What are your favorite songs? Song Lyrics (verses or full)?

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Dunno about favourite; but Polly is playing on the juke just now; I've always found it haunting, words and melody both.

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=Jmj7Z-ZElFg[/youtube]Polly wants a cracker
I think I should get off her first
I think she wants some water
To put out the blow torch

isn't me
Haven't seen
Let me clip
Your dirty wings
Let me take a ride
don't cut yourself
want some help
To please myself
I've got some rope
You have been told
promise you
have been true
Let me take a ride
Don't cut yourself
want some help
please myself

Polly wants a cracker
Maybe she would like some food
She asks me to untie her
A chase would be nice for a few

isn't me
Haven't seen
Let me clip
Your dirty wings
Let me take a ride
Don't cut yourself
want some help
please myself
I've got some rope
You have been told
promise you
have been true
Let me take a ride
Don't cut yourself
want some help
in myself

Polly said

Polly says her back hurts
she's just as bored as me
She caught me off my guard
amazes me, the will of instinct

isn't me
have a seed
Let me clip
Your dirty wings
Let me take a ride
Don't cut yourself
want some help
have myself
got some rope
You have been told
promise you
have been true
Let me take a ride
Don't cut yourself
want some help
have myself

Good fortune,

- Icarus has dirty wings...

Nico, I am doll eyes too. Love that wHole album actually. Also have always loved Polly. Mostly when I sing/hear/watch the internal music video-- i see it like i am "polly", talking to myself in the 3rd person.

this i love because of the disconnect between the smile in her voice and the wrench of the lyrics:

i never loved nobody fully
always one foot on the ground
...and by protecting my heart truly
I got lost. in the sounds...
that I hear in my mind,
all these voices--
I hear in my mind, all these words
I hear in my mind, all of this music...
and it breaks my heart.
it breaks my heart.

pretty much anything off of machine heads album the blackening right now

http://ingeb.org/songs/wellhowd.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am7A034t ... re=related

I like the lyrics and the music.

Within Temptation - 'Blue Eyes'

Blue eyes just smile to the world
Full of dreams and with fascination
Too soon she saw that her hands were chained and pulled
without any freedom

It’s always the same, the fear no way out
I cannot break it
I can take it no more

It's burning me up inside
Lost all my tears, can't cry
No reason, no meaning
Just hatred
No matter how hard I try
You fear the beast inside
It's growing, it's waiting
Just to hurt you

One of my absolute favourite songs is The Touch, by Stan Bush (from the 1986 Transformers movie).

You got the touch,
You got the power - yeah!

After all is said and done,
You've never walked, you've never run
You're a winner!

Got the moves,
You know the street,
Break the rules,
Take the heat
You're nobody's fool!

You're at your best when the going gets rough,
You've been put to the test, but it's never enough.

You got the touch, you got the power
When all hell's breaking loose, you'll be riding the eye of the storm

You got the heart, you got the motion
You know that when things get too tough,
You got the touch!

You never bend, you never break
You seem to know just what it takes - you're a fighter
It's in the blood, it's in the will
It's in the mighty hands of steel, when you're standing your ground.

And you never get hit when your back's to the wall
Gonna fight to the end, and you're taking it all

You got the touch, you got the power
When all hell's breaking loose you'll be riding the eye of the storm

You got the heart, you got the motion
You know that when things get too tough
You got the touch

You're fighting fire with fire
You know you got the touch.

You're at your best when the going gets rough,
You've been put to the test, but it's never enough

You got the touch, you got the power - yeah!
You got the touch, you got the power

Best. Song. Ever.

Hair metal rules.

Whatchya say whatchya say whatchya say wha?

..."Calm Like A Bomb"?

Poe's second album Haunted has some of the most amazing lyrics (my favorite is "Control"). But mostly, my tastes are just arbitrary... my favorite Garbage song is "Hammering In My Head" because the lyrics make absolutely NO sense...

Yes. Fan?

Of the soundtrack I found that on... yes.

Of the band... it depends on the song.

Me too.


I don't need a Rolex to know what the time is.

I love The Fray's How to Save a Life, as lame as that is. Funny thing, I didn't like it half as much before I found out it was about mentoring a drug-addicted teen.

Definitely. Such an awesome song.

Other songs with lyrics that I love, mostly because they relate to me, or people I know (or, y'know, fictional characters that I'm currently obsessed with...):
All My Girls, Keke Palmer. (Oh, stop laughing, I have my reasons. )
All Star, Smash Mouth.
Amity, Carly Simon.
The Animal Song, Savage Garden.
Are You Alright?, Lucinda Williams.
At the Beginning, Donna Lewis & Richard Marx.
Blackbird, Paul McCartney.
Brothers in Arms, Dire Straits.
Can't Take It In, Imogen Heap.
Closer to Fine, Indigo Girls.
Dancing in the Street, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas.
For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her, Simon & Garfunkel.
The Great Escape, Boys Like Girls.
I Don't Care, Savage Garden.
I Don't Like Mondays, The Boomtown Rats .(I like the Tori Amos version, though)
I Hope You Dance, Lee Ann Womack.
In the Deep, Bird York.
Let the River Run, Carly Simon.
The Luckiest, Ben Folds.
On Your Own, Sense Field.
Photograph, Nickelback. (Again... stop laughing. )
Red & Blazing, Abigail Washburn.
The Scientist, Coldplay.
She Says to Fly, P.J. Olsson.
Sometimes, Abigail Washburn.
Superman (It's Not Easy), Five For Fighting.
Time, Chantal Kreviazuk.
Time Enough For Tears, Andrea Corr.
Walk of Life, Dire Straits.
You're My Home, Billy Joel.
Aaaand certain parts of In My Life, from the Les Mis soundtrack.

