Your favourite lyric

[northwind]

Just came across one that knocked me out, wish I'd noticed it a while back... From Million Dead's "To Whom It May Concern",

"My letter to the human resources department
says you've started a war and you'll get what you started"

What's yours?

(full lyrics are:
"Tonight will be the last night of my record-breakingly successful run in the lead role of the greatest play of the century. Unprecedentedly warm praise from critics and public alike has met my portrayal of a man at his desk who gives a damn. “Oh, oh, oh, if I could only see the clear blue sky from my office window, then oh, oh, it would only take a steel grey day and I’d take my bow.” And I’d like to thank all my friends and fans for always pushing me to soldier on. So one last time (for the cameras) my greatest soliloquy: “Oh, oh, oh, if I could only see the clear blue sky from my office window, then oh, oh, it would only take a steel grey day and I’d take my bow.” To whom it may concern: I’d like to nominate myself to receive an award as a small symbol of recognition for my body of work – a lifetime of selling my body to pay the bills. But my heart and my mind are mine, mine, you will not win this war – this is just a battle. Oh, oh, oh, well I’ve surrendered you my physical attendance here, but no, no, no, you will not take my soul – lest we forget why I’m sitting here. My letter to the human resources department says “You started a war so you’ll get what you started.” I’m only working here because I need the f***ing money." repeat)

[stewboy]

Special D Come with me .....great dance tune


At the end of every week each one of us becomes a freak.
Tonight the dj makes us move and then the sweat drops from the roof.
Each time you let the bass beat hard to know we all spend now apart.
Just activate your energy lets sing the song and come with me.

The speaker system brings the sound,
In light effects I'm spinnin round
All the people on the floor they shake their bodies cry for more.
Never let this feeling go and let the music take control.
Forget your problems and be free,
Enjoy this moment, come with me!

Turn it up!

[kitten]

mine change all the time but at the moment they go:

We walked the narrow path,
beneath the smoking skies.
Sometimes you can barely tell the difference
between darkness and light.
Do you have faith
in what we believe?
The truest test is when we cannot,
when we cannot see.
the rest of the song incidentally is beautiful too, its called it cant rain all the time by Jane Silberry xx

[BILLY]

Mines the BALLARD TO CHASEY LAIN by The Blood Hound Gang :smt040

[northwind]

These are verses, not lyrics! You're all disqualified, even though they are great. Except for the one about having had a lot of d***.

[Razor]

CAKE - Race car ya yas

The land of race car ya-yas.
The land where you can’t change lanes.
The land where large, fuzzy dice
Still hang proudly
Like testicles from rear-view mirrors.

[BILLY]

OK i'm shot down in flames again and I couldn't type the lyrics because all you would see is £$%&^%$$%^^^%$$£"££$%%^ts :lol:

[Razor]

You've had a lot of delta india charlie kilo
I've had a lot of time...

[wyrdness]

In common with most aging hippies, my favourite is probably Hawkwind's "Spirit of the Age". Here's the beginning - what a great first line :lol:

I would have liked you to have been deep frozen too
and waiting still as fresh in your flesh for my return to Earth
But your father refused to sign the forms to freeze you
Let's see you'd be about 60 now,
and long dead by the time I return to Earth
My time held dreams were full of you,
as you were when I left; still underage
Your android replica is playing up again it's no joke
When she comes she moans another's name

[Supervox]

The cafe's are all deserted - the streets are wet again,
There's nothing quite like an out of season holiday town in the rain . . .

Chris de Burgh - Fatal Hesitation

[Diveboy]

Make Yourself & Stellar by Incubus. Fantastic Acoustic version on the Special edition album

A little odd on there own but work really well in the song.

Make Yourself
If you let them **** you
There will be no foreplay
But rest assured
They'll screw you complete
Til' your ass is blue and grey


Stellar
Meet me in outer space
WE could spend the night
Watch the earth come up

[***Steve***]

"The trouble with your brother, he's always sleeping with your mother.
And I know that your sister missed her time again this month"

Great opening line to a storming pop song. Pulp - Razamataz


"You hurt me baby, I flinch so when you do.
Your kisses scourge me, Hysopp in your perfume"

From the Afghan Whigs debut album, just because of the point I was at in my life when I first heard it.

[tigersaw]

Relax said the nightman
We are programed to recieve
You can check out any time you like
But you can never leave

[northwind]

Your mama's got a peg leg that's real, real thick.
Your mama's got a glass eye with a fish in it.
Your mama's got an afro with a chinstrap
Your mama's got a pegleg with a kickstand
The sad fact, your ma smokes crack

[independentphoto]

Here's a lovely little one............

I ain't happy 'bout it, but I'd rather feel like sh*t than be full of s*it!
And if I offended you, Oh I'm sorry
But maybe you needed to be offended
But here's my apology and one more thing...f*ck you!

Suicidal Tendencies - You can't bring me down

(A tuneful little ditty actually!)

Cheers,

Garry :lol:

[Razor]

You're perfect, yes, it's true
But without me you're only you (only you)
Your menstruating heart
It ain't bleeding enough for two

[Anonymous]

"Two little boys,
Had two little toys;
Each had a wooden horse.

Gayly they played
Each summer's day,
Warriors, but of course!"

Classic. Still brings tears to my eyes with its poignant observation of a young life lost in the American Civil War.

With its depth, its well researched history, its passion for all human feeling and.... zzzzzz.......zzzzzzz.........zzzzzzzz........

[amarko5]

Meatloaf classic track paradise by the dashboard light.

