Lyrics or quotes that make you cringe.

[Psycomantis777]

The ones people make when they think they're being deep and emotional, usually something by avenged sevenfold or something other faux metal tat... Humans make my brain bleed...

 

[CryoSynth]

Any quote given without appropriate context or explanation. Most quote usage is by dumb people quoting smart people hoping that it makes them sound smart. And there is no time when song lyrics should be quoted, very few songs have lyrics actually worth quoting, and those that do probably just result in the prior case: dumb people quoting something they think sounds smart in order to try to seem smart themselves.

The only time a quote of anything is appropriate is within a discussion, and used properly. "Expert in X field said Y about current subject Z".

 

[BarbaricGoose]

Party Rock Anthem.

I haven't actually listened to it--I'm not gonna suffer that--but the name alone makes me despise it, and the assholes who made it. The band name also pisses me off, "LMFAO."

Fuck that shit.

 

[Lieju]

Well the ultimate problem I can see with the Epicurius quote is that it removes the article of personal responsibility as a factor to human well-being. In other words, it places whether or not evil exists in the hands of God rather than in the hands of people. In my mind if God just ensured everyone was happy and righteous then there would be no point in living because you didn't get to make any kind of decision. It's like telling everyone what a wonderful and well-behaved child you have when you have him locked in his room. I'm not even religious anymore and I can see the fundamental flaw in that argument. In any case, you're right about the unwanted debate factor so I'm just gonna leave it there.

That's basically the argument I always hear about this quote.

But if God is omniscient, he should know how to make a world where people had choice and were happy. Or at least didn't have some rather more nasty things in life.
If he is omnipotent he should be able to do this.
If he is omnibenevolent, he should want to do this.

Of course that argument only holds if your image of God is all those omnis. In my experience a lot of Christians have an image of God that is limited in some ways, or not always benevolent.

This is one I keep coming across on YouTube comments pages. It was one of the things that eventually caused me to download and install the Comment Blocker application for Google Chrome:

"Anti-racist is code-word for anti-white."

It's more annoying than "RON PAUL 2012" and "your an idiot" put together.

Yes, I have encountered that several times as well. It's bloody offensive to me as a white(although depends on who you ask) person...

 

[katsabas]

Rihanna. Oh good grief, these lyrics. These horrible lyrics in 'is it big enough' or whatever. That's just what I wanna hear when I think music, whether someone's dick is big enough for her. Sure.

Then it's that 'rampampampam' thing in Man Down. I mean, in my head, she is literally taking this


,one of the most memorable songs of my childhood and twists it to talk about a shootout or something. Class act, you dumb broad.

 

[Queen Michael]

But if God is omniscient, he should know how to make a world where people had choice and were happy. Or at least didn't have some rather more nasty things in life.

It's logically impossible for both free will to exist and for god to know that people would be happy. It's either one or the other.

If people have free will, then you can't know if they'll screw it up or not.
If you know the outcome already, then people won't have free will.

If you think that this is "limiting", then you should also think that God not being able to make a square circle is "limiting".

Again, I wish "religion" was it's own board

Actually, it'd work fine as long as you give people free will but make sure that the only actual options are all pleasant.

 

[bartholen_v1legacy]

This is probably the worst song I've ever heard lyrically:

There are no words to describe how horrible it is.

Those lyrics were so insanely retarded I honestly thought it was a parody. Then I looked up info on the band and the lead vocalist in particular, and oh my god! Looks like the stereotype of the egomaniacal, drug-abusing, dickheaded, vacuous, pompous douchenozzle rockstar is alive and well, because I can't see the kind of guy the Wikipedia article described having an IQ over 40. Jesus Fucking Christ!

When I was fifteen, I thought Dragonforce lyrics were fucking awesome. Now, five years later, I CAN'T read and NOT cringe. Also, I can't sing along with them without laughing.


Now, Blind Guardian on the other hand...

You're describing a logical impossibility. You just divided by zero. The fabric of reality is unraveling. NO ONE can, nor has ever been able to, take Dragonforce lyrics seriously.

 

[Nadia Castle]

Quote wise, anything from a film that people try to apply to real life. 'Do or Do Not! There is no try!' is a particularly painful one, especially when we find out that Yoda tried to defeat the emperor and failed.

