Best Song Lyrics

[Computer]

I know everyone has a song that they feel connected to the lyrics personally. I'm wondering what everyone's favourite song's lyrics are? You can post the entire lyrics to the song or just certain portion if you want. I think it'll be interesting to see everyone's opinion...

[sodamntired]

Sam Roberts - With A Bullet

 

--

if you were marked with a bullet

i'd jump in front of it

i'd rather die for love

than die for the want of it

 

Pluto - Uncola

 

Melt away all the ice

and all you'll find

is a lonely shoulder

 

Transistor Sound and Lighting Co. -- (i've forgotten the song name)

 

I always thought that rock guitar would save my generation

 

theres more, so i'll post again i'm sure.

Edited July 13, 2006 by sodamntired

[HoboFactory]

Every time this question is asked, I can't help but mention Modest Mouse. I would go so far as to say that of current artists (that is if you exclude people like Bob Dylan) they've the best lyrics of any other band.

 

 

 

"Bukowski" :

 

 

Woke up this morning and it seemed to me,

that every night turns out to be

A little more like Bukowski.

And yeah, I know he's a pretty good read.

But God who'd wanna be?

God who'd wanna be such an asshole?

God who'd wanna be?

God who'd wanna be such an asshole?

 

 

 

Well we sat on the edge of the river,

the crowd screamed, "Sacrifice the liver!"

If God takes life, he's an Indian giver.

So tell me now why, you'll tell me never.

Who would wanna be?

Who would wanna be such a control freak?

Well who would wanna be?

Who would wanna be such a control freak?

 

 

 

Well see what you wanna see. You should see it all.

Well take what you want from me. You deserve it all.

Nine times out of ten our hearts just get dissolved.

Well I want a better place or just a better way to fall.

 

 

 

But one time out of ten, everything is perfect for us all.

Well I want a better place or just a better way to fall.

 

 

 

Here we go!

 

If God controls the land and disease,

keeps a watchful eye on me,

If he's really so damn mighty,

my problem is I can't see,

well who would wanna be?

Who would wanna be such a control freak?

Well who would wanna be?

Who would wanna be such a control freak?

 

 

 

Evil home stereo, what good songs do you know?

Evil me, oh yeah I know, what good curves can you throw?

Well all that icing and all that cake,

I can't make it to your wedding, but I'm sure I'll be at your wake.

You were talk, talk, talk, talkin' in circles that day,

when you get to the point make sure that I'm still awake, OK?

 

 

 

 

Went to bed and didn't see

why every day turns out to be

a little bit more like Bukowski.

And yeah, I know he's a pretty good read.

But God who'd wanna be?

God who'd wanna be such an asshole?

Edited July 13, 2006 by HoboFactory

[Jarrod]

Okay, well, since people are posting lyrics, I'll post lyrics of one of the songs taht i'm really connected to:

 

Well it's good to know that you'll be okay

I've been waiting for this

And I'll be there to sit

While you pray no one's blaming me

I'm not supposed to wait

When they open up your heart...

I have been good

I understood

Like a machine they'll fix you from the start

I'm in repair

The life that we share

I know that I'll be lost in

But we're always in repair

Lock the door, lock the door

And it's good to know that you'll drive away

From this car crash nightmare

And I'll be there to help you again

There's no danger

We're just killing time again

When they order up new parts

I have been good

I understood

Like a machine they'll fix you from the start

I'm in repair

The life that we share

I know that I'll be lost in

But we're always in repair

Take this time to figure it out

Know the wire, the fuse, the things that you doubt

The wheels, the air, the metal, the mouth

Something, something, something

I have been good

I understood

Like a machine they'll fix you from the start

I'm in repair

The life that we share

I know that I'll be lost in

But we're always in repair

Take this time to figure it out

The wire, the fuse, the things that you doubt

The wheels, the air, the metal, the mouth

[Computer]

At the moment my personal fave is It's all Gonna break by Broken Social Scene.

 

 

When I was a kid

You fucked me in the ass

But I took my pen to my paper

And I passed you

 

You know I love this shit

'Cause the shit tastes so good

I've got cops just waiting in the woods

 

'Cause it's all...gonna break

 

Singers like the sound

Sounds like oh well

I know times like these are the hell, and...

