The Lyrics to One of Your Favourite Songs

[cardero]

Jimmy Brown
Made of stone
Charlie Clown
No way home
Bring on the dancing horses
Headless and all alone


Shiver and say the words
Of every lie you've heard


First I'm gonna make it
Then I'm gonna break it
Till it falls apart
Hating all the faking
And shaking while I'm breaking
Your brittle heart


Billy stands
All alone
Sinking sand
Skin and bone
Bring on the dancing horses
Wherever they may roam


Shiver and say the words
Of every lie you've heard


First I'm gonna make it
Then I'm gonna break it
Till it falls apart
Hating all the faking
And shaking while I'm breaking
Your brittle heart


Brittle heart
Brittle heart
Brittle heart
And my little heart
Goes


Jimmy Brown
Made of stone
Charlie Clown
No way home


Bring on the headless horses
Wherever they may roam
Shiver and say the words
Of every lie you've heard


First I'm gonna make it
Then I'm gonna break it
Till it falls apart
Hating all the faking
And shaking while you're breaking
My brittle heart
Brittle heart
Brittle heart
And our little heart
Goes


Bring on the new messiah
Wherever he may roam
Bring on the new messiah
Wherever he may roam
Bring on the new messiah
Wherever he may roam
Bring on the new messiah
Wherever he may roam

GROUP: Echo And The Bunnymen
SONG: Bring On The Dancing Horses

 

[cardero]

Good times for a change
See, the luck I've had
Can make a good man
Turn bad

So please please please
Let me, let me, let me
Let me get what I want
This time

GROUP: The Smiths
SONG: Please, Please Please, Let Me Get What I Want

 

[jewscout]

Metallica - "One"
I can’t remember anything
Can’t tell if this is true or dream
Deep down inside I feel to scream
This terrible silence stops me

Now that the war is through with me
I’m waking up I can not see
That there is not much left of me
Nothing is real but pain now

Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh please god,wake me

Back in the womb it’s much too real
In pumps life that I must feel
But can’t look forward to reveal
Look to the time when I’ll live

Fed through the tube that sticks in me
Just like a wartime novelty
Tied to machines that make me be
Cut this life off from me

Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh please god,wake me
Now the world is gone I’m just one
Oh god,help me hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh please God help me

Darkness imprisoning me
All that I see
Absolute horror
I cannot live
I cannot die
Trapped in myself
Body my holding cell

Landmine has taken my sight
Taken my speech
Taken my hearing
Taken my arms
Taken my legs
Taken my soul
Left me with life in hell

 

[michel]

I don't know if this is 'cheating', but this is one of my favourite pieces of music; when I am going to sing this, I ideally need to have all our neighbours go to see a film - whatever. Even I need earplugs!!



Oh Holy Night



Oh holy night!
The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of the dear Savior's birth!
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Till he appear'd and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!

Fall on your knees
Oh hear the angel voices
Oh night divine
Oh night when Christ was born
Oh night divine
Oh night divine

Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand
So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming
Here come the wise men from Orient land
The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger
In all our trials born to be our friend.

Truly He taught us to love one another
His law is love and His gospel is peace
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother
And in His name all oppression shall cease
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us praise His holy name.
Words by Chappeau de Roquemaure
Translated by John S. Dwight

 

[Yerda]

I've been listening to a lot of Bad Religion lately, and since America bashing is a time-honoured pastime of Britons so I'd like to share this:

I don't need to be a global citizen, because I'm blessed by nationality,
I'm a member of a growing populace, we enforced our popularity
there are things that seem to pull us under and there are things that drag us down,
but there's a power and a vital presence that's lurking all around

we've got the american jesus, see him on the interstate,
we've got the american jesus, he helped build the president's estate

I feel sorry for the earth's population cuz so few live in the u.s.a,
at least the foreigners can copy our morality, they can visit but they cannot stay,
only precious few can garner our prosperity, it makes us walk with renewed confidence,
we've got a place to go when we die and the architect resides right here

we've got the american jesus
overwhelming millions every day
(exercising his authority)

he's the farmer barren fields, (in god) the force the army wields, (we trust)
the expression in the faces (because he's one of us) of the starving children,
the power of the man (break down) he's the fuel that drives the clan, (cave in)
he's the motive and the conscience (we can redeem your sins) of the murderer
he's the preacher on tv, (strong heart) the false sincerity, (clear mind)
the form letters that written by (and infinetly kind) the big computers,
he's the nuclear bombs, (you lose) and the kids with no moms (we win)
and I'm fearful that (he is our champion) he's inside me

 

[retrorich]

Games People Play

<chorus>:

Na na na na na na na na,
na na na na na na na na,
Talk about you and me, yeah,
and the games people play.

Oh, the games people play, now,
every night and every day now,
Never meaning what they say, yeah,
never saying what they mean.

