Best song lyrics ever...

[angellous_evangellous]

Since dopp has gotten bad lyrics into our heads, let's also talk about the best song lyrics.

 

[FatMan]

Probably not the best, but darn good from my perspective:

From Peter Gabriel's Solsbury Hill

When illusion spin her net
Im never where I want to be
And liberty she pirouette
When I think that I am free

Watched by empty silhouettes
Who close their eyes, but still can see
No one taught them etiquette
I will show another me

 

[angellous_evangellous]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzxbRhOqIBI

 

[Nanda]

Here you are and you're
a hundred thousand miles away.
They say that absence makes the heart grow fungus.
I wax poetic as you're waxing your legs
you say you think there's a traitor among us.

-Blame it on me, Barenaked Ladies


And all of this one:


I climb the walls of my mind just like I'm climbing on a jungle gym
I am more than content with the
state of mind I am in
'cause I am crazy just like you
I am crazy just like you.

I don't think I need a rubber room,
but hey, that might be nice
I'm not a manic depressive paranoid or schizophrenic
so I don't need your advice.
I am crazy just like you
I am crazy just like you.

The lights are on but nobody's home
my elevator doesn't go to the top
I'm not playing with a full deck
I've lost my marbles
The lights are on but nobody's home
my elevator doesn't go to the top
I'm not playing with a full deck
I've lost my marbles.

I'm a few bricks short of a load,
but a full load always hurt my back.
I flew over the cuckoo's nest and
I'm never ever coming back because
I am crazy just like you
I am crazy just like you.
I am crazy.

- Crazy, Barenaked Ladies

 

[doppelganger]

Supertramp - "The Logical Song"
Simon and Garfunkel - "The Boxer" and Paul Simon "You Can Call Me Al"
Dan Fogelberg - "Leader of the Band"

 

[MysticSang'ha]

Harry Chapin - "Cat's in the Cradle"
Led Zeppelin - "Stairway to Heaven"
Simon and Garfunkel - "Sounds of Silence"
Don McLean - "American Pie"

And............geez...........most anything by Bob Dylan or Pink Floyd.




Peace,
Mystic

 

[Quagmire]

"Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream".

Not kidding here, I think this is the most spiritually enlightened song ever written.

 

[MysticSang'ha]

"Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream".

Not kidding here, I think this is the most spiritually enlightened song ever written.

Oh, I agree. I can think of another "children's" song that is quite enlightened itself:

RAINBOW CONNECTION
Kermit the Frog

Why are there so many
Songs about rainbows
And what's on the other side
Rainbow's are visions
They're only illusions
And rainbows have nothing to hide
So we've been told and some chose to
Believe it
But I know they're wrong wait and see

Someday we'll find it
The Rainbow Connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me

Who said that every wish
Would be heard and answered
When wished on the morning star
Somebody thought of that
And someone believed it
And look what it's done so far
What's so amazing
That keeps us star gazing
What so we think we might see

Someday we'll find it
That Rainbow Connection
The lovers the dreamers and me

Have you been half asleep
And have you heard voices
I've heard them calling my name
Are these the sweet sounds that called
The young sailors
I think they're one and the same
I've heard it too many times to ignore it
There's something that I'm supposed to be

Someday we'll find it
The Rainbow Connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me




Peace,
Mystic

 

[Quagmire]

Oh, I agree. I can think of another "children's" song that is quite enlightened itself:

RAINBOW CONNECTION
Kermit the Frog

Why are there so many
Songs about rainbows...



Peace,
Mystic

That's beautiful Mystic. I've always thought Kermit's genuis was under appreciated.

 

[angellous_evangellous]

Beer for My Horses

Blue Eyes Cryin in the Rain

 

[Smoke]

"You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly," by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn.

Anything by Melissa Etheridge or John Prine, especially Prine's "Jesus: The Missing Years:"

It was raining. It was cold
West Bethlehem was no place for a twelve year old
So he packed his bags and he headed out
To find out what the world's about
He went to France. He went to Spain
He found love. He found pain.
He found stores so he started to shop
But he had no money so he got in trouble with a cop
Kids in trouble with the cops
From Israel didn't have no home
So he cut his hair and moved to Rome
It was there he met his Irish bride
And they rented a flat on the lower east side of Rome...
Italy that is
Music publishers, book binders, Bible belters, Money Changers,
Spoon Benders and lots of pretty Italian chicks.

