Lyrically Speaking....

[Phalon]

Droppin' Plates ~ Disturbed

".....You'll get to steppin'
Gonna fight the war
And use my music as a weapon

You know I'm talkin' bout Recognition
You know I'm talkin' bout Vindication...."

Next word: Vindication

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I Drank the Fifth
Jeff Mondak

They hauled me in to night court
And they charged me with a crime
They said I punched a jukebox
That stopped at closing time

My lawyer held me steady
And he said he'd try to win
I asked him could he make it
So the courtroom doesn't spin

The place had matching judges
Who were weaving in and out
I wanted them to hear me
So I raised my voice to shout

"Your honors, I drank the fifth
I demand some vindication
for this cross inebriation
Don't believe Officer Smith
"Your honors, I drank the fifth."

spin

Maeve

[Siren]

That old black magic has me in its SPELL
That old black magic that you weave so well
Those icy fingers up and down my spine
That same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine

The same old tingle that I feel inside
And then the elevator starts its ride
And down and down I go, 'round and 'round I go
Like a leaf that's caught in the tide

I should stay away, but what can I do
I hear your name, and I'm aflame
Aflame with such a burning desire
That only your kiss can put out the fire

For you're the lover I have waited for
The mate that fate had me created for
And every time your lips meet mine
Darling, down and down I go, 'round and 'round I go
In a SPIN
Loving the spin I'm in
Under that old black magic called love

"That Old Black Magic" - my favorite version is Marilyn Monroe's in "Bus Stop"

next: spell

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Under Your Spell
Bob Dylan

Something about you that I can't shake
Don't know how much more of this I can take
I'm under your spell.

I was knocked out and loaded in the naked night
When my last dream exploded I noticed your light
Baby, oh what a story I could tell.

It's been nice seeing you read me like a book
If you ever want to reach me you know where to look
Baby, I'll be at the same hotel.

BOOK

Maeve

[fallenangel]

Hunter~Dido


with one light on in one room, i know you're up when i get home
with one small step upon the stair, i know your look when i get there
if you were a king up there on your throne, would you be wise enough to let
me go
for this queen you think you own
wants to be a hunter again, wants to see the world alone again
to take a chance on life again, so let me go.
the unread book and painful look, the tv's on, the sound is down
one long pause, then you begin, oh look what the cat's bought in
if you were a king up there on your throne, would you be wise enough to let
me go
for this queen you think you own
wants to be a hunter again, wants to see the world alone again
to take a chance on life again, so let me go, let me leave
for the crown you've placed upon my head feels too heavy now
and i don't know what to say to you but i'll smile anyhow
and all the time i'm thinking, thinking
i want to be a hunter again, want to see the world alone again
to take a chance on life again, so let me go.

next word: CHANCE

[mabd]

Nice set/playlist guys, er, gals, er, women, er, men...you all

The Chance
Julie Roberts

I found a book that my mama kept
Filled with secrets she hid
And in a dusty old attic, one mornin’ I read
About a woman I never met
Who had dreams just like mine
With every page that I turned, her words came alive

Wish I could roll out of town like a run-away train
I’ll do as I dare, let them call me insane
I’ll never sit on the sidelines of life, I’ll dance every dance
If I just had the chance

A tear fell on that faded page
‘Cause this was somebody else
Not the mama I knew who never thought of herself
But the times, they were different then
And lines just didn’t get crossed
And these words that she wrote, they somehow got lost

chorus

The chance that she never had
Is now the gift that is mine
And out here on this road, I’m makin’ up for lost time
Yeah, I am my mother’s child
And tonight in this car
I got her words in my suitcase, and her dreams in my heart.

