The Lyrics thread

[Wally Dorian Raffles]

Post your favourite lyrics here...

Sorry to start of with a negative one, but I am listening to this*dark number from TISM, and thought I would share it with you

40 YEARS - THEN DEATH
All that's good, all that's right;
Everything hot, all that's tight;
Women, men, pubescent girls,
Never again to finger their curls
On their heads so exquisite -
Never again to visit
The palace, the palace of love.

Chorus
Forty years of livin' - then death,
That's all that's left;
Forty years - then death.
Forty years - all that's left.

The work, it is just beginin'
As my hair, it begins thinin';
Pleasure is past, the end
Of all that's dear, as friend
And foe alike disappear -
Never again to visit
The palace, the palace of love.

Perfume! The smell of perfume
Is forgotten, and the shape of the room
And the sheets on her bed
Disappear forever from my head.
No more the sudden thrill
As I dip into the swill -
Never again to visit
The palace, the palace of love.

[Wally Dorian Raffles]

RAMONES - Danny Says
Danny says we gotta go
Gotta go to Idaho
But we can't go surfin'
'Cause it's 20 below

Sound check's at 5:02
Record stores and interviews
Oh, but I can't wait
To be with you tomorrow

Baby

Oho-ho-ho, we got nowhere to go
And it may sound funny, but it's true
Hangin' out in 100 B
Watching Get Smart on TV
Thinkin' about
You and me and you and me

Hangin' out in L.A.
And there's nowhere to go
It ain't Christmas if there ain't no snow
Listening to Sheena on the radio
Oh-ho oh-ho

[Wally Dorian Raffles]

Mental As Anything -
Sheilah

Maybe she's a bit green
If you know what I mean
But she's a real scene-stealer
My little three-wheeler

I noticed her one night
She stood out in the crowd
I'll see you again
This is what I've vowed

Now I'm gonna see my Sheilah tonight
I'm gonna see my Sheilah tonight
I'm gonna see my Sheilah tonight

I handle her with care
Just like a little peach
Her oldies try to keep her
Right out of reach

[Wally Dorian Raffles]

Mental As Anything -
Can I Come Home?

Come on darlin I can't see you
I gotta be with you
Can I see you?
Now can I come home?
Now can I come home?

Come on darlin you won't know me
Can I show you how I've changed
Can I come home?
How I've changed
Can I come home?

I miss watchin you pushin our old lawnmower
I miss tellin you to push it just a little bit slower
I miss kissin you when we go to bed
I miss feelin bad when I've been tellin you lies

[Wally Dorian Raffles]

Mental As Anything -
Spanish Gardener

You're livin with your sugar baby
In a terrace house in paddy
I've been watchin you for sometime
While I eat my pie at lunchtime
I'm just a council worker
A lonely playboy jerker
And all U'm doin is wishin
A little recognition

I wanna be your Spanish gardener
I'll seed your garden for free
Let me be your Spanish gardener
That's all I wanna be, yeah

After work at the hotel
The boys all laugh at me
They know I'm goin crazy
Over you at number forty-three
They say that I won't get you
Ten bucks says I can
They say you won't look at
A dirty council man

[Wally Dorian Raffles]

[Captain Sensible]

Ooooooohhh nice stuff Wal. Shame you got modded.

[Captain Sensible]

TO HER DOOR

By Mr Paul Kelly

They got married early, never had no money
Then when he got laid off they really hit the skids
He started up his drinking, then they started fighting
He took it pretty badly, she took both the kids
She said: "I'm not standing by, to watch you slowly die
So watch me walking, out the door"
She said, "Shove it, Jack, I'm walking out the fucking door"
She went to her brother's, got a little bar work
He went to the Buttery, stayed about a year
Then he wrote a letter, said I want to see you
She thought he sounded better, she sent him up the fare
He was riding through the cane in the pouring rain
On Olympic to her door
He came in on a Sunday, every muscle aching
Walking in slow motion like he'd just been hit
Did they have a future? Would he know his children?
Could he make a picture and get them all to fit?
He was shaking in his seat riding through the streets
In a silvertop to her door


:wipes tear from eye:

[Wally Dorian Raffles]

Shame you got modded.

Since I only post in the captain's lounge, that's what I was thinking

Oh well, here's one more anyway..

IGNORANCE IS BLISS - RAMONES

Ignorance is bliss, ya know it's true Ignorance is bliss, just look at you

Is it goin' anywhere?

I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, yeah!

What's happening to our society? Disintegration of humanity
Destruction of the environment Cram that cop donation in your ass

Is it goin' anywhere?

???? Politicians to confuse you
What's good for them, now it ain't good for you But there ain't nothing that you can do

I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, yeah!

[Captain Sensible]

Dont worry about it Wal. Lets hang out down 'ere and discuss some toons.

