Share your greatest song or lyric???

Here's an oldy but goody that never fails to inspire me. It reminds me of a good friend and mentor who after being a marine in 'Nam came home and became an EMT until he retired a few years ago and moved to CO. Though he was a student for many years, he taught me a lot. Here's to you Bill!


Late night, brakes lock, hear the tires squeal
Red light, can't stop so I spin the wheel
My world goes black before I feel an angel lift me up
And I open bloodshot eyes into fluorescent white
They flip the siren, hit the lights, close the doors and I am gone

Now I lay here owing my life to a stranger
And I realize that empty words are not enough
I'm left here with the question of just
What have I to show except the promises I never kept?
I lie here shaking on this bed, under the weight of my regrets

I hope that I will never let you down
I know that this can be more than just flashing lights and sound

Look around and you'll see that at times it feels like no one really cares
It gets me down but I'm still gonna try to do what's right, I know that there's
A difference between sleight of hand, and giving everything you have
There's a line drawn in the sand, I'm working up the will to cross it and

I hope that I will never let you down
I know that this can be more than just flashing lights and sound

Rhetoric can't raise the dead
I'm sick of always talking when there's no change
Rhetoric can't raise the dead
I'm sick of empty words, let's lead and not follow

Late night, brakes lock, hear the tires squeal
Red light, can't stop so I spin the wheel
My world goes black before I feel an angel steal me from the
Greedy jaws of death and chance, and pull me in with steady hands
They've given me a second chance, the artist in the ambulance

I hope that I will never let you down
I know that this can be more than just flashing lights and sound

Can we pick you off the ground,
...more than flashing lights and sound
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"Hey, don't break the mold, kid. Just eat around it. Yeah, that's what I did."

by 311, "Don't Stay Home"
 
Thanks to Fark, I found this clip of Paul Westerberg playing 'Here Comes a Regular'. This song saved my life.


"Am I the only one who feels ashamed?"
 
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CoryKS said:
Thanks to Fark, I found this clip of Paul Westerberg playing 'Here Comes a Regular'. This song saved my life.


"Am I the only one who feels ashamed?"
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Oh goodness Cory such a poignant song I had to look up the lyric too and I cannot say how grateful I am for you posting thank you I could not describe how I feel that it was a song that preserved you and saved your life. In all my looking I had not considered that a song could do that and yet I have one too just the same as you.. and thank you so much for sharing that I do not know what made you think of posting this particular song just at this particular time??? wow.. I am grateful to you my friend thank you xoxo.. and you listen to this for me yes? There is no vid I am sorry just the song and the lyric is posted there too where it says more info
Sea of hurt, I feel the waves of pain
And now the tides come in again
I'm caught in a vicious cycle of despair
Give me the courage to face another day
​
= Killing Joke "You'll Never Get to Me"
 
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Brand New Day

This appeared as a moral dilemma cuz at first
it was weird that I swore to eliminate the worst
of the plague that devoured humanity, it’s true
I was vague on the how so how can it be that you
have shown me the light

It’s a brand new day
And the sun is high
All the birds are singing
That you’re gonna die
How I hesitated
Now I wonder why
It’s a brand new day

All the times that you beat me unconscious
I forgive
All the crimes left completeless and honestly
I’ll live
Mr. Cool, Mr. Right , Mr. Know-it-all is through
Now the future’s so bright
And I owe it all to you
Who Showed me the light

It’s a brand new me
I’ve got no remorse
Now the water’s rising
But I know the course
I’m gonna shock the world,
Gonna show Bad Horse
It’s a brand new day

And Penny will see the evil me
Not a joke, not a dork, not a failure
And she may cry
but her tears will dry,
When I hand her the keys
to a shiny new Australia

It’s a brand new day
Yeah the sun is high
All the angels sing
Because you’re gonna die
Go ahead and laugh, yeah
I’m a funny guy
Tell everyone goodbye
It’s a brand new day
 
Haven`t had a chance to check the whole list yet, so if this is a repeat I appologize.


You shoulda seen the look on the faces of my dad and mom when I showed up at the door with my date for the senior prom. They said 'Son, that ain`t no kid. That`s a cocktail waitress in a Dolly Parton wig' an I said 'I know it dad. Ain`t she cool? That`s the kind I dig!"

