The Lyrics Thread

[Debater Slayer]

Come gather 'round people
Wherever you roam

And admit that the waters
Around you have grown

And accept it that soon
You'll be drenched to the bone

If your time to you is worth savin'
Then you better start swimmin'

Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin'

Come writers and critics
Who prophesize with your pen

And keep your eyes wide
The chance won't come again

And don't speak too soon
For the wheel's still in spin

And there's no tellin' who
That it's namin'

For the loser now
Will be later to win

For the times they are a-changin'
Come senators, congressmen

Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway

Don't block up the hall
For he that gets hurt

Will be he who has stalled
The battle outside ragin'

Will soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls

For the times they are a-changin'
Come mothers and fathers

Throughout the land
And don't criticize

What you can't understand
Your sons and your daughters

Are beyond your command
Your old road is rapidly agin'

Please get out of the new one
If you can't lend your hand

For the times they are a-changin'

The line it is drawn
The curse it is cast

The slow one now
Will later be fast

As the present now
Will later be past

The order is rapidly fadin'
And the first one now

Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'

 

[Estro Felino]

Once I had a love and it was a gas
Soon turned out had a heart of glass
Seemed like the real thing, only to find
Mucho mistrust, love's gone behind
Once I had a love and it was divine
Soon found out I was losing my mind
It seemed like the real thing but I was so blind
Mucho mistrust, love's gone behind
In between
What I find is pleasing and I'm feeling fine
Love is so confusing, there's no peace of mind
If I fear I'm losing you it's just no good
You teasing like you do
Once I had a love and it was a gas
Soon turned out had a heart of glass
Seemed like the real thing, only to find
Mucho mistrust, love's gone behind
Lost inside
Adorable illusion and I cannot hide
I'm the one you're using, please don't push me aside
We coulda made it cruising, yeah
La, da, da, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, da, da, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, da, da, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Yeah, riding high on love's true bluish light
Ooh, oh, ooh, oh
Ooh, oh, ooh, oh
Once I had a love and it was a gas
Soon turned out to be a pain in the ***
Seemed like the real thing only to find
Mucho mistrust, love's gone behind
Ooh, oh, ooh, oh
Ooh, oh, ooh, oh

 

[Aštra’el]

My preferred music genres are death metal and darksynth, however... I love the lyrics to this gunfighter ballad and this song itself is one of my favorites.


Big Iron by Marty Robbins

To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day
Hardly spoke to folks around him, didn't have too much to say
No one dared to ask his business, no one dared to make a slip
For the stranger there among them had a big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
It was early in the morning when he rode into the town
He came riding from the south side slowly lookin' all around
He's an outlaw loose and running, came the whisper from each lip
And he's here to do some business with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
In this town there lived an outlaw by the name of Texas Red
Many men had tried to take him and that many men were dead
He was vicious and a killer though a youth of 24
And the notches on his pistol numbered one and 19 more
One and 19 more
Now the stranger started talking, made it plain to folks around
Was an Arizona ranger, wouldn't be too long in town
He came here to take an outlaw back alive or maybe dead
And he said it didn't matter he was after Texas Red
After Texas Red
Wasn't long before the story was relayed to Texas Red
But the outlaw didn't worry men that tried before were dead
20 men had tried to take him, 20 men had made a slip
21 would be the ranger with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
The morning passed so quickly, it was time for them to meet
It was 20 past 11 when they walked out in the street
Folks were watching from the windows, everybody held their breath
They knew this handsome ranger was about to meet his death
About to meet his death
There was 40 feet between them when they stopped to make their play
And the swiftness of the ranger is still talked about today
Texas Red had not cleared leather 'fore a bullet fairly ripped
And the ranger's aim was deadly with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
It was over in a moment and the folks had gathered round
There before them lay the body of the outlaw on the ground
Oh, he might have went on living but he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
Big iron, big iron
When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip

 

[SigurdReginson]

I always enjoyed the lyricism in this song.

