Stroopy121 Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 Friend of mine posted this on facebook yesterday and I liked the idea, especially after having a thread for shit lyrics.Anyone got any favourite lyrics or bands whom have consistently awesome lyrics?I'll start:"So when victory comes at too heavy a price, well there's honour in choosing defeatLike the boy who was given the keys to the world and decided to sleep on the street"David Ford - To Hell With The World"There's something gray that's leaving townAnd it's way beyond meHow it gets off the groundWhere it goes hell knowsMaybe somewhere better than hereAnd what they say of the grass on the other sides trueToo much time looking ups turning everything blueIncluding me, including the pilots, including you "Alkaline Trio - Trucks and TrainsInfact, anything by Alkaline Trio or NOFX.Your turn.xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Mock ExecutionArabian goggles over Baghdad. Condoleezza steamer on an old man's chest.I don't give a fuck, Saddam took it like a man.Bush would have cried, begged for his life, taken out a second mortgage on his soul,fucked around on his wife and defaulted the entire loan.Life's a lovely tit to gently squeeze or a boob to wrench and bruise.I honestly don't give a fuck, unemployed and the economy is great.To all the southern boys getting sand pounded up their ass, my thanks.America escapes the breadline again, this time in hi-def, seven speaker surround sound.Ate so much wartime pussy I'm really puttin' on the pounds.Life's a lovely tit to gently squeeze or a fucking boob to wrench and bruise.All of Prowler In The Yard by Pig Destroyer, especially HypervioletTraced in wet sand her name in perfect cursive.A love letter to the crescent moon.By tommorrow it will be gone I told her.There is no tommorrow she said.I can feel her in a bikini of coiled snakes dancing to the hiss of the wind.Postcards from a paradise in flames.She used to be so right.So right about everything.Day of the Broken Arrows by The Idle RaceThere goes that little girl again Her years have passed, but all in vain The birds have fallen from the trees And it is told in these old memories Birds on the wing at the end of the day The trees of green and brown you see Have suddenly turned grey Don't be too sad when you're waiting for death The message on the garden wall says Mickey Mouse is bad Ooh, Need, I need, I need, I need her The broken arrows in the door, there's lots of Indians Ooh, Need, I need, I need, I need her The grass has grown above her hair The pretty patterned teddy bear Aah, aah aah yeah yeah Her baby cries in the heat of the night Footsteps up the stairs her mother's there to hold her tight Happy young child and his dog running wild Spring is in the air and they've been running for a mile Remember when that girl was 5 years old Now she's grown older with the lie she told Why did this happen, where did I do wrong? I know that now I'm home I'm not too young and then I'm gone Ooh, Need, I need, I need, I need her The broken arrows in the door; there's lots of Indians Ooh, Need, I need, I need, I need her The grass has grown above her hair The pretty patterned teddy bear Aah, aah aah yeah yeah Birds on the wing at the end of the day The trees of green and brown you see Have suddenly turned grey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 Here's a few of my favourite lyricists:Aidan Moffatt (Arab Strap etc)Hayden Thorpe & Tom Fleming (Wild Beasts)Stephin Merritt (Magnetic Fields/6ths/Gothic Archies)Stuart Murdoch (Belle & Sebastian)Will Sheff (Okkervill River)Bryan Ferry (Roxy Music circa 1972-73)Morrissey (circa 1984-1987)I'm too lazy to post any lyrics, plus they're lyrics so they needn't read well without the music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 I like these lines from the Dropkick Murphys song "Worker's Song". I think it's originally a Scottish or Irish folk song which they covered.And when the sky darkens and the prospect is warWho's given a gun and then pushed to the fore?And expected to die for the land of our birthThough we've never owned one lousy handful of earth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 Oh, and this of course : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeromiserY Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 pretty invariably its going to be josh homme lyrics throw in insane clown posse for laughs - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 I'm not a huge lyrics person. I often don't pay attention to them. If lyrics do grab me I consider it a bonus. Alex Turner's lyrics are always great and the new Arctic Monkeys album is no exception.I think this song is a good