GIFT

Maeve

[fallenangel]

Amanda Marshall ~ If I Didnt Have You

I was alone in the silence / 'til I was hearing your voice
I couldn't see my way clear until you parted the clouds / and you gave me a choice
I couldn't pick up the pieces / 'til I was falling apart
I didn't know I was bleeding / 'til your love fixed this hole baby, here in my heart

I'd give up my sight just to see you / I'd beg I would borrow and steal
I'd cut off my hands just to feel you / and tear out my heart so you'd know how I feel
there's nowhere I wouldn't follow / there's no place that I'd rather be
this life without you would be hollow / this love is a gift and you gave it to me
all that I am, you have made me / and baby, I know that's it's true
I'd give it all up in a heartbeat / just to spend every moment with you
there's no place I wouldn't follow / there's nothing that I wouldn't do
'cause I wouldn't wanna be me / if I didn't have you

next word: HEARTBEAT

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Heartbeat
Buddy Holly

Heartbeat, why do you miss when my baby kisses me?
Heartbeat, why does a love kiss stay in my memory?
Pity-pat, I know that new love thrills me,
I know that true love will be.
Heartbeat, why do you miss when my baby kisses me?

Heartbeat, why do you skip when my baby's lips meet mine?
Heartbeat, why do you flip, then give me a skip beat sign?
Pity-pat, and I sing to my love's story,
And bring to me love's glory.
Heartbeat, why do you miss when my baby kisses me?

SKIP

Maeve

[fallenangel]

Alanis Morissette~You Owe Nothing In Return

This is the only kind of love
As I understand it that there really is.
You can express your deepest of truths
Even if it means I'll lose you and I'll hear it.

You can fall into the abyss
On the way to your bliss
And I'll empathize with.
You can say that you'll have to skip town
To chase your passion and I'll hear it.
You can even hit rock bottom, have a mid-life crisis and I'll hold it.

next word : PASSION

[Siren]

She had a rag-top Eldorado, tuck & roll paint
She picked me up in Colorado, and put me right in the driver's seat.
I said I got no money. You know I got no job
She said I tell you what honey - let's find a place to rob

Now the man at the station's name was Jim
I saw it sewed on his SHIRT
I told him do what I say, you'll live another day
Nobody's gotta get hurt

It was a crime of PASSION
She took me by the heart when she took me by the hand.
Crime of passion
A beautiful woman and a desperate man

from "Crime Of Passion" by Ricky Van Shelton

next: SHIRT

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I Love My Shirt
Donovan

Do you have a shirt that you really love,
One that you feel so groovy in ?
You don't even mind if it starts to fade,
That only makes it nicer still.
I love my shirt, I love my shirt,
My shirt is so comfortably lovely.
I love my shirt, I love my shirt,
My shirt is so comfortably lovely.
Do you have some jeans that you really love,
Ones that you feel so groovy in ?
You don't even mind if they start to fray
That only makes them nicer still.

FRAY

Maeve

[Scrappy Amazon]

Hands Are Tied - Gin Blossoms

I’ve been waiting around all night
Your warm kiss is on my mind
A piece of you is all I’ve got
But the whole damn thing is what I want
I’ve been waiting around here all night long
Holding on to these memories until they come undone
My hands are tied...
Telephone’s ringing by my bed
I pick it on up and the line goes dead
I splash summer water on my face
Clears my mind I’m out of this place
I’ve been waiting around here all night long
Holding on to these memories until they come undone
My hands are tied...
My nerves are frayed and I’ve had enough
I’m a lot afraid that it’ll hurt too much
I’m can’t seem to stop at all
I’m plain wore through waiting for your call
I’ve been waiting around here all night long
Holding on to these memories until they come undone
My hands are tied...
Want you round here all the time
Just can’t seem to shake you off my mind
My hands are tied...

nerves

[mabd]

An old favorite....

Nerves
Bauhaus

Nerve ends tick in flicker book animation
One eye's closed in fear, anticipation
Will it stay shut? Will it ever open?
What if?
What if?
Nerves.

Tell tale tongues lick at seven senses
Brittle spittle sparks you are defenseless
The fabric of dreams is ripped apart
As you feel the twist of the shadowed dagger
In your pumping heart
Nerves.