Sisyphus peered into the mist
A stone's throw from the precipice, paused
Did he jump or did he fall as he gazed into the maw of the morning mist?
Did he raise both fists and say, "To hell with this, " and just let the rock roll?
Let it roll, let it crash down low
There's a house down there but I lost it long ago
Let it roll, let it crash down low
See my house down there but I lost it long ago
Well, I let the rock roll on down to the town below
We had a house down there but I lost it long ago
Lost it long ago
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na
I'm letting it roll away
It's got nothing to do with fate
And everything to do with you
I'd rather fail like a mortal than flail like a god on a lightning rod
History forgets the moderates
For those who sit
Recalcitrant and taciturn
You know I'd rather turn and burn than scale this edifice, yeah
Where's my accomplice?
So take my hand, we'll do more than stand
Take my hand, we'll claim this land
Take my hand, and we'll let the rock roll
Let it roll, let it crash down low
There's a house down there but I lost it long ago
Let it roll, let it crash down low
See my house down there but I lost it long ago
Lost it long ago
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na
I'm letting it roll away
It's got nothing to do with fate
And everything to do with
Sisyphus peered into the mist
A stone's throw from the precipice, paused

 

[We Never Know]

I helped a guy get into rehab(meth and alcohol) about 6 months ago. He said this song was spot on with his life. He's doing better but has relapsed once.

One, two, three

Somebody save me, me from myself
I've spent so long living in hell
They say my lifestyle is bad for my health
It's the only thing that seems to help

All of this drinkin' and smokin' is hopeless
But feel like it's all that I need
Somethin' inside of me's broken
I hold on to anything that sets me free

I'm a lost cause
Baby, don't waste your time on me
I'm so damaged beyond repair
Life has shattered my hopes and my dreams

I'm a lost cause
Baby don't waste your time on me
I'm so damaged beyond repair
Life has shattered my hopes and my dreams

What if the night sky was missin' the moon?
There were no shootin' stars to use wishin' on you
And all of my sorrows, I'd just wash them down
It's the only peace, I've ever found

All of this drinkin' and smokin' is hopeless
But feel like it's all that I need
Somethin' inside of me's broken
I hold on to anything that sets me free

I'm a lost cause
Baby don't waste your time on me
I'm so damaged beyond repair
Life has shattered my hopes and my dreams

I'm a lost cause
Baby don't waste your time on me
I'm so damaged beyond repair
Life has shattered my hopes and my dreams

 

[England my lionheart]

Still Life.
Van der Graaf Generator.



Citadel reverberates to a thousand voices, now dumb

What have we become? What have we chosen to be?

Now, all history is reduced to the syllables of our name

Nothing can ever be the same, now the Immortals are here

At the time, it seemed a reasonable course

To harness all the force of life without the threat of death

But soon we found

That boredom and inertia are not negatives

But all the law we know

And dead are Will and words like survival.


Arrival at immunity from all age, all fear and all end....

Why do I pretend? Our essence is distilled

And all familiar taste is now drained

And though purity is maintained it leaves us sterile

Living through the millions of years

A laugh as close as any tear....

Living, if you claim that all that entails is

Breathing, eating, defecating, screwing, drinking

Spewing, sleeping, sinking ever down and down

And ultimately passing away time

Which no longer has any meaning.


Take away the threat of death

And all you're left with is a round of make-believe;

Marshal every sullen breath

And though you're ultimately bored by endless ecstasy

That's still the ring by which you hope to be engaged

To marry the girl who will give you forever -

That's crazy, and plainly

It simply is not enough


What is the dullest and bluntest of pains

Such that my eyes never close without feeling it there?

What abject despair demands an end to all things of infinity?

If we have gained, how do we now meet the cost?

What have we bargained, and what have we lost?

What have we relinquished, never even knowing it was there?


What chance now of holding fast the line

Defying death and time

When everything we had is gone?

