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[Idril]

I always assumed that it referred to disney/mickey mouse being a "cash cow"

Well, that would make a lot of sense. There should be another thread of song lyrics that have us stumped and see if someone else can make sense of it.

[Adudaewen]

This is from HelloGoodbye. I love them!!!!

Baby, It's Fact

Just in case their wondering
They've got us pinned terribly
They don't believe our love is real
Cause they don't know how real love feels
You should know it's true
Just now, the part about my love for you
And how my hearts about bust
Into a thousand pieces
Oh it must be true
And They'll believe us to soon
Baby, it's fact
That our love is true
The way black is black
And blue is just blue
My love is true
It's a matter of fact
Oh, and you love me too
It's a simple as that
Baby, our love is true

They may say some awful things
But there's no point in listening
Your words are the only words
That I believe in after.
You should know it's true
Just now, the part about my love for you
And how my hearts about bust
Into a thousand pieces
Oh it must be true
And They'll believe us to soon
Baby, it's fact
That our love is true
The way black is black
And blue is just blue
My love is true
It's a matter of fact
Oh, and you love me too
It's a simple as that
Baby, our love is true

It's true
Oh oh oh
It's true
Oh oh oh
It's true
Whoa oh oh

Baby, it's fact
That our love is true
The way black is black
And blue is just blue
My love is true
It's a matter of fact
Oh, and you love me too
It's a simple as that
Baby, our love is true

Baby, it's fact
That our love is true
The way black is black
And blue is just blue
My love is true
It's a matter of fact
Oh, and you love me too
It's a simple as that
Baby, our love is true

Baby, it's fact
That our love is true
The way black is black
And blue is just blue
My love is true
It's a matter of fact
Oh, and you love me too
It's a simple as that
Baby, it's fact
Our love is true
Baby, it's fact
Our love is true
Baby it's fact
(Baby it's fact)
Baby it's fact
Our love is true

[bluevictim]

There should be another thread of song lyrics that have us stumped and see if someone else can make sense of it.

That would be fun; I'm pretty sure I can find a few examples!

[aeroport]

These are really quite simple lyrics, but for some reason I'm terribly fond of them. Something about the immediacy of it, I guess.

(excerpt from) "The Answer Lies Within" - Dream Theater

Life is short,
so learn from your mistakes.
And stand behind
the choices that you make.

Face each day
with both eyes open wide.
And try to give;
don't keep it all inside.

Don't let the day go by.
Don't let it end.
Don't let a day go by in doubt -
The answer lies within.

You've got the future on your side -
Your gonna be fine now.
I know whatever you decide,
Your gonna shine.

Don't let the day go by.
etc.

[BibliophileTRJ]

The chorus of - "That's What Living Is To Me" - Jimmy Buffett

Be good and you will be lonesome
Be lonesome and you will be free
Live a lie and you will live to regret it
That's what livin' is to me
That's what livin' is to me

"It's My Job" - also by Jimmy Buffett
(this song has allowed me to stick with my job (which I HATE) for nearly 20 years)


In the middle of late last night I was sittin' on a curb
I didn't know what about but I was feeling quite disturbed
A street sweeper came whistlin' by
He was bouncin' every step
It seemed strange how good he felt
So I asked him while he swept

He said "It's my job to be cleaning up this mess
And that's enough reason to go for me
It's my job to be better than the rest
And that makes the day for me"

Got an uncle who owns a bank he's a self made millionaire
He never had anyone to love never had no one to care
He always to seemed kind of sad to me
So I asked him why that was
And he told me it's because in my contract there's a clause

That says "It's my job to worried half to death
And that's the thing people respect in me
It's a job but without it I'd be less
Than what I expect from me"

I've been lazy most all of my life
Writing songs and sleeping late
Any manual labor I've done purely by mistake
If street sweepers can smile then
I've got no right to feel upset
But sometimes I still forget

Till the lights go on and the stage is set
And the song hits home and you feel that sweat

It's my job to be different than the rest
and that's enough reason to go for me
It's my job to be better than the best
and that's a tough break for me
It's my job to be cleaning up this mess
and that's enough reason to go for me
It's my job to be better than the best
and that makes the day for me


Lastly; the theme song of my life:
NO REGRETS - Edith Piaf


No! No regrets
No! I will have no regrets
All the things
That went wrong
For at last I have learned to be strong

No! No regrets
No! I will have no regrets
For the grief doesn't last
It is gone
I've forgotten the past

And the memories I had
I no longer desire
Both the good and the bad
I have flung in a fire
And I feel in my heart
That the seed has been sown
It is something quite new
It's like nothing I've known

No! No regrets
No! I will have no regrets
All the things that went wrong
For at last I have learned to be strong

No! No regrets
No! I will have no regrets
For the seed that is new
It's the love that is growing for you

[andave_ya]

My favorite song:

Celtic Woman - The Voice


I hear your voice on the wind
And I hear you call out my name

"Listen, my child," you say to me
"I am the voice of your history
Be not afraid, come follow me
Answer my call, and I'll set you free"

I am the voice in the wind and the pouring rain
I am the voice of your hunger and pain
I am the voice that always is calling you
I am the voice, I will remain