A miniscule short snippet from said track

"I can see paradise by the dashboard light"

so many conurtations it can have but for me it's the bliss of riding (in more ways than one ) :P :wink:

[northwind]

I love that... "Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night..." Meatloaf at his mighty best.

We'll never be as young as we are right now...

[amarko5]

I love that... "Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night..." Meatloaf at his mighty best.

We'll never be as young as we are right now...


there ain't no doubt about it we were doubly blessed..... we were barely seventeen and we were barely dressed :lol:

memories :wink:

[rictus01]

" a used pink bathrobe,
a rare mint snowglobe,
a smurf tv tray
I bought on........."

Just cracks me up, got it to play everytime I open my browser.

Cheers Mark.

[rictus01]

one more, bit new for me this

I like your pants around your feet
And I like the dirt that's on your knees
And I like the way you still say please
While you're looking up at me
You're like my favourite damn disease

[Razor]

So never judge a book by its cover
Or who you gonna love by your lover
Love put me wise to her love in disguise
She had the body of a venus
Lord, imagine my surprise

[Tara]

mine change all the time but at the moment they go:

We walked the narrow path,
beneath the smoking skies.
Sometimes you can barely tell the difference
between darkness and light.
Do you have faith
in what we believe?
The truest test is when we cannot,
when we cannot see.
the rest of the song incidentally is beautiful too, its called it cant rain all the time by Jane Silberry xx

OMG thats mine too from the Crow Soundtrack

[Stingo]

Bring me a wheel of oaken wood
A rein of polished leather
A heavy horse and a tumbling sky
Brewing heavy weather.

Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)

[wyrdness]

Bring me a wheel of oaken wood
A rein of polished leather
A heavy horse and a tumbling sky
Brewing heavy weather

You've made me want to listen to that now. Fortunately I've found that it's on my iPod.
"Heavy Horses, move the land under me" Great stuff :)

[mysteryjimbo]

I love that... "Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night..." Meatloaf at his mighty best.

We'll never be as young as we are right now...


there ain't no doubt about it we were doubly blessed..... we were barely seventeen and we were barely dressed :lol:

memories :wink:

I've not looked up this one, but doesn't Steinman write all the stuff for Meatloaf?

[Jase22]

"It's always funny until someone gets hurt...
and then it's just hilarious"

Faith No More, Ricochet

[hall13uk]

"It's always funny until someone gets hurt...
and then it's just hilarious"

Faith No More, Ricochet

i believe thats viney's quote

[Jase22]

"with karate I kick your a$$
from here to Tianenmen Square
Oh yeah mother f**ker
I'm guna kick your f**kin derrier
yeah yeah"


Good old Tenacious D. :lol: :lol:

[cuffy]

Wish you were-Pink Floyd

So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from Hell,
Blue skys from pain.
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?

And did they get you to trade
Your heros for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?

How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We're just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl,
Year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have we found?
The same old fears.
Wish you were here.

And also from the Floyd
Time

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way.
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way.

Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain.
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today.
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you.
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.

So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again.
The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older,
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death.

Every year is getting shorter never seem to find the time.
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
The time is gone, the song is over,
Thought I'd something more to say.

[Peter Henry]

Obviously a dire lack of musical taste on this forum. I cannot believe that no-one has selected from the long catalogue of classics from a famous motorcycle loving crooner!

Here is my suggestion from his envelope pushing , timeless masterpieces:

An old maid walks around the floor
She's so fed up, one day I'm sure
She'll drag me in and lock the door
When I'm cleanin' windows

When I'm cleanin' windows

:P :P

[Anonymous]

O Peter dear, how CLEVER of you to remember the marvellous George!

I'm a little bit more of a modern girl and, although I don't know the words, I LOVED that "Frankie goes to Holywell" song. It was about Yoga....was it called "Relax"?

[Stingo]

Quite like this play on words

You're just like crosstown traffic
So hard to get through to you
Crosstown traffic
I don't need to run over you
Crosstown traffic
All you do is slow me down
And I'm tryin' to get on the other side of town

Hendrix, Jimi.

[Law]

"The death of one is a tragedy, The death of one is a tragedy, The death of one is a tragedy, The death of millions is just a statistic" - also a quote by Stalin

"I'm not a slave to a god that doesn't exist, I'm not a slave to a world that doesn't give a sh**"

"Suffering from something we're not sure of
In a world there is no cure for
These lives we live test negative for happiness
Flat line, no pulse, but eyes open
Single file like soldiers on a mission
If there's no war outside our heads
Why are we losing?"

[Anonymous]

Surprised that socommk23 hasn't popped up here with "'Allo John! Got a new motor?"

[fizzwheel]

Down down, you bring me down
I hear you knocking at my door and I can’t sleep at night
Your face, it has no place
No room for you inside my house I need to be alone

Don’t waste your words I don’t need anything from you
I don’t care where you’ve been or what you plan to do

Turn turn, I wish you’d learn
There’s a time and place for everything I’ve got to get it through
Cut loose, you’re no use
I couldn’t stand another second in your company

Don’t waste your words I don’t need anything from you
I don’t care where you’ve been or what you plan to do

Stone me, why can’t you see
You’re a no-one nowhere washed up baby who’d look better dead

Your tongue is far too long
I don’t like the way it sucks and slurps upon my every word

Don’t waste your words I don’t need anything from you
I don’t care where you’ve been or what you plan to do

I am the resurrection and I am the light
I couldn’t ever bring myself to hate you as I’d like

I am the resurrection and I am the light
I couldn’t ever bring myself to hate you as I’d like

I am the Resurrection - The Stone Roses

[The Mass]

No time no place to talk about the weather
The promise of love is hard to ignore
Your second chance wasn't getting any better
Labour of love is ours to endure
The highest branch on the apple tree
Was my favourite place to be
I could hear them breaking free
But they could not see me

[Addick]

The Jam

"A hot summer's day and sticky black tarmac"


A police car and a screaming siren
A pneumatic drill and ripped up concrete
A baby wailing and stray dog howling
The screech of brakes and lamp light blinking
That's Entertainment.

