lyrics (3 Viewers)

[artfag]

i first saw you
you had on blue jeans
your eyes couldn’t hide anything
i saw you breathing, oh
i saw you staring out in space

i next saw you
you was at the party
thought you was a queen
oh so flirty
i came against

didn’t say excuse
knew what i was doing
we looked very fine
’cause we were leaving

like saint joan
doing a cool jerk
oh, i want you
like a kanga roo

 

[artfag]

won’t you let me walk you home from school
won’t you let me meet you at the pool
maybe friday i can
get tickets for the dance
and i’ll take you

won’t you tell your dad, 'get off my back'
tell him what we said about 'paint it black'
rock ’n roll is here to stay
come inside where it’s okay
and i’ll shake you

won’t you tell me what you’re thinking of
would you be an outlaw for my love
if it’s so, well, let me know
if it’s no, well, i can go
i won’t make you

 

[stephywilecat]

My favourite lyrics of all time belong to one of the many songs which I only really listen to sentimental value nowadays.
It's one of the first punk songs I listened to which didn't 'speak to me' as in the usual "don't worry, I know how you feel" kind of way. But it was a song that made my blood rush through my veins and got me off my arse and do stuff. It made me start a zine, start a band, read books, go to shows, colour my hair, wear studs, wear tartan pants and all that general punk rock tomfoolery.
But nevertheless, I love this song, and will always love this song. It was my drug, my anthem, my fuel for such a long time...
ah memories...



COCKNEY REJECTS- "Oi Oi Oi"
Hear that cry throughout the streets, we know just what it means
And even to the ignorant, it ain't what it seems
Through every city backstreets, the kids from all around
They all come to join the fun, cause they know the sound
They all try to ignore us, but we wont let 'em win
The wankers try to put us down, but we will smash them in
Cause we all say, that they are full of shit


And we're running down the backstreets Oi! Oi! Oi!
And we're running unafraid Oi! Oi! Oi!
Cause we all know that's the sound of the streets

And we're running down the backstreets Oi! Oi! Oi!
Got our martins on our feet Oi! Oi! Oi!
And you're all running down the backstreets with me

The kids they come from everywhere, the east end’s all around
Cause they all know what it means, when they hear the sound
You know what to do, when you hear the call
Put your boots and earrings on and kick down that fucking wall
You can listen to politicians but they'll lead you astray
You're gonna see the light and you're gonna see the way
And we all know that there's nothing like us

And we're running down the backstreets Oi! Oi! Oi!
And we're never giving in Oi! Oi! Oi!
Cause we all know that we're gonna fucking win

And we're running down the backstreets Oi! Oi! Oi!
And we're here to stay Oi! Oi! Oi!
And we all know that the firm are on they're way

They all try to ignore us, but we wont let 'em win
The wankers try to put us down, but we will smash them in
Cause we all say, that they're full of shit

And we're running down the backstreets Oi! Oi! Oi!
And we're running unafraid Oi! Oi! Oi!
Cause we all know that that's the sound of the streets

And we're running down the backstreets Oi! Oi! Oi!
Got our martins on our feet Oi! Oi! Oi!
And you're all running down the backstreet with me,
With meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

 

[Jaydels]

Incomplete- Backstreet Boys
empty
spaces
fill me up with holes
distant
faces
with no place left to go

without you
within me
I can't find no rest
where I'm
going
is anybody's guess



CHORUS
I try
to go on like I never knew you
I'm awake
but my world is half asleep
I pray
for this heart to be unbroken
but without you all I'm going to be is...
Incomplete



voices
tell me
I should carry on
but I am
swimming
in an ocean all alone

baby, my baby
it's written on your face
you still
wonder
if we made a big mistake...



CHORUS
I try
to go on like I never knew you
I'm awake
but my world is half asleep
I pray
for this heart to be unbroken
but without you all I'm going to be is...
Incomplete



BRIDGE
I don't mean to drag it on
but I can't seem to let you go
I don't wanna make you face this world alone...
I wanna let you go
[oh nooo...]



CHORUS
I try
to go on like I never knew you
I'm awake
but my world is half asleep
I pray
for this heart to be unbroken
but without you all I'm going to be is...
Incomplete

Incomplete

 

[bubz :D]

There was a man
A lonely man
who lost his love
Through his indifference

A heart that cared
That went unshared
Until it died
Within his silence

And solitaire's the only game in town
And every road that takes him
Takes him down
And by himself it's easy to pretend
He'll never love again

And keeping to himself
He plays the game
Without her love
It always ends the same
While life goes on around him everywhere
He's playing solitaire

A little hope
Goes up in smoke
Just how it goes
Goes without saying

There was a man
A lonely man
Who would command
The hand he's playing...

