Favorite Lyrics

Discussion in 'Off Topic Area' started by Guerilla Fists, May 20, 2004.

  1. Guerilla Fists

    Guerilla Fists New Member

    What is your favorite song and what are the lyrics? Who is it the artist?

    My favorite song is "But a Whimper" By Ramallah. Check this out, if you like it, download more, or as YODA advised in the chat, buy it. Support your artists!

    But a Whimper

    The clock is ticking on these terrible times
    and human blood is flowing dayly like whine
    the blood it never dries

    how longs a man
    to turn the other cheek
    before he rises
    and returns the slaughter?
    rises and spits in your eye

    where do you run to?
    when it's all that you know?
    how do you turn your back
    on your world?

    we laughed and quipped
    about a revolution
    now it's coming
    at the point of a gun
    and a suicide bomb...

    this is the end, my beautiful friend
    this is the end
    looks like the party's over
    this is the end, beautiful friend
    this is the end, my only friend
    this is the end

    unless we change the whole world
    now what we gonna do?
    you do to me and I do to you
    that's how it's gonna end
    with a whimper, no!

    Check it out.

    What you got?
     
  2. JohnnyX

    JohnnyX Map Addict

    Somehow doesn't sound as good when you read it out :D :eek: :D
     
  3. shipto

    shipto Atkin's for life

    In the warriors code
    There's no surrender
    Though his body says stop
    His spirit cries - never!
    Deep in our soul
    A quiet ember
    Know it's you against you
    It's the paradox
    That drives us on
    It's a battle of wills
    In the heat of attack
    It's the passion that kills
    The victory is yours alone

    truely inspiring but i wouldnt say it was my favourite tune at the moment that has to be "going under" by evanessence.
     
  4. LeadLegger

    LeadLegger New Member

    "Your Freedom's not free and dumb"

    -Marylin Manson :p
     
  5. semphoon

    semphoon walk idiot, walk.

    Sympathy for the Devil by The Stones. Great imagery.
     
  6. Koryo

    Koryo Valued Member

    I could swear that Sympathy for the Devil was by Guns n' Roses
     
  7. aikiMac

    aikiMac aikido + boxing = very good Moderator Supporter

    "Dust in the Wind" by Kansas. The words are truth, and the sound of the song is quite possibly the most beautiful of any song that I've ever heard. And when I hear the song I think of the Highlander, and that reminds me of Tessa, and that's my daughter's name. And there are few thoughts better than my daughter.

    lyrics:

    I close my eyes, only for a moment, and the moment's gone
    All my dreams, pass before my eyes, a curiosity
    Dust in the wind, all they are is dust in the wind.
    Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea
    All we do, crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see

    Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind

    Now don't hang on, nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
    It slips away, and all your money won't another minute buy.

    Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind
    Dust in the wind, everything is dust in the wind
     
  8. Anth

    Anth Daft. Supporter

    fave lyrics:

    im pushing an elephant up the stairs,
    im tossing up punchlines that were never there,
    over my shoulder a piano falls,
    crashing to the ground,

    im breaking through,
    im bending spoons,
    im keeping flowers in full bloom,
    im looking for answers from THE GREAT BEYOND

    from the song: The Great Beyond, by REM :D

    could a mod/admin move this thread to the music forum?
     
  9. Kinjiro Tsukasa

    Kinjiro Tsukasa I'm hungry; got troll? Supporter

    Thread now resides in the "Music" topic!

    I don't have any single favorite set of lyrics, but I do like "I Am a Rock" by Simon and Garfunkel:

    A winter's day
    In a deep and dark December
    I am alone
    Gazing from my window
    To the streets below
    On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow

    I am a rock
    I am an island

    I've built walls
    A fortress deep and mighty
    That none may penetrate
    I have no need for friendship
    Friendship causes pain
    It's laughter and it's loving I disdain.

    I am a rock
    I am an island

    Don't talk of love
    Well, I've heard the word before
    It's sleeping in my memory
    I won't disturb the slumber
    Of feelings that have died
    If I'd never loved,
    I never would have cried

    I am a rock
    I am an island

    I have my books
    And my poetry to protect me
    I am shielded in my armor
    Hiding in my room
    Safe within my womb
    I touch no-one and no-one touches me

    I am a rock
    I am an island
    And the rock feels no pain
    And an island never cries
     
  10. bcullen

    bcullen They are all perfect.

    Shipto: The perfect choice for this forum and a great song to listen to while exercising (Survivor, campy but classic) ;)


    aikiMac: Very poignant. The chord structure revolves around C and A minor, the finger picking is the complex part.