Everything we laboured for and favoured more

Than earthly things reveals the hollow ring

Of false hope and of false deliverance


But now the nuptial bed is made

The dowry has been paid;

The toothless, haggard features of Eternity

Now welcome me between the sheets

To couple with her withered body - my wife


Hers forever

Hers forever

Hers forever

In still life.

I worked with David Jackson once,great bloke,unusual music

 

[Meow Mix]

This song is so beautiful, especially the outro (as is common with Hopesfall):

My searching eyes have never been so intrigued to see you
I guess you found a way to make ten minutes last forever

With each passing moment
We drift further away
Closer to our chosen paths

But I can't help remembering what was
What might have been
But I have been warned by those who have passed this way before
And to them I am grateful
And as for you, I am also grateful

And I pray you find the peace
That you've been longing for

 

[Secret Chief]

I worked with David Jackson once,great bloke,unusual music

In what capacity, if I may ask?

 

[England my lionheart]

In what capacity, if I may ask?

I had to chant lol,it was music for a play about South American indians

 

[SigurdReginson]

This autumn feels like funeral to me
The longest song of grief
And not for what has passed
But for what shall last
Exhausted nature is tragic and suicidal!
Oh how spectacular she is when she kills herself!
Death throes are slowly crawling to her toes
As the last leaf is falling off her head
I’m here with her undressed
With a few petals on my breasts
We shared opiates and let the landscaped do the same
I love your warmth but yet prefer to sleep in cold alone
We fixed our eyes up to the sky
To see a flight send us farewell
Goodbye!
May we see each other next time
So please, come back to celebrate this festival of life!
Then as now fly!
Today you reached the point of no return
Now cry! And then die!
Tomorrow I will meet you with your cells restored
Annual tradition of mass destruction
In the name of total reconstruction
My biggest source of confusion
The reason of decay and disillusion
Under permanent ice we found breathless paradise
No, we’re not dead
No, we’re not dead
Just enjoying coma
From the ashes of my roots the new me will rise to live again
This is poetry of youth, this is poetry of me and you!

 

[England my lionheart]

I can't get no sleep
I can't get no sleep
I need to sleep, I can't get no sleep
Deep in the bosom of the gentle night
Is when I search for the light
Pick up my pen and start to write
I struggle and fight dark forces in the clear moonlight
Without fear
Insomnia
I can't get no sleep
I can't get no sleep
I used to worry, thought I was going mad in a hurry
Gettin' stressed, makin' excess mess in darkness
No electricity, something's all over me, greasy
Insomnia, please release me and let me dream
Of makin' mad love to my girl on the heath
Tearin' off tights with my teeth
But there's no release, no peace
I toss and turn without cease
Like a curse, open my eyes, rise like yeast.
At least a couple of weeks
Since I last slept, kept takin' sleepers
But now I keep myself pep
Deeper still, the night
I write by candlelight, I find insight
Fundamental movement
So when it's black
This insomnia takin'-original-tack(?)
Keep the beast in my nature
Under ceaseless attack... I gets no sleep
I can't get no sleep
I can't get no sleep
I can't get no sleep
I need to sleep, I can't get no sleep
I need to sleep, I can't get no sleep

 

[England my lionheart]