I am the voice in the fields when the summer's gone
The dance of the leaves when the autumn winds blow
Ne'er do I sleep thoughout all the cold winter long
I am the force that in springtime will grow

I am the voice of the past that will always be
Filled with my sorrow and blood in my fields
I am the voice of the future, bring me your peace
Bring me your peace, and my wounds, they will heal

I am the voice in the wind and the pouring rain
I am the voice of your hunger and pain
I am the voice that always is calling you
I am the voice

I am the voice of the past that will always be
I am the voice of your hunger and pain
I am the voice of the future
I am the voice, I am the voice
I am the voice, I am the voice

[hockeychick8792]

The chorus of - "That's What Living Is To Me" - Jimmy Buffett

Be good and you will be lonesome
Be lonesome and you will be free
Live a lie and you will live to regret it
That's what livin' is to me
That's what livin' is to me

"It's My Job" - also by Jimmy Buffett
(this song has allowed me to stick with my job (which I HATE) for nearly 20 years)


In the middle of late last night I was sittin' on a curb
I didn't know what about but I was feeling quite disturbed
A street sweeper came whistlin' by
He was bouncin' every step
It seemed strange how good he felt
So I asked him while he swept

He said "It's my job to be cleaning up this mess
And that's enough reason to go for me
It's my job to be better than the rest
And that makes the day for me"

Got an uncle who owns a bank he's a self made millionaire
He never had anyone to love never had no one to care
He always to seemed kind of sad to me
So I asked him why that was
And he told me it's because in my contract there's a clause

That says "It's my job to worried half to death
And that's the thing people respect in me
It's a job but without it I'd be less
Than what I expect from me"

I've been lazy most all of my life
Writing songs and sleeping late
Any manual labor I've done purely by mistake
If street sweepers can smile then
I've got no right to feel upset
But sometimes I still forget

Till the lights go on and the stage is set
And the song hits home and you feel that sweat

It's my job to be different than the rest
and that's enough reason to go for me
It's my job to be better than the best
and that's a tough break for me
It's my job to be cleaning up this mess
and that's enough reason to go for me
It's my job to be better than the best
and that makes the day for me


Lastly; the theme song of my life:
NO REGRETS - Edith Piaf


No! No regrets
No! I will have no regrets
All the things
That went wrong
For at last I have learned to be strong

No! No regrets
No! I will have no regrets
For the grief doesn't last
It is gone
I've forgotten the past

And the memories I had
I no longer desire
Both the good and the bad
I have flung in a fire
And I feel in my heart
That the seed has been sown
It is something quite new
It's like nothing I've known

No! No regrets
No! I will have no regrets
All the things that went wrong
For at last I have learned to be strong

No! No regrets
No! I will have no regrets
For the seed that is new
It's the love that is growing for you

Hey I am a parrot-head so I enjoy this song alot, but my new favorite is...
Alyssa Lies
By: Jason Michael Carroll

My little girl met a new friend,
just the other day,
on the playground at school
between the tires and the swings

But she came home with tear-filled eyes,
and she said to me "Daddy, Alyssa lies"

Well I just brushed it off at first,
cause I didn't know how much my little girl had been hurt
o'er the things she had seen.
I wasn't ready when I said "You can tell me"

and she said...

Alyssa lies to the classroom,
Alyssa lies everyday at school,
Alyssa lies to the teachers
as she tries to cover every bruise

My little girl laid her head down that night to go to sleep.
As I stepped out the room, I heard her say a prayer so soft and sweet
"God bless my mom and my dad
and my new friend, Alyssa
I know she needs you bad"

Because Alyssa lies to the classroom,
Alyssa lies everyday at school,
Alyssa lies to the teachers
as she tries to cover every bruise

(bridge)

I had the worst night of sleep in years
as I tried to think of a way to calm her fears
I knew just what it was I had to do
but when we got to school on Monday I heard the news

My little girl asked me why everybody looked so sad.
The lump in my throat grew bigger
with every question that she asked.
Until I felt the tears run down my face
and I told her that Alyssa wouldn't be at school today

Cause she doesn't lie in the classroom
she doesn't lie anymore at school
Alyssa lies with Jesus
because there's nothin' anyone would do.

Tears filled my eyes, when my little girl asked me why
Alyssa lies. daddy tell me why
Alyssa lies

(in my opinion it is emotional and worth crying to and the scary thing is this song tells the truth {innocent children are abused every day})

[*Classic*Charm*]

This always struck me, for some reason:

I lean against the wind,
Pretend that I am weightless
And in this moment I am Happy

- Wish You Were Here, Incubus

[Domer121]

This is one of my favorite songs:
"All around me are a milion faces
Worn out places, worn out faces..
Bright and early for the daily races going nowhere, going nowhere.
Children waiting for the day they feel good: Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday.......Its a mad world, mad, mad world..."
Mad Word--Tears for Fears

[*Classic*Charm*]

This is one of my favorite songs:
"All around me are a milion faces
Worn out places, worn out faces..
Bright and early for the daily races going nowhere, going nowhere.
Children waiting for the day they feel good: Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday.......Its a mad world, mad, mad world..."
Mad Word--Tears for Fears

I think it's kinda funny,
I think it's kinda sad,
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the bets I've ever had

I find it hard to tell you,
I find it hard to take,
When people run in circles
It's a very very
Mad World

[Nightshade]

one of my favs...
"Bread and Roses"

As we come marching, marching in the beauty of the day,
A million darkened kitchens, a thousand mill lofts gray,
Are touched with all the radiance that a sudden sun discloses,
For the people hear us singing: "Bread and roses! Bread and roses!"
As we come marching, marching, we battle too for men,
For they are women's children, and we mother them again.
Our lives shall not be sweated from birth until life closes;
Hearts starve as well as bodies; give us bread, but give us roses!

