Topic: Lyrics worth a quote

[Green Ideas]

If there's a god, it's Lenny Cohen.

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My new sig comes from the track 'Beauty', by Einstuerzende Neubauten.

I'll quote it anyway, in case I change my sig:

"Beauty remains in the impossibilities of the body."

Not sure what that means. I suppose it can mean a lot of things, it echoes in my mind. One of my very faves by them.

[Anders]

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oh, it's so nice to see you all inside my dreamy little world
and it's so nice to be with all you lovely little boys and girls
make yourselves comfortable, my place is so devine
don't you think i'm wonderful? say yes! you're on my time

stay away
from captain howdy
stay away
from captain howdy

don't try to leave, the doors are locked and only i have got the key
forget the windows, they're nailed shut and boarded up so you can't see
you'll love the light show, oh, i'm sure you'll think it's swell
when they go off, you're welcome to my living hell

stay away
from captain howdy
stay away
from captain howdy

[solo - eddie]

come here, my sweet
let me help you with that
there, that's better

i'm overjoyed at all the games i'm playing here with you today
but i'm so sad the party's over and we can no longer play
you think you're going home to your own little bed
but that's impossible, you can't sleep when you're dead

stay away
from captain howdy
stay away
from captain howdy

[AQB24712]

"From Missouri to the White House, there's one thing Harry knew:  If you don't learn to milk a cow, they'll never ask you to."

[Anders]

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Overhead the albatross hangs motionless upon the air
And deep beneath the rolling waves
In labyrinths of coral caves
The echo of a distant tide
Comes willowing across the sand
And everything is green and submarine.

And no-one called us to the land
And no-one knows the wheres or whys
But something stirs and something tries
And starts to climb towards the light

Strangers passing in the street
By chance two separate glances meet
And I am you and what I see is me
And do I take you by the hand
And lead you through the land
And help me understand the best I can

And no-one calls us to move on
And no-one forces down our eyes
And no-one speaks and no-one tries
And no-one flies around the sun

Cloudless everyday you fall upon my waking eyes
inviting and inciting me to rise
And through the window in the wall
Come streaming in on sunlight wings
A million bright ambassadors of morning

And no-one sings me lullabies
And no-one makes me close my eyes
And so I throw the windows wide
And call to you across the sky

[alexbutterfield]

Dylan - love minus zero

The wind howls like a hammer
The night blows cold and rainy

[SQ the ΣΛ/IGMд]

Love the words to this one...

Everlast - What It's Like

We've all seen the man at the liquor store beggin' for your change
The hair on his face is dirty, dreadlocked and full of mange
He ask the man for what he could spare with shame in his eyes
Get a job you fuckin' slob's all he replied

[CHORUS]
God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in his shoes
'Cause then you really might know what it's like to sing the blues
Then you really might know what it's like [x4]

Mary got pregnant from a kid named Tom who said he was in love
He said don't worry about a thing baby doll I'm the man you've been dreamin' of
But three months later he said he won't date her or return her call
And she sweared god damn if I find that man I'm cuttin' off his balls
And then she heads for the clinic and she gets some static walkin' through the door
They call her a killer, and they call her a sinner, and they call her a whore

[CHORUS]
God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in her shoes
'Cause then you really might know what it's like to have to choose
Then you really might know what it's like [x4]

I've seen a rich man beg
I've seen a good man sin
I've seen a tough man cry
I've seen a loser win
And a sad man grin
I heard an honest man lie
I've seen the good side of bad
And the down side of up
And everything between
I licked the silver spoon
Drank from the golden cup
Smoked the finest green
I stroked the fattest dimes at least a couple of times
Before I broke their heart
You know where it ends
Yo, it usually depends on where you start

I knew this kid named Max who used to get fat stacks out on the corner with drugs
He liked to hang out late at night, liked to get shit faced and keep pace with thugs
Until late one night there was a big gun fight and Max lost his head
He pulled out his chrome .45 talked some shit and wound up dead
Now his wife and his kids are caught in the midst of all of his pain
You know it crumbles that way
At least that's what they say when you play the game

[CHORUS]
God forbid you ever had to wake up to hear the news
'Cause then you really might know what it's like to have to lose
Then you really might know what it's like [x3]

To have to lose...