Members telemaster Posted June 21, 2002 Members Share Posted June 21, 2002 "Meet the new boss...same as the old boss"--The Who "We Don't Get Fooled Again" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LittleLam Posted June 21, 2002 Members Share Posted June 21, 2002 I reckon this thread should also be rated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nza Posted July 11, 2002 Members Share Posted July 11, 2002 "the isle of doubt is like a taste of medicine working by hindsight, got the message from the oxygen..." - Talking Heads, "Crosseyed and Painless" "make up your mind, who you want to pump the butt..." - Kool Keith, "Make Up Your Mind" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheAceOfSpades Posted July 11, 2002 Members Share Posted July 11, 2002 Most aren't that clever, but here are a few of my favorites: "Ain't nobody gonna see eye to eye With a girl who's only gonna stand collarbone high..."Old 97's - "Rollerskate Skinny" "Living increases knowledge, And when you die... you're dead."Jimmie's Chicken Shack - "When You Die You're Dead" "Give it to you, Give it to you, Girl I'm gonna give it to you!"TransChamps - "Give It To You" "Military intelligence, Two words combined that can't make sense."Megadeth - "Hangar 18" "You have to sleep late when you can, And all your bad days will end!"The Flaming Lips - "Bad Days" "In the mountains of Norway, where the weather is cold, There's nothing to do except kill each other And play guitar in the snow."Atom and His Package - "Me And My Black Metal Friends" "Erotic Jesus!!!!"Jane's Addiction - "Three Days" "And I wonder... If everything could ever feel this real forever. If everything could ever be this good again. The only thing I'll ever ask of you, You gotta promise not to stop when I say 'when'."Foo Fighters - "Everlong" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members veil Posted July 12, 2002 Members Share Posted July 12, 2002 "...they say that art imitates life but life imitates TV..." or something like that Ani DiFranco who i don't like but damn she has clever lyrics "what's coming through is a lie what's holding up is a mirror what's singing songs is a snake looking to turn this piss to wine they're both totally void of hate and killing me just the same." Tool, "H" "while you make pretty speeches I'm being cut to shreds You feed me to the lions A delicate balance." -Radiohead, "spinning plates" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members falseaddiction Posted July 12, 2002 Members Share Posted July 12, 2002 "Love is Suicide" - smashing pumpkins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members falseaddiction Posted July 12, 2002 Members Share Posted July 12, 2002 did we forget about Rage Against the Machine? "Yes I know my enemies They're the teachers who taught me to fight Compromise, conformity, assimilation, submission ignorance, hypocrisy, brutality, the elite All of which are American dreams" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jlindquist Posted July 12, 2002 Members Share Posted July 12, 2002 Here's three pretty good ones: From Visions of Johanna: "Ain't it just like the night, to play tricks when you're trying to be so quiet." From Bastards of Young: "The ones who loves us best, are the ones we'll lay to rest, and visit their graves on holdays at best. The ones who love us least are the ones we'll die to please. If it's any consolation, I don't begin to understand them." And of course: "She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EerieDreamZ Posted July 13, 2002 Members Share Posted July 13, 2002 "Hide all the broken bits, keep all the bones. These are the hurtin bits...when yuour alone" - Danielle Dax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jokald Posted July 13, 2002 Members Share Posted July 13, 2002 "They honeymooned in the pickup truck, threw some hay in the back so they could... stay up all night." - Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers Roger Clyne is the former front man and songwriter for The Refreshments who had a couple of lyrics posted earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bobsetsfire Posted July 13, 2002 Members Share Posted July 13, 2002 And you can bet when we mourn the death of you that night That they'll lay me on the dinner table and I will be the pig With the apple in my mouth The food that celebrates your end ------------ Saves The Day - At Your Funeral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Triggerman Posted July 14, 2002 Members Share Posted July 14, 2002 Here's some DEL AMITRI lyrics for you... Some Other Sucker's Parade (Currie/McLoughlin) I must've had a million damn unlucky days But there ain't no cloud that a bottle can't chase away I've done my deal of living, ran from place to place But when the roof comes in I don't wanna take it straight They say with faith any soul can make it But hell, why should I wait 'Til the clouds go rain on some other sucker's parade I've had my share of heartaches, let downs and tricks But the everyday blues is the one thing I can fix I've heard those holy brethren muttering my name But it ain't no sin to drink when you're suffering