A smash of glass and a rumble of boots
An electric train and a ripped up 'phone booth
Paint splattered walls and the cry of a tomcat
Lights going out and a kick in the balls
That's Entertainment.

Days of speed and slow time Mondays
****ing down with rain on a boring Wednesday
Watching the news and not eating your tea
A freezing cold flat and damp on the walls
That's Entertainment.

Waking up at 6 a.m. on a cool warm morning
Opening the windows and breathing in petrol
An amateur band rehearsing in a nearby yard
Watching the telly and thinking about your holidays
That's Entertainment.

Waking up from bad dreams and smoking cigarettes
Cuddling a warm girl and smelling stale perfume
A hot summer's day and sticky black tarmac
Fedding ducks in the park and wishing you were far away
That's Entertainment.

Two lovers kissing amongst the scream of midnight
Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude
Getting a cab and travelling on buses
Reading the graffiti about slashed seat affairs
That's Entertainment.

[Filipe M.]

Summer nights such lonely times, this memory does bleed
I need you in my life again
Fantasies release me from the bondage of my fate
The days pass like the falling rain

Your eyes reflect like mirrors the beauty in your soul
But anger shatters precious glass
Cant you recall the intimate secrets that we truly shared
The faith and trust we swore would always last

I only have myself to blame, you know it takes my breath away to see you cry
To love I implore, I scream in the air, claw at my chest, rip out my hair
Embrace me or let my spirit die

Rescue me or bury me, rescue me or bury me

Time is like a prison cell, for those whose crime is loneliness
When freedoms banging at their door

When all has been said and done, you must decide swallow your pride
And reach out and take these hands forevermore

"Rescue me or bury me", Sex & Religion, Steve Vai

[kitten]

Nightswimming deserves a quiet night
The photograph on the dashboard, taken years ago,
Turned around backwards so the windshield shows
Every streetlight reveals the picture in reverse
Still, it's so much clearer
I forgot my shirt at the water's edge
The moon is low tonight

Nightswimming deserves a quiet night
I'm not sure all these people understand
It's not like years ago,
The fear of getting caught,
Of recklessness and water
They cannot see me naked
These things, they go away,
Replaced by everyday

Nightswimming, remembering that night
September's coming soon
I'm pining for the moon
And what if there were two
Side by side in orbit
Around the fairest sun?
That bright, tight forever drum
Could not describe nightswimming

You, I thought I knew you
You, I cannot judge
You, I thought you knew me,
This one laughing quietly underneath my breath
Nightswimming

The photograph reflects,
Every streetlight a reminder
Nightswimming deserves a quiet night, deserves a quiet night

NIGHTSWIMMING BY REM!

[rpwoodman]

Summer lovin'
Had me a blast...

[sharriso74]

Summer Luvin
Happened so fast :oops: :oops:

[tricky]

Its my favourite treat,
On the motorbike seat,
Me and Mr CC.

Revillos (or posibly the Rezillos) - Motorbike Beat

[rpwoodman]

Anyone know any Shawaddywaddy?

[haggis]

Anyone know any Shawaddywaddy?

Only you. :lol:

[rpwoodman]

Only you. :lol:

Wasn't that by "The Platters"?

[haggis]

My daddy was a-working nine to five
When my momma was having me.
'Bout the time when I was half alive
I knew what I was gonna be.
I left school and grew my hair
They didn't understand.
They wanted me to be respected as
A doctor or a lawyer-man.

...but I had other plans!

Gonna be a rock 'n' roll singer,
Gonna be a rock 'n' roll star.
Gonna be a rock 'n' roll singer,
Gonna be a rock 'n' roll...a rock 'n' roll star.

Yes I are!


AC/DC - Rock n Roll Singer

[haggis]

Well I got us on a hiway an' got us in a car
got us goin' faster than we've ever gone before.

And I know it ain't gonna last
And I know it ain't gonna last
When I see y'r eyes arrive
They explode like two bugs on glass

Far above the ocean deep under the sea
There's a river running dry because of you and me

And I know it ain't gonna last
And I know it ain't gonna last
When I see y'r eyes arrive
They explode like two bugs on glass

She's a goddess on a hiway a goddess in a car
A goddess goin faster than she's ever gone before.

And I know it ain't gonna last
And I know it ain't gonna last
When I see y'r eyes arrive
They explose like two bugs on glass


Mercury Rev


An excellent graphic one-liner there.

[TimTucker]

Quick to judge, quick to anger
Slow to understand
Ignorance and prejudice
And fear walk hand in hand

"Witchhunt", Rush

Could be considered rather appropriate to some of the discussions we've been having recently.