example. YouTube - Arctic Monkeys - Reckless SerenadeAnd I've always loved the lyrics on Frightened Rabbit's "The Midnight Organ Fight" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Localboylost Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 Piledriver waltz - Arctic monkeysAlex Turner's lyrics are always great and the new Arctic Monkeys album is no exception.I think this song is a good example. YouTube - Arctic Monkeys - Reckless SerenadeCould not agree more, Alex turners songwriting just gets better and better, Piledriver waltz has got to be my favourite off the new albumYou look like you've been for breakfast at the heartbreak hotelAnd sat in the back booth by the pamphlets and the literature on how to loseYour waitress was miserable and so was your foodIf you're gonna try and walk on water make sure you wear your comfortable shoes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TelecasterSam Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 one of my favourites......* Unspoken Words * (Slow Ballad Blues)If I could only share with youOnce more the fruits of yesterdayCould I forget unspoken words?The changing colours, of your waysI can still see you, standing thereClutching my hand, and begging not to goDon't hide the tears, I'm crying tooIt doesn't matter, you must know..I'll always be with you, by your sideWatching over you, and feeling every painHold your head high, think of me there...I'll soon be with you, once againguitar solo.....I'll always be with you, by your sideWatching over you, feeling every painHold your head high, think of me thereI'll soon be with you, once again......guitar til end fade.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 I like the unashamedly leftist feel to this one by James Mcmurtry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-matthEw- Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 Could not agree more, Alex turners songwriting just gets better and better, Piledriver waltz has got to be my favourite off the new albumYou look like you've been for breakfast at the heartbreak hotelAnd sat in the back booth by the pamphlets and the literature on how to loseYour waitress was miserable and so was your foodIf you're gonna try and walk on water make sure you wear your comfortable shoesAlex Turner's lyrics are normally spot-on, but I think the new album has some of his poorest. When he delves into Dylan-esque surrealism he loses something. I like that he's evolved from the kitchen sink/night on the piss lyrics of the first album, but it almost sounds like he's trying too hard with some half gibberish lines. He's still got an amazing, hypnotic way of phrasing his lyrics though and the new album is fucking great! (and does have plenty of good lyrics too)In general, after melody, lyrics are probably the most important thing to me in a song, but as Larsen B says, it's very rare that they'll read decent to anyone who has never heard the tune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 I can see where you're coming from that there are maybe a few weak moments lyrically on Suck it and See but I think on the majority of songs he's as good as ever. Piledriver Waltz is wonderful but right now I think my favourite tracks are the closing two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 I'm not a huge fan of the Arctic Monkeys but I've always said Alex Turner is an amazing lyricist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip - Thou Shalt Always Kill Thou shalt not steal if there is direct victim.Thou shalt not worship pop idols or follow lost prophets.Thou shalt not take the names of Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer, Johnny Hartman, Desmond Decker, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix or Syd Barret in vain.Thou shalt not think that any male over the age of 30 that plays with a child that is not their own is a peadophile... Some people are just nice.Thou shalt not read NME.Thou shalt not stop liking a band just because they've become popular.Thou shalt not question Stephen Fry.Thou shalt not judge a book by it's cover.Thou shalt not judge Lethal Weapon by Danny Glover.Thou shalt not buy Coca-Cola products. Thou shalt not buy Nestle products.Thou shalt not go into the woods with your boyfriend's best friend, take drugs and cheat on him.Thou shalt not fall in love so easily.Thou shalt not use poetry, art or music to get into girls' pants. Use it to get into their heads.Thou shalt not watch Hollyokes.Thou shalt not attend an open mic and leave before it's done just because you've finished your shitty little poem or song you self-righteous prick.Thou shalt not return to the same club or bar week in, week out just 'cause you once