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What are your favourite SONG LYRICS?

M

moose eater

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Disl35BIzM
Jefferson Airplane (Lyrics by Grace Slick and Paul Kantner)

‘Sketches of China’

He's stronger by talk than by sight
But by sight he'll know you
You buy him a ride he'll know you
Somebody's bound to lead you
Sooner or later you're bound to go
You don't know what this man feels like
He doesn't care if you think you know
Somebody's bound to lead you
If that man got a smile on his face
Sooner or later you're bound to go
bound to go

Let me tell you bout a man I knew
He roamed the depth and the breadth of China
On a horse that he grew himself
From the bark of a tree on mainland China
And he had a time yes he had the time of his life in China
He carried strife and harmony to all the people on the mainland, yes he did.

And there was a warlord who rode the murky depths of China
With a shotgun in his hand and he wondered where the people'd gone to
Have you got the time to listen while i sing this song
I had the time to listen to the man go right and wrong and right thru
China

And it ain't what you want it's what you need
No it ain't what you want it's what you need
And I'd rather be here than yesterday
It ain't what you want it's what you need
And there was a lady she rolled around in town in China

And there was a lady she rolled and rolled
And she killed a war she made the warlord rise in time
She sat him down took him down and she laid him out for just one more
round
Drunk in a beautiful garden celebration
Here comes the Khan Storm the palace look for Alice
Rising Oriental girl diving back for just one more pearl

And it ain't what she wants it's what she needs
She don't want your sound she wants your country
And I'd rather be next year than on the way to Bombay
It ain't what you want it's what you need
 
M

moose eater

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PfDrP6X5P8

Bruce Cockburn

‘Dialogue with the Devil’

Standing on a rock in a river
Staring at the splintered sun
You could drown yourself in jewels
Like a thousand other fools
While you stand there looking
down at what you've won

Sitting on a mountain of ashes
Face to face with past regrets
You could roll down to the canyon
Piss away this incarnation
But remember that you pay for what you get

And he says, "But don't you know
How hard it is
To hit the ground and mean it.
And mean it?"

Walk the jangling streets of the city
Trying to find the buried sun
You could drown yourself in jewels
Like a thousand other fools
While you wander waiting for it to be done

And he cries, "Why don't we celebrate?
Why don't we celebrate?
Love can make you sad.
Come on, let's drive ourselves mad."

And he's aware How hard it is
To kiss the sun and mean it.
And mean it.

And he screams,
"Why don't we celebrate?
Why don't we celebrate?
Life can make you sad.
Come on, let's drive ourselves mad."

Standing on a rock in a river
Staring at the rain made one
On the surface flashing diamonds
Rolling down the twilight canyon
And we shall kiss the sun in spite of him

So why don't we celebrate?
Why don't we celebrate?
Why don't we celebrate?

 
M

moose eater

From the days of CISPES and PJALS re. Central America’s crisis & war crimes. The Contras trained at the School of the Americas in the U.S., who raped and murdered nuns as part of their chosen missions.

The COINTELPRO break-ins that occurred after the Feds said the program had been disbanded.

The human peasant fodder uprooted & caught in the middle of others’ paranoid pipedreams, and ideological (sociopathic) game-playing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WErXa5AjIXg

Bruce Cockburn

‘If I Had a Rocket Launcher’

Here comes the helicopter
Second time today
Everybody scatters
And hopes it goes away
How many kids they've murdered
Only God can say
If I had a rocket launcher
If I had a rocket launcher
If I had a rocket launcher
I'd make somebody pay

I don't believe in guarded borders
And I don't believe in hate
I don't believe in generals
Or their stinking torture states
And when I talk with the survivors
Of things too sickening to relate
If I had a rocket launcher
If I had a rocket launcher
If I had a rocket launcher
I would retaliate

On the Rio Lacantun
100,000 wait
To fall down from starvation
Or some less humane fate
Cry for Guatemala
With a corpse in every gate
If I had a rocket launcher
If I had a rocket launcher
If I had a rocket launcher
I would not hesitate

I want to raise every voice
At least I've got to try
Every time I think about it
Water rises to my eyes
Situation desperate
Echoes of the victims' cry
If I had a rocket launcher
If I had a rocket launcher
If I had a rocket launcher
Some son of a bitch would die






 
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Hermanthegerman

Know your rights
Veteran
And you may find yourself
Living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself
In another part of the world
And you may find yourself
Behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house
With a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself, well
How did I get here?
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
And you may ask yourself
How do I work this?
And you may ask yourself
Where is that large automobile?
And you may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful house!
And you may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful wife!
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Water dissolving and water removing
There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Under the water, carry the water
Remove the water at the bottom of the ocean!
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again in the silent water
Under the rocks, and stones there is water underground
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
And you may ask yourself
What is that beautiful house?
And you may ask yourself
Where does that highway go to?
And you may ask yourself
Am I right? Am I wrong?
And you may say yourself, "My God! What have I done?"
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again in to the silent water
Under the rocks and stones, there is water underground
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Look where my hand was
Time isn't holding up
Time isn't after us
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Letting the days go by (same as it ever was)
Letting the days go by (same as it ever was)
Once in a lifetime
Letting the days go by
Letting the days go by
 

