The Good Lyrics Thread

[leadshoes]

Two songs about a future that doesn't suck.

Young Manhood by the Wild Swans
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I don't believe in an act of war
I don't believe in empires anymore
I can't forgive and I won't forget
Oh Lord I'm on my knees but I'm not down yet
Here it comes, the young manhood
One day all this will be yours

I don't believe in the cold hard drug
I don't believe in hurting the things I love
I'm not ashamed of the nights I strayed
Oh Lord I'm in your hands on the judgment day
Here it comes, the young manhood
One day all this will be yours

World Falls into Place by Motorycle Boy
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Drifting down the road with the world upon my shoulders
The city is a screen inside my head
Everyone is pushing me, the rain gets in my eyes
And my reflection says I might as well be dead.

Put your arms around me and the world falls into place
Everything is perfectly in time
Strangers smile at me, I feel the sun upon my face
Everyone I see is a friend of mine

I climb up a flight of broken stairs into a tiny room
Someone will be waiting for me there
In the city is the sound of someone singing far away
When I am with you home is anywhere

Put your arms around me and the world falls into place
Everything is perfectly in time
Strangers smile at me, I feel the sun upon my face
Everyone I see is a friend of mine

[leadshoes]

And another by Daniel Johnston with his knack for being disarmingly honest and funny at the same time.

Devil Town
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I was livin' in a devil town
Didn't know it was a devil town
Oh lord it really brings me down
About the devil town

And all my friends were vampires
Didn't know they were vampires
Turns out I was a vampire myself
In the devil town

I was livin' in a devil town
Didn't know it was a devil town
Oh lord it really brings me down
About the devil town

[leadshoes]

This part of 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 forests will echo with laughter.

[Fr. McGreer]

This part of 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 forests will echo with laughter.

Ah, good old Rolf Harris. Himself and his didgeridoo made this song their own. Indeed, the definitive version

https://youtu.be/soJBGLP7Akk

[leadshoes]

This part of 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 forests will echo with laughter.

Ah, good old Rolf Harris. Himself and his didgeridoo made this song their own. Indeed, the definitive version

https://youtu.be/soJBGLP7Akk

You mean convicted pedophile Rolf Harris? I mentioned before that somehow it figures you'd pick the name of a Catholic priest as a screen name. Is this why?

[Fr. McGreer]

This part of 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 forests will echo with laughter.

Ah, good old Rolf Harris. Himself and his didgeridoo made this song their own. Indeed, the definitive version

https://youtu.be/soJBGLP7Akk

You mean convicted pedophile Rolf Harris? I mentioned before that somehow it figures you'd pick the name of a Catholic priest as a screen name. Is this why?

Wow, you're a nasty piece of work. End of this conversation.

[leadshoes]

This part of 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 forests will echo with laughter.

Ah, good old Rolf Harris. Himself and his didgeridoo made this song their own. Indeed, the definitive version

https://youtu.be/soJBGLP7Akk

You mean convicted pedophile Rolf Harris? I mentioned before that somehow it figures you'd pick the name of a Catholic priest as a screen name. Is this why?

Wow, you're a nasty piece of work. End of this conversation.

Good. The feeling is mutual. And you know you were just asking for it after the nasty piece of work you've shown yourself to be many a time.

[leadshoes]

Method Man's verse on Wu-Tang Clan's Triumph because my favorite sentence right now is "Herb got my wig fried like a bad perm":

As the world turns, I spread like germ
Bless the globe with the pestilence, the hard-headed never learn
This my testament to those burned
Play my position in the game of life standing firm
On foreign land jump the gun out the frying pan
Into the fire, transform into the Ghost Rider
A six-pack and A Streetcar Named Desire
Who got my back
In the line of fire holding back?
What? My peoples if you with me, where the fuck you at?
Niggas is strapped and they're tryna twist my beer cap
It's court adjourned for the bad seed from bad sperm
Herb got my wig fried like a bad perm
What the blood clot? We smoke pot
And blow spots, you want to think twice? I think not
The Iron Lung ain't got to tell you where it's coming from
Guns of Navarone tearing up your battle zone
Rip through your slums

[leadshoes]

One of my earliest favorite songs by the Fall. I always thought it had the best first lines of any song, cracked me up how weird a start to a song, but these days the strange lyrics are hitting awfully close to home...

Draygo's Guilt
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I am the one who gave you a chance in life
how could you try and end my life

Draygo's guilt
still apparent
Draygo's guilt
still

How long is long in a hellish place?
And dreams today are draining us dry
and I proclaim some loyalty frightened me
master bold morals get reptiles and ankles

Draygo's guilt
still apparent
Draygo's guilt
still

A spiritual king has to rise or perish
and throw away the charity handouts
blow his nose on last pound note
scan window menus and walk away but

Draygo's guilt
still apparent
Draygo's guilt
still

Sit still
hate from the hills

And all the bands still dream of photo Draygo
the county of Lancs dreams of photo Draygo
guitars in hands that turn and stab you
and sexy with bass dreams of photo Draygo
but

Draygo's guilt
still apparent
Draygo's guilt
still

Hate from the hills

How many times do I have to say this
I should not have to say this
but each time the blood was clear like liquid gold

[left]

A punk song that will still (sadly) make more than one punk wince:


Leftöver Crack - Gay Rude Boys Unite

Unity, ha, you're such a saint today
You may be antiracist, but then you're antigay
You may be ignorant from a lack of education
But if it's sympathy you seek, you better turn to another station

Intolerant society rears its ugly face
You're turning your native music into a homophobic disgrace
The gay ones, the straight ones, the white, tan, yellow, and black
The Gay rude boys and girls
We're gonna take that dance hall back, we'll take it back

Because without respect
There's gonna be nothing left

This double standard just won't sit that well with me
I come to say this and it's just the way it has to be
You know I'm not PC; I'll shoot your kid at school
Cause he's gonna grow up to be a fucking asshole just like you

You can celebrate your unity till every gay is dead
But why don't you stop your fronting with real unity instead
And in a better time on this shitty little globe
We'd crucify the racists and be bashing all the homophobes

Intolerant society rears its ugly face
You're turning hardcore music into a homophobic disgrace
The gay ones, the straight ones, the white, tan, yellow, and black
Gay rude boys and girls
We're gonna take that dance hall back, we'll take it back