Here is my gal....



"White Flag"

I know you think that I shouldn't still love you,
Or tell you that.
But if I didn't say it, well I'd still have felt it
where's the sense in that?

I promise I'm not trying to make your life harder
Or return to where we were

I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be

I know I left too much mess and
destruction to come back again
And I caused nothing but trouble
I understand if you can't talk to me again
And if you live by the rules of "it's over"
then I'm sure that that makes sense

I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be

And when we meet
Which I'm sure we will
All that was there
Will be there still
I'll let it pass
And hold my tongue
And you will think
That I've moved on....

I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be

I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be

I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be

[dirtydog]

Shouldn't music be kept in the music forum? it does seem like a good idea....

[Wally Dorian Raffles]

Dont worry about it Wal. Lets hang out down 'ere and discuss some toons.

As we say in Thailand, my pan fried. no that's not it. my pen, ermmm .. somethingorother...

NEIL YOUNG - "One Of These Days"

One of these days,
I'm gonna sit down
and write a long letter
To all the good friends I've known
And I'm gonna try
And thank them all
for the good times together.
Though so apart we've grown.

One of these days,
I'm gonna sit down
and write a long letter
To all the good friends I've known
One of these days,
one of these days,
one of these days,
And it won't be long, it won't be long.

And I'm gonna thank,
That old country fiddler
And all those rough boys
Who play that rock 'n' roll
I never tried to burn any bridges
Though I know I let some good things go.

One of these days,
I'm gonna sit down
and write a long letter
To all the good friends I've known
One of these days,
one of these days,
one of these days,
And it won't be long, it won't be long.

From down in L.A.
All the way to Nashville,
From New York City
To my Canadian prairie home
My friends are scattered
Like leaves from an old maple.
Some are weak, some are strong.

One of these days,
I'm gonna sit down
and write a long letter
To all the good friends I've known
One of these days,
one of these days,
one of these days,
And it won't be long, it won't be long.

One of these days,
one of these days,
one of these days,
And it won't be long, it won't be long.

[Captain Sensible]

I am gonna take Thai Lessons while I get my hair cut Wal. I will write stuf down an give you it on Sunday. You brin the grasshoppers. OK?

From the album "Led Zeppelin IV"




If it keeps on rainin' levee's goin' to break
If it keeps on rainin' levee's goin' to break
When The Levee Breaks I'll have no place to stay.
Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan
Lord mean old levee taught me to weep and moan
Got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home
Oh well oh well oh well.
Don't it make you feel bad
When you're tryin' to find your way home
You don't know which way to go?
If you're goin' down South
They go no work to do,
If you don't know about Chicago.
Cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good,
Now, cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good,
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move.
All last night sat on the levee and moaned,
All last night sat on the levee and moaned,
Thinkin' 'bout me baby and my happy home.
Going, go'n' to Chicago,
Go'n' to Chicago,
Sorry but I can't take you.
Going down, going down now, going down.

[Captain Sensible]

Here is a fekkin bewdy Wal. Guess who mate?

I left my heart to the sappers round Khe Sanh
And my soul was sold with my cigarettes to the blackmarket man
I've had the Vietnam cold turkey
From the ocean to the Silver City
And it's only other vets could understand

About the long forgotten dockside guarantees
How there were no V-dayheroes in 1973
And how we sailed into Sydney Harbour
I saw an old friend but I couldn't kiss her
She was lined, and I was home to the lucky land

And she was like so many more from that time on
Their lives were all so empty, till they found their chosen one
And their legs were often open
But their minds were always closed
And their hearts were held in fast suburban chains

And the legal pads were yellow, hours long, paypacket lean
And the telex writers clattered where the gunships once had been
But the car parks made me jumpy
And I never stopped the dreams
Or the growing need for speed and novacaine

So I worked across the country end to end
Tried to find a place to settle down, where my mixed up life could mend
I held a job on an oil-rig
Flying choppers when I could
But the nightlife nearly drove me round the bend

And I've travelled round the world from year to year
And each one found me aimless, one more year the worse for wear
And I've been back to South East Asia
You know the answer sure ain't there
But I'm drifting north, to check things out again

Well the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
And only seven flying hours, and I'll be landing in Hong Kong
And there ain't nothing like the kisses
From a jaded Chinese princess
I'm gonna hit some Hong Kong mattress all night long

Well the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
And it's really got me worried
I'm goin' nowhere and I'm in a hurry
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Well the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
It's really got me worried
I'm goin' nowhere and I'm in a hurry
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone

[Captain Sensible]

What are you on about dog?

