"So cut my wrists and black my eyes. (Cut my wrists and black my eyes)
So I can fall asleep tonight or die.
Because you kill me.
You know you do, you kill me well.
You like it too, and I can tell.
You never stop until my final breath is gone.
Spare me just three last words.
"I love you" is all she heard.
I'll wait for you, but I can't wait forever."
-Hawthorne Heights
"And we were trying different things
We were smoking funny things
Making love out by the lake to our favorite song"
Anybody that can rhyme "things" with a tough word like "things" is a true artist!
In fairness to Mr Rock, I've heard people calling Bob Dylan a genius for managing to rhyme "table" with "table" FOUR times in the Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll. Why it should be any different fro a respected songwriter is beyond me. If Dylan is supposedly intentionally breaking down conventions of lyrics, why can't Kid Rock be? I know it's probably not the case and Kid Rock IS shite but it's such a double standard.
"I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
In fairness to Mr Rock, I've heard people calling Bob Dylan a genius for managing to rhyme "table" with "table" FOUR times in the Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll. Why it should be any different fro a respected songwriter is beyond me. If Dylan is supposedly intentionally breaking down conventions of lyrics, why can't Kid Rock be? I know it's probably not the case and Kid Rock IS shite but it's such a double standard.
There is unrest in the forest,
There is trouble with the trees,
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas.
The trouble with the maples,
(And they're quite convinced they're right)
They say the oaks are just too lofty
And they grab up all the light.
But the oaks can't help their feelings
If they like the way they're made.
And they wonder why the maples
Can't be happy in their shade.
There is trouble in the forest,
And the creatures all have fled,
As the maples scream "Oppression!"
And the oaks just shake their heads
So the maples formed a union
And demanded equal rights.
"The oaks are just too greedy;
We will make them give us light."
Now there's no more oak oppression,
For they passed a noble law,
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet, axe, and saw
In my world everyone is a pony,
and they all eat rainbows and pooh butterflies!
Who could forget Mr. Robbie James Dio's Holy Diver!!!
Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm yeah yeah
Holy diver you've been down too long in the midnight sea oh what's becoming of me
Ride the tiger you can see his stripes but you know he's clean oh don't you see what I mean
Gotta get away holy diver yeah
Got shiny diamonds like the eyes of a cat in the black and blue something is coming for you look out
Race for the morning you can hide in the sun 'till you see the light oh we will pray it's all right
Gotta get away get away
Between the velvet lies there's a truth that's hard as steel yeah
The vision never dies life's a never ending wheel say
Holy diver you're the star of the masquerade no need to look so afraid jump jump
Jump on the tiger you can feel his heart but you know he's mean some light can never be seen yeah
Holy diver you've been down too long in the midnight sea oh what's becoming of me no no
Ride the tiger you can see his stripes but you know he's clean oh don't you see what I mean
Gotta get away get away gotta get away get away
Holy diver sole survivor your honour's clean
Holy diver holy diver never cut in the middle comin' after you holy diver
Oh holy diver yeah alright get away get away get away
Holy diver holy diver whoa holy diver hmm hmm hmm hmm
True. Catchy enough song but... is it about gonorrhea or something?
"I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
Here come old flattop he come grooving up slowly
He got joo-joo eyeball he one holy roller
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker he just do what he please
He wear no shoeshine he got toe-jam football
He got monkey finger he shoot coca-cola
He say "I know you, you know me"
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free
Come together right now over me
He bag production he got walrus gumboot
He got Ono sideboard he one spinal cracker
He got feet down below his knee
Hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease
Come together right now over me
He roller-coaster he got early warning
He got muddy water he one mojo filter
He say "One and one and one is three"
Got to be good-looking 'cause he's so hard to see
Come together right now over me
Actually lots of Beatles lyrics fit the description in the thread title.
It's a town full of losers and I'm pulling out of here to win
Here come old flattop he come grooving up slowly
He got joo-joo eyeball he one holy roller
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker he just do what he please
He wear no shoeshine he got toe-jam football
He got monkey finger he shoot coca-cola
He say "I know you, you know me"
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free
Come together right now over me
He bag production he got walrus gumboot
He got Ono sideboard he one spinal cracker
He got feet down below his knee
Hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease
Come together right now over me
He roller-coaster he got early warning
He got muddy water he one mojo filter
He say "One and one and one is three"
Got to be good-looking 'cause he's so hard to see
Come together right now over me
Actually lots of Beatles lyrics fit the description in the thread title.