Patience, they say, is a saintly virtue But hell, why should I wait 'Til the clouds go rain on some other sucker's parade When every heavy sky just empties on your fate Sometimes keeping dry's something to celebrate So if the road of sin is the one I'm taking I ain't gonna stray 'Til the clouds go rain on some other sucker's parade What I Think She Sees (Currie) I've been in this place many times before With my baby's things among my shoes and strings and clothes But just because I'm here Don't mean I can't run out that door Ain't that what those running shoes are for? Baby likes to sleep on floor boards bare And just to keep the peace, well I join her there And she might say to me 'A better man I can't recall' But what I think she sees ain't me at all It ain't me at all to need somebody Like some lovestruck casualty It ain't me at all to feel so ready To be what I think she sees Baby claims I kiss like I really care Well, I guess I'd say I don't but the truth ain't fair And sometimes she looks at me and says 'Babe, my heart just stalled', But what I think she sees ain't me at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sam Therapy Posted July 14, 2002 Members Share Posted July 14, 2002 Dickie Davies Eyes by Half Man, Half Biscuit Mention the Lord of the Rings just once more and I'll more than likely kill you. "Moorcock, Moorcock, Michael Moorcock", she fervently moans... Is this a wok you just shoved down my throat, or are you just pleased to see me? Brian Moore's head looks uncannily like London Planetarium. And all those people you like to romantically believe are still alive are dead, So I'll wipe my snot on the arm of your chair as you put another Roger Dean poster on the wall. God, I could murder a Cadbury's Flake but then they wouldn't let me into heaven - Or maybe they would 'cause their adverts promote oral sex - A Romany bint in a field with her paints, suggesting we faint at her beauty - But she's got Dickie Davies eyes. And all those people you like to romantically believe are still alive are dead, So I'll wipe my snot on the arm of your chair as you put another Roger Dean poster on the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Rad! Posted July 14, 2002 Members Share Posted July 14, 2002 "When I was a little man, Playdough came in a little can. I was Star Wars biggest fan, now I'm stuck without a plan. Shaggy drove the Mystery Van, G.I. Joe was an action man. Devo was my favorite band, take me back to my happy land." -The Aquabats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stea1thy Posted July 14, 2002 Members Share Posted July 14, 2002 The words, I thought, I brought, I left, behind so, nevermind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 14, 2002 Share Posted July 14, 2002 heres a great one from John prine Dear Abby, Dear Abby, well I never thought That me and my girlfriend would ever get caught We were sittin' in the back seat just shootin' the breeze With her hair up in curlers and her pants to her knees Signed Just Married Just Married, Just Married, you have no complaint ... You are what you are and you ain't what you ain't So listen up buster listen up good Stop wishin' for bad luck and knockin' on wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Cerastine Order Posted July 17, 2002 Members Share Posted July 17, 2002 Every single word in Nevermore's Dreaming Neon Black. Poetically brilliant beyond compare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bobanonymous Posted July 17, 2002 Members Share Posted July 17, 2002 "Why can't we not be sober?"Tool, Sober.This has to be the smartest thing I've ever heard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JSimms Posted July 17, 2002 Members Share Posted July 17, 2002 Johm McRae: "Well, your CD collection looks shiny and costly. How much did you pay for your bad Moto Guzi? And how much did you spend on your black leather jacket? Is it you or your parents in this income tax bracket? Now tickets to concerts and drinking at clubs, Sometimes for music that you haven't even heard of. And how much did you pay for your rock'n'roll t-shirt That proves you were there, That you heard of them first? How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle? How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle? How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle? Ah, tell me. How much did you pay for the chunk of his guitar, The one he ruthlessly smashed at the end of the show? And how much will he pay for a brand new guitar, One which he'll ruthlessly smash at the end of another show? And how long will the workers keep building him new ones? As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones. And how long will the workers keep building him new ones? As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones. Aging black leather and hospital bills, Tattoo removal and dozens of pills. Your liver pays dearly now for youthful magic moments, But rock on completely with some brand new components. How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle? How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle? How do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle? Excess ain't rebellion. You're drinking what they're selling. Your self-destruction doesn't hurt them. Your chaos won't convert them. They're so happy to rebuild it. You'll never really kill it. Yeah, excess ain't rebellion. You're drinking what they're selling. Excess ain't rebellion. You're drinking, You're drinking, You're drinking what they're selling. