Lyrically Speaking # 3

[Phalon]

from "Serenity" by Godsmack

I need Serenity in a place where I can hide
I need Serenity nothing changes; days go by

Where do we go when we just don’t know?
And how do we relight the flame when it’s cold?
Why do we dream when our thoughts mean nothing?
And when will we learn to control?

next word: flame(s)

[stepper]

Return of the Red Baron - The Royal Guardsmen

You remember that Baron flying high in the sky
Snoopy shot him down with a gleam in his eye
But that German had leaped from his blood red plane
Just before it burst into a ball of flame

Next: Blood

[Phalon]

Tool is a band I always equate with the likes of Pink Floyd; they are in my mind today's alt-metal version of the art rock bands of the 70s and 80s that expressed critical, often satirical, views of issues facing society of the times. "Vicarious", a song about how the media sensationalizes tragic events and how we eat it up, is a perfect example, and one of the reasons that Tool is one of my favorite bands.



from "Vicarious" by Tool

Credulous at best your desire to believe in
Angels in the hearts of men
Pull your head on out your hippie haze and give a listen
Shouldn't have to say it all again
The universe is hostile, so impersonal
Devour to survive... so it is, so it's always been

We all feed on tragedy
It's like blood to a vampire

Vicariously I live while the whole world dies
Much better you than I


next word: whole

[stepper]

We Are The Champions - Queen

But it's been no bed of roses
No pleasure cruise
I consider it a challenge before
The whole human race
And I ain't gonna lose

Next: Bed

[Phalon]

from "One Lonely Visitor" by Chevelle

Knew you were here,
Sister confirms suspicions,
And beside the note,
You left on my bed
Where I held you close.
Did you think I'd forget?
Couldn't be more of a mess,
For to breathe,
Used to be another way,
I'd take you in.

next word: breathe

[stepper]

Breathe - Faith Hill

All my thoughts just seem to settle on the breeze
When I'm lying wrapped up in your arms
The whole world just fades away
The only thing I hear
Is the beating of your heart

'Cause I can feel you breathe
It's washing over me
Suddenly I'm melting into you
There's nothing left to prove
Baby all we need is just to be
Caught up in the touch
The slow and steady rush
Baby, isn't that the way that love's supposed to be
I can feel you breathe
Just breathe

Next: Breeze

[Phalon]

from "Bad Magick" by Godsmack

When you're getting so low and I know you've been feeling like
a dried out leaf in a summer breeze.
I don't like it!

next word: low

[stepper]

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide
No escape from reality
Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and see
I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy
Because I'm easy come, easy go
A little high, little low
Anyway the wind blows, doesn't really matter to me, to me

Next: Easy

[Phalon]

From a really oldie but still a goodie by Little Feat: "Roll Um Easy"

Well, I've been across this country
From Denver to the ocean
And I never met girls who could sing so sweet
Like the angels that live in Houston
Singin' "Roll me easy, so slow and easy...
Play that Concertina, I'll be your temptress..."
And baby I'm defenseless

next word: play

[stepper]

You mentioned some time ago that you got a double hit off the same song. I can say I've done it now too.

Piano Man - Billy Joel

It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
the regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Makin' love to his tonic and gin
He says, Son can you play me a memory
I'm not really sure how it goes
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man's clothes

Next: Sweet

[Phalon]

Oooo, and I can recycle my previous post, and use "Roll Um Easy" for "sweet" too. But I won't because, as much as I like that song, I like this one better...

from "Thunder Kiss '65" by White Zombie

Well, sweet little sista's high in hell cheat'n on a halo -
Grind in a odyssey holocaust heart kick on tomorrow -
Breakdown - agony said "ectasy" in overdrive -
She come a riding on the world -
Thunder kiss'n 1965 - yeah - wow!

next word: thunder

[stepper]

Dreams - Fleetwood Mac

Thunder only happens when its raining
Players only love you when they're playing
Say... women... they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean... you'll know

Next: Wash(es)

[Phalon]

from "What I've Done" by Linkin Park

So let mercy come
And wash away
What I've done

I'll face myself
To cross out what I've become
Erase myself
And let go of what I've done-

next word: cross(es,ed,ing)

[stepper]

Forrest Lawn - John Denver

With sixteen planes in a last salute,
they'll drop a cross in a parachute.
I wanna go simply when I go,
they'll give me a simple funeral there I know
With a hundred strolling strings
and topless dancers with golden wings,
Oh, take me when I'm gone to Forest Lawn.

