Thought this might be some fun, so…
What are some lines from song lyrics that really hit you the right way? It could be that it’s deep and meaningful, or just something that amuses you. I’ll start:
Isn’t it funny how laughter looks like crying with no sound, and raindrops taste like tears without the pain ~ Queensryche - Another Rainy Night (Without You)
Droplets of “yes” and “no” in an ocean of “maybe” ~ Faith No More - Falling to Pieces
A smile as sweet as flowers
Wilted so and soured
Black tears stain the cheeks
That once were so admired
~ Dave Matthews Band - The Dreaming Tree
Her lovers queued up in the hallway
I heard them scratching at the door
I tried to tell her about Marx and Engels,
God and Angels…
I don’t really know what for…
But she looked good in ribbons
The Sisters Of Mercy ~ Ribbons
You must log in or register to comment.
Burn the land and boil the sea, You can’t take the sky from me.
From Firefly. Sung by Sonny Rhodes, written by Joss Whedon
I knew it the second I read the first three words!
“I am a leaf on the wind!”
“Watch how I soar”
You know, suicide isn’t painless,
When you leave everyone in pain.
NOFX - DoornailsOoh! I like that. It reminds me of Red Reddington from the show The Blacklist voicing his take:
Have you ever seen the aftermath of a suicide bombing?
I have. June 29th, 2003. I was meeting two associates at the Marouche restaurant in Tel Aviv. As my car was pulling up, a 20-year-old Palestinian named Ghazi Safar entered the restaurant and detonated a vest wired with C-4
The shock wave knocked me flat, blew out my eardrums. I couldn’t hear. The smoke… It was like being under water. I went inside. A nightmare. Blood, parts of people. You could tell where Safar was standing when the vest blew. It was like a perfect circle of death. There was almost nothing left of the people closest to him. Seventeen dead, 46 injured. Blown to pieces. The closer they were to the bomber, the more horrific the effect
That’s every suicide. Every single one. An act of terror perpetrated against everyone who’s ever known you. Everyone who’s ever loved you. The people closest to you, the ones who cherish you are the ones who suffer the most pain, the most damage. Why would you do that? Why would you do that to people who love you?
That show is so bad, but that character is one of my all time favourites. Spader is a genius
Yeahs he commands a room for sure.
Is that a rebuttal to “suicide is painless” by, among others, Manic Street Preachers ?
You mean the theme song from M*A*S*H?
Potatoes
Strangers passing in the street. By chance, two separate glances meet, and I am you and what I see is me
~ Pink Floyd - Echoes
Oh I absolutely love this song. I was in a band back in the early 2000’s that did a cover of this. Was definitely one of my favorites.
Now Paul is a real estate novelist,
who never had time for a wife(…)
Poor, poor Paul.
Or, lucky, lucky Paul?
It’s all in the perspective. I mean, had he a wife, he may never have found himself talkin’ with Davey who was still in the navy.
The “real estate novelist” tells you he is not where he wants to be.
“To defy the laws of tradition is a crusade only of the brave” Primus
Great album!!
In my life I hope I lie And tell everyone you were a good wife And I hope you die I hope we both die
No Children by The Mountain Goats.
The entire song is lyrically amazing. It’s about a divorcing couple who were frankly broken to begin with. And while just reading the lyrics make it seem like a big downer of a song, it’s in a major key, and there is catharsis to be found in its hatred.Sort of reminds me of Rootless Tree by Damian Rice
It breaks my heart because the chorus goes:
Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you
And all we’ve been through
I said leave it, leave it, leave it if It’s nothing to you
And if you hate me, hate me, hate me
Then hate me so good that you can let me out,
let me out, let me out of this hell when you’re aroundBut the last chorus, goes:
Fuck you, fuck you, I LOVE you
And all we’ve been through
I said leave it, leave it, leave it It’s nothing to you
And if you hate me, hate me, hate me
Then hate me so good that you can let me out,
let me out, let me out of this hell when you’re aroundThat one word change- changes the entire meaning of the song. It’s awful to separate and break up, but to acknowledge the love that remains is… man. It breaks me.
Yeah, that one word change is absolutely the crux of it.
It actually re-reminds me of a live performance of the song I mentioned that I really wish I could find now. Before the song the singer is doing some banter with the audience (which he is super good at), to tell them to sing along and says something along the lines of, “Someday you’re gonna need this song, and I want you to remember when the time comes…and you’ll know when it comes…that I gave you something. And you can say, ‘so much I love you. So much I want you to die now.’” And then they kick in to the song.
On the super super off chance that anyone who sees this knows which mountain goats show that was, let me know.
Hey fuck you, I just got this song out of my head.
It is good though, especially the way it kinda drags and drones, and the lyrics fit somewhat awkwardly in the music. Invokes this feeling of droll persistence that complements the lyrics.