[Lissa]

"My Sacrifice"

Hello my friend, we meet again
It's been awhile, where should we begin?
Feels like forever
Within my heart are memories
Of perfect love that you gave to me
Oh, I remember

When you are with me, I'm free
I'm careless, I believe
Above all the others we'll fly
This brings tears to my eyes
My sacrifice

We've seen our share of ups and downs
Oh how quickly life can turn around
In an instant
It feels so good to reunite
Within yourself and within your mind
Let's find peace there

When you are with me, I'm free
I'm careless, I believe
Above all the others we'll fly
This brings tears to my eyes
My sacrifice

I just want to say hello again
I just want to say hello again

When you are with me I'm free
I'm careless, I believe
Above all the others we'll fly
This brings tears to my eyes
Cause when you are with me I am free
I'm careless, I believe
Above all the others we'll fly
This brings tears to my eyes
My sacrifice, My sacrifice

I just want to say hello again
I just want to say hello again

My sacrifice.



CREED

[Razor]

I want a girl with a mind like a diamond
I want a girl who knows what’s best
I want a girl with shoes that cut
And eyes that burn like cigarettes

[northwind]

Ooh, Mercury Rev.

"I always dreamed I'd love you
I never dreamed I'd lose you
In my dreams, I'm always strong"

Puts me in mind of a Hell is for Heroes one...

"I tried to drown in your flame,
somehow I let the fire escape".

[Stewboys_bud]

the earth is crumbling, the end is near
no-one listens im filled with fear
hear a warning in the prophets words
day by day were destroying this world
no more water no more blue skies
no-one cares no-one trys
to save what we once had



---yngwie malmsteen--- PURE GENIUS

---the seventh sign---

Hello im stewboys mate.

x :shock: :twisted: :evil:

[Cronos]

Watch out where the huskies go, and don’t you eat that yellow snow.





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[Quiff Wichard]

Anyone know any Shawaddywaddy?

Only you. :lol:

THAT ... was sooo clever-- I think Only I got it... .!!

[Quiff Wichard]

" She said listen Joe I loorve you..
.. but there's this bloke I fannncyyy
.. I dont want to 2 time you but- this is the end for you and me...."


"Who's this bloke I asked her- Gooordddonn she replied.

not that puff.. i said dismayed - yes but he's no puff she cried "



NOW- here's me fave line

" I was so upset that I cried all the way to the chip shop "..

.. and when I came out there was Julie- standing at the bus stop... and gusess who she was with- yea Gordon .. and they weere both lauging at me.. ....
but I know..... (not PC so wont say it ) .. !! :wink:


classic.... !! (unless yer names Gordon )

[Cronos]

Another classic lyric from the same band...

And my homemade jam in my plastic bag, lies broken by the civic hall.

8)

[lynw]

Venoms "School Daze" makes me laugh with the lyrics, particularly the sinking ship at sea line.

Not sure the lyrics are u rated though. :wink: :lol:

The lyrics in my signature are from a Twisted Sister song [The Price] also I like the lyrics to I am, Im me by them.

How I tried to please you, live the way you said
Do the things that you do, like the living dead
Then the truth it hit me, got me off my knees
It's my life I'm living, i'll live as I please

I am and I'll be
I will, you'll see
I am and I'll be
I am: I'm me

Now's the time to stand tall, start your life anew
Freedom lies in your heart, now's the time for you

Also Van Halen:

I been to the edge, an’ there I stood an’ looked down
You know I lost a lot of friends there baby, I got no time to mess around

And Rainbow:

I’m a wheel, I’m a wheel, I can roll, I can feel
And you can’t stop me turning
’cause I’m the sun, I’m the sun, I can move, I can run
But you’ll never stop me burning

Plenty more I like but theyre my favourite ones. :D

[northwind]

Lyn, have you seen the Almighty are playing the Bulldog Bash? :twisted: :smt035

[Cronos]

Brings to mind another classic Venom lyric from the start of Teacher's Pet.

Teacher caught me ************ underneath the desk
she looked at me and winked her eye said "see you after class"

:twisted:

[Quedos]

Little known band over here D.A.D

Jihad I'm getting mad
and there's no fuel left for the pilgrims.

or

they throw the best damn parties at the rim of hell
oh yeah you can tell by the smell.

(so they also been to the ace cafe on a hot friday night :D )

[MidgetMoose]

I can only think of less serious ones off the top of my head the first one that comes to mind is....

"Dogs like me 'cause im crazy sniffable"

and a more serious one.....I'll try and find one later on... :)

Also while im here Northwind put a Pharcyde song up and it made me listen to that album again its absolutely amazing. I went to see DJ format (+ friends) at the Manchester academy and they did one of their songs with Ya Mama in the background safe to say it was great.

[Sid Squid]

Best song lyrics ever:

A police car and a screaming siren
A pnuematic drill and ripped up concrete
A baby wailing and stray dog howling
The screech of brakes and lamplights blinking

That's entertainment.

A smash of glass and the rumble of boots
An electric train and a ripped up 'phone booth
Paint splattered walls and the cry of a tomcat
Lights going out and a kick in the balls

That's entertainment.

Days of speed and slow time Mondays
****ing down with rain on a boring Wednesday
Watching the news and not eating your tea
A freezing cold flat and damp on the walls

That's entertainment.

Waking up at 6 a.m. on a cool warm morning
Opening the windows and breathing in petrol
An amateur band rehearsing in a nearby yard
Watching the telLY and thinking about your holidays

That's entertainment.

Waking up from bad dreams and smoking cigarettes
Cuddling a warm girl and smelling stale perfume
A hot summers' day and sticky black tarmac
Feeding ducks in the park and wishing you were faraway

That's entertainment.