Chorus:
Charley bought some popcorn
Billy bought a car
Someone almost bought the farm
But they didn't go that far
Things shut down at midnight
At least around here they do
Cause we all reside down the block
Inside at ....23 Skidoo.​

Wine was flowing so were beers
So Jesus found his missing years
So He went to a dance and said "This don't move me"
He hiked up his pants and he went to a movie
On his thirteenth birthday he saw "Rebel without a Cause"
He went straight on home and invented Santa Claus
Who gave him a gift and he responded in kind
He gave the gift of love and went out of his mind
You see him and the wife wasn't getting along
So he took out his guitar and he wrote a song
Called "The Dove of Love Fell Off the Perch"
But he couldn't get divorced in the Catholic Church
At least not back then anyhow
Jesus was a good guy he didn't need this ****
So he took a pill with a bag of peanuts and
A Coca-Cola and he swallowed it.
He discovered the Beatles
And he recorded with the Stones
Once He even opened up a three-way package
In Southern California for old George Jones

​

Repeat Chorus​

The years went by like sweet little days
With babies crying pork chops and beaujolais
When he woke up he was seventeen
The world was angry. The world was mean.
Why the man down the street and the kid on the stoop
All agreed that life stank. All the world smelled like poop
Baby poop that is ..the worst kind
So he grew his hair long and threw away his comb
And headed back to Jerusalem to find Mom, Dad and home
But when he got there the cupboard was bare
Except for an old black man with a fishing rod
He said "Whatcha gonna be when you grow up?"
Jesus said "God"
Oh my God, what have I gotten myself into?
I'm a human corkscrew and all my wine is blood
They're gonna kill me Mama. They don't like me Bud.
So Jesus went to Heaven and he went there awful quick
All them people killed him and he wasn't even sick
So come and gather around me my contemporary peers
And I'll tell you all the story of
Jesus...The Missing Years​

​

 

[Ðanisty]

From Silent Lucidity by Queensryche
If you open your mind for me
You won't rely on open eyes to see
The walls you built within
Come tumbling down, and a new world will begin
Living twice at once you learn
You're safe from the pain in the dream domain
A soul set free to fly
A round trip journey in your head
Master of illusion, can you realize
Your dream's alive, you can be the guide

From Before My Time Is Up by Roger Daltrey
Before the gods read my lifelong sentence
Before I get my share
Before I walk alone
Before they take away my last temptation
Before my heart's deprived
Before they call my name

On the back fences of my dream line
I never lost my mind
I gave it all I had
To get away with the whole damn big bang
For the right reasons
For what you can't take back

Until the drums stop beating
Until the crossroads burn out
I ain't a man until I've done it all

Before my time is up
I'll hang my name
On every trial I'm due for
And even if I can't get justice
I'll take you down to hell
Before my time is up
I'll leave no stone unturned
I won't regret my actions
And even if my last words fail me
I'll be a better man
Before my time is up

I believe that the road goes somewhere
Beyond the empty eyes
Beyond the wasted land
When it all fades away to nothing
I wanna know I tried
To take a real hard stand

I gotta laugh at the whole damn big bang
I've got to cry sometimes
Got to love somebody
Before they read my lifelong sentence
Before I get my share
Before I go alone
Until the drums stop beating
To where the crossroads burn out
I ain't a man until I've done it all

Before my time is up


I Want It All by Queen
Adventure seeker on an empty street,
Just an alley creeper, light on his feet
A young fighter screaming, with no time for doubt
With the pain and anger can't see a way out,
It ain't much I'm asking, I heard him say,
Gotta find me a future move out of my way,
I want it all, I want it all, I want it all, and I want it now,
I want it all, I want it all, I want it all, and I want it now,

Listen all you people, come gather round
I gotta get me a game plan, gotta shake you to the ground
Just give me what I know is mine,
People do you hear me, just give me the sign,
It ain't much I'm asking, if you want the truth
Here's to the future for the dreams of youth,
I want it all, I want it all, I want it all, and I want it now,
I want it all, I want it all, I want it all, and I want it now,

I'm a man with a one track mind,
So much to do in one life time (people do you hear me)
Not a man for compromise and where's and why's and living lies
So I'm living it all, yes I'm living it all,
And I'm giving it all, and I'm giving it all,
It ain't much I'm asking, if you want the truth,
Here's to the future, hear the cry of youth,
I want it all, I want it all, I want it all, and I want it now,
I want it all, I want it all, I want it all, and I want it now,