Nerves like nylon, like steel
Nerves like nylon, like steel
Nerves like nylon, like steel

dagger

Maeve

[Scrappy Amazon]

Good Friends - Joni Mitchell


I have to come and see you--
Maybe once or twice a year--
I think nothing would suit me better
(right now)
Than some downtown atmosphere ...
In the dance halls and the galleries
Or betting in the otb
Synchronized--like magic
Good friends you and me

The sun goes down in jersey
Rises over little italy--
We could talk it up ’til the block gets up
Swapping stories
Sitting around in some all night zoo
Watching it run like a movie
Synchronized--like magic
Good friends you and me

No hearts of gold
No nerves of steel
No blame for what we can and cannot feel

But now it’s cloak and dagger
Walk on eggshells and analyze
Every particle of difference
Gets like mountains in our eyes
You say, you’re unscrupulous!
You say, you’re naive!
Synchronized--like magic
Good friends you and me

No hearts of gold
No nerves of steel
No blame for what we can and cannot feel

Sometimes change comes at you
Like a broadside accident
There is chaos to the order
Random things you can’t prevent
There could be trouble around the corner
There could be beauty down the street
Synchronized--like magic
Good friends you and me

No hearts of gold
No nerves of steel
No blame for what we can and cannot feel
No nerves of steel
No hearts of gold
No blame for what we can and can’t control

Good friends you and me
Good friends you and me


cloak

[mabd]

These Dreams
Heart

Spare a little candle
Save some light for me
Figures up ahead
Moving in the trees
White skin in linen
Perfume on my wrist
And the full moon that hangs over
These dreams in the mist

Darkness on the edge
Shadows where I stand
I search for the time
On a watch with no hands
I want to see you clearly
Come closer than this
But all I remember
Are the dreams in the mist

CHORUS:
These dreams go on when I close my eyes
Every second of the night I live another life
These dreams that sleep when it's cold outside
Every moment I'm awake the further I'm away

Is it cloak 'n' dagger
Could it be spring or fall
I walk without a cut
Through a stained glass wall
Weaker in my eyesight
The candle in my grip
And words that have no form
Are falling from my lips

candle

Maeve

[Siren]

Say, Maeve, did you know that one was written for Stevie Nicks? She passed on it, to Heart's eternal gratitude.

Here's a beauty from Dolly:

Downtown tonight, I saw an old friend, someone who
I use to take comfort from long before I met you
I caught a spark from his eyes of forgotten desire
With a word, or a touch, I could have rekindled that fire

Old flames can't hold a CANDLE to you
No one can light up the night like you do
Flickering EMBERS of love
I've known one or two
But old flames can't hold a candle to you

Sometimes at night, I think of old lovers I've known
I remember how holding them helped me not feel so alone
Then I feel you beside me and even their memories are gone
Like stars in the night lost in the sweet light of dawn

Old flames can't hold a candle to you
No one can light up the night like you do
Flickering embers of love
I've known one or two
But old flames can't hold a candle to you
Old flames can't hold a candle to you

"Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To You" by Dolly Parton

next: embers

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Fallen Embers
Enya

Once, as my heart remembers,
All the stars were fallen embers.
Once, when night seemed forever
I was with you.

Once, in the care of morning
In the air was all belonging.
Once, when that day was dawning.
I was with you....

dawning

Maeve

[mabd]

siren said:

Say, Maeve, did you know that one was written for Stevie Nicks? She passed on it, to Heart's eternal gratitude.

I did not know that -- thanks for passing it on. Course I admit that I think Ann Wilson has the better voice....

Did you know that Ann Wilson is the only person (including the Beach Boys) who ever sang "Good Vibrations" live? As usual, she kicked butt.

Maeve

[Siren]

Oh, Ann rocks in a class all by herself. Some say she's the female Robert Plant. And though he did profoundly influence her, I think she's a better singer than he. I didn't know that about "Good Vibrations". Are she and Nancy in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame? If not, they certainly should be, as should our Lady Joan Jett.