 

Waiting through tricks

The tricks look so good

I've got everyone's waiting in the woods

 

They try to climb away

and call me over

The skies are red

And the skies are sober

 

Minds they fade

And minds roll over

It's good...

 

And I know that you're dying

I know that it's true

I know that there's seven thousand things

That you'd (rather be and) rather do

 

And I know

That you fuck

What you love

And you love

What you fuck

 

I'll keep 'em (all) good

I'll keep it true

I'll do everything 'cause

I obviously love you

 

'Cause I know

That the sound

Of your heart

Is a god

I can trust

Like a man

Not a boy

 

I don't know

I'll just die

When the fire goes out

in ourselves

 

'Cause it's all...gonna break

 

You want, you want

The lovely music

To save your life...

 

Keep it coming

There is no light

To save your life

Keep it coming

 

This is the light

To save your life

 

Why are you always fucking ghosts...

Why...

 

It's been such a long life

that we trust

Your heart

Is a whore

And love

Is just lust

You want

But you can't

You can't

 

Cause I feel

We've got

To get

Out of here

 

And why are you always...

[Audio of Being]

In memory of a friend, the lyrics to Light Years, always reminds me of him:

 

I've used hammers made out of wood

I have played games with pieces and rules..

I've deciphered tricks at the bar...

But now you're gone,... I haven't figured out why...

I've come up with riddles... and jokes about war...

I've figured out numbers and what they're for...

I've understood feelings.. and I've understood words...

But how could you be taken away?...

 

And wherever you've gone...and wherever we might go...

It don't seem fair...today just disappeared...

Your light's reflected now,... reflected from afar...

We were but stones,... your light made us stars

 

With heavy breath,... awakened regrets...

Back pages and days alone that could have been spent,

Together... but we were... miles apart...

Every inch between us becomes light years now...

No need to be void,... or save up on life...

You got to spend it all.....

 

And wherever you've gone... and wherever we might go...

It don't seem fair...you seemed to like it here...

Your light's reflected now,... reflected from afar

We were but stones,... your light made us stars

Edited July 13, 2006 by Audio of Being

[Ryan44]

anything by blue rodeo. also matt mays. so good. all about rock, and other stuff that i dont really care about aha

[Shiri]

Didn't we have a thread just like this?

[sodamntired]

words are very

unnecessary

they can only do harm

 

Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence

 

 

crime is a job

my mind was leaking

ruptured it off

spider senses tingling

 

Pluto - Blaupunk (yeah, doesn't read as that meaningful of lyrics, but hearing it in the song, its kind of cool)

Edited July 14, 2006 by sodamntired

[bassnps]

Shai Hulud - A Profound Hatered Of Man

 

Not a tear for those of flesh

Not a stayed hand for a world that prostitutes itself.

Not a minute more of degeneration.

 

Words cannot express my disappointment.

Words cannot express my disapproval.

 

So I hate.

I hate a world that's capable of triumph.

 

Do I stand idly by and let this world disintegrate.

This world will pass away, and my emotions with it.

Why should I strive for acceptance and peace of mind.

 

A Profound Hatred of Man

[Computer]

When love breaks down

The lies we tell,

They only serve to fool ourselves,

 

When love breaks down

The things you do

To stop the truth from hurting you

 

When love breaks down

You join the wrecks

Who leave their hearts for easy sex

 

"When Love Breaks Down" - Prefab Sprout

[AnOceanPearl]

Sang Real by Dredg

 

I'm the addict in the corner

I'm the lawyer in the tower

I'm the body with the coroner

No, the leader with all the power

You're the pillow, the cool side

The sand during high tide

The cocktail poolside

The water when clouds collide

 

From the inside out we were formed

From the inside out we will fall

Soon this all will come to an end

 

I'm a local but a foreigner

Still the addict, yet I'm a sober

Still the body with the coroner

Many friends, yet still al ong

You're the pillow, the cool side

The sand during high tide

The cocktail poolside

The water when clouds collide

 

From the inside out we were formed

From the inside out we will fall

Soon this all will come to an end

[Guest apsham]

"Woe" by Say Anything

So now I'm forging ahead past all the Plutocrats that sold me out

Go sob in your bed, if life is twice as pretty once you're dead.

