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What are some of your favorite lyrics?

Like the title says, what are your favorite lyrics?

I just heard one of my favorite verses today:

“In a seedy karaoke bar by the banks of the mighty Bosporus Is a Japanese man in a business suit singing “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.” And the muscular cyborg German dudes dance with sexy French Canadians While the overweight Americans wear their patriotic jumpsuits”

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  • I try all the time, in this institution And I pray, oh my god do I pray! I pray every single day For revolution

    4 non blondes - what's up

  • Pretty much anything by Electric Six or Clutch. Honorable mentions to Soul Coughing and VNV Nation.

    Karma chameleon, you come and go ⋅ Karma police, arrest this ho. ⋅ Karma's a bitch, it gets a little jumpy when you come near.

    -- Electric Six, (It Gets a Little) Jumpy

    Like Harry Truman dropping bombs out of the air ⋅ Like any self-respecting multi-billionaire ⋅ This is who you are, five dancing teenage boys ⋅ Who sing their way into our hearts ⋅ Backstreet's back, alright

    -- Electric Six, Jimmy Carter

    Next thing that I did was tap out Morse code ⋅ With a wooden nickel on the receiver of the phone ⋅ Before I could complete it, I was quickly overtaken ⋅ By the angry spirits of Ronald and Nancy Reagan

    -- Clutch, X-Ray Visions

  • Morals aren't a substance you can shove in someone's ear,

    They're basically a by-product of a mind thinking clear

    • The Plan, NOFX

  • "I fell in love with my depression The only thing that was consistent I hated how empty I felt But at least it kept me distant" VCTMS - Carefully//Caged

  • I'll get in my skin

    And I'll only breathe for you

    Like you want me to

    Don't get in my skin

    I feel you in my view

    Baby black and blue

    —In My Skin by Thornhill

    I don't think it's precisely about this, but it really describes how (autistic) masking feels to me.

  • And I try not to feel like it all goes wrong But I'll come back around The sky won't fall And the day won't come down And I won't feel what's on the ground

    I think everything's fine It all feels right I'll just stay here a while

    Crush by Day Wave.

  • "Some rich men came and raped the land
    Nobody caught 'em
    Put up a bunch of ugly boxes
    And Jesus people bought 'em"
    The Last Resort - The Eagles

    "I understand about indecision
    But I don't care if I get behind
    People livin' in competition
    All I want is to have my peace of mind"
    Peace of Mind - Boston

  • If We Were Vampires by Jason Isbell.

    Haunting lyrics about the how short the time is with the ones we love.

  • Terrible visions in my sleep I can see your face again Terrible visions and I'm awake I can't get away Terrible visions as you speak I can see you lying there dead

    HEALTH, PERTURBATOR - EXCESS

  • Not necessarily my favourite, but they have a similar amount of wackiness to yours:

    Giants hiding in the bathroom Lightning in the living room As Einstein and Darwin do shots with the Greek god jocks The apocalypse is kinda cool. And if you're needing something just ask Maybe Father Time can try to change your past Got Mister Sandman selling dreams by the gram Yeah, they're worth it if you've got the cash.

    There is another lyric later that I find interesting:

    Grim Reaper in the hallway says he's off the clock, as always. But I don't feel so safe.

    I feel like there's some extra meaning behind it, specifically the "as always" bit, but I just haven't figured it out yet.

    The song is All Night by Fox Stevenson, by the way.

  • "I drifted far away above this stranger's room, my thoughts got lost in the crowded streets of yesterday.
    Until he stopped and asked if he had come too soon,
    I shook my head and turned away" - Tina Dico

    "These aren't tears of sadness because you're leaving me, I've just been cutting onions. I'm making a lasagne... for one" - Flight of the Conchords

  • "What you don't have, you don't need it now. What you don't know, you can feel it somehow. It's a beautiful day."

    U2 - BEAUTIFUL DAY

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