Song Lyrics, the second edition

[joebob]

cinnamon and sugary, softly spoken lies
you never know just how you look through other people's eyes

[Siberys]

Two of the best songs from KMFDM's new Album- Tohuvabohu!

Originally Posted by Tohuvabohu

Ask no questions, hear no lies
There’s no smoke without a fire
Fortune always favors the bold
First deserve then desire
All that glitters is not gold

Desperate diseases, desperate cures
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
Pride goes before the fall
All things will pass
After us the deluge
We shall not last
The die is cast

The fairest flower soonest fades
The darkest hour’s just before the dawn
A friend to all’s a friend to none
You never know what you’ve got
You never know until it’s gone

Ex nihilo (out of nothing)
Alea iacta est (the die has been cast)
Audeamus (let us dare)
Res ipsa loquitur (the thing speaks for itself)
Non omnis moriar (not all of me will die)

Originally Posted by Fait Accompli

All things come in threes
Good, bad, in between
You can chance on beating the odds
But luck goes sight unseen

Round and round, up and down
Only in until you’re out
At the bottom or the top
‘til the other shoe has dropped

Double dare, roll those dice
Raise the stakes, live or die
You can have your pound of flesh
If the price is right

Into the unknown
Everyone must walk alone
And this you’d better believe
Keeps us thick as thieves

Fait accompli
I’m beside myself
Can’t control the outcome
Will I live to tell?

Bed of nails, virtue, vice
To eat your cake you will have to fight
Every dog will have its day
As the turning wind will change

Seven precious deadly sins
Brotherhood of innocence
Who you are and how you live
There’s no unfair advantage

Paper, scissor, stone
Gamble wisely and be bold
Whether powerful or meek
The truth is anything goes

Fait accompli
Just a twist of fate
There’s no rhyme or reason
How I find my way

[joebob]

i was just a child then, now im only a man.

pink floyd, a postwar dream

[joebob]

life was fun, life was great
so i made my big mistake
i swear, swear, swear it'll never happen to me
i could barely believe it, i could scarcely conceve it
i had gone out the window
she looked fine, she looked great
so we made our big mistake
i swear, swear, swear it'd never happen to her
but the pavement knocked her head around
as she hit the solid concrete ground
SHE WAS 30 SOMETHING, LOVING NOTHIN
she had gone out the window
he was smart, he was wise
he'd profoundly philosophise empathy for all humanity
till one day by an open window, there was a note that read-
i've gone out the window...im dead
he said yes to life, all his life
till one day he said no... ahhh... i gotta go
out the window, he had gone out the window,
we all go out the window
catch me if i am falling, catch me if im calling

the best band, ever Violent Femmes

[Fiberfar]

Awesome song!

Requiem (We Will Remember) - Saxon

Somewhere in the night a candle burns for you
The eternal flame the light keeps shining on
Your music is immortal it stood the test of time
You're gone but not forgotten, you walk with us

We will remember
They were born to rock 'n' roll
We will remember
Woah-oh

This song's a celebration of what you gave to us
The legacy you left still marches on
But still they play your music all around the world
Blasting through the airwaves to the stars

We will remember
They were born to rock 'n' roll
We will remember
Woah-oh

From London to Chicago
From the mountains to the sea
The legacy you left will never die

We will remember
They were born to rock 'n' roll
We will remember
Woah-oh

We will remember
They were born to rock 'n' roll
We will remember
Woah-oh

From London to Chicago
From the mountains to the sea

We will remember
They were born to rock 'n' roll
We will remember
Woah-oh

[DesR85]

Everybody Wants to Rule the World -Tears for Fears

Welcome to your life
There's no turning back
Even while we sleep
We will find you
Acting on your best behaviour
Turn your back on mother nature
Everybody wants to rule the world

It's my own design
It's my own remorse
Help me to decide
Help me make the most
Of freedom and of pleasure
Nothing ever lasts forever
Everybody wants to rule the world

There's a room where the light won't find you
Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down
When they do I'll be right behind you

So glad we've almost made it
So sad they had to fade it
Everybody wants to rule the world

I can't stand this indecision
Married with a lack of vision
Everybody wants to rule the world
Say that you'll never never never never need it
One headline why believe it ?
Everybody wants to rule the world

All for freedom and for pleasure
Nothing ever lasts forever
Everybody wants to rule the world...

P.S. Heard this song in World in Conflict, by the way.

[Galuf the Dwarf]

Despite the reputation this guy has, especially as of lately outside of the band Motley Crue, I think this song speaks to me often.