[Wally Dorian Raffles]

Artist: Tism
Song: (He'Ll Never Be An) Old Man River

I'm on the drug, I'm on the drug
I'm on the drug that killed River Phoenix

I saw his body thrashing 'round
I saw his pulse rate going down
I saw him in compulsive throws
I said "I'll have one of those"

Hilary had, Hilary had
Hilary had it in his veins

Hilary had Everest in his veins
Armstrong did moon, was not the same
Heroes explore to give us hope
River pushed back the envelope

Drank the slab, drank the slab
Drank the slab that Bon Scott drunk

I drank the slab that Bon Scott drunk
I injected some of Hendrix's junk
I booked a seat on Lynyrd Skynyrd's plane
Mama Cass' sandwich? I ate the same

Now I'm bored, now I'm bored
Now I'm bored and there's no stoppin'

Now I'm bored and there's no stoppin'
I need another celeb to fill a coffin
Where will I get my next drug action?
Odds on it'll be Michael Jackson

I'm on the drug that killed River Phoenix
I'm on the drug

[Wally Dorian Raffles]

Here is a fekkin bewdy Wal. Guess who mate?

I saw chisel at bombay rock on the gold coast years ago , and that is still one of my favourite 'shower' songs...

[Wally Dorian Raffles]

very hippy song, but a beautiful song none the less... Tim's voice make the lyrics sound much better, but anyway....

Tim Buckley -
" Dolphins "

Sometimes I think about saturday’s child
And all about the times when we were running wild
I’ve been out searching for the dolphins in the sea
Ah, but sometimes I wonder, do you ever think of me

This old world will never change the way it’s been
And all the ways of war won’t change it back again
I’ve been out searchin’ for the dolphin in the sea
Ah, but sometimes I wonder, do you ever think of me

This old world will never change

[Wally Dorian Raffles]

this is my favourite Tim Buckley song...

Tim Buckley
" Sweet Surrender "

Now you wanna know the reason
Why I cheated on you
Well I had to be a hunter again
This little man had to try
To make love feel new again
’cause there’s just a few things honey
I’m not old enough to do for you
You just never care to show me
Showed him how to tango
And when they tangoed it’d send their hearts a flutter
Young and tender
Seemed to surrender in so sweet surrender
In sweet surrender
Ahh sweet surrender to love
But now you’re gonna go out and get yourself
A reputation
But I’m gonna have to show you where to start
And then you’re gonna bring back your little reputation
And prove to me what I could not prove to you

[Captain Sensible]

this is my favourite Tim Buckley song...

Tim Buckley
" Sweet Surrender "

Now you wanna know the reason
Why I cheated on you
Well I had to be a hunter again
This little man had to try
To make love feel new again
’cause there’s just a few things honey
I’m not old enough to do for you
You just never care to show me
Showed him how to tango
And when they tangoed it’d send their hearts a flutter
Young and tender
Seemed to surrender in so sweet surrender
In sweet surrender
Ahh sweet surrender to love
But now you’re gonna go out and get yourself
A reputation
But I’m gonna have to show you where to start
And then you’re gonna bring back your little reputation
And prove to me what I could not prove to you

[Captain Sensible]

It's a little bit funny this feeling inside
I'm not one of those who can easily hide
I don't have much money but boy if I did
I'd buy a big house where we both could live

If I was a sculptor, but then again, no
Or a man who makes potions in a travelling show
I know it's not much but it's the best I can do
My gift is my song and this one's for you

And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world

I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss
Well a few of the verses well they've got me quite cross
But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song
It's for people like you that keep it turned on

So excuse me forgetting but these things I do
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue
Anyway the thing is what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen

[Ice Maiden]

<Dido - White Flag> always makes me upset

Panic At The Disco

The Only Difference Between Martyrdom And Suicide Is Press Coverage

Sit tight I'm going to need you keep time
Come on just snap, snap, snap your fingers for me
Good good now were making some progress
Come on just tap, tap, tap your toes to the beat

And I believe
This may call for a proper introduction, and well
Dont you see?
I'm the narrator, this is just the prologue

Swear to shake it up if you swear to listen
Oh were still so young
And desperate for attention
I aim to be your eyes
Trophy Boys, trophy wives

Applause! Applause! No, wait wait....
Dear studio audience,
I've an announcement to make
It seems the artists these days are not who you think
So we'll pick back up on that another page

And I believe
This may call for a proper introduction, and well
Dont you see?
I'm the narrator, and this is just the prologue

[Marmite the Dog]

Script for a Jester's Tear (Marillion)

(derek dick/steve rothery/ pete trewavas/ micheal pointer/mark kelly)

So here I am once more
In the playground of the broken hearts
One more experience, one more entry in a diary, self-penned
Yet another emotional suicide
Overdosed on sentiment and pride
Too late to say I love you
Too late to restage the play
Abandoning the relics in my playground of yesterday