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nza Posted July 19, 2002 Members Share Posted July 19, 2002 One of my favorite songs, period. Once, I had the pleasure of covering that song while opening for this stuck-in-the-80s-hair-band-type-of-band called Amazing Grace, and I stared right at their singer the whole time (cause he was wearing a leather jacket, and I thought it was the funniest thing ever).Anyway, one of my favorite lyrics is off that album, in the song "Pentagram":Your pentagram is down below our floor.Your naked body shimmers in the night.Dancing and chanting in a sacrificial rite.Your feet are dry with the ashes from dead babies,Who have passed the test just like all the rest,But never really understood the reasons whyThey took it in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JSimms Posted July 19, 2002 Members Share Posted July 19, 2002 Originally posted by Nza One of my favorite songs, period. Once, I had the pleasure of covering that song while opening for this stuck-in-the-80s-hair-band-type-of-band called Amazing Grace, and I stared right at their singer the whole time (cause he was wearing a leather jacket, and I thought it was the funniest thing ever). Anyway, one of my favorite lyrics is off that album, in the song "Pentagram": Your pentagram is down below our floor. Your naked body shimmers in the night. Dancing and chanting in a sacrificial rite. Your feet are dry with the ashes from dead babies, Who have passed the test just like all the rest, But never really understood the reasons why They took it in the first place. Bad ass. Pentagram is another good one. I think John Mcrae is a very underrated songwriter, particularly as a lyricist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bobsetsfire Posted July 19, 2002 Members Share Posted July 19, 2002 Song by The Dismemberment Plan:well i, i am a time bomb and i, i lay forgotten at the bottom of your heart... i'm fine ticking, away the hours to blow your world apart well i, i am a poison and i, i instill caution in your bloodstream like a ghost, like wine, gathering vintage the day i hurt the most i, i am a land mine and i, i lay on the soil burned out the battles you thought you'd won, i've got time... to wait for the footprints.. the memory that's on the run...yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah i, i am a tar pit and i, i swell like a living thing all at the slightest touch.. a black grime, yeah, swallowing everything.. a cold and timeless clutch i, i am a trip wire, and i, i'm stretching across the road you're barreling down tonight...a finished wire, waiting to be released right beyond your sight i, i am a fault line and i, i'm pulling apart the ground that lay beneath your newest seed.. so fine, moving an inch an hour a caution you won't know, you don't know, you think so (missing word) well i, i am a time bomb i only live in that one moment in which you die... its not right, its not what i wanted then but you know and i know there's no going back i, i am a lost soul and i, i send out a sickened light for anyone to see... a cry for help, a warning to stay away.. perverted.. blinded... reaching in darkness....why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JCHCJams Posted July 19, 2002 Members Share Posted July 19, 2002 I'm gettin down like im jumpin off the eighth floor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dan_W Posted July 20, 2002 Members Share Posted July 20, 2002 "And I wonder Yeah I wonder Will Elvis take the place of Jesus in a thousand years Religious wars Barbaric laws Bloodshed worldwide Over what's left of his myth A growing boy needs his lunch " a growing boy needs his lunch-dead kennedys "the position being taken is not to be mistaken for attempted education or righteous accusation only a description just an observation of the pitiful condition of our degeneration! walls made of opinions thru which we speak and never listen ceiling made of pride vicious and self satisfied door thats made of rage hard and slowly aged always closing tighter with every war that's waged room without a window cant see out... floor is made of lives we'd gladly end to stay inside corners made of borders, borders made of law and order painted with the words of politicians and religion plastered with the wreckage of our cultural division " room without a window- operation ivy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Raging Cactuar Posted July 24, 2002 Members Share Posted July 24, 2002 This probably isn't the most intelligent lyric I've ever heard, but it is one of the more clever ones I could remember. "You can't spell believe without lie." -No Use For a Name, "Insecurity Alert" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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