Song Quotes/Lyrics

Here's a song I enjoyed in my younger days:

Tennesee Birdwalk

Take away the trees
And the birds will have to sit upon the ground, umm
Take away their wings
And the birds will have to walk to get around
And take away the bird baths
And dirty birds will soon be everywhere
Take away their feathers
And the birds will walk around in underwear
Take away their [whistle]
And the birds will have to whisper when they sing (chirp, chirp)
Take away their common sense
And they'll be headed southward in the Spring

Oh remember me my darlin'
When Spring is in the air
And the bald headed birds
Are whisperin' everywhere
When you see them walkin' southward
In their dirty underwear
That's the Tennesee Birdwalk

How 'bout some trees
So the birds won't have to sit upon the ground, umm
And how 'bout some wings
So the birds won't have to walk to get around
And how 'bout a bird bath for two
So the birds will all be clean
And how about some feathers
So their underwear no longer will be seen
How 'bout a little [whistle]
So the birds won't have to whisper when they sing (chirp, chirp)
And how 'bout some common sense
So they won't be blockin' traffic in the Spring

Oh remember me my darlin'
When Spring is in the air
And the bald headed birds
Are whisperin' everywhere
When you see them walkin' southward
In their dirty underwear
That's the Tennesee Birdwalk (chirp, chirp)
That's the Tennesee Birdwalk (chirp, chirp)
That's the Tennesee Birdwalk (chirp, chirp)
The Tennessee Birdwalk [fade]

I've should have posted this back in December, but what the hey

Danny Elfman, The Nightmare Before Chirstmas Soundtrack: What This?

What's this? What's this?
Theres color everywhere
What's this?
There's white things in the air
What's this?
I can't believe me eyes, I must be dreaming
wake up Jake this isn't fair!.
What's this?

What's this? What's this?
There's something very wrong
What's this?
There's people singing songs
What's this?
The streets are filled with little creatures laughing
Everybody seems so happy, Have a possibly gone daffy?
What is this?!
What's this?

There's children throwing snowballs instead of throwing heads,
They're busy building toys, absolutely no ones dead
There's frost in every window, oh I can't believe my eyes
And in my bones I feel the warmth
That's coming from inside

Oh look, what's this?
They're hanging mistletoe, they kiss
Why that looks so unique, inspired!
They're gathering around to hear a story
Roasting chestnuts on a fire
whats this?!

What's this?
In here they have a little tree, how queer
and who would ever think, and why?
They're covering it with tiny little things
They've got electric lights on strings
And there's a smile on everyone
So, now forgive me if I'm wrong
this looks like fun, this looks like fun
Oh, could it be I got my wish?
Whats this?

Oh my, what now?
The children are asleep
But look, theres nothing underneath
No ghouls no witches here to scream or scare them
or ensare them, only little cozy things
Secure inside their dreamland
What's this?!

The monsters are all missing
and the nightmares can't be found
And in their place there seems to be good feelings all around
Instead of screams I swear I can hear music in the air
The smell of cakes and pies are absolutely everywhere

The sights, the sounds!
They're everywhere and all around
I've never felt so good before
This empty place inside of me is filling up
I simply cannot get enough!

I want it, Oh i want it,
Oh I want it for my own
I've got to know, I've got to know
what is this place that I have found?!.
What is this?!

Christmas town? Hmm...

Unnamed lyric-o-rama!

"I plugged 16 shells from a thirty-ought-six
and a Black Crow snuck through
a hole in the sky
so I spent all my buttons on an
old pack mule
and I made me a ladder from
a pawn shop marimba
and I leaned it up against
a dandelion tree"


"An assortment of observations took place
Momma licked 'er lips like uh cat
Pecked the ground like uh rooster
Pivoted like uh duck
Her stockings down caught dust 'n doughballs
She cracked 'er mouth glaze caught one eyelash
Rubbed 'er hands on 'er gorgeous gingham
Her hand grasped sticky metal intricate latchwork
Open t' the room uh smell cold mixed with bologna
Rubber bands crumpled wax paper bonnets
Fat goose legs 'n special jellies
Ignited by the warmth of the room
The old fart smelled this thru his important breather holes
Cleverly he dialed from within from the outside we observed
That the nose of the wooden mask
Where the holes had just been uh moment ago
Was now smooth amazingly blended camouflaged in
With the very intricate rainbow trout replica"


"My head's on fire and high esteem.
Carry my dead, bored, been there, done that, anything.
Oh, the wake-up bomb. Oh, the wake-up bomb.
Oh, the wake-up bomb. Oh, the wake-up bomb.
My head's on fire with high esteem.
Get drunk and sing along to Queen.
Practice my T-rex moves and make the scene.
Carry my dead, bored, been there, done that, anything."

