Meaningful Lyrics

[Kinetic]

[font=Verdana][size=2][color=slategray]Most people have certain lyrics that they can associate with or at least lyrics that touch them to a certain extent. At least, that's what I assume since I, as well of friends of mine, have had that experience. I want to see what kind of lyrics you all have feelings for. Here is a song by AFI or Offspring (one of them wrote it and one of them use it as a cover song. Not sure which way it went). I know you're all going to be saying things like, "Aww, keep your head up, it'll be alright," or, "get over it, it's teenage angst." I thought of TN when I wrote that :p [/color][/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=2][color=#708090]Anyway, it's just from a while back when I was suffering through that common teenage angst and depression (that most of us do from time to time) and these lyrics stayed with me because it was like others were picking at me piece by piece like a set of baby-back ribs. I don't feel like this anymore because I've learned to get over it and not be so pathetic. Enough of that though, here are the lyrics.[/color][/size][/font]

Hope unknown
Sometimes just waking is surreal
I walk right through the nameless ones
I know thatHope's unknown
Sometimes the water feels so real
As I walk through it fills
My lungs, my god, I'm drowning

This day never seems to end
This pain, never
This day never seems to end
This rage I can not let go

Oh, oh
Hear them calling
Oh oh oh, oh
Feel them gnawing out holes
Oh oh oh
Holes through flawless souls
Oh oh
Hear them calling
Oh oh oh, oh
Feel them gnawing out holes
Oh oh
Holes through flawless souls

So alone
Sometimes I swear that i can hear
The taunting of the voiceless ones
I fear that
I alone
Fear those who finally cease to feel
That they're alone inside this place
I am the misplaced

This day never seems to end
This pain, never
This day never seems to end
This rage I can not let go

Oh, oh
Hear them calling
Oh oh oh, oh
Feel them gnawing out holes
Oh oh oh
Holes through flawless souls
Oh oh
Hear them calling
Oh oh oh, oh
Feel them gnawing out holes
Oh oh
Holes through flawless souls

Now every face, it looks familiar
Then every face would melt away until
Now everyone
Do you know
I know your deception

Now every face, it looks familiar
Then every face would melt away until
Now everyone
Do you know
I know your deception

Oh, oh
Hear them calling
Oh oh oh, oh
Feel them gnawing out holes
Oh oh oh
Holes through flawless souls
Oh oh
Hear them calling
Oh oh oh, oh
Feel them gnawing out holes
Oh oh
Holes through flawless souls
Oh, oh
Hear them calling
Oh oh oh, oh
Feel them gnawing out holes
Oh oh oh
Holes through flawless souls

[font=Verdana][size=2][color=slategray]It's a really good song too, the way that both bands perform it.[/color][/size][/font] [font=Verdana][size=2][color=#708090]What are some of the lyrics that you guys have kept close?[/color][/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=2][color=#708090]E D I T: Wow, the WYSIWYG editor jumbled up all the lyrics but I went through and spaced them out :p I'm pretty sure that's how it should be spaced ;)[/color][/size][/font]

[Sara]

[size=1][b]Sometimes lyrics just seem to be meant for you. I think everyone feels like that at one moment or another... I've felt that way about a few songs over the past year or two, and it can be a very powerful feeling.

This one, oddly enough, is from the Muppet Movie. [/b]

Why are there so many songs about rainbows
And what's on the other side?
Rainbows are visions, but only illusions
And rainbows have nothing to hide
So we've been told and some choose to believe it
I know they're wrong, wait and see
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers, and me

Who said that every wish would be answered
When wished on the morning star
Somebody thought of that, and someone believed it
And look what it's done so far
What's so amazing that keeps us star gazing
And what do we think we might see
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers, and me

All of us under it's spell
We know that it's probably magic...

