sundog

True, also the found dialogue over the final song "22 Going On 23" is some of the creepiest I've ever heard.

And here's a few lyrical gems from Ween's The Pod:

Frank, pass me a pork roll egg and cheese, with some gravy fries
from "Frank"

Got a pork roll egg cheese and bacon...
from "Awesome Sound"

So Mama if you please, pass me a pork roll, egg and cheese, if you please, on a kaiser bun.
from "Pork Roll Egg and Cheese"

and from Ween's God Ween Satan:
Ernest Hemmingway would always be there for me
But now Ernest Hemmingway is dead
from "Don't Laugh (I Love You)"

saoirse

This one always cracks me up:



Pollo Asado
Come on, it's a beautiful night for a walk on the beach, wouldn't you say?
Yes, I would say that, I would say that.

Let me start of with a basket of chips.
Then move on to the pollo assado taco.
I would like two pollo assado tacos with one beef chimichanga.
On the chimichanga, I would like a side of sour cream.
I would like tomatoes and onions on my casadia.
For the dessert I would like the (???). I would like extra cinnamon.
Do you make guacamole?
Yes, I do make guacamole.
Uh, I would like a side of guacamole on my Tostitos.
I like to dip the Tositos in the guacamole.
Can I get a basket, I told you about a basket of chips.
I would like a large iced-tea, 2, uh, 2 large iced-teas.

Ok, that'll be $16.07.
Out of $20? Ok, $16.07's your change.

Hi, can I help you?
I would like a basket of chips,
a beef chimichanga with a side of sour cream.
I would like some guacamole on my chimichanga
with a casadia of tomato, onion, and vegetables.
I should like a burrito with beef, beans, and
I would like a carne assado taco.
Could you put some hot sauce on that for me?
No, inside the taco. Not on the side.
Yes, can I have a carne assado taco?
Not a pollo assado, we don't have chicken.
Do you have guacamole?
Can you make me some guacamole?
I have guacamole.
Ok, on my burrito I would like the muchaco beef and the shredded pork.
And some more cheese, please.

Ok, that'll be $22...
Uh, oh yes, I would like two lemonades and one medium iced-tea.
Ok, that'll be $20.07.
Out of $22? Ok, $1.52's your change.
Thanks a lot. Your food will be up. Here, let me get your drinks.

Hi, can I help you? Yes, I would like a basket of chips
I would like a beef chimi...
Umm, what is, what is the, what is the, what is the pollo assado?
That's the chicken.
Ok, what is the carne assado?
That's the beef.
Ok, let me get two carne assado tacos...