    It's really hard for me to pick a fav, there are so many, how about this: (O.K. I concede, at least two good things came from Canada: Triumph and Rush :p )

    The days grow shorter and the nights are getting long
    Feels like we're running out of time
    Every day it seems much harder tellin' right from wrong
    You got to read between the lines

    Don't get discouraged, don't be afraid, we can
    Make it through another day
    Make it worth the price we pay

    The Good Book says it's better to give than to receive
    I do my best to do my part
    Nothin' in my pockets I got nothin' up my sleeve
    I keep my magic in my heart

    Keep up your spirit, keep up your faith, baby
    I am counting on you
    You know what you've got to do

    CHORUS:
    Fight the good fight every moment
    Every minute every day
    Fight the good fight every moment
    It's your only way

    All your life you've been waiting for your chance
    Where you'll fit into the plan
    But you're the master of your own destiny
    So give and take the best that you can

    You think a little more money will buy your soul some rest
    You'd better think of something else instead
    You're so afraid of being honest with yourself
    You'd better take a look inside your head

    Nothing is easy, nothing good is free
    But I can tell you where to start
    Take a look inside your heart
    There's an answer in your heart
     
  11. semphoon

    semphoon walk idiot, walk.

    Or they could have covered it about 20 years after the Stones created the original. Who knows what could be the case in this crazy mixed up world?




    (its a cover btw)
     
  12. Koryo

    Koryo Valued Member

    Oops, my mistake. :)
     
  13. pug32

    pug32 Valued Member

    I like the REM great beyond lyrics as well

    Here's my one, they aren't everyones cup of tea but i love the lyrics to this song.

    The Streets (A Grand don't come for free) - Dry your eyes


    In one single moment your whole life can turn 'round
    I stand there for a minute starin' straight into the ground
    Lookin' to the left slightly, then lookin' back down
    World feels like it's caved in - proper sorry frown
    Please let me show you where we could only just be, for us
    I can change and I can grow or we could adjust
    The wicked thing about us is we always have trust
    We can even have an open relationship, if you must
    I look at her she stares almost straight back at me
    But her eyes glaze over like she's lookin' straight through me
    Then her eyes must have closed for what seems an eternity
    When they open up she's lookin' down at her feet

    Dry your eyes mate
    I know it's hard to take but her mind has been made up
    There's plenty more fish in the sea
    Dry your eyes mate
    I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts
    But you've got to walk away now
    It's over

    So then I move my hand up from down by my side
    It's shakin', my life is crashin' before my eyes
    Turn the palm of my hand up to face the skies
    Touch the bottom of her chin and let out a sigh
    'Cause I can't imagine my life without you and me
    There's things I can't imagine doin', things I can't imagine seein'
    It weren't supposed to be easy, surely
    Please, please, I beg you please
    She brings her hands up towards where my hands rested
    She wraps her fingers round mine with the softness she's blessed with
    She peels away my fingers, looks at me and then gestures
    By pushin' my hand away to my chest, from hers

    Dry your eyes mate
    I know it's hard to take but her mind has been made up
    There's plenty more fish in the sea
    Dry your eyes mate
    I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts
    But you've got to walk away now
    It's over

    And I'm just standin' there, I can't say a word
    'Cause everythin's just gone
    I've got nothin'
    Absolutely nothin'

    Tryin' to pull her close out of bare desperation
    Put my arms around her tryin' to change what she's sayin'
    Pull my head level with hers so she might engage in
    Look into her eyes to make her listen again
    I'm not gonna <oops> leave it all now
    'Cause you said it'd be forever and that was your vow
    And you're gonna let our things simply crash and fall down
    You're well out of order now, this is well out of town
    She pulls away, my arms are tightly clamped round her waist
    Gently pushes me back and she looks at me straight
    Turns around so she's now got her back to my face
    Takes one step forward, looks back, and then walks away

    Dry your eyes mate
    I know it's hard to take but her mind has been made up
    There's plenty more fish in the sea
    Dry your eyes mate
    I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts
    But you've got to walk away now
    It's over

    I know in the past I've found it hard to say
    Tellin' you things, but not tellin' straight
    But the more I pull on your hand and say
    The more you pull away

    Dry your eyes mate
    I know it's hard to take but her mind has been made up
    There's plenty more fish in the sea
    Dry your eyes mate
    I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts
    But you've got to walk away now.
     