I'm quoting this purely from a vague memory, so bear with me.

When the moon is in the seventh house
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
And peace SURROUNDS the planets
And love is in the stars

This is the DAWNING of the age of Aquarius

"The Age Of Aquarius" by the 5th Dimension

next: surrounds

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siren said:

Oh, Ann rocks in a class all by herself. Some say she's the female Robert Plant. And though he did profoundly influence her, I think she's a better singer than he. I didn't know that about "Good Vibrations". Are she and Nancy in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame? If not, they certainly should be, as should our Lady Joan Jett.

As usual, I agree with you.

"The Age Of Aquarius" by the 5th Dimension.

I thought the soundtrack from "Hair" snagged it before (and did a lousy job with it) before the 5 D got it...

Anyway, one of the best unknowns (though Emmylou covered a couple of hers...)

All That Surrounds Me
Eleanor McEvoy

Smells of toast and coffee served to put in mind his name today
Never did take much to get me thinking about him anyway
In time I may progress to welcoming the coffee’s scent
At present I have no such strength.

Is there no poetry, no melody to comfort me,
To blur these images, etched upon my memory.
My stereo is where I go to let the sunshine in,
But every note’s like one from him.

All that surrounds me,
Won’t let him go,
All that surrounds me
Won’t let him go.

If falling rain could only wash away my memories
Then I would welcome rain and never let it bother me
From my windowsill I’d watch the drops and then begin
To picture him soaked to the skin.

SOAKED

Maeve

[Phalon]

Regarding the Dawning of the Age of Aquarius: ARGH! We had to sing this for our school concert in either the second or third grade - I can't remember which. But I can still remember all the words, and the hand-motions that went with them.

Left Behind ~ Slipknot

"I've known faces that have disappeared in time
Find me wrapped in glass and slowly soaked in lime
All My friends have pictures made to make you cry
I've seen this and wondered what I've done to calcify...."

Lime

[mabd]

phalon said:

Regarding the Dawning of the Age of Aquarius: ARGH! We had to sing this for our school concert in either the second or third grade - I can't remember which.

Dang Gams, you're just a young'en. I *went* to the opening night of "Hair" in Chicago. Guess I better go whittle myself a cane.

Course this choice of song says nothing, nothing at all about my age.

Coconut
Reservoir Dogs Soundtrack and Practical Magic Soundtrack

Brother bought a coconut
He bought it for a dime
His sister had another one
She paid it for de lime

She put de lime in de coconut
She drank 'em bot' up
She put de lime in de coconut
She drank 'em bot' up
She put de lime in de coconut
She drank 'em bot' up
She put de lime in de coconut
She call de doctor, woke 'im up

Said, Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take
I said, Doctor, to relieve this belly ache
I said, Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take
I said, Doctor, to relieve this belly ache

SISTER

Maeve

[fallenangel]

Delicious Surprise~Beth Hart

if i won me the lottery
i'd dance naked in the street
with a top hat full of money
and you'd wanna get to know me
if i won me the lottery

and if i was a movie star
i'd sip honey from a pickle jar
in the back of my limousine
and they'd call me an icon
and i'd be lookin' back at you
from the cover of the people magazine

i guess it's all for the takin'
i guess it's all yours and mine
my sister says i got to see it & believe it
and i believe i believe it

next word: MAGAZINE

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Magazine Girl
Little River Band

She rides the midnight train to Newtown
Her long legs across the seat
And talks of lunch at Ansty's Teahouse
Where the fashion lions feed
She's running away, so tired of her small world
Then turning the page, is there anybody there
She cries over and over again
Could this ever be the life for me
Long nights drinking her coffee
Talk of lovers and swirl
She's dying to play
She's a magazine girl
Another perfumed Monday morning
Life without a care
Retail friends and gossip warnings
The weekend in her hair

