nuckin_futz Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 This thread is for songs that mean something to you. Songs that have helped you through tough times. Or even songs that have helped inspire you. Or songs that just speak to the human condition. Along with a video, please post the lyrics to your song. Or a video featuring the written lyrics. "Adam's Song" I never thought I'd die alone I laughed the loudest who'd have known? I traced the cord back to the wall No wonder it was never plugged in at all I took my time, I hurried up The choice was mine I didn't think enough I'm too depressed to go on You'll be sorry when I'm gone[Chorus:] I never conquered, rarely came 16 just held such better days Days when I still felt alive We couldn't wait to get outside The world was wide, too late to try The tour was over we'd survived I couldn't wait till I got home To pass the time in my room alone I never thought I'd die alone Another six months I'll be unknown Give all my things to all my friends You'll never step foot in my room again You'll close it off, board it up Remember the time that I spilled the cup Of apple juice in the hall Please tell mom this is not her fault[Chorus:] I never conquered, rarely came 16 just held such better days Days when I still felt alive We couldn't wait to get outside The world was wide, too late to try The tour was over we'd survived I couldn't wait till I got home To pass the time in my room alone I never conquered, rarely came Tomorrow holds such better days Days when I can still feel alive When I can't wait to get outside The world is wide, the time goes by The tour is over, I've survived I can't wait till I get home To pass the time in my room alone RIP SRV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Control by Mind.in.a.box I cruise along and think I'm fineI feel the waves and the sunshineI lose myself and feel the tideI feel your presence at my sideI feel no rush and think I am gladAnd yet something still makes me sadI feel it's someone else's strideAnd I am just along for the rideI could be fine and yet I striveAs though I'm tumbling down this endless holeI know I'd like to lead my lifeFeeling that I'm really in controlI will look on as time just fliesContent that I never ever might be wholeI feel so down and yet would riseBut I'm too scared that I might fall I remember the day I triedTo remove the thorn in my sideI wanted to retain it allI should have known it was your callIn the end I got it allGot it all wrongMuch too desperateTo hang onIt was the day I lost it allLost it allIt was the day I lost controlLost controlWhen I lost controlWhen I lost control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJDDawg Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 These songs have gotten me through some of the tough times and rough patches with family over the last few years. And they still sound great. It starts withOne thing I don't know whyIt doesn’t even matter how hard you tryKeep that in mind, I designed this rhymeTo explain in due timeAll I knowTime is a valuable thingWatch it fly by as the pendulum swingsWatch it count down to the end of the dayThe clock ticks life awayIt’s so unrealDidn’t look out belowWatch the time go right out the windowTrying to hold on but didn’t even knowI wasted it all just to watch you goI kept everything inside and even though I tried, it all fell apartWhat it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time when...I tried so hardAnd got so farBut in the endIt doesn't even matterI had to fallTo lose it allBut in the endIt doesn't even matterOne thing, I don’t know whyIt doesn’t even matter how hard you tryKeep that in mind, I designed this rhymeTo remind myself howI tried so hardIn spite of the way you were mocking meActing like I was part of your propertyRemembering all the times you fought with meI’m surprised it got so (far)Things aren’t the way they were beforeYou wouldn’t even recognize me anymoreNot that you knew me back thenBut it all comes back to meIn the endYou kept everything inside and even though I tried, it all fell apartWhat it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time when...I tried so hardAnd got so farBut in the endIt doesn’t even matterI had to fallTo lose it allBut in the endIt doesn’t even matterI've put my trust in youPushed as far as I can goFor all thisThere’s only one thing you should knowI've put my trust in youPushed as far as I can goFor all thisThere’s only one thing you should knowI tried so hardAnd got so farBut in the endIt doesn’t even matterI had to fallTo lose it allBut in the endIt doesn’t even matter I cannot take this anymoreSaying everything I've said beforeAll these words they make no senseI find bliss in ignoranceLess I hear the less you'll sayYou'll find that out anywayJust like before...[Chorus:]Everything you say to meTakes me one step closer to the edgeAnd I'm about to breakI need a little room to breatheCause I'm one step closer to the edgeI'm about to breakI find the answers aren't so clearWish I could find a way to disappearAll these thoughts they make no senseI find bliss in ignoranceNothing seems to go awayOver and over againJust like before...