<_< >_>

Some favorite lyrics of mine:

"Oh, you're in my blood like holy wine. You taste so bitter and so sweet... oh I could drink a case of you, darlin'. And I would still be on my feet."

"I am a lonely painter. I live in a box of paints. I'm frightened by the devil and I'm drawn to those ones that ain't afraid. I remember that time you told me... you said, "Love is touching souls." Surely you touched mine cause part of you pours out of me in these lines from time to time."

"And I only say, "Hello!" and turn away before his lady knows how much I want to see him. She removes him like a ring to wash her hands. She only brings him out to show her friends. I want to free him!"

"So where were the spiders while the fly tried to break her bones? Just a beer light to guide us. So we bitched about his fans - and should we crush his sweet hands?"

"I, I remember... standing... by the wall. The guns, they shot above our heads... and we kissed... as though nothing could fall... and the shame... was on the other side... we can beat them! For ever and ever!"

"I've had a question thats been preying on my mind for some time... I won't be wagging my tail for one good reason... it has to be a crime! This doghouse never was the place for me... runner up and second best just ain't my pedegree! I was so happy just the two of us until this alpha male turned up in the january sale. He won't love you like I love you! It won't be long now before that puppy goes astray. And what I like about this guy the most - he'd be my favorite lamppost, devil take the highmost."

"I believe it when I see it for myself. I don't need no one to tell me 'bout heaven. I look at my daughter and I believe. I don't need no proof when it comes to God and truth. I can see the sunset and I perceive."

"Love Taught Me

Even if the days
When I smiled a lot
Should turn out
To be nothing but a lovely dream
That would be alright with me
If that’s all it means
My mind’s unrest
Struggling with me
Recalling the past
Who I could be
Gotta rise and be strong
Gotta be tough
But not lose the person I am
Two lives I have
One life I live
One life I dream
In dreams I remember
The better in me
Vision don’t let me down
I’m depending on you
carry me through
when I see reality"

Well, I have tons more but I guess this is enough for now...

quote:

Originally posted by Lone bebop I've should have posted this back in December, but what the hey Danny Elfman, The Nightmare Before Chirstmas Soundtrack: What This?

Nightmare Before Christmas rocks! *was playing Kingdom Hearts, and was in Halloween Town, earlier*


Rooney!!
*cries* I missed them last nite on the Late Late Show....I fell asleep right before the show started...after Phantom Planet was on David Letterman....

Anyway....

Rooney, 'Sorry Sorry'

I met this girl on a Saturday night,Saturday night,
Saturday night, Saturday night, Saturday night, Saturday night.

She sat there all alone,
With a Shirley Temple, and a cellular phone.
No one to call, no one to ring,
'Cause no one's home.
The bartender knew her number and name.
I grabbed my cell phone and gave her a ring.
Wrong number...I guess I gotta do it the hard way.

I walked up to her, having seen the future,and said,
"I'm sorry sorry, for making your life a living hell."

But that wasn't me, that was alter ego.
No, that wasn't me, that was Johnny Rockets.

She was so confused.
From her point of view, I would be confused, too.
I'm so rude, what was I thinking?
But, she dug my hair, and my new suede shoes so much,
She dragged me straight to her room, and I was,
Forgetting what I knew I would do.
Two hours later,
We lay on the bed,

And I said,
"I'm sorry sorry for making your life a living hell."
*fade*

I always thought that this song was pretty.

"Cathedrals" by Jump, Little Children

In the shadows of tall buildings
Of fallen angels on the ceilings
Oily feathers in bronze and concrete
Faded colors, pieces left incomplete
The line moves slowly past the electric fence
Across the borders between continents

In the cathedrals of New York and Rome
There is a feeling that you should just go home
And spend a lifetime finding out just where that is

In the shadows of tall buildings
The architecture is slowly peeling
Marble statues and glass dividers
Someone is watching all of the outsiders
The line moves slowly through the numbered gate
Past the mosaic of the head of state

In the cathedrals of New York and Rome
There is a feeling that you should just go home
And spend a lifetime finding out just where that is

In the shadows of tall buildings
Of open arches endlessly kneeling
Sonic landscapes echoing vistas
Someone is listening from a safe distance
The line moves slowly into a fading light
A final moment in the dead of night

In the cathedrals of New York and Rome
There is a feeling that you should just go home
And spend a lifetime finding out just where that is

Here are a few Pink Floyd songs!

