Post your favourite song lyrics.

[Reveilled]

One of the saddest songs ever written:

 

Harry Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle

 

My child arrived just the other day,

He came to the world in the usual way

But there were planes to catch and bills to pay,

He learned to walk while I was away

And he was talking 'for I knew it, and as he grew

He said "I'm gonna be like you, dad, you know I'm gonna be like you"

 

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,

Little boy blue and the man in the moon

"When you commin' home dad?" "I don't know when,

But we'll get together then, You know we'll have a good time then"

 

My son turned ten just the other day

He said "Thanks for the ball dad, come on let's play

Can you teach me to throw"

I said "Not today I got a lot to do" He said "Thats OK"

He walked away but his smile never dimmed,

It said I'm gonna be like him, yeah,

You know I'm gonna be like him

 

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,

Little boy blue and the man in the moon

"When you commin' home dad?" "I don't know when,

But we'll get together then, You know we'll have a good time then"

 

Well he came from college just the other day

So much like a man I just had to say

"Son I'm proud of you can you sit for a while?"

He shook his head and he said with a smile,

"What I'd really like dad is to borrow the car keys,

See you later can I have them please?"

 

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon

Little boy blue and the man in the moon

"When you commin' home son?" "I don't know when,

But we'll get together then, Dad,

We're gonna have a good time then."

 

I've long since retired, my son's moved away

I called him up just the other day

I said "I'd like to see you if you don't mind,"

He said "I'd love to dad if I could find the time,

You see my new job's a hassle and the kids have the flu

But it's sure nice talkin' to you, dad,

It's sure nice talkin' to you."

 

And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me,

He'd grown up just like me

My boy was just like me

 

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon

Little boy blue and the man in the moon

"When you commin' home son?" "I don't know when,

But we'll get together then, Dad,

We're gonna have a good time then."

 

:'(

[Nartwak]

Pure Imagination

by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley

 

Come with me and you'll be

In a world of pure imagination

Take a look and you'll see

Into your imagination

 

We'll begin with a spin

Trav'ling in the world of my creation

What we'll see will defy

Explaination

 

If you want to view paradise

Simply look around and view it

Anyting you want to, do it

Want to change the world, there's nothing to it

 

There is no life I know

To compare with pure imagination

Living there you'll be free

If you truly wish to be

 

If you want to view paradie

Simply look around and view it

Want to change the world

There's nothing to it

 

There is no life I know

To compare with pure imagination

Living there you'll be free

If you truly wish to be

[EnderAndrew]

Who wants me to parody another song?

 

I need a suggestion. Post the lyrics and I'll parody it.

[Pope]

I miss you more than Michael Bay missed the mark

When he made Pearl Harbor

I miss you more than that movie missed the point

And that

[Judge Hades]

Jesus Jones- Spiral

 

In my life there's a right time and a right place

There is order

There is method well, you know where

There is routine, nothing spare

Catch the light in a different way

And all the bull**** falls away and I

Stare, into a heart of darkness

There is no good, no evil, only me

There is no love, not anymore

I don't think there ever was

As for me, I feel no hate

I may believe in luck

But not in fate

Stare, into a heart of darkness

There is no good, no evil, only me

Stare, into a heart of darkness

There is no good, no evil, only me

On the wall there is a red light

When I close my eyes

I see spirals.

[Darth Drabek]

I give you an overlooked Bob Dylan gem from his 1978 album, Street Legal:

 

Changing of the Guards

 

Sixteen years,

Sixteen banners united over the field

Where the good shepherd grieves.

Desperate men, desperate women divided,

Spreading their wings 'neath the falling leaves.

 

Fortune calls.

I stepped forth from the shadows, to the marketplace,

Merchants and thieves, hungry for power, my last deal gone down.

She's smelling sweet like the meadows where she was born,

On midsummer's eve, near the tower.

 

The cold-blooded moon.