[Chorus]Everything you say to meTakes me one step closer to the edgeAnd I'm about to breakI need a little room to breatheCause I'm one step closer to the edgeAnd I'm about to breakShut up when I'm talking to youShut up, shut up, shut upShut up when I'm talking to youShut up, shut up, shut up, shut upI'm about to BREAK[Chorus]Everything you say to meTakes me one step closer to the edgeAnd I'm about to breakI need a little room to breatheCause I'm one step closer to the edgeAnd I'm about to break Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEGCanuck Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 These are a couple of my go-to numbers when I am in the mood. Feelin' All Right Joe Cocker Seems I've got to have a change of scene 'Cause every night I have the strangest dreams Imprisoned by the way it could have been Left here on my own or so it seems I've got to leave before I start to scream Won't someone lock the door and turn the key Feeling alright I'm not feeling too good myself Feeling alright I'm not feeling that good myself Boy you sure took me for a ride And even now I sit and wonder why That when I think of you I stop myself from crying I just can't waste my time I must keep trying I've got to stop believing all your lies 'Cause there's to much to do before I die Feeling alright I'm not feeling too good myself Feeling alright, ETC. At Last by Etta James I was never spellbound by a starry sky What is there to moon glow, when love has passed you by Then there came a midnight and the world was new Now here am I so spellbound, darling Not by stars, but just by you At last my love has come along My lonely days are over and life is like a song At last the skies above are blue My heart was wrapped in clover the night I looked at you I found a dream that I can speak to A dream that I can call my own I found a thrill to press my cheek to A thrill I've never known You smiled and then the spell was cast And here we are in Heaven For you are mine at last At last my love has come along My lonely days are over and life is like a song At last the skies above are blue My heart was wrapped in clover the night I looked at you I found a dream that I can speak to A dream that I can call my own I found a thrill to press my cheek to A thrill I've never known You smiled and then the spell was cast And here we are in Heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Pieces by Red This one has some pretty powerful words, but is also one of my favourite slower songs. Really tugs at my heartstrings if I'm in the right mood. The Heart of Worship is another one that speaks volumes to me. The tune is decent but nothing great. It's the words that really speak to me in this song. If it's not obvious, my faith is pretty influential in my life and my inspirations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hammertime Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I heard this this morning and it spoke to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 To be completely honest this is how I feel most days. Interpret as you see fit. edit: i think the lyrics are pretty obvious and speak for themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonberries Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Well, the gigolo's jumpin' saltyAin't no trade out on the streetsHalf past the unluckyAnd the hawk's a front row seatDressed in full orchestrationStage door Johnny's got to payAnd sent him homeTalking 'bout the one that got awayWell, could've been on Easy StreetCould've been a wheelWith irons in the fireAnd all them business dealsBut the last of the big time losersShouted before he drove awayI'll be right back as soon as I crackThe one that got awayThe ambulance drivers, they don't give a $&!#They just want to get off workAnd the short stopAnd the victim already gone berserkAnd the shroud tailor measures himFor a deep six holidayThe stiff is froze, the case is closedOn the one that got awayNow Jim Crow's directing trafficWith them cemetery bluesWith them peculiar looking trousersThem old Italian shoesAnd a wooden kimono was all readyTo drop in San Francisco BayBut he's mumbling somethingAll about the one that got awayCostello was the championAt the St.Moritz HotelAnd the best this side of FairfaxReliable sources tellBut his reputation is at largeAnd he's at Ben Frank's every dayWaiting for the one that got awayHe's got a snake skin sport shirtAnd he looks like Vincent PriceWith a little piece of chickenAnd he's carving off a sliceBut someone tipped her offShe'll be doing a Houdini now any dayShe shook his hustleA Greyhound bus'll take the one that got awayAndre is at the pianoBehind the Ivar in the sewersWith a buck a shot for pop tunesAnd a fin for guided toursHe could've been in CasablancaHe stood in line out there all dayNow he's spilling whiskeyAnd learning songs about a one that got awayWell, I've lost my equilibriumAnd my car keys and my prideThe tattoo parlor's warmAnd so I hustle there insideAnd the grinding of the buzz-saw"What you want that thing to say?"I says, "Just don't misspell her name Buddy, she's the one that got away" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thejazz97 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Street Lights Let me know Do I still got time to grow? Things ain't always set in stone