NationStates Jolt Archive

Alright, simple. Post your favorite song lyrics, and if you wish, why you like them.

Husker Du - "Newest Industry"

Been through mass destruction once, but once was not enough
Said we want a second chance, and all they say is tough
A world where science went too far, there's no way to survive
Why can't we get this thing straightened out, 'cause I wanna stay alive

They've burned and bombed the East and North, and there's no place left to go
The Sunbelt's overcrowded, so let's annex Mexico
The Peso's only worth a dime, but they've got all that land
There's no need for civil war, we know they'll understand
Right?

Factories left unattended, crumbling to the ground
We try to keep them running, but there's no more oil around
We used it all to fight a war, that neither side could win
Vietnam was little league compared to where we've been

Now we live in caves and huts, and we don't have pay TV
And everyone is signing up for the newest industry
Standard Oil goes solar power, all try to make a buck
I'll sit around and smoke cigarettes, and I'll babble "What the fuck?"

Bob Mould's delivery makes these lyrics sound all the more apocalyptic. Excellent.

Of course, I'd post another one of my favorites, "Friggin' In The Riggin'", but I don't wanna get banned :p.

RADIO by ALKALINE TRIO
best lyrical band around (plus excellent musicians)

you can find it at their homepage, it'll play sooner or later.
It only does justice by hearing it.


Shaking like a dog shittin' razorblades,
waking up next to nothing after dreaming of you and me
I'm waking up all alone, waking up so relieved
while you're taking your time with apologies,
I'm making my plans for revenge
Red eyes on orange horizons
If Columbus was wrong I'd drive straight off the edge
I'd drive straight off the edge

Taking your own life with boredom,
I'm taking my own life with wine -
it helps you to rule out the sorrow,
it helps me to empty my mind
Making the most of a bad time
I'm smoking the brains from my head
Leaving the coal calling the kettle black and orange and red
This kettle is seeing red

I've got a big fat fuckin' bone to pick with you my darling
In case you haven't heard I'm sick and tired of trying
I wish you would take my radio to bathe with you,
plugged in and ready to fall

Shaking like a dog shittin' razorblades,
waking up next to nothing after dreaming of you and me
I'm waking up all alone, waking up so relieved
while you're taking your time with apologies,
I'm planning out my revenge
Red eyes on orange horizons
If Columbus was wrong I'd drive straight off the edge
I'm seeing red

I've got a big fat fuckin' bone to pick with you my darling
In case you haven't heard I'm sick and tired of trying
I wish you would take my radio to bathe with you,
plugged in and ready to fall

Plugged in and ready to fall
Plugged in and ready to fall

Plugged in and ready to fall

Heh, Friggin in the Riggin is brilliant! Although I too wouldnt risk posting the lyrics here

Ah yes, The Good Ship Venus, a classic that.

Lots of faves, although Bon Scott's lyrics for Down Payment Blues are grand.. wil post them tomorrow... past my bedtime now...

EDIT: On second thoughs....

Sex Pistols - Friggin in the riggin

EXTREME RUDENESS LYRICALLY....CAUTION!!! (http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Friggin-In-The-Riggin-lyrics-Sex-Pistols/C6DBFD3B8618E20148256BDD000DDC8E)

Reason...cos it's soo funny

Shihad - All The Young Fascists


Fuck the four walls that you're stuck with, fuck it.
Yeah we got different opinions, well fuck it.
Last chance for a dance,
To bring it down, lay it low.
They talk the talk, talk of the last days coming.
I don't believe a fucking word of it, nothing.
For your kin, for your King,
Right now you should know

They they're taking all the colours away,
Can't put it back together again.
They're taking all the colours away,
We'll never forgive,
And we will never forget.

Chop the tree down and replace it with nothing.
They kill ideas at the push of a button.
Pull your strings, do your thing.
You're just a puppet, right?

Fire...

And they're taking all the colours away,
Can't put it back together again.
They're taking all the colours away,
We'll never forgive,
And we will never forget.

Let Go.

Fire...

And they're taking all the colours away,
Can't put it back together again.
They're taking all the colours away,
Its been this way forever, yeah
Taking all the colours away,
We'll never forgive,
Taking all the colours away.
And we will never forget.

Fuck the four walls that you're stuck with, fuck it.
Yeah we got different opinions, well fuck it.
Last chance for a dance,
To bring it down, lay it low.

-snip-

*sniff* It was nice barely knowing you, man.

Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven


There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to heaven
And when she gets there she knows if the stores are closed
With a word she can get what she came for



And she's buying a stairway to heaven

There's a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure
And you know sometimes words have two meanings
In the tree by the brook there's a songbird who sings
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven


And she's buying a stairway to heaven

There's a feeling I get when I look to the west
And my spirit is crying for leaving
In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees
And the voices of those who stand looking


And she's buying a stairway to heaven

And it's whispered that soon, if we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us to reason
And a new day will dawn for those who stand long
And the forest will echo with laughter

And it makes me wonder

If there's a bustle in your hedgerow
Don't be alarmed now
It's just a spring clean for the May Queen

Yes there are two paths you can go by
but in the long run
There's still time to change the road you're on

Your head is humming and it won't go because you don't know
The piper's calling you to join him
Dear lady can't you hear the wind blow and did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind

And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our souls
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How everything still turns to gold
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last
When all are one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll

And she's buying a stairway to heaven


Hardly needs an explanation, it's such a classic song it needs to be here

Husker Du - "Celebrated Summer"

Love and hate was in the air like pollen from a flower
Sometime in April time, they add another hour

I guess I'd better think up a way to spend my time
Just when I'm ready to sit inside, it's summer time
Should I go swimming or get a friend to hang around
It's back to summer, back to basics, hang around

Getting drunk out on the beach, or playing in a band
And getting out of school meant getting out of hand

Was this your celebrated summer?

Then the sun disintegrates between a wall of clouds
A summer where I winter at, no one is allowed there

Do you remember when the first snowfall fell
When summer barely had a snowball's chance in hell

Was this your celebrated summer?

There's a final part after the solo, but I can't figure out what the hell Bob's saying.

REIN RAUS (IN OUT) by RAMMSTEIN
[English Translation] :p

I am the rider
you are the horse
I climb on
we ride off
you moan
I whisper to you
an elephant in the eye of a needle

In, out

I am the rider
you are the horse
I have the key
you have the lock
the door opens
I enter
life can be so splendorous

In, out

Deeper, deeper
Say it! Say it loud!
deeper, deeper
I am well within your skin
and a thousand elephants break out

The ride was short
I am sorry
I climb off
I have no time
I must go now to the other horses
they also want to be ridden

In, out

In (deeper)
Out (deeper)

Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven


I would think most people have all or almost all of that song memorized. Who hasn't heard it at least a few hundred times?

Lord Of This World - Black Sabbath

You've searching for your mind don't know where to start
Can't find the key to fit the lock on your heart
You think you know but you are never quite sure
Your soul is ill but you will not find cure

Your world was made for you by someone above
But you choose evil ways instead of love
You may be master of the world where you exist
The soul I took from you was not even missed

Lord of this world
Evil Possessor
Lord of this world
He's your confessor now!

You think you're inocent you've nothing to fear
You don't know me, you say, but isn't it clear?
You turn to me in all your wordly greed and pride
But will you turn to me when it's your turn to die?




Nomad - Sepultura

... (-snip-)
Who are you to criticize
To judge and burn the tribes
The world will be extinct
And your flesh will rot with mine
...

REIN RAUS (IN OUT) by RAMMSTEIN
[English Translation] :p




Gotta love that song. Gotta love most of Rammsteins songs actually for their bizarre sexual lyrics anyway lol

Husker Du - "Friend, You've Got To Fall"

I can hear the treetops in the distance
I can see your hollowed eyes
What have you done to yourself in this instance
I guess it comes as no surprise

I can see the billboards in the distance
Writing is on every wall
I don't wanna know about your business
Sooner or later, friend, you've got to
Fall

Every night, it's gotta be adventure
The way you live your life's a crime
And if you're guilty, will you serve the sentence
You're already doing time

There's nothing wrong with having aspirations
Nothing wrong with walking tall
But if misfortune deals the consequences
Sooner or later, friend, you've got to
Fall

I know the difference, you keep your distance
I don't wanna know what you've got
Is it pathetic, to be sympathetic
Maybe would you wanna get caught
Caught up in something that's real
That could last for a lifetime
Nothing like the disease
Disease that's in your mind

I can see your life disintegrating
Into ashes in your hand
And I know you wouldn't wanna tell me
What is wrong, 'cause you're a man

There's nothing wrong with having aspirations
Nothing wrong with walking tall
But if misfortune deals the consequences
Sooner or later, friend, you've got to
Fall

Why do I like these lyrics? I'll give you three guesses...

Sex ist ein Schlacht
Liebe ist Krieg (Sex is a battle, Love is war)

My favourite Rammstein lyric methinks (From Wollt Ihr Das Bett In Flammen Sehen)

Sweet Leaf - Black Sabbath


Alright now!
Won't you listen?

