Post your favourite song lyrics (Third split)

[Hil]

Switchfoot's new cd-Nothing is Sound (which isn't out yet ) rocks! (Don't worry- I WILL buy it when it comes out) This is my favorite song on it:

Switchfoot: Lonely Nation

She turns like the ocean
She tells no emotion
She's been gunning down the fight
She's just reminiscing
Blood sweat and one things missing
She's been breaking up inside, inside

Singing without tongues
Screaming without lungs
I want more than my lonely nation
I want more than my lonely nation
Desperate we are young, seperate we are one
I want more than my desperation
I want more than my lonely nation

We are the target market, we set the corporate target
We are slaves of what we want
We're just not amused and, we're just used to bad news
We are slaves of what we want

Singing without tongues
Screaming without lungs
I want more than my lonely nation
I want more than my lonely nation
Desperate we are young
Seperate we are one
I want more than my desperation
I want more than my lonely nation

Lonely
Lonely

Don't leave me
I'm tired
Don't leave me
I'm tired of feeling low
I'm feeling low
I'm feeling low!

Singing without tongues
Screaming without lungs
I want more than my desperation nation
I want more than my lonely nation
Desperate we are young, seperate we are one
I want more than my lonely nation
I want more than my lonely nation
I want more than my lonely nation
I want more than my lonely nation

[Sock]

Don't Ever Change (Amy Rigby)

I took a walk in a small town Sunday morning
Just to see what was going on
Sat watching two guys fishing in the river running through
Like there was nothing wrong, nothing wrong
They had their lines in the water ten feet apart
Beer guts, t-shirts, me with my heavy heart
I don't have religion but I'm trying to pray
And I never liked fishing but I wanted to stand up and say

Hey I love you, you're perfect, don't ever change
Don't ever change
Hey I love you, you're perfect, don't ever change

I picked my daughter up at school last week
She had her headphones on, she barely said hello
And all I wanted was to hug her, smother her with kisses
But I was cool, like hi there, how did it go?
She had chipped nail polish, writing on her hand
She was nodding her head to her favorite band
Staring into space like she was all alone
But I didn't take it personal
It meant that I was home and I said

Hey I love you, you're perfect, don't ever change
Don't ever change
Hey I love you, you're perfect, don't ever change
Don't ever change

I'm holding on to everything that's good in this world
There's a lot that's good in this world

I saw my baby sitting there at the breakfast table
His hair a mess and he forgot to shave
And I wished that he would get up, make it all better
Stop drinking so much, learn how to behave
Then the radio was playing a Chuck Berry song
And he was looking at me asking what was wrong
I made a list of the things I could say
But he gave me a wink and it all went away, I told him

Hey I love you, you're perfect, don't ever change
Don't ever change
Hey I love you, you're perfect, don't ever change
Don't ever change

[halfbakedbliss]

Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) - The Byrds

To everything - turn, turn, turn
There is a season - turn, turn, turn
And a time for every purpose under heaven

A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep

To everything - turn, turn, turn
There is a season - turn, turn, turn
And a time for every purpose under heaven

A time to build up, a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones
A time to gather stones together

To everything - turn, turn, turn
There is a season - turn, turn, turn
And a time for every purpose under heaven

A time of war, a time of peace
A time of love, a time of hate
A time you may embrace
A time to refrain from embracing

To everything - turn, turn, turn
There is a season - turn, turn, turn
And a time for every purpose under heaven

A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sew
A time to love, a time to hate
A time of peace, I swear it's not too late!

[Mmm, Ecclesiastes...]

