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Who here listens to music for the meaning of the words? And what is the song that has touched you the most?

For me, it's pretty much the only reason I enjoy music as much as I do. The song that has touched me the most is "Outside" by Staind...

NWA - f**k The Police!

f**k the police
Comin’ straight from the underground
Young n***a got it bad cause I'm brown
And not the other color so police think
They have the authority to kill a minority
f**k that s**t, cause I ain't the one
For a punk mother f****r with a badge and a gun
To be beatin’ on, and throw in jail
We could go toe to toe in the middle of a cell
f****n with me cause I'm a teenager
With a little bit of gold and a pager
Searching my car, looking for the product
Thinking every n***a is selling narcotics
You'd rather see me in the pen
Then me and Lorenzo rolling in the Benzo
Beat the police outta shape
And when I'm finished, bring the yellow tape
To tape off the scene of the slaughter
Still can't swallow bread and water
I don't know if they fags or what
Search a n***a down and grabbing his nuts
And on the other hand, without a gun they can't get none
But don't let it be a black and a white one
Cause they slam ya down to the street top
Black police showing out for the white cop
Ice Cube will swarm
On any mother f****r in a blue uniform
Just cause I'm from the CPT, punk police are afraid of me
A young n***a on a war path
And when I'm finished, it's gonna be a bloodbath
Of cops, dying in LA
Yo Dre, I got something to say

[Eazy-E]
f**k the police (4X)

[Dr.Dre]
Example of scene one:
Pull your goddamn ass over right now
[MC Ren]
Ah s**t, what the f**k you pulling me over for?
[Dr.Dre]
Cause I feel like it, Just sit your ass on the curb and shut the f**k up
[MC Ren]
Man, f**k this s**t
[Dr.Dre]
Alright smartass, I'm taking your black ass to jail
M. C. Ren, will you please give your testimony to the jury about this f****d up
incident.




[MC Ren]
f**k the police and Ren said it with authority
because the niggaz on the street is a majority.
A gang, is with whoever I'm stepping
and the mother f*****g weapon
is kept in a stash box, for the so-called law
wishing Ren was a n***a that they never saw
Lights start flashing behind me
But they're scared of a n***a so they mace me to blind me
But that s**t don't work, I just laugh
Because it gives em a hint not to step in my path
To the police I'm saying f**k you punk
Reading my rights and s**t, it's all junk
Pulling out a silly club, so you stand
With a fake assed badge and a gun in your hand
But take off the gun so you can see what's up
And we'll go at it punk, I'ma f**k you up
Make ya think I'm a kick your ass
But drop your gat, and Ren's gonna blast
I'm sneaky as f**k when it comes to crime
But I'm a smoke em now, and not next time
Smoke any mother f****r that sweats me
Or any ass hole that threatens me
I'm a sniper with a hell of a scope
Takin out a cop or two, they can't cope with me
The mother f*****g villain that's mad
With potential to get bad as f**k
So I'm a turn it around
Put in my clip, yo, and this is the sound [Bang, Bang]
Ya, something like that, but it all depends on the size of the gat
Taking out a police would make my day
But a n***a like Ren don't give a f**k to say

[Eazy-E]
f**k the police (4X)

[Eazy-E]
Yo, man, what you need?
[Dr.Dre]
Police, open now. We have a warrant for Eazy-E's arrest
Get down and put your hands up where I can see em
Just shut the f**k up and get your muthafuckin ass on the floor [Huh]
Yo Eazy-E, why don't you step up to the stand
and tell the jury how you feel about this BS

[Eazy-E]
I'm tired of the mother f*****g jacking
Sweating my gang while I'm chilling in the shacking
Shining the light in my face, and for what
Maybe it's because I kick so much butt
I kick ass, or maybe cause I blast
On a stupid assed n***a when I'm playing with the trigger
Of any Uzi or an AK Cause the police always got something stupid to say
They put up my picture with silence
Cause my identity by itself causes violence
The E with the criminal behavior
Yeah, I'm a gangsta, but still I got flavor
Without a gun and a badge, what do ya got?
A sucker in a uniform waiting to get shot,
By me, or another n***a.
and with a gat it don't matter if he's smarter or bigger
[MC Ren: Size don't mean s**t, he's from the old school, fool]
And as you all know, E's here to rule
Whenever I'm rolling, keep looking in the mirror
And there's no cue, yo, so I can hear a
Dumb mother f****r with a gun
And if I'm rolling off the 8, he'll be the one
That I take out, and then get away
And while I'm driving off laughing
This is what I'll say