Two lovers kissing amongst the scream of midnight
Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude
Getting a cab and travelling on buses
Reading the grafitti about slashed seat affairs

That's entertainment.

The Jam 1979ish

[Razor]

Sheets of empty canvas
Untouched sheets of clay
Were laid spread out before me
As her body once did
All five horizons
Revolved around her soul
As the earth to the sun
Now the air I tasted and breathed
Has taken a turn

[northwind]

Also while im here Northwind put a Pharcyde song up and it made me listen to that album again its absolutely amazing. I went to see DJ format (+ friends) at the Manchester academy and they did one of their songs with Ya Mama in the background safe to say it was great.

A while back, me and some mates were quite drunk, wandering down the street and occasionally saying a random Ya Mama lyric... Then the rest of us would give the shoutout. Then this guy on the other side of the street, just minding his own business, suddenly shouts out "Ya mama wrote a pop song". I hurt myself laughing...

[Rob S (Yella)]

I'm a rocker
I'm a roller
I'm a right out of controller.

[carelesschucca]

I do like;

Ambition makes you look pretty ugly
Kicking and squealing gucci little piggy

by radiohead.

But my favourite lyrics are;

When you shine
You know you take
a massive part out of me
And when you smile
you know you blind
to all the horrors I see

by Spiritualized... They just make me think of Kirsteen the lovely lady in my life...

[Tara]

too young to reason
too grown up to dream


Bryan Ferry - Slave to Love

[Peetee650]

Lie to me, convince me that I've been sick forever
And all of this will make sense when i get better....

Evanescence - Breathe No More

[Cloggsy]

She was a fast machine
She kept her motor clean
She was the best damn woman I had ever seen
She had the sightless eyes
Telling me no lies
Knockin' me out with those American thighs
Taking more than her share
Had me fighting for air
She told me to cum but I was already there

'Cause the walls start shaking
The earth was quaking
My mind was aching
And we were making it and you...

CHORUS:
Shook me all night long
Yeah you shook me all night long

You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC :smt112

[Razor]

My Ruin - Terror

I am able to change
so I live without regret, without remorse only a remix
I am drunk, I am sober
heaven doesn't want me and hell's afraid I'll take over
don't bother trying to censor me or shut me up
because it won't work

[lynw]

Mean Man - Wasp

Storms a c-c-coming and it's gonna be me
Here comes Trouble, with a capital "T"

:D

Oh and one of the best summaries of war, religion and politics:

I am the one, Orgasmatron, the outstretched grasping hand
My image is of agony, my servants rape the land
Obsequious and arrogant, clandestine and vain
Two thousand years of misery, of torture in my name
Hypocrisy made paramount, paranoia the law
My name is called religion, sadistic, sacred *****.

I twist the truth, I rule the world, my crown is called deceit
I am the emperor of lies, you grovel at my feet
I rob you and I slaughter you, your downfall is my gain
And still you play the sycophant and revel in you pain
And all my promises are lies, all my love is hate
I am the politician, and I decide your fate

I march before a martyred world, an army for the fight
I speak of great heroic days, of victory and might
I hold a banner drenched in blood, I urge you to be brave
I lead you to your destiny, I lead you to your grave
Your bones will build my palaces, your eyes will stud my crown
For I am Mars, the god of war, and I will cut you down.

[lynw]

Oh and this is one of my favourite tracks too:

What we've got here is failure to communicate.
Some men you just can't reach...
So, you get what we had here last week,
which is the way he wants it!
Well, he gets it!
N' I don't like it any more than you men." *

Look at your young men fighting, Look at your women crying
Look at your young men dying, The way they've always done before

Look at the hate we're breeding, Look at the fear we're feeding
Look at the lives we're leading, The way we've always done before

My hands are tied, The billions shift from side to side
And the wars go on with brainwashed pride
For the love of God and our human rights
And all these things are swept aside
By bloody hands time can't deny
And are washed away by your genocide
And history hides the lies of our civil wars

D'you wear a black armband, When they shot the man
Who said "Peace could last forever"
And in my first memories, They shot Kennedy
I went numb when I learned to see
So I never fell for Vietnam
We got the wall of D.C. to remind us all
That you can't trust freedom
When it's not in your hands
When everybody's fightin'
For their promised land


And, I don't need your civil war
It feeds the rich while it buries the poor
Your power hungry sellin' soldiers
In a human grocery store
Ain't that fresh
I don't need your civil war


Look at the shoes your filling, Look at the blood we're spilling
Look at the world we're killing, The way we've always done before
Look in the doubt we've wallowed, Look at the leaders we've followed
Look at the lies we've swallowed, And I don't want to hear no more


My hands are tied, For all I've seen has changed my mind
But still the wars go on as the years go by
With no love of God or human rights
'Cause all these dreams are swept aside
By bloody hands of the hypnotized
Who carry the cross of homicide
And history bears the scars of our civil wars


"We practice selective annihilation of mayors
And government officials
For example to create a vacuum
Then we fill that vacuum
As popular war advances
Peace is closer" **

I don't need your civil war
It feeds the rich while it buries the poor
Your power hungry sellin' soldiers
In a human grocery store
Ain't that fresh
And I don't need your civil war
I don't need your civil war
I don't need your civil war
Your power hungry sellin' soldiers
In a human grocery store
Ain't that fresh
I don't need your civil war
I don't need one more war

I don't need one more war
Whaz so civil 'bout war anyway

[Sudoxe]

Me and the Devil - was walkin' side by side from
Me & the Devil Blues - Robert Johnson (Orignally made a long ime ago)

Early this mornin'
when you knocked upon my door

Early this mornin', ooh
when you knocked upon my door

And I said, "Hello, Satan,"
I believe it's time to go."