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  14. TOMcatXENO

    TOMcatXENO New Member

    Gots 2 be AINT NO FUN IF THE HOMMIES CANT GET NONE by SNoop Dogg yeayea
     
  15. SecurityAdvisor

    SecurityAdvisor Valued Member

    "And you, is it movement or is it action?
    Is is contact or just reaction?
    And you, revolution or just resistance?
    Is it living or just existance?
    Yes You! It takes a little more persistence to get up and go the distance".

    Rush


    Or


    "Justice is the one thing you should always find.
    You got to saddle up your boys. You've got to draw a hard line
    When the gun smoke settles we'll sing a victory tune
    and we'll all meet back at the local saloon.
    We'll raise up our glasses against evil forces
    singing whiskey for my men and beer for my horses"

    Toby Keith & Willie Nelson


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  16. Grifter

    Grifter Edited by White Wizard

    I like this song.

    The End Of All Things To Come

    All over with... <oops> all the flags, the greed, the world leaders.
    Run for the fence. We're coming, we're killing, we're changing the faces.
    Believe in yourself! Let go of ego, strengthen within yourself.
    All over with! We're coming, we're killing, we're changing the faces.

    I'm killing every <oops> thing
    Until somebody gets the <oops> point, the point I'm trying to make.
    I lead the mice on parade down to the river of kool aid and open up the flood
    gates.
    I need a barrel of cyanide; a pile of strychnine
    Until the whole damned world is dead, start over again!

    All over with... <oops> all the flags, the greed, the world leaders.
    Run for the fence. We're coming, we're killing, we're changing the faces.

    Stop talking, negotiating...
    Your feeble attempts towards world peace, give me a <oops> break.
    Need world-wide genocide, planetary suicide!
    And when the whole damn world is dead, there's your <oops> peace!

    All over with... <oops> all the flags, the greed, the world leaders.
    Run for the fence. We're coming, we're killing, we're changing the faces.
    Believe in yourself! Let go of ego, strengthen within yourself.
    All over with! We're coming, we're killing, we're changing the faces.

    Oxygen wasters, come on!

    We've come to save you... to save you from yourselves.
    Kill or be killed.

    All over with... <oops> all the flags, the greed, the world leaders.
    Run for the fence. We're coming, we're killing, we're changing the faces.
    Believe in yourself! Let go of ego, strengthen within yourself.
    All over with! We're coming, we're killing, we're changing the faces.
     
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  17. Guerilla Fists

    Guerilla Fists New Member

    Yes, but let the rest of us know who it's by Grifter. Thanks man. Nice meeting you in chat by the way.
     
  18. Twimyo Jirugi

    Twimyo Jirugi Me, but not

    Hyrpocrisy - War Within

    When you were born, that's when I died, it took too long to realize
    I am the white, you are the black, and I'm slowly turning grey
    Like a disease you break me down and silence my cries
    You're the king, I'm the fool I'm your eternal prey.

    [CHORUS:]

    Die! let me regain control
    Die! Let me reign in my own soul
    Die! Let my life return
    Die! I'd do anything to see you burn!!

    What I create you desecrate, Fuelled by endless hate
    How can I win this war, this war against myself?
    You're the king, I'm the fool

    [CHORUS.]

    If I decide, it's suicide that will be my final move
    How will know that you won't follow to the other sky?

    You tricked my mind, you made me blind, but finally I can see
    There's no escape. Cerebral rape, you are my destiny.

    You turn me on; you turn me off, like I'm a <oops> machine
    You tuck me in; you throw me out, now all my thoughts are obscene

    [CHORUS.]
     
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  19. Kwajman

    Kwajman Penguin in paradise....

    Just a line from a song, "Dyings the easy part, its the leaving thats hard..."
     
  20. TM77

    TM77 Valued Member

    I Am Stretched On Your Grave - Sad but beautiful

    This is one of my all time favorites.

    I Am Stretched On Your Grave - Dead Can Dance

    I am stretched on your grave
    And will lie there forever
    With your hands held in mine
    I’d be sure we’d not sever
    My apple tree my brightness
    ’tis time we were together
    For I smell of the earth
    And am stained by the weather

    When my family thinks
    That I’m safe in my bed
    From night until morning
    I am stretched at your head
    Calling out to the air
    With tears both hot and wild
    Oh I grieve for the girl
    That I loved as a child

    The priests and the friars
    Behold me in dread
    Because I still love you
    My love and you’re dead
    I would still be your shelter
    From rain and from storm
    And with you in your cold grave
    I cannot sleep warm
     

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