No, this is how it works
You peer inside yourself
You take the things you like
And try to love the things you took
And then you take that love you made
And stick it into some
Someone else’s heart
Pumping someone else’s blood
And walking arm in arm
You hope it don’t get harmed
But even if it does
You’ll just do it all againRegina Spektor - On the Radio
My time is a piece of wax Falling on a termite Who’s choking on the splinters
~Beck, “Loser”
Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.
~Kris Kristofferson, Me and Bobby McGee
The people who love me still ask me, “When are you coming back to town?” I answer, “Quite frankly, when they stop building roads, And all God needs is gravity to hold me down.”
~Alison Kraus, “Gravity”
Four hundred years later, I learned about my roots, And how they traded in their white sheets for badges and blue suits
~Onyx, “Getto Mentalitee”
Is your mother worried? Would you like us to assign someone to worry your mother?
~Chaise Longue by Wet Leg
You want me to love you in moderation Do I look moderate to you?
~Florence + The Machine, “Moderation”
And the salt in my wounds Isn’t burning anymore than it used to. It’s not that I don’t feel the pain It’s just I’m not afraid of hurting anymore.
~Paramore, “Last Hope”
the shit hasn’t even begun to hit the fan.
~Incubus, from “Consequence”
I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve. I have a history of losing my shirt.
~“One Week” by the Barenaked Ladies
Worn all great lines. Meaningful as fuck too!
One Week has been permanently tied to its usage in Smooth by Neil Cicierega for me
Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.
This one really does make you think, doesn’t it? “Me and Bobby McGee” is a song I listen to for the tune for the most part, but listening to the lyrics is a bit of a different experience.
Kill him. Fucking kill him. Kill him already kill him. Kill him already. Kill him already. Kill him. JUST FUCKING KILL HIM. FUCKING KILL HIM.
Shellac - Prayer to god
I sing this almost daily when I read the news.
I repeat myself when under stress
I repeat myself when under stress
I repeat myself when under stress
I repeat myself when under stress
-Indiscipline by King Crimson
Also:
The music of rebellion makes you wanna rage
But it’s made by millionaires who are nearly twice your age
-The Sound of Muzak by Porcupine Tree
The Goats, I forget which track from the album Tricks of the Shade:
Not forgotten like the Arawaks We mowed down a race so an engine could ride a pair of tracks Who cares about the facts we got food on the table Saying thanks because the giving was the reason for the fable
And from another track, same album:
Columbus destroyed more Indians than Hitler killed Jews But on his birthday you get sales on shoes And this is all old news but I’m afraid you can’t find it You snooze you lose so I choose to rewind it Offer gun for gold but behold a real plan Using shady treaties trading trickies for land They should’ve scalped his ass before he even touched sand
That’s some good shit! Poignant!
Tally Hall’s song “Ruler of Everything” is a “nothing matters and that’s terrifying” song. Contrasting that song, though, earlier in the album is “Spring and a Storm”, imo a “nothing matters and that’s okay and special” song. It ends with:
Create until nothing is left to create
And the Universe bursts with an overworked sigh
Then pretend to, pretend to recrown the creation
And sing the same thing 'til the clouds start to cry
And then over and over and over again
And then over and over and-- never again…
In my opinion, a commentary on how everything has already been done and it’s all recycled, but it’s special because we’re here now, and eventually, on a personal and a universal level, there’ll be a last time.
Okay. That shit sounds awesome. Going to check that out for sure. I’ll add that it sort of reminds me of a line from band called Deconstruction- (it’s the bassist and guitarist from Jane’s Addiction in a side project)
The song is called:
The line is:
Terra-cotta fountains all dried up
leave it all again to the roaches
when our dirty sidewalk becomes sheet rock
and history becomes geology.I’ll give it a listen; thank you for the rec!
I listed to the song you linked! Like it a lot. They remind me a bit of a mix between The Shins and Jellyfish. Really good combo!
I came to the club drunk with a fake ID
Don’t you wanna grow up to be just like me?
I’ve been with ten women who got HIV
Now, don’t you wanna grow up to be just like me?
I got genital warts and it burns when I pee
Don’t you wanna grow up to be just like me?
I tie a rope around my penis and jump from a tree
You probably wanna grow up to be just like me
Eminem - Role Model“the dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had” - Bad Word (Tears for Fears)
“Well, Americans don’t care for much of anything
Land and water the least
And animal life is low on the totem pole
With human life not worth more than infected yeast,”“Americans don’t care too much for beauty
They’ll shit in a river, dump battery acid in a stream
They’ll watch dead rats wash up on the beach Complain if they can’t swim” - Last Great American Whale (Lou Reed)the entire songs is magnificent
Kismat, Bloodywood
The paths that destiny leads to
There is sunlight in some places and shade in other (Shade in other)
Weight of these responsibilities
Time, a blind blacksmith
Has crafted this shield, has crafted this shield of mine
I like this. It’s evocative! And I love lyrics with visual cues.