Me and the Devil
was walkin' side by side

Me and the Devil, ooh
was walkin' side by side

And I'm goin' to beat my woman
until I get satisfied

She say you don't see why
that you will dog me 'round
spoken: Now, babe, you know you ain't doin' me
right, don'cha

She say you don't see why, ooh
that you will dog me 'round

It must-a be that old evil spirit
so deep down in the ground

You may bury my body
down by the highway side
spoken: Baby, I don't care where you bury my
body when I'm dead and gone

You may bury my body, ooh
down by the highway side

So my old evil spirit
can catch a Greyhound bus and ride

[seedy100]

I guess Iam showing my age a bit.


But - here goes

1. Steppenwolf - Born to be wild.

Get your motor runnin'
Head out on the highway
Lookin' for adventure
And whatever comes our way
Yeah Darlin' go make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once
And explode into space

I like smoke and lightning
Heavy metal thunder
Racin' with the wind
And the feelin' that I'm under
Yeah Darlin' go make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once
And explode into space

Like a true nature's child
We were born, born to be wild
We can climb so high
I never wanna die

Born to be wild
Born to be wild

2. Too old to rock and roll : Too young to die - Jethro Tull

The old Rocker wore his hair too long,
wore his trouser cuffs too tight.
Unfashionable to the end drank his ale too light.
Death's head belt buckle yesterday's dreams
the transport cafe prophet of doom.
Ringing no change in his double-sewn seams
in his post-war-babe gloom.
Now he's too old to Rock'n'Roll but he's too young to die.

He once owned a Harley Davidson and a Triumph Bonneville.
Counted his friends in burned-out spark plugs
and prays that he always will.
But he's the last of the blue blood greaser boys
all of his mates are doing time:
married with three kids up by the ring road
sold their souls straight down the line.

And some of them own little sports cars
and meet at the tennis club do's.
For drinks on a Sunday work on Monday.
They've thrown away their blue suede shoes.

Now they're too old to Rock'n'Roll and they're too young to die.

So the old Rocker gets out his bike
to make a ton before he takes his leave.
Up on the A1 by Scotch Corner
just like it used to be.
And as he flies tears in his eyes
his wind-whipped words echo the final take
and he hits the trunk road doing around 120
with no room left to brake.

And he was too old to Rock'n'Roll but he was too young to die.

No, you're never too old to Rock'n'Roll if you're too young to die.

[Cloggsy]

Best song lyrics ever:

A police car and a screaming siren
A pnuematic drill and ripped up concrete
A baby wailing and stray dog howling
The screech of brakes and lamplights blinking

That's entertainment. <rest of lyrics deleted> Cloggs

Indeed... Top tune :!:

[wyrdness]

2. Too old to rock and roll : Too young to die - Jethro Tull
...
He once owned a Harley Davidson and a Triumph Bonneville.
Counted his friends in burned-out spark plugs
and prays that he always will.

That song has to be at least partly responsible for my former Harley ownership and my current Triumph (though it's a Speed Triple, rather than a Bonnie)

Not that I'm considering committing hari kiri on the A1 at 120mph.

[wyrdness]

And another song about death...

In Nick Cave's "The Mercy Seat" he compares the biblical Ark of the Covenant (the Mercy Seat being the lid or cover of the Ark) with the electric chair:

In Heaven His throne is made of gold
The Ark of his Testament is stowed
A throne from which I'm told
All history does unfold.
Down here it's made of wood and wire
And my body is on fire
And God is never far away.
Into the mercy seat I climb
My head is shaved, my head is wired
And like a moth that tries
To enter the bright eye
I go shuffling out of life
Just to hide in death awhile

Full lyrics here (http://www.lyricsfreak.com/n/nick+cave+and+the+bad+seeds/the+mercy+seat_20100094.html) as they're quite long. Johnny Cash also did a cover version, though I prefer the original. Both of Cave's favourite subjects for lyrics - violent death and religion - are combined in this song.

I'd also post Cave's "Stagger Lee", but it's definitely not U rated. You'll have to google for it (don't if you're easily offended) and imagine him having a gospel choir singing it live :twisted:

[Razor]

Doesn't matter if you're skinny
Doesn't matter if you're fat
You can dress up like a sultan
In your onion head hat

[BabyJ]

One of my many fav's is.....


I walk these streets
with a six string on my back
I'm playing for keeps
'cos I might not make it back.
I been everywhere
still I'm standing tall
still I've seen a million places
and I've rocked them all
Cos I'm a cowboy
on a steel horse I ride
I'm wanted
Dead or alive

Bon Jovi.... well gorgeous too!! :wink:

And my all time fav is....

I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
when you're far away and dreaming
I could spend my life
in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever

I don't wanna close my eyes
I don't wanna fall asleep
'cos I'd miss you babe
and I don't wanna miss a thing

Areosmith :D

[northwind]

Areosmith :D

Nah nah nah... The best Aerosmith line ever is in Dream On...

"Every time that I look in the mirror
all these lines on my face getting clearer."

Seems innocuous till you remember what a bunch of drug fiends they were ;)

[Haxsaw]

If dreams are like movies, then memories are films about ghosts

Someone will recognise it....

