Favorite lines from a song?

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Favorite lines from a song?

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Just because. I have literally hundreds of distinct lines that I like for one reason or another. No real favorites, but the first to spring to mind was...

"Scotland Yard was trying hard, sent some dude with a callin' card, said do what you like, but don't do it here." - Blinded by the Light, Bruce Springsteen.

Nothing special or insightful about it, just a fun little line that evokes an image. Wondering what other people might come up with.
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Come over here, babe
Ain't that bad
I don't claim to understand
The troubles that you had

But the dogs that they fed you to
Laid muzzles in your lap
Lions that they led you to
Lie down and take a nap

Those you fear now are the wind and air
And I love you without measure
Seems we can be happy now
Be it better late than never
Sweetheart come

The burden that you carry now
Is not of your creation
So let's not weep about their evil deeds
But for their lack of imagination

Today is the time for courage, babe
Tomorrow can be for forgiving
So if he touches you again with his stupid hand
His life won't be worth living
Sweathart come

Walk with me now under the start
It's safe and easy pleasure
And be happy in my company
For I love you without measure

Walk with me now under the start
It's safe and easy pleasure
Seems we can be happy now
It is better late than never
It is better late than never

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Well she sneaks around the world from Kiev to Carolina,
She
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"Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality." --Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen

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Is this It, by The Strokes, I love this song

Can't you see I'm trying?
I don't even like it. I just lied to
Get to your apartment, now I'm staying
Here just for a while
I can't think 'cause I'm just way too tired

Is this it?
Is this it?
Is this... it?

Said they'd give you anything you ever wanted
When they lied, I knew it was just stable children
Trying hard not to realize I was sitting right behind them

Oh dear, can't you see? It's them it's not me
We're not enemies; We just disagree
If I was like them all pissed in this bar
He changes his mind, says I went too far
We all disagree
I think we should disagree, yeah

Is this it
Is this it
Is this it

Can't you see I'm trying?
I don't even like it. I just lied to
Get to your apartment, now I'm staying
Here just for a while
I can't think 'cause I'm just way too tired

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Post by Rkolter »

The Stranger, by Billy Joel:

Well we all have a face
That we hide away forever
And we take them out and
Show ourselves
When everyone has gone
Some are satin some are steel
Some are silk and some are leather
They're the faces of the stranger
But we love to try them on

Well we all fall in love
But we disregard the danger
Though we share so many secrets
There are some we never tell
Why were you so surprised
That you never saw the stranger
Did you ever let your lover see
The stranger in yourself?

Don't be afraid to try again
Everyone goes south
Every now and then
You've done it, why can't
Someone else?
You should know by now
You've been there yourself

Once I used to believe
I was such a great romancer
Then I came home to a woman
That I could not recognize
When I pressed her for a reason
She refused to even answer
It was then I felt the stranger
Kick me right between the eyes

Well we all fall in love
But we disregard the danger
Though we share so many secrets
There are some we never tell
Why were you so surprised
That you never saw the stranger
Did you ever let your lover see
The stranger in yourself?

Don't be afraid to try again
Everyone goes south
Every now and then
You've done it why can't
Someone else?
You should know by now
You've been there yourself

You may never understand
How the stranger is inspired
But he isn't always evil
And he is not always wrong
Though you drown in good intentions
You will never quench the fire
You'll give in to your desire
When the stranger comes along.
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Post by Garasade »

right now, neil young's fuckin up

Mindless drifter on the road
Carry such an easy load
It's how you look,
and how you feel
You must have
a heart of steel.

Why do I keep fuckin' up?

I can see you on a hill
Comatose but walking still
Curves beneath
your flowing gown
Only I could
bring you down.

Why do I keep fuckin' up?

Dogs that lick
and dogs that bite
Hounds that howl
through the night
Broken leashes
are all over the floor
Keys left hanging
in a swinging door.

Why do I keep fuckin' up?

Keep fuckin' up!

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Post by Prettysenshi »

Wow. Great topic for a thread. I have several of these.

"Oh, you look so beautiful tonight, in the city of blinding lights." from "City of Blinding Lights" by U2.

"Ay, ay, ay,
Ay, todo lo que he hecho por ti,
fue una tortura perderte,
Me duelo tanto que sea asi,
segue llorando perdon
yo...yo no voy
a llorar por ti." from "La Tortura", by Shakira.

"Intoxicate me now, with your lovin' now. I think I'm ready now." from "Toxic", by Britney Spears.

