lyrics thread ( not silly or trite)

[Lady Ravyn]

How to Save a Life by The Fray

Step one you say we need to talk
He walks you say sit down it's just a talk
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
And you begin to wonder why you came

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Let him know that you know best
Cause after all you do know best
Try to slip past his defense
Without granting innocence
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
And pray to God he hears you

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

As he begins to raise his voice
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you've followed
He will do one of two things
He will admit to everything
Or he'll say he's just not the same
And you'll begin to wonder why you came

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

*sniff* this song makes me think of my best friend

[Lady Ravyn]

and...

At Last by Etta James

At last
my love has come along
My lonely days are over
And life is like a song
Ohh yeah yeah
At last
the skies above are blue
My heart was wrapped up in clover
The night I looked at you

I found a dream, that I could speak to
A dream that I can call my own
I found a dream to press my cheek to
A thrill that I have never known
Ohh yeah yeah…

You smiled, you smiled
oh and then the spell was cast
And here we are in heaven
For you are mine at last

i LOVE LOVE LOVE this song (i'd love for it to be my wedding song when that time comes lol )

[Curubethion]

As I walk through this land,
I remember the boys who took a stand,
Who stood there strong when things got rough,
They would shout and scream at the things that were tough,
No weapon formed against them would live,
A punch to the face, a kick to the rib
Their cause was justice and they strove to be pure,
All of hell shook when their knees hit the floor,

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, yeah
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, yeah
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh

Never look back never give up,
There's someone behind who will pick you up,
I got a sword in my hand and I'm ready for the attack.

Raise up the flag let them see,
Our creed is a symbol for those who are free,
We fight against evil, we fight against sin,
Our battles not outward, our battles within.

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, yeah
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, yeah
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh

Never look back never give up,
There's someone behind who will pick you up,
I got a sword in my hand and I'm ready for the attack.

[rohirrim TR]

Originally Posted by Curubethion

As I walk through this land,
I remember the boys who took a stand,
Who stood there strong when things got rough,
They would shout and scream at the things that were tough,
No weapon formed against them would live,
A punch to the face, a kick to the rib
Their cause was justice and they strove to be pure,
All of hell shook when their knees hit the floor,

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, yeah
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, yeah
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh

Never look back never give up,
There's someone behind who will pick you up,
I got a sword in my hand and I'm ready for the attack.

Raise up the flag let them see,
Our creed is a symbol for those who are free,
We fight against evil, we fight against sin,
Our battles not outward, our battles within.

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, yeah
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, yeah
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh

Never look back never give up,
There's someone behind who will pick you up,
I got a sword in my hand and I'm ready for the attack.

I love that song
Flatfoot is pretty cool I've never heard anything quite like their style.

[Lady Ravyn]

Acoustic #3 by The Goo Goo Dolls

They painted up your secrets
With the lies they told to you
And the least they ever gave you
Was the most you ever knew

And I wonder where these dreams go
When the world gets in your way
What's the point in all this screaming?
No one's listening anyway

Your voice is small and fading
And you're hiding here alone
And your mother loves your father
Cuz she's got nowhere to go

And she wonders where these dreams go
Cuz the world got in her way
What's the point in ever trying?
Nothing's changing anyway

They press their lips against you
And you love the lies they say
And I tried so hard to reach you
But you're falling anyway

And you know I see right through you
Cuz the world gets in your way
What's the point in all this screaming?
You're not listening anyway

[littleadanel]

I knew there had to be a lyrics thread somewhere...



Window Shopping For Blinds by Beautiful South

One day I'm loaded, next day I'm broke
Spent all my money on whisky and coke
Riding high till the rock hit the spoke
It's like window shopping for blinds

Spent all my money on a sunbed tan
Spoke the best that a young girl can
Ended up with a blind drunk man
It's like window shopping for blinds

It's like the heartbreak hotel,
With the heartbreak but nowhere to stay
The doors are shut on us,
The neon light fading to grey

They say I drink too much, to me, well that's just profound
How do you know you can't swim, until you have drowned?

