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No, it's not Guess the Lyrics, just post the lyrics to your favourite songs here.


You Oughta Know, Alanis Morissette

I want you to know that I'm happy for you,
I wish nothing but the best for you both,
An older version of me,
Is she perverted like me,
Would she go down on you in a theatre,
Does she speak eloquently,
And would she have your baby,
I'm sure'd make a really excellent mother.

'Cause the love that you gave that we made,
Wasn't able to make it enough for you to be open wide, no,
And every time you speak her name,
Does she know how you told me you'd hold me,
Until you died, 'til you died,
But you're still alive.

{Chorus:}
And I'm here to remind you,
Of the mess you left when you went away,
It's not fair to deny me,
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me,
You, you, you oughta know.

You seem very well, things look peaceful,
I'm not quite as well, I thought you should know,
Did you forget about me Mr. Duplicity,
I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner,
It was a slap in the face how quickly I was replaced,
And are you thinking of me when you fuck her?

'Cause the love that you gave that we made,
Wasn't able to make it enough for you to be open wide, no,
And every time you speak her name,
Does she know how you told me you'd hold me,
Until you died, 'til you died,
But you're still alive.

Repeat Chorus

'Cause the joke that you laid in the bed that was me,
And I'm not gonna fade,
As soon as you close your eyes and you know it,
And every time I scratch my nails down someone else's back,
I hope you feel it...well can you feel it?

Repeat Chorus

Master of Puppets, Metallica

End of passion play, crumbling away
I'm your source of self-destruction
Veins that pump with fear, sucking darkest clear
Leading on your deaths' construction

Taste me you will see
More is all you need
You're dedicated to
How I'm killing you

Come crawling faster
Obey your master
Your life burns faster
Obey your master
Master

Master of puppets I'm pulling your strings
Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
Blinded by me, you can't see a thing
Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream
Master
Master
Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream
Master
Master

Needlework the way, never you betray
Life of death becoming clearer
Pain monopoly, ritual misery
Chop your breakfast on a mirror

Taste me you will see
More is all you need
You're dedicated to
How I'm killing you

Come crawling faster
Obey your master
Your life burns faster
Obey your master
Master

Master of puppets I'm pulling your strings
Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
Blinded by me, you can't see a thing
Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream
Master
Master
Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream
Master
Master

Master, master, where's the dreams that I've been after?
Master, master, you promised only lies
Laughter, laughter, all I hear or see is laughter
Laughter, laughter, laughing at my cries

Hell is worth all that, natural habitat
Just a rhyme without a reason
Neverending maze, drift on numbered days
Now your life is out of season

I will occupy
I will help you die
I will run through you
Now I rule you too

Come crawling faster
Obey your master
Your life burns faster
Obey your master
Master

Master of puppets I'm pulling your strings
Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
Blinded by me, you can't see a thing
Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream
Master
Master
Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream
Master
Master

I like the lyrics to 'Dust in the Wind' by Kansas.

All we are is dust in the wind.

the hero dies in this one-The Ataris-So Long, Astoria

As I leave here today
Apartment 108
I’ll always keep you in my heart.

Anderson is cold tonight
The leaves are scattered on the ground
I miss the seasons and the comfort of your smile.

Sometimes this all feels like a dream
I’m waiting for someone just to wake me up from this life

As I look out at these fairgrounds
I remember when our family split apart

I don’t think I ever told you
But I know you always did your best
And the hard times… well, they only make us stronger.

As I sit here all alone
I wonder how I’m supposed to carry on
When you’re gone

I’ll never be the same without you
I love you more than you will ever know.
And maybe now you finally know
Sometimes we’re helpless and alone
But you can’t let it keep you weighted down.
You must go on.

Do you ever feel like crying?
Do you ever feel like giving up?

I raise my hands up towards the sky
I say this prayer for you tonight
Because nothing is impossible.

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.
When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for.
Ooh, ooh, and she's buying a stairway to heaven.

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

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 standing looking.
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Ooh, it really makes me wonder.

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.

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.
And it makes me wonder.

Your head is humming and it won't go, in case you don't know,
The piper's calling you to join him,
Dear lady, can 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 soul.
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.

