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Best/Inspirational/Meaningful Song Lyrics
- Thread starter SuperBrighton
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Buzzer
Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
- 26,121
Spiritualised - Broken Heart. You've pulled out a corker there, US.
In a similar vein:Apollo 440 - Pain In Any Language (and Billy Mackenzie's last ever song before he tragically killed himself)
"I'm gonna love you - till you love me then no more You're gonna need me - like I need you right now. I'm gonna screw you - for all you're worth and no more . You're gonna need me"
Ouch.
Mention in dispatches for Flowered Up's Dark Side of The Spoon and Liam Maher's extremely heart-wrenching song about his heroin addiction. A mate's dad died from heroin and this song literally saved my mate's life as he struggled to get over it. It sounds trite but it's true.
Played it on loop when my heart was broken. Probably did not help my frame of mind, LOL !
Buzzer
Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
- 26,121
Not the wisest choice IMO. When I went through my divorce I deliberately avoided all the more melancholy music that I like: trip-hop, Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen, Smiths.... and instead listened to a lot of Bee Gees, Erasure, Northern Soul and Rockabilly. Miserablist songs would have pushed me near to the edge.
It did !
I come from down the valley, where mister when you're young
They bring you up to do like your daddy done.
Me and Mary we met in high school, when she was just seventeen.
We'd ride out of that valley, down to where the fields were green.
We'd go down to the river
And into the river we'd dive.
Oh down to the river we'd ride...
Then I got Mary pregnant, and man that was all she wrote.
And for my nineteenth birthday I got a union card and a wedding coat.
We went down to the courthouse, and the judge put it all to rest -
No wedding day smiles, no walk down the aisle,
No flowers, no wedding dress.
That night we went down to the river
And into the river we'd dive.
Oh down to the river we did ride...
I got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company,
But lately there ain't been much work, on account of the economy.
Now all them things that seemed so important -
Well mister, they vanished right into the air.
Now I just act like I don't remember; Mary acts like she don't care.
But I remember us riding in my brother's car,
Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir.
At night on them banks I'd lie awake
And pull her close, just to feel each breath she'd take.
Now those memories come back to haunt me, they haunt me like a curse.
Is a dream a lie if it don't come true,
Or is it something worse...
That sends me down to the river, though I know the river is dry,
Down to the river, my baby and I,
Oh down to the river we ride...
They bring you up to do like your daddy done.
Me and Mary we met in high school, when she was just seventeen.
We'd ride out of that valley, down to where the fields were green.
We'd go down to the river
And into the river we'd dive.
Oh down to the river we'd ride...
Then I got Mary pregnant, and man that was all she wrote.
And for my nineteenth birthday I got a union card and a wedding coat.
We went down to the courthouse, and the judge put it all to rest -
No wedding day smiles, no walk down the aisle,
No flowers, no wedding dress.
That night we went down to the river
And into the river we'd dive.
Oh down to the river we did ride...
I got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company,
But lately there ain't been much work, on account of the economy.
Now all them things that seemed so important -
Well mister, they vanished right into the air.
Now I just act like I don't remember; Mary acts like she don't care.
But I remember us riding in my brother's car,
Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir.
At night on them banks I'd lie awake
And pull her close, just to feel each breath she'd take.
Now those memories come back to haunt me, they haunt me like a curse.
Is a dream a lie if it don't come true,
Or is it something worse...
That sends me down to the river, though I know the river is dry,
Down to the river, my baby and I,
Oh down to the river we ride...
The River, The Boss. Great song but his best ever was Jungleland imo.
