Thought this might be some fun, so…
What are some lines from song lyrics that really hit you the right way? It could be that it’s deep and meaningful, or just something that amuses you. I’ll start:
Isn’t it funny how laughter looks like crying with no sound, and raindrops taste like tears without the pain ~ Queensryche - Another Rainy Night (Without You)
Droplets of “yes” and “no” in an ocean of “maybe” ~ Faith No More - Falling to Pieces
A smile as sweet as flowers
Wilted so and soured
Black tears stain the cheeks
That once were so admired
~ Dave Matthews Band - The Dreaming Tree
Her lovers queued up in the hallway
I heard them scratching at the door
I tried to tell her about Marx and Engels,
God and Angels…
I don’t really know what for…
But she looked good in ribbons
The Sisters Of Mercy ~ Ribbons
Fuck you all, fuck everyone and everything, you don’t know me and you wouldn’t want to anyway forced into the end, I fucked myself, I fucked myself again again, I am nothing, again, fuck everything
- F.E. - 40 Below Summer
Kill him. Fucking kill him. Kill him already kill him. Kill him already. Kill him already. Kill him. JUST FUCKING KILL HIM. FUCKING KILL HIM.
Shellac - Prayer to god
I sing this almost daily when I read the news.
Rattlesnake Rattlesnake Rattlesnake Rattles me
And if you choose not to decide you still have made a choice
~ Rush- Freewill
That line helped kick my ass into gear and actually start living the life I wanted instead of sitting paralyzed by my fears
Love is watching someone die
~ Death Cab for Cutie - What Sarah Said
That song just kinda broke me after watching my mom slowly die of cancer
Love it. Great songs!
My time is a piece of wax Falling on a termite Who’s choking on the splinters
~Beck, “Loser”
Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.
~Kris Kristofferson, Me and Bobby McGee
The people who love me still ask me, “When are you coming back to town?” I answer, “Quite frankly, when they stop building roads, And all God needs is gravity to hold me down.”
~Alison Kraus, “Gravity”
Four hundred years later, I learned about my roots, And how they traded in their white sheets for badges and blue suits
~Onyx, “Getto Mentalitee”
Is your mother worried? Would you like us to assign someone to worry your mother?
~Chaise Longue by Wet Leg
You want me to love you in moderation Do I look moderate to you?
~Florence + The Machine, “Moderation”
And the salt in my wounds Isn’t burning anymore than it used to. It’s not that I don’t feel the pain It’s just I’m not afraid of hurting anymore.
~Paramore, “Last Hope”
the shit hasn’t even begun to hit the fan.
~Incubus, from “Consequence”
I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve. I have a history of losing my shirt.
~“One Week” by the Barenaked Ladies
Worn all great lines. Meaningful as fuck too!
I hope you die
by my side
the two of us at the exact same time
I hope we die
long from now
the two of us at the exact same timeThat’s dark!
"Jaws at my heels
Mean nothing to me
Knives at your throats
All that I see
Don’t doubt me
I am vengeance
I’m built for war"
Vengeance by Converge
Great for those days when I need a little pep in my step.
She could have turned out to be almost anything, with the possible exception of what I wanted her to be. Jackson Browne
Two-eyed lie, is it fight or fly?
I wanna be the shoelace that you tie
'Til the end, will you be my friend?
I wanna be the mountain, kiss the sky
Yeah, I wanna be the vapor gets you high
Yeah, I wanna feel so happy that I cry
Yeah, I wanna be the shoelace that you tie
Yeah, I wanna live forever 'til I die
Yeah, I wanna live forever 'til I dieIt’s a verb! It’s a verb!
Freedom is a verb
Something never finished, never done
It’s something you must make
It’s something you must take
It’s something you must constantly becomeDaniel Kahn and the Painted Bird - Freedom is a Verb
I got a houseboat docked at the Himbo Dome
And a wristwatch that’s a pocket knife and a megaphone
And a wristwatch that tells me I’m on my ownGonna check these out later. Love the lines though.
Everything is written, we’re just reading the lines we’re given, like we were actors
Hoping that we make it to the curtain call
We’re fighting over bit parts, stepping on each others’ toes
But the audience is eyein’ the clock, 'cause they know how the story goes
And they’re holding on to hope until it’s goneEnormous by Streetlight Manifesto
Oh I like this one! Checking that out.
“To defy the laws of tradition is a crusade only of the brave” Primus
Great album!!
ARE WE HUMAN OR ARE WE DANCER? - THE KILLERS
THEY CALL ME TWO CHAINS CUZ I GOT 2 CHAINS - 2 CHAINZ
BABY SHARK DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO - I DUNNO
Let’s put one classic here. One that is sadly more and more relevant these days…
Generals gathered in their masses, just like witches at black masses. Evil minds that plot destruction, sorcerers of death’s construction. In the fields the bodies burning, as the war machine keeps turning. Death and hatred to mankind, poisoning their brainwashed minds…Oh lord yeah!
Politicians hide themselves away They only started the war Why should they go out to fight? They leave that role to the poor
Time will tell on their power minds Making war just for fun Treating people just like pawns in chess Wait `till their judgement day comes, yeah!
Now in darkness, world stops turning, as you hear the bodies burning. No more war pigs of the power, hand of god has struck the hour. Day of judgement, god is calling, on their knees the war pigs crawling. Begging mercy for their sins, Satan, laughing, spreads his wings…Oh lord, yeah!
- War Pigs, Black Sabbath
Classic. Did a cover of that back in the day. Was more of a cover of Faith No More’s cover though.
The Goats, I forget which track from the album Tricks of the Shade:
Not forgotten like the Arawaks We mowed down a race so an engine could ride a pair of tracks Who cares about the facts we got food on the table Saying thanks because the giving was the reason for the fable
And from another track, same album:
Columbus destroyed more Indians than Hitler killed Jews But on his birthday you get sales on shoes And this is all old news but I’m afraid you can’t find it You snooze you lose so I choose to rewind it Offer gun for gold but behold a real plan Using shady treaties trading trickies for land They should’ve scalped his ass before he even touched sand
That’s some good shit! Poignant!
Dying is easy it’s living that scares me to death
Cold - Annie Lennox
I am not usually fond of slow ballads, but Annie Lennox has the depth to pull me in.





