an offshoot of sorts of the What Are You Listening to thread. put up song lyrics that get to you, touch you, reflect your current state in life, the world around you... there's a whole lot we can use!

i'll start with some good old Vertical Horizon. forgive the emo. hehe!

- last " " maximal

A couple of perker-upper from my favorite group:

I am, I am, I am Superman and I can do anything
- R.E.M.

Baby, instant soup doesn't really grab me.
Today I need something more sub-sub-sub-substantial.
A can of beans or blackeyed peas, some Nescafe and ice,
A candy bar, a falling star, or a reading of Doctor Seuss;
- R.E.M.

I'm currently cruising with Itchyworms' "Akin ka na lang" and "beer"

its not so much the lyrics, but how the songs were made, the instruments and lyrics and beat really work well together, sort of remioniscent with the old e-heads songs

good balladiers, these guys.

"Kukuha ako ng beer
at ipapakulo sa kaldero't
lalanghapin ang usok nito,
Lahat ay aking gagawin
upang hindi ko na isiping
nagiisa na ako"

-beer



a'int it a hoot?

ooohh. I love this thread.

Here are a couple of lines from some of the songs I consider quite memorable...


"Tell your sins to me...
And I'll do them all over with you"

- From ESCHER by TEENAGE FANCLUB


"I told you
That we could fly
Cause we all have wings
But some of us don't know why "

- from NEVER TEAR US APART by INXS


"Sabihin sa akin lahat ng lihim mo
Iingatan ko
Ibaling sa akin ang problema mo
Kakayanin ko"

- from AKAP by IMAGO


"Your mind tricked you to feel the pain
Of someone close to you leaving the game of life
So here it is, another chance
Wide awake you face the day
Your dream is over...or has it just begun? "

- from SILENT LUCIDITY by QUEENSRYCHE

holy hell, QUEENSRYCHE! Silent Lucidity is, like, their only song i know, but man what a song.

- last "and yeah, Beer!" maximal

Thanks Master Vader!! I've been looking for the artist of that song for so long. I'm a klutz when it comes to that genre.

pretty much all of the songs on the beach boys' pet sounds


wouldn't it be nice if we could wake up
in the morning when the day is new
and after having spent the day together
hold each other close the whole night through
- wouldn't it be nice


if you should ever leave me
though life would still go on believe me
the world could show nothing to me
so what good would living do me

god only knows what i'd be without you
- god only knows <- the only song that can give me a menstrual cycle


each time things start to happen again
i think i got something good goin' for myself
but what goes wrong

sometimes I feel very sad
(can't find nothin' i can put my heart and soul into)
i guess i just wasn't made for these times

- i just wasn't made for these times


could I ever find in you again
the things that made me love you so much then
could we ever bring 'em back once they have gone
- caroline, no



and from dusty in memphis (dusty springfield):

i don't ask for much
a look, a smile, a touch
try to forget
lord knows, i'm trying
it's so hard to forget
when your whole world goes dying
- just one smile


you've been cryin'
your face is a mess
come in baby
you can dry the tears on my dress
she's hurt you again
i can tell
oh, i know that look so well

don't be shy
you've been here before
pull your shoes off, lie down
and i will lock the door

and no-one has to know
you've come here again
darling it will be
like it's always been before
come on over here

breakfast in bed
and a kiss or three
you don't have to say you love me
breakfast in bed
nothing need be said

- breakfast in bed <- illicitly sexy but painful

and just so i don't come across as a full-time pansy, let's try witty:

a dedicated follower of fashion
the kinks

they seek him here, they seek him there,
his clothes are loud, but never square.
it will make or break him so hes got to buy the best,
cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.

and when he does his little rounds,
round the boutiques of london town,
eagerly pursuing all the latest fads and trends,
cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.

oh yes he is (oh yes he is)
he thinks he is a flower to be looked at,
and when he pulls his frilly nylon panties right up tight,
he feels a dedicated follower of fashion.

oh yes he is (oh yes he is)
there's one thing that he loves and that is flattery.
one week he's in polka-dots, the next week he is in stripes.
cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.

they seek him here, they seek him there,
in regent street and leicester square.
everywhere the carnabetian army marches on,
each one a dedicated follower of fashion.

oh yes he is (oh yes he is)
his world is built round discotheques and parties.
this pleasure-seeking individual always looks his best
cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.

oh yes he is (oh yes he is)
he flits from shop to shop just like a butterfly.
in matters of the cloth he is as fickle as can be,
cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.


lola
the kinks

i met her in a club down in old soho
where you drink champagne and it tastes just like coca-cola
c-o-l-a cola
she walked up to me and she asked me to dance
i asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said lola
l-o-l-a lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola

well i'm not the world's most physical guy
but when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine
oh my lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola
well i'm not dumb but i cant understand
why she walked like a woman and talked like a man
oh my lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola

well we drank champagne and danced all night
under electric candlelight
she picked me up and sat me on her knee
and said dear boy won't you come home with me?
well i'm not the world's most passionate guy
but when i looked in her eyes, well I almost fell for my lola
lo-lo-lo-lo lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola

i pushed her away
i walked to the door
i fell to the floor
i got down on my knees
then i looked at her and she at me

well that's the way that I want it to stay
and I always want it to be that way for my lola
lo-lo-lo-lo lola
girls will be boys and boys will be girls
it's a mixed-up muddled-up shook-up world except for lola
lo-lo-lo-lo lola

well i left home just a week before
and i'd never ever kissed a woman before
but lola smiled and took me by the hand
and said dear boy Im gonna make you a man

well i'm not the world's most masculine man
but i know what i am and i'm glad i'm a man
and so is lola
lo-lo-lo-lo lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola


my wife
the who

my life's in jeopardy
murdered in cold blood is what i'm gonna be
i ain't been home since friday night
and now my wife is coming after me

give me police protection
gonna buy a gun so i can look after number one
give me a bodyguard
A black belt Judo expert with a machine gun

gonna buy a tank and an aeroplane
when she catches up with me
won't be no time to explain
she thinks i've been with another woman
and that's enough to send her half insane
gonna buy a fast car
put on my lead boots
and take a long, long drive
i may end up spending all my money
but i'll still be alive

all i did was have a bit too much to drink
and i picked the wrong precinct
got picked up by the law
and now I ain't got time to think

gonna buy a tank and an aeroplane
when she catches up with me
won't be no time to explain
she thinks i've been with another woman
and that's enough to send her half insane
gonna buy a fast car
put on my lead boots
and take a long, long drive
i may end up spending all my money
but i'll still be alive

and i'm oh so tired of running
gonna lay down on the floor
i gotta rest some time
so i can get to run some more

THERE"S NO EASY WAY
by James Ingram

I held her close to me
'Cause I know she breaks so easily
And then I told her
But I knew no matter how I tried to console her
She'd just do the best she could
But there are times the best is no damn good
And no matter how you try to be kind
There's always still a part of you you leave behind
When it falls apart

Chorus:
There's no easy way to break somebody's heart

I lied and told her she'd be fine
Though we both knew it was just a line
I had to do it
'Cause I'd a' said anything to help me get through it

Then she reached out for my hand
And her simple touch was more than I could stand
And I had to turn away
'Cause I knew all the hurt
That she was feeling I was feeling too
'Cause when it falls apart

Chorus:
There's no easy way to break somebody's heart

She could've gotten angry
And made me feel like a guilty child
But I realized that never was her style
I wanted her to hurt me
And not treat me like a friend
I wanted her to say there'd be someday
I'd come crawling on my knees to ask her back again
But she acted like a lady 'til the end
Oh, what a lady

I thought that she'd break down
But she smiled at me and never made a sound
And I guess she understood in her way
'Cause her silence told me everything she could not say
When it falls apart
There's just no easy way

Chorus:
There's just no easy way
There's no easy way to break somebody's heart.

my favorite lyric courtesy of sir paul:

and in the end, the love that you take
is equal to the love you make
- the end (abbey road album)

one of my favorite...

i'm yours by Jason Mraz


Well you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks
and now I'm trying to get back
Before the cool done run out
I'll be giving it my bestest
Nothing's going to stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it's again my turn to win some or learn some

I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I'm yours

Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find love love love
Listen to the music of the moment maybe sing with me
A lá peaceful melodies
It's your God-forsaken right to be loved love loved love loved

So I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I'm sure
There's no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours

I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer
But my breath fogged up the glass
And so I drew a new face and laughed
I guess what I'm saying is there ain't no better reason
To rid yourself of vanity and just go with the seasons
It's what we aim to do
Our name is our virtue

I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I'm sure
No need to complicate
Our time is short
It can not wait, I'm yours

Well no no, well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find love love love love
Listen to the music of the moment come and dance with me
A lá one big family (2nd time: A lá happy family)
It's your God-forsaken right to be loved love love love

I won't hesitate no more
Oh no more no more no more
It's your God-forsaken right to be loved, I'm sure
There's no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours

No I won't hesitate no more, no more
This cannot wait I'm sure
There's no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours, I'm yours

"There's a big enough umbrella, but its alway me that ends up getting wet.." - Sting / The Police

"You can't always get what you want but if you try sometimes, you get what you need" - Rollingstones

angels and devils
dishwalla

this is the last time
that I'm ever gonna come here tonight
this is the last time - I will fall
into a place that fails us all - inside

I can see the pain in you
I can see the love in you
but fighting all the demons will take time
it will take time

the angels they burn inside for us
are we ever
are we ever gonna learn to fly
the devils they burn inside of us
are we ever gonna come back down
come around
I'm always gonna worry about the things that could make us cold

this is the last time
that I'm ever gonna give in tonight
are there angels or devils crawling here?
I just want to know what blurs and what is clear - to see

still I can see the pain in you
and I can see the love in you
and fighting all the demons will take time
it will take time

the angels they burn inside for us
are we ever
are we ever gonna learn to fly
the devils they burn inside of us
are we ever gonna come back down - come around
I'm always gonna worry about the things that could break us

if I was to give in - give it up
- and then
take a breath - make it deep
cause it might be the last one you get
be the last one
that could make us cold
you know that they could make us cold
I'm always gonna worry about the things that could make us cold

ooohhh... dishwalla! I'm obsessed with Opaline CD grabe. mine from that album naman is Every Little Thing

"Every Little Thing"

Let me in
to see you in the morning light
to get me on and all along the tears they come
see all come
I want you to believe in life
but I get the strangest feeling that you've gone away
will you find out who you are too late to change?
I wish I could be
every little thing you wanted
all the time

I also love Vienna Teng's "Warm Strangers" album... but for the life of me, I can't find my orig CD! good thing I ripped it na and it's in our itunes.

"Harbor"

We're here where the daylight begins
The fog on the streetlight slowly thins
Water on water's the way
The safety of shoreline fading away

Sail your sea
Meet your storm
All I want is to be your harbor
The light in me
Will guide you home
All I want is to be your harbor

Fear is the brightest of signs
The shape of the boundary you leave behind
So sing all your questions to sleep
The answers are out there in the drowning deep

You've got a journey to make
There's your horizon to chase
So go far beyond where we stand
No matter the distance
I'm holding your hand