Tommy Lee - Hold Me Down

I don’t make everyone happy…..but it’s ok….it’s ok
i’ve been through this before
it’s nothing new…nothing new

I don’t know why every time i wanna fly
somebody always tries
to hold me down….hold me down…
i’m losing my faith every single time…i try
no one is on my side
don’t let me drown…let me drown

don’t worry about whatcha done now cause it’s ok…it’s ok...yeah, yeah
it’s a test to see how much you can take…it’s nothin new…

I don’t know why every time i wanna fly
somebody always tries
to hold me down….hold me down…
i’m losing my faith every single time…i try
no one is on my side
don’t let me drown…let me drown

I am drowning…i am sinking….yeah
I am drowning…i am sinking….yeah
why won’t someone help me
why won’t someone help me

I don’t know why every time i wanna fly
somebody always tries
to hold me down….hold me down…
i’m losing my faith every single time…i try
no one is on my side
don’t let me drown…let me drown

[Fiberfar]

This song is one of my favorites.

Savatage - When The Crowds Are Gone

I don't know where the years have gone
Memories can only last so long
Like faded photographs, forgotten songs
And the things I never knew
When the skin is thin, the heart shows through
Please believe me what I tell you is through

Where's the lights, turn them on again
One more night to believe and then
Another note for my requiem
A memory to carry on
The Story's over when the crowds are gone

All my friends have been crucified
They made life a long suicide true
Guess we never figured out the rules
But I'm still alive and my fingers feel
I'm gonna play on till the final reel's through
And read the credits from a different view

Where's the lights, turn them on again
One more night to believe and then
Another note for my requiem
A memory to carry on
The Story's over when the crowds are gone

When the crowds are gone
And I'm all alone
Playing a final song
Now that the lights are gone
Turn them on again
One more time for me my friend
Turn them on again
I never wanted to know
Never wanted to see
I wasted my time till time wasted me
Never wanted to go
Always wanted to stay
'Cause the person I am are the parts that I play
So I play and I plan
And hope and I scheme
To the lure of the night
Filled with unfinished dreams
And I'm holding on tight
To a world gone astray

As they charge me for years
I can no longer play

And the lights
Turn them off my friend
And the ghosts
Well just let them in
'Cause in the dark
It's easier to see

[Galuf the Dwarf]

Ever since I heard this song at an art gallery a few months back, this came to be something rather special.

Journey - Don't Stop Believin'

Just a small town girl, livin in a lonely world
She took the midnight train goin anywhere
Just a city boy, born and raised in south detroit
He took the midnight train goin anywhere

A singer in a smokey room
A smell of wine and cheap perfume
For a smile they can share the night
It goes on and on and on and on

Strangers waiting, up and down the boulevard
Their shadows searching in the night
Streetlight people, living just to find emotion
Hiding, somewhere in the night

Working hard to get my fill,
Everybody wants a thrill
Payin anything to roll the dice,
Just one more time
Some will win, some will lose
Some were born to sing the blues
Oh, the movie never ends
It goes on and on and on and on

Strangers waiting, up and down the boulevard
Their shadows searching in the night
Streetlight people, living just to find emotion
Hiding, somewhere in the night

Dont stop believin
Hold on to the feelin
Streetlight people

Dont stop believin
Hold on to the feelin
Streetlight people

Dont stop believin
Hold on to the feelin
Streetlight people

[Fiberfar]

O to G - Jon Oliva's Pain

You, now you're gone
You're not here anymore
It seems so wrong
Life, so unclear
You were always there
Now you've disappeared

I've been waiting for a sign
I hope you left behind
I feel it deep inside
I feeling I can't hide

So, life goes on
Though your picture fades
Your light shines on
Beyond what we can see
Now heaven waits for you and me

Now a star to light the night
And all you left behind
Has truly touched my life
My friend to you I say goodbye

[Oskatat]

me and my gf's song

Please don't say I love you,
those words touch me much too deeply
they make my core tremble
Don't think you realize the effect you have over me
And please don't look at me like that
It just makes me want to make you near me always

Please don't kiss me so sweet
it makes me crave a thousand kisses to follow
And please don't touch me like that
makes every other embrace seem pale and shallow
Please don't come so close
it just makes me want to make you near me always

Please don't bring me flowers
they only whisper the sweet things you'd say
Don't try to understand me
your hands already know too much anyway
It makes me want to make you near me always

And when you look in my eyes
please know my heart is in your hands
It's nothing that I understand, but when in your arms
you have complete power over me
So be gentle if you please, 'cause
Your hands are in my hair, but my heart is in your teeth
Babe, and it makes me want to make you near me always
Your hands are in my hair, but my heart is in your teeth
Babe, and it makes me want to make you near me always

I want to be near you always
I want to be near you always
I want to be near you always

[dragon wench]

One reason I like Sarah Mclachlan's work is that behind the prettiness of her music.. she knows, she has been there... and when you really listen to the lyrics you clearly hear that they come straight from the gut..raw, painful, and profoundly human.