Carry On My Wayward Son by Kansas
Carry on my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more
Once I rose above the noise and confusion
Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion
I was soaring ever higher
But I flew too high
Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man
Though my mind could think I still was a mad man
I hear the voices when I'm dreaming
I can hear them say
{Refrain}
Masquerading as a man with a reason
My charade is the event of the season
And if I claim to be a wise man, well
It surely means that I don't know
On a stormy sea of moving emotion
Tossed about I'm like a ship on the ocean
I set a course for winds of fortune
But I hear the voices say
{Refrain}
No!
Carry on, you will always remember
Carry on, nothing equals the splendor
Now your life's no longer empty
Surely heaven waits for you

 

[Booko]

That's beautiful Mystic. I've always thought Kermit's genuis was under appreciated.

"It's Not Easy Bein' Green" was always my Kermit fav.

 

[UnTheist]

Tool - Intension

Pure as we begin
Pure as we come in
Pure as we begin
Pure by will alone

Pure as we begin
Here we have a stone
Gather, place, [erase, so / a razor]
Shelter turned to home

Pure as we begin
Here we have a stone
Throw to stay the stranger
Swore to crush his bones

Move by will alone

Spark becomes a flame
Flame becomes a fire
Light the way or warm this
Hope we occupy

Spark becomes a flame
Flame becomes a fire
Forge a blade to slay the stranger
Take whatever we desire

Move by will alone

Pure as we begin

Pure as we begin
Move by will alone
Leave as we come in
Pure as light, return to one

Move by will alone

 

[Nanda]

Tori Amos: Spark

She's addicted to nicotine patches
She's addicted to nicotine patches
She's afraid of a light in the dark
6:58 are you sure where my spark is
Here, here, here
She's convinced she could hold back a glacier
But she couldn't keep baby alive
Doubting if there's a woman in there somewhere
Here, here, here
You say you don't want it again and again
But you don't really mean it
You say you don't want it
This circus we're in but you don't
You don't really mean it
If the divine master plan is perfection
Maybe next I'll give Judas a try
Trusting my soul to the ice cream assassin
Here you say you don't want it again and again
But you don't, you don't really mean it
You say you don't want it
This circus we're in but you don't
You don't really mean it, you don't really mean it
How many fates turn around in the overtime
Ballerinas that have fins that you'll never find
You thought that you were the bomb
Yeah, well so did I
Say you don't want it, say you don't want it
Again and again but you don't really mean it
Say you don't want it
This circus we're in but you don't
You don't really mean it
You don't really mean it
She's addicted to nicotine patches
She's afraid of a light in the dark
6:58 are you sure where my spark is-here

 

[Darkness]

From Silent Lucidity by Queensryche
If you open your mind for me
You won't rely on open eyes to see
The walls you built within
Come tumbling down, and a new world will begin
Living twice at once you learn
You're safe from the pain in the dream domain
A soul set free to fly
A round trip journey in your head
Master of illusion, can you realize
Your dream's alive, you can be the guide

Damn, you beat me to it.

Fine Again - Seether
It seems like every day’s the same
and I’m left to discover on my own
It seems like everything is gray
and there’s no color to behold
They say it’s over and I’m fine again, yeah
Try to stay sober feels like I’m dying here

And I am aware now of how
everything’s gonna be fine one day
Too late, I’m in hell I am prepared now,
seems everyone’s gonna be fine
One day too late, just as well

I feel the dream in me expire
and there’s no one left to blame it on
I hear you label me a liar
‘cause I can’t seem to get this through
You say it’s over, I can sigh again, yeah
Why try to stay sober when I’m dying here

And I am aware now of how
everything’s gonna be fine one day
Too late, I’m in hell
I am prepared now,
seems everyone’s gonna be fine
One day too late; just as well

And I’m not scared now.
I must assure you,
you’re never gonna get away
And I’m not scared now.
And I’m not scared now. No…

I am aware now of how
everything’s gonna be fine one day
Too late, I’m in hell
I am prepared now
seems everyone’s gonna be fine
One day too late, just as well
I am prepared now,
seems everything’s gonna be fine for me
For me; for myself.
For me, for me, for myself
For me, for me, for myself

--

t.A.T.u. - All the Things She Said
All the things she said
All the things she said
Running through my head
Running through my head
Running through my head
All the things she said
All the things she said
Running through my head
Running through my head
All the things she said.
This is not enough ... (with Echo)

I'm in serious ****, I feel totally like lost
If I'm asking for help it's only because
Being with you, has opened my eyes
Could I ever believe such a perfect surprise?