I don't think those are bad lyrics, I think they're interesting...
I don't think those are bad lyrics, I think they're interesting...
Well the only reason I don't despise them is because John Lennon himself admits they're nonsensical gibberish. They're still dumb and make no sense, but at least that was the intention.
It's a town full of losers and I'm pulling out of here to win
"When I grow up
I wanna be famous, I wanna be a star, I wanna be in movies
When I grow up
Wanna travel the world, drive fast cars, I wanna have boobies"
Really? I couldn't totally tell but it sounded right enough to me; it fit with the theme of being younger and fantasizing about being grown-up (and an attention whore starlet thingie), and, the Girls do this kinda boobie-humping dance in the video.
Still shitty either way.
...
I just did a search and found this on a YT posting of the video with lyrics:
Many critics were initially confused by the chorus line "I wanna have Groupies" - mistaking this for "I wanna have boobies". BBC Radio 1 set up a phone-in to ask listeners to identify what word they thought was being sung, after the particular line of the song had been played to them.
Doesn't say what the results of that poll were, though.
Also, this: "When I Grow Up" samples the main riff from The Yardbirds song "He's Always There" off their 1966 studio album Roger the Engineer, and as a result, British songwriters Jim McCarty and Paul Samwell-Smith have received writing credits for the song.
Poor guys. At least they're getting some royalties.
Well the only reason I don't despise them is because John Lennon himself admits they're nonsensical gibberish. They're still dumb and make no sense, but at least that was the intention.
Thats the thing... His nonsensical gibberish is better than most others thought out lyrics. It makes it interesting. Same in Happiness Is A Warm Gun, Dig A Pony, I Am The Walrus, etc. That's my take anyway...
As a side note to that, I remember reading an interview with the lead guy from Nickelback (can't think of his name) and he was talking about lyrics. I believe this was the same interview where he said PJ doesn't rock anymore....
And then he quoted Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds and said something to he effect of : "People don't write that anymore. People don't have the imagination it takes to create that" or something like that. And all I could think of was, "You write lyrics like:
I like your pants around your feet
I like the dirt that's on your knees
And I like the way you still say please
While you're looking up at me
You're like my favorite damn disease"
What the fuck is that shit??? You have the balls to say nobody writes like John Lennon but you don't include yourself? Asshole.
And yes, I had to go to lyrics.com to get the lyrics to that song, haha
this one has always particularly bothered me as well. in my mind i try to fix it up by saying "but in this ever-changing world in which we're living"
Paul has said in interviews that the line actually is "but in this ever changing world in which we're livin' "
Also... grammatical errors are acceptable in songs, it's called poetic license.
And about "Come Together"... I've always thought Paul wrote the good lyrics, and John wrote a bunch of nonsense that nonetheless sounded good... but few agree.
All the rusted signs, we ignore throughout our lives, choosing the shiny ones instead...
And he who forgets, will be destined to remember...
Comments
HaHaHaHa.
here's one: "There's a hole in my heart like the hole in my guitar."
that's when i learned people get pissed if you laugh out loud at a folk concert.
So I can fall asleep tonight or die.
Because you kill me.
You know you do, you kill me well.
You like it too, and I can tell.
You never stop until my final breath is gone.
Spare me just three last words.
"I love you" is all she heard.
I'll wait for you, but I can't wait forever."
-Hawthorne Heights
Emo....blahhh
See These Bones
Right on the money!!
Or Kid Rock's most recent gem:
"And we were trying different things
We were smoking funny things
Making love out by the lake to our favorite song"
Anybody that can rhyme "things" with a tough word like "things" is a true artist!
You're right. Bob Dylan is shit too......
Just Kidding
If nothing is everything, I'll have it all
Hard to Imagine: http://lightyourpillow.blogspot.com
There is unrest in the forest,
There is trouble with the trees,
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas.
The trouble with the maples,
(And they're quite convinced they're right)
They say the oaks are just too lofty
And they grab up all the light.
But the oaks can't help their feelings
If they like the way they're made.
And they wonder why the maples
Can't be happy in their shade.
There is trouble in the forest,
And the creatures all have fled,
As the maples scream "Oppression!"
And the oaks just shake their heads
So the maples formed a union
And demanded equal rights.
"The oaks are just too greedy;
We will make them give us light."
Now there's no more oak oppression,
For they passed a noble law,
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet, axe, and saw
and they all eat rainbows and pooh butterflies!
Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm yeah yeah
Holy diver you've been down too long in the midnight sea oh what's becoming of me
Ride the tiger you can see his stripes but you know he's clean oh don't you see what I mean
Gotta get away holy diver yeah
Got shiny diamonds like the eyes of a cat in the black and blue something is coming for you look out
Race for the morning you can hide in the sun 'till you see the light oh we will pray it's all right
Gotta get away get away
Between the velvet lies there's a truth that's hard as steel yeah
The vision never dies life's a never ending wheel say
Holy diver you're the star of the masquerade no need to look so afraid jump jump
Jump on the tiger you can feel his heart but you know he's mean some light can never be seen yeah
Holy diver you've been down too long in the midnight sea oh what's becoming of me no no
Ride the tiger you can see his stripes but you know he's clean oh don't you see what I mean
Gotta get away get away gotta get away get away
Holy diver sole survivor your honour's clean
Holy diver holy diver never cut in the middle comin' after you holy diver
Oh holy diver yeah alright get away get away get away
Holy diver holy diver whoa holy diver hmm hmm hmm hmm
"You... your sex is on fire."
like STP's Creep.
an otherwise good song is ruined with that.
like an earthquake
st anger
this one has always particularly bothered me as well. in my mind i try to fix it up by saying "but in this ever-changing world in which we're living"
He got joo-joo eyeball he one holy roller
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker he just do what he please
He wear no shoeshine he got toe-jam football
He got monkey finger he shoot coca-cola
He say "I know you, you know me"
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free
Come together right now over me
He bag production he got walrus gumboot
He got Ono sideboard he one spinal cracker
He got feet down below his knee
Hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease
Come together right now over me
He roller-coaster he got early warning
He got muddy water he one mojo filter
He say "One and one and one is three"
Got to be good-looking 'cause he's so hard to see
Come together right now over me
Actually lots of Beatles lyrics fit the description in the thread title.
I don't think those are bad lyrics, I think they're interesting...
Well the only reason I don't despise them is because John Lennon himself admits they're nonsensical gibberish. They're still dumb and make no sense, but at least that was the intention.
groupies, not boobies.
Really? I couldn't totally tell but it sounded right enough to me; it fit with the theme of being younger and fantasizing about being grown-up (and an attention whore starlet thingie), and, the Girls do this kinda boobie-humping dance in the video.
Still shitty either way.
...
I just did a search and found this on a YT posting of the video with lyrics:
Many critics were initially confused by the chorus line "I wanna have Groupies" - mistaking this for "I wanna have boobies". BBC Radio 1 set up a phone-in to ask listeners to identify what word they thought was being sung, after the particular line of the song had been played to them.
Doesn't say what the results of that poll were, though.
Also, this:
"When I Grow Up" samples the main riff from The Yardbirds song "He's Always There" off their 1966 studio album Roger the Engineer, and as a result, British songwriters Jim McCarty and Paul Samwell-Smith have received writing credits for the song.
Poor guys. At least they're getting some royalties.
Thats the thing... His nonsensical gibberish is better than most others thought out lyrics. It makes it interesting. Same in Happiness Is A Warm Gun, Dig A Pony, I Am The Walrus, etc. That's my take anyway...
As a side note to that, I remember reading an interview with the lead guy from Nickelback (can't think of his name) and he was talking about lyrics. I believe this was the same interview where he said PJ doesn't rock anymore....
And then he quoted Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds and said something to he effect of : "People don't write that anymore. People don't have the imagination it takes to create that" or something like that. And all I could think of was, "You write lyrics like:
I like your pants around your feet
I like the dirt that's on your knees
And I like the way you still say please
While you're looking up at me
You're like my favorite damn disease"
What the fuck is that shit??? You have the balls to say nobody writes like John Lennon but you don't include yourself? Asshole.
And yes, I had to go to lyrics.com to get the lyrics to that song, haha
Paul has said in interviews that the line actually is "but in this ever changing world in which we're livin' "
Also... grammatical errors are acceptable in songs, it's called poetic license.
And about "Come Together"... I've always thought Paul wrote the good lyrics, and John wrote a bunch of nonsense that nonetheless sounded good... but few agree.
And he who forgets, will be destined to remember...
LAME
I agree so much. fucking hate it. it used to be my sisters ringtone. Just trying to watch some tv and -honeyy why you calling- fuuuuuck