Favorite Song Lyrics

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  1. MikaelaArsenault

    MikaelaArsenault Forum Resident Thread Starter

    Location:
    New Hampshire
    Does anybody have any favorite song lyrics?

    Here's mine:



    Well I have lost some time but I have won
    And if you make it through
    You know you've just begun

    The winter cold is coming
    And the fire will soon be burning

    So will you treat me well
    Oh, will you treat me well?

    And I am asking will you save a place for me
    To rest beside your heart
    And feel I'm free
    Now what good does feeling strong do
    When I am here without you?

    So will you treat me well
    Oh well, will you treat me well?
     
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  2. The Beach Boys' "Busy Doin' Nothin'"

    It's the theme song of my life. :D
     
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  3. Folknik

    Folknik Forum Resident

    "Oh the snot has caked against my pants. It has turned into crystal." - Arthur Lee
     
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  4. Den.

    Den. Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Chicago

    Down The Burning Ropes

    When the hills let go
    Slowly fade into the water like some ancient lover
    On a ship filled with ghosts
    It's something to behold

    When the paper thin girls
    With twisting little braids in their hair,
    They take off their coats and throw
    Pebbles and stones from the side of the boat,
    Crying out
    The stones they float, the stones they float
    Oh my God, the stones they float, the stones they float

    Down the burning ropes
    Past the places where the steal beams meet concrete skies
    You make your bed under the moonlight
    I think it's time we said goodbye

    Cause nothing moves in the warm air
    And words that once would cut like a knife,
    They just hang in the cloud and you're
    Pushed by the lord,
    But you're pulled by the crowds and
    You're overboard, you're overboard
    Oh my God, she's overboard

    My love she's overboard
    She's overboard
    My love she's overboard

    There's not a shell unbroken
    In the valley where my heartache and the timbers lay
    It's not the time to be hanging around here
    You know what some might say

    That people get too reckless
    That even with the simplest of crimes
    They leave, blood behind,
    As I clean the knife for the very last time
    I think she knows, I think she knows
    Oh my God, I think she knows
    I think she knows
     
  5. RayS

    RayS A Little Bit Older and a Little Bit Slower

    Location:
    Out of My Element
    "Some are bound for happiness,
    some are bound to glory,
    Some are bound to live with less."
    - Neil Young
     
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  6. Uncle Meat

    Uncle Meat Forum Resident

    Location:
    Houston, Tx, US
    And all the sad and empty faces
    That pass you on the street
    All running in their sleep, all in a dream

    RT
     
  7. cboldman

    cboldman Forum Resident

    Location:
    Hamilton, OH USA
    Walking Through a Wasted Land - Richard Thompson

    I remember when a farmer was ashamed
    If he never put his hand to a plough
    You can buy a lot of shame with your money
    He's riding in a limousine now
    Walk down, walk down, walk down, walk down!

    Sweat is the name of this town
    It's an ugly old, dirty old disgrace
    And now that the steel's shut down
    It's fear puts the sweat in a man's face
    Walk down, walk down, walk down

    Oh now I should have a break like you
    But somebody stacked up the decks
    Heads are going to roll some day
    If we ever get this yoke off our necks
    Walk down, walk down, walk down, oh

    Well I'm walking through a wasted land
    I'm walking through a wasted land
    Where is the future we planned
    I'm walking through a wasted land
    Walk down, walk down, walk down, walk down!

     
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  8. John54

    John54 Senior Member

    Location:
    Burlington, ON
    And when I'm lying in my bed,
    I think about life and I think about death,
    And neither one particularly appeals to me

    from Nowhere Fast by the Smiths
     
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  9. Umbari

    Umbari Strange Member

    Location:
    Indonesia
    The Beatles - "The Long and Winding Road" :)
     
  10. JohnnyQuest

    JohnnyQuest Forum Resident

    Location:
    Paradise
    I could aim
    But I could not fire
    Got a bullet to spare
    To kill my desire
    Who's calling the shots
    One of us must make the Peace
    To have or to have not
    The fire has got to cease

    I'm loaded
    Don't know where to point this thing
    It's a sin
    How we hit where it hurts

    Who's calling the shots
    One of us must end this masquerade
    To have or to have not
    Let's heal the wounds that we've made

    It'a a war of the heart (it's a war of the heart)
    It's a war of the heart

    Got a bullet to space, don't wanna send it your way
    If you want to end it
    If you want to end it just say

    It'a a war of the heart (it's a war of the heart)
    It's a war of the heart

     
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  11. Purplefowler

    Purplefowler Forum Resident

    Location:
    Bedfordshire, uk
    The quiet one - the who (an introverts perfect song!)