Wow, that was... longer than I had expected (even though I ended up cutting some... gack). Apologies.

I have too many favourite songs to count, but one in particular that I adore is "Kimi Ni Negai Wo" (English translation: "When I Wish Upon You") by Miyavi. Here are the lyrics:

Iroasete ita ano hi no yume mo, hokori mamiredatta miraizu mo,
Kimi ga itsumo soko de mitete kurete takara
Kanawanai to boyaiteta hibi mo, toomawari shite tadake no michi mo
Norikoe boku wa ima koushite KOKO ni irun da.

Boku wa nani shite agereta no darou? Nani shite agerenakatta no darou?
Arekara zutto jibun ni toikakete mita kedo
Nanto kokoro no tobiretata ite mo [ina] no oku hikidashi kikete mite mo
Dete kuru no wa tanoshikatta omoide bakari de

Tada boku wa zutto aishiteta
Soredake, tada soredake datta kedo boku ni wa sore shika nakattan da
Soshite ima mo kawarazu aishiteru

Itsuka hoshi no KIREI na yozora ni futari narande onegai shita yo ne
Ano toki no onegai wa mou wasurechatta keredo
Kono toki ga zutto tsutzukeba ii to omotta koto dake wa oboeteru yo
Ima omoeba sore mo onegai sureba yokatta ne

Demo, Kami-sama nante inai
Kimi ga hoshi ni natta tokisou chigattan da
Boku ni wa Kami-sama nante iranai soko ni kimi ga kimi sae ite kurereba

Kimi no inai kono machi wa kyou mo aikawarezu BATABATA sewashinaku
Maru de nanigoto mo nakattaka no yo ni kureteku
Ashibaya ni sugite yuku nengetsu to, sotto utsuriyuku kisetsu no naka de
Futo yozora wo miageru tabi ano hi wo [ho]u yo.

Soshite boku wa sotto regaunda, hoshi ni natta kimi ni negai wo
"Mou daijoubu, hitori de tateru kara" datte boku wa hitori ja nai kara ne

Sousa boku wa kimi no bun mo ikiteku
Kimi mo boku no naka de zutto ikitekun da
Dakara mata ano koro no you ni zutto soba de mitete okure

When I wish upon you, kimi ni negai wo


And the English translation:

Even in the dream of that fading day,
Even the dusty figure of the future,
Because you were always there looking on
Even on the most fragile days
Even on the road which only detours
I'm getting over it, and am able to exist here even now.

Just what am I lifting, I wonder?
Just what couldn't I lift, I wonder?
Although ever since then I've tried questioning myself,
No matter how many times the door to my heart is knocked on
Even if deep inside my chest my heartstrings are pulled out to look at
All that will come out will only be pleasant memories of fun..
It's simply that, I have always loved you.
That's all, although it's just that,
That was all that was in me.
And even now, I love you unchangingly.

There was a day when in the pretty starry night sky
We lined up to make our wishes
Although those wishes have already been forgotten
It would be good if this moment could continue
And we remembered only all the things we thought about.
Now if you think about it, making that wish was good wasn't it?
However, it seems that God isn't here.
At the moment you became a star, I made a vow.
I do not need a God.
You over there, if only you had stayed.

Even today, the town without you
Was as its usual rushing, restless self.
It was quite like doing nothing, coming to an end.
With the months and years that trot past
And in the middle of the softly moving seasons,
Suddenly I think of going to look up at the night sky.
And then, I quietly made a wish.
A wish upon you who became a star.
"It's alright now, because I can stand by myself"
But then hey, it's because I'm not alone right?
That's right, I'm living your share too.
You also, have always been living inside me.
That's why, again just like that time
Always be by my side to watch over me

When I wish upon you,
When I wish upon you.

Yes, that song is really awesome.