"now that we're here,
it's so far away
all the struggle we thought was in vain
all the mistakes,
one life contained
they all finally start to go away
now that we're here its so far away
and i feel like i can face the day i can forgive
and i'm not ashamed to be the person that i am today" from "So far Away" by Staind

There's more, but I'll post them as they come to me.

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Big Rock Candy Mountain
by Harry McClintock

One evening as the sun went down and the jungle fire was burning
Down the track came a hobo hiking and he said boys I'm not turning
I'm headin for a land that's far away beside the crystal fountains
So come with me we'll go and see the Big Rock Candy Mountains

In the Big Rock Candy Mountains there's a land that's fair and bright
Where the handouts grow on bushes and you sleep out every night
Where the boxcars are all empty and the sun shines every day
On the birds and the bees and the cigarette trees
the lemonade springs where the bluebird sings
In the Big Rock Candy Mountains

In the Big Rock Candy Mountains all the cops have wooden legs
And the bulldogs all have rubber teeth and the hens lay soft boiled eggs
The farmer's trees are full of fruit and the barns are full of hay
Oh, I'm bound to go where there ain't no snow
Where the rain don't fall and the wind don't blow
In the Big Rock Candy Mountains

In the Big Rock Candy Mountains you never change your socks
And the little streams of alcohol come a-trickling down the rocks
The brakemen have to tip their hats and the railroad bulls are blind
There's a lake of stew and of whiskey too
You can paddle all around 'em in a big canoe
In the Big Rock Candy Mountains

In the Big Rock Candy Mountains the jails are made of tin
And you can walk right out again as soon as you are in
There ain't no short handled shovels, no axes saws or picks
I'm a goin to stay where you sleep all day
Where they hung the jerk that invented work
In the Big Rock Candy Mountains

I'll see you all this coming fall in the Big Rock Candy Mountains
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Weeeeell...I like Enigma.

That
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If I could play I'd play up a storm for you
A raging sea of passion that you never knew.
And a whispered sound would touch your heart
And maybe for a moment I could be your favourite star.


If I Could by 1927.
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Yep, How Soon Is Now, T.A.T.u. remake.

I am the son
I am the heir
Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar
I am the son and the heir
Of nothing in particular

You shut your mouth
How can you say
I go about things the wrong way
I am human and i need to be loved
Just like everybody else does

I am the son
I am the heir
Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar
I am the son and the heir
Of nothing in particular

You shut your mouth
How can you say
I go about things the wrong way
I am human and i need to be loved
Just like everybody else does

There's a club if you'd like to go
You could meet somebody
Who really loves you
So you go and you stand on your own
And you leave on your own
And you go home and you cry,
And you want to die

When you say it's gonna happen now
What exactly do you mean
See i've already waited to long
And all my hope is gone

You shut your mouth
How can you say
I go about things the wrong way
I am human and i need to be loved
Just like everybody else does
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How about some Fifteen?

Petroleum Distillation

I've been having a hard time trying to justify
The clouds arising from the cars we drive
And a little too easy seems just a little too hard today
And I'm afraid my children are going to have to watch the world waste away

Been having a hard time trying to accept the fact
That paying money for four walls leaves the slavery intact
And a little too easy seems just a little too hard today
And I'm afraid my children are going to have to watch the world slip away
I know, I know, I know, life has become slavery

Costs two dollars a minute and additional charges to pray to god today
See I've been looking for some guidance but the voice on the phone ain't got a damn thing to say

And a little too easy seems just a little too hard today
And I'm afraid my children are going to have to watch the world fade away
I was born a little too late to see the dream that they called America
See I only want to be a Free man but it's against the law to sleep on the ground in Gods land

And a little too easy seems just a little bit insane
And I'm afraid I'm going to have to run for my life one of these days
I know, I know, I know, life has become slavery
The ground is my body, it's been poisoned with lead and junk food and toxic waste

The sky is my mind it's been clouded with cigarettes and fluorocarbons and petroleum distillates
The water's my heart, it's been broken with booze and drugs and shooting up paste

The sun is my spirit, it belongs to all of us, I guess we're all one sick race
And autonomy shall reward itself with freedom
And humility shall reward itself with peace
And the dissolution of possession and the integration of humanity
Shall bring forth a sharing of our responsibility
For our lives and our earth
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Post by Ian Jay »

Excuse me. I have a song. Would you like to hear it?

(Yeah! Lay it on us, man!)

Okay, it goes like this.