First you while away your hours,
in your concrete towers,
Soon you'll be covered up in flowers,
in the back of a black limousine.

People walking up to ya,
singing glory hallelujah,
And they try to sock it to ya
in the name of the Lord.

Then they teach you how to meditate,
Read your horoscope and change your fate,
And furthermore to hell with hate,
Come on and give me some more, and more, and more.

Turn around and look at what you see,
what is happening to you and me.
God grant me the serenity, yeah,
to remember who I am.

First you've given up your sanity,
for your pride and your vanity,
Turn your back on humanity, yeah,
and you don't give a damn.

 

[Green Gaia]

Follow You, Follow Me - Genesis

Stay with me,
My love I hope you'll always be
Right here by my side if ever I need you
Oh my love

In your arms,
I feel so safe and so secure
Everyday is such a perfect day to spend
Alone with you

I will follow you will you follow me
All the days and nights that we know will be
I will stay with you will you stay with me
Just one single tear in each passing year

With the dark,
Oh I see so very clearly now
All my fears are drifting by me so slowly now
Fading away

I can say
The night is long but you are here
Close at hand, oh I'm better for the smile you give
And while I live

I will follow you will you follow me
All the days and nights that we know will be
I will stay with you will you stay with me
Just one single tear in each passing year there will be

I will follow you will you follow me
All the days and nights that we know will be
I will stay with you will you stay with me
Just one single tear in each passing year...



I can listen to this song over and over again.....

 

[cardero]

"God"

God sometimes you just don't come through
God sometimes you just don't come through
Do you need a woman to look after you
God sometimes you just don't come through

You make pretty daisies pretty daisies
Love I gotta find what you're doing about things
Here a few witches burning
Gets a little toasty here
I gotta find why you always go when the wind blows
Tell me you're crazy maybe then I'll understand
You got your 9 ironin the back seat
Just in case
Heard you're gone south well
Babe you love your new 4 wheel
I gotta find why you always go when the wind blows

Will you even tell her if you decide to make the sky fall
Will you even tell her if you decide to make the sky

God sometimes you just odn't come through
God sometimes you just don't come through
Do you need a woman to look after you
God sometimes you just don't come through
Do you need a woman to look after you
God sometimes you just don't come through

Artist: Tori Amos
Album: Under The Pink

 

[Majikthise]

And if I today I'll be the happy phantom
and I'll go chasin' the nuns out in the yard
and I'll run naked through the streets without my mask on

And I will never need umbrellas in the rain
I'll wake up in strawberry feilds every day
and the atrocities of school I can forgive
the happy phantom has no right to *****

oo who the time is getting closer
oo who the time to be a ghost
oo who every day we're getting closer
the sun is getting dim
will we pay for who we been yeah

So if I die today I'll be the happy phantom
and I'll go wearin' my naughties like a jewel
they'll be my ticket to the universal opera

There's Judy Garland takin' Buddha by the hand
and then these seven little men get up to dance
they say Confusious does his crosswords with a pen
I'm still the angel to a girl who hates to sin

oo who the time is getting closer
oo who the time to be a ghost
oo who every day we're getting closer
the sun is getting dim
will I pay for who I been yeah

Or will I see you dear and wish I could come back
you found a girl that you could truly love again
will you still call for me when she falls asleep
or do we soon forget the things we cannot see

oo who the time is getting closer
oo who the time to be a ghost
oo who every day we're getting closer
the sun is getting dim
will I pay for who I been yeah

and if I die today

Ah ah chasing nuns out in the yard


Tori Amos/Little Earthquakes

 

[cardero]

Tori Amos/Little Earthquakes

It is a coincidence you mention that song mrscarrdero and I have that album on deck (after AHA-Hunting High And Low [Rizza likes Take On Me].To think, mrscarrdero never heard of Tori Amos and well- what kind of husband would I be if I didn't enlighten at least one aspect of her life today...

 

[Majikthise]

Wond'ring aloud
how we feel tdoay
last night set the sunset
my hand in her hair
we are our own saviors
as we start
both our hearts
beating life
into each other

Wond'ring aloud
willthe heirs treat us well
as she floats in the kitchen
I'm tasting the smell
of toast as the butter runs
then she comes
spilling crumbs
on the bed
and I shake my head

And I'ts only the giving that makes you
what you are


JethroTull/Wond'ring Aloud

 

[The Black Whirlwind]

my favorite song, not really for lyrics, but for the guitar solos, is yesterday dont mean s***
http://www.leoslyrics.com/listlyrics.php?hid=rSjzRPVo37o=

 

[Quoth The Raven]

It is a coincidence you mention that song mrscarrdero and I have that album on deck (after AHA-Hunting High And Low [Rizza likes Take On Me].