Have you been half asleep? And have you heard voices?
I've heard them calling my name
Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailors
The voice might be one and the same
I've heard it to many times to ignore it
It's something that I'm s'posed to be
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers, and me

[b]I never realized it when I watched the movie as a kid, but it's not really a happy song...it's actually rather haunting.[/b][/size]

[Kinetic]

[quote][b][size=1]I never realized it when I watched the movie as a kid, but it's not really a happy song...it's actually rather haunting.[/quote][/size][/b]


[font=Verdana][size=2][color=slategray]I was thinking the same thing as I red that ^_^' It's kind of depressing. An odd thing to be in a Muppets movie :p[/color][/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=2][color=#708090]I was listening to the Deviates today (an underground band that's hard to find lyrics for) and checking out the only site that had more than one song worth of lyrics lol. I was listening to one song, trying to keep up with his singing. I read the lyrics as it went along though, and it relates heavily to my relationship with my father.[/color][/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=2][color=#708090][b]Deviates - I Remember[/b][/color][/size][/font]

When i think of my youth, I don't remember you
You weren't there, You didn't care
You still don't care, You never cared if I did, but I don't
It was a dream, I had no choice
I couldn't scream, I had no voice to say or do anything
I was all alone and the hate did grow
And i remember what its like to be different
A constant fight, ya, I remember

You couldn't see
No you couldn't feel
Wake up from the dream
Just to find its real
Yeah i remember

My mind was full of hate
Yy heart was empty
I couldn't take it
It was your choice to leave
I hated you, did you hate me?
A fight for custody, over me
A piece of property
Just filled me w/ confusion,
Empty thoughts, anger & illusions.

Do you remember me, that whining kid,
that crying baby

The hate has evolved
Problem solved
You don't exist
Its all your fault

Yeah i remember what its like to be a kid, that's not my life
You're nothing to me, you never were, that's pretty lame
I guess that's just the way it goes... but i remember

[font=Verdana][size=2][color=slategray]It just relates because my father abandoned my mother and I when I was too young to remember and then my mother and step-father got full custody of me. It relates a little :p[/color][/size][/font]

[Ninjaman]

I believe there's one or more song for everyone that can describe his or her life in some way. The song "So Far Away" by Staind really suits me. A friend of mine recommended me to listen to this song a while back and I loved it so much and it's still one of my favorites. It's a very relaxing song. The lyrics relate to how far I've come in life lately.

----
This is my life
Its not what it was before
All these feelings I’ve shared
And these are my dreams
That I’d never lived before

Somebody shake me
Cause I
I must be sleeping

Now that we're here
So far away
All the struggle
We thought was in vain
All the mistakes
One life contained
They all finally start to go away
Now that we're here, so far away
And I feel like I can face the day
I can forgive
I’m not ashamed
To be the person that I am today

These are my words
That I’ve never said before
I think I’m doing okay
And this is the smile
That I’ve never shown before

Somebody shake me
Cause I
I must be sleeping

Now that we're here
So far away
All the struggle
We thought was in vain
All the mistakes
One life contained
They all finally start to go away
Now that we're here, so far away
And I feel like I can face the day
I can forgive
I’m not ashamed
To be the person that I am today

I’m so afraid of waking
Please don't shake me
Afraid of waking
Please don't shake me

Now that we're here
So far away
All the struggle
We thought was in vain
All the mistakes
One life contained
They all finally start to go away
Now that we're here, so far away
And I feel like I can face the day
I can forgive
I’m not ashamed
To be the person that I am today
----

[Sweet Pie]

[color=indigo]The most meaningful song and also a very touching song is [b]suka-retto (scarlet)[/b] from [b]Ayashi no Ceres[/b]. A beautiful piece.[/color]

_+_+_+_+_+ English Translation +_+_+_+_+_

[size=1]Can you still see your dreams in the distant, starry sky?
Are they more vivid than they were when you were little?

When one forgets to put the emotions that overflow in her heart
to rest, they burn the color of passion.

I used to believe without a doubt that I could reach my dreams, no matter how far off they were.
But that me from long ago now sleeps inside my heart.

