Fave song lyrics

[R*R]

I will cut to the chase and then you can read the rest if you like.
Topic: Favourite( the Queen's English- lol) song lyrics
Criteria: one line, one verse, one chorus, or the whole thing if neccessary
Extra's: Having more than one ("equal favourite's is fine").

Any reasons as to why you like the lyrics, their importance to you etc.....

Mine would be from Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here:

"We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl year after year."

Don't know why I like these so much. I don't like to think it sums up my life....hmmmm....

Anyhow, I have to say that I really enjoy this forum. Alot of fun and interesting posts. I am a guitar player, albeit more of a hide in my basement and play like crazy guitar player for about 20 years. lol. I do get out occasionally to play mind you and I do write my own stuff so original material would be neat to see. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[Shadowrun]

Hard for me to do this, i guess i would put (among many others)

"And so castles made of sand melts into the sea, eventually"

Just reminds how fleeting life is. And how anything we think is real and concrete (and even amazing) eventually disappears (i guess "dust in the wind" emphasizes the same point).

[Dominic]

I love how this song changes the chorus slightly each time it's sung...first is the hopeful "I wish you believed in life," then the frustrated "I thought you believed in life," then, finally, the accepting "I wish you belief in life," almost like it's a blessing after all is lost and the relationship is over.

Plus, the obscenity at the very end gives the song its final "oomph," the knowledge that even though the singer is trying to let go and be above it all, she's still incredibly hurt and frustrated that it didn't work out.

Amazing song.

(Believed You Were) Lucky by Aimee Mann

So i guess i'll give it up
Yeah i guess i will
What's the use in pushing
When it's all uphill

I can't be appointed
Keeper of the flame
Without two to carry
It won't burn the same - oh
It seems obvious to me
But then again
Could be
You just never felt that way


Chorus
I wish you believed in life
Believed in fate
Believed you were lucky
And worth the wait
'cause life could be lovely
Life could be so great


It gets so embarassing
So i acquiesce
And i'll change my mind again
You change your address - oh
It seems logical to me
But then again
Could be i was simply not that smart


Chorus:
I thought you believed in life
Believed in fate
Believed you were lucky
And worth the wait
'cause life could be lovely
Life could be so great


Bridge:
There must be some other door that they are saving
Behind which my happiness lies
I won't be wasting my words
To tell you hopes that i had -
We can just leave it alone for now


Chorus:
I wish you: belief in life
Belief in fate
Belief you are lucky
And worth the wait
'cause life could be lovely
Life could be [censored] great.

[Glo]

"Everyday should be a good day to die" - You never know

Fav is from Dave Matthews Band, ever since I heard this one line, I've been trying to live my life with as much happiness as I, myself, can make.

"Don't let the troubles in your head
Steal too much time you'll soon be dead
So play"


The lyrics to Don't Fear the Reaper is up there too. Definatley don't need to post 'em, I'm sure ya'll have heard that song.

[whiskeytown]

there's about a thousand Townes Van Zandt lines I could paste - his lyrics were like poetry -

"for a gambler likes his women fancy
fancy she would be
and the fire of her longing would keep way the cold
and her dress was a sight to see" - St. John the Gambler

"Well, I sometimes went hungry
with my pockets all bare
Lord, I sometimes had good luck
with money to spare" - My Proud Mountains

"Being born is going blind
and buying down a thousand times
to echoes strung
on pure temptation
Sorrow and solitude
these are the precious things
and the only words
that are worth rememberin'" - Nothin'

"My days, they are the highway kind
they only come to leave" - Highway Kind

"Spring only sighed
summer had to be satisfied
fall is a feelin' that I just can't lose." - Flyin' Shoes

"If I had a nickel I'd find a game
If I won a dollar I'd make it rain
If it rained an ocean I'd drink it dry
And lay me down dissatisfied" - Rex's Blues

[Kimbell175113]

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And oh, those polaroid babies
taking chances with rabies
happy to tear me to bits
then I'm calling it quits

[batair]

Bob Dylan
It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

The reason i like the lyrics is that it sums up the human experience more then any song i have ever heard.

I would post the lyrics but it would take up a whole page, and i wouldn't want to cut any so here it is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bjqY...F&index=43

[Potvaliant]

"I Want You" Elvis Costello

While it's a depressing song, it does a great job of articulating the frustration/anger/impotence of having ended a relationship unwillingly, and the mean twists of imagination that result. The repetition of "I want you," the minimal guitar composition and the way Elvis' voice occasionally cracks really help bring it home. I couldn't find a decent version of Elvis singing it after a quick search, but Fiona Apple did a very good cover of this song with Elvis playing guitar here

I want you

Oh my baby baby I love you more than I can tell
I dont think I can live without you
And I know that I never will
Oh my baby baby I want you so it scares me to death
I cant say anymore than I love you
Everything else is a waste of breath
I want you
Youve had your fun you dont get well no more
I want you
Your fingernails go dragging down the wall
Be careful darling you might fall
I want you
I woke up and one of us was crying
I want you
You said young man I do believe youre dying
I want you
If you need a second opinion as you seem to do these days
You can look in my eyes and you can count the ways
I want you
Did you mean to tell me but seem to forget
I want you
Since when were you so generous and inarticulate
I want you
Its the stupid details that my heart is breaking for
Its the way your shoulders shake and what theyre shaking for
Its knowing that he knows you now after only guessing
I want you
Its the thought of him undressing you or you undressing
I want you
He tossed some tatty compliment your way
I want you
And you were fool enough to love it when he said
I want you
I want you
The truth cant hurt you its just like the dark
It scares you witless
But in time you see things clear and stark
I want you
Go on and hurt me then well let it drop
I want you
Im afraid I wont know where to stop
I want you
Im not ashamed to say I cried for you
I want you
I want to know the things you did that we do too
I want you
I want to hear he pleases you more than I do
I want you
I might as well be useless for all it means to you
I want you
Did you call his name out as he held you down
I want you
Oh no my darling not with that clown
I want you
Youve had your fun you dont get well no more
I want you
No-one who wants you could want you more
I want you
Every night when I go off to bed and when I wake up
I want you
I want you
Im going to say it once again til I instill it
I know Im going to feel this way until you kill it
I want you
I want you

[bernie]

Just about anything by Lords of Acid.

"Absof*ckinglutely mindblowing super sexy so delicious...fingerlickin' good."

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[Marwan]

The Smiths - Hand in Glove.

Hand in glove
The sun shines out of our behinds
No, it's not like any other love
This one is different - because it's us

Hand in glove
We can go wherever we please
And everything depends upon
How near you stand to me

And if the people stare
Then the people stare
Oh, I really don't know and I really don't care

Kiss My Shades

Hand in glove
The Good People laugh
Yes, we may be hidden by rags
But we've something they'll never have

Hand in glove
The sun shines out of our behinds
Yes, we may be hidden by rags
But we've something they'll never have

And if the people stare
Then the people stare
Oh, I really don't know and I really don't care

Kiss My Shades ... oh ...

So, hand in glove I stake my claim
I'll fight to the last breath

If they dare touch a hair on your head
I'll fight to the last breath

For the Good Life is out there somewhere
So stay on my arm, you little charmer

But I know my luck too well
Yes, I know my luck too well
And I'll probably never see you again
I'll probably never see you again
I'll probably never see you again
Oh ...