I love A-HA. I saw them in concert when I was about 15...they were excellent.Their albums actually got progressively better, too.

East of The Sun - A-Ha

Half of a letter
Tells half the story
The way I see it
It's half the worry
Where I came from
I forgot too soon...
East of the sun
And west of the moon

Money talks
And hey, I'm listening
I've lived without it
Enough to miss it
Where I'm going
I'll get there soon...
East of the sun
And west of the moon

Another day leaves me aching
I try to wake up
But somethings breaking
Here inside me
Deep and hollow
A sound no other sound could follow

I know the pain
Before the wound...
East of the sun
And west of the moon

 

[Bastet]

While we're on a-ha...

The Swing of Things

They say the world's an eventful place
They give me news
I don't want to know
You say that I should care
That I should speak my mind

Oh, but how can I speak of the world
rushing by
With a lump in my throat
And tears in my eyes
Oh, have I come to the point of no turning back
Or is there still time to get into
The swing of things

Let us walk through this windless city
I'll go on till the winter gets me
Oh, "Sleep..." you wrote "sleep, my dear"
In a letter somewhere

Oh, but how can I sleep with your voice in my head
With an ocean between us
And room in my bed
Oh, have I come to the point of no turning back
Or is there still time to get into
The swing of things

Oh, when she glows in the dark
And I'm weak by the sight
Of this breathtaking beauty
In which I can hide
Oh, there is a world full out there
Of people I fear
But given time I'll get into
The swing of things

Yes, when she glows in the dark and I'm struck by the sight
I know that I'll need this for the rest of my life

What have I done
What lies I have told
I've played games with the ones that rescued my soul
Oh, have I come to the point where I'm losing the grip
Or is there still time to get into the
The swing of things

 

[Bastet]

Lady_lazarus just reminded me of this one...love this song!

Sting - Until

If I caught the world in a bottle
And everything was still beneath the moon
Without your love would it shine for me?

If I was smart as Aristotle
And understood the rings around the moon
What would it all matter if you love me?

Here in your arms where the world is impossibly still
With a million dreams to fulfill
And a matter of moments until the dancing ends.

Here in your arms when everything seems to be clear
Not a solitary thing would I fear
Except when this moment comes near the dancing's end.

If I caught the world in an hourglass
Saddled up the moon so we could ride
Until the stars grew dim
Until...

One day you'll meet a stranger
And all the noise is silenced in the room
You'll feel that you're close to some mystery.

In the moonlight when everything's shadows
You'll feel as if you've known her all your life
The world's oldest lesson in history.

Here in your arms where the world is impossibly still
With a million dreams to fulfill
And a matter of moments until the dancing ends.

Here in your arms when everything seems to be clear
Not a solitary thing do I fear
Except when this moment comes near the dancing's end

Oh if I caught the world in an hourglass
Saddled up the moon so we could ride
Until the stars grew dim
Until the time that time stands still
Until...

 

[Quoth The Raven]

Sad F**kers - Paul McDermott

You're the woman in the church,
Talking to herself.
The NA AA,
Drinking to his health.
Your that manic depressive,
Laughing in the dark.
You're anyone who's born again,
And anyone who's marked.


You're the one in the remainder bin,
The one they left alone.
You're all the ones from somewhere else all the ones who have no home.

Sad f**kers of the world, cut loose,
Say, I was born this way, what's your excuse?
When you're nothing, you've got nothing to lose,
Sad f**kers of the world cut loose.

We watch the lifestyles,
Of the stupid and the dumb.
We were born to disappoint like some were born to run.
But there's millions of us out there,
Who cannot bear the mirror.
Who escaped the fate of hessian sacks,
And drowning in the river.
We're unpopular and ugly, people laugh behind our backs.
Our realationships fail, we're lousy in the sack.
We're the idiot savante, without the savante.
But every single on of us was at least a loser once.

Sad f**kers of the world unite,
We may be ugly, but have some pride.
We were born to fail, not born to hide,
Sad f**kers of the world unite.

Sad f**kers of the world unite,
Who gives a toss about our plight?
We will live long and meaningless lives,
Sad f**kers of the world unite.

There are others in this world, who are quick to criticize.
The hidden roses just like us, the thorn in their sides.
They're the rich and the talented and the ludicrously attractive.
They dress well, have great parties,
Are physically fit, and sexually active.
But they're terrified of us, (yes, us),
The geeks, the freaks, the losers.
United in our pride now, we'll let no-one else abuse us.
The winners' winning streak,
Is almost at an end.
And why, just look around you,
There's more of us than them.

Sad f**kers of the world unite,
We may be ugly, but have some pride.
We were born to fail, not born to hide,
Sad f**kers of the world unite.