The captain waits above the celebration

Sending his thoughts to a beloved maid

Whose ebony face is beyond communication.

The captain is down but still believing that his love will be repaid.

 

They shaved her head.

She was torn between Jupiter and Apollo.

A messenger arrived with a black nightingale.

I seen her on the stairs and I couldn't help but follow,

Follow her down past the fountain where they lifted her veil.

 

I stumbled to my feet.

I rode past destruction in the ditches

With the stitches still mending 'neath a heart-shaped tattoo.

Renegade priests and treacherous young witches

Were handing out the flowers that I'd given to you.

 

The palace of mirrors

Where dog soldiers are reflected,

The endless road and the wailing of chimes,

The empty rooms where her memory is protected,

Where the angels' voices whisper to the souls of previous times.

 

She wakes him up

Forty-eight hours later, the sun is breaking

Near broken chains, mountain laurel and rolling rocks.

She's begging to know what measures he now will be taking.

He's pulling her down and she's clutching on to his long golden locks.

 

(now, my favorite stanza)

 

Gentlemen, he said,

I don't need your organization, I've shined your shoes,

I've moved your mountains and marked your cards

But Eden is burning, either brace yourself for elimination

Or else your hearts must have the courage for the changing of the guards.

 

Peace will come

With tranquility and splendor on the wheels of fire

But will bring us no reward when her false idols fall

And cruel death surrenders with its pale ghost retreating

Between the King and the Queen of Swords.

[Darth Drabek]

Another of my favorite Dylan songs:

 

Shelter from the Storm

 

'Twas in another lifetime, one of toil and blood

When blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mud

I came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form.

"Come in," she said,

"I'll give you shelter from the storm."

 

And if I pass this way again, you can rest assured

I'll always do my best for her, on that I give my word

In a world of steel-eyed death, and men who are fighting to be warm.

"Come in," she said,

"I'll give you shelter from the storm."

 

Not a word was spoke between us, there was little risk involved

Everything up to that point had been left unresolved.

Try imagining a place where it's always safe and warm.

"Come in," she said,

"I'll give you shelter from the storm."

 

I was burned out from exhaustion, buried in the hail,

Poisoned in the bushes an' blown out on the trail,

Hunted like a crocodile, ravaged in the corn.

"Come in," she said,

"I'll give you shelter from the storm."

 

Suddenly I turned around and she was standin' there

With silver bracelets on her wrists and flowers in her hair.

She walked up to me so gracefully and took my crown of thorns.

"Come in," she said,

"I'll give you shelter from the storm."

 

Now there's a wall between us, somethin' there's been lost

I took too much for granted, got my signals crossed.

Just to think that it all began on a long-forgotten morn.

"Come in," she said,

"I'll give you shelter from the storm."

 

Well, the deputy walks on hard nails and the preacher rides a mount

But nothing really matters much, it's doom alone that counts

And the one-eyed undertaker, he blows a futile horn.

"Come in," she said,

"I'll give you shelter from the storm."

 

I've heard newborn babies wailin' like a mournin' dove

And old men with broken teeth stranded without love.

Do I understand your question, man, is it hopeless and forlorn?

"Come in," she said,

"I'll give you shelter from the storm."

 

In a little hilltop village, they gambled for my clothes

I bargained for salvation an' they gave me a lethal dose.

I offered up my innocence and got repaid with scorn.

"Come in," she said,

"I'll give you shelter from the storm."

 

Well, I'm livin' in a foreign country but I'm bound to cross the line

Beauty walks a razor's edge, someday I'll make it mine.

If I could only turn back the clock to when God and her were born.

"Come in," she said,

"I'll give you shelter from the storm."

[Cantousent]

Ender, you tease. You have free reign to pick any of mine for parody.

[Gabrielle]

Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper

 

All our times have come

Here but now they're gone

Seasons don't fear the reaper

Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain..we can be like they are

Come on baby...don't fear the reaper

Baby take my hand...don't fear the reaper

We'll be able to fly...don't fear the reaper

Baby I'm your man...