Kazenga <3
Test 805843
I need some sleep
It can't go on like this
I tried counting sheep
But there's one I always miss
Everyone says I'm getting down too low
Everyone says you just gotta let it go
You just gotta let it go
You just gotta let it go
I need some sleep
Time to put the old horse down
I'm in too deep
And the wheels keep spinning 'round
Everyone says I'm getting' down too low
Everyone says you just gotta let it go
You just gotta let it go
You just gotta let it go
You just gotta let it go
It can't go on like this
I tried counting sheep
But there's one I always miss
Everyone says I'm getting down too low
Everyone says you just gotta let it go
You just gotta let it go
You just gotta let it go
I need some sleep
Time to put the old horse down
I'm in too deep
And the wheels keep spinning 'round
Everyone says I'm getting' down too low
Everyone says you just gotta let it go
You just gotta let it go
You just gotta let it go
You just gotta let it go
" If love is the answer, your home, hold on "
6.16 onwards, music from the Angels.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vrDNtc0wJc
6.16 onwards, music from the Angels.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vrDNtc0wJc
Grombleton
Surrounded by <div>s
- Dec 31, 2011
- 7,356
lovelovelove. Mart Everett writes the best lyrics.
burnee54
East Upper Hermit
Have to agree about the guitar solo... one of the best
but lyric wise I think you have to go a long way to beat this Alan Parsons Project beauty from Colin Blunstone (Zombies)
Old And Wise.
As far as my eyes can see
There are Shadows approaching me
And to those I left behind
I wanted you to Know
You've always shared my deepest thoughts
You follow where I go
And oh when I'm old and wise
Bitter words mean little to me
Autumn Winds will blow right through me
And someday in the mist of time
When they asked me if I knew you
I'd smile and say you were a friend of mine
And the sadness would be Lifted from my eyes
Oh when I'm old and wise
As far as my Eyes can see
There are shadows surrounding me
And to those I leave behind
I want you all to know
You've always Shared my darkest hours
I'll miss you when I go
And oh, when I'm old and wise
Heavy words that tossed and blew me
Like Autumn winds that will blow right through me
And someday in the mist of time
When they ask you if you knew me
Remember that You were a friend of mine
As the final curtain falls before my eyes
Oh when I'm Old and wise
As far as my eyes can see
The most amazing Sax solo ever at the end.
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Pogue Mahone
Well-known member
- Apr 30, 2011
- 10,750
Scroobius Pip is a bit of a lyrical legend...
Imagine a song, that really reached out and touched kids,
And not in a Daily Mail way, innocence corrupted,
But in a way where criticism remained constructive,
And wasn't too politicised and children weren't instructed,
To behave in a way that was unrealistic,
Or made out the way they live was somehow sick and twisted,
But simply pointed out reasons to get it together,
Not shouting "get a job", but just saying,
[Chorus]
Get better, get better, get better, get better,
Get better, get better, get,
Get better, get better, get better, get better,
Get better,
Get better,
Get better, get better, get better,
Get better, get better, get,
Get better, get better, get better,
Get better,
You see the young mother capital is where I live,
Little kids being raised by slightly bigger kids,
Society seems unphased that this is how it is,
While I'm constantly amazed that this is how it is,
They confuse love at first sight with lust at first light,
It must have hurt right when trust first took flight,
You're young, you've no rights, you long for new heights,
But some of those nights leave more than love bites,
Tops cropped, skirts stop at the top of their thighs,
And the boys got that hungry look in their eyes,
They wanna be grown up and have respect you see,
But they're acting uneducated sexually,
I ain't saying' be celibate,
Go out and have your fun,
But there's plenty you can do without impregnation,
And there ain't nothing wrong at all with having children,
Just build yourself a little before you try to build them,
And,
[Chorus]
I see small town syndrome growing in size,
There's not a lot to do, so the kids they decide,
To get drunk every night, a glazed eyes disguise,
Do drugs every night, tired from their lives,
People getting off their faces for a quiet night in,
Kids rolling around the streets rowing and fighting,
But it's all just because life ain't too exciting,
And it's easier than trying to do the right thing,
But there are other choices -- if you want them,
You don't have to tow the line and just float with the flotsam,
You can build your time better when you find a passion,