That be known let me know Let me... Seems like street lights, glowing, happen to be Just like moments, passing, in front of me So I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare See I know my destination, but I'm just not there All the street lights, glowing, happen to be Just like moments, passing, in front of me So I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare See I know my destination, but I'm just not there In the streets In the streets I'm just not there in the streets I'm just not there Life's just not fair Seems like street lights, glowing, happen to be Just like moments, passing, in front of me So I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare See I know my destination, but I'm just not there All the street lights, glowing, happen to be Just like moments, passing, in front of me So I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare See I know my destination, but I'm just not there All the street lights, glowing, happen to be Just like moments, passing, in front of me So I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare See I know my destination, but I'm just not there In the streets In the streets I'm just not there in the streets I'm just not there Life's just not fair Life's just not fair --------------------------------------------------------------------- If I could use one word to describe the feeling this song gives me, it's sehnsucht. It's German, but difficult to translate accurately and describes a deep emotional state. It has been referred to as “life’s longings”; or an individual’s search for happiness while coping with the reality of unattainable wishes. Such feelings are usually profound, and tend to be accompanied by both positive and negative feelings. This produces what has often been described as an ambiguous emotional occurrence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberWolf Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 My Back Pages Crimson flames tied through my ears, rollin' high and mighty traps Pounced with fire on flaming roads using ideas as my maps "We'll meet on edges, soon, " said I, proud 'neath heated brow Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth, "rip down all hate, " I screamed Lies that life is black and white spoke from my skull, I dreamed Romantic facts of musketeers foundationed deep, somehow Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now Girls' faces formed the forward path from phony jealousy To memorizing politics of ancient history Flung down by corpse evangelists, unthought of, though somehow Ah, but I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now A self-ordained professor's tongue too serious to fool Spouted out that liberty is just equality in school "Equality, " I spoke the word as if a wedding vow Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now In a soldier's stance, I aimed my hand at the mongrel dogs who teach Fearing not that I'd become my enemy in the instant that I preach My existence led by confusion boats, mutiny from stern to bow Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now Yes, my guard stood hard when abstract threats too noble to neglect Deceived me into thinking I had something to protect Good and bad, I define these terms quite clear, no doubt, somehow Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now And for fun, here's a cover by the Ramones: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cramarossa Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 My song has some profanity, btw. This song is not for the living This song is for the dead With my face against the floor I can't see who knocked me out of the way I don't want to get back up But I have to, so it might as well be today Nothing appeals to me, no one feels like me I'm too busy being calm to disappear I'm in no shape to be alone Contrary to the $&!# that you might hear So walk with me, walk with me Don't let this symbolism kill your heart Walk with me, walk with me Just like we should have done right from the start Walk with me, walk with me Don't let this &^@#ing world tear you apart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whorvat Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 and Jason Isbell could be the best lyricist of our generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerridwen Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 1 hour ago, Whorvat said: and Jason Isbell could be the best lyricist of our generation. I think you're probably the only other person on this board who knows who Jason Isbell (and The Drive-By Truckers) is/are besides me! *tips hat*..... Isbell is an incredible talent....I've posted DBT songs here several times before....including this very one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubik Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Wow, classic hardrock/heavy is dead... it REALLY is dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWMc1 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 The live version from You Get What You Play For came out in 77. Doesn't really speak to me, but I used to play it when I was down back when. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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