Top 5 Lyrics
Top 5 song lyrics....(And tell us why you like them)This great idea came from Welcome to the Pond. I love lyrics and it was very difficult to think of just 5 but I managed to make a pretty decent list. I’m not quite sure if these truly are my top 5 songs lyrically but they are 5 that came to mind.
1) Change – Blind Melon
“When you feel your life ain't worth living you've got to stand up andtake a look around you then a look way up to the sky.And when your deepest thoughts are broken, keep on dreaming boy, cause when you stop dreamin' it's time to die.”
It’s just one of those incredibly inspiring songs that probably nobody has heard.
2) Imagine – John Lennon
“You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one”
Most people will agree that this is one of the best songs lyrically. It’s beautiful the way John asks us to dream of a utopia.
3) Masters of War – Bob Dylan
“And I hope that you dieAnd your death will come soonI'll follow your casketOn a pale afternoonAnd I'll watch while you're loweredDown to your deathbedAnd I'll stand over your grave'Til I'm sure that you're dead”
Certainly one of the angriest songs I’ve ever heard, but the song is so true. It is terrible that big rich men send people to war without any concern for the health and well being of those fighting.
4) The End – The Doors
“This is the end, Beautiful friendThis is the end, My only friend, the endIt hurts to set you freeBut you'll never follow meThe end of laughter and soft liesThe end of nights we tried to dieThis is the end”
Jim Morrison’s oedipal tragedy… It’s haunting, frightening, and mesmerizing, just like Jim himself. He guides us through a journey with his hypnotizing voice.
5) Eulogy – Tool
“You've claimed all this time that you would die for meWhy then are you so surprised when you hear your own eulogy?”
A song that can be interpreted in many ways, one can apply it to their religion, martyrs, lovers, or family, whomever it may be it is an incredible song with incredible lyrics.
posted by Jeff at 12:26 AM
4 Comments:
I am going to do this. I already have one in mind...Springsteen, that I will leave you with because it succinctly describes how music has affected my life:
"You learned more from a three minute record, Baby, than you ever did in school."
My favorite is "Imagine". It's definitely the best song of all time. It's Lennon's signature song.
This is a toughie:
5) From Colorful by The Verve Pipe (written by Brian Vander Ark):
"We'll live in drama but we'll die in a comedy"
4) From Being Me by Pat Dailey:
"Nothing lasts forever so they say
And tomorrow is not mine like yesterday
So I hold on to these passing moments most tenaciously
That's just what it's like being me"
3) From Space Dye Vest by Dream Theater:
"Love is an act of blood
And I'm bleeding
A pool in the shape of a heart"
2) From Get On This by Chicago (lyrics by Dawayne Bailey & Felicia Parazaider):
The sins of hypocrisy
Will turn the world upside down
Lies in the hearts of children
Destroy their world without a sound
And in a full moon sun
I saw a king turn angels to ashes
Beside a bonfire in Babylon
Stands an empty house full of cages
1) From Goodness Gracious by Kevin Gilbert:
"Goodness Gracious we came in at the end
No sex that isn't dangerous, no money left to spend
We're the cleanup crew for parties
we were too young to attend
Goodness Gracious me."
Thanks for the tips, I'm always looking for new (old) music!
-Nettie
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