"I like my women just a little on the trashy side"
 
http://www.jpopasia.com/lyrics/8698/ayaka/okaeri.html

Ayaka sings the song Okaeri(welcome back home) It is from a Japanese drama called Zettai Kareshi(Absolute Boyfriend) One of the main characters on the show(Soshi) played by Hiro Mizushima is married to Ayaka. The main character Riiko played by Saki Aibu is so cute!!
On the link presents the song in that little box so you can hear it I did not post the Japanese lyrics since most can not read it.
anyway here:
Welcome home, sweet home
A place to go home to (yeah)
Thanks for your love

Pretending to be alright again
to paint out the color of sadness
I just laugh it off

The importance of believing
Even if I understand it
Well, there are times when I still doubt

Times when my empty body
just flows by
It makes me want to just lie down, but
I just want to hold you
These feelings stab through me so I can move on

Welcome home, I'm home
With one word my heart is satisfied
Welcome home, sweet home
A place to go home to (yeah)
Thanks for your love
Sweet home

I used to believe adults think
only of themselves and they are cunning
But there are people desperately trying to go back
Even screaming out loud
I finally realized that

There is no such thing as
one natural happiness in this world
For your sake, I was able to realize that
By carrying these feelings,
I can move on

Welcome home, I'm home
Accelerating the speed of everyday
Welcome home, Sweet home
There will always be this unchanging scenery
Sweet home

Searching for the missing
wound in my heart
The thing that made me fight and go on
Was because there was a “welcome home”

Welcome home, I'm home
With one word my heart is satisfied
Welcome home, sweet home
where love
has a place to go home to (yeah)
Thank for your love

Welcome home, I'm home
It’s alright because you are here
Welcome home, sweet home
keep waiting, because I’m arriving soon
Sweet home

oh yeah
Welcome home… sweet home
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I heard this song last night, I like it, it brought back lots of memories (none political) and I have not heard it in years but for some reason it is making me think about politics in America today

Emerson, Lake And Palmer - Karn Evil 9 - 1st Impression, Part 2

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends
We're so glad you could attend
Come inside! Come inside!
There behind a glass is a real blade of grass
be careful as you pass.
Move along! Move along!

Come inside, the show's about to start
guaranteed to blow your head apart
Rest assured you'll get your money's worth
The greatest show in Heaven, Hell or Earth.
You've got to see the show, it's a dynamo.
You've got to see the show, it's rock and roll ....

Right before your eyes we pull laughter from the skies
And he laughs until he cries then he dies then he dies
Come inside the shows about to start
Guaranteed to blow your head apart

You gotta see the show
It's a dynamo
You gotta see the show
It's rock and roll

Soon the Gypsy Queen in a glaze of Vaseline
Will perform on guillotine
What a scene! What a scene!
Next upon the stand will you please extend a hand
to Alexander's Ragtime Band
Roll up! Roll up! Roll up!
See the show!

Performing on a stool we've a sight to make you drool
Seven virgins and a mule
Keep it cool. Keep it cool.
We would like it to be known the exhibits that were shown
were exclusively our own,
All our own. All our own.
Come and see the show! Come and see the show! Come and see the show!
See the show!
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Jenna said:
Oh goodness Cory such a poignant song I had to look up the lyric too and I cannot say how grateful I am for you posting thank you I could not describe how I feel that it was a song that preserved you and saved your life. In all my looking I had not considered that a song could do that and yet I have one too just the same as you.. and thank you so much for sharing that I do not know what made you think of posting this particular song just at this particular time??? wow.. I am grateful to you my friend thank you xoxo.. and you listen to this for me yes? There is no vid I am sorry just the song and the lyric is posted there too where it says more info
Sea of hurt, I feel the waves of pain
And now the tides come in again
I'm caught in a vicious cycle of despair
Give me the courage to face another day
​
= Killing Joke "You'll Never Get to Me"
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Hi Jenna, thank you and sorry for the delay in response. As to why I posted it at this time, I only recently became aware of the video when someone put it up over at fark.com. It's a nice solo rendition that makes the song just a bit more melancholy. I think I posted the lyrics way back when, it's buried somewhere in thes 600-or-so posts. ;) Let's just say that once upon a time I had a bit of a problem with the drink, and the song helped me to realize the hole I was digging myself into. You do these things day after day and you get into a rut, and it's hard to steer your way out into another direction.

Thanks for the Killing Joke link, I've heard of them but never heard their music. Pretty dark for a song in which he speaks of feeling a sense of elation! lol. Thank you for that, I've got the song off iTunes now.
 
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For one who probably knows who she is...

Hey (Paul McDermott)

Hey you,
Where did you go off, long ago
Although worlds came between us
And I’m feeling sure of
Your love, you know!
If you ease on back , you’ll let the fever go
It’s only right that I should let you know
What you should know…

I’ve been waiting
All my life for you to come home
I have been waiting
All my life for you to come home

Now the feelings coming back
We lose from time to time
Another mess of language
Strung out across the line
All of us just craving for
Another perfect day!
We stretch out for the starlight,
With words clouding the way

Hey you,
If you’re still low,
Then come outside
It’s wintertime and the sun is shining for you
To restore you, you know
You stand out on the ledge just like a child
And Heaven waits for you beyond your trial
Oh, when you smile

I’ve been waiting
All my life for you to come home
I have been waiting
All my life for you to come home

Now the feelings coming back
We lose from time to time
Another mess of language
Strung out across the line
All of us just craving for
Another perfect day!
We stretch out for the starlight,
With words clouding the way

Hey you!