Led Zeppelin
The Rain Song

This is the springtime of my loving - the second season I am to know
You are the sunlight in my growing - so little warmth I've felt before.
It isn't hard to feel me glowing - I watched the fire that grew so low.

It is the summer of my smiles - flee from me Keepers of the Gloom.
Speak to me only with your eyes. It is to you I give this tune.
Ain't so hard to recognize - These things are clear to all from
time to time.

Talk Talk - I've felt the coldness of my winter
I never thought it would ever go. I cursed the gloom that set upon us...
But I know that I love you so

These are the seasons of emotion and like the winds they rise and fall
This is the wonder of devotion - I see the torch we all must hold.
This is the mystery of the quotient - Upon us all a little rain must fall.

Hand In My Pocket - Alanis Morissette

I'm broke but I'm happy,
I'm poor but I'm kind,
I'm short but I'm healthy, yeah,
I'm high but I'm grounded,
I'm lost but I'm hopeful, baby,
What it all comes down to,
Is that everything's gonna be fine fine fine,
And I've got one hand in my pocket,
And the other one's giving a high-five,
I feel drunk but I'm sober,
I'm young and I'm underpaid,
I'm tired but I'm working, yeah,
I care but I'm restless,
I'm here but I'm really gone,
I'm wrong and I'm sorry baby,
And what it all comes down to,
Is that everything's gonna be quite alright,
I've got one hand in my pocket,
And the other is flicking a cigarette,
What it all comes down to,
Is that I haven't got it all figured out just yet,
I've got one hand in my pocket,
And the other is giving the peace sign,
I'm free but I'm focused,
I'm green but I'm wise,
I'm hard but I'm friendly baby,
I'm sad but I'm laughing,
I'm brave but I'm chicken shit,
I'm sick but I'm pretty baby,
What it all boils down to,
Is that noone's really got it figured out just yet,
I've got one hand in my pocket,
And the other one's playing the piano,
What it all comes down to my friends,
Is that everything's just fine fine fine,
I've got one hand in my pocket,
And the other is hailing a taxi cab.

I went down to the beach and saw Kiki she was all like "uhhh" and I was like WHATEVER
And this chick walks up to me she's all like "hey aren't you that dude" and I'm like "yeah WHATEVER"
so later, I'm at the pool hall and this girl comes up she's like "awww" and I'm like WHATEVER

cause this is MY united states of WHATEVER
and this is my united states of WHAT-EV-A
and thisss isss myyy uuuunited states of WHATEVER

and then its 3 am i'm on the corner wearin my leather, this dude walks up he's like "hey punk" i'm like WHATEVER
and then i'm rollin dice in the alley, officer leroy comes up, he's like "hey I thought I told you-" and i'm like YEAH WHATEVER
and then up comes Zafo I'm like "yo Zafo whats up" he's like "nothin" I'm like "thats cool."

Cause this is MY UNITED STATES OF WHATEVER
and this is my united states of WHATEVER

Who's in a bunker? Who's in a bunker?
Women and children first
And the children first
And the children
I laugh until my head comes off
Swallow till I burst
Until I burst
Until I
Who's in a bunker?
Who's in a bunker?
I have seen too much
You haven’t seen enough
You haven’t seen it
I'll laugh until my head comes off
Women and children first
And children first
And children

Here I'm alive
Everything all of the time
Here I'm alive
Everything all of the time

Ice age coming
Ice age coming
Let me hear both sides
Let me hear both sides
Let me hear both
Ice age coming
Ice age coming
Throw 'em in the fire
Throw 'em in the fire
Throw 'em on the
We're not scaremmongering
This is really happening
Happening
We're not scaremongering
This is really happening
Happening
Mobiles skwrking {yes, folks, that is the official spelling}
Mobiles chirping
Take the money and run
Take the money and run
Take the money

Here I'm alive
Everything all of the time
Here I'm alive
Everything all of the time
Here I'm alive
Everything all of the time
here I'm alive
Everything all of the time

This one is for the children
This one is for the children
This one is for the children
This one is for the children

Take Me To Your Leader
Incubus
Fungus Amongus

What if your brain
Unexpectedly and suddenly
Picked out things to
Flip around and view a lot differently?
What if blue sky
All of a sudden turned a purple hue?
We would shit a
Brick the size of all of it
What if?