Dreams are more fragile and fleeting than a glass rose,
so then why are we destined to dream?

Sometimes two dreams can turn into love,
but there are also times when they can't.

Even when they're alone, people want to share their feelings, but it can be so hard.
Words are powerless to express one's feelings, and sometimes they become a silver knife.

Even when they're alone, people want to share their feelings, but it can be so hard.
Words are powerless to express one's feelings, and sometimes they become a silver knife.

I used to believe without a doubt that I could reach my dreams, no matter how far off they were.
But that me from long ago now sleeps inside my heart.[/size]

_+_+_+_+_+ Japanese Lyrics +_+_+_+_+_

[size=1] haruka na hoshizora ni
yume wa mada miemasu ka?
osanai ano hi yori
azayaka desu ka?

mune ni afurete
tsunoru omoi
nemuri wasurete
jounetsu no iro

tatoe tookute mo
kitto tadoritsukeru
tsuyoku shinjite'ta
ano hi no watashi ga
ima mo kokoro de nemutte-iru

GARASU no bara yori mo
hakanakute moroi no ni
yume miru koto wa naze
sadame na no deshou

futatsu no yume ga
ai ni natte
ai ni narenai koto mo atte

hito wa hitori da to
wakariaitai no ni
nante muzukashii
kotoba wa muryoku de
toki ni wa gin no NAIFU ni naru

hito wa hitori da to
wakariaitai no ni
nante muzukashii
kotoba wa muryoku de
toki ni wa gin no NAIFU ni...

tatoe tookute mo
kitto tadoritsukeru
tsuyoku shinjite'ta
ano hi no watashi ga
ima mo kokoro de nemutte-iru[/size]

[DeathBug]

[color=indigo][size=1][font=century]Ah, there are a few songs you hear, and swear to God they're about you. Hmm...

I'm certain that Matchbox 20 had me in mind when they wrote [b]Unwell[/b].

All day staring at the ceiling
Making friends with shadows on my wall
All night hearing voices telling me
That I should get some sleep
Because tomorrow might be good for something

Hold on
Feeling like I'm headed for a breakdown
And I don't know why

[Chorus]

But I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell
I know right now you can't tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired
I know right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be...me

I'm talking to myself in public
Dodging glances on the train
And I know, I know they've all been talking about me
I can hear them whisper
And it makes me think there must be something wrong with me
Out of all the hours thinking
Somehow I've lost my mind

[Chorus]

But I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell
I know right now you can't tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired
I know right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be

I've been talking in my sleep
Pretty soon they'll come to get me
Yeah, they're taking me away

[Chorus]

But I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell
I know right now you can't tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired
I know right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be

Yeah, how I used to be
How I used to be
Well, I'm just a little unwell
How I used to be
How I used to be
I'm just a little unwell

I also connect with the old Billy Idol song, [b]Dancin' With Myself[/b].

On the floor of Tokyo
Or down in London town to go, go
With the record selection
With the mirror reflection
I'm dancing with myself

When there's no-one else in sight
In the crowded lonely night
Well I wait so long
For my love vibration
And I'm dancing with myself

Oh dancing with myself
Oh dancing with myself
Well there's nothing to lose
And there's nothing to prove
I'll be dancing with myself

If I looked all over the world
And there's every type of girl
But your empty eyes
Seem to pass me by
Leave me dancing with myself

So let's sink another drink
'Cause it'll give me time to think
If I had the chance
I'd ask the world to dance
And I'll be dancing with myself

Oh dancing with myself
Oh dancing with myself
Well there's nothing to lose
And there's nothing to prove
I'll be dancing with myself

If I looked all over the world
And there's every type of girl
But your empty eyes
Seem to pass me by
Leave me dancing with myself

So let's sink another drink
'Cause it'll give me time to think
If I had the chance
I'd ask the world to dance
And I'll be dancing with myself