    Everybody calls me the quiet one
    You can see but you can't hear me
    Everybody calls me the quiet one
    You can try but you can't get near me
    I ain't never had the gift of gab
    But I can't talk with my eyes
    When words fail me you won't nail me
    My eyes can tell you lies

    Still waters run deep so be careful I don't drown you
    You've got nothing to hear I've got nothing to say
    Sticks and stones may break your bones
    But names can never down you
    It only takes two words to blow you away

    [Chorus]
    Everybody calls me the quiet one
    But you just don't understand
    You can't listen you won't hear me
    With your head stuck in the sand
    I ain't never had time for words that don't rhyme
    My head is in a cloud
    I ain't quiet - everybody else is too loud

    Still waters run deep so be careful I don't drown you
    You've got nothing to hear I've got nothing to say
    Sticks and stones may break my bones
    But names can never down you
     
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  12. Lostchord

    Lostchord Dr. Livingstone, I presume

    Location:
    PoznaƄ, Poland
    Justin Hayward - Sometimes Less Is More

    This time I'm not gonna go so crazy
    I'm not gonna let it faze me
    I'm building my resistance
    Bound to keep my distance

    Slowly, determined to take it slowly
    Refusing to let it throw me
    Feeling every feeling
    Staring at the ceiling

    And if it's real, a heart will know
    All the time
    And come the spring, it will grow
    Or die upon the vine
    But if it's love, love will come
    Knocking at my door
    I do believe it now
    Sometimes less is more

    This time I'm not going to stoke the fire
    I'm not going to walk the wire
    Oh heart you've learned your lesson
    Love is not obsession

    Easy, I swear that I'll take it easy
    And passion you won't deceive me
    I'll hear the music playing
    Hear the songbird saying

    That if it's real, a heart will know
    All the time
    And come the spring, it will grow
    Or die upon the vine
    And when it's love, love will come
    Knocking at my door
    I do believe it now
    Sometimes less is more

     
  13. streetlegal

    streetlegal Forum Resident

    Across the Borderline

    There's a place where I've been told
    Every street is paved with gold
    And it's just across the borderline
    And when it's time to take your turn
    Here's a lesson that you must learn
    You could lose more than you'll ever hope to find

    When you reach the broken promised land
    And every dream slips through your hands
    Then you'll know that it's too late to change your mind
    'Cause you've paid the price to come so far
    Just to wind up where you are
    And you're still just across the borderline

    Up and down the Rio Grande
    A thousand footprints in the sand
    Reveal a secret no one can define
    The river flows on like a breath
    In between our life and death
    Tell me who's the next to cross the borderline
     
  14. streetlegal

    streetlegal Forum Resident

    Casey joins the hollow sound of silent people walking down
    The stairway to the subway in the shadows down below
    Following their footsteps through the neon-darkened corridors
    Of silent desperation, never speaking to a soul
    The poison air he's breathing has the dirty smell of dying
    'Cause it's never seen the sunshine and it's never felt the rain
    But Casey minds the arrows and ignores the fatal echoes
    Of the clicking of the turnstiles and the rattle of his chains

    "Oh" she said, "Casey, it's been so long since I've seen you"
    "Here" she said, "Just a kiss to make a body smile"
    "See" she said, "I've put on new stockings just to please you"
    "Lord" she said, "Casey, can you only stay a while"

    etc
    Kris Kristofferson
     
  15. Scott S.

    Scott S. lead singer for the best indie band on earth

    Location:
    Walmartville PA
    I believe this is the greatest line of lyrics of all time and inspired Jimi's playing on the song.

    Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl
     
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  16. Moshe

    Moshe "Silent in four languages."

    Location:
    U.S.
    Sirius is eight point six light years away
    Arcturus is thirty-seven
    The past is the past and it's here to stay
    And Wikipedia is heaven
    When you don't want to remember no more.

    We Real Cool - Nick Cave

    I have no idea what this means, but it's beautiful. Especially in context with the melody and his singing.
     