saw a girl there that you fancied but you're never gonna fucking talk to.Thou shalt not put musicians and recording artists on ridiculous pedestals no matter how great they are or were.The Beatles... Were just a band.Led Zepplin... Just a band.The Beach Boys... Just a band.The Sex Pistols... Just a band.The Clash... Just a band.Crass... Just a band.Minor Threat... Just a band.The Cure... Just a band.The Smiths... Just a band.Nirvana... Just a band.The Pixies... Just a band.Oasis... Just a band.Radiohead... Just a band.Bloc Party... Just a band.The Arctic Monkeys... Just a band.The Next Big Thing.. JUST A BAND.Thou shalt give equal worth to tragedies that occur in non-english speaking countries as to those that occur in english speaking countries.Thou shalt remember that guns, bitches and bling were never part of the four elements and never will be.Thou shalt not make repetitive generic music, thou shalt not make repetitive generic music, thou shalt not make repetitive generic music, thou shalt not make repetitive generic music.Thou shalt not pimp my ride.Thou shalt not scream if you wanna go faster.Thou shalt not move to the sound of the wickedness.Thou shalt not make some noise for Detroit.When I say "Hey" thou shalt not say "Ho".When I say "Hip" thou shalt not say "Hop".When I say, he say, she say, we say, make some noise... kill me.Thou shalt not quote me happy.Thou shalt not shake it like a polaroid picture.Thou shalt not wish you girlfriend was a freak like me.Thou shalt spell the word "Pheonix" P-H-E-O-N-I-X not P-H-O-E-N-I-X, regardless of what the Oxford English Dictionary tells you.Thou shalt not express your shock at the fact that Sharon got off with Bradley at the club last night by saying "Is it".Thou shalt think for yourselves.And thou shalt always... Thou shalt always kill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltz Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 (Yeah, Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah-Ark)Oo-ooh-ooh, hoo yeah, yeahYeah, yeahYeah-ah-ahYeah-ah-ahYeah-ah-ahYeah-ah-ahYeah, yeah, yeah[Rebecca Black - Verse 1]7am, waking up in the morningGotta be fresh, gotta go downstairsGotta have my bowl, gotta have cerealSeein everything, the time is goinTickin on and on, everybodys rushinGotta get down to the bus stopGotta catch my bus, I see my friends (My friends)Kickin in the front seatSittin in the back seatGotta make my mind upWhich seat can I take?Its Friday, FridayGotta get down on FridayEverybodys lookin forward to the weekend, weekendFriday, FridayGettin down on FridayEverybodys lookin forward to the weekendPartyin, partyin (Yeah)Partyin, partyin (Yeah)Fun, fun, fun, funLookin forward to the weekend[Rebecca Black - Verse 2]7:45, were drivin on the highwayCruisin so fast, I want time to flyFun, fun, think about funYou know what it isI got this, you got thisMy friend is by my rightI got this, you got thisNow you know itKickin in the front seatSittin in the back seatGotta make my mind upWhich seat can I take?[Chorus]Its Friday, FridayGotta get down on FridayEverybodys lookin forward to the weekend, weekendFriday, FridayGettin down on FridayEverybodys lookin forward to the weekendPartyin, partyin (Yeah)Partyin, partyin (Yeah)Fun, fun, fun, funLookin forward to the weekend[bridge]Yesterday was Thursday, ThursdayToday i-is Friday, Friday (Partyin)We-we-we so excitedWe so excitedWe gonna have a ball todayTomorrow is SaturdayAnd Sunday comes after...wardsI dont want this weekend to end[Rap Verse]R-B, Rebecca BlackSo chillin in the front seat (In the front seat)In the back seat (In the back seat)Im drivin, cruisin (Yeah, yeah)Fast lanes, switchin lanesWit a car up on my side (Woo!)(Cmon) Passin by is a school bus in front of meMakes tick tock, tick tock, wanna screamCheck my time, its Friday, its a weekendWe gonna have fun, cmon, cmon, yall[Chorus]Its Friday, FridayGotta get down on FridayEverybodys lookin forward to the weekend, weekendFriday, FridayGettin down on FridayEverybodys lookin forward to the weekendPartyin, partyin (Yeah)Partyin, partyin (Yeah)Fun, fun, fun, funLookin forward to the weekendIts Friday, FridayGotta get down on FridayEverybodys lookin forward to the weekend, weekendFriday, FridayGettin down on FridayEverybodys lookin forward to the weekendPartyin, partyin (Yeah)Partyin, partyin (Yeah)Fun, fun, fun, funLookin forward to the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted June 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 Alex Turner is a weird one for me. I heard Good on the Dancefloor when it came out and thought it was balls and immediately wrote them off as being another indie/pop rock band that I'm just not interested in.It wasn't until