This is one such piece:


Fallen

Heaven Bend to take my hand
And lead me through the fire
Be the long awaited answer
To a long and painful fight
Truth be told I tried my best
But somewhere along the way
I got caught up in all there was to offer
But the cost was so much more then I could bear

Though I’ve tried I’ve fallen
I have sunk so low
I messed up
Better I should know
So don’t come ’round here and
Tell me I told you so

We all begin out with good intent
When love is raw and young
We believe that we can change ourselves
The past can be undone
But we carry on our back the burdens time always reveals
In the lonely light of morning
In the wound that would not heal
It’s the bitter taste of losing everything
I’ve held so dear

Though I’ve tried I’ve fallen
I have sunk so low
I messed up
Better I should know
So don’t come ’round here and
Tell me I told you so

Heaven bend to take my hand
I’ve nowhere left to turn
I’m lost to these I thought were friends
To everyone I know
Oh they turn their heads embarrassed
Pretend that they don’t see
That it’s one wrong step one slip before you know it
And there doesn’t seem a way to be redeemed

Though I’ve tried I’ve fallen
I have sunk so low
I messed up
Better I should know
So don’t come ‘round here and
Tell me I told you so
I messed up
Better I should know
So don’t come ’round here and Tell me I told you so

[Fiberfar]

Gillian - Fighting Man

There's a man
Living on the kind of street that makes you wonder
Got a face that tells the life of city thunder
Here's the man

In his hand
Is a gun that says he doesn't need a reason
And there's no-one gonna take away the freedom
In his hand

He's a bad mistake
Got no heart to hate
Got a mind that can
He's a fighter's fighting man

He's got style
Got a reputation no-one dares to question
Gives you promises if you should ever mention
He's got style

Got a road
Stretches straight between the eyes of any hero
Through the heart of many fools who try it's zero
Down the road

Fighter's fighting man

He's got arms of steel
He's got hands that kill
Got a mind that can
He's a fighter's fighting man

[Robnark]

Just got the new album by John Matthias, and I'm rather impressed. Apparently he's also a proper poet and everything. Here's one of my favourite songs.


One Sunny Day in the No-Fly Zone - John Matthias

Seven weeks we flew, seven weeks we knew
All the people down below us.
There's an old man taking a boy to school,
There's a girl who's waving at us.
And we kept the peace, and we held the place,
And we skirted 'round the village.
'Till the orders came, 'You will be relieved'
And in flew a friendly air-force.
So I waved to him, my allied friend,
In his F16 apparel.
But his plane was not decked for peace, my friend
He was staring down a barrel.
On his aircraft (I know, I saw this much)
Was a fecund undercarriage
And a gaudy picture of Britney Spears,
Which was painted for the village.
So I saw her fly through that needle's eye
As she dropped down in the silence.
And those painted eyes saw reality
And the villagers' compliance.
And she flew down, down at normal G
And she flew down in the silence,
But those eyes they bought the reality
And the beauty of our science.

And she flew down, down at normal G
And she flew down in the silence,
But those eyes they bought just reality
And the beauty of our science.

[galraen]

Continuation from BG2 Forum:

As you can see Fable we both got the title wrong, we're getting old buddy!

KEEP SEARCHIN' (We'll Follow the Sun)
Del Shannon

No one will understand what I've gotta do
I've gotta find a place to hide with my baby by my side
She's been hurt so much, they treat her mean and cruel
They try to keep us far apart, there's only one thing left we can do

CHORUS #1
We gotta keep searchin', searchin', find a place to hide
Searchin', searchin', she'll be by my side
If we gotta keep on the run we'll follow the sun-ah, wee-ooh
Follow the sun-ah, wee-ooh

BRIDGE:
Doesn't matter, doesn't matter what people might say
She's mine and I'm gonna take her anyway

CHORUS #2

Gotta keep searchin', searchin', find a place to stay
Searchin', searchin', every night and day
If we gotta keep on the run, we'll follow the sun-ah, wee-ooh
Follow the sun-ah, wee-ooh

As for runaway try this