[BabyJ]

Counting Crows :D



But I cheated..... I looked it up! :oops: :D :wink:

[Haxsaw]

But I cheated..... I looked it up!
:roll:

[northwind]

I didn't, and it's from Mrs Potter's Lullabies :)

"I got bones beneath my skin, mister
There's a skeleton in every man's house
Beneath the dust and love and sweat that hangs on everybody
There's a dead man trying to get out"

But really, I love Anna Begins. And the live version of Round Here off of Across A Wire.

[_Stretchie_]

How about good ol Busta Rhymes from Zhane's, 'Hey Mr DJ'

And I quote
"Come on you can get it girl
Come with me if you really with it girl
Back to my dungeon shack where the party is at
Where I can tickle your n1ppl3s aand your feminine fat"

[pingu]

How about....

You told me to stay in school and stay away from from drugs
But daddy there's more drugs in school than I ever seen before
You told me not to sleep with a girl until you fall in love
Well daddy when she took her clothes off I swear I was in love

Dear Mr. President 1988 :)

Pingu

[fizzwheel]

the live version of Round Here off of Across A Wire.

That whole album is f*cking ace, especially "Have you seen me lately" and "catapult"

[keithd]

Hold a Chicken in the air
Stick a deckchair up your nose
Climb inside a dog
and then bury all your clothes
Paint your left knee green
and extract your wisdom teeth
form a string quartet
and pretend your name is Keith

beautiful man.

[fizzwheel]

When the routine bites hard
And ambitions are low
And the resentment rides high
But emotions wont grow
And were changing our ways,
Taking different roads
Then love, love will tear us apart again

Why is the bedroom so cold
Turned away on your side?
Is my timing that flawed,
Our respect run so dry?
Yet theres still this appeal
That weve kept through our lives
Love, love will tear us apart again

Do you cry out in your sleep
All my failings expose?
Get a taste in my mouth
As desperation takes hold
Is it something so good
Just cant function no more?
When love, love will tear us apart again

Love will tear us apart - Joy Division

[bobbydazzler]

Is it cruel or kind not to speak my mind,
and to lie to you rather than hurt you?
Well I'll confess all of of my sins
after several large gins
but still I'll hide from you,
hide what's inside from you.

And alarm bells ring
when you say your heart still sings
when you're with me.
Won't you please forgive me?

And all the memories of the pubs
and the clubs and the drugs and the tubs
we shared together,
Will stay with me forever.

But all the highs and the lows
and the to's and the fro's,
They left me dizzy,
Oh won't you please forgive me
I no longer hear the music
Oh no no no no

Well I no longer hear the music when the lights go out,
Love goes cold in the shades of doubt
The strange fate in my mind is all too clear.
Music when the lights come on
The girl I thought I knew has gone,
And with her my heart had disappeared...

Well I no longer hear the music
Oh no no no no no
All the memories of the fights and the nights
and the blue lights, all the kites
We flew together,
I thought they'd fly forever.

Music when the lights go out
Love goes cold in the shades of doubt
The strange fate in my mind it's all too clear.

Music when the lights come on
The girl I thought I knew has gone
And With her my heart had disappeared

Well I no longer hear the music
Oh no no no no no
And no longer hear the music

- the libertines

i know p doherty is a t@@t but a musical genius nontheless

[Sir Trev]

When I feel all the backstabbers have it in for me at work it has to be...

"Now you're climbin' to the top of the company ladder
Hope it doesn't take too long
Can'tcha you see there'll come a day when it won't matter
Come a day when you'll be gone"

- verse 2, Peace of Mind, Boston.


When I'm smiling...

"If there's one thing that I like, it's a burn up on my bike
A burn up on my bike is what I like
Now the M1 aint much fun 'til you try to do the ton
A burn up on my bike is what I like..."

- good old Dumpy!

[sharriso74]

Has to be this for a love song...

I used to love her, but I had to kill her
I used to love her, but I had to kill her
I had to put her
Six feet under
And I can still hear her complain


I used to love her, but I had to kill her
I used to love her, but I had to kill her
I knew I miss her
So I had to keep her
She's buried right in my back yard


I used to love her, but I had to kill her
I used to love her, but I had to kill her
She bitched so much
She drove me nuts
And now I'm happier this way


I used to love her, but I had to kill her
I used to love her, but I had to kill her
I had to put her
Six feet under
And I can still hear her complain

[lynw]

And todays, another GNRs one:

There's no logic here today,
Do as you got to, go your own way
I said that's right
Time's short your life's your own
And in the end
We are just dust 'n' bones

Sir Trev you reminded me of another one, U2 Acrobat:

Don't believe what you hear
Don't believe what you see
If you just close your eyes
You can feel the enemy
When I first met you girl
You had fire in your soul
What happened your face
Of melting in snow
Now it looks like this

And you can swallow
Or you can spit
You can throw it up
Or choke on it
And you can dream
So dream out loud
You know that your time is coming 'round
So don't let the *******s grind you down

No, nothing makes sense
Nothing seems to fit
I know you'd hit out
If you only knew who to hit
And I'd join the movement
If there was one I could believe in
Yeah I'd break bread and wine
If there was a church I could receive in
'cause I need it now

To take a cup
To fill it up
To drink it slow
I can't let you go
I must be an acrobat
To talk like this
And act like that
And you can dream
So dream out loud
And don't let the *******s grind you down

Oh, it hurts baby
(What are we going to do now it's all been said)
(No new ideas in the house and every book has been read)

And I must be an acrobat
To talk like this
And act like that
And you can dream
So dream out loud
And you can find
Your own way out
You can build
And I can will
And you can call
I can't wait until
You can stash
And you can seize
In dreams begin
Responsibilities
And I can love
And I can love
And I know that the tide is turning 'round
So don't let the *******s grind you down

[Supervox]

Ok, game over I 'win' !! :D

I. Overture

And the meek shall inherit the earth

II. The Temples of Syrinx

We've taken care of everything
The words you hear, the songs you sing
The pictures that give pleasure to your eyes.
It's one for all and all for one
We work together, common sons
Never need to wonder how or why.