Give it to me baby uh huh uh huh
Give it to me baby uh huh uh huh
Give it to me baby uh huh uh huh
And all the girlies say I'm pretty fly for a white guy
Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, cinco, seís
You know it's kinda hard just to get along today
Our subject isn't cool but he fakes it anyway
He may not have a clue and he may not have style
But everything he lacks well he makes up in denial
So don't debate, a player straight
You know he really doesn't get it anyway
Gonna play the field, and keep it real
For you no way, for you no way
So if you don't rate, just overcompensate
At least you'll know you can always go on Ricki Lake
The world needs wannabes
Hey, hey, do that brand new thing!
Give it to me baby, uh huh, uh huh
Give it to me baby, uh huh, uh huh
Give it to me baby, uh huh, uh huh
And all the girlies say I'm pretty fly for a white guy
He needs some cool tunes, not just any will suffice
But they didn't have Ice Cube so he bought Vanilla Ice
Now cruising in his Pinto, he sees homies as he pass
But if he looks twice, they're gonna kick his lily ***!
So don't debate, a player straight
You know he really doesn't get it anyway
Gonna play the field, and keep it real
For you no way, for you no way
So if you don't rate, just overcompensate
At least you'll know you can always go on Ricki Lake
The world loves wannabes
Hey, hey, do that brand new thing!
Now he's getting a tattoo yeah, he's getting ink done
He asked for a 13, but they drew a 31
Friends say he's trying too hard and he's not quite hip
But in his own mind he's the, he's the dopest trip
Give it to me baby, uh huh, uh huh
Give it to me baby, uh huh, uh huh
Give it to me baby, uh huh, uh huh
Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, cinco, seís
So don't debate, a player straight
You know he really doesn't get it anyway
Gonna play the field, and keep it real
For you no way, for you no way
So if you don't rate, just overcompensate
At least you'll know you can always go on Ricki Lake
The world needs wannabes
The world loves wannabes
Let's get some more wannabes
He

y, hey, do that brand new thing!

 

[SigurdReginson]

"Hey, Nate, how's life?"
I don't know, it's alright
I've been dealin' with some things like every human being
And really didn't sleep much last night (last night)
"I'm sorry", that's fine
I just think I need a little me time
I just think I need a little free time
Little break from the shows and the bus rides (bus rides), yeah
Last year I had a breakdown
Thoughts tellin' me I'm lost gettin' too loud
Had to see a therapist, then I found out
Somethin' funny's goin' on up in my house
Yeah, I started thinkin' maybe I should move out
You know, pack my car, take a new route
Clean up my yard, get the noose out
Hang up my heart, let it air out (air out)
I've been searchin'
"What does that mean, Nate?"
I've been learning
Grabbin' my keepsakes, leavin' my burdens
Well, I brought a few with me, I'm not perfect
Lookin' at the view like, this concerns me
Pickin' up the cues, right? I'm quite nervous
Hate it when I lose sight, life gets blurry
And things might hurt me
It's prolly gonna be a long journey, but hey (but hey)
It's worth it, though
Cold world out there, kids, grab your coats
Been a minute, I know, now I'm back to roam
Lookin' for the antidote to crack the code
Pretty vivid, I admit it, I'm in classic mode
Don't need pity given to me, but I can't condone
Talkin' down to me, I'ma have to crack your nose for crackin' jokes
I'm lookin' for the map to hope, you seen it? (You seen it?)
Been makin' a whole lot of changes
Wrote a song about that, you should play it
I get scared when I walk on these stages
I look at the crowd and see so many faces, yeah
That's when I start to get anxious
That's when my thoughts can be dangerous
That's when I put on my makeup and drown in self-hatred
Forget what I'm saying, and
Where'd the beat go?
Oh, ain't that somethin'?
Drums came in, you ain't see that comin'
Hands on my head, can't tell me nothin'
Got a taste of the fame, had to pump my stomach
Throw it back up like I don't want it
Wipe my face, clean up my vomit
OCD, tryna push my buttons
I said don't touch it, now y'all done it
I can be critical, never typical
Intricate with every syllable, I'm a criminal
Intimate, but never political, pretty visual
Even if you hate it, I'll make it feel like you're in it, though
You call me what you wanna, but never call me forgettable
Leave you deep in thought, I could never swim in the kiddie pool
Way that I been thinkin' is cinematic, it's beautiful
Man, I don't know if I'm makin' movies or music videos (videos, videos, videos)
Yeah, the sales can rise
Doesn't mean much though when your health declines
See, we've all got somethin' that we trapped inside
That we try to suffocate, you know, hopin' it dies
Try to hold it underwater but it always survives
Then it comes up out of nowhere like an evil surprise
Then it hovers over you to tell you millions of lies
You don't relate to that? Must not be as crazy as I am
The point I'm makin' is the mind is a powerful place
And what you feed it can affect you in a powerful way
It's pretty cool, right? Yeah, but it's not always safe
Just hang with me, this'll only take a moment, okay?
Just think about it for a second, if you look at your face
Every day when you get up and think you'll never be great
You'll never be great, not because you're not, but the hate
Will always find a way to cut you up and murder your faith (woo!)
I am developin', take a look at the benefits
Nothin' to meddle with, I can never be delicate
Am I even relevant? That depends how you measure it
Take a measurement, then bag it up and give me the evidence
Pretty evident, dependable can never be tentative
I'm a gentleman, depending on if I think you're genuine
Pretty elegant, but not afraid to tell you to get a grip
Proper etiquette, I keep it to myself when I celebrate, ah (ah)
It's that time again
Better grab your balloons and invite your friends
Seatbelts back on, yeah, strap 'em in
Look at me, everybody, I'm smilin' big
On a road right now that I can't predict
Tell me "Tone that down, " but I can't resist
Y'all know that sound, better raise your fist
The search begins, I'm back, so enjoy the trip, huh

