Great Lines from Songs

[JimJamJahar]

Well, I have quite a few (and as it turns out, I also have a very odd taste in music):

Made to Measure - The Hoosiers
We're better
together,
you and I,
we were made to measure.
Don't get hurt
or upset us,
you and I,
we were made to measure

Smiley Faces - Gnarls Barkley
What went right? What went wrong?
Was it a story or was it a song?
Was it overnight or did it take you long?
Was knowing your weakness what made you strong?

Alley Cats - Hot Chip
The other night you said you might try to kill that thing I love
It is too strong for you, it is encased in glass and stone
The other night you said you might try to kill that thing I love
It is invincible, it is encased in glass and stone

Church on Sunday - Green Day
If I promise to go to church on Sunday
Will you go with me on Friday night?
If you live with me, I'll die for you
And this compromise

It can't be a coincidence that these are some of my favourite songs ever

 

[Simili]

So tired of waiting I walked an empty land,
I was looking for something to help me understand,
But bad luck kept turning,
My dreams into sand,

I didn't want pity,
I had my share of friends,
I wanted somebody,
More special than the rest,
I was aching inside,
Like I was approaching the end,

Just about that moment,
The timing was so right,
You appeared like a vision,
Sent down to my life,
I thought I was dreaming,
When I saw you that night,

That's when love walked in through my door,
That familiar feeling I had once before,
Love walked in through my door,
And it felt so strange,

 

[Battenbergcake]

All i know is drivin' on drug's feels better when their perscription,
All i know is the world looks beautiful, the world looks so damn beautiful~
I Feel Fantastic Jonathan Coulton

 

[8-Bit Grin]

'Here's to the meaningless in life
and how beautiful it is
because freedom doesn't have a purpose'.
-Johnny Hobo

 

[Icarion (aka Stockholm)]

"Would your maker have opened your eyes if he prefered him colsed?"
Summers Lost by Hurt
"In the end we're all just chalklines on the concrete, drawn only to be washed away. For teh time that ive been given i an what i am. I rather hate you for everything you are, than ever love you for something you are not. Id rather you hate me for everything i am than ever love me for something that i cant be."
Never Enough by Five Finger Death Punch

 

[General Ken8]

Offspring - She's got Issues

"You told me a hundred times how your father left and he's gone
But I wish you wouldn't call me daddy
When we're gettin' it on"


Classy!

I'm listening to Americana right now, oddly enough

One of my favorites is from the song "Jesus of Suburbia"
Oh therapy can you please fill the void?
Am I retarded or am I just overjoyed?

Also, this entire song, particularly the chorus. This song is all letters and emails sent to the band, and some of them are REALLY stupid.

Anti-Flag? That doesn't mean Anti the AMERICAN flag, does it?

 

[Sovreign]

"wouldn't it be great to heal the World with only a song" Serj Tankian

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLTUOYEvddw&ob=av2e

 

[Virus49]

Spoiler

Show me how to lie
You?re getting better all the time
And turning all against the one
Is an art that?s hard to teach
Another clever word
Sets off an unsuspecting herd
And as you get back into line
A mob jumps to their feet

Now dance, f**ker, dance
Man, he never had a chance
And no one even knew
It was really only you

And now you steal away
Take him out today
Nice work you did
You?re gonna go far, kid

With a thousand lies
And a good disguise
Hit ?em right between the eyes
Hit ?em right between the eyes
When you walk away
Nothing more to say
See the lightning in your eyes
See ?em running for their lives

Slowly out of line
And drifting closer in your sights
So play it out I?m wide awake
It?s a scene about me
There?s something in your way
And now someone is gonna pay
And if you can?t get what you want
Well it?s all because of me

Now dance, f**ker, dance
Man, I never had a chance
And no one even knew
It was really only you

And now you?ll lead the way
Show the light of day
Nice work you did
You?re gonna go far, kid
Trust, deceived!

With a thousand lies
And a good disguise
Hit ?em right between the eyes
Hit ?em right between the eyes
When you walk away
Nothing more to say
See the lightning in your eyes
See ?em running for their lives

Now dance, f**ker, dance
He never had a chance
And no one even knew
It was really only you

So dance, f**ker, dance
I never had a chance
It was really only you

With a thousand lies
And a good disguise
Hit ?em right between the eyes
Hit ?em right between the eyes
When you walk away
Nothing more to say
See the lightning in your eyes
See ?em running for their lives

Clever alibis
Lord of the flies
Hit ?em right between the eyes
Hit ?em right between the eyes
When you walk away
Nothing more to say
See the lightning in your eyes
See ?em running for their lives

The Offspring - You're Gonna go Far Kid

 

[michael_ab]

"when broken shells make christmas bells, we might well be married." pretty fair maid by loranes well, on the step in my house album. its a song about a soldier in times of war who meets a woman, they have a good time, and she asks "oh and when will he return again and when will we be married?"