What if I was just daydreaming?
What if I lived in a pear?
What if my watch read 4-dot-dot-2-0 every hour
Every day?
You can bet your dollar I'd be happy!

I forgot to remember
I forgot to remember my pain
Take me to your leader or die by the fly guy!

What if mothballs
Hangin' around too close to microwaves
Suddenly woke up and said
"Take me to your leader
Or die by fly guy!
He'll push ya' out, no wings attached!"
Just do as I say
No mistake
He'll blow away

What if I was daydreaming?
What if I lived in a pear?
What if I had a mustard drenched cucumber tied to my leg
And I did not want my pants to get dirty?
What if this
What if that?!
Go!

I forgot to remember
I forgot to remember my pain
Take me to your leader or die by the fly guy!
I forgot to remember my ...PAIN!
My pain!
Forgot to inject my...cocaine!
Forgot to apply my...rogaine!
Forgot to remember...my pain!

I never think, I never thought, oh maybe I'm insane!
I think I like being way the fuck out of my brain!

I forgot to remember
I forgot to remember my pain
Take me to your leader or die by the fly guy!

FISH HEADS

Fish heads fish heads
Roly poly fish heads
Fish heads fish heads
Eat them up
Yum

In the morning laughing happy fish heads
In the evening floating in the soup

Ask a fish head anything you want to
They won't answer they can't talk

I took a fish head out to see a movie
Didn't have to pay to get it in

They can't play baseball they don't wear sweaters
They're not good dancers they don't play drums

Roly poly fish heads are never seen
Drinking cappuccino in Italian restaurants
with Oriental women

Yeah.

Not the Doctor - Alanis Morissette

I don't want to be the filler if the void is solely yours,
I don't want to be your glass of single malt whiskey,
Hiden in the bottom drawer,
I don't want to be a bandage if the wound is not mine,
Lend me some fresh air,
I don't want to be adored for what I merely represent to you,
I don't want to be your baby sitter,
You're a very big boy now,
I don't want to be your mother,
I didn't carry you in my womb for nine months,
Show me the back door.

Chorus:
Visiting hours are 9 to 5 and if I show up at 10 past 6,
Well I already know that you'd find some way to sneak me in and oh,
Mind the empty bottle with the holes along the bottom,
You see it's too much to ask for and I am not the doctor.

I don't want to be the sweeper of the eggshells that you walk upon,
I don't want to be your other half I believe that 1 and 1 make 2,
I don't want to be your food or the light in from the fridge on your face at midnight,
Hey what are you hungry for,
I don't want to be the glue that holds your pieces together,
I don't want to be your idol,
See this pedestal is high and I'm afraid of heights,
I don't want to be lived through,
A vicarious occasion,
Please open the window.

Repeat Chorus

I don't want to live on someday when my motto is last week,
I don't want to be responsible for your fractured heart and it's wounded beat,
I don't want to be the substitute for the smoke you've been inhaling,
What do you thank me,
What do you thank me for.

Repeat Chorus

Take Me To Your Leader
Incubus
Fungus Amongus

What if your brain
Unexpectedly and suddenly
Picked out things to
Flip around and view a lot differently?
What if blue sky
All of a sudden turned a purple hue?
We would shit a
Brick the size of all of it
What if?

What if I was just daydreaming?
What if I lived in a pear?
What if my watch read 4-dot-dot-2-0 every hour
Every day?
You can bet your dollar I'd be happy!

I forgot to remember
I forgot to remember my pain
Take me to your leader or die by the fly guy!

What if mothballs
Hangin' around too close to microwaves
Suddenly woke up and said
"Take me to your leader
Or die by fly guy!
He'll push ya' out, no wings attached!"
Just do as I say
No mistake
He'll blow away

What if I was daydreaming?
What if I lived in a pear?
What if I had a mustard drenched cucumber tied to my leg
And I did not want my pants to get dirty?
What if this
What if that?!
Go!