Next: Forrest

[Phalon]

From "My LastBreath"by Evanescence

I'll miss the winter
A world of fragile things
Look for me in the white forest
Hiding in a hollow tree(come find me)
I know you hear me
I can taste it in your tears

Next word:find

[stepper]

Because of You – Kelly Clarkson

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid

Next: Play

[Phalon]

From "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica


Never cared for what they say
Never cared for games they play
Never cared for what they do
Never cared for what they know
And I know.

Next word: game(s)

[stepper]

Foolish Games - Jewel

Well in case you failed to notice,
In case you failed to see,
This is my heart bleeding before you,
This is me down on my knees, and...

These foolish games are tearing me apart,
And your thoughtless words are breaking my heart.
You're breaking my heart.

Next: Knee(s)

[Phalon]

from "Running Blind" by Godsmack

Can’t find the answers
I’ve been crawling on my knees
Looking for anything
To keep me from drowning
Promises have been turned to lies
Can’t even be honest inside
Now I’m running backward
Watching my life wave me goodbye

next word: answer(s)

[stepper]

Yes I Will - Neil Diamond

And baby if I had the answers
I would lay them all before you
Plainly it's a circle,
One that ends and then begins,

Next: Begin(s)

[Phalon]

Oooo, another opportunity for a double-dip; same song I posted in the other music thread.

from "Show Me How to Live" by Audioslave

Nail in my hand, from my creator.
You gave me life, now show me how to live.
And in your waiting hands, I will land, and roll out of my skin.
And in your final hours I will stand, ready to begin.
Ready to begin? Ready to begin? Ready to begin?

next word: ready

[stepper]

Ride the Wild Surf - Annette Funicello

Surf fever brings them here to meet the test
And hanging round the beach you'll see the best
They're waxed up and ready just waiting for
The surf to build up on the northern shore

Next: Beach

[Phalon]

from "Rock Lobster by The B-52s

We were at the beach (Eww)
Everybody had matching towels (Eww)
Somebody went under a dock (Eww)
And there they saw a rock (Eww)
It wasn't a rock (Eww)
Was a rock lobster (Eww)

next word: dock

[stepper]

Southhampton Dock Waters - Pink Floyd

They disembarked in 45
And no-one spoke and no-one smiled
There were to many spaces in the line.
Gathered at the cenotaph
All agreed with the hand on heart
To sheath the sacrificial Knifes.
But now
She stands upon Southampton dock
With her handkerchief
And her summer frock clings
To her wet body in the rain.
In quiet desperation knuckles
White upon the slippery reins
She bravely waves the boys Goodbye again.

And still the dark stain spreads between
His shoulder blades.
A mute reminder of the poppy fields and graves.
And when the fight was over
We spent what they had made.
But in the bottom of our hearts
We felt the final cut.

Next: Final

[Phalon]

from "Forgiven" by Disturbed

To be purified in fire
Anesthetic for the pain
As the final words erupt from your mouth
Who will remember your name?


next word: mouth

[stepper]

My Funny Valentine - Carly Simon

You're my funny valentine
Sweet comic valentine
You make me smile with my heart
You're looks are laughable, unphotographable

Yet you're my favorite work of art
Is your figure less than Greek?
Is your mouth a little weak
When you open it to speak are you smart?

But don't change a hair for me
Not if you care for me
Stay little valentine, stay
Each day is Valentine's Day

Next: Hair

[Phalon]

from "What It's Like" by Everlast

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 asked a man for what he could spare with shame in his eyes
"Get a job, you f***kin' slob" is all he replied

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

next word: mile(s)

[stepper]

City Of New Orleans - John Denver

Singing, good morning America, how are you?
Saying, don't you know me, I'm your native son?
I'm the train they call "The City of New Orleans".
I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done.

Next: Say(ing)

[Phalon]

from "Sons of Plunder" by Disturbed

You say you've found yourself a new sound
The sh!t's loaded and ready to go
A bit too much just like the old sound
Already heard it for the hundredth time
One hundred more, all have the same sound
Running around with all the sheep that you know
"It's so sublime, they're breaking new ground"
"They're sure to have another hit this time"

next word: hear(d)

[stepper]

Grease - Angelfire

Grease is the word, is the word that you heard
It's got groove, it's got meaning
Grease is the time, is the place, is the motion
Grease is the way we are feeling

Next: Motion