Oh dancing with myself
Oh dancing with myself
If I had the chance
I'd ask the world to dance
If I had the chance
I'd ask the world to dance
If I had the chance
I'd ask the world to dance

[Scat]

Dancing with myself
Dancing with myself
Dancing with myself
Dancing with myself

If I looked all over the world
And there's every type of girl
But your empty eyes
Seem to pass me by
Leave me dancing with myself

So let's sink another drink
'Cause it'll give me time to think
If I had the chance
I'd ask the world to dance
And I'll be dancing with myself

Oh dancing with myself
Oh dancing with myself
If I had the chance
I'd ask the world to dance
If I had the chance
I'd ask the world to dance
If I had the chance
I'd ask the world to dance


Kind of sad, isnt' it? ^^;[/color][/size][/font]

[Semjaza]

There are a few I have, I suppose. I, like most people I'm sure, have gone through a lot of different phases and some songs are probably less applicable now than they once were. I don't know that I have any songs "define" me, although I do have songs that I consider meaningful and that apply to what I'm trying to do or hope to try to do lol. That or they just get me in a mood that I feel is best for me.

[quote=Apocalypse Hoboken - Dean Is a Punk]Dean is a punk, but he doesn't have a band
He just got job at Record Land
With hair tied back
Dyed jet black
A high school loser, never looks back

Dean is a dick, Dean is a freak
Dean was a high school A.V. geek
Dean is a jerk and that's all right
Dean is a punk rock parasite

Dean went to the Hoboken show downtown
He went there just to follow them around
Dean is the guy who always meets the band
'Cause he's a big man at Recordland

Dean is a dick, Dean is a freak
Dean was a high school A.V. geek
Dean is a jerk and that's all right
Dean is a punk rock parasite

Dean is punk but he doesn't have a band
He writes for a 'zine and doesn't have any friends
He'll put down your band if you're doing okay
'Cause Dean's a jaded **** with nothing to say[/quote]

Obviously not the most thought provoking song ever, but I think it puts words to a type of person I just would never want to be. When someone is a "music geek" it seems they tend to get like that. I don't think I am, but who really knows. At least this song makes me sit back and reflect on it lol.

[QUOTE= David Bowie - Lady Stardust]People stared at the makeup on his face
Laughed at his long black hair, his animal grace
The boy in the bright blue jeans
Jumped up on the stage
And lady stardust sang his songs
Of darkness and disgrace

And he was all right, the band was altogether
Yes, he was all right, the song went on forever
And he was awful nice
Really quite out of sight
And he sang all night long

Femme fatales emerged from shadows
To watch this creature fair
Boys stood upon their chairs
To make their point of view
I smiled sadly for a love I could not obey
Lady Stardust sang his songs
Of darkness and dismay

Oh how I sighed when they asked if I knew his name [/QUOTE]

I suppose at some point I'd like to be in a band. I certainly have enough ideas, although I don't know how possible many of them are. Lady Stardust, to me, is kind of the ultimate dream of someone who is in a band. That your music would somehow reach most people on a deep level, regardless of what type of person they are.

[QUOTE= Apocalypse Hoboken - Congested] I can smell
I can smell your breath from here
Cut you down
Let the words crawl from your mouth

Try this on
We'll call it new age apathy
Push you down
'Cause it's the new recipe

All the kids found out what's missing
It's so hard to try to be different
And I don't know what it'll add up to be
Moses split the sea with the wink of an eye
There's a whole lot of people that don't know why
So let's believe in something we can't see

Sniffing dope
Can lead to massive atrophy
Interpretation
Of one's own apocrypha
Baby's sick
Let's fondle one another
Smash it up
Let's mock one another

Hey God, hey God, can you hear me?
I'd like to try the recipe
It all ends with a little luck[/quote]

This one kind of sums up my feelings on religion as a whole, although I think many people would read it much differently than I take it. Piro and I seem to be in agreement on it.

