lyrics

"they are words spoken and intertwined between notes and harmonies. they speak to our soul." - a chinese proverb.

only a handful of artists can make compelling lyrics that provoke emotion... these are just some of my favorites:

:: the cure - a letter to elise
"oh elise it doesn't matter what you say/ i just can't stay here every yesterday/ like keep on acting out the same the way we act out/ every way to smile forget/ and make-believe we never needed/ any more than this/ any more than this..."

:: the cure - just like heaven
"daylight licked me into shape/ i must have been asleep for days/ and moving lips to breathe her name/ i opened up my eyes/ and found myself alone alone/ alone above a raging sea/ that stole the only girl iloved/and drowned her deep inside of me..."

:: rachel yamagata - worn me down
"worn me down like a road/ i did anything you told/ worn me down to my knees/ i did anything to please/ but you can't stop thinking about her/ no you can't stop thinking about her..."

:: coldplay - in my place
"in my place, in my place/ were lines that i couldn't change/ i was lost, oh yeah/ i was lost, i was lost/ crossed lines i shouldn't have crossed/ i was lost, oh yeah/ how long must you wait for him?/ i was scared, i was scared/ tired and underprepared/ but i wait for you/ if you go, if you go/ leaving me here on my own/ well i wait for you..."

:: bob marley - redemption song
"emancipate yourselves from mental slavery/ none but ourselves can free our minds/ have no fear for atomic energy/ ’cause none of them can stop the time/ how long shall they kill our prophets/ while we stand aside and look?/ some say it’s just a part of it/ we’ve got to fulfil the book..."

:: radiohead - fake plastic trees
"her green plastic watering can/ for her fake chinese rubber plant/ in fake plastic earth/ that she bought from a rubber man/ in a town full of rubber plans/ just to get rid of itself/ and it wears her out..."

:: the beatles (aka gods) - you've got to hide your love away
"here i stand head in hand/ turn my face to the wall/ if she’s gone i can’t go on/ feelin’ two-foot small/ everywhere people stare/ each and every dayi can see them laugh at me/ and i hear them say/ hey you’ve got to hide your love away..."

:: smashing pumpkins - bullet with butterfly wings
"tell me i’m the only one/ tell me there’s no other one/ jesus was an only son/ tell me i’m the chosen one/ jesus was an only son for you..."

:: elvis costello - this is hell
""my favourite things" are playing/ again and again/ but it's by julie andrews/and not by john coltrane/ endless balmy breezes and perfect sunsets framed/ vintage wine for breakfast/ and naked starlets floating in champagne/ this is hell, this is hell/ i am sorry to tell you/ it never gets better or worse/ but you get used to it after a spell/ for heaven is hell in reverse..."

:: counting crows - mr. jones
"i will paint my picture/ paint myself in blue and red and black and grey/ all of the beautiful colors are very very meaningful/ grey is my favorite color/ i felt so symbolic yesterday/ if i knew picasso/ i would buy myself a grey guitar and play..."

:: teenage fanclub - verisimilitude
"i've got a pocketful of words in my brain/ i'll try to find something i can give to you/ i feel like i'm going insane/ i know i'll calm down when i live with you..."

:: teenage fanclub - tears
"there's no future so don't fake it/ don't know if you're going to make it/ when everything becomes unclear/ you're tired and you're broken/ you're true feelings remain unspoken/ you couldn't hide behind your name/ you're excited and ecstatic/ you're exit was so dramatic/ when all your passion disappeared/ you're no sucker so don't blow it/ you're succeeding but you don't know it/ you've got to turn yourself around..."

that's enough poetry for today... i'm out.