Music Favourite lyrics

[Spherical Ice]

What are your favourite lyrics? Is it because of the way they sound, the meaning, wordplay, etc.?

 

[ShivaDF]

I really like the lyrics to Meat Loaf's "I'll Kill You if You Don't Come Back." The first half of the song portrays the relationship between the singer and his lover as a turbulent one; the singer feels spiteful for needing his lover so much. The second half of the song shows that the singer has become cynical and hardened to the ways people express romantic love... but he realizes he just can't stay away from his lover. It's both heartwarming and heartbreaking:

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Somebody bless all the girls in the sand on the beach
They're dreamin' of boys and staying just out of reach
Bless all the cheerleaders down on the track
They're glistening like diamonds with sweat on their backs
Bless all the girls in the gangs on the street
They're looking for danger and they're holding their peace
Bless all the girls staying late after school
They're playing with fire and oh they're playing it cool
And bless all the shy girls who're learning to dance
They stare in the mirror and they conjure romance
Bless all the girls who are always alone
They kneel down in prayer and they wait up by the phone
Bless all the homecoming queens of the night
They're looking for magic in gymnasium lights
And bless all the girls who know what love is about
They try not to cry and then they try to put out

And bless all the homecoming queens of the night
They're looking for magic in gymnasium lights
And bless all the girls who know what love is about
They try not to cry and then they try to put out

Somebody bless all these girls that I never have met
But damn you and curse you after all that you've done
You're the one girl I'll never forget
You're the one girl I'll never forget
Somebody bless all these girls and everything that they do
But damn me and curse me for still needing you!

I also love the lyrics to "Orange" the ending theme of the anime ToraDora. The singer compares herself and her difficulty handling her emotions to an unripe orange that's still too sour.

Rebecca Sugar's "Love Like You," the ending theme to her show Steven Universe, proves that simple lyrics can be very effective. The song describes the feeling of not feeling good enough for the ones you love:

Spoiler:

If I could begin to be,
Half of what you think of me,
I could do about anything,
I could even learn how to love.

When I see the way you act,
Wondering when I'm coming back,
I could do about anything,
I could even learn how to love like you.

You...
Love, like you...

I always thought, I might be bad,
Now I'm sure that it's true,
'cause I think you're so good,
And I'm nothing like you.

Look at you go
I just adore you
I wish that I knew
What makes you think I'm so special

If I could begin to do
Something that does right by you
I would do about anything
I would even learn how to love

When I see the way you look
Shaken by how long it took
I could do about anything
I could even learn how to love like you

Love me like you...

Finally, I like John Grant's "It Doesn't Matter to Him," just for the vivid metaphors:

Spoiler:

And now I feel the soft, pink flesh of my heart hardening
To the countless possibilities contained within each day.
Vulnerability feels like a cold, wet concrete room lit with fluorescent light,
Which, as you know, makes everything look bad.
I still keep trying to figure out how I became irrelevant,
How I got myself evicted from his heart from one day to the next.
And the worst part is that, even if I got an answer right now,
It would not change anything because we have become two strangers.

 

[Giggleswee]

Definitely My Dearest from Guilty Crown, because it's about the dedication of a friend (or lover) to their own. The English lyrics are really heartwarming to me and I've quoted them a couple times my self.

Spoiler:

so, everything that makes me whole
I will dedicate them all to you now
I'm Yours

You know, never in my life
Have I been able to smile so much
I'm sure
I've been walking on a path
Full of mistakes, all by myself
Just for this day

With your hand in mine
We can go on forever and ever
No matter how far it takes us
You tell me that I'm no longer alone
And again, you smile

When you have something precious you must protect
But you can only stand rooted to the ground, not knowing what to do
Or when you lose all your possibilities and let darkness envelop you
And you're about to be swallowed up in your despair
I will become the light to shine your path
Even the king of this world cannot block me out
so, everything that makes me whole
I will dedicate them all to you now
I'm Yours

You know in this world
There are all kinds of happiness
So someday, together

Even if someone were to call you a liar
And try to hurt you with heartless words
Or if the whole world doesn't even try to believe in you
And try to put a crown of thorns on your head
I can still become a friend only to you
I know of that loneliness and that pain
so, everything that makes me whole
I will dedicate them all to you now
I'm Yours

If you could know of me someday
Then I will definitely be there
Even if there isn't a single fragment of hope there
Or if I had to be something that's not supposed to be
The fact that you won't forget about me
I know it better than anyone
So, for you, I will dedicate
Everything I have, now

Another song from Guilty Crown is Euterpe which is a song about the world and it's problems. I used to sing revere these lyrics when I was feeling down or something.