[Hil]

t.A.T.u: Gomenasai

What I thought wasn’t mine
In the light
Was one of a kind,
A precious pearl

When I wanted to cry
I couldn’t cause I
Wasn’t allowed

Gomen nasai for everything
Gomen nasai, I know I let you down
Gomen nasai till the end
I never needed a friend
Like I do now

What I thought wasn't all
So innocent
Was a delicate doll
Of porcelain

When I wanted to call you
And ask you for help
I stopped myself

Gomen nasai for everything
Gomen nasai, I know I let you down
Gomen nasai till the end
I never needed a friend
Like I do now

What I thought was a dream
An mirage
Was as real as it seemed
A privilege

When I wanted to tell you
I made a mistake
I walked away

Gomen nasai, for everything
Gomen nasai, Gomen nasai,
I never needed a friend,
Like I do now

Gomen nasai, I let you down
Gomen nasai, Gomen nasai,
Gomen nasai till the end
I never needed a friend
Like I do now

[halfbakedbliss]

Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler

Duke, Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl
Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl
Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl

Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl
Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl
Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl
Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl

As I walk through this world
Nothing can stop the Duke of Earl
And you, you are my girl
And no one can hurt you, oh no
Yes, I'm gonna love you
Come on let me hold you darlin'
'Cause I'm the Duke of Earl

And when I hold you
You will be my Duchess, Duchess of Earl
We'll walk through my dukedom
And the paradise we will share

Yes, oh, I
I'm gonna love you
Nothing can stop me now
'Cause I'm the Duke of Earl

Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl
Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl
Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl

I'm gonna love you
Nothing can stop me now
'Cause I'm the Duke of Earl

[Kitten Medli]

Glory Defined - Building 429 (pronounced four-twenty-nine)

There’s always a better way
There’s always a bridge that needs crossing
There’s always the straight and the narrow
The wide and the shallow
But I know that You’re guiding me
And the best is yet to come
You’ve given me hope for tomorrow
And I know someday

I’ll wake up to find
Your glory defined
I will finally bow at Your feet
I will lift up Your name
In Honor and Praise
When I cross over Jordan
I know that I’ll be running home to you

It’s always the simple things
It’s always the obvious that crashes over me
It’s always in front of me
It helps me to remember
That this is what I live for
And I can’t wait

Until I wake up to find
Your glory defined
And I will finally bow at Your feet
I will lift up Your name
In honor and praise
When I cross over Jordan
I know that I’ll be running home to You

There’s never a question in Your message
Never a moment without Your presence
There’s never a doubt in my mind

That I’ll wake up to find
Your glory defined
And I will finally bow at Your feet
I will lift up Your name
In honor and praise
When I cross over Jordan
I know that I’ll be running home to You

[Bangel]

Skullcrusher Mountain- Jonathan Coulton

Welcome to my secret lair on Skullcrusher Mountain
I hope that you’ve enjoyed your stay so far
I see you’ve met my assistant Scarface
His appearance is quite disturbing
But I assure you he’s harmless enough
He’s a sweetheart, calls me master
And he has a way of finding pretty things and bringing them to me

Oh, and I’m so into you
But I’m way too smart for you
Even my henchmen think I’m crazy
I’m not surprised that you agree
If you could find some way to be
A little bit less afraid of me
You’d see the voices that control me from inside my head
Say I shouldn’t kill you yet

I made this half-pony half-monkey monster to please you
But I get the feeling that you don’t like it
What’s with all the screaming?
You like monkeys, you like ponies
Maybe you don’t like monsters so much
Maybe I used too many monkeys
Isn’t it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

Oh, and I’m so into you
But I’m way too smart for you
Even my henchmen think I’m crazy
I’m not surprised that you agree
If you could find some way to be
A little bit less afraid of me
You’d see the voices that control me from inside my head
Say I shouldn’t kill you yet

Picture the two of us alone inside my golden submarine
While up above the waves my doomsday squad ignites the atmosphere
And all the fools who live their foolish lives may find it quite explosive
But it won’t mean half as much to me if I don’t have you here

You know it isn’t easy living here on Skullcrusher Mountain
Maybe you could cut me just a little slack
Would it kill you to be civil?
I’ve been patient, I’ve been gracious
And this mountain is covered with wolves
Hear them howling, my hungry children
Maybe you should stay and have another drink and think about me and you

Oh, and I’m so into you
But I’m way too smart for you
Even my henchmen think I’m crazy
I’m not surprised that you agree
If you could find some way to be
A little bit less afraid of me
You’d see the voices that control me from inside my head
Say I shouldn’t kill you yet
I shouldn’t kill you yet
I shouldn’t kill you yet

[halfbakedbliss]

Come To Daddy - Aphex Twin

I want your soul. I will eat your soul.
Come to Daddy! Come to Daddy!
Come to Daddy! Come to Mummy!