 

Valentine is done

Here but now they're gone

Romeo and Juliet

Are together in eternity...Romeo and Juliet

40,000 men and women everyday...Like Romeo and Juliet

40,000 men and women everyday...Redefine happiness

Another 40,000 coming everyday...We can be like they are

Come on baby...don't fear the reaper

Baby take my hand...don't fear the reaper

We'll be able to fly...don't fear the reaper

Baby I'm your man...

 

Love of two is one

Here but now they're gone

Came the last night of sadness

And it was clear she couldn't go on

Then the door was open and the wind appeared

The candles blew then disappeared

The curtains flew then he appeared...saying don't be afraid

Come on baby...and she had no fear

And she ran to him...then they started to fly

They looked backward and said goodbye...she had become like they are

She had taken his hand...she had become like they are

Come on baby...don't fear the reaper

[Cantousent]

Truly a classic. Don't Fear the Reaper.

[Commissar]

See myself in the pouring home

See the light come over now

See myself in the pouring rain

I watch hope come over me

 

Yeah, yeah

Here we are now, going to the east side

I pick up my friends and we start to ride

Ride all night, yeah, we ride all day

Some may come, love, and some may stay

 

Here we are in the pouring home

I watch the light man fall the comb

I watch a light move across the screen

I watch the light come over me

 

Here we are now going to the west side

Weapons in hand as we go for a ride

Some may come, love, and some may stay

Watching out for a sunny day where there's

 

Love and darkness and my sidearm

 

Hey, elan, elan

 

Here we are now going to the north side

I look at my friends as they start to ride

Ride at night, yeah, we ride all day

Looking out for a sunny day

 

Here we are now going to the south side

I pick up my friends and we hope we won't die

Ride at night, ride through heaven and hell

Come back and feel so well.

[Cantousent]

Interesting lyrics. I thought it might be a love song at first. In a way it is. Who wrote/performed it? This is one of the lyrics where I wish I had the song handy so I could listen to it.

[Commissar]

Interesting lyrics.  I thought it might be a love song at first.  In a way it is.  Who wrote/performed it?  This is one of the lyrics where I wish I had the song handy so I could listen to it.

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Moby featuring Gwen Stefani. Normally I hate Moby's stuff, but this is a good song. Infectious. Gets in your head and won't leave.

[Dark Moth]

In honor of reaching 666 posts.

 

Van Halen - Runnin' with the Devil

 

I live my life like there's no tomorrow

And all I've got I had to steal

Least I don't need to beg or borrow

Yes I'm living at a pace that kills

 

Runnin' with the devil

Runnin' with the devil

 

I found the simple life ain't so simple

When I jumped out on that road

I got no love, no love you'd call real

Ain't got nobody waiting at home

 

Runnin' with the devil

Runnin' with the devil

 

You know I, I found the simple life, weren't so simple, no

When I jumped out on that road

Got no love, no love you'd call real

Got nobody waiting at home

 

Runnin' with the devil

Runnin' with the devil

Runnin' with the devil

Runnin' with the devil

[Cantousent]

In honor of Mothman's Van Halen song:

 

Right Now --- Van Halen

 

Don

[Reveilled]

Caledonia - Dougie McLean

 

I don't know if you can see,

The changes that have come over me,

In these last few days I've been afraid,

That I might slip away.

But I

[Cantousent]

One sad song deserves another

 

American Pie -- Don McClean

 

A long long time ago

I can still remember how that music used to make me smile

And I knew if I had my chance

That I could make those people dance

And maybe they'd be happy for a while

But February made me shiver

With every paper I'd deliver

Bad news on the doorstep

I couldn't take one more step

I can't remember if I cried

When I read about his widowed bride

But something touched me deep inside

The day the music died

So...