 

[spin spin sugar]

i was listening to this yesterday, and it struck me how gorgeous the lyrics are. i dunno if any of you will know this song, but its maybe my favourite (sort-of)lovesong ever

A CASE OF YOU - JONI MITCHELL

Just before our love got lost you said,
"I am as constant as a northern star."
And I said, "Constantly in the darkness
Where's that at?
If you want me I'll be in the bar."
On the back of a cartoon coaster
In the blue TV screen light
I drew a map of Canada
Oh Canada
With your face sketched on it twice
Oh, you're in my blood like holy wine
You taste so bitter and so sweet
Oh I could drink a case of you, darling
And I would still be on my feet
Oh I would still be on my feet

Oh I am a lonely painter
I live in a box of paints
I'm frightened by the devil
And I'm drawn to those ones that ain't afraid
I remember that time you told me, you said,
"Love is touching souls"
Surely you touched mine
'Cause part of you pours out of me
In these lines from time to time
Oh, you're in my blood like holy wine
You taste so bitter and so sweet
Oh I could drink a case of you, darling
Still, I'd be on my feet
I would still be on my feet

I met a woman
She had a mouth like yours
She knew your life
She knew your devils and your deeds
And she said,
"Go to him, stay with him if you can
But be prepared to bleed"
Oh but you are in my blood
You're my holy wine
You're so bitter, bitter and so sweet
Oh, I could drink a case of you, darling
Still I'd be on my feet
I would still be on my feet

 

[steph@nie]

I love that song sooo much.

did you get that from me off slsk

 

[artfag]

that song is so beautiful
also check out prince's acoustic cover of it, it's real nice too

 

[LaraB]

Tori Amos does a really good cover of it too

 

[bubz :D]

Tori Amos does a really good cover of it too

no wonder, i was thinking the lyrics were really familiar!!!

 

[spin spin sugar]

I love that song sooo much.

did you get that from me off slsk

i did <3 i have it on cd now, i only ever had my dads vinyl before. i love joni so much.

 

[mmm_sofay]

Ah yeah!
There's a red house over yonder,
That's where my baby stays
Lord, there's a red house over yonder
Lord, there's where my baby stays
I ain't been home to see my baby
In ninty nine and one half days

Wait a minute, something's wrong here
The key won't unlock this door
Wait a minute, something's wrong, lord, have mercy
This key won't unlock this door,
something's goin' on here
I have a bad bad feeling
That my baby don't live her no more

Well, I might as well go back over yonder,
Way back up on the hill
That's something to do
Lord, I might as well go back over yonder,
Way back yonder cross the hill
'Cus if my baby don't love me no more...
I know her sister will
Yeah.

 

[Sarah168]

open your heart.....and catch my disease - the oh so charming ben lee

 

[glycerine]

mama loves her baby
and daddy loves you too
and the sea may look warm to you babe
and the sky may look blue

ooooooooooooh babe
ooooooooooooh baby blue
ooooooooooooooooooh babe

if you should go skating
on the thin ice of modern life
dragging behind you the silent reproach
of a million tear-stained eyes
don't be surprised when a crack in the ice
appears under your feet
you slip out of your depth
and out of your mind
with your fear flowing out behind you
as you claw the thin ice

 

[glycerine]

i don't buy your true life stories
cause i've seen the way you lie
and i don't buy the things you tell me
cause i know we'll say anything to get by

but when we're together
somehow i feel better
my disease always tricks me
i believe you can fix me

you're insane
i love the drama
tell the truth
you love it to, i know you
reason strikes
we fight and break up
cause it seems the only easiest thing to do

but when i don't get your call
i go into withdrawal
you consume every thought
but if you called me i would tell you to get lost

i need you, i need you like a drug
i need you, i need you like a
i need you, i need you like a drug
i need you, i need you like a drug

it turns me on to say 'i love you'
but deep inside i know it's lust not love at all
one day we will leave each other
but we pretend the end's not inevitable

i require protection
from my own obsession
in the object of you
one day i will rise above you

i need you, i need you like a drug
i need you, i need you like a
i need you, i need you like a drug
i need you, i need you like a drug

until then we'll stay together
i guess things could be much worse
one day things will be much better
but i don't really want to write another verse

cause when we're together
somehow i feel better
my disease always tricks me
i believe you can fix me


.........


i'm having an eeeeksellent music night

 