[Hmm, I guess it only sounds creepy when listening to, not in print ]

Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag (Woodstock Version) - Country Joe and The Fish

(omitting the first part =P)

Well, come on all of you, big strong men,
Uncle Sam needs your help again.
Yeah, he's got himself in a terrible jam
Way down yonder in Vietnam
So put down your books and pick up a gun,
We're gonna have a whole lotta fun.

And it's one, two, three,
What are we fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
Next stop is Vietnam;
And it's five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well, there ain't no time to wonder why,
Whoopee! we're all gonna die.

Yeah, come on Wall Street, don't be slow,
Why man, this is war au-go-go.
There's plenty good money to be made
By supplying the Army with the tools of its trade,
But just hope and pray that if they drop the bomb,
They drop it on the Viet Cong.

And it's one, two, three,
What are we fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
Next stop is Vietnam.
And it's five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well, there ain't no time to wonder why
Whoopee! we're all gonna die.

Well, come on generals, let's move fast;
Your big chance has come at last.
Now you can go out and get those reds
'Cause the only good commie is the one that's dead
And you know that peace can only be won
When we've blown 'em all to kingdom come.

And it's one, two, three,
What are we fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
Next stop is Vietnam;
And it's five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well, there ain't no time to wonder why
Whoopee! we're all gonna die.

Come on mothers throughout the land,
Pack your boys off to Vietnam.
Come on fathers, and don't hesitate
To send your sons off before it's too late.
And you can be the first ones in your block
To have your boy come home in a box.

And it's one, two, three
What are we fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
Next stop is Vietnam.
And it's five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well there ain't no time to wonder why,
Whoopee! we're all gonna die.

[Igg]

School Night- Ani DiFranco

she went over to his apartment
clutching her decision
and he said, did you come here to tell me goodbye?
so she built a skyscraper of procrastination
and then she leaned out the twenty-fifth floor window
of her reply
and she felt like an actress
just reading her lines
when she finally said
yes. it's really goodbye this time
and far below was the blacktop
and the tiny toy cars
and it all fell so fast
and it all fell so far

and she said:
you are a miracle but that is not all
you are also a stiff drink and i am on call
you are a party and i am a school night
and i'm lookin' for my door key
but you are my porch light

and you'll never know, dear
just how much i loved you
you'll probably think this was
just my big excuse
but i stand committed
to a love that came before you
and the fact that i adore you
is but one of my truths

what of the mother
whose house is in flames
and both of her children
are in their beds crying
and she loves them both
with the whole of her heart
but she knows she can only
carry one at a time?
she's choking on the smoke
of unthinkable choices
she is haunted by the voices
of so many desires
she's bent over from the business
of begging forgiveness
while frantically running around
putting out fires

but then what kind of scale
compares the weight of two beauties
the gravity of duties
or the ground speed of joy?
tell me what kind of gauge
can quantify elation?
what kind of equation
could i possibly employ?
and you'll never know, dear
just how much i loved you
you probably think this was
just my big excuse
but i stand committed
to a love that came before you
and the fact that i adore you
is just one of my truths

so i
i'm goin' home
to please the one i so love pleasing
and i don't expect
he'll have much sympathy for my grieving
but i guess that this is the price
that we pay for the privilege
of living for even a day
in a world with so many things
worth believing
in

[jeff79]

Is anyone actually reading these lyrics or are y'all just checking out the song titles to see what songs people like? LOL.