CHORUS:

Bye-bye, Miss American Pie

Drove my chevy to the levee

But the levee was dry

And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye

Singin' this'll be the day that I die

This'll be the day that I die

Did you write the Book of Love

And do you have faith in God above

If the Bible tells you so

Do you believe in rock 'n roll

Can music save your mortal soul

And can you teach me how to dance real slow

Well, I know that you're in love with him

'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym

You both kicked off your shoes

Man, I dig those rhythm and blues

I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck

With a pink carnation and a pickup truck

But I knew I was out of luck

The day the music died

I started singin'...

CHORUS

Now for ten years we've been on our own

And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone

But that's not how it used to be

When the jester sang for the King and Queen

In a coat he borrowed from James Dean

And a voice that came from you and me

Oh, and while the King was looking down

The jester stole his thorny crown

The courtroom was adjourned

No verdict was returned

And while Lennon read a book of Marx

The quartet practiced in the park

And we sang dirges in the dark

The day the music died

We were singin'...

CHORUS

Helter Skelter in a summer swelter

The Byrds flew off with a fallout shelter

Eight miles high and falling fast

It landed foul out on the grass

The players tried for a forward pass

With the jester on the sidelines in a cast

Now the half-time air was sweet perfume

While the Sergeants played a marching tune

We all got up to dance

Oh, but we never got the chance

'Cause the players tried to take the field

The marching band refused to yield

Do you recall what was revealed

The day the music died

We started singin'...

CHORUS

Oh, and there we were all in one place

A generation Lost in Space

With no time left to start again

So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick

Jack Flash sat on a candlestick

'Cause fire is the Devil's only friend

Oh, and as I watched him on the stage

My hands were clenched in fists of rage

No angel born in hell

Could break that Satan's spell

And as the flames climbed high into the night

To light the sacrifical rite

I saw Satan laughing with delight

The day the music died

He was singin'...

CHORUS

I met a girl who sang the blues

And I asked her for some happy news

But she just smiled and turned away

I went down to the sacred store

Where I'd heard the music years before

But the man there said the music woudn't play

And in the streets the children screamed

The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed

But not a word was spoken

The church bells all were broken

And the three men I admire most

The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost

They caught the last train for the coast

The day the music died

And they were singin'...

CHORUS

[BicycleOfDeath]

Rapekissing Jesus by Remembering Never

Off of "She Looks So Good In Red"

 

• I will never sleep again until I rest in pieces
  I place the blame solely on your hands
  for no reason or a purpose
  I'm plagued with endless callousness
  just one sacrifice can't justify the raping of my life
  you've cut my wrists
  you've done the dirty work for me
  you've taken it all
  you've taken everything
  my tears have burned clean
  dry and sear holes in my flesh
  I want to leave this place
  I have nothing left
  cut my throat one thousand times
  to be with her once more
  when all was said and done
  you killed two birds with one stone
  no more perfect memories
  no more f***ing tears
  no more memories
  my own tears will be thoughts of you and your perfection
  the sound of her voice is comfort to my ears
  I've got one bullet and the barrel aimed at your heart
  I'm killing you like you've killed me
  cut my throat one thousand times
  empty salt through your hands
  to make you feel like me
  my last wish
  to see your dead f***ing body
  

[EnderAndrew]

Nerf Herder - Van Halen

 

I bought Van Halen I

It was the best damn record I ever owned

TG&Y 1978

Two hand tapping guitar technique really got me off

Eruption yeah, ain't talkin' 'bout love, I'm on fire

 

Tomorrow may come

Tomorrow may never come again

Can't you hear Jamie cryin?

She's runnin' with the devil

 

I bought Women and Children First

Fair Warning and Van Halen II

Dance the night away

1984 my favorite record yeah I wore it down

Might as well jump

 

Tomorrow may come

Tomorrow may never come again

Can't you hear Jamie cryin?

She's runnin' with the devil

 

Is this what you wanted, Sammy Hagar?

