Patriotic Canadian Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Here's one i wrote, still first draft because the people i write songs for never actually bother to write music for the things they ask me to make for them. ALL ABOARD THE EGO TRAIN A tip of the trilby and a homeward glance Another day putting me in a hopeless trance The white knight’s tracks, fly to a schoolyard Filled with those who don’t know that life gets hard The white ember’s glow A million shroedinger’s tradgedies And tomorrow’s thugs and vile bodies Put on a tiny little show, Christ I’d rather not know And in our right, after the boyhood light What serves us well, will welcome hell All I see when I see school children dance That childlike aspiration Only leads to stagnant indignation After the light’s snuffed by chance Little Johnny falls down a well. Rescued by a sorrowful wreck Falls into the wrong pocket, finds some smack And Johnny becomes a drug dealer, falls to hell All I see is Shroedinger’s tragedy A million little voices, falling past the black knight Those gleaming smiles hearing life’s insipid melodies, Lured through the illicit maze, finding evil’s subtle might Little Susan forced to fast, by a boy far too crass Mind shattered, body broken, she doesn’t know how to rid her load Freudian conceptions showering down like broken glass And there she is, broken hearted, torn short skirt at the side of the road And as we head down life’s little road Never stopping to trim the roses Making the greatest stories never told. Everyone needs their very own Moses. Our blighted little coumpass battered beyond repair Dents wrought in the iron sheen, with every conflict and despair Those boyhood aspirations, would’ve served us well here. As we march into the howling dark, never riled to break the rope so queer Big Timothy, such a tourtured little boy Moma’s left, and daddy’s made him his stress toy Freud’s carefully placed scaffolding, torn down to the ground He fights and scuffles, bullys and toys. Then crawls home and cries without a sound Only the despondent, so mocked and shamed The misanthropic cretins, who see the ports of morrow Only they’ll have their diamond palace, golden named Only they’ll see it through, calloused mottled and immune to sorrow Bray and Chris, now where did they go wrong. Chris never liked girls, Bray never felt like a boy Fighting for bastion in each other, singing a secret little song. Both thrown out of their quiet homes, a misjudged fault in their poetic ploy The fine Freudian balance, teetering over the grinning river Pray they don’t up and walk away on a fragrant breeze Prey they don’t see another light, prey they don’t ignore gold and go for silver Pray they don’t see value in what they’d sworn away, letting their foresight freeze Now little johnny’s cleaned himself up, up and dropped away. Found the light at the end of his tunnel, now working the nine to five Little Susie wasn’t so inclined, OD’d and passed on one day No one remembered that sweet little girl, and in two short years, They forgot she was even alive. Big Tim’s moved on. Lord knows he’s singin’ another song He grew up a sorrowful sight, commanding criminals with his hateful might Living in a slum, driving a Caddy and buying guns for hire Murdering, partying, drinking and crying. Who’s to blame for his sinful mire Chris was killed one day, mown down by a faulty semi Poor Bray snapped in two, howling sorrow at the laughing dark. Nearly killed himself one way, parked in the garage with Chris’s Hemi He backed down, living as a shallow shell, staring at kids at the park. And as you can see, god’s reflective toys are we. The sociologist in the sky, most despondent from his game. The original sentient mind, watching our strife with guilty glee Created in god’s image alright, but we live by Schrödinger’s name But if you want a real song written by someone who knows what they're doing, i'd say Some Riot is the single most powerful thing in history. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigfootFanTV Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Lots of interesting lyrics you guys are posting on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imComatose Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 One of my favorites. I would listen to this song when I was going through some family problems last year. When RED played that song for the first time in concert, no one ever heard it before, and as soon as he started singing, the entire crowd looked like they got hit by a wave of emotions. This and "The Best is Yet to Come" are two of my favorite songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessionracing Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share Posted July 21, 2012 "Hello old friend, do you still think of me And how I used to be? We never went too far I can't stand the thought of being with anyone but you But I can still remember all the pain that you put me through And I've got so much left to say Don't want this all to fade away It's been so long yet you won't talk to me You act so differently Wonder if you care Looking back, retracing every single step we made Was there anything I could have said or done to make you stay? And I've got so much left to say Don't want this all to fade away Guess it's too late to fix my mistakes And now you're nowhere in sight Moved on with your life, left me in the past Forgot about my existence Guess it's too late to fix my mistakes And now you're nowhere in sight And it's hard to admit but I have to let go It's time to say goodbye my friend" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imComatose Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Skillet - Say Goodbye Such a great song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeG Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 powerful. *WARNING STRONG LANGUAGE* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessionracing Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share Posted July 21, 2012 a lot of skillet songs are like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robertson Racing Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 This is a really deep song by Memphis May Fire. They have some really well written songs on their new album Challenger. If you are into a type of metal with screaming and singing then check these guys out. Lyrics to Jezebel : She's on the prowl. She wants it all and she'll stop at nothing! Everyone knows she's well aware of the fact that her self respect was long lost on her search for something. First in line to give it up to the guy at the bar buying two drinks at a time. One track mind, it's disgusting that she thinks she's got it all figured out, but what she doesn't know is that to us she's just another one of them. Girls like you are a dime a dozen. Just leave, just leave! We're all better off without your disease, disease! Take your pick from the willing but you'll never get me. It's obvious the stage is all that you see, so take your pick from the willing but you'll never get me. Just go! The innocent look on her face is all fake. She's worn out and worn down from all the one night stands, never any interest