What’s your favorite lyric from Gigaton?

RoleModelsinBlood31

Mine is 

Carol Fucking Baskin has a gaping Maw!!!

(from never destination)

RoleModelsinBlood31

eboweddie

Tim Simmons

For this is no time for depression or self-indulgent hesitance
This fucked up situation calls for all hands, hands on deck


is the lyric thats been resonating the most with me over the past couple weeks.

eboweddie

It's alright to be alone
To listen for a heartbeat, it's your own
It's alright to quiet up
To disappear in thin air, it's your own

Peacefrog1975

“Numbers keep falling off the calendar's floor

We're stuck in our boxes When it's open no more”

GlowGirl

These are not necessarily my favorite lyrics on the album. However, I often find myself thinking of them these days - especially when I get up in the morning.

"When the past is the present

And the future's no more
When every tomorrow
Is the same as before"

JV267526

Seven O'Clock's lyrics are the strongest imo. Lots of great verses.

drakeheuer14

Expecting perfection leaves a lot to ignore 

and

like images of angels in the snow 
our courage melt away 
it comes then goes 

Hi!

Living life on the back porch

Lifting rocks to make a wage

Every sunset paid attention to
Not a starry night went to waste

CarryTheZero

JV267526 said:

Seven O'Clock's lyrics are the strongest imo. Lots of great verses.

Agreed. Is it the third verse about the butterfly? That one is great.

Also, love the opening verse about waking up and leaving despondency on the bed

JV267526

CarryTheZero said:

JV267526 said:

Seven O'Clock's lyrics are the strongest imo. Lots of great verses.

Agreed. Is it the third verse about the butterfly? That one is great.

Also, love the opening verse about waking up and leaving despondency on the bed

There are a few really great verses in that song. My favs are below.

"Freedom is as freedom does and freedom is a verb
They giveth and they taketh and you fight to keep that what you've earned"

"Caught the butterfly, broke its wings then put it on display
Stripped of all its beauty once it could not fly high away
Still alive like a passer-by overdosed on gamma rays
Another God's creation destined to be thrown away"

"Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse come forged the north and west
Then there's Sitting Bullshit as our sitting president"

"His best days gone, hard to admit
Throwing angry punches with nothing to hit
Luminous thoughts were once all he had
Fading lights, lost eloquence"

"Held by these thoughts
They refuse to slip away
Hangman in dreamland
About to call your name"

cp3iverson

Tim Simmons said:

For this is no time for depression or self-indulgent hesitance
This fucked up situation calls for all hands, hands on deck


is the lyric thats been resonating the most with me over the past couple weeks.

Thats a great one

i still love Step Back When the Spirit Comes. 

LastStopOnTheWestCoastLine

Comes Then Goes is the most powerful song lyrically IMO.

Hankj25

LastStopOnTheWestCoastLine said:

Comes Then Goes is the most powerful song lyrically IMO.

Yep.  

Two stand out as just stunning to me. 

Divisions came and troubles multiplied
incisions made by scalpel blades of time

and

Can I try one last time?

Could all use a savior from human behavior sometimes

And the kids are alright

The Queen of Collections took your time

Sadness comes 'cause some of it was mine

That song is by far the best EV solo I’ve heard and it’s so poignant now.  It literally sounds like he’s on my patio singing it to my family around the fire pit.  

myoung321

JG63592

leaning forward in a backwards town

myoung321

JG63592 said:

leaning forward in a backwards town

Good one... kinda reminds me of "Small town predicts my fate
Perhaps that's what no one wants to see"

neutron baum

In keeping with the Tiger King theme...
Living beneath a lion's paw
Knowing nothing can be tamed
Can be tamed

No, actually I do like that lyric it's very unique

Abe Froman

So many great lyrics on Gigaton!  These have really stood out to me...

SBWM - “this life I love is going way to fast”

Quick Escape - “and we think about the old days of green grass, sky and red wine, should’ve known, so fragile and avoided this one-way flight”

River Cross - “share the light won’t hold us down”

I easily list 20 more. Especially from Comes Then Goes

dayday

"Share the light... WON'T HOLD US DOWN"