As we come marching, marching, unnumbered women dead
Go crying through our singing their ancient cry for bread.
Small art and love and beauty their drudging spirits knew.
Yes, it is bread we fight for -- but we fight for roses, too!

As we come marching, marching, we bring the greater days.
The rising of the women means the rising of the race.
No more the drudge and idler -- ten that toil where one reposes,
But a sharing of life's glories: Bread and roses! Bread and roses!

All in all Im not suprised it was used in demostrations

[Domer121]

I think it's kinda funny,
I think it's kinda sad,
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the bets I've ever had

I find it hard to tell you,
I find it hard to take,
When people run in circles
It's a very very
Mad World

Thank you for helping me remember the rest of the song

[manolia]

It's not actually my favourite lyrics, but i like this song very much:

Sting- Ghost story

I watch the Western sky
The sun is sinking
The geese are flying South
It sets me thinking

I did not miss you much
I did not suffer
What did not kill me
Just made me tougher

I feel the winter come
His icy sinews,
Now in the firelight
The case continues

Another night in court
The same old trial
The same old questions asked
The same denial

The shadows close me round
Like jury members
I look for answers in
The fire's embers

Why was I missing then
That whole December?
I give my usual line,
I don't remember

Another winter comes
His icy fingers creep
Into these bones of mine
These memories never sleep
And all these differences
A cloak I borrow
We kept our distances
Why should it follow
I must have loved you?

What is the force that binds the stars?
I wore this mask to hide my scars
What is the power that pulls the tide?
Never could find a place to hide

What moves the Earth around the sun?
What could I do but run and run and run?
Afraid to love, afraid to fail
A mast without a sail

The moon's a fingernail
And slowly sinking
Another day begins
And now I'm thinking

That this indifference
Was my invention
When everything I did
Sought your attention

You were my compass star
You were my measure
You were a pirate's map
Of buried treasure

If this was all correct
The last thing I'd expect
The prosecution rests
It's time that I confess
I must have loved you
I must have loved you

[EitherOr]

Twilight by Elliott Smith

Haven't laughed this hard in a long time
I better stop now before I start crying
Go off to sleep in the sunshine
I don't want to see the day when it's dying

She's a sight to see
She's good to me
I'm already somebody's baby
She's a pretty thing
And she knows everything
But I'm already somebody's baby

You don't deserve to be lonely
But those drugs you got won't make you feel better
Pretty soon you'll find it's the only
Little part of your life you're keeping together

I'm nice to you
I could make it through
That you're already somebody's baby
I could make you smile
If you stayed awhile
But how long will you stay with me baby?

Because your candle burns too bright
Well I almost forgot it was twilight
Even if I think that you are right
Well I'm tired of being down, I got no fight

You're wonderful
And it's beautiful
But I'm already somebody's baby
And if I went with you
I'd disappoint you too
Well I'm already somebody's baby
Already somebody's baby


Honourable mention to one of the verses in Springsteen's Youngstown:

Seven hundred tons of metal a day
Now sir you tell me the world’s changed
Once I made you rich enough
Rich enough to forget my name

[jon1jt]

c'mon, you have to admit, these are some sexy lyrics:

Right Said Fred:

I'm Too Sexy

I'm too sexy for my love,
too sexy for my love
Love's going to leave me

I'm too sexy for my shirt,
too sexy for my shirt
So sexy it hurts
And I'm too sexy for Milan,
too sexy for Milan
New York and Japan
And I'm too sexy for your party,
too sexy for your party
No way I'm disco dancing

I'm a model, you know what I mean
And I do my little turn on the catwalk
Yeah, on the catwalk,
on the catwalk, yeah
I do my little turn on the catwalk

I'm too sexy for my car,
too sexy for my car
Too sexy by far
And I'm too sexy for my hat
Too sexy for my hat,
what d'you think about that

I'm a model, you know what I mean
And I do my little turn on the catwalk
Yeah, on the catwalk,
on the catwalk, yeah
I shake my little touche on the catwalk


I'm too sexy for my,
too sexy for my,
too sexy for my


'Cause
I'm a model, you know what I mean
And I do my little turn on the catwalk
Yeah, on the catwalk,
yeah, on the catwalk, yeah
I shake my little touche on the catwalk

I'm too sexy for my cat,

too sexy for my cat Poor pussy, poor pussy cat
I'm too sexy for my love,
too sexy for my love
Love's going to leave me

And I'm too sexy for this song