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Oh, field flower that has bloomed,
Ah, somehow, please tell me:
Why is it that people hurt each other
And fight?

Oh, flower that blooms with the asphalt,
What can you see from there?
Why is it that people
Cannot forgive each other?

In the summer, the rain passed
And the blue reflected,
Small, it rippled
In front of me,
Without saying a thing.

What do you think
When your friends wilt?
With those leaves that do not carry words,
How do you convey your love?

The summer sun is clouded
And the wind fluttered.
I shall sing
The proof that life once existed
For those who do not have a name.

And then finally I think of the song Nirvana from Inu x Boku SS when I'm feeling lonely.

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In the corner of the broken world, we are looking up at the sky.
I'm going to go searching for your warmth.

I was just reaching out my hand, even though I had nowhere to go.
I hide my loneliness, and fumble around as I walk.
I felt it for the first time on the night your weren't there,
The pain in my heart.

In the corner of the broken world, we are looking up at the sky.
I'm going to go searching for your warmth.

Is the sensation starting to fade? Even though these tears overflow?
What was this feeling called again? I've forgotten it somewhere along the way.
Now, the problem is this unerasable electro-light,
The light in my heart.

I bang on the door of "I want to see you", but I pretend I didn't.
Once morning comes, will this feeling as well sink the bottom of the ocean?

In the corner of the broken world, we are looking up at the sky.
I'm going to go searching for your warmth.

If the slight fever of warmth that rises when we hold hands lights a light,
Look, It will shine until it reaches even the corners of the dimmed world, so brightly.

Sadness sinks, and look, the night comes to an end.
Let's go searching for you
And your warmth, in a world yet unseen.

 

[Cay]

All of that

 

[Spherical Ice]

All of that

hahahaha it was actually this song I had in mind when I made this thread

I especially like this part:

Spoiler:

Can you be immortalised without your life being expired?
Even though you share the same blood is it worth the time?
Like who got your best interest?
Like how much are you dependent?
How clutch are the people that say they love you?
And who pretending?
How tough is your skin when they turn you in?
Do you show forgiveness?
What brush do you bend when dusting your shoulders from being offended?
What kind of den did they put you in when the lions start hissing?
What kind of bridge did they burn?
Revenge or your mind when it's mentioned?
You wanna love like Nelson, you wanna be like Nelson
You wanna walk in his shoes but you peacemaking seldom
You wanna be remembered that delivered the message
That considered the blessing of everyone
This your lesson for everyone

His flow at that part with the beat is sublime

 

[Sydian]

I'll come back and be serious later but the first thing that popped into my mind was "wrist icicle ride dick bicycle" because I just wasn't expecting that. lol

 

[Jinjer]

You are my instigator
You are my aggravator
You are my space invader
Cautionary warning
I propose...

that show was probably my first real introduction to hard rock

 

[Bay]

Er, yeah so it's been a while since I mentioned Hamilton haha. My favorite lyrics are from "Wait For It."

Spoiler:

Death doesn't discriminate
Between the sinners
And the saints
It takes and it takes and it takes
And we keep living anyway
We rise and we fall
And we break
And we make our mistakes
And if there's a reason I'm still alive
When everyone who loves me has died
I'm willing to wait for it
I'm willing to wait for it

There are similar lines some verses back where it was "Love doesn't discriminate", but I love the "Death doesn't discriminate" version better because it adds Burr's rivalry with Hamilton there.