[Ammer]

"Sing Me To Sleep" - Waking Ashland

There is something
Watching, waiting
There is something
Passing, casting these shadows
How they make their way into my mind

And you'll sing me to sleep
You'll sing to me gently
And you'll sing me to sleep
You'll sing to me
And I'm not alone

There is something
Shining, calling my name
And who are you, what do you want?
I'll claim nothing
When you're whispering
The truth has made its way into my head

And you'll sing me to sleep
Sing to me gently
And you'll sing me to sleep
Sing to me gently
And you'll sing me to sleep
Sing to me gently
And you'll sing me to sleep
Sing to me gently

And I'm not alone

Is anyone actually reading these lyrics or are y'all just checking out the song titles to see what songs people like? LOL.

I read the lyrics sometimes, but I always read the titles of songs people post just to see what their music taste is.

[DM was on fire!]

Move - John Reuben

Everybody in the place, clear space
tonight's the only night this night will take place
no time to waste, let's not worry about time
stop the clock, it's fine, keep it at nine
I'm in the mood tonight just do the typical,
I'm in the mood tonight just follow the ritual
even at the risk of being dissed the base of ridicule,
pesimists be dismissed, there's no room for the sinical
'cause now a days, music's too political
and maybe just a bit too predictable
the repetition, repetition, repetition
man, I'm just kidding or am I?
I'll leave that for you to decide, ha
Take it back, like counter-clockwise
No surprise, it's just that good old-fashioned
Horseplay passion to keep the party crackin'

Move, if you want it, come get it, just
move, go ahead, turn it up and
move, just raise the volume,
you know what to do, hey you just
move, if you want it, come get it, just
move, go ahead, turn it up and
move, just raise the volume,
you know what to do, hey you just --

Yo, frolickin' through your metropolitan
With some new idears for my peers to wallow in
But what I brought to the table is hard to swallow in
You don't have a mind of your own and are only followin'
Aw, man...please don't call me conservative,
God creates, man just perverts it
Even though I know I'm far from perfect,
I exercise my right to be creative when I word it
Observe from a distance, come inside if you're enclined
Feel the surge of the elements combined
Jump start the system with unearthly wisdom
Or advanced the liberal peaking, they are older than tradition
Sound nice?
If not, check your sound device,
I think turning it up is sound advice, ha
That's right, go ahead, turn it up and,
Yeah, go ahead, turn it up and --

Move, if you want it, come get it, just
move, go ahead, turn it up and
move, just raise the volume,
you know what to do, hey you just
move, if you want it, come get it, just
move, go ahead, turn it up and
move, just raise the volume
you know what to do, hey you just --

Ladies, gentlemen, children --
front, to the back, to the middle in
All areas in between,
You're the one and only,
You still go ahead and do your thing
The box we've been playing in is boring,
So let's step outside and start exploring
I'm in a '91 Chevy van, touring
If the spot's not hot, we'll torch it 'till it's scortching
That's not a sure thing, more just sub-wording
To make me sound good and pep up the recording,
According to my calculations, if I'm correct,
Good things lie directly ahead
As the crow flies, so do I
Straight to the point until I arrive,
Reporting live to your radio inside your room
Reminding you to please remember to...

Move, if you want it, come get it, just
move, go ahead, turn it up and
move, just raise the volume,
you know what to do, hey you just
move, if you want it, come get it, just
move, go ahead, turn it up and
move, just raise the volume,
you know what to do, hey you just

Move, if you want it, come move
go ahead, turn it up and
move, just raise the volume,
you know what to do, hey you just
move, if you want it, come get it, just
move, go ahead, turn it up and
move, just raise the volume,
you know what to do, hey you just --

[Xerophyte]

Seether - Remedy

Throw your dollar bills and leave your thrills all here with me
And speak but don't pretend I won't defend you anymore you see
It aches in every bone, I'll die alone, but not for you
My eyes don't need to see that ugly thing, I know it's me you fear
If you want me hold me back

Frail, the skin is dry and pale, the pain will never fail
And so we go back to the remedy
Clip the wings that get you high, just leave them where they lie
And tell yourself, "You'll be the death of me"