[Eazy-E]
f**k the police (4X)

[Dr.Dre]
The verdict
The jury has found you guilty of being a redneck,
white bread, chicken s**t mother f****r
Wait, that's a lie. That's a goddamn lie
I want justice! I want justice!
f**k you, you black mother f****r

Yes allways


It would be a toss up between

Evanescence –Hello

hello I’m your mind giving you someone to talk to
hello

if I smile and don't believe
soon I know I’ll wake from this dream
don't try to fix me I’m not broken
hello I’m the lie living for you so you can hide
don't cry

suddenly I know I’m not sleeping
hello I’m still here
all that's left of yesterday

Or

Live –Overcome

even now the world is bleeding' but feeling' just fine all numb
in our castle where we're always free to choose never free
enough
to find I wish something' would break cuz we're running' out of
time

and I am overcome I am overcome holy water in my lungs I am
overcome

Or

Garbage -Bleed Like Me

Chris is all dressed up and acting coy
Painted like a brand new Christmas toy
He's trying to figure out if he's a girl or he's a boy
He says:
Hey baby can you bleed like me?
C'mon baby can you bleed like me

Doodle takes Dad's scissors to her skin
And when she does relief comes setting in
While she hides the scars she's making underneath her pretty clothes
She sings:
Hey baby can you bleed like me?
C'mon baby can you bleed like me


I can like pretty instrumentals and songs where the words don’t mean that much But no were as much as a well written song words just speak to me I can like pretty instrumentals and songs where the words don’t mean that much But no were as much as a well written song words just speak to me

this song was covered by hole a few years ago and, as courtney love put it, it's "a real feminist anthem"!

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Queen - Bicycle

Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like

You say black I say white
You say bark I say bite
You say shark I say hey man
Jaws was never my scene
And I don't like Star Wars
You say Rolls I say Royce
You say God give me a choice
You say Lord I say Christ
I don't believe in Peter Pan
Frankenstein or Superman
All I wanna do is

Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my
Bicycle races are coming your way
So forget all your duties all year!
Fat bottomed girls
They'll be riding today
So look out for those beauties oh yeah
On your marks get set go
Bicycle race bicycle race bicycle race
Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
Bicycle bicycle bicycle bicycle
Bicycle race

You say coke I say caine
You say John I say Wayne
Hot dog I say cool it man
I don't wanna be the President of America
You say smile I say cheese
Cartier I say please
Income tax I say Jesus
I don't wanna be a candidate for
Vietnam or Watergate
Cause all I wanna do is

Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like

Almost anything by Mark Schultz or Rich Mullins has a lot of meaning.

Umm... interesting songs, guys. I don't know if Aaron wanted quite that much randomness for songs...

Whitin temptation feat. tarja turunen from Nightwish - Our farewell:

Sharon:
In my hands
A legacy of memories
I can hear you say my name
I can almost see your smile
Feel the warmth of your embrace
But there is nothing but silence now
Around the one I loved
Is this our farewell?

Tarja:
Sweet darling you worry too much, my child
See the sadness in your eyes
You are not alone in life
Although you might think that you are

Sharon:
Never thought
This day would come so soon
We had no time to say goodbye
How can the world just carry on?
I feel so lost when you are not at my side
But there is nothing but silence now
Around the one I loved
Is this our farewell?

Tarja:
Sweet darling you worry too much, my child
See the sadness in your eyes
You are not alone in life
Although you might think that you are

Sharon and tarja:
So sorry your world is tumbling down
I will watch you through these nights
Rest your head and go to sleep
Because my child, this is not our farewell.
This is not our farewell.

Not just the lyrics, the whole song is beautiful. i highly recommend it to you.