  17. the sands

    the sands Forum Resident

    Location:
    Oslo, Norway
    Wings - Bip Bop

    Bip bop, bip bip bop
    Bip bop, bip bip band

    Dig your bottom dollar
    put it in your hand

    Try to hang out
    underneath the stand

    Put your hands together
    gonna see a band

    Treat me like a good boy
    Treat me like a man

    Take me hair and curlers
    But treat me like a man
     
  18. Uncle Meat

    Uncle Meat Forum Resident

    Location:
    Houston, Tx, US
    The Great Valerio-Richard Thompson...
    The music fits the lyrics perfectly....not exactly a toe tapper though...


    High up above the crowd
    The great Valerio is walking
    The rope seems hung from cloud to cloud
    And time stands still while he is walking

    His eye is steady on the target
    His foot is sure upon the rope
    Alone and peaceful as a mountain
    And certain as the mountain slope

    We falter at the sight
    We stumble in the mire
    Fools who think they see the light
    Prepare to balance on the wire

    But we learn to watch together
    And feed on what we see above
    Till our hearts turn like the seasons
    And we are acrobats of love

    How we wonder, how we wonder
    Watching far below
    We would all be that great hero
    The great Valerio

    Come all you upstart jugglers
    Are you really ready yet?
    Who will help the tightrope walker
    When he tumbles to the net

    So come with me to see Valerio
    As he dances through the air
    Im your friend until you use me
    And then be sure I wont be there

    How we wonder, how we wonder
    Watching far below
    We would all be that great hero
    The great Valerio
     
  19. MikaelaArsenault

    MikaelaArsenault Forum Resident Thread Starter

    Location:
    New Hampshire
    Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam - Nirvana

    "Jesus Don't Want Me For A Sunbeam"
    (originally by The Vaselines)

    Jesus, don't want me for a sunbeam
    Sunbeams are never made like me [Alt: Sunbeams are laughing at me]

    Don't expect me to cry,
    For all the reasons you had to die
    Don't ever ask your love of me

    Don't expect me to cry
    Don't expect me to lie
    Don't expect me to die for thee

    Jesus, don't want me for a sunbeam
    Sunbeams are never made like me [Alt: Sunbeams are laughing at me]

    Don't expect me to cry,
    For all the reasons you had to die
    Don't ever ask your love of me

    [x2]
    Don't expect me to cry
    Don't expect me to lie
    Don't expect me to die for thee

    Jesus, don't want me for a sunbeam
    Sunbeams are never made like me [Alt: Sunbeams are laughing at me]

    Don't expect me to cry,
    For all the reasons you had to die
    Don't ever ask your love of me

    Don't expect me to cry
    Don't expect me to lie
    Don't expect me to die
    Don't expect me to cry
    Don't expect me to lie
    Don't expect me to die for thee
     
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  20. The Hud

    The Hud Breath of the Kingdom, Tears of the Wild

    Patty Hearst
    Heard the burst
    Of Roland's Thompson Gun
    And...Bought It!

    Warren Zevon "Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner"
     
  21. I know there is a song I am forgetting, but this song comes to mind without much effort.

    "...Now I stand where she left me
    Buried deep 'neath her shadow
    And the mirror plead sadly
    Does it all come to this
    And I wonder: Will she call my name?

    The wind careens madly
    Through wide windows paneless
    Fragrancies mingle
    In a room full of shade
    The peons pick partners
    And waltz cross the ceilings
    But the violins whisper
    That I've been betrayed
    Tryin not to look ashamed

    The drunkards drink deeply
    From cups full of nothingness
    Ghost lovers laugh
    At the games that they play
    The moments do somersaults
    Into eternity
    Cling to their coattails
    And beg them to stay
    Saying I got nothing to hide

    Illusions projected
    On walls made of Tiffany
    Mad minuets to
    A sad satin song
    A harlequin mandolins
    Harmonize helplessly
    Hoping that endlessly
    Won't last for long
    Praying that their God ain't dying

    Then I turn and I see her
    In a dress made of moonlight
    Teardrops like diamonds
    Run slow down her face
    Her arms surround me
    Like chains made of velvet
    And the demons fall faithfully
    Into their place
    And the rivers run with jewels

    Now the morning lies open
    The night went quite quickly
    Memory harmlessly
    Fractures and fades
    All the poets do push-ups
    On carpets of rubber foam
    Loudly they laugh
    At some joke that's been made
    And the wise men speak like fools."
     