 

[Meow Mix]

So as some of you know, in the early 2000's I was a Christian (and still have some Christian tattoos, etc.)

Here is one of my favorite songs from that era (actually my FAVORITE is another Hopesfall song... yes, they started as a Christian band too. I'll probably eventually post it.)

Despite not being a Christian anymore, I still love this song a lot.

This is The Last by Underoath

These fingers so frail paint in my mind
Scars down the back of my eyes
Death walks with me alone tonight
The coldness whispers it's almost near
Rest for soon it will be over
Years flash before my and I understand why I'm here
No one will ever know, as the pictures come clear
Don't worry they tell me this feeling won't last forever
Voices beating their drums in my heart
The water looks so peaceful below and the struggle lets go
Climbing over the wall of life's edge
Leaving behind the smiles of yesterday
The light that shined has vanished to a grayscale of night
Tears once present now look into the dryness inside
Silent words enter the sky screamed
From this body as a reply, and these words begin to write
Dear Lord, if these break the earth
And enter your courts save me tonight
Time is short and the hurt of death grows with every breath
Here I am at the end
This wall that blocked you out for so long opens wide
And I begin to burn from the inside
I'll never forget that night
The night Jesus Christ made the blackness white

 

[Meow Mix]

This isn't at all unpleasant
I'm enchanted by the lavish ballet,
And I'll whistle the tune all the way to the gallows that I heard at the cabaret.
At the sheriff's signal, the orchestra moves the floor
Don't it make you feel wonderful?

Body twisting, strictly ballroom, criminally elegant, ideal postured Viennese waltzer.
I'm dressed to kill!
I'm weightless and well rehearsed.
In my Godless opera my character is canonized
Unhand me! This is a musical where nothing goes wrong!

Can't keep the classics out of the head of the masochists. Strike up the band.
It's 245 beats for a measure or 5 beats per 6 steps on alternating feet.

The show must go on! Never mind the teeth and fingernails, the show must go on.
I don't feel at all like I thought I would, but I could probably go on like this forever.

Tonight we dance, for tomorrow they release the dogs!
1,2,3. 1,2,3. Keep it up. 1,2,3.
Savor it, savor it, savor it!
(Where is my head? Where is my heart?) Everything vanishes.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

So as some of you know, in the early 2000's I was a Christian (and still have some Christian tattoos, etc.)

Here is one of my favorite songs from that era (actually my FAVORITE is another Hopesfall song... yes, they started as a Christian band too. I'll probably eventually post it.)

Despite not being a Christian anymore, I still love this song a lot.