Well there's always a drop in the bottle lady
Always a sip of the wine
The glass doesn't seem quite so empty
When window shopping for blinds

It's like gatecrashing a field, that's not true,
They've a harvest they yield
Save your tears for your evening meal,
When you're window shopping for blinds

One day you're sober, next day youre not
One day remembered, the next day forgot
Spent all my money on cocaine and pot
It's like window shopping for blinds

Covered in bruises from head to toe
No-one to speak to, and nowhere to go
A map of nowhere, and nowhere I know
It's like window shopping for blinds

It's like the heartbreak hotel,
With the heartbreak but nowhere to stay
The doors are shut on us,
The neon light fading to grey

They say I drink too much, to me, well that's just profound
How do you know you can't swim, until you have drowned?

Well there's always a drop in the bottle lady
Always a sip of the wine
The glass doesn't seem quite so empty
When window shopping for blinds

But what if my husband should come?
Well tell me what have you done?
I've cherished my vodka, I've cherished my rum
Don't mind us, we're just licking our wounds in the sun

It's like writing I love you in snow
You know when you write it the message will go
I want a message my lover will find
Don't mind us, we're just window shopping for blinds



Me wants more of this band...

[Rána Eressëa]

Dolly by Hyde


It won't be long now till scientists
Program a soul into the A.I.
Accelerated by tools of war
Our science is religion

To bring you back into this world
I'd break every rule
Machines try to take me to hell
I don't really care - I do it for love

Build a tower tall and strong, it will be beautiful
Using our technology, Babel will stand anew

A clone created on English soil
Where does her soul come from, I wonder?
No need to challenge the Cherubim
The fallacy, God's failure

To bring you back into this world
I'd break every rule
Machines try to take me to hell
I don't really care - I do it for love

Build a tower tall and strong, it will be beautiful
Using our technology, Babel will stand anew

"My name is Dolly.
Why was I made?
Where did my soul come from? Where will it go?
Oh, my creator, please tell me . . . "

I'll take every blow that comes
Commit such unspeakable sins
They won't mean a thing

To bring you back into this world
I'd break every rule
Machines try to take me to hell
I don't really care - I do it for love

Build a tower tall and strong, it will be beautiful
Using our technology, Babel will stand anew

[brownjenkins]

If I Didn't Love You ~ Squeeze

If I didn't love you I'd hate you
Watching you play in the bath
A soap suds stickle back navy
A scrubbing brush landing craft
Your skin gets softer and warmer
I pat you down with a towel
Tonight it's love by the fire
My mind goes out on the prowl
If I if I if I if I if I

If I didn't love you I'd hate you
I'm playing your stereogram
Singles remind me of kisses
Albums remind me of plans
Tonight it's love by the fire
The wind plays over the coals
Passionate looks are my fancy
But you turn the look into stone

If I didn't love you
Would you sit and glow by the fire
If I didn't love you
Would you make me feel so
Maybe love me
Oh if I didn't love you

If I didn't love you I'd hate you
Cocoa mugs sit side by side
It's time to poke at the fire
But it's not tonight
Looks I find
Taking a bite on a biscuit
The record jumps on a scratch
Tonight it's love by the fire
The door of your love's on the latch

If I, if I, if I
Didn't, didn't, didn't
Love you, love you, love you

[Nerdanel]

Twisted by Joni Mitchell

My analyst told me
That I was right out of my head
The way he described it
He said I'd be better dead than live
I didn't listen to his jive
I knew all along
That he was all wrong
And I knew that he thought
I was crazy but I'm not
Oh no

My analyst told me
That I was right out of my head
He said I'd need treatment
But I'm not that easily led
He said I was the type
That was most inclined
When out of his sight
To be out of my mind
And he thought I was nuts
No more ifs or ands or buts

They say as a child
I appeared a little bit wild
With all my crazy ideas
But I knew what was happening
I knew I was a genius...
What's so strange when you know
That you're a wizard at three
I knew that this was meant to be

Now I heard little children
Were supposed to sleep tight
That's why I got into the vodka one night
My parents got frantic
Didn't know what to do
But I saw some crazy scenes
Before I came to
Now do you think I was crazy
I may have been only three
But I was swinging

They all laugh at angry young men
They all laugh at Edison
And also at Einstein
So why should I feel sorry
If they just couldn't understand
The idiomatic logic
That went on in my head
I had a brain
It was insane
Oh they used to laugh at me
When I refused to ride
On all those double decker buses
All because there was no driver on the top

My analyst told me
That I was right out of my head
But I said dear doctor
I think that it's you instead
Because I have got a thing
That's unique and new
To prove it I'll have
The last laugh on you
'Cause instead of one head
I got two
And you know two heads are better than one..