I'm losing on the swings
I'm losing on the roundabouts
I'm losing on the swings
I'm losing on the roundabouts
Too much, too soon, too far to go, too late to play
The game is over, the game is over

So here I am once more
In the playground of the broken hearts
I'm losing on the swings
I'm losing on the roundabouts
The game is over

Yet another emotional suicide
Overdosed on sentiment and pride
I'm losing on the swings
I'm losing on the roundabouts, roundabouts, the game is over

Too late to say I love you
Too late to restage the play
The game is over

I act the role in classic style
Of a martyr carved with twisted smile
To bleed the lyric for this song
To write the rites to right my wrongs
An epitaph to a broken dream
To exercise this silent scream
A scream that's born from sorrow

I never did write that lovesong
The words just never seemed to flow
Now sad in reflection did I gaze through perfection
And examine the shadows on the other side of morning
And examine the shadows on the other side of morning
Promised wedding now a wake
Promised wedding now a wake, awake

The fool escaped from paradise
Will look over his shoulder and cry
Sit and chew on daffodils and struggle to answer why?
As you grow up and leave the playground
Where you kissed your prince and found your frog
Remember the jester that showed you tears, the script for tears

So I'll hold our peace forever when you wear your bridal gown
In the silence of my shame the mute that sang the sirens' song
Has gone solo in the game
I've gone solo in the game, but the game is over

Can you still say you love me
Can you still say you love me
Can you still say that you love me
Do you love me
Do you love me
Do you love me
Do you love me, the jester's tear

Can you still say you love me
Can you still say you love me
Can you still say that you love me?

The jester's tear, the jester's tear
Do you love me

[Goddess of Whatever]

The Exies Lyrics

Ugly Lyrics

Are you ugly?
A liar like me?
A user, a lost soul?
Someone you don’t know
Money it’s no cure
A Sickness so pure
Are you like me?
Are you ugly?

[Chorus]
We are dirt, we are alone
You know we are far from sober!
We are fake, we are afraid
You know it’s far from over
We are dirt we are alone
You know we are far from sober!
Look closer, are you like me?
Are you ugly?

Turn a blind eye
Why do I deny?
Medicate me
So I die Happy
A strain of cancer
Chokes the answers
Are you like me?
A liar like me?

[Chorus]

I don’t care, you don’t care
I’m bitter, you’re angry.
You don’t care, I don’t care
You love you, just like me
I blame you, you blame me
I’m bitter, you’re angry.
You don’t care, I don’t care
You love you, like me

[Chorus]

Are you Ugly? [X3

[NickA]

Sorry, GoW, there is only one song called "Ugly" and these two did it...



I saw you walking down the street just the other day
I didn't see your damage from that far away
I should have got a clue when the kids started screaming
You walked up to me with your buck teeth a gleaming
Your hair was all frizzy and your face was a mess
I thought it was a sack but it's your favourite dress
You hurt the trees feelings and the birds all flew
I don't mean to insult you
Oh wait! Yes i do.
Your teeth are yellow, they're covered in mould
You're only fourteen you look a hundred years old
When looks were handed out you were last in line
Your face looks like where the sun don't shine
Did you fall off a building and land on your head
Or did a truck run over your face instead
There ain't no pill cos you ain't ill You're ugly!
U.G.L.Y you ain't got no alibi you ugly eh! Hey! You ugly x2
What you really need is to wear a mask
And book that plastic surgeon fast - (girl)
You're scary - you're hairy I heard about you
You're the main attraction at the city zoo
You're so fat and ugly with a belly full of flab
When you wear a yellow coat people shout out cab
(so funny)
You got eyes like a pig and your nose is big
And with hair like that you should be wearing a wig
Uncle fester remember him? I never knew that you had a twin
You can't disguise your googly eyes
In the miss ugly pageant you win first prize
Yo mama says you ugly -
You ugly!
U.G.L.Y you ain't got no alibi you ugly eh! Hey! You ugly x2
Get busy x9
Yo mama says you're ugly
Get busy
Yo mama says you're ugly
Get busy
Yo mama says you're ugly
Get busy you're ugly! U.u.u.u.
Now i feel like blondie
U.G.L.Y you ain't got no alibi you ugly eh! Hey! You ugly x2 Quasimodo
Camel breath
Squarehead
Ugly! Chicken legs
Pig face
Chin like bubba
Ugly! Fish lips
Toad licker
Poindexter
Ugly! Spaghetti arms
Limp butt
Freak show - ugly! U.G.L.Y you ain't got no alibi you ugly eh! Hey! You ugly x1
U.G.L.Y - you could make an onion cry
U.G.L.Y - like an alien chased by the F.B.I.
U.G.L.Y x6
U.G.L.Y you ain't got no alibi you ugly!