Then send me a card, I'm still the optomist though it is hard

When all you want to be... is in a dream

----------------------------

"Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too" by Say Anything

At this rate,

I'll be heading for electric chairs.

I'm only human with my cross to bear.

When she described her underwear

I forgot all the rules my rabbi taught me in the old schul.

 

You're too young to be this empty girl

I'll prepare you for a sick dark world

Know that you'll be my downfall.

But I call and I call and I call.

 

I called her on the phone and she touched herself.

She touched herself. She touched herself.

I called her on the phone and she touched herself.

I laughed myself to sleep.

-----------------------------

"Every Man Has A Molly" by Say Anything

Here I am, laid bare, at the end of my rope. I

[arteta]

Sparta - Guns of Memorial Park

 

at the bottom of the barrel

to great surprise, we found our lives

so intertwined

and when the moon lifts off

yeah, we're side by side

if this is my valley

my memorial park

tie me to the last living tree

and shoot your life at me

 

hold these, hold my memories

don't let me forget these secret walkways

through these, through these memories

i've found my peace and welcomed yesterday

 

when the summer got sterile

with books and minds

we found this time

there's no compromise

and in the cannon's glow

yeah we're side by side

we'll head for a forest

to a river of truth

there we'll take a stand

heads held high

start this life again

 

This song always makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, and turns my thoughts away from the rush rush of city life towards the serenity and calmness of my cottage. As much as I love ATDI, I think Porcelein might be the best work by any of its former members.

[slegros]

3rd Planet - Modest Mouse

 

Everything that keeps me together is falling apart,

I've gotthis thing that I consider my only art

of fucking people over

 

My boss just quit the job says he's goin' out to find blind

spots and he'll do it

 

The 3rd Planet is sure that they're being watched by an

eye in the sky that can't be stopped

 

When you get to the promise land your gonna shake that

eyes hand

Your heart felt good it was drippin' pitch and made of wood

And your hands and knees felt cold and wet on the grass to me

Outside naked, shiverin' looking blue, from the cold

sunlight that's reflected off the moon

 

Baby cum angels fly around you reminding you we used

to be three and not just two

And that's how the world began

And that's how the world will end

 

A 3rd had just been made and we were swimming in the

water, didn't know then was it a son was it a daughter

 

When it occurred to me that the animals are swimming

around in the water in the oceans in our bodies and

another had been found another ocean on the planet

given that our blood is just like the Atlantic

 

And how

 

The universe is shaped exactly like the earth if you go

straight long enough you'll end up where you were

[shadow_mike]

The last verse in Guns N' roses Coma

 

You got a one way ticket

On your last chance ride

Gotta one way ticket

To your suicide

Gotta one way ticket

And there's no way out alive

And all this crass communication

That has left you in the cold

Isn't much for consolation

When you feel so weak and old

But if home is where the heart is

Then there's stories to be told

No you don't need a doctor

No one else can heal your soul

 

Got your mind in submission

Got your life on the line

But nobody pulled the trigger

They just stepped aside

They be down by the water

While you watch 'em waving goodbye

They be callin' in the morning

They be hangin' on the phone

They be waiting for an answer

When you know nobody's home

And when the bell's stopped ringing

It was nobody's fault but your own

There were always ample warnings

There were always subtle signs

And you would have seen it comin'

But we gave you too much time

And when you said

That no one's listening

Why'd your best friend drop a dime

Sometimes we get so tired of waiting

For a way to spend our time

An "It's so easy" to be social

"It's so easy" to be cool

Yeah it's easy to be hungry

When you ain't got shit to lose

And I wish that I could help you

With what you hope to find

But I'm still out here waiting

Watching reruns of my life

When you reach the point of breaking

Know it's gonna take some time

To heal the broken memories

That another man would need

Just to survive

[orgasmi]

backyards - broken social scene

"It's a hard parade just be coura geous"

best advice anyone could ever get, and from the sexy miss emily haines at that

Edited July 24, 2006 by orgasmi

[Jarrod]

Lately I can't stop listening to Korn. I think it's because I'm stressed to the max and beyond... And right now I can't stop listening to Tearjerker off their album See You on the Otherside. I think it's just what I"m feeling right now.

