The single most epic lyric of all time.

[Cobbs]

At some point in your music listening life you have come across a certain song whose music is amazing, and just when you think it can get no better a wondrous barrage of lyrical power hits you smack bang in the ear hole. It's almost so sweet that it brings a tear to your eye, but the same strength in the lyric keeps you strong.
My question to you is, what song/line from a song has had this effect on you?

The song that immediately springs to mind for me is Carry on my Wayward Son by Kansas. Kinda self explanatory.

 

[Aussie502]

Romance is Dead - Parkway Drive


During the middle of the song he says "cry me a fucking river *****".

That part explains my emotions quite accurately at the moment towards a certain someone...

 

[Hazy992]

'I was looking for a job and then I found a job, and Heaven knows I'm miserable now'. - I don't know why but I just find this lyric hilarious.

 

[Suicidejim]

"Banana banana banana banana terracotta banana terracotta terracotta pie!
Banana banana banana banana terracotta banana terracotta terracotta pie!
Banana banana banana banana terracotta banana terracotta terracotta pie!
Banana banana banana banana terracotta banana terracotta terracotta pie!"

System of a Down - 'Vicinity of Obscenity'

 

[Eddie the head]

When they found them, had their arms wrapped around each other
Their tins of poison laying near by their clothes
The day they both mistook an earthquake for the fallout
Just another when the wild wind blows

And.
Far, far away
The man who would be king


Both those songs are really kind of sad.

 

[Antitonic]

"But it was only a fantasy
The wall was too high, as you can see
No matter how he tried he could not break free
AND THE WORMS ATE INTO HIS BRAIN"

From Pink Floyd - Hey You. I know it's about something else entirely, but that line always amuses me.

 

[CrazyGirl17]

Probably obvious but...

"And now stand here with blood on our hands,
We fought so hard now can we understand?
I'll fight the seal of the curse if I possibly can,
For freedom of every man!"
-"Through the Fire and Flames", Dragonforce

 

[pilouuuu]

Epic by Faith No More

Can you feel it, see it, hear it today?
If you can't, then it doesn't matter anyway
You will never understand it cuz it happens too fast
And it feels so good, it's like walking on glass
It's so cool, it's so hip, it's so right
It's so groovy, it's outta sight
You can touch it, smell it, taste it so sweet
But it makes no difference cuz it knocks you off your feet
You want it all but you can't have it
It's cryin', bleedin', lying on the floor
So you lay down on it and you do it some more
You've got to share it, so you dare it
Then you bare it and you tear it
You want it all but you can't have it
It's in your face but you can't grab it
It's alive, afraid, a lie, a sin
It's magic, it's tragic, it's a loss, it's a win
It's dark, it's moist, it's a bitter pain
It's sad it happened and it's a shame
You want it all but you can't have it
It's in your face but you can't grab it
What is it?
It's it
What is it?
It's it
What is it?....

 

[MrBagface]

Johnny Cash's Folsom Prison Blues

"When I was just a baby,
My Mama told me, "Son,
Always be a good boy,
Don't ever play with guns,"
But I shot a man in Reno,
Just to watch him die,
When I hear that whistle blowin',
I hang my head and cry."

Simple but powerful verse

 

[clipse15]

Best way to describe a relationship:

"Hello ma'am would be interested in some sexual positions and emotional investments?"

Atmosphere - Trying to Find a Balance

I also dig this lyric:
"In this 8-bit world I'm Bowser"

 

[Z of the Na'vi]

[sub]This entire thread is one giant Facebook status update... >_<[/sub]

OT: The entire "doughnut shop" sequence from Weird Al's "Albequrque."

Well, to cut a long story short, he got away with my snorkel
But I made a a solemn vow right then and there that I would not rest
I would not sleep for an instant until the one-nostrilled man was brought to justice
But first, I decided to buy some donuts

So I got in my car and I drove over to the donut shop
And I walked on up to the guy behind the counter
And he says "Yeah, what do ya want?"
I said "You got any glazed donuts?"
He said "No, we're outta glazed donuts"
I said "Well, you got any jelly donuts?"
He said "No, we're outta jelly donuts"
I said "You got any Bavarian cream-filled donuts?"
He said "No, we're outta Bavarian cream-filled donuts"
I said "You got any cinnamon rolls?"
He said "No, we're outta cinnamon rolls"
I said "You got any apple fritters?"
He said "No, we're outta apple fritters"
I said "You got any bear claws?"
He said "Wait a minute, I'll go check"
"No, we're outta bear claws"
I said "Well, in that case - in that case, what do you have?"
He says "All I got right now is this box of one dozen starving, crazed weasels"
I said "OK, I'll take that"

So he hands me the box and I open up the lid and the weasels jump out
And they immediately latch onto my face and start bitin' me all over
(rabid gnawing sounds)
Oh man, they were just going nuts
They were tearin' me apart
You know, I think it was just about that time that a little ditty started goin' through my head"
I believe it went a little something like this . . .

Doh
Get 'em off me
Get 'em off me
Oh
No, get 'em off, get 'em off
Oh, oh God, oh God
Oh, get 'em off me
Oh, oh God
Ah, (more screaming)

Pure. Gold.

 

[someonehairy-ish]

Vicarious by Tool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUGbu6Jcrmw

 

[busterkeatonrules]

"Then Gandalf the Grey, and Gandalf the White,
and Monty Python and the Holy Grail's Black Knight,
and Benito Mussolini, and the Blue Meanie,
and Cowboy Curtis, and Jambi the Genie,
RoboCop, the Terminator, Captain Kirk, Darth Vader,
Lo Pan, Superman, every single Power Ranger,
Bill S. Preston, and Theodore Logan,
Spock, The Rock, Doc Ock, and Hulk Hogan
all came out of nowhere lightning fast,
and they kicked Chuck Norris in his cowboy ass."

My friend showed me that video on YouTube years ago. I thought the song was just slightly above mediocre until that bit came up!

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

"What's the point of it all,
when you're building a wall,
and in front of your eyes it just disappears?"

 

[CrashBang]

Romance is Dead - Parkway Drive


During the middle of the song he says "cry me a fucking river *****".

That part explains my emotions quite accurately at the moment towards a certain someone...

I've seen them live twice and the moment when the house lights come up and we all scream those lyrics back is just breathtaking.

My current favourite lyric is by Every Time I Die from the song 'Partying Is Such Sweet Sorrow' and it goes:

I used to be a goddam saint.
I said my prayers and I handled snakes
Until the road introduced me to sin.
I only shook hands with drink but he had his friends with him.

 

[Total LOLige]

Feeder - Yesterday Went Too Soon

"Feeling like a leper in a world of vanity" - I love that line.