[mmm_sofay]

pigeon holed decision making
all my mind's made up
i only colored outside the lines
cause i got the knack
stenciled teen intials that were
carved on the roof of my mouth
only to bark the words of so and so
fuck so and so...
been dancing
in the bathroom stalls
excreting words just for this song
i'm kicking in windows
and it don't make music
"please get some medication
simple. it's simple... we must
die with dignity."
pall bearer we are and all that
we never get and all my little
pushes fall on your deaf ears
kicking in these windows on
the roof of my mouth
i'm gonna bark the words on
the roof of my mouth
tickling with contusions paper pab
masks hiding infantile music
no pictures, just words
are you afraid of our books?
illiterate cells for the valley of
mules

 

[Loz#1]

I don’t want excuses
I don’t want your smiles
I don’t want to feel like we’re apart a thousand miles
I don’t want your attitude
I don’t want your things
But I don’t want a phone that never rings
I want your love and I want it now
I want your love and I want it now

I don’t want your history
I don’t want that stuff
I want you to shut your mouth
That would be enough
I don’t care if you’ve been here before
You don’t understand
Tonight I feel above the law, I’m coming into land
I want your love and I want it now
I want your love and I want it now

My heart is that much harder now
That’s what I thought before today
My heart is that much harder now
I thought that it would stay that way, before today
Before today
But I don’t want a phone that never rings
I want your love and I want it now
I want your love and I want it now
I want your love..

 

[OZGIRL86]

staring at the sun-u2

Summer stretching on the grass... summer dresses pass
In the shade of a willow tree creeps a crawling over me
Over me and over you stuck together with God's glue
It's going to get stickier too...
It's been a long hot summer
let's go undercover
Don't try too hard to think... don't think at all

I'm not the only one starin' at the sun
Afraid of what you'd find if you took a look inside
Not just deaf and dumb i'm staring at the sun
Not the only one who's happy to go blind

There's an insect in your ear if you scratch it won't disappear
It's gonna itch and burn and sting
Do you want to see what the scratching brings
Waves that leave me out of reach
Breaking on your back like a beach...
Will we ever live in peace?
Cause those that can't do often have to
Those that can't do often have to... preach

To the ones staring at the sun...
Afraid of what you'll find if you took a look inside
Not just deaf and dumb... staring at the sun
I'm not the only one who'd rather go blind

Intransigence is all around... military is still in town
Armour plated suits and ties... daddy just won't say goodbye
Referee won't blow the whistle God is good but will HE listen
I'm nearly great
But there's something I'm missing I left in the duty free
Though you never really belonged to me

You're not the only one staring at the sun
Afraid of what you'd find if you stepped back inside
I'm not sucking my thumb I'm staring at the sun
Not the only one who's happy to go blind

 

[babydoll_]

Jimmy Eat World - "Polaris"

I'll say it straight and plain
I know I've made mistakes
I've always been afraid

A thousand nights or more
I travel east and north
Please answer the door

You say that love goes anywhere
In your darkest time, it's just enough to know it's there
When you go, I'll let you be
But you're killing everything in me

Get down on your knees
Whisper what I need
Something pretty

I feel that when I'm old
I'll look at you and know
The world was beautiful
Then you tell me

You say that love goes anywhere
In your darkest time, it's just enough to know it's there
When you go, I'll let you be
But you're killing everything in me

I'm done, there's nothing left to show
I try but can't let it go
Are you happy where you're standing still?
Do you really want the sugar pill?
I'll wake up tomorrow and I'll start
Tonight it feels so hard
As the train approaches Gare Du Nord
As I'm sure your kiss remains employed
Am I only dreaming?

You say that love goes anywhere
In your darkest time, it's just enough to know it's there
When you go, I'll let you be
But you're killing everything in me

When you go, I'll let you be
But you're killing everything in me

 

[mmm_sofay]

Wrote you this
I hope you got it safe
It's been so long
I don't know what to say
I've travelled 'round
Through deserts on my horse
But jokes aside
I wanna come back home
You know that night
I said I had to go
You said you'd meet me
On the sunny road

It's time, meet me on the sunny road
it's time, meet me on the sunny road

I never married
Never had those kids
I loved too many
Now heaven's closed its gates.
I know I'm bad
To jump on you like this
Some things don't change
My middle name's still 'Risk'
I know that night
So long long time ago
Will you still meet me
On the sunny road

It's time, meet me on the sunny road
It's time, meet me on the sunny road

Well, this is it
I'm running out of space
Here is my address
And number just in case.
This time as one
We'll find which way to go
Now come and meet me
On the sunny road