Also when 'mature; video games quote old books just to sound clever. Call of Duty and its clones are always quoting Sun Tzu a short series of bullet points on wars between clans, but none quote Clausewitz, the man who wrote the book on warfare between nation states, or hell, even the Powell doctrine that remains the best modern basis of war. Everything just comes from google searching 'Quotes about War'

 

[Grach]

You're describing a logical impossibility. You just divided by zero. The fabric of reality is unraveling. NO ONE can, nor has ever been able to, take Dragonforce lyrics seriously.

Read my post again, I was fifteen years old. That falls well into the interval where it is possible.

Jesus Christ they suck so hard.

 

[lithiumvocals]

Any moment where the writer rhymes a word with itself. I love American Pie, but "door step" with "more step"? Also fucking all summer long. "Things" with "things"? Rule one of creative writing: never use the word "thing".

Anything by Drake. My roommate has been playing his stuff nonstop.

"Come thru... come thru... come thru... come thru...
Girl you know we got thangs to do
Girl you know we got thangs to do, so get your ass in that car and come thru"

Fuck. That.

EDIT:

"Anti-racist is code-word for anti-white."

Oh fuck I saw that on a video of a Simpsons clip. What does that have to do with the fucking Simpsons?

 

[Zen Bard]

Anything by Ke-dollar-sign-ha.

I do not understand her obsession with glitter and why she thinks it's "hardcore".

Oh...and any lyric that uses "party" as a verb.

 

[camerinian]

Any lyrics by Black Eyed Peas. Their music is fucking awful, and should be banned.

Spoiler: Look at this shit

Boy, just listing their choruses is giving that musical hell spawn waaaaaaaay too much credit. Mentioning the choruses alone leaves out such gems as:

"Imma be a brother but my name ain't Lehman
Imma be a bank, I be loaning out semen"

"All these girls they like my swagger, they calling me Mick Jagger"

"Haters better step back, ladies download your app
I'm the party application"

"Put your milk with my cocoa puff, milky milky cocoa
Put your milk with my cocoa puff, milky milky riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide"


And my personal favourite
"At the party, partyin"

Hell, that's just the stuff they did as a group. I'm sure there's plenty more that can be dug up from will.i.am and Fergie's solo stuff, but I'd rather not self-inflict any more brain damage for today

 

[Buccura]

"What does the fox say? *Obnoxious noises*"

There's others but that's what pops into my head first.

 

[Spaghetti]

-snip-

In defence of Gloryhammer, Dundee is a real place that does indeed sit on the river Tay and, having lived there myself, an undead unicorn invasion would serve as a much needed improvement.

For me, I can't stand Kesha's "Tik Tok". Almost every line of that song repulses me and makes my skin crawl...but its still fucking catchy. I'm so ashamed.

 

[Queen Michael]

Actually, it'd work fine as long as you give people free will but make sure that the only actual options are all pleasant.

Sure, but that would be totally against the spirit of free will.
"You can go anywhere you want. As long as it's along these rails."

Don't we already have that limitation, though? Obama could start a nclear war if he wnted, I can't do that. We all have limitaitons on what we can and can't do, so that goes against the spirit of free will too.

 

[Queen Michael]

"What does the fox say? *Obnoxious noises*"

There's others but that's what pops into my head first.

To be fair, I've been to Norway and the foxes there really do make all those noises. It's freakin' weird.

 

[2012 Wont Happen]

While I'm on the topic, I once stayed at a hotel where the laundry bag had a quote on it: "Laundry is the only thing that should be sorted by color." And it was attributed on the bag to Nietzsche. I HIGHLY doubt that Nietzsche ever such a thing, both for historical reasons and due to how Nietzsche is...even if he did say it, the sheer irony of *his* having said it would probably be a lot more than the hotel bargained for...

Nietzsche was incredibly anti-racist. Specifically, he was opposed to anti-semitism. What would be strange about him asserting that quote other than the fact that washing machines didn't exist then?

Or are you one of the people who just mindlessly believes Nietzsche was a Nazi because he was German and talked about something called übermensch, a concept totally unrelated to race in his works?