I got myself a brand new toob amplifier.
It's large and lovely to behold. Lalalalalalalalah.
I got myself a new toob am-pli-FI-er!
Now I'm gonna blow a big one!

I got myself a little toob amplifier!
It's large and lovely and it smells just like a dream!
I got myself a new...toob am-pli-fiii-er!
Now I'm gonna blow a big one!

I got myself a brand new Big Bertha dri-ver,
I'm gonna take it to the range. Take-it-to-the-range!
I got myself a new...Big Bertha Dri-i-ver,
Now I'm gonna hit a big one!

I got myself a new...cymbal supplier.
They're really good, they're Sabian! They're-great-they're-Sa-bi-an!
I got my-self a new...cym-bal-sup-PLI-er!
Now I'm gonna crash,
Now I'm gonna hit,
Now I'm gonna blow a big one!


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WARNING!! THIS IS A MASSIVE POST!!!

"This is a song for the ladies...but fellas listen closely."

You dont always have to fuck her hard..infact sometimes that's not right to do.
Sometimes you've got to make some love, and fucking give her some smooches too...sometimes you've got to squeeze! Sometimes you've got to say please! Sometime you got ta say "HEY" I'm gonna fuck you! Softly..I'm 'onna screw you gently..I'm 'onna hump you...sweetly...I'm 'onna ball you diSCREETLY!!!!

And then you say "Hey I brought you flowers" and then you say "wait a minute" sighly "I think I got somethin in my teeth could you get it out for me?" That's FUCKING TEAM WORK!!!!

"What's your favourite positch..? That's cool with me it's not my favourite but I'll do it just for you. What's your favourite dish? I'm not gonna cook it but, I'll order it From ZANZIBAR!"

And then I'm 'onna love you completely! And then I fucking fuck you discreetly..and then I fucking bone you completely! But then...I'm 'onna fuck you HAaaaarrd...hhhhhaaaaaarrrrd.

Or something like that.
And..to be all sappy and romantic...
A Manilo hit...

You know I cant smile without you.
Cant smile without you.
I cant laugh, and I cant sing, I'm findin' it hard to do anything..
You see I feel sad when you're sad, I feel glad when you're glad.
If you only knew what I'm going through..
I just cant smile without you..

You came along just like a song and brightened my day.
Who'd a believed that..
You were part of a dream, now it all seems light years away...
and so on and so forth..*cough*

Some Queen to bring me back into good graces.
Tonight I

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magazine- a sound from under the floorboards

I am angry I am ill and I'm as ugly as sin
My irritability keeps me alive and kicking
I know the meaning of life, it doesn't help me a bit
I know beauty and I know a good thing when I see it

This is a song from under the floorboards
This is a song from where the wall is cracked
My force of habit, I am an insect
I have to confess I'm proud as hell of that fact

I know the highest and the best
I accord them all due respect
But the brightest jewel inside of me
Glows with pleasure at my own stupidity

I used to make phantoms I could later chase
Images of all that could be desired
Then I got tired of counting all of these blessings
And then I just got tired
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*looks*

DAMMIT MERC! You took mine!
You know, i should work on this.

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Post by Levi-chan »

Man, it has to be the Cheesecake truck song. It's the bestest song ever!


So then I got this idea
about driving a cheesecake truck,
'Cause I figured at the end of the day,
I could take some of
the leftover cheesecake home
And I love cheesecake.
So I went to the cheesecake company
And they asked me
if I could drive a truck
And I said "yes"
And they said "You're hired!"
So the next day
I got in the truck with all
the cheesecakes
And I drove about a block
and I just had to have a cheesecake
So I pulled over and opened the truck
And I got a cheesecake
And I also took another one for later
And I took one to bring home
And I took one for my friend Farm boy,
And by that time I had
Eaten one of the cheesecakes
so I took another one.
Then I figured I might as well
stop at my house
To drop off all the cheesecakes
So I take five cakes
to eat on the way
And i drive another block
and a half to my house.
Now it's lunchtime
so I eat ten cheesecakes
And a cheesecake for dessert.
I should point out by the way
That all of these cheesecakes
were very delicious.
Anyway I decided
that the only thing to do
Would be to eat all the rest
of the cheesecakes
And hide the truck somewhere
And leave town.
And I miss everybody a lot
But I'm not really sorry,
'Cause they were
very delicious cheesecakes.



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Post by Prettysenshi »

Found another song...

"I don't want the world to see me.
Cuz I don't think that they'd understand.
When everything's made to be broken.
I just want you to know who I am."
from "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls.

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