Jellyfish

Invertebrata Inebriata
Veteran
winner@420giveaway
Hi, Hi, Hi Paul McCartney & Wings

Well, when I met you at the station
You were standing with a bootleg in your hand.
I took you back to my little place
For a taste of a multicoloured band.
We're gonna get hi hi hi,
The night is young.
She'll be my funky little mama,
Gonna rock it and we've only just begun.
We're gonna get hi hi hi
With the music on.
Won't say bye-bye bye-bye bye-bye bye-bye
'Til the night is gone.
I'm gonna do it to you, gonna do it,
Sweet banana, you'll never give up.
We're gettin' hi hi hi in the midday sun.

Well well, take off your face,
Recover from the trip you've been on.
I want to lie on the bed,
Get you ready for my polygon.
I'm gonna do it to you, gonna do it,
Sweet banana, you've never been done.
Yes, I go like a rabbit, gonna grab it,
Gonna do it 'til the night is done.

We're gonna get hi hi hi with the music on.
Won't say bye-bye bye-bye bye-bye bye-bye
'Til the night is gone.
I'm gonna do it to you, gonna do it,
Sweet banana, you'll never give up.
We're gonna get hi hi hi, we're gonna get hi hi hi,
We're gonna get hi hi hi in the midday sun.

Songwriters: LINDA MCCARTNEY, PAUL MCCARTNEY
Hi, Hi, Hi lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
 

Hermanthegerman

Know your rights
Veteran
And today a posting with the Name of the singer. I forgot to write that the lyric from before some days was from the Talking Heads.:tiphat:

Illegal Smile
John Prine
When I woke up this morning, things were lookin' bad
Seem like total silence was the only friend I had
Bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down... and won
And it was twelve o'clock before I realized
That I was havin' no fun
But fortunately I have the key to escape reality
And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while
Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone
No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun
Last time I checked my bankroll,
It was gettin' thin
Sometimes it seems like the bottom
Is the only place I've been
I Chased a rainbow down a one-way street dead end
And all my friends turned out to be insurance salesmen
But fortunately I have the key to escape reality
And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while
Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone
No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun
Well, I sat down in my closet with all my overalls
Tryin' to get away
From all the ears inside my walls
I dreamed the police heard
Everything I thought... what then?
Well I went to court
And the judge's name was Hoffman
Ah but fortunately I have the key to escape reality
And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while
Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone
No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun
Well done, hot dog bun, my sister's a nun
Songwriter: John Prine
Songtext von Illegal Smile © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc
 
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And today a posting with the Name of the singer. I forgot to write that the lyric from before some days was from the Talking Heads.:tiphat:

Illegal Smile
John Prine
When I woke up this morning, things were lookin' bad
Seem like total silence was the only friend I had
Bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down... and won
And it was twelve o'clock before I realized
That I was havin' no fun
But fortunately I have the key to escape reality
And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while
Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone
No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun
Last time I checked my bankroll,
It was gettin' thin
Sometimes it seems like the bottom
Is the only place I've been
I Chased a rainbow down a one-way street dead end
And all my friends turned out to be insurance salesmen
But fortunately I have the key to escape reality
And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while
Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone
No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun
Well, I sat down in my closet with all my overalls
Tryin' to get away
From all the ears inside my walls
I dreamed the police heard
Everything I thought... what then?
Well I went to court
And the judge's name was Hoffman
Ah but fortunately I have the key to escape reality
And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile
It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while
Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone
No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun
Well done, hot dog bun, my sister's a nun
Songwriter: John Prine
Songtext von Illegal Smile © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc




"Bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down... and won"

not sure why, but i always liked that line.

great song, great artist.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5Pap_W1oqM
 

brolex

Member
End of Innocence by Bruce Hornsby / Don Henley

Remember when the days were long
And rolled beneath a deep blue sky
Didn't have a care in the world
With mommy and daddy standing by

When "happily ever after" fails
And we've been poisoned by these fairy tales
The lawyers dwell on small details
Since daddy had to fly

But i know a place where we can go
That's still untouched by man
We'll sit and watch the clouds roll by
And the tall grass wave in the wind

You can lay your head back on the ground
And let your hair fall all around me
Offer up your best defense
But this is the end

This is the end of the innocence
O' beautiful, for spacious skies
But now those skies are threatening
They're beating plowshares into swords

For this tired old man that we elected king
Armchair warriors often fail
And we've been poisoned by these fairy tales
The lawyers clean up all details

Since daddy had to lie
But i know a place where we can go
And was away this sin
We'll sit and watch the clouds roll by