 

[Agent_Nahmen_Jayden]

It's fun to stay at the YMCA!
It's fun to stay at the YMCAaaaaaa!
You can get yourself clean!
You can have a good meal!
You can do whatever you feeeeeel! YMCA...

 

[Panda Mania]

Shhhsh girl,
Shut your lips
Do the Helen Keller
And talk with your hips

When my sister and I first heard this song on the car radio, we exploded into fits of laughter and couldn't stop for awhile. Not so much awesome, just absurdly funny.

That said, I do love the lyrics of the loverly-titled song "Goodnight, Demon Slayer" by Voltaire. It's sweet:

There's a monster that lives 'neath your bed
Oh for crying out loud--it's a futon on the floor
He must be flat as a board

There's a creature that lurks behind the door
Though I've checked there 15 times
When I leave then he arrives
Every night

Tell the monster that lives 'neath your bed
To go somewhere else instead
Or you'll kick him in the head

Tell the creature that lurks behind the door
If he knows what's good he won't come here anymore
Cause you'll kick in his butt at the count of four

Goodnight, demon slayer, goodnight
Now it's time to close your tired eyes
There are devils to slay and dragons to ride
If they see you coming, hell they better hide

Goodnight, goodnight, goodnight
Goodnight, my little slayer, goodnight

Tell the monster that eats children that you taste bad
And you're sure you'd be the worst that he's ever had
If he eats you, don't fret, just cut him open with an axe
Don't regret it, he deserved it, he's a cad

Tell the harpies that land on your bed post
That at the count of five you'll roast them alive
Tell the devil it's time you gave him his due
He should go back to hell, he should shake in his shoes
'Cause the mightiest, scariest, creature is you

Goodnight, demon slayer, goodnight
Now it's time to close your tired eyes
There are devils to slay and dragons to ride
If they see you coming, hell they better hide

Goodnight, goodnight, goodnight
Goodnight, my little slayer, goodnight

I won't tell you there's nothing 'neath your bed
I won't tell you that it's all in your head
This world of ours is not as it seems
The monsters are real but not in your dreams
Learn what you can from the beasts you defeat
You'll need it for some of the people you meet

Goodnight, demon slayer, goodnight
Goodnight, my little slayer, goodnight

Goodnight, goodnight, goodnight....

 

[PacRatFilms]

Avenged Sevenfold - Save Me

"He may be out of his mind
but some day you will find
that sanity has left us all blind
and dragged us all behind

a moment seen through those eyes
crystal blue disguise
they say that all beauty must die
I say it just moves on"

 

[Kenbo Slice]

"And never again, and never again, they gave us two shots to the back of the head, and we're all dead now."
I Never Told You What I Do For A Living by My Chemical Romance

 

[Mr. Bojangles]

Willkommen from Cabaret has a lot, especially:

"Zis is Rosie, so called because of ze colour of her cheeks.

*looks at ass*

Zey certainly are ROSY!"

ALSO:

"What is a man?
What has he got?
If not himself,
then he has naught
to say the things
he truly feels
and not the words
of one who kneels!"

My Way - Frank Sinatra.

 

[The Diabolical Biz]

NY State of mind, by NaS - This goes out to all who say rap can't have intelligent lyrics:

It drops deep, as it does in my breath,
I never sleep, 'cos sleep is the cousin of death,
beyond the walls of intelligence, life is defined
I think of crime, when I'm in a New York State of Mind

That, ladies and gentleman, is my idea of poetry.

 

[WestMountain]

Hoppípolla - Jump into puddles
Í engum stígvélum - With no boots on
Allur rennvotur(Rennblautur) - completely drenched(Soaked)
Í engum stígvélum - With no boots on

Og ég fæ blóðnasir - And I get a nosebleed
En ég stend alltaf upp - but I always stand up

-From Hoppipolla by Sigur Ros

Somehow it feels like it's very deep lyrics because the contrast from the melody is so strong, the melody is very dramatic and "epic" while the lyrics is about something as simple as jumping in puddles and getting wet :]

 

[robotam]

When you were young and your heart was an open book
You used to say life and let life
(you know you did, you know you did you know you did)
But in this ever changing world in which we live in
Makes you give in and cry
Say live and let die
-Live and Let die (Paul Mcartney)

What have I become?
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know
Goes away in the end
You could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
-Hurt (Nine Inch Nails)

you're gonna go to the record store
you're gonna give 'em all your money
radio plays what they want you to hear
they tell me it's cool but I just don't believe it...
sell out, with me oh yea, sell out, with me tonight
record company's gonna give me lots of money
and everything's gonna be (all right).
-Sell out (Reel Big Fish)