I saw Submarine and fell in love with the soundtrack (thinking the voice singing sounded familiar...) that my mate told me who I was hearing and that his lyrics are actually really, really good. Keep meaning to trawl through the Arctic Monkeys stuff to give them a second chance./coolstory.I'd say lyrics are one of the most important parts of a song for me, melody is equally as important, but as long as it's not a bad melody then it's fine. I'd take amazing lyrics with mediocre melody over amazing melody with mediocre lyrics any day. I don't mind a singer having a poor voice if what they are singing is meaningful.xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 I don't really pay attention to lyrics at all, music for me is all about the instrumentation, the composition and the feeling behind it. There's songs I've loved my whole adult life that I could barely tell you more than a couple of lines of lyrics from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 I don't know why but this is my favourite part of the Rebecca Black song:R-B, Rebecca BlackSo chillin in the front seat (In the front seat)In the back seat (In the back seat)Im drivin, cruisin (Yeah, yeah)Fast lanes, switchin lanesWit a car up on my side (Woo!)(Cmon) Passin by is a school bus in front of meMakes tick tock, tick tock, wanna screamCheck my time, its Friday, its a weekendWe gonna have fun, cmon, cmon, yallIt is fantastically void of substance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted June 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 I'm pretty sure that not only Rebecca Black's 'career' but also the formation of the PR company that gave her a record deal and wrote the songs and all are all just one big, elaborate troll.xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 I'm not a huge Pink Floyd fan, but I love the lyrics from "Sheep"YouTube - Sheep - Pink Floyd - AnimalsHarmlessly passing your time in the grassland away;Only dimly aware of a certain unease in the air.You'd better watch out!There may be dogs aboutI looked over Jordan, and I've seenThings are not what they seem.That's what you get for pretending the danger's not real.Meek and obedient you follow the leaderDown well trodden corridors into the valley of steel.What a surprise!A look of terminal shock in your eyes.Now things are really what they seem.No, this is not a bad dream.The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not wantHe makes me down to dieThrough pastures green He leadeth me the silent waters by.With bright knives He releaseth my soul.He maketh me to hang on hooks in high places.He converteth me to lamb cutlets,For lo, He hath great power, and great hunger.When cometh the day we lowly ones,Through quiet reflection, and great dedicationMaster the art of Karate,Lo, we shall rise up,And then we'll make the bugger's eyes water.Bleating and babbling we fell on his neck with a scream.Wave upon wave of demented avengers March cheerfully out of obscurity into the dream.Have you heard the news?The dogs are dead!You better stay homeAnd do as you're told.Get out of the road if you want to grow old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltz Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 I don't know why but this is my favourite part of the Rebecca Black song:It is fantastically void of substance.None of it rhymes! It's meant to be a rap verse! It's brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Localboylost Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 When he delves into Dylan-esque surrealism he loses something. I like that he's evolved from the kitchen sink/night on the piss lyrics of the first album, but it almost sounds like he's trying too hard with some half gibberish lines. I couldn't agree more with what you say there, i think when he was playing with the last shadow puppets/doing favourite worst nightmare, he was on top form, but his songwriting stood out amongst others for being witty and clever, now it's just too complicated to be catchy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skacel Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 Mogwai feat. Aidan MoffatR U Still In 2 ItAre you still into it? 'cause I'm still into it.We haven't had sore bits for about a fortnight.Am I your only one? 