I keep asking myself, wondering how
I keep closing my eyes but I can't block you out
Wanna fly to a place where it's just you and me
Nobody else so we can be free
(Nobody else so we can be free)

All the things she said
All the things she said
Running through my head
Running through my head
Running through my head
All the things she said
All the things she said
Running through my head
Running through my head
All the things she said
This is not enough
(ya soshla s uma, ma)
This is not enough!

All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said

And I'm all mixed up, feeling cornered and rushed
They say it's my fault but I want her so much
Wanna fly her away where the sun and rain
Come in over my face, wash away all the shame
When they stop and stare - don't worry me
‘Cause I'm feeling for her what she's feeling for me
I can try to pretend, I can try to forget
But it's driving me mad, going out of my head

All the things she said
All the things she said
Running through my head
Running through my head
Running through my head
All the things she said
All the things she said
Running through my head
Running through my head
All the things she said
This is not enough
( ya soshla s uma, ma)
This is not enough

All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said
All the things she said

All the things she said, she said
All the things she said
All the things she said

Mother looking at me
Tell me what do you see?
Yes, I've lost my mind

Daddy looking at me
Will I ever be free?
Have I crossed the line?

All the things she said
All the things she said
Running through my head
Running through my head
Running through my head
All the things she said
All the things she said
Running through my head
Running through my head
All the things she said
This is not enough
(ya soshla s uma, ma)
(This is not enough.......)

All the things she said...........

--

All the Things She Said was the catalyst which finally allowed me to defy the Bible and no longer condemn homosexuality.

 

[Yerda]

With steam, heat, and rhythm in the back seat of the car,
An adolescent perspective projecting life's forecast to the stars.
You heard love from the lips and you were rapt by the hips,
and the promise was eternal but you couldn't see that far.

Drunk Sincerity by Bad Religion.

I soil myself a little every time I hear it. :yes:

 

[Nanda]

I Wish I Could Go Back to College
(From Avenue Q)

I wish I could go back to college.
Life was so simple back then.
What would I give to go back and live in a dorm with a meal plan again!
I wish I could go back to college.
In college you know who you are.
You sit in the quad, and think, "Oh my God!
I am totally gonna go far!"
How do I go back to college?
I don't know who I am anymore!
I wanna go back to my room and find a message in dry-erase pen on the door!
Ohhh...
I wish I could just drop a class..
Or get into a play...
Or change my major...
Or **** my T.A.
I need an academic advisor to point the way!
We could be...
Sitting in the computer lab,
4 A.M. before the final paper is due,
Cursing the world 'cause I didn't start sooner,
And seeing the rest of the class there, too!
I wish I could go back to college!
How do I go back to college?!
I wish I had taken more pictures.
But if I were to go back to college,
Think what a loser I'd be-
I'd walk through the quad,
And think "Oh my God..."
"These kids are so much younger than me."

 

[joeboonda]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Rise Again Dallas Holm and Praise[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Go ahead drive the nails in My hands, [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Laugh at Me where you stand. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Go ahead, and say it isn't Me, [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The day will come when you will see, [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]'Cause I'll rise again. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]There's no pow'r on earth can tie Me down. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Yes, I'll rise again, [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Death can't keep Me in the ground. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Go ahead mock My name, [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]My love for you is still the same. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Go ahead and bury Me, [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]But very soon I will be free. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]'Cause I'll rise again. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]There's no pow'r on earth can tie Me down. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Yes, I'll rise again, [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Death can't keep Me in the ground. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Go ahead, and say I'm dead and gone, [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]But you will see that you were wrong. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Go ahead, and try to hide the Son, [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]But all will see that I'm the One. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"Cause I'll come again. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]There's no pow'r on earth can keep it back. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Yes, I'll come again; [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Come to take My people back [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Yes I'll come again; [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Come to take My people back.[/FONT]

 

[Panda]

Rise Against - State Of The Union
If we're the flagship of peace and prosperity
We're taking on water and about to f**kin' sink
No one seems to notice, no one even blinks
The crew all left the passengers to die under the sea

[Chorus]
Countdown, to the very end,
Equality, an invitation that we wont extend
Ready aim, pull the trigger now,
in time you firmly secure your place in hell

State of the union address,
reads war torn country still a mess
the words: power, death, and distorted truth
are read between the lines of the red, white, and blue

[Chorus]

Your place in hell [x2]

'Guilty' is what our graves will read,
no years, no family, we did
nothing (nothing) to stop the murder of
a people just like us