[Rosie Gamgee]

Love ~ (Sean McCann), Great Big Sea

When we're together
Why does something always start?
We're both better off
When we are apart.
Some days you hate me, I can see it in your eyes,
Seems like lately, you can't wait to critisize
Me!

But it's all right.
We don't have to fight
This night.
It's all right.
We don't have to fight
To night.

And everyday
I can see the rockets fly,
Over the graves
Of too many who have died
Fighting for land or some ancient holy shrine.
I bet your blood runs red, just the same as mine
Oh!


But it's all right.
We don't have to fight
This night.
It's all right.
We don't have to fight
To night.

And I said love! La-la-la-la-la Love! La-la-la-la-la Love!
You gotta believe in Love.

How many more
Of our children have to fall?
And just how high
Do we have to build these walls?
In fighting there's no dignity
It's such a waste of time.
Take my hand; I don't think God will mind
No.

Cuz I said love! La-la-la-la-la Love! La-la-la-la-la Love!
You gotta believe in Love.

[brownjenkins]

Drive ~ The Cars

Who's gonna tell you when
It's too late
Who's gonna tell you things
Aren't so great
You can't go on
Thinking nothing's wrong
Who's gonna drive you home tonight

Who's gonna pick you up
When you fall
Who's gonna hang it up
When you call
Who's gonna pay attention
To your dreams
Who's gonna plug their ears
When you scream
You can't go on
Thinking nothing's wrong
Who's gonna drive you home tonight

Who's gonna hold you down
When you shake
Who's gonna come around
When you break
You can't go on
Thinking nothing's wrong
Who's gonna drive you home tonight
Oh you know you can't go on
Thinking nothing's wrong
Who's gonna drive you home tonight

[Rosie Gamgee]

I like that. ^

[Nerdanel]

Right Where It Belongs by Nine Inch Nails

See the animal in his cage that you built
Are you sure what side you're on?
Better not look him too closely in the eye
Are you sure what side of the glass you are on?
See the safety of the life you have built
Everything where it belongs
Feel the hollowness inside of your heart
And it's all
Right where it belongs

[Chorus:]
What if everything around you
Isn't quite as it seems?
What if all the world you think you know
Is an elaborate dream?
And if you look at your reflection
Is it all you want it to be?
What if you could look right through the cracks?
Would you find yourself
Find yourself afraid to see?

What if all the world's inside of your head
Just creations of your own?
Your devils and your gods
All the living and the dead
And you're really all alone?
You can live in this illusion
You can choose to believe
You keep looking but you can't find the woods
While you're hiding in the trees

[Chorus:]
What if everything around you
Isn't quite as it seems?
What if all the world you used to know
Is an elaborate dream?
And if you look at your reflection
Is it all you want it to be?
What if you could look right through the cracks
Would you find yourself
Find yourself afraid to see?

[Mari]

The lyrics may seem a bit silly, but this song has pulled me through several times before, and I believe it will continue to do so. It was a bit difficult to find the complete lyrics though.

Song: Park Amsterdam (the whole story)

Vocals : Maaya Sakamoto

Composer: Yoko Kanno


One day, sitting in a tree
I couldn't help but notice, you there in the park.
You weren't like all the others
you could fit me in your pocket
and just seemed so large.