[QUOTE=Pixies - Head On]As soon as I get my head around you
I come around catching sparks off you
I get an electric shock from you
This second-hand living just won't do

And the way I feel tonight
I could die and I wouldn't mind
And there's something going on inside
Makes you wanna feel
Makes you wanna try
Makes you wanna blow the stars from the sky
And I can't stand up
I can't cool down
I can't get my head off the ground

As soon as I get my head around you
I come around catching sparks off you
And all I ever got from you
Was all I ever took from you
Yeah, the world could die in pain
And I wouldn't feel no shame
And there's nothing holding me to blame

Makes you wanna feel
Makes you wanna try
Makes you wanna blow the stars from the sky
And I'm taking myself to a dirty part of town
Where all my troubles can't be found
I said yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

And I'm taking myself to a dirty part of town
Where all my troubles can't be found
Makes you wanna feel
Makes you wanna try
Makes you wanna blow the stars from the sky
[/quote]

This song just is basically where I'd like to be at some point. To be that happy that none of these things people obsess over on a regular basis would matter at all. I should add that this song was originally by Jesus and Mary Chain, but the Pixies cover is a LOT better (and I'm trying to be objective here lol). In any case, it always puts me in a great mood.

There's about a billion other songs that "mean" something to me, but I don't know how many are applicable to my life in this sense. I'd have to think about that for quite awhile lol. I may add more later, though.

[Boba Fett]

[color=green]While there are many songs that I like, only a few of them have meaningful lyrics that I can identify with. Here?s one of them:

It?s My Life ? Bon Jovi
[SIZE=1]
This ain't a song for the broken-hearted
No silent prayer for the faith-departed
I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd
You're gonna hear my voice
When I shout it out loud

It's my life
It's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just wanna live while I'm alive
It's my life

This is for the ones who stood their ground
For Tommy and Gina who never backed down
Tomorrow's getting harder make no mistake
Luck ain't even lucky
Got to make your own breaks

It's my life
And it's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just want to live while I'm alive
'Cause it's my life

Better stand tall when they're calling you out
Don't bend, don't break, baby, don't back down

It's my life
And it's now or never
'Cause I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just want to live while I'm alive

It's my life
And it's now or never
'Cause I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just want to live while I'm alive
'Cause it's my life![/SIZE][/color]

[Kinetic]

[font=Verdana][size=2][quote][b]By Semjaza[/b][i][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana][size=2]This one kind of sums up my feelings on religion as a whole, although I think many people would read it much differently than I take it. Piro and I seem to be in agreement on it.[/i][/quote][/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=2][color=slategray]I'm interested in hearing what your take was on it. I'm not very religious, but the way I read it, it was speaking about how people are ignorant for believing in things they can't see. That might now be how you saw it though :p[/color][/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=2][color=#708090][quote][b]By Boba[/b][i][/color][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana][size=2][color=#008000]It's my life
And it's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just want to live while I'm alive
'Cause it's my life

Better stand tall when they're calling you out
Don't bend, don't break, baby, don't back down [/color]
[/i][/quote][/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=2][color=slategray]I can really relate with that song. This year (school-year), I've really become in touch with myself and am much more enlightened. I have a much more enthusiastic outlook on life because I've finally learned that I'm not a less worthy person than everyone else and I can finally stand up for myself.[/color][/size][/font]

[Arcadia]

[size=1]I usually always manage to find a song that suits how I'm feeling at any particular moment. Even if it doesn't necessarily 'define me', as Tony said, I can at least sort of agree with it and the feeling it gives me.

Matchbox Twenty again, and it's freakin' long, but it works for me.