TIME

Listen: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/clipse...3544364-6629559

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way

Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun

So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older,
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death

Every year is getting shorter never seem to find the time
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
The time is gone, the song is over,
Thought I'd something more to say

US AND THEM

Us, and them
And after all we're only ordinary men.
Me, and you.
God only knows it's not what we would choose to do.
Forward he cried from the rear
and the front rank died.
And the general sat and the lines on the map
moved from side to side.

Black and blue
And who knows which is which and who is who
Up and down
But in the end it's only round and round
Haven't you heard it's a battle of words
The poster bearer cried
Listen son, said the man with the gun
There's room for you inside


"I mean, they're not gunna kill ya, so if you give 'em a quick short,
sharp, shock, they won't do it again. Dig it?
I mean he get off lightly, 'cos I would've given him a
Thrashing - I only hit him once!
It was only a difference of opinion,
But really...I mean good manners
don't cost nothing do they, eh?"


Down and out
It can't be helped but there's a lot of it about
With, without
And who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about?
Out of the way, it's a busy day
I've got things on my mind
For the want of the price of tea and a slice
The old man died

BRAIN DAMAGE

The lunatic is on the grass
The lunatic is on the grass
Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs
Got to keep the loonies on the path

The lunatic is in the hall
The lunatics are in my hall
The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
And every day the paper boy brings more

And if the dam breaks open many years too soon
And if there is no room upon the hill
And if your head explodes with dark forebodings too
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon

The lunatic is in my head
The lunatic is in my head
You raise the blade, you make the change
You re-arrange me 'til I'm sane
You lock the door
And throw away the key
There's someone in my head but it's not me

And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear
You shout and no one seems to hear
And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon

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Listen to the last part of brain damage here:
http://members.cox.net/zopwx/dsotm.wav

One of the best songs ever

Sting: Shape of My Heart

He deals the cards as a meditation
And those he plays never suspect
He doesn't play for the money he wins
He done play for the respect
He deals the cards to find the answer
The sacred geometry of chance
The hidden law of probable outcome
The numbers lead a dance

I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart

He may play the jack of diamonds
He may lay the queen of spades
He may conceal a king in his hand
While the memory of it fades

I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
That's not the shape, the shape of my heart

And if I told you that I loved you
You'd maybe think there's something wrong
I'm not a man of too many faces
The mask I wear is one
Those who speak know nothing
And find out to their cost
Like those who curse their luck in too many places
And those who fear are lost

I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
That's not the shape of my heart

quote:

Originally posted by IamRogerSmith "So where were the spiders while the fly tried to break her bones? Just a beer light to guide us. So we bitched about his fans - and should we crush his sweet hands?"

David Bowie, Ziggy Stardust from Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Excellent choice

Heh, the return of my favorite thread . There are a plethora of songs that I like at the moment, but this is probably my favorite at the moment:

Help me if you can
It's just that this,
is not the way I'm wired
so could you please,
help me understand why
you've given in to all these
reckless dark desires you're

Lying to yourself again
Suicidal imbecile
Think about it, put it on the faultline
What'll it take to get it through to you precious
I'm over this
Why do you wanna throw it away like this
Such a mess
why would i wanna watch you

Disconnect and self-destruct
one bullet at a time
What's your rush now
everyone will have his day to die

Medicated
drama queen
Picture perfect non-belligerence
Narcissistic
drama queen
Craving fame and all its decadence

Lying through your teeth again
Suicidal imbecile
Think about it, put it on the faultline
What'll it take to get it through to you precious
I'm over this
Why do wanna throw it away like this
Such a mess
why would i wanna watch you

Disconnect and self-destruct
one bullet at a time
What's your rush now
everyone will have his day to die

They were right about you
They were right about you

Lying to my face again
Suicidal imbecile
Think about, put it on the fault line
What'll it take to get it through to you precious
I'm over this
Why do you wanna throw it away like this
Such a mess
Over this, over this

Disconnect and self-destruct
one bullet at a time
What's your hurry
everyone will have his day to die

If you choose to pull the trigger
Should your drama prove sincere
Do it somewhere far away from here

Of course, anyone who knows the lead singer of the group who sings this probably knows that him calling someone a "drama queen" implies a serious exchange of trite, pot-tea kettle proverbs, if you know what I mean.

Jethro Tull - Aqualung

Sitting on a park bench,
eyeing little girls with bad intent.
Snot is running down his nose,
greasy fingers smearing shabby clothes.
Hey Aqualung.

Trying in the cold sun,
watching as the pretty panties run,
Hey Aqualung.

Feeling like a dead duck,
spitting out pieces of his broken lung,
O, Aqualung


Yea, just short, not the whole song, etc.

I think that's more-or-less the lyrics in the beginning of the song.

A whole album basically mocking God...