When I first met you didn't realize
I can't forget you or your surprise
You introduced me to my mind
And left me wanting you and your kind

I love you. Oh you know it

My life was empty forever on a down
Until you took me showed me around
My life is free now, my life is clear
I love you sweet leaf - though you can't hear

Come on now - try it out

Straight people don't know what you're about
They put you down and shut you out
You gave to me a new belief
And soon the world will love you sweet leaf


:cool:

"The Mariner's Revenge Song" - The Decemberists

We are two mariners
Our ship's sole survivors
In this belly of a whale
It's ribs are ceiling beams
It's guts are carpeting
I guess we have some time to kill

You may not remember me
I was a child of three
And you, a lad of eighteen
But, I remember you
And I will relate to you
How our histories interweave
At the time you were
A rake and a roustabout
Spending all your money
On the whores and hounds
(oh, oh)

You had a charming air
All cheap and debonair
My widowed mother found so sweet
And so she took you in
Her sheets still warm with him
Now filled with filth and foul disease
As time wore on you proved
A debt-ridden drunken mess
Leaving my mother
A poor consumptive wretch
(oh, oh)

And then you disappeared
Your gambling arrears
The only thing you left behind
And then the magistrate
Reclaimed our small estate
And my poor mother lost her mind
Then, one day in spring
My dear sweet mother died
But, before she did
I took her hand as she, dying, cried:
(oh, oh)

"Find him, find him
Tie him to a pole and break
His fingers to splinters
Drag him to a hole until he
Wakes up naked
Clawing at the ceiling
Of his grave"

It took me fifteen years
To swallow all my tears
Among the urchins in the street
Until a priory
Took pity and hired me
To keep their vestry nice and neat
But, never once in the employ
Of these holy men
Did I ever, once turn my mind
From the thought of revenge
(oh, oh)

One night I overheard
The prior exchanging words
With a penitent whaler from the sea
The captain of his ship
Who matched you toe to tip
Was known for wanton cruelty
The following day
I shipped to sea
With a privateer
And in the whistle
Of the wind
I could almost hear
(oh, oh)

"Find him, find him
Tie him to a pole and break
His fingers to splinters
Drag him to a hole until he
Wakes up naked
Clawing at the ceiling
Of his grave

There is one thing I must say to you
As you sail across the sea
Always, your mother will watch over you
As you avenge this wicked deed"

And then, that fateful night
We had you in our sight
After twenty months, it seemed
Your starboard flank abeam
I was getting my muskets clean
When came this rumbling from beneath
The ocean shook
The sky went black
And the captain quailed
And before us grew
The angry jaws
Of a giant whale

(oh..)

Don't know how I survived
The crew all was chewed alive
I must have slipped between his teeth
But, oh, what providence
What divine intelligence
That you should survive
As well as me
It gives my eye great joy
To see your eyes fill with fear
To lean in close
And I will whisper
The last words you'll hear
(oh, oh)

Oi Polloi- Fuck everybody who voted tory
(spoken)
In 1979 the Labour government was brought down over its failure to grant even limited autonomy to Scotland as had been promised in its manifesto. Disastrously, the following saw Margaret Thatcher installed as Prime Minister and ushered in the nightmare scenario of years of right-wing Tory government. Since then we've seen the systematic erosion of civil liberties, the destruction of the trade union movement and the wholesale dismantling of the welfare state and National Health Service - not to mention increased state control of television and the press, and the abolition of the right to silence.
Machine gun toting police on our streets
TV cameras watching your every move
George Orwell's 1984 is here and now
(song)
Tories win in '79 - come and join the dole queue line
Smash the unions crush the poor - welcome to 1984
Fuck everybody who voted Tory
Company director, vivisector
High court judge and poll tax collector
Fuck everybody who voted Tory
Yuppies who don't care about human need
People motivated only by their greed
Selfish, grasping fools who believe the media story,
Fuck everybody who voted Tory!
Right-wing, Christian, merchant banker
Dirty scab, fox hunting wanker
Fuck everybody who voted Tory
Police - army of the rich, Mary Whitehouse - fuckin' bitch
Fuck the Queen - the fuckin' slag, n' fuckin' Thatcher, fuckin' hag
Fuck everybody who voted Tory
Fuck everybody who voted Tory
(some anarchist speaks)I can see the Labour Party coming to power in the next election - maybe, maybe not - who knows? But it doesn't really make a difference who's in power - the State remains the same, the structure is still there, they just tinker with it a little here and there.

Ryan Adams - O My Sweet Carolina

I went down to Houston
and I stopped in San Antone
I passed up the station for the bus
I was trying to find me something
but i wasn't sure just what
man I ended up with pockets full of dust

so I went on to Cleveland and I ended up insane
I bought a borrowed suit and learned to dance
I was spending money like the way it likes to rain
man I ended up with pockets full of cane

oh my sweet Carolina
what compels me to go
oh my sweet disposition
may you one day carry me home

I ain't never been to Vegas but I gambled up my life
building newsprint boats I race to sewer mains
was trying to find me something but I wasn't sure just what
funny how they say that some things never change

oh my sweet Carolina
what compels me to go
oh my sweet disposition
may you one day carry me home

up here in the city feels like things are closing in
the sunset's just my light bulb burning out
I miss Kentucky and I miss my family
all the sweetest winds they blow across the South

oh my sweet Carolina
what compels me to go
oh my sweet disposition
may you one day carry me home
may you one day carry me home