But then you really tried to talk to me,
we chatted all about your mom and everything
and if somebody pointed out the fact you have no wings...
wouldn't mean a thing

and like a dream we saw the world together
"goodbye" to differences
"hello" to each other
harmony
unity
day and night
you and me
and paradise
met the queen of hearts
while out dancing on the lake
and she asked us to a party
"you can bring some friends
but don't be late"
climbed aboard a bus
and it drove us to the castle
but we didn't have to pay
cause the driver was the jester's brother
sadly sighed the king
cause somebody took his cake
so we gave him some of ours
and he smiled so wide
he ate his plate
he asked you to sing
and I won't forget the faces
or the awful melody
you and jester singing out of key
not a better time
could be had for all the moment
the king beamed, "allow me please"
"let my ballon take you across the ocean"
(you and me across the ocean,
in his ballon, you and me and harmony)

didin't try to put me in a cage of your convenience
like some others have
instead you took me to your favorite garden in Manhattan
and we had a laugh

along the way I fell in love with you
don't think I could ever get enough of you
and if somebody pointed out the fact that you can't sing...
wouldn't mean a thing

[E, LoR]

Originally Posted by Lady Ravyn

How to Save a Life by The Fray

Step one you say we need to talk
He walks you say sit down it's just a talk
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
And you begin to wonder why you came

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Let him know that you know best
Cause after all you do know best
Try to slip past his defense
Without granting innocence
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
And pray to God he hears you

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

As he begins to raise his voice
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you've followed
He will do one of two things
He will admit to everything
Or he'll say he's just not the same
And you'll begin to wonder why you came

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

*sniff* this song makes me think of my best friend

This song is the love of my life
Grey's Anatomy is my life.

[Lotesse]

What's wrong with the world, mama?
People livin' like they ain't got no mamas.
I think the whole world's addicted to the drama,
Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma.

Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism,
But we still got terrorists here livin'
In the USA; the big CIA,
The Bloods, and The Crips, and the KKK.

But if you only have love for your own race
Then you only leave space to discriminate,
And to discriminate only generates hate,
And when you hate, then you're bound to get irate.

Madness is what you demonstrate,
And that's exactly how anger works and operates.
Man, you gotta have love just to set it straight,
Take control of your mind and meditate.
Let your soul gravitate to the love, y'all...


People killin', people dyin',
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'.
Can you practice what you preach?
And would you turn the other cheek?

Father, Father, Father help us,
Send some guidance from above,
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love?



It just ain't the same, always unchanged.
New days are strange, is the world insane?
If love and peace is so strong,
Why are there pieces of love that don't belong?

Nations droppin' bombs,
Chemical gasses fillin' lungs of little ones,
With ongoin' sufferin' as the youth die young.
So ask yourself is the lovin' really gone?
So I could ask myself really what is goin' wrong
In this world that we livin' in.

People keep on givin' in,
Makin' wrong decisions, only visions of them dividends.
Not respectin' each other, "deny thy brother."
A war is goin' on, but the reason's undercover;
The truth is kept secret, it's swept under the rug.

If you never know truth, then you never know love.
Where's the love, y'all?

People killin', people dyin',
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'.
Can you practice what you preach?
And would you turn the other cheek?

Father, Father, Father help us,
Send some guidance from above,
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love?



I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder
As I'm gettin' older. People get colder.
Most of us only care about money makin';
Selfishness got us followin' our wrong direction.

Wrong information always shown by the media.
Negative images is the main criteria.
Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria;
Kids wanna act like what they see in the cinema.

Yo', whatever happened to the values of humanity?
Whatever happened to the fairness in equality?
Instead of spreading love we're spreading animosity,
Lack of understanding leading lives away from unity.

That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' under,
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' down.
There's no wonder why sometimes I'm feelin' under!
Gotta keep my faith alive till love is found.

Now ask yourself
Where is the love?


~ Black Eyed Peas

[Lady Ravyn]

"A Man/Me/Then Jim" by Rilo Kylie

I had one friend in high school,
recently he hung himself with string.
His note said, 'If living is the problem,
well, that's just baffling.'
And at the wake I waited around
to see my ex first love,
and I barely recognized her,
but I knew exactly what she was thinking of.

We sat quietly in the corner,
whispering close about loss.
And I remembered why I loved her,
and I asked her why I drove her off.

She said, "The slow fade of love,
its soft edge might cut you
and our poor friend Jim, well, he just lived within
the slow fade of love."

A woman calls my house once a week,
she's always selling things.
Some charity, a phone plan,
a subscription to a magazine.
And as I turned her down (I always do),
there was something trembling in her voice.
I said, 'Hey, what troubles you?'
She said, "I'm surprised you noticed.