The Internet and public services give free education,
So it really ain't a case of rich or poor,
It's a case of self-motivation and nothing more,
Like Billy says, whether you have or you have not wealth,
The system might fail you, but don't fail yourself,
Just,
[Chorus]
Imagine a song, that really reached out and touched kids,
And not in a Daily Mail way, innocence corrupted,
But in a way where criticism remained constructive,
And wasn't too politicised and children weren't instructed,
To behave in a way that was unrealistic,
Or made out the way they live was somehow sick and twisted,
But simply pointed out reasons to get it together,
Not shouting "get a job", but just saying,
[Chorus]
Get better, get better, get better, get better,
Get better, get better, get,
Get better, get better, get better, get better,
Get better,
Get better,
Get better, get better, get better,
Get better, get better, get,
Get better, get better, get better,
Get better,
You see the young mother capital is where I live,
Little kids being raised by slightly bigger kids,
Society seems unphased that this is how it is,
While I'm constantly amazed that this is how it is,
They confuse love at first sight with lust at first light,
It must have hurt right when trust first took flight,
You're young, you've no rights, you long for new heights,
But some of those nights leave more than love bites,
Tops cropped, skirts stop at the top of their thighs,
And the boys got that hungry look in their eyes,
They wanna be grown up and have respect you see,
But they're acting uneducated sexually,
I ain't saying' be celibate,
Go out and have your fun,
But there's plenty you can do without impregnation,
And there ain't nothing wrong at all with having children,
Just build yourself a little before you try to build them,
And,
[Chorus]
I see small town syndrome growing in size,
There's not a lot to do, so the kids they decide,
To get drunk every night, a glazed eyes disguise,
Do drugs every night, tired from their lives,
People getting off their faces for a quiet night in,
Kids rolling around the streets rowing and fighting,
But it's all just because life ain't too exciting,
And it's easier than trying to do the right thing,
But there are other choices -- if you want them,
You don't have to tow the line and just float with the flotsam,
You can build your time better when you find a passion,
The Internet and public services give free education,
So it really ain't a case of rich or poor,
It's a case of self-motivation and nothing more,
Like Billy says, whether you have or you have not wealth,
The system might fail you, but don't fail yourself,
Just,
[Chorus]
Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
I'm not a discharge
I'm not a loss in protein
I'm not a throbbing squirm
I'm not a loss in protein
I'm not a throbbing squirm
Dandyman
In London village.
Given that there seems to be a theme developing...
Walk in silence,
Don't walk away, in silence.
See the danger,
Always danger,
Endless talking,
Life rebuilding,
Don't walk away.
Walk in silence,
Don't turn away, in silence.
Your confusion,
My illusion,
Worn like a mask of self-hate,
Confronts and then dies.
Don't walk away.
People like you find it easy,
Naked to see,
Walking on air.
Hunting by the rivers,
Through the streets,
Every corner abandoned too soon,
Set down with due care.
Don't walk away in silence,
Don't walk away.
Walk in silence,
Don't walk away, in silence.
See the danger,
Always danger,
Endless talking,
Life rebuilding,
Don't walk away.
Walk in silence,
Don't turn away, in silence.
Your confusion,
My illusion,
Worn like a mask of self-hate,
Confronts and then dies.
Don't walk away.
People like you find it easy,
Naked to see,
Walking on air.
Hunting by the rivers,
Through the streets,
Every corner abandoned too soon,
Set down with due care.
Don't walk away in silence,
Don't walk away.
joeywortho
New member
- Jun 3, 2013
- 189
Booom!
This song genuinely inspired me in a way no other has
Yes the words of Mozza, fat bob et al have probably meant more to me, but when I first heard 'get better' a couple of years ago it had a profound affect on me, led me to losing weight, running a half marathon etc
Whenever I feel sluggish or down i ll crank it on, whole thing is great but the real pay off for me is:
But there are other choices -- if you want them,
You don't have to tow the line and just float with the flotsam,
You can build your time better when you find a passion,
The Internet and public services give free education,
So it really ain't a case of rich or poor,
It's a case of self-motivation and nothing more,
Like Billy says, whether you have or you have not wealth,
The system might fail you, but don't fail yourself,[/B]