GOSSIP

Maeve

[Siren]

I overheard a conversation your name was mentioned in
But they didn't talk about us, only her again
I didn't want to listen but I hung on every word
They said some things I wish I hadn't heard

Rumor has it she has you
Rumor has it you love her too
Talk is CHEAP but the price is high when it's true
Rumor has it she has you

This town's so small a whisper can be heard a mile away
And people here will GOSSIP when there's nothing else to say
I wouldn't have believed my ears but I see it in your eyes
The stories going 'round this town aren't lies

"Rumor Has It" by Reba McEntire

next: cheap

Meave said, "I *went* to the opening night of "Hair" in Chicago. Guess I better go whittle myself a cane." - Lol!! Oh, I know the feeling, Maeve. Songs from my high school days are now featured on local radio "Way Back Wednesdays". Depressing!

[fallenangel]

Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow ~ Picture

Livin' my life in a slow hell
Different girl every night at the hotel
I aint seen the sun shine in 3 damn days
Been fuelin' up on cocaine and whisky
Wish I had a good girl to miss me
Lord I wonder if I'll ever change my ways
I put your picture away
Sat down and cried the day
I can't look at you while I'm lying next to her
I put your picture away, sat down and cried today
I can't look at you while I'm lyin' next to her

(Sheryl Crow)
I called you lastnight in the hotel
Everyone knows but they won't tell
But their half hearted smiles tell me
Somethin' just ain't right
I been waitin' on you for a long time
Fuelin' up on heartaches and cheap wine
I ain't heard from you in 3 damn nights
I put your picture away
I wonder where you been
I can't look at you while I'm lyin' next to him
I put your picture away
I wonder where you been
I can't look at you while I'm lyin' next to him

next word: WINE

[mabd]

An old favorite -- her "Wth a Lover" stole my heart.

Water With The Wine Lyrics
Joan Armatrading

Met him on a Monday
And he said he loved me so
Walked me to my door
Before I knew it to my living room

I thought there was no need for worry
When he took me in his arms
Drank some whisky
Hung his coat upon the stand

That's when the music started
I heard the light switch click
I stumbled on a lost shoe
The fever's starting

This man was getting hot
I got no strength to make him stop
I guess it's too late
But I'll know next time
To mix some water with the wine

switch

Mave

[Siren]

Rumors are flying about how our love derailed
But I knew it was him that threw the SWITCH
And left me derailed

Now I'm lying the rubble, cinders, smoke, and ash
My heart still pounding with the impact of the CRASH
I can see tomorrow's headline "Heart Broke From Blind Devotion"
Just another victim of a trainwreck of emotion

from "Trainwreck of Emotion" by Lorrie Morgan

next: crash

[fallenangel]

Sarah Mclachlan~ Worlds On Fire

The worlds on fire its more then I can handle
Ill tap into the water try and bring my share
Try to bring more, more then I can handle
Bring it to the table
Bring what I am able

Hearts are worn in these dark ages
You're not alone in these stories pages
The light has fallen amongst the living and the dying
And Ill try to hold it in
Yeah Ill try to hold it in

Chorus

I watch the heavens but I find no calling
Something I can do to change whats coming
Stay close to me while the skys falling
I don't wanna be left alone don't wanna be alone

Chorus

Hearts break hearts mend love still hurts
Visions clash planes crash still theres talk of
saving souls still colds closing in on us

We part the veil on our killer sun
Stray from the straight line on this short run
The more we take the less we become
The fortune of one man means less for some

next word : SOULS

[mabd]

Is this lame or what?

America the Beautiful
Words by Katharine Lee Bates,

O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea! ....

......
O beautiful for halcyon skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the enameled plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
Till souls wax fair as earth and air
And music-hearted sea! ...

O beautiful for pilgrims feet,
Whose stem impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
Till paths be wrought through
wilds of thought
By pilgrim foot and knee!


WILDERNESS

Maeve