 

[Gigadweeb]

She got a big booty so I call her 'Big Booty'

 

[Flower]

Breathe Carolina - Skeletons (legit every site has at least one line wrong, but these are the actual lyrics)

Spoiler:

We're face to face
Sorry to wake you I just had to
What's done is done
Now that I'm sober I just have to tell you
All that I had to hide
You deserve the truth
I'm most of love, close enough
It's what I have to do
You need to hear
You need to hear this all from me

Skeletons in my room
I laid them all out for you
Second thoughts will be the death of us
And I don't want the death of us

If I can change
If I can change
If I can change
I know I'm better (with you on my side)

If I can change (can I change your mind?)
If I can change (can I change your mind?)
If I can change (can I change your mind?)
I know I'm better with you on my side (x2)

These words will stay here
I hope behind and not between us
With this we're free now
I'm where I am and you're the reason
(Whoa oh)
You should know that you saved me
From a place that I never would've left alive
You've got my heart and it's racing
I'm pacing back and forth

Skeletons in my room
I laid down my love for you
Second thoughts will be the death of us
And I don't want the death of us

If I can change
If I can change
If I can change
I know I'm better (with you on my side)

If I can change (can I change your mind?)
If I can change (can I change your mind?)
If I can change (can I change your mind?)
I know I'm better with you on my side (x2)

If I change
Take all these skeletons
Lay them to bury them
Take all these skeletons
Lay them to bury them

Can I change your mind?
And we'll bury them
Can I change your mind?
And we'll bury them
Can I change your mind?
I can bury them
You on my side

Skeletons in my room

Breathe Carolina - Gone So Long

Spoiler:

My eyes open to the sound of a song I've heard
Don't know the name, but I know all the words
Sun came up, crawled into the front seat
Memories leaving me, was it all a dream I had?
Time for us to wake up

I'll save my words to make the most of it
I never meant to be gone so long

Do you still remember my touch at all?
I never meant to be gone so long
Do you still remember my touch at all?
I never meant to be gone so long

Street lights passing
Every one gets me a heartbeat closer
To where it started beating
Keep me feeling safe and sound
When everything that's right is upside down
Was it all a dream I had?
Time for us to wake up

I'll save my words to make the most of it
I never meant to be gone so long

Do you still remember my touch at all?
I never meant to be gone so long
Do you still remember my touch at all?
I never meant to be gone so long as I have
You won't be home, I never meant to be gone so long
Do you still remember my touch at all?
I never meant to be gone so long

The world still moves on
I'm sorry I made you wait
I wish that I, I could stay
The world still moves on
(I live for this, but I'd die for you)
I'm sorry I made you wait
I wish that I, I could stay
The world still moves on
(I live for this, but I'd die for you)
I'm sorry I made you wait
I wish that I, I could stay
The world still moves on

Do you still remember my touch at all?
I never meant to be gone so long
Do you still remember my touch at all?
I never meant to be gone so long as I have
You won't be home, I never meant to be gone so long
Do you still remember my touch at all?
I never meant to be gone so long

Breathe Carolina - Chemicals

Spoiler:

All this wasted space,
This whole room, it takes,
Heart to stay awake,
This is my escape

If we fill it back up,
Amphetamine rush,
Set me on fire tonight, tonight
If we fill it back up,
Amphetamine rush,
Set me on fire tonight, tonight

It's getting critical, getting critical
(oh, oh)
I gotta let it go, gotta let it go
(oh, oh)
You're my chemical, you're my chemical
(oh, oh)
Killer

Stabs me in the back,
Takes me, all I have
Wrestled to the floor,
See you soon for more

If we fill it back up,
Amphetamine rush,
Set me on fire tonight, tonight
If we fill it back up,
Amphetamine rush,
Set me on fire tonight, tonight

It's getting critical, getting critical
(oh, oh)
I gotta let it go, gotta let it go
(oh, oh)
You're my chemical, you're my chemical
(oh, oh)
Killer

Am I the only one?
Am I the only one?

It's getting critical, getting critical
(oh, oh)
I gotta let it go, gotta let it go
(oh, oh)
You're my chemical, you're my chemical
(oh, oh)
Killer

It's getting critical, getting critical
(oh, oh)
I gotta let it go, gotta let it go
(oh, oh)
You're my chemical, you're my chemical
(oh, oh)
Killer

These three stand out to me in particular. Not because Breathe Carolina's my favourite band, but rather I guess the lyrics just speak to me and stuff. ='p yup..