We are the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx
Our great computers fill the hallowed halls.
We are the Priests, of the Temples of Syrinx
All the gifts of life are held within our walls.

Look around at this world we've made
Equality our stock in trade
Come and join the Brotherhood of Man
Oh, what a nice, contented world
Let the banners be unfurled
Hold the Red Star proudly high in hand.

We are the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx
Our great computers fill the hallowed halls.
We are the Priests, of the Temples of Syrinx
All the gifts of life are held within our walls

III. Discovery

What can this strange device be?
When I touch it, it gives forth a sound
It's got wires that vibrate and give music
What can this thing be that I found?

See how it sings like a sad heart
And joyously screams out its pain
Sounds that build high like a mountain
Or notes that fall gently like rain.

I can't wait to share this new wonder
The people will all see its light
Let them all make their own music
The Priests praise my name on this night.

IV. Presentation

I know it's most unusual
To come before you so
But I've found an ancient miracle
I thought that you should know
Listen to my music
And hear what it can do
There's something here as strong as life
I know that it will reach you.

Yes, we know, it's nothing new
It's just a waste of time
We have no need for ancient ways
The world is doing fine
Another toy will help destroy
The elder race of man
Forget about your silly whim
It doesn't fit the plan.

I can't believe you're saying
These things just can't be true
Our world could use this beauty
Just think what we might do.
Listen to my music
And hear what it can do
There's something here as strong as life
I know that it will reach you.

Don't annoy us further!
We have our work to do.
Just think about the average
What use have they for you?
Another toy will help destroy
The elder race of man
Forget about your silly whim
It doesn't fit the Plan!

V. Oracle : The Dream

I wandered home though the silent streets
And fell into a fitful sleep
Escape to realms beyond the night
Dream can't you show me the light?

I stand atop a spiral stair
An oracle confronts me there
He leads me on light years away
Through astral nights, galactic days
I see the works of gifted hands
That grace this strange and wondrous land
I see the hand of man arise
With hungry mind and open eyes

They left the planet long ago
The elder race still learn and grow
Their power grows with purpose strong
To claim the home where they belong
Home to tear the Temples down...
Home to change!

VI. Soliloquy

The sleep is still in my eyes
The dream is still in my head
I heave a sigh and sadly smile
And lie a while in bed
I wish that it might come to pass
Not fade like all my dreams...

Just think of what my life might be
In a world like I have seen!
I don't think I can carry on
Carry on this cold and empty life

My spirits are low in the depths of despair
My lifeblood...
...spills over

VII. The Grand Finale

Attention all Planets of the Solar Federation
Attention all Planets of the Solar Federation
Attention all Planets of the Solar Federation

We have assumed control.
We have assumed control.
We have assumed control.

[mudge32]

Ok, game over I 'win' !! :D

2112 - you won't hear me argue http://metaltabs.com/forum/images/smilies/lhdevil.gif

[Supervox]

Did you know that Neil Peart is a biker as well ?

Been riding BMW's for years - in 1997 when in a very short space of time he lost his wife to cancer & his only daughter in a car crash, he quit Rush & went off on a 55 000 mile ride to 'get himself together' - published a book about the journey "Ghost Rider".

[Razor]

You're so PRETTY when you lie
LOVESONGS always make me cry
I don't think you have a choice
THERE'S NO TRUTH LEFT IN YOUR VOICE
Remember when we used to laugh
Just try to FORGET all that
Wear my HEART upon your lips
I HOPE IT TASTES JUST LIKE ****!

Just call me
MISS ANN THROPE
Just call me
MISS ANN THROPE

You're so PRETTY when you die
LOVESONGS always make me cry
I don't think you realize
THERE'S NO BLUE LEFT IN YOUR EYES
Remember when we used to sing
Just try to FORGET those things
Fill your HOLE inside with dirt
I HOPE THAT IT ****ING HURTS!

Just call me
MISS ANN THROPE
Just call me
MISS ANN THROPE
Just call me
MISS ANN THROPE
Just call me
MISS ANN THROPE

YOU have left a trail of DECEIT
ASSAULT AND FLATTERY
BLASTING through my WOUNDS
IMPRISONED ME
In GOD and POETRY
A RITUAL TO MEND MY
ANGRY HEART
A breeding ground for your UNTRUTH
IF GOD CREATED MAN in his
OWN IMAGE
Then **** YOU...

ASHES TO ASHES
Dust to dust
MY HATE FOR YOU
Defines my lust
BRIDGES TO BRIDGES
You're nothing to me
WELCOME WORLD
Miss Ann Thrope

ASHES TO ASHES
Dust to dust
MY HATE FOR YOU
Defines my lust
BRIDGES TO BRIDGES
You're nothing to me
WELCOME WORLD
Miss Ann Thrope

****
****
MISS ANN THROPE
****
****
MISS ANN THROPE
MISS
ANN
THROPE

[northwind]

the live version of Round Here off of Across A Wire.

That whole album is f*cking ace, especially "Have you seen me lately" and "catapult"

The version of Chelsea on the Storytellers CD too... MMM.