in a real man or a love that will last. Oh what a waste! What a waste of a beautiful face. Was it the way she was raised or just the terrible choices she's chosen to make? Every night it's all the same. She steals another heart so she can drop another name. Oh what a shame! You're all the same. You're all the same! All dressed up in purple and pink, she'll do whatever it takes to get to VIP. She thinks everyone wants to see her down on her knees, but what she doesn't know is everyone just wants her to leave! Just leave, just leave! We're all better off without your disease, disease! Take your pick from the willing but you'll never get me. It's obvious the stage is all that you see, so take your pick from the willing but you'll never get me. I can feel her staring at me from across the room. She's got the worst of intentions and she smells like trouble and cheap perfume. She's got one thing on her mind, her target locked in sight. She never gets denied but tonight she'll be surprised. She knows every word to every song I write so let's have a sing-a-long. Hello, hello, hello and goodbye! One track mind, you wanna check me off the list? Ya right! The stage is all you see, so take your pick from the willing but you'll never get me! She's on the prowl. She wants it all and she'll stop at nothing! Everyone knows she's well aware of the fact that her self respect was long lost on her search for something. First in line to give it up to the guy at the bar buying two drinks at a time. One track mind, it's disgusting that she thinks she's got it all figured out, but what she doesn't know is that to us she's just another one of them. Girls like you are a dime a dozen. Just leave, just leave! We're all better off without your disease, disease! Take your pick from the willing but you'll never get me. It's obvious the stage is all that you see, so take your pick from the willing but you'll never get me. Just go! The innocent look on her face is all fake. She's worn out and worn down from all the one night stands, never any interest in a real man or a love that will last. Oh what a waste! What a waste of a beautiful face. Was it the way she was raised or just the terrible choices she's chosen to make? Every night it's all the same. She steals another heart so she can drop another name. Oh what a shame! You're all the same. You're all the same! All dressed up in purple and pink, she'll do whatever it takes to get to VIP. She thinks everyone wants to see her down on her knees, but what she doesn't know is everyone just wants her to leave! Just leave, just leave! We're all better off without your disease, disease! Take your pick from the willing but you'll never get me. It's obvious the stage is all that you see, so take your pick from the willing but you'll never get me. I can feel her staring at me from across the room. She's got the worst of intentions and she smells like trouble and cheap perfume. She's got one thing on her mind, her target locked in sight. She never gets denied but tonight she'll be surprised. She knows every word to every song I write so let's have a sing-a-long. Hello, hello, hello and goodbye! One track mind, you wanna check me off the list? Ya right! The stage is all you see, so take your pick from the willing but you'll never get me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Politeness Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 The band in my library that have the most "powerful" lyrics IMO is Billy Talent Surrender: Even though I know what I'm looking for, She's got a brick wall behind her door. I'd travel time and confess to her, But I'm afraid she'd shoot the messenger. I think I found a flower in a field of weeds, I think I found a flower in a field of weeds. Searching until my hands bleed, This flower don't belong to me. This is How it Goes: Take a look at what we've become Nothing more than silhouettes of A pretty family on a postcard Picture perfect, I don't want it This Suffering: Why don't we end this lie I can't pretend this time I need a friend to find my broken mind Before it falls to pieces Burn The Evidence: Hit the brakes, hit the glass, Time to shake the hands of fate The mistakes of the past, Flashed before his face There is a man, intensive care When he awakes he will declare, "I've been dead for 20 years! I won't let 20 more go by..." Boy who always did what he was told, Bought the only dream that he was sold Rusted From the Rain: Dissect me 'til my blood runs down into the drain My bitter heart is pumping oil into my veins I'm nothing but a tin man, don't feel any pain I don't feel any pain, I don't feel any pain, I'm rusted from the rain Go on... crush me like a flower, rusted from the rain Come on... strip me of my powers, beat me with your chains And if... I'm the King of cowards, you're the Queen of pain I'm rusted from the rain, I'm rusted from the rain There's a good bit more in their library, but these are the ones I consider the most "powerful" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamSteinhauer Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 John Lennon-Working Class Hero As soon as you're born they make you feel small By giving you no time instead of it all Till the pain is so big you feel nothing at all A working class hero is something to be They hurt you at home and they hit you at school They hate you if you're clever and they despise a fool Till you're so ****ing crazy you can't follow their rules A working class hero is something to be When they've tortured and scared you for twenty-odd years Then they expect you to pick a career When you can't really function you're so full of fear A working class hero is something to be Keep you doped with religion and sex and TV And you think you're so clever and classless and free But you're still ****ing peasants as far as I can see A working class hero is something to be There's room at the top they're telling you still But first you must learn how to smile as you kill If you want to be like the folks on the hill A working class hero is something to be If you want to be a hero well just follow me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlawed Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 lyrics in my sig are pretty much me in a nutshell, Hear Me Now by Hollywood Undead 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessionracing Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 Hollywood undead ^^ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessionracing Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 Undead has a few good songs (Hear me now, Undead, young, been to hell) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriotic Canadian Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 John Lennon-Working Class Hero elbow version is my favorite cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamSteinhauer Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 elbow version is my favorite cover Elbow's cover is trying too hard. Ozzy Osbourne and Green Day are my favorite covers4 Edit. Not sure why that didn't quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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