And the tall grass wave in the wind
Just lay your head back on the ground
And let your hair spill all around me
Offer up your best defense

But this is the end
This is the end of the innocence

Who knows how long this will last
Now we've come so far, so fast
But, somewhere back there in the dust
That same small town in each of us

I need to remember this
So baby give me just one kiss
And let me take a long last look
Before we say good bye

Just lay your head back on the ground
And let your hair fall all around me
Offer up your best defense
But this is the end

This is the end of the innocence
 
Corrosion Of Conformity
"Goodbye Windows"


Past regrets and future fears
Turns a boy to a man sooner than planned
All the same, the boy remains
Even though he's free, he can't fly with these heavy chains
Saw your mother yesterday
And she had these words to say like a judgement day

I think he shoulda known better
I think he shoulda known better

I'd rather have holes in my eyes
I'd rather have hole in my eyes
Then to watch your soul paralyzed... goodbye
Your shining son no longer glows
Through the goodbye window
Through the goodbye window

Thirsty from the start
Very soon you learned the part of the redeemer, what a dreamer
So you're waiting on the call
Pretty soon you'll know it all, holy mountains fall

And he says... one might make you you lazy
2 might make you crawl
3 might make you crazy
And 4 ends it all

I'd rather have holes in my eyes
I'd rather have hole in my eyes
Then to watch your soul paralyzed... goodbye
Your shining son no longer glows
Through the goodbye window
Through the goodbye window...

Should've known better...
 
M

moose eater

Stephen Stills & Manassas

‘Johnny’s Garden’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbRhB_RGuQQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz74uyx7B-E

There's a place
I can get to
Where I'm safe
From the city blues
And its green
And its quiet
Only trouble was
I had to buy it

And I'll do anything
I got to do
Cut my hair and
Shine my shoes
And keep on
Singin' the blues
If I can stay here
In Johnny's garden

As the swift bird
Flies over the grasses
Dipping now and then
To take his breakfast
Thus I come and go
And I travel
And I can watch that bird
And unravel

And I'll do anything
I got to do
Cut my hair and
Shine my shoes
And keep on
Singin' the blues
If I can stay here
In Johnny's garden

With his love
And his carin'
He puts his life
Into beauty sharin'
And his children
Are his flowers
There to give us peace
In quiet hours

And I'll do anything
I got to do
Cut my hair and
Shine my shoes
And keep on
Singin' the blues
If I can stay here
In Johnny's garden



 
M

moose eater

Stephen Still & Manassas

‘Isn’t it about Time’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-ue4ggso98

Don't look now, don't heed the warning
It's really of no concern
Don't hear the sound, they're only just bombing
Anything left to burn

Isn't it about time
Isn't it about time we learned
Isn't it about time
Isn't it about time we learned

Fire, flood, familiar, famine
The jungle so far away
Blood baked into blackened soil
How many tons a day

Isn't it about time
Isn't it about time we learned
Isn't it about time
Isn't it about time we learned

Isn't it about time
Isn't it about time we learned
Isn't it about time
Isn't it about time we learned

Why, does it take so long
Is it easy not to care
Seems to me that enemies are fantasies
Somebody else's living nightmare

Who gonna live, who gonna die
Do you want to know
Does it give you a sense of power
To say yes or no

Isn't it about time
Isn't it about time we learned
Isn't it about time
Isn't it about time we learned

Isn't it about that time
Isn't it about time we learned
Isn't it about time
Isn't it about time we learned

Isn't it about time
Isn't it about time we learned
Isn't it about time
Isn't it about time we learned





 

Jellyfish

Invertebrata Inebriata
Veteran
winner@420giveaway
"Roll Another Number (For The Road)"
Neil Young, from his awesome album, Tonight's The Night

It's too dark to put the keys in my ignition,
And the mornin' sun is yet to climb my hood ornament.
But before too long I might see those flashing red lights
Look out, mama, 'cause I'm comin' home tonight.

Think I'll roll another number for the road,
I feel able to get under any load.
Though my feet aren't on the ground,
I been standin' on the sound
Of some open-hearted people
goin' down.

I'm not goin' back to Woodstock for a while,
Though I long to hear that lonesome hippie smile.
I'm a million miles away from that helicopter day
No, I don't believe
I'll be goin' back that way.

Think I'll
roll another number
for the road,
I feel able to get under any load.
Though my feet
aren't on the ground,
I been standin' on the sound
Of some open-hearted people
goin' down.
 

positivity

Member
Veteran
Never more appropriate than in Trump's admin...

"You told me lies, and I sighed, and I sighed, and I sighed.
'Cause you lied, lied, and I cried, yes I cried, yes, I cry, I cry, I try again."

... The Cranberries - "Not Sorry" (RIP Dolores♥)



Hello

thats an amazingly original photo in your avatar

Did you know it dosen't match any other image on the web?

Your also a quantum board led grower and from riu?

So whats up buddy? whats happening. lets talk story.
 
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