favourite quotes from song lyrics

[Riesa]

But I learned fast how to keep my head up 'cause I
know there is this side of me that
wants to grab the yoke from the pilot and just
fly the whole mess into the sea.


Love is not a victory march, it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah

Raven,
feathers shiny and black
A touch of blue
glistening down her back
We don't talk about heaven and we don't talk about hell
We come to depend on one another so damn well
So, go to confession
whatever gets you through
You can count your blessings
I'll just count on blue

[pjjr]

I'm a big Paul Simon fan.
old friends sat on their park bench like bookends,
a newspaper blown through the grass
falls on the round toes of the old shoes of the old friends
old friends, winter companions the old men
lost in thier overcoats, waiting for the sunset
the sounds of the city sifting trough trees
settle like dust on the shoulders of the old friends,
can you imagine us years from today
sharing a park bench quietly?
How terribly strange to be 70.
old friends memory brushes the same years
quietly sharing the same fears
Old Friends Paul Simon
I was in high school when I heard this song and I was fascinated by that line how terribly strange to be 70, I'm 57 and that line still fascinates me to no end.

[sprinks]

I don't mind where you come from, as long as you come to me.
But I dont like illusions I cant see them clearly.
I dont care, no I wouldn't dare
To fix the twist in you,
You've shown me eventually what you'll do.
I dont mind. I dont care, as long as you're here.
Go ahead and tell me you'll leave again
You'll just come back running
Holding your scarred heart in hand
It's all the same
And I'll take you for who you are
If you take me for everything
And do it all over again
It's all the same

All The Same - Sick Puppies

I loved this song since I first saw the video clip for it, and that bit I wrote up there is my favourite bit probably... It has a lot of personal meaning

[njepsen]

"All men, you don't need anyone. Just hold on to the end and you dont even have to look good. Woman, youll do fine on your own, you're free to cry and you don't have to wipe your eyes" - John Frusciante - Ascension

"I can't pretend to be who i'm not. There are things you need from me that I haven't got. No way, but to end. Pick up the pieces of our lives and maybe love again. There's only one way for things to be between you and me." - John Frusciante - Far away

"There's just one more thing i need to know. If this is love, Why does it scare me so?" - Jeff Healey - Angel Eyes

Many more, but ill start there

[Il Penseroso]

But I learned fast how to keep my head up 'cause I
know there is this side of me that
wants to grab the yoke from the pilot and just
fly the whole mess into the sea.

I dig the "there's no design, your flaws are fine" from this song (at least I think that's what he says)

[Virgil]

JUMPING JACK FLASH
(Jagger/Richards)

Watch it!

I was born in a cross-fire hurricane
And I howled at my ma in the driving rain,
But it's all right now, in fact, it's a gas!
But it's all right. I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash,
It's a Gas! Gas! Gas!

I was raised by a toothless, bearded hag,
I was schooled with a strap right across my back,
But it's all right now, in fact, it's a gas!
But it's all right, I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash,
It's a Gas! Gas! Gas!

I was drowned, I was washed up and left for dead.
I fell down to my feet and I saw they bled.
I frowned at the crumbs of a crust of bread.
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I was crowned with a spike right thru my head.
But it's all right now, in fact, it's a gas!
But it's all right, I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash,
It's a Gas! Gas! Gas!

Jumping Jack Flash, its a gas
Jumping Jack Flash, its a gas
Jumping Jack Flash, its a gas
Jumping Jack Flash, its a gas

[njepsen]

Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence

In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence

And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence

"Fools", said I, "You do not know
Silence like a cancer grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words, like silent raindrops fell
And echoed
In the wells of silence

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls"
And whispered in the sounds of silence

sounds of silence - Simon and Garfunkel.

Probably the most beautifully written piece of poetry in a song. I still get chills everytime i hear it.

[sharpie]

I've seen it all, I have seen the trees,
I've seen the willow leaves dancing in the breeze
I've seen a man killed by his best friend,
And lives that were over before they were spent.
I've seen what I was - I know what I'll be
I've seen it all - there is no more to see!

You haven't seen elephants, kings or Peru!
I'm happy to say I had better to do
What about China? Have you seen the Great Wall?
All walls are great, if the roof doesn't fall!

And the man you will marry?
The home you will share?
To be honest, I really don't care...

You've never been to Niagara Falls?
I have seen water, its water, that's all...
The Eiffel Tower, the Empire State?
My pulse was as high on my very first date!
Your grandson's hand as he plays with your hair?
To be honest, I really don't care...

I've seen it all, I've seen the dark
I've seen the brightness in one little spark.
I've seen what I chose and I've seen what I need,
And that is enough, to want more would be greed.
I've seen what I was and I know what I'll be
I've seen it all - there is no more to see!

You've seen it all and all you have seen
You can always review on your own little screen
The light and the dark, the big and the small
Just keep in mind - you need no more at all
You've seen what you were and know what you'll be
You've seen it all - there is no more to see!

- bjork/thom yorke

[Pensive]

Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence

In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence

And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence

"Fools", said I, "You do not know
Silence like a cancer grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words, like silent raindrops fell
And echoed
In the wells of silence

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls"
And whispered in the sounds of silence

sounds of silence - Simon and Garfunkel.

Probably the most beautifully written piece of poetry in a song. I still get chills everytime i hear it.

Yeah, amazing lyrics.

Tom get your plane right on time.
I know that you've been eager to fly now.
Hey, hey, hey let your honesty shine, shine, shine
Yeh! like it shines on me, the only livin' boy in New York.
__________________

The Only Living Boy in New York - Another masterpiece by Simon and Garfunkel!

[Dimturiel]

Each heart is a pilgrim
Each one wants to know
The reason why the winds die
And where the stories go-Enya, Pilgrim

I'm hearing images, I'm seeing songs
No poet has ever painted. ABBA, I let the music speak(Actually the entire song would deserve to be quoted. It's very intriguing and poetic)

[George_Berkeley]

Planet Earth is blue, and there's nothing I can do. - David Bowie Space Oddity

Time may change me, but I can't trace time. - David Bowie Changes

Found my way upstairs and had a smoke, and someone spoke and I went into a dream. - The Beatles A Day In A Life

[Riesa]

I dig the "there's no design, your flaws are fine" from this song (at least I think that's what he says)

It's:

This rather simple epitaph can save your hide your falling mind
Fate isn't what we're up against there's no design no flaws to find
There's no design no flaws to find.

but I like yours better.

[Bakiryu]

I'll just post the video so you guys can actually listen to the lyrics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWbr-...eature=related

[djy78usa]

"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" - Beautiful Boy (John Lennon)

"If my baby don't love me no more, I know her sister will" - Red House (Jimi Hendrix)

[Tournesol]

"I have this theory
That if we're told we're bad
Then that's the only
Idea we'll ever have.

But maybe if we are surrounded in beauty
Someday we will become what we see
Cause anyone can start a conflict
It's harder yet to disregard it
I rather see the world from another angle

We are everyday angels
Be careful with me
Cause I'd like to stay that way."

'I'm Sensitive' - Jewel