I forgot to remember
I forgot to remember my pain
Take me to your leader or die by the fly guy!
I forgot to remember my ...PAIN!
My pain!
Forgot to inject my...cocaine!
Forgot to apply my...rogaine!
Forgot to remember...my pain!

I never think, I never thought, oh maybe I'm insane!
I think I like being way the fuck out of my brain!

I forgot to remember
I forgot to remember my pain
Take me to your leader or die by the fly guy!

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Aluminum
The White Stripes

Ah

Incubus lyrics used to be bad in a hilarious fashion. Now they're just bad.

It all started with Warning...
"She woke in the morning
She knew that her life had passed her by
She called out a warning
Don't ever let life pass you by"

Way to go, Brandon Boyd! I love how you rhyme "by" with "by", man!
Now put your shirt back on.

The Book of Love
Magnetic Fields
69 Love Songs

The book of love is long and boring
No-one can lift the damn thing
It's full of charts and facts and figures
And instructions for dancing
But I, I love it when you read it to me
And you, you can read me anything

The book of love has music in it,
In fact that's where music comes from
Some of it is just transcendental
Some of it is just really dumb
But I, I love it when you sing to me
And you, you can sing me anything

The book of love is long and boring
And written very long ago
It's full of flowers and heart-shaped boxes
And things we're all too young too know
But I, I love it when you give me things
And you, you ought to give me wedding rings

I, I love it when you give me things
And you, you ought to give me wedding rings

Red is the New Black by
Funeral for a Friend

Can't pretend that you're nothing special
You've got to look at all of your options
You can't decide what to go for
When it's all about trust
You see yourself on the TV
You read your magazine
You can't explain how it's come to be this
Stop and think...
When it's all about trust

THIS COVERAGE, your centre spread
YOUR NEON LIGHT DAYDREAM will
Shatter and break
AND IF YOU THINK I'M THINKING OF
YOU'RE VALUE HERE
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S LOSING CONTROL

This eventual stop, this break in the mould
I scream down this hotline
Just to feel something

THIS SITUATION isn't getting any better
I SEE THAT LOOK IN YOUR EYES (the look in your eyes)
YOU WANT TO SEE A PRETTY FACE?
There isn't anything wrong with giving up
And for what it's worth
I STILL HATE YOU

Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky Lyrics


Sun is shinin' in the sky,
There ain't a cloud in sight
It's stopped rainin'
Everybody's in a play
And don't you know
It's a beautiful new day.
Runnin' down the avenue,
See how the sun shines brightly
In the city on the streets
Where once was pity,
Mr. Blue Sky is living here today.

Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us why,
You had to hide away
For so long where did we go wrong.
Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us why,
You had to hide away
For so long where did we go wrong.

Hey you with the pretty face,
Welcome to the human race
A celebration Mr. Blue Sky's
Up there waitin' and today
Is the day we've waited for

Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us why,
You had to hide away
For so long where did we go wrong.
Hey there Mr. Blue
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around see what you do,
Everybody smiles at you.
Hey there Mr. Blue
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around see what you do,
Everybody smiles at you.

Mr. Blue you did it right,
But soon comes Mr. Night,
Creepin' over, now his
Hand is on your shoulder,
Never mind I'll remember you this
way.

Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us why,
You had to hide away
For so long where did we go wrong.
Hey there Mr. Blue(sky)
We're so pleased to be with you(sky)
Look around see what you do(blue),
Everybody smiles at you.
Hey there Mr. Blue(sky)
We're so pleased to be with you(sky)
Look around see what you do(blue),
Everybody smiles at you.

^nice!

A Pretty Girl Is Like...
Magnetic Fields
69 Love Songs

A pretty girl is like a minstrel show:
It makes you laugh, It makes you cry, You go
It just isn't the same on radio
It's all about the makeup and the dancing and the "ohhh"

A pretty girl is like a violent crime:
If you do it wrong you could do time
But if you do it right it is sublime

I'm so love in love you girl it's like I'm on the moon
I can't really breathe
But I feel lighter

A melody is like a pretty girl
Who cares if it's the dumbest in the world
It's all about the way it unfurls

A pretty girl is like a pretty girl

Here are but a few of the songs from one of my all-time favorite albums, both lyrically and musically!