I don't need a friend, I need to mend so far away
So come sit by the fire and play a while, but you can't stay too long
It aches in every bone, I'll die alone, but not for pleasure
I see my heart explode, it's been eroded by the weather here
If you want me hold me back

Frail, the skin is dry and pale, the pain will never fail
And so we go back to the remedy
Clip the wings that get you high, just leave them where they lie
And tell yourself, "You'll be the death of me"
Frail, the skin is dry and pale, the pain will never fail
And so we go back to the remedy
Clip the wings that get you high, just leave them where they lie
And tell yourself, "You'll be the death of me"

Hold your eyes closed, take me in
Hold your eyes closed, take me in

Frail, the skin is dry and pale, the pain will never fail
And so we go back to the remedy
Clip the wings that get you high, just leave them where they lie
And tell yourself, "You'll be the death of me"
Frail, the skin is dry and pale, the pain will never fail
And so we go back to the remedy
Clip the wings that get you high, just leave them where they lie
And tell yourself, "You'll be the death of me"

[.neko.]

Rush - The Trees

There is unrest in the forest
There is trouble with the trees
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas

The trouble with the maples
(And they're quite convinced they're right)
They say the oaks are just too lofty
And they grab up all the light
But the oaks can't help their feelings
If they like the way they're made
And they wonder why the maples
Can't be happy in their shade

There is trouble in the forest
And the creatures all have fled
As the maples scream 'Oppression!'
And the oaks just shake their heads

So the maples formed a union
And demanded equal rights
'The oaks are just too greedy
We will make them give us light'
Now there's no more oak oppression
For they passed a noble law
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet, axe and saw

[DM was on fire!]

My newest love:

Wordplay - Jason Mraz
I've been all around the world
I've been a new sensation
But it doesn't really matter in this g-generation
The sophomore slump is an uphill battle
And someone said that aint my scene
Cause they need the new song
Like a new religion
Music for the television
I can't do the long division
Someone do the math
For the record label puts me on the shelf
Up in the freezer
Gotta find another way to live the life of leisure
So I drop my top
Mix and I mingle
Is everybody ready for the single, and it goes

Ah la la la la
Now listen closely to the verse I lay
Ah la la la la
It's all about the wordplay
Ah la la la love
The wonderful thing it does because
Because I am the wizard of ooh's and ah's and fa la la's
Yeah the Mr. A-Z
They say I'm all about the Wordplay

And it's time to get ill
I got your remedy
For those who don't remember me
Well let me introduce you to my style
I try to keep a jumble
And the lyrics never mumble
When the music's making people tongue-tied
You want a new song
Like a new religion
Music for the television
I can't do the long division
Someone do the math
For the people write me off
Like I'm a one hit wonder
Gotta find another way to keep from going under
Pull out the stops (pause)
Got your attention
I guess it's time again
For me to mention the Wordplay

Ah la la la la
Now listen closely to the verse I lay
Ah la la la la
It's all about the wordplay
Ah la la la love
The wonderful thing it does because
Because I am the wizard of ooh's and ah's and fa la la's
Yeah the Mr. A-Z
They say I'm all about the Wordplay

I built the bridge across the stream of consciousness
It always seems to be a flowing
But I don't know which way my brain is going
Oh the rhyming and the timing keeps the melodies inside me
And they're climbing till I'm running out of air
Are you prepared to take a dive into the deep end of my head?
Are you listening to a single word I've said?

Ah la la la la
Listen closely to the words I say
Ah la la la la
I'm sticking to the wordplay
Ah la la la love
The wonderful thing it does because
Because I am the wizard of ooh's and ah's and fa la la's
Yeah the Mr. A-Z
They say I'm all about the Wordplay

Ah la la la la
I'm all about the Wordplay
Ah la la la la
Sticking with the wordplay
Ah la la la love
I love the wonderful thing it does because
Because of the ooh's and ah's and fa la la's
I'm back in love
With the Mr. A-Z
They say he's all about the wordplay