  22. Brian Lux

    Brian Lux One in the Crowd

    Location:
    Placerville, CA
    Tons of them! The two that first came to my mind when reading the thread title:

    I ain't done much but what I've done's alright.
    -Paul Westerberg,

    and:

    Grandpaboy (P.W.) "Psychopharmacology"

    Feelin' better than yesterday and worse than tomorrow
    It's depressing for me to say I been dressing like Greta Garbo
    Oh, psychopharmacology works wonders, wonder will it work on me?

    They been searching for a cat who matches that prescription
    Sign up for a chat, they said we'll cure your addiction
    Well, psychopharmacology works wonders, wonder will it work on me?
    Yeah, psycho

    I need something to calm me down
    I need something to keep me focused
    Narcoleptic, paranoid and borderline hopeless
    A D D, P C P, F * * * E D, that's me

    I'm feelin' better than yesterday
    And I'm havin' none of that
    They say all the world's a stage
    It's more like a medicine cabinet

    Psychopharmacology works wonders, wonder will it work?
    Psychopharmacology works wonders, wonder will it work?
    Psychopharmacology works wonders, wonder will it work on me?

    (Psycho)
    On me, we'll see
     
  23. SurrealCereal

    SurrealCereal Forum Resident

    Location:
    California
    I don't know if I could pick just one song, but here is a strong contender:

    Bruce Springsteen - Atlantic City

    Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night now they blew up his house too
    Down on the boardwalk they're gettin' ready for a fight gonna see what them racket boys can do

    Now there's trouble busin' in from outta state and the D.A. can't get no relief
    Gonna be a rumble out on the promenade and the gamblin' commissions hangin' on by the skin of its teeth

    Everything dies baby that's a fact
    But maybe everything that dies someday comes back
    Put your makeup on fix your hair up pretty and meet me tonight in Atlantic City

    Well I got a job and tried to put my money away
    But I got debts that no honest man can pay
    So I drew what I had from the Central Trust
    And I bought us two tickets on that Coast City bus

    Everything dies baby that's a fact
    But maybe everything that dies someday comes back
    Put your makeup on fix your hair up pretty and meet me tonight in Atlantic City

    Now our luck may have died and our love may be cold but with you forever I'll stay
    We're goin' out where the sands turnin' to gold so put on your stockin's cause the nights gettin' cold and maybe everything dies
    That's a fact but maybe everything that dies someday comes back

    Now I been lookin' for a job but it's hard to find
    Down here it's just winners and losers and don't get caught on the wrong side of that line
    Well I'm tired of comin' out on the losin' end
    So honey last night I met this guy and I'm gonna do a little favor for him
    Well I guess everything dies baby that's a fact
    But maybe everything that dies someday comes back
    Put your makeup on fix your hair up pretty and meet me tonight in Atlantic City
     
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  24. Holy Diver

    Holy Diver Senior Member

    Location:
    USA
    Asia - Heat of the Moment.

    "And now you find yourself in '82."
     
  25. DetroitDoomsayer

    DetroitDoomsayer Forum Middle Child

    Location:
    Detroit, Michigan


    Some folks see the world as a stone
    Concrete daubed in dull monotone
    Your heart is the big box of paints
    And others, the canvas we're dealt
    Your heart is the big box of paints
    How colored the flowers all smelled
    As they huddled there, in petaled prayer
    They told me this, as I knelt there

    Awaken you dreamers
    Adrift in your beds
    Balloons and streamers
    Decorate the inside of your heads
    Please let some out
    Do it today
    But don't let the loveless ones sell you
    A world wrapped in grey

    Some folks pull this life like a weight
    Drab and dragging dreams made of slate
    Your heart is the big box of paints
    And others, the canvas we're dealt
    Your heart is the big box of paints
    Just think how the old masters felt, they call

    Awaken you dreamers
    Asleep at your desks
    Parrots and lemurs
    Populate your unconscious grotesques
    Please let some out
    Do it today
    But don't let the loveless ones sell you
    A world wrapped in grey

    And in the very least you can
    Stand up naked and
    Grin
     
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