Well, my husband, he's a-leaving,
and I can't convince him to stay.
And he'll take our daughter with him,
she wants to go with him anyway.
I'm sorry I'm hard to live with,
living is the problem for me.
I'm selling people things they don't want,
when I don't know what she needs.

He said, 'The slow fade of love,
and its mist might choke you.
It's my gradual descent into a life I never meant.
It's the slow fade of love."

I was driving south from Melrose.
I happened upon my old lover's old house.
I found myself staring at the closed up door
like the day she threw me out.
"Diana, Diana, Diana, I would die for you.
I'm in love with you completely,
I'm afraid that's all I can do."

She said, "You can sleep upon my doorstep,
you can promise me indifference, Jim.
but my mind is made up,
and I'll never let you in again.

For the slow fade of love.
it might hit you from below.
It's your gradual descent into a life you never meant.
It's the slow fade of love."

It's the slow fade of love.
It's the slow fade of love.
It's the slow fade of love.
Baby, It's the slow fade of love.
It's the slow fade of love.
It's the slow fade of love.
It's the slow fade of love.
Slow fade of love.
It's the slow fade of love.
*****************************************

lurve this song; rilo kylie has some pretty cool and thoughtful lyrics

[Curubethion]

The worlds have now learned of the worst yet to come.
A brink of an end, a boy learns to run.
How you love, how could you, Mr. Man-of-the-Year?
Walking tall with nothing to fear.

Don't pass up this chance, oh, go tear down the walls.
No Gods will be watching, no one cares enough at all.

These words need now an ending, as they did at the start.
But I'll keep on pretending.
I won't go...

Don't cry no more, boy.
You've got the other side of your life.
So ignore, and move out the front door,
And take out your trash,
I'm no longer haunting here,
I'm not coming back.

The world must know...
My story;
So long, Amory.
Please drive me home one last time.

Hail! Hail! Hail! Hail! Hail! Hail! Hail! Hail...
(There's 57 "Hail!"s in the song)


I love these lyrics. In the context of the Coheed story, it's incredible. The song owns.

[brownjenkins]

The Gunner's Dream (Pink Floyd)

Floating down through the clouds
Memories come rushing up to meet me now.
In the space between the heavens
and in the corner of some foreign field
I had a dream.
I had a dream.
Good-bye Max.
Good-bye Ma.
After the service when you're walking slowly to the car
And the silver in her hair shines in the cold November air
You hear the tolling bell
And touch the silk in your lapel
And as the tear drops rise to meet the comfort of the band
You take her frail hand
And hold on to the dream.
A place to stay
"Oi! A real one ..."
Enough to eat
Somewhere old heroes shuffle safely down the street
Where you can speak out loud
About your doubts and fears
And what's more no-one ever disappears
You never hear their standard issue kicking in your door.
You can relax on both sides of the tracks
And maniacs don't blow holes in bandsmen by remote control
And everyone has recourse to the law
And no one kills the children anymore.
And no one kills the children anymore.

Night after night
Going round and round my brain
His dream is driving me insane.
In the corner of some foreign field
The gunner sleeps tonight.
What's done is done.
We cannot just write off his final scene.
Take heed of his dream.
Take heed.

[Miss Cassandra]

Lots of nice, and different, songs on here. If I ever had enough courage to sing in public, It would be this song:
(Dedicated to my special someone, of course.)

Today, Tomorrow, and Forever
by Patsy Cline

How warm is the love in my heart for you
As warm as the sun in the sky of blue
How long will it shine if you say you're mine
Today, tomorrow and forever

How strong was my love from the very start
How long will it last in my happy heart
How much would I cry if we'd ever part
Today, tomorrow and forever

'Cause if you weren't there to share my love
Who cares if the sky should fall
For anyone can see how much you mean to me
You're my life, my love, my very all

And as long as the tides of the ocean flow
As long as the trees and the flowers grow
So long, oh my love, will I love you so
Today, tomorrow and forever

'Cause if you weren't there to share my love
Who cares if the sky should fall
For anyone can see how much you mean to me
You're my life, my love, my very all

And as long as the tides of the ocean flow
As long as the trees and the flowers grow
So long, oh my love, will I love you so
Today, tomorrow and forever