[quote][i]Yes I am
I hope you think you beat me
Hope I start talking crazy
Before you understand me
Are we through
You think that I'm beneath you
But you like the things that I do
Wrap em up and take em with you

I'm alright
Hope I can sleep for one night
If not to cool my insides
Maybe to calm my backside
Rain on me
I got a weakness in me
I think that weakness feeds me
I don't think you think you need me
Sunshine, you're the best time
I ever, ever had
But I think I made you feel bad
A black fly on your necktie
Time after time

But when the sun starts sinking
On your beautiful soul
Make you cry, cry baby
Make you feel so cold
Don't you know it's alright
Sometimes you just got to show how you feel
Cause that's you baby
Hell, you're so real

Run this round in your head
Like you don't know what's on the inside
You don't know me too well
You ain't seen my bad side
Shame on me, shame on the things that I be
If you could complicate me
If you could get inside me
Sometimes, you're the best time
I've ever, ever known
A pretty girl with a wicked smile on
But I've cried for the last time
Something just don't feel right

But when the sun starts sinking
On your beautiful soul
Make you cry, cry baby
Make you feel so cold
Don't you know it's alright
Sometimes you just got to show how you feel
Cause that's you baby
Hell, you're so real

You always know just who you are
You never needed someone else
To realize yourself

How when the sun starts sinking
On your beautiful soul
Make you cry, cry baby
Make you feel so cold
Don't you know it's alright
Sometimes you just got to show how you feel
Cause that's you baby
Hell, you're so real

Yeah baby, you're so real
Yeah baby, you're so real
So real, so real
Oh god, yeah
Yeah, yeah[/i][/quote][/size]

[Sephy's_Grl]

The song that means most to me is a song I made up myself. It's lyrics are very meaningful to me and I can relate to them. The song goes...

Can you hear me?
I cannot go any further.
My mind is telling me to give up.
I don't understand why you
burn me. The only thing keeping
me here is God.

Chorus
The anger is swelling inside me
and i'm waiting for it to burst.
I can't take it anymore. Your lies
have filled me and I can't go on.

I can hear you, your pain
is overtaking me. My heart is
telling me to love. I can't understand
why I still care. The only thing
i'm here for is you.

Chorus
The anger is swelling inside me
and i'm waiting for it to burst.
I can't take it anymore. Your lies
have filled me and I can't go on.

I can't go on. My anger is keeping me
in a shell.
I can't go on.
I can't go on.

[ChibiHorsewoman]

[color=violet] Man, this is a hard one. There's this one song from New Found Glory's first CD, Nothing Gold Can Stay that I like called It Never SNows in Florida:

[b]Distance means nothing to me,
it only makes me want to see you longer
My words just like a mentioned kiss.
With every letter they're getting stronger
Days go by
Feelings go on
Unfortunately, with out you
it never snows in Florida.
It's best to take your time
Conversation cuts like glass
I'm the calm before the storm
I'm the second before the crash.
I've been between myself for days
I'm the hero of the year.[/b]

Strange lyrics, ne?

I'll probably be able to think of more later.[/color]

[Sara]

[QUOTE=DeathBug][color=indigo][size=1][font=century]Ah, there are a few songs you hear, and swear to God they're about you. Hmm...

I'm certain that Matchbox 20 had me in mind when they wrote [b]Unwell[/b].[/color][/size][/font][/QUOTE]
[SIZE=1]I feel the same way about that song. It was very stalker-ish of them, I must say.[/size]

[quote name='Kinetic']I can really relate with that song. This year (school-year), I've really become in touch with myself and am much more enlightened. I have a much more enthusiastic outlook on life because I've finally learned that I'm not a less worthy person than everyone else and I can finally stand up for myself.[/quote][size=1]The song in question (it fell out of the quote box) was [b]It?s My Life ? Bon Jovi[/b]

I agree with this, too. As dorky as it sounds, I've been really proud of myself this past year (and the latter half of last year, actually), because [strike]I'm actually[/strike] Well, like you said, really. I'm trying to have a more enthusiastic outlook on life. I've made some great friends as a result. [b]Revelation[/b]: [i]High school doesn't have to suck.[/i] *laughs softly*

[quote=Michael W. Smith: Missing Person]Another question in me
One for the powers that be
It?s got me thrown and so
I put on my poker face
And try to figure it out
This undeniable doubt
A common occurrence
Feeling so out of place

Guarded and cynical now
Can?t help but wondering how
My heart evolved into a
Rock beating inside of me
So I reel, such a stoic ordeal
Where?s that feeling that I don?t feel?