Sammy Hagar, is this what you wanted, man?

Dave lost his hairline but you lost your cool buddy

Can't drive 55

I'll never buy your lousy records again

Again, again, again, never again...

 

Tomorrow may come

Tomorrow may never come again

Can't you hear Jamie cryin?

She's runnin' with the devil

Jump jump jump jump jump jump jump, might as well jump

[Cantousent]

Ghost Story --- Sting

 

I watch the Western sky

The sun is sinking

The geese are flying South

It sets me thinking

 

I did not miss you much

I did not suffer

What did not kill me

Just made me tougher

 

I feel the winter come

His icy sinews

Now in the fire light

The case continues

 

Another night in court

The same old trial

The same old questions asked

The same denial

 

The shadows closely run

Like jury members

I look for answers in

The fire's embers

 

Why was I missing then

That whole December

I give my usual line:

I don't remember

 

Another winter comes

His icy fingers creep

Into these bones of mine

These memories never sleep

 

And all these differences

A cloak I borrow

We kept our distances

Why should it follow I must have loved you

 

What is the force that binds the stars

I wore this mask to hide my scars

What is the power that pulls the tide

I never could find a place to hide

 

What moves the Earth around the sun

What could I do but run and run and run

Afraid to love, afraid to fail

A mast without a sail

 

The moon's a fingernail and slowly sinking

Another day begins and now I'm thinking

That this indifference was my invention

When everything I did sought your attention

 

You were my compass star

You were my measure

You were a pirate's map

A buried treasure

 

If this was all correct

The last thing I'd expect

The prosecution rests

It's time that I confess: I must have loved you

[Lord Mayn]

Broderskapets Ring

by Dimmu Borgir

 

Kom unge bror

Skjenk oss din rene ungdom

Legg ditt liv i v

[LoneWolf16]

Breaking Benjamin "Believe"

 

Don't tread the water

Just stay still

I'll not be bothered

By you until

I'm picking sides

And pulling the strings

I'm living lies

And shedding the skin

I'm open wide

And letting you in

I'm wronging rights

 

Believe

I don't care what you want

I just want mine

Shut up

Smart little bitch

I don't need lies

I don't care what you want

I just want mine

Get up

Force it to fit

Confined inside

 

Don't pull me under

Into the deep

I often wonder

How it should be

I'm picking sides

And pulling the strings

I'm living lies

And shedding the skin

I'm open wide

And letting you in

I'm wronging rights

 

Believe

I don't care what you want

I just want mine

Shut up

Smart little bitch

I don't need lies

I don't care what you want

I just want mine

Get up

Force it to fit

Confined inside

 

I don't care what you want

I just want mine

I don't care what you want

I just want mine

Shut up

Smart little bitch

I don't need lies

I don't care what you want

I just want mine

Get up

Force it to fit

Confined inside

My dead eyes!

Edited September 25, 2005 by LoneWolf16

[Diogo Ribeiro]

"Ride of the Valkyries":

[Pope]

quite cryptic, this one, but vocals-wise it's one of the greatest songs of the year imo

 

 

R

[LoneWolf16]

Breaking Benjamin "Firefly"

 

You my friend

You're a lot like them

But I cut your line

And you know I did

Now I'm lost in you

Like I always do

And I'd die to win

'Cause I'm born to lose

 

[Chorus:]

Firefly

Could you shine your light

Now I know your ways

'cause they're just like mine

Now I'm justified

As I fall in line

And it's hard to try

When you're open wide

 

Take my hand

We'll be off and then

We'll come back again

To a different land

Now I like this way

You can go away

If you guess the name

You cannot replace

 

[Chorus]

 

Bring me your enemies

Lay them before me

And walk away

 

[Chorus]

 

**** you firefly

Have you lost your light

Now I hate your ways

'cause they're just like mine

So you lost my friend

Such a sorry end

And I don't know why

So I choke and smile

 

 

(God, I love this band)