 

[michel]

I don't know why, but this 'came into my mind' this morning; I love it​

​

Katharine Hinkson (1861-1931)​

Sheep and Lambs
​

All in the April evening,
April airs were abroad,
The sheep with their little lambs
Passed me by on the road.
​

The sheep with their little lambs
Passed me by on the road;
All in the April evening
I thought on the Lamb of God.
​

The lambs were weary, and crying
With a weak, human cry.
I thought on the Lamb of God
Going meekly to die.
​

Up in the blue, blue mountains
Dewy pastures are sweet
Rest for the little bodies,
Rest for the little feet
​

But for the Lamb of God,
Up on the hill-top green,
Only a Cross of shame
Two stark crosses between.
​

All in the April evening,
April airs were abroad,
I saw the sheep with their lambs,
And thought on the Lamb of God.
​

 

[cardero]

People all over the world (everybody)
Join hands (join)
Start a love train, love train
People all over the world (all the world, now)
Join hands (love ride)
Start a love train (love ride), love train

The next stop that we make will be soon
Tell all the folks in Russia, and China, too
Don't you know that it's time to get on board
And let this train keep on riding, riding on through
Well, well

People all over the world (you don't need no money)
Join hands (come on)
Start a love train, love train (don't need no ticket, come on)
People all over the world (Join in, ride this train)
Join in (Ride this train, y'all)
Start a love train (Come on, train), love train

All of you brothers over in Africa
Tell all the folks in Egypt, and Israel, too
Please don't miss this train at the station
'Cause if you miss it, I feel sorry, sorry for you
Well

People all over the world (Sisters and brothers)
Join hands (join, come on)
Start a love train (ride this train, y'all), love train (Come on)
People all over the world (Don't need no tickets)
Join hands (come on, ride)
Start a love train, love train

Ride, let it ride
Let it ride
Let it ride
People, ain't no war
People all over the world (on this train)
Join in (ride the train)
Start a love train, love train (ride the train, y'all)
People all over the world (come on)
Join hands (you can ride or stand, yeah)
Start a love train, love train (makin' love)
People all over the world ('round the world, y'all)
Join hands (come on)
Start a love train, love train

GROUP: The O'Jays
SONG: Love Train

 

[cardero]

Keeping on the same track I have enjoyed this song as well...
Peace Train
Now I've been happy lately, thinking about the good things to come And I believe it could be, something good has begun
Oh I've been smiling lately, dreaming about the world as one And I believe it could be, some day it's going to come
Cause out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train Oh peace train take this country, come take me home again
Now I've been smiling lately, thinking about the good things to come And I believe it could be, something good has begun
Oh peace train sounding louder
Glide on the peace train
Come on now peace train
Yes, peace train holy roller
Everyone jump upon the peace train
Come on now peace train
Get your bags together, go bring your good friends too
Cause it's getting nearer, it soon will be with you
Now come and join the living, it's not so far from you
And it's getting nearer, soon it will all be true
Now I've been crying lately, thinking about the world as it is
Why must we go on hating, why can't we live in bliss
Cause out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train
Oh peace train take this country, come take me home again

ARTIST: Cat Stevens
SONG: Peace Train

 

[cardero]

Princess cards she sends me with her regards,
Oh, bar-room eyes shine vacancy
To see her you gotta look hard
Wounded deep in battle, I stand stuffed like some soldier undaunted
To her cheshire smile I'll stand on file
She's all I ever wanted
You let your blue walls stand in the way of these facts, honey
Get your carpet baggers off my back
Girl give me time to cover my tracks
You said, "Here's your mirror and your ball and jacks"
But they're not what I came for
Oh I came for so much more
And I know you that too
And I know you know that's true

I came for you
I came for you
I came for you
For you
I came for you

Crawl into my ambulance
Your pulse is getting weak
Reveal yourself all to me now
While you've got the strength to speak
'Cause they're waiting for you at Bellevue
With their oxygen masks
But I could give it all to you now
If only you could ask
Don't call for your surgeon
Even he says it's late
It's not your lungs this time
But your heart holds your fate
Don't give me my money back
Don't want it anymore
It's not that nursery mouth I came back for
It's not the way you're stretched out on the floor
I've broken all your windows
And I've rammed through all your doors
Who am I to ask you to fight my wars
And you should know that's true
You should know that too

I came for you
I came for you
I came for you
For you
I came for you

Don't call for your surgeon
Even he says it's late
It's not your lungs this time
But your heart holds your fate
Don't give me my money back
Don't want it anymore
It's not that nursery mouth I came back for
It's not the way you're stretched out on the floor
I've broken all your windows
And I've rammed through all your doors
Who am I to ask you to fight my wars
You should know that's true
You should know that too

I came for you
I came for you
I came for you
For you
I came for you

GROUP: Manfred Mann's Earth Band
SONG: For You