This is The Last by Underoath

These fingers so frail paint in my mind
Scars down the back of my eyes
Death walks with me alone tonight
The coldness whispers it's almost near
Rest for soon it will be over
Years flash before my and I understand why I'm here
No one will ever know, as the pictures come clear
Don't worry they tell me this feeling won't last forever
Voices beating their drums in my heart
The water looks so peaceful below and the struggle lets go
Climbing over the wall of life's edge
Leaving behind the smiles of yesterday
The light that shined has vanished to a grayscale of night
Tears once present now look into the dryness inside
Silent words enter the sky screamed
From this body as a reply, and these words begin to write
Dear Lord, if these break the earth
And enter your courts save me tonight
Time is short and the hurt of death grows with every breath
Here I am at the end
This wall that blocked you out for so long opens wide
And I begin to burn from the inside
I'll never forget that night
The night Jesus Christ made the blackness white

I've actually seen them at least once. Ozzfest, I think.

 

[Meow Mix]

What we're doing is so wrong
And what you're wearing is so right (it's so tight)
But I've never felt better so I'm going out to get her
And I don't care, no I don't care what set of wheels I steal to get there

Balance is a minor setback
What she thinks is all right,
And the way she looks is just fine.
She sure as hell ain't you,
But lord knows she'll have to do.
She don't know I'm alive but neither do I so there's nothing left to lose.

If I could only make it, make you want to want me
One more drink, I think, should do.
I wish that I could say I'd love to watch you walk away,
But you probably won't be back in time to hear it.
So it's just as well. No one out there gets back in alive.

So I love the way you stand so close to a guy who we both know can't get near it
Strike when ready, burn the highway down
Let me hear her high heels moan. I'm ready, set, go.

There's cocaine in the key that took us from the bar to her car to the bedroom.
Only the lonesome love us. Only the careless can handle us.
What's wrong with us that we're so unamused?

 

[Meow Mix]

I've actually seen them at least once. Ozzfest, I think.

They turned into a ****ty screamo band after their white metal days though, and the vocalist Dallas left to join/start Maylene and the Sons of Disaster

The dude that replaced Dallas in Underoath came from (in my opinion) a superior band called This Runs Through. The only songs from This Runs Through that I'm aware of existing anymore came from promo albums from record labels. I'll actually see if I can find a song!

Foooound it. Only exists in Facedown promos:

@Shadow Wolf just tagging since I edited after you already saw the post.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

I've always loved this one:
Oh, oh, oh
I, recommend getting your heart trampled on to anyone, yeah
I, recommend walking around naked in your living room, yeah
Swallow it down (what a jagged little pill)
It feels so good (swimming in your stomach)
Wait until the dust settles
You live you learn, you love you learn
You cry you learn, you lose you learn
You bleed you learn, you scream you learn
I, recommend biting off more than you can chew to anyone
I certainly do
I, recommend sticking your foot in your mouth at any time
Feel free
Throw it down (the caution blocks you from the wind)
Hold it up (to the rays)
You wait and see when the smoke clears
You live you learn, you love you learn
You cry you learn, you lose you learn
You bleed you learn, you scream you learn
I, I, oh, oh
Wear it out (the way a three-year-old would do)
Melt it down (you're gonna have to eventually, anyway)
The fire trucks are coming up around the bend
You live you learn, you love you learn
You cry you learn, you lose you learn
You bleed you learn, you scream you learn
You grieve you learn, you choke you learn
You laugh you learn, you choose you learn
You pray you learn, you ask you learn
You live you learn

 

[Shadow Wolf]

I see a red door
And I want it painted black
No colors anymore
I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by
Dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head
Until my darkness goes
I see a line of cars
And they're all painted black
With flowers and my love
Both never to come back
I've seen people turn their heads
And quickly look away
Like a newborn baby
It just happens everyday
I look inside myself
And see my heart is black
I see my red door
I must have it painted black
Maybe then, I'll fade away
And not have to face the facts
It's not easy facing up
When your whole world is black
No more will my green sea
Go turn a deeper blue
I could not foresee this thing
Happening to you
If I look hard enough
Into the setting sun
My love will laugh with me
Before the morning comes
I see a red door
And I want it painted black
No colors anymore
I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by
Dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head
Until my darkness goes
I wanna see it painted
Painted black
Black as night
Black as coal
I wanna see the sun
Blotted out from the sky
I wanna see it painted, painted, painted
Painted black, yeah