The most meaningful song I've ever heard is in spanish, so I don't know if I could post it here or make an accurate translation...

I was obsessed with Rich Mullins not too long ago. I'd bet almost anything he was aspie.

"wake up" by The Arcade Fire. Words cannot describe this incredible song. This band uses hardly any choruses in their songs and they're still exhilerating. whenever i listen to it i'm like "whoooa...."

Go listen to it NOW

Yes! AF rocks, especially with lyrics. I can't get enough of Rebellion (Lies), myself.

This is "Jesús es verbo no sustantivo" by Ricardo Arjona (he's the same man that wrote a song called "Mesías" that allegedly prophetizied the 9/11 incident...), the most meaningful song I've ever heard...

Jesus Verbo No Sustantivo
Ricardo Arjona

Ayer, Jesús afinó mi guitarra y agudizó mis sentidos, me inspiro
Papel y lapiz en mano apunto la cancion y me negue a escribir
Porque hablar y escribir sobre Jesus es redundar, seria mejor actuar
Luego, algo me dijo que la única forma de no redundar es decir laverdad
Decir que a Jesus le gusta que actuemos no que hablemos
Decir que Jesus es mas que cinco letras formando un nombre
Decir que Jesus es verbo no sustantivo

Jesus es mas que una simple y llana teoria
¿Que haces hermano leyendo la Biblia todo el dia?
Lo que alli esta escrito se resume en amor vamos, ve y practícalo
Jesus hermanos mios es verbo, no sustantivo

Jesús es más que un templo de lujo con tendencia barroca
El sabe que total a la larga esto no es mas que roca
La iglesia se lleva en el alma y en los actos no se te olvide
Que Jesus hermanos mios es verbo, no sustantivo

Jesús es mas que un grupo de señoras de muy negra conciencia
Que pretenden ganarse el cielo con club de beneficencia
Si quieres tu ser miembro activa, tendras que presentar a la directiva
Tu cuenta de ahorros en Suiza y vinculos oficiales

Jesús es mas que persignarse, hincarse y hacer de esto alarde
El sabe que quizá por dentro la conciencia les arde
Jesús es mas que una flor en el altar salvadora de pecados
Jesús hermanos mios es verbo, no sustantivo

Jesús convertia en hechos todos sus sermones
Que si tomas café es pecado dicen los Mormones
Tienen tan poco que hacer que andan inventando cada cosa
Jesus hermanos mios es verbo, no sustantivo

Jesús no entiende por que en el culto le aplauden
Hablan de honestidad sabiendo que el diezmo es un fraude
A Jesús le da asco el pastor que se hace rico con la fé
Jesus hermanos mios es verbo, no sustantivo

De mi barrio la mas religiosa era doña Carlota
Hablaba de amor al projimo y me ponchó cien pelotas
Desde niño fui aprendiendo que la religión no es mas que un método
Con el titulo prohibido pensar que ya todo esta escrito

Me bautizaron cuando tenia dos meses y a mi no me avisaron
Hubo fiesta piñata y a mi ni me preguntaron
Bautízame tu Jesus por favor asi entre amigos
Se que odias el protocolo hermano mio

Señores no dividan la fe las fronteras son para los paises
En este mundo hay mas religiones que niños felices
Jesus penso "me hare invisible para que todos mis hermanos
Dejen de estar hablando tanto de mi y se tiendan la mano"

Jesús eres el mejor testigo del amor que te profeso
Tengo la conciencia tranquila por eso no me confieso
Rezando dos padres nuestros el asesino no revive a su muerto
Jesus hermanos míos es verbo no sustantivo

Jesus no bajes a la tierra quedate allá arriba
Todos los que han pensado como tu ya estan boca arriba
Olvidados en algun cementerio, de equipaje sus ideales
Murieron con la sonrisa en los labios porque fueron
Verbo y no sustantivo

It's absolutely beautiful...

Life Eternal by Mayhem
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What you found was eternal death
No one will ever miss you

mayhem rules!

Me! Pretty much anything by Alanis Morisette!

Pink Floyd has some great dualistic lyrics

5 Minutes Alone by Pantera