[b]There was a boy who had the faith to move a mountain
And like a child he would believe without a reason
Without a trace he disappeared into the void and
I?ve been searching for that missing person[/b]

Under a lavender moon
So many thoughts consume me
Who dimmed that glowing light
That once burned so bright in me
Is this a radical phase
A problematical age
That keeps me running
From all that I used to be

Is there a way to return
Is there a way to unlearn
That carnal knowledge
That?s chipping away at my soul
I?ve been gone too long
Will I ever find my way home?


[b]There was a boy who had the faith to move a mountain
And like a child he would believe without a reason
Without a trace he disappeared into the void and
I?ve been searching for that missing person
He used to want to try to walk the straight and narrow
He had a fire and he could feel it in the marrow
It?s been a long time and I haven?t seen him lately but
I?ve been searching for that missing person[/b][/quote]The first time I heard this song, listening to one of my CDs, I had to stop it in the middle and play it over. It just really struck me, and--like Des said--I could have sworn it was written about me.[/size]

[Kinetic]

[font=Verdana][size=2][color=slategray]Exactly the reason I made this thread. There are always songs that seem like they are defining you, but it's sad that I can never remember. Truly, I should have posted this next song first, because it's what inspired me to change my life around. Like I said, I now have a much more enthusiastic outlook on life and this song is the reason. Last year, I was the kid in the corner who wanted to fit in but was not socially adept enough, as well as being timid, to really stand out and not get picked on. The lyrics are what did it, but the song sounds great as well.[/color][/size][/font]


[font=Verdana][size=2][color=#708090]The Offspring - Defy You[/color][/size][/font]


You may push me around
But you cannot win
You may throw me down
But I'll rise again
The more you say
The more I defy you
So get out of my face

You cannot stop us
You cannot bring us down
Never give up
We go on and on
You'll never break us
Never bring us down
We are alive!

All my will
All my strength
Rip it out
Start again

The wind blows
I'll lean into the wind
My angle grows
I'll use it to win
The more you say
The more I defy you
So get out of my way

Can you leave it all behind?
Can you leave it all behind?
Cause you can't go back
You can't go back

[amibasuki]

[font=Arial][size=3][color=black]well, a song that immediately comes to mind is Coldplay's The Scientist. it describes this 'situation,' if you could call it that, that's going on with someone right now, and the first time I heard the song I put it on repeat for almost an hour. it really hit home for me, which probably wasn't the best thing at the time, lol. it's one of those sad, slow songs that get stuck in [/color][/size]your, *psh* my head all the time.[/font]

[font=Arial][size=3][color=black][b][u]The Scientist[/u][/b][/color][/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=3][color=black]Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=3][color=black]You don't know how lovely you are[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=3][color=black]I had to find you, tell you I need you[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=3][color=black]Tell you I set you apart[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=3][color=black]Tell me your secrets, and ask me your questions[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=3][color=black]Oh let's go back to the start[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=3][color=black]Running in circles, coming up tails[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=3][color=black]Heads on a science apart[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=3][color=black]Nobody said it was easy[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=3][color=black]Oh it's such a shame for us to part[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=3][color=black]Nobody said it was easy[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=3][color=black]No one ever said that it would be this hard[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=3][color=black]Oh take me back to the start[/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=3][color=black]I was just guessing at numbers and figures[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=3][color=black]Pulling the puzzles apart[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=3][color=black]Questions of science, science and progress[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=3][color=black]Do not speak as loud as my heart[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=3][color=black]Tell me you love me, come back and haunt me[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=3][color=black]Oh and I rush to the start[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=3][color=black]Running in circles, chasing our tails[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=3][color=black]Coming back as we are[/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=3][color=black]Nobody said it was easy[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=3][color=black]Oh it's such a shame for us to part[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=3][color=black]Nobody said it was easy[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=3][color=black]No one ever said it would be so hard[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Arial][size=3][color=black]I'm going back to the start[/color][/size][/font]

[Arcadia]

[size=1]I absolutely love both Sara's song and Amibasuki's.. both have some gorgeous lyrics, and both I can [i]definitely[/i] relate to.