But here's my 2 favorites:

Ein Flugzeug liegt im Abendwind
An Bord ist auch ein Mann mit Kind
Sie sitzen sicher sitzen warm
und gehen so dem Schlaf ins Garn
In drei Stunden sind sie da
zum Wiegenfeste der Mama
Die Sicht ist gut der Himmel klar

Weiter, weiter ins Verderben
Wir müssen leben bis wir sterben
Der Mensch gehört nicht in die Luft
So der Herr im Himmel ruft
seine Söhne auf dem Wind
Bringt mir dieses Menschenkind

Das Kind hat noch die Zeit verloren
Da springt ein Widerhall zu Ohren
Ein dumpfes Grollen treibt die Nacht
und der Wolkentreiber lacht
Schüttelt wach die Menschenfracht

Weiter, weiter ins Verderben
Wir müssen leben bis wir sterben
Und das Kind zum Vater spricht
Hörst du denn den Donner nicht
Das ist der König aller Winde
Er will mich zu seinem Kinde

Aus den Wolken tropft ein Chor
Kriecht sich in das kleine Ohr
Komm her, bleib hier
Wir sind gut zu dir
Komm her, bleib hier
Wir sind Brüder dir

Der Sturm umarmt die Flugmaschine
Der Druck fällt schnell in der Kabine
Ein dumpfes Grollen treibt die Nacht
In Panik schreit die Menschenfracht

Weiter, weiter ins Verderben
Wir müssen leben bis wir sterben
Und zum Herrgott fleht das Kind
Himmel nimm zurück den Wind
Bring uns unversehrt zu Erden

Aus den Wolken tropft ein Chor
Kriecht sich in das kleine Ohr
Komm her, bleib hier
Wir sind gut zu dir
Komm her, bleib hier
Wir sind Brüder dir

Der Vater hält das Kind jetzt fest
Hat es sehr an sich gepresst
Bemerkt nicht dessen Atemnot
Doch die Angst kennt kein Erbarmen
So der Vater mit den Armen
Drückt die Seele aus dem Kind
Diese setzt sich auf den Wind und singt:

Komm her, bleib hier
Wir sind gut zu dir
Komm her, bleib hier
Wir sind Brüder dir

Dalai Lama- Rammstein

(english translation at http://herzeleid.com/en/lyrics/reise_reise/dalai_lama )

Why don't you go photograph
Everything that ever passed in time
Indigenous traces, tribal chiefs,
Vanishing hereditary lines,
Poets gone wile on the muse
Prophets all destroying the Tao,

When you see that honking antelope
The secret dance of snakes, the tales of it all,

Nature based beings will survive
Apocalyptic days of now
Poets gone wild on the muse
Prophets all destroying the Tao

When you see that honking antelope
The secret dance of snakes, the tales of it all,

Of it all,
Run away with me now
Run away with me now,
My life,

We are the cause of a world thats gone wrong
Nature will survive us human dogs after all,

Why don't you go photograph
Everything that ever passed in time,
Poets gone wile on the muse
Prophets all destroying the Tao,

When you see that honking antelope
The secret dance of snakes, the tales of it all,
When you see that honking antelope
The secret dance of snakes, the tales of it all,

Of it all,
Run away with me now,
Run away with me now
My love,

We are the cause of a world thats gone wrong
Nature will survive us human dogs after all,
We are the cause of a world thats gone wrong,
Wouldn't it be great to heal the world
With only a song.


Honking Antelope- Serj Tankian

My favorite songs change approx. every couple of months. The current list:

"Can You Feel It?" - The Apples in Stereo
"Energy" - The Apples in Stereo
"Same Old Drag" - The Apples in Stereo
"The Bad Thing" - Arctic Monkeys
"Thursday" - Asobi Seksu
"Attempting to Multiply" - Aster
"Boys Don't Cry" - The Cure
"Sipping On the Sweet Nectar" - Jens Lekman
"Take Ecstasy With Me" - The Magnetic Fields
"Why I Cry" - The Magnetic Fields
"Hardwire" - Metric
"Raw Sugar" - Metric
"See These Bones" - Nada Surf
"Myriad Harbour" - The New Pornographers
"Disconnect the Dots" - of Montreal
"Penetration" - Pedro the Lion
"Are You On My Side?" - Rogue Wave
"Know Your Onion!" - The Shins
"You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb" - Spoon
"Ageless Beauty" - Stars
"Sleep Tonight" - Stars
"Your Ex-Lover is Dead" - Stars
"Can't Believe A Single Word" - VHS or Beta

I love the lyrics to the song titled "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" by Neutral Milk Hotel:

What a beautiful face
I have found in this place
That is circling all round the sun,
What a beautiful dream
That could flash on the screen
In a blink of an eye
And be gone from me
Soft and sweet
Let me hold it close
And keep it here with me.

And one day we will die
And our ashes will fly
From the aeroplane over the sea,
But for now we are young
Let us lay in the sun,
And count every beautiful
Thing we can see,
Love to be in the arms
Of all I’m keeping here with me.

What a curious life
We have found here tonight,
There is music that
Sounds from the street,
There are lights in the clouds,
Anna’s ghost all around
Hear her voice as it’s
Rolling and ringing thru me,
Soft and sweet!
How the notes all bend
And reach above the trees.

Now how I remember you,
How I would push my fingers
Through your mouth
To make those muscles move
That made your voice
So smooth and sweet,
And now we keep
Where we don’t know
All secrets sleep in winter clothes
With one you loved so long ago
Now he don’t even know his name.

What a beautiful face
I have found in this place
That is circling all round the sun
When we meet on a cloud
I’ll be laughing out loud,
I’ll be laughing with everyone I see,
Can’t believe how strange
It is to be anything at all

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