'Cause you're still my only one.But if you need more, I'll just do it in some, right.We should go into town and spend some money.We could go to the pictures and see something funny.We'd share a popcorn and we can go to the pub at night.We can get right tanked up and go home and have a fight.Now you're takenDid you see him when I was away?I would have phoned but you'd spoil the trip.Will he be in the pub tonight?I'll hide my rage and take a sip.Will he be yours as of today?Will I never see you know? if you're taken?Are you still wearing that ring?When she told me I was a little shaken.Like a bird, a feather bed, my sister says, and we'll get wed......and I should tell you I adore you, but I'm sure that I'll just bore you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Localboylost Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 The cure lovecatsWe move like cagey tigers We couldn't get closer than this The way we walk The way we talk The way we stalk The way we kiss We slip through the streets While everyone sleeps Getting bigger and sleeker And wider and brighter We bite and scratch and scream all night Let's go and Throw all the songs we know Not a band im very much into, just this song really, amazing lyrics in my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 I like I am Kloot's lyrics. Pick a song.particularly like this one:Woke up this morningFor someone to set you freeTurned round todayTo find that someone was meand we smoke, dead men's cigarettesand we choke, on the bitter black regrets,Of ourselves - we've found no-one elseThis Atmosphere track has great lyrics. I just think it paints a perfect picture of what it's like to be a semi-popular rap 'star'."You Played Yourself"[Verse 1]What's up? My name is Sean, nice to meet yaSo what brings you backstage in this theatre?Oh you're in the crew that plays firstI shoulda noticed all four of y'all of wore the same shirtsI bet you got a demo of your work right{That's what's up} Can you leave it with my merch guy?Well word up, good luck tonightAnd don't forget to drink water, and don't cup that mic, huhDo me a favour and stay away from Ant's beerNo you can't bring your fans back hereNah I'm straight, you can keep your drugs in factKeep em in the alley out back behind the clubAnd drop the attitudeWhy you acting like that little sticky pass is some kinda right of passage dudeKeep rapping till you get discoveredBut better believe it's last time we ever see each other[Hook (Every second line spoken)]Cause you played yourselfUh yeah, of course I remember you man, uh, how you been man? How you doin man?You played yourselfThey told me that you tried to pick a fight with your own DJYou played yourselfNah I didn't see you're set man, I was, I was sleeping on the busYou played yourselfUh yeah, go talk to that guy, him, he'll give you some drink tickets, word[Verse 2]New York, at the Bowery getting downWith Grayskul, P.O.S. and Fillmore BrownMy first time touring with a live bandTrynna hide all the fear behind the mic standI just want to move around and keep it versatileBut tonight some kid took it personalI stopped my set, yo what you yellin bout?With your middle up calling me sell outThen security rushed him like a gang fightWait, don't kick him out, man it ain't rightBut they wasn't listening to SlugI'm just an artist on the stage, they don't really give a fuckSo I finished up my set thenRan out the front door to see if I could catch himAnd there he was, mad and drunkSo I gave him his money and sent him off with a hug[Hook (Every second line spoken)]Man you played yourselfMan you can barely stand up, you trynna call me names, punkYou played yourselfI understand, I understand dude, I was just like you when I was 15 years oldYou played yourselfTalking about, you ain't The Roots, you ain't The Roots, why you got a band man?You played yourselfDo me a favour, throw away my CDs, I don't want you stupid fans[Verse 3]Girl please, don't treat me like you treat a toyYou wouldn't look twice if I was the pizza boy (nope)You ain't got to flash me your ass and titsI'd rather fantasise that you're a rap advocateLook around, you see all these women?They came for the music, you came for the scenesterismThe validating game is degradingGot me cornered at the bar to boost your ratingsI'm getting too old for the trapGo wiggle that cleavage at the opening act, huhPlus you smell like a bucket of vodkaI would never put my meat sauce up in that pastaThe shows over, so why you waiting by the busLike I'm supposed to be impressed with the basicsYou don't believe that I don't want to see you nakedBut I'm not hanging out, take care and stay safe kid[Hook (Every second line spoken)]You played yourselfYeah actually I have heard somebody say that to me beforeYou played yourselfYou realise I can clearly see your clitoris through your jeansYou played yourselfLook you are closer to my son's age than, than you are to mineYou played yourselfLook, look, the li, the living legends are right there, right over there, go over there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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