I end up loving a lot of Sister Hazel's music, as well as Vertical Horizon's. Both bands sort of have the same sound, and they both write incredible songs. The Vertical Horizon song I was thinking of is "Forever", and strangely enough, it really helped me to clear out my head while I was going through some tough times regarding my grandmother.

I have yet to see VH in concert (but I [i]will[/i], I tell you!), but I have seen Sister Hazel numerous times and I'm pretty much in love with them. This song by them seems to be a fairly decent explanation for my life.

[quote][b]"Hopeless" by Sister Hazel[/b]
[i]A grand empty canvas creating my life
A strange situation - there's no wrong or right
And I'm learning - along the way
From the first time I met you, what could I do
But pray for the strength to see this one through
And I'm tryin' it slips away

A hopeless romantic but nothing feels right
A ship full of lovers that sails out of sight
I wait for the answers to fall from the sky

I'm walkin' through trees where the path has been worn
Where hearts have been ripped out trampled and torn
And I'm sorry - I'm sorry once again

A hopeless romantic but nothing feels right
A ship full of lovers that sails out of sight
I wait for the answers to fall from the sky - to fall from the sky
A perfect beginning but why does it end
And when will I learn to let someone in
I wait for the answers to fall from the sky

A hopeless romantic but nothing feels right
A ship full of lovers that sails out of sight
I wait for the answers to fall from the sky - to fall from the sky
A perfect beginning but why does it end
And when will I learn to let someone in
I wait for the answers to fall from the sky[/i][/quote]

This next one by Bruce Springsteen has more meaning in it to me than I will ever be able to explain to anybody, and it has and always will be a sort of life reminder to me of who I am and where I come from. Anyway, I love this song. Heh.

[quote][b]"Thunder Road"[/b]
[i]The screen door slams
Mary's dress sways
Like a vision she dances across the porch
As the radio plays
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely
Hey that's me and I want you only
Don't turn me home again
I just can't face myself alone again
Don't run back inside
darling you know just what I'm here for
So you're scared and you're thinking
That maybe we ain't that young anymore
Show a little faith, there's magic in the night
You ain't a beauty, but hey you're alright
Oh and that's alright with me

You can hide `neath your covers
And study your pain
Make crosses from your lovers
Throw roses in the rain
Waste your summer praying in vain
For a savior to rise from these streets
Well now I'm no hero
That's understood
All the redemption I can offer, girl
Is beneath this dirty hood
With a chance to make it good somehow
Hey what else can we do now?
Except roll down the window
And let the wind blow
Back your hair
Well the night's busting open
These two lanes will take us anywhere
We got one last chance to make it real
To trade in these wings on some wheels
Climb in back
Heaven's waiting on down the tracks
Oh-oh come take my hand
Riding out tonight to case the promised land
Oh-oh Thunder Road, oh Thunder Road oh Thunder Road
Lying out there like a killer in the sun
Hey I know it's late we can make it if we run
Oh Thunder Road, sit tight take hold
Thunder Road

Well I got this guitar
And I learned how to make it talk
And my car's out back
If you're ready to take that long walk
From your front porch to my front seat
The door's open but the ride it ain't free
And I know you're lonely
For words that I ain't spoken
But tonight we'll be free
All the promises'll be broken
There were ghosts in the eyes
Of all the boys you sent away
They haunt this dusty beach road
In the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets

They scream your name at night in the street
Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet
And in the lonely cool before dawn
You hear their engines roaring on
But when you get to the porch they're gone
On the wind, so Mary climb in
It's a town full of losers
And I'm pulling out of here to win. [/i][/quote][/size]