I’ve been waiting
All my life for you to come home
I have been waiting
All my life for you to come home
I will be waiting
All my life for you to come home
I have been waiting
All my life
For you to come home…
 
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@Cryozombie oh wow that is new to me thank you! Ah no explanation you would have me guess eh? OK then I will guess in my head why you like that song! :) Hey here is one for you I think this is before your time maybe and but goodness there are days when this is just absolutely the perfect groove.. Liverpool's finest, no not THEM silly.. Echo and the Bunnymen!

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@David43515 helloo there oh that is a good ol straight geetaw song thank you for posting! Well I would give you one from here in the UK. It is a little dusty since it is old though a fantastic song for me anyways.. hope it sounds ok to you. "We're just a shadow of the people we should be.."
= Big Country "Just a Shadow"

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@JadecloudAlchemist oh no, you are right, I think most cannot read Japanese maybe and so here is one for you from my favourite Russian ladies and I would not put up lyrics since I think there are not many that would interpret the cryllic haha.. I hope it makes your ears happy. The idea of running away is one of my daydreams

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@Kaisasozei hey that is new to me thank you. A white man doing ska and reggae that is ok with me :) Hey here is one for you I hope you like from the boys Deekline and Wizard :)

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@Xue Sheng, oh man great choice! and anyway, what else would you expect from an English band but greatness haha.. And speaking of which I could not let that go without a little more English in your ears yay! Oh wow this is my fav Led Zepp besides In The Evening.. another gereat double time jump rope song woohoo..

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@CoryKS Hey Cory oh no you do not be apologising when we all have our lives to live :) Ah ok I understand the song now and thank you for sharing that means a lot to me you have a great integrity for posting that thank you :) Oh wow you liked the KJ man I am so pleased that you like what I have pimped on you haha.. Oh can I try again? I do not know how far your sensibilities run still I will pimp the lovely Brody Dalle until the sun stops shining.. she has gotten very mellow these days and but maybe even lovelier. I so hope you like this if not I will try harder for next time I promise :)
[yt]IKcS1_f9M5w[/yt]

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@Chris Parker hello dear Christopher well I do not think nobody is worth a song like that still I hope the recipient is paying attention out there and thank you so much for sharing. I cannot compete with that cept this maybe. Oh I do not know if you would like a little Depeche still, maybe this is the song I am thinking of.. "Let your mind do the walking.." ooh something bout a man topless tight trous cuban heels haha.. oh I will stop it..
 
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Jenna said:
Oh ok then mister you are calling me out on that? giving me a dance-off song-off eh? Hmmm.. haha.. oh yes I will give you points for that still I will have to wheel out In The Evening then huh what do you think of that then? haha.. this is perfect RnR yes? you would agree with me bout that Xue Sheng I think no? well ok, 90sec drum solo excepted!
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No actually if I were calling you out I would have posted this
:D

I was just posting another great Zepplin song :D

Actually Led Zepplin "Rock and Roll" is one of the Songs I reward myself with if I do good at something like a test (Played Loud of course) :headbangin:
 
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Xue Sheng said:
No actually if I were calling you out I would have posted this
:D

I was just posting another great Zepplin song :D

Actually Led Zepplin "Rock and Roll" is one of the Songs I reward myself with if I do good at something like a test (Played Loud of course) :headbangin:
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Arghhh ok ok ok! I give up you have got me with that.. man you had to go and bring out Rock and Roll.. curses!! haha.. Oh well I concede graciously sir! So you play that to reward yourself for good work.. hey I like that idea. I think I would play this when I achieved something that I was pleased with maybe..
 
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Now J, while I am not adverse to Cuban heels and Depeche Mode, I have thoroughly enjoyed the trek through the 70's... I have some classic old Aerosmith playing at the moment (Walk This Way, Sweet Emotion, Dream On, love 'em all!).

But a current major song in my playlist is from The Verve Pipe. These guys had the unfortunate timing of releasing their best material at the same time as The Verve were raising their popularity (before the plagarism lawsuits from the Stones...), so kinda got lost along the way. Anyway, a sad, beautiful song, if you can find the acoustic version, it is just gorgeous...

The Freshmen (The Verve Pipe)

When I was young I knew everything
And she a punk who rarely ever took advice
Now I'm guilt stricken, sobbin' with my head on the floor
Stop a Baby's Breath and a shoe full of rice, no...

