What are the truest lyrics you ever read?

[TheDudeAbides]

"The memories of a man in his old age,
are the deeds of a man in his prime"

Free Four - Pink Floyd

[TxSteve]

kind of a cheezy song; but this verse has always struck me as terribly true and sad-

"don't it make you sad to know that life
is more than who we are"

goo goo dolls

[NhlNut]

There is NO sex in the champagne room.

[Hey_Porter]

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Bob Dylan, Tangled Up in Blue:
We always did feel the same, we just saw it from a different point of view.

Favorite by far. I don't know what it is, happiness, contentedness, I don't know, but at our core we all want the same thing. How we get there is how we are different.

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Yeah, that one is great.

One I've always liked is "Dont let the past remind us of what we are not now" by Crosby, Stills, and Nash.

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CSN reminds me of this great one:
"We never failed to fail, it was the easiest thing to do."
- Southern Cross, CSN

[TheDudeAbides]

I really think that Dylan is in his own league. I think an entire thread could be devoted to his lyrics alone.

[The once and future king]

Thats all right Ma
Its life and life only.

[SL__72]

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Why's it so soft when the cannons unload on the others?
Why're we so loud when we say it wont happen to us?
Why does my mind blow to bits every time they play that song?
It's just the way that he sings, not the words that he says, or the band.
Im in love with this soul, it's a meaning that I understand.


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My Morning Jacket - The Way That He Sings

Because the last two lines pretty much sum up how I feel about a lot of my favorite music, theirs included.

[entertainme]

Really, there are so many it's hard to pick.

After an all night party at my house I spent an entire summer school class writing this one on the blackboard once.

<u>The Beatles: Within You and Without You</u>

We were talking
About the space between us all
And the people
Who hide themselves behind a wall
Of illusion
Never glimpse the truth
Then it's far too late
When they pass away

We were talking
About the love we all could share
When we find it
To try our best to hold it there
With our love, with our love
We could save the world, if they only knew

Try to realize it's all within yourself
No one else can make you change
And to see you're really only very small
And life flows on within you and without you

We were talking
About the love that's gone so cold
And the people
Who gain the world and lose their soul
They don't know
They can't see
Are you one of them

When you've seen beyond yourself
Then you may find, peace of mind is waiting there
And the time will come when you see we're all one
And life flows on within you and without you

<u>Jennifer Knapp: Kansas: Martyrs and Thieves</u>

Well I've never been much for the baring of soul
In the presence of any man
I'd rather keep to myself all safe and secure
In the arms of a sinner I am
Could it be that my worth should depend
By the crimson stained grace on a hand
And like a lamp on a hill Lord I pray in Your will
To reveal all of You that I can

<u>U2: The Joshua Tree: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For</u>

I have run - I have crawled
I have scaled these city walls
These city walls
Only to be with you
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

[75s]

I think this is perfect forum material. I'll list a few artists then some lyrics.
Jewel, Fiona Apple, 2pac, Clipse, Goo Goo Dolls, Oasis, Tom Petty, Fabolous, REM, Sarah McLaughlin, Eminem, Outkast, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Shakira, Ben Folds, Ben Harper, Maroon 5


Here are 2. But, there are so many:

I just found out there's no such thing as the real world
just a lie you've gotta rise above
- John Mayer

I keep my heads,
yeah, both of them where they're supposed to be
cause hoes can get you sidetracked and clapped
from close feet
-Jay Z

[Blarg]

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I really think that Dylan is in his own league. I think an entire thread could be devoted to his lyrics alone.

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True.

A lot of the great lyrics aren't really great as "sayings" or observations in themselves, but because of the story or emotional picture they paint. Good examples: Julia by John Lennon, Cat's in the Cradle by Harry Chapin. This kind of makes it hard to judge lyrics against each other sometimes.

If we want to go by absolute truth, I have to give the nod to Missing Persons, with "Only a nobody walks in L.A."