 

[Keiran]

bumping this before it hits 30 days

Been listening to a lot more of Thrice and Brand New lately (cause I've recently seen them live) so I'm gonna post some of my favorite lyrics by them.

Spoiler:

And I can't keep from wondering
Why nothing good could ever stay
Why faith feels like a fistful of sand

- Hurricane, Thrice

Spoiler:

The time has come for colds and overcoats.
We're quiet on the ride,
we're all just waiting to get home.
Another week away, my greatest fear.
I need the smell of summer,
I need its noises in my ears.
If looks could really kill,
then my profession would be staring.
Please know we do this cause we care
and not for the thrill.
Collect calls to home
to tell them that I realize
that everyone who lives will someday die
and die alone.


I wrote more postcards than hooks.
I read more maps than books.
Feel like every chance to leave
is another chance I should have took.
Every minute is a mile.
I've never felt so hollow.
I'm an old abandoned church with broken pews
and empty aisles.
My secrets for a buck.
Watch me as I cut myself wide open
on this stage. Yes, I am paid
to spill my guts. I won't see home till spring.
Oh, I would kill for the Atlantic,
but I am paid to make girls panic
while I sing.

- I Will Play My Game Beneath The Spin Light, Brand New

Spoiler:

We're more than carbon and chemicals
We are the image of the invisible
Free will is ours and we can't let go
We are the image of the invisible

- Image Of The Invisible, Thrice

Spoiler:

Some men die under the mountain just looking for gold
Some die looking for a hand to hold

-At The Bottom, Brand New

Spoiler:

Woke up to a brand new skyline
We licked our wounds and mourn the dead
Swallow the story hook and sinker
Is that what we meant when we said
That we never would forget?

Are we fools and cowards all
To let them cover up their lies?
Cause we all watched the buildings fall
Watched the scales fall from our eyes

A fire burns beneath Manhattan
Still we breathe with broken lungs
We act like none of this matters
Is that what we meant When we said
That we'd sing what must be sung?

Are we fools and cowards all
To let them cover up their lies?
Cause we all watched the buildings fall
Watched the scales fall from our eyes

We want answers
Scream from the roofs
We want justice
We want the truth

- Broken Lungs, Thrice (this whole song is just..... just listen to it)

Spoiler:

The sky is falling
And no one will care as long as it lands overseas

- The Sky Is Falling, Thrice

Also the entirety of this song; Play Crack The Sky by Brand New. I love this type of songwriting where it's kind of like storytelling. Lyrics in spoiler.

Spoiler:

We sent out the SOS call.
It was a quarter past four in the morning when the storm broke our second anchor line.
Four months at sea, four months of calm seas to be pounded in the shallows off the tip of Montauk Point.
They call them rogues, they travel fast and alone.
One-hundred-foot faces of God's good ocean gone wrong.
What they call love is a risk, cause you will always get hit out of nowhere by some wave and end up on your own.
The hole in the hull defied the crews attempts to bail us out.
And flooded the engines and radio and half buried bow.
Your tongue is a rudder.
It steers the whole ship.
Sends your words past your lips or keeps them safe behind your teeth.
But the wrong words will strand you.
Come off course while you sleep.
Sweep your boat out to sea or dashed to bits on the reef.
The vessel groans the ocean pressures its frame.
To the port I see the lighthouse through the sleet and rain.
And I wish for one more day to give my love and repay debts.
But the morning finds our bodies washed up thirty miles west.
They say that the captain stays fast with the ship through still and storm.
But this ain't the Dakota, and the water is cold.
We won't have to fight for long.
This is the end.
This story's old but it goes on and on until we disappear.
Calm me and let me taste the salt you breathed while you were underneath.
I am the one who haunts your dreams of mountains sunk below the sea.
I spoke the words but never gave a thought to what they all could mean.
I know that this is what you want.
A funeral keeps both of us apart.
You know that you are not alone.
Need you like water in my lungs.
This is the end.

These 2 bands have such great lyrics all around. Jesse Lacey and Dustin Kensrue are incredible lyricists.