...James' Laid, from 1993. 13 songs in total, only a few listed here...

James - "Lullaby" (from Laid)

Since your mother cast her spell
Every kiss has left a bruise
You've been raiding too much meaning from existence
Now your head is used and sore
And the forecast is for more
Memories falling, like falling rain
Falling rain

Every view they hold on you's
A piano, out of tune
You're an angel
You're a demon
You're just human
Now your world has turned to trash
Broken windows on the past
Take that child and teach him senseless
Damage the dream, damage the dream
I feel nothing, I feel nothing at all
I feel nothing at all

In this gloomy, haunted place
All the feelings are of shame
All the windows have been broken by the children
So the wind screams up the stairs
Slams the doors and rattles chairs
I wish we weren't conceived in violence
Damage the dream, damage the dream
The magic is broken
The house is in ruins
Your memory's one-sided
The side that you're choosing feels nothing
Feels nothing at all
We feel nothing at all

James - "Five-O" (from Laid)

Are you open for trade
Your salvation, for something, for some thrills
Is a body of work for your inspection
You can trace, trace my concern
My concern

I've been looking for truth
At the cost of living
I've been afraid
Of what's before mine eyes
Every answer found
Begs another question
The further you go, the less you know
The less I know

I can feel your face
Gonna make it mine
I can be the man
I see in your eyes
Can you take my weight
Are we both too small
Know each other well
We've met before

Will we grow together
Will it be a lie
If it lasts forever, hope I'm the first to die
Will you marry me, Can we meet the cost
Is the power of love worth the pain of loss
Can you pay the bill, will you keep the change
Are you here for the party, or are you here for the pain

I can feel your face
Gonna make it mine
I can be the man
I see in your eyes
Will we grow together
Will it be a lie
If it lasts forever, hope I'm the first to die
Hope I'm the first to die

James - "P.S." (from Laid)

You're a weapon of devotion
Keep the faithful entertained
You're a lover of attention
Found a way to pawn the soul
Disposition may be fetching
But the world moves on and leaves you far behind

I hear you, I hear you, whispering such gorgeous stories
I see you, I see you, trying to break free
You liar, you liar, you can't live the dreams you're spinning
You liar, love to be deceived

You're falling, you're falling, falling from your god-like distance
You're fashion, just fashion, fashion doesn't keep
You're sour, so sour, all is hope and trust is misplaced
You're sour, now you are alone

Walking on fire, feel the way the world's inclining
Walking on fire, hate to deceive
Walking on fire, now the world will keep its distance
Walking on fire, you rather than me

My son says, dear father, what did you do when the world turned over
Keep spinning, keep spinning, send us off to sleep
You liar, you liar, all your words are just dust in moonshine
You liar, love to be deceived

Walking on fire, found a place away from humans
Walking on fire, hate to deceive
Walking on fire, now the world will keep its distance
Walking on fire, you rather than me

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More where they came from...all lovely slower tunes that feature Tim Booth's commanding yet passionate vocals. Keep in mind I listen to music mostly for the instrumentation, which is why this album sticks with me best...it does both well!

Enjoy, please.

Kai

Blitz and mantis took mine. I guess I'll go with this fun happy song cause my old avatar was from the video:

Rabbit in Your Headlights
Radiohead

I'm a rabbit in your headlights
Scared of the spotlight
You don't come to visit
I'm stuck on this bed

Thin rubber gloves
She laughs when she's crying
She cries when she's laughing

Fat bloody fingers are sucking your soul away

I'm a rabbit in your headlights
Christian suburbanite
Washed down the toilet
Money to burn

Fat bloody fingers are sucking your soul away

If you're frightened of dying and then you hold on
You'll see devils tearing your life away
But, if you've made your peace
Then the devils are really angels
Freeing you from the Earth... from the Earth

White worms on the underground
Caught between stations
Butter fingers
I'm losing my patience

I'm a rabbit in your headlights
Christian suburbanite
You got money to burn

Fat bloody fingers are sucking your soul away... away... away..