 

 

Well I wish there was someone

Well I wish there was someone

To love me

 

When I used to be someone

And I knew there was someone

That loved me

 

As I sit here frozen alone

Even ghosts get tired and go home

As they crawl back under the stones

 

And I wish there was something

Please tell me there's something better

And I wish there was something more than this

Saturated loneliness

 

And I wish I could feel it

And I wish I could steal it

Abduct it, corrupt it, but I never can

it's just saturated loneliness

 

Does the silence get lonely?

Does the silence get lonely?

Who knows?

I've been hearing it tell me

I've been hearing it tell me

Go home

 

Cause the freaks are playing tonight

They packed up and turned out the lights

 

And I wish there was something

Please tell me there's something better

And I wish there was something more than this

Saturated loneliness

 

And I wish I could feel it

And I wish I could steal it

Abduct it, corrupt it, but I never can

It's just saturated loneliness

 

And the bath waters cold

And this life's getting old

 

And I wish I could feel it

And I wish I could feel it

And I wish I could steal it

Abduct it, corrupt it

And I wish I could feel it

And I wish I could steal it

And I wish I could feel it

Abduct it, corrupt it

But I never can

I never can

Never Can

Never Can

Never Can

[somnambulist]

I always identified with Creep.

 

When you were here before

Couldn't look you in the eye

You're just like an angel

Your skin makes me cry

You float like a feather

In a beautiful world

I wish I was special

You're so fucking special

 

But I'm a creep

I'm a weirdo

What the hell am I doing here?

I don't belong here

 

I don't care if it hurts

I want to have control

I want a perfect body

I want a perfect soul

I want you to notice when I'm not around

You're so fucking special

I wish I was special

 

But I'm a creep

I'm a weirdo

What the hell I'm doing here?

I don't belong here

 

She's running out again

She's running out

She runs runs runs

 

Whatever makes you happy

Whatever you want

You're so fucking special

I wish I was special

 

But I'm a creep

I'm a weirdo

What the hell am I doing here?

I don't belong here

I don't belong here

[Shortcut To Moncton]

I always identified with Creep.

Radiohead would giggle if they read that.

[Guest jsunC]

radiohead are known for their giggling

like little school girls.

Edited July 31, 2006 by jsunC

[somnambulist]

Haha, well it's true. That's exactly how I feel sometimes. I'd like to hear Thom Yorke giggle, I think that would be rather amusing.

[amnemonic]

Stay on the charming side of drunk

And leave without saying goodbye.

I'm sentimental, if you know what I mean.

I hate the music but I love the scene.

Always by myself in bars,

Always back to the Tarot cards.

Doing foolish things just to see what change would bring.

 

No one's ever looking where they're going,

No one's ever stepping aside.

Doing foolish things just to see what change would bring.

 

"You've had too many lovers and not enough friends,"

I said to myself as I walked around the room.

I've had too much to drink and not enough dinner,

Time to go soon.

Every foolish thing I never tried,

Every foolish thing I've called mine.

With age comes decadence

And look, here it comes.

Doing foolish things just to see what change would bring.

 

I wanna stay on the charming side of drunk,

I better leave without saying goodbye.

If you wanna stay here Jenny, my Jenny,

That's goodbye baby, goodbye.

I wanted trouble, got it.

Trying to move elegant but I'm so beat up.

Doing foolish things just to see what change it would bring

 

Every foolish thing i never tried,

Every foolish thing i've called mine.

I'm staying on the charming side of drunk

and leaving without saying goodbye.

[sodamntired]

i sit here in tree's lounge

i pour it in my mouth

i need something to forget

what got me in this mess

feeling less than best

my judgement is not clear

i do things that i fear

i would never do

 

i sit here in tree's lounge

order one more round

you have a pretty name

you're pretty like your name

let's play a drinking game

and if i win

i get to take you home

and if you win

you go home with me

 

cause i need something to forget

what got me in this mess

feeling less than best

and my judgement is not clear

i do things that i fear

i would never do

[Spritzup]

Read sig... best lyrics ever.

 

EDIT - Not the spritzup part obviously.

Edited July 31, 2006 by Spritzup