I can't be held responsible
'Cause she was touching her face
I won't be held responsible
She fell in love in the first place

For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen

My best friend took a week's vacation to forget her
His girl took a week's worth of valium and slept
And now he's guilt stricken sobbin' with his head on the floor
Thinks about her now and how he never really wept he says

I can't be held responsible
'Cause she was touching her face
I won't be held responsible
She fell in love in the first place

For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen
hey yay e yay e yay e yay e yay hey yay e yay e

We've tried to wash our hands of all of this
We never talk of our lack in relationships
And how we're guilt stricken sobbin' with our heads on the floor
We fell through the ice when we tried not to slip, we'd say

I can't be held responsible
'Cause she was touching her face
And I won't be held responsible
She fell in love in the first place

For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen

For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen

We were merely freshmen
We were only freshmen
 
Chris Parker said:
Now J, while I am not adverse to Cuban heels and Depeche Mode, I have thoroughly enjoyed the trek through the 70's... I have some classic old Aerosmith playing at the moment (Walk This Way, Sweet Emotion, Dream On, love 'em all!).

But a current major song in my playlist is from The Verve Pipe. These guys had the unfortunate timing of releasing their best material at the same time as The Verve were raising their popularity (before the plagarism lawsuits from the Stones...), so kinda got lost along the way. Anyway, a sad, beautiful song, if you can find the acoustic version, it is just gorgeous...

The Freshmen (The Verve Pipe)

When I was young I knew everything
And she a punk who rarely ever took advice
Now I'm guilt stricken, sobbin' with my head on the floor
Stop a Baby's Breath and a shoe full of rice, no...

I can't be held responsible
'Cause she was touching her face
I won't be held responsible
She fell in love in the first place

For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen

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Oh well then dear Christopher if you are in that mood then I do not know what to give you only that is very sad sad sad music and I am in no state for melancholy no sir not right now would you not give me something to take up my waning spirit a little.. Well ok I will show you what I am talking bout and so here you sprinkle this over your pillow and you will dream a lot happier see. Quality [the Mercury people say so and so did our crazy Boris Johnson!]
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Okay J, a happier one. I'm not really one for uplifting lyrics, I go for the energy of a song to pick me up, and often go for the contradiction in lyrical darkness combined with upbeat musicality... that said, if I want a pick-up, I go to my comedic stalwarts.

From the Doug Anthony Allstars (slight warning that certain concepts may need to be explained to small children):

The Sailors Arms (A Love Song)

I met her at the 'Sailor Arms'
A bar down by the docks
Full of prostitutes and deviants
And fellows wearing frocks
Went there to drown my sorrow
My misery and paaaiiiiaaaiiiiaan
With fourteen multicoloured pills
And a pint of heavy ale(heavy ale)

And I saw this girl across the way
Who was smiling through the wine
So I begged her come on over
Come on over, spend some time
And I spilled my life before her
And she seemed to understand
Although she was a girl
We were talking man to man(man to man)

[Chorus]
For love is where you find it
Wherever that may be
For me it was in the Sailors Arms
At twenty-five past three
There's something strange about her
I can't put my finger on
But I wanna tell the world
That she's the one(she's the one)
I wanna tell the world
That she's the one...

She strolled up to the toilets
She strolled into the Gents
I asked her why she did it
Why she'd gone to pay the rent
We arm-wrestled and I lost
She beat me with a spike
Told me filthy jokes
That were quite unlady-like(lady-like)

It was four in the morning
And through the smokey haze
I could've been mistaken
But she needed to shave(to shave)

[Chorus]
For love is where you find it
Wherever that may be
For me it was in the Sailors Arms
With a better man than me
Her husky voice seduced me
My heart was in a mess
I sat upon her knee
As something twitched beneath her dress
There's something more than knees beneath her dress

You've got nice eyes says I
(Oh Sir, I am suprised)
What large hands I said
(All the better to touch you with)
God, you arms look strong
(A woman's work is never done)
Your legs are quite hirsuite
(Aren't you the saucy one!)

I was feeling less than stable
When she said her name was Ken(Ken!)
Well if I had suspicions
Lord I should've had 'em then(then!)
She cried as she told me
How she was so confused
One more visit to the doctor
She'd have nothing left to lose(Toulouse-Lautrec)

I ran my fingers through her wig
She lightly stroked my hair
She said she was a man...
(Whoa whoa! She said she was a man?
A man called Ken - Bull-twang!)
Lots of men are called Ken.
(So what did you say?)
I told her I don't care
(He doesn't care!)

[Chorus]
For love is where you find it
Wherever that may be
For me it was in a hopper bin
With my trousers 'round my knees
There's something strange about her
I just put my finger on
And I want to tell the world
That she's the one(he's the one)
I want to tell the world
That its the one!
 
That's rather sweet in its way ... :drink2tha

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