Name this tune, album and artist (one of my all-time favorites)

(It's in the trees...it's coming!)

When I was a child
Running in the night
Afraid of what might be
Hiding in the dark
Hiding in the street
And of what was following me

Now hounds of love are hunting me
I've always been a coward
And I don't know what's good for me

Oh here I go
It's coming for me through the trees
Oh help me someone, help me please
And take my shoes off and throw them in the lake.
And I'll be two steps on the water.

I found a fox caught by dogs
He let me take him in my hands
His little heart it beats so fast
And I'm ashamed of running away,
From nothing real, I just can't deal with this
I'm still afraid to be there,

Among your hounds of love.
I feel yours arms surround me
I've always been a coward
I never know what's good for me.

Oh here I go - Don't let me go - Hold me down
It's coming for me through the trees
Oh help me darling, help me please
And take my shoes off and throw them in the lake
And I'll be two steps on the water

I don't know what's good for me,
I don't know what's good for me,
I need love, love, love, love, yeah -your love.
And take your shoes off and throw them in the lake,
Do you know what I really need
Do you know what I really need
I need love, love, love, love.....

This one always makes me think of Gandalf Stormcrow.

"The Wizard" by Black Sabbath

Misty morning, clouds in the sky
Without warning, the wizard walks by
Casting his shadow, weaving his spell
Funny clothes, tinkling bell

Never talking
Just keeps walking
Spreading his magic

Evil power disappears
Demons worry when the wizard is near
He turns tears into joy
Everyone's happy when the wizard walks by

Never talking
Just keeps walking
Spreading his magic

Sun is shining, clouds have gone by
All the people give a happy sigh
He has passed by, giving his sign
Left all the people feeling so fine

Never talking
Just keeps walking
Spreading his magic

Here's a Rock classic:

D / / / / / /
C / / / / / / A
D / / / / / /
C / / / / / / A


I can go anyway

G/B.....A
(Way I choose)

D /.../... Dsus4 D
I can live anyhow

G....../...A
(Win or lose)

D /.../...Dsus4 D
I can go anywhere

G...../....../......A
(For something new)

.....D..........G...........C.......G . A
Anyway, anyhow, anywhere I chooooooooose

Do anything
(Right or wrong)
I can talk anyhow
(And get along)
Don't care, anyway
(I never lose)

Anyway, anyhow, anywhere I choooooose

G A
Nothing gets in my way
Not even locked doors
Don't follow the lines
That been laid before
I get along any way I dare

G / A / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / G
Anyway, anyhow, anywheeeeeeeeeeeere


[Blazing sonic mayhem]

A / / / / / / G A / / / / / / G A / / / / /

v v v
A G A

I can go anyway
(Way I choose)
I can live anyhow
(Win of lose)
I can do anything
(For something new)

Anyway, anyhow, anywhere I chooooooooooose

G A
[Ad-lib vocals]

A (flip toggle switch back and forth)

Sugar by System of a Down

The kombucha mushroom people,
Sitting around all day,
Who can believe you,
Who can believe you,
Let your mother pray, (sugar)

Well I'm not there all the time you know
Some people, some people, some people,
Call it insane, yeah they call it insane, (sugar)
I play Russian roulette everyday, a man's sport,
With a bullet called life, yeah called life,(sugar)
You know that every time I try to go
Where I really want to be,
It's already where I am,
Cause I'm already there….(sugar)

The kombucha mushroom people,
Sitting around all day,
Who can believe you,
Who can believe you,
Let your mother pray, (sugar)

I got a gun the other day from Sako,
It's cute, small, fits right in my pocket,
Yeah, right in my pocket, (sugar)
My girl, you know, she lashes out at me sometimes,
And I just kick her, and then she's O.K. ,she's O.K.(sugar)
People are always chasing me down,
Trying to push my face to the ground,
Where all they really want to do,
Is suck out my mother f***ing brains, my brains (sugar).

The kombucha mushroom people,
Sitting around all day,
Who can believe you,
Who can believe you,
Let your mother pray~,

I sit, in my desolate room, no lights, no music,
Just anger, I've killed everyone,
I'm away forever, but I'm feeling better,
How do I feel, What do I say,
f*** you, it all goes away,
How do I feel, What do I say,
f*** you, it all goes away,
How do I feel, What do I say,
In the end it all goes away,
How do I feel, What do I say,
In the end it all goes away,
How do I feel, What do I say,
In the end it all goes away,
How do I feel, What do I say,
In the end it all goes away,
How do I feel, What do I say,
In the end it all goes away,
How do I feel, What do I say,
In the end it all goes away,
In the end it all goes away,
In the end it all goes away,
In the end it all goes away,
In the end it all goes away.