Favorite short quotes of songs?

[Larry B.]

a man captures color
a man likes to stare
turns his money into light
to look for her

a man melts the sun
so he can see the world outside

[Pandemonium]

I actually like the line in "The Fly" best out of just about any U2 song - "Every artist is a cannibal, every poet is a thief, all kill their inspiration and sing about their grief."

But Springsteen between '78 - '87 had great bits in just about every song he wrote in that period:

The River
"Is a dream a lie if it don't come true
Or is it something worse"

Reason To Believe
"Take a baby to the river Kyle William they called him
Wash the baby in the water take away little Kyle's sin
In a whitewash shotgun shack an old man passes away take the body to the graveyard and over him they pray Lord won't you tell us,
Tell us what does it mean
At the end of every hard earned day people find some reason to believe"

.......I still go for the *really* profound stuff though...

The Girl Tried To Kill me" (Ice T)
"Now, I ain't no sucker on the weak tip
But let me tell you, she was on some motherfuckin' sex trip
Took me to her crib that night, leather and spikes
Broke out the rope and the dope strobe-light
And started buggin', lightin' candles all over the room
Then she did a backflip, landed on my dick
I knew that I would be dead soon

This girl tried to kill me, she didn't use a gun or a knife
This girl tried to kill me, took me within a inch of my life
This girl tried to kill me, she didn't use a bomb or a gun
This girl tried to kill me, homeboys, watch out for this one"

[Mescal]

Pro Pain - The Truth Hurts:

"Stick 'em Up, Stick 'em Up, empty the drawer"
Said the banger to the owner of the liquor store
I was purchasin' some wine when I heard the pops
and the patron started screamin' someone call the cops
The cops were called and we were told the wait
But the death toll rose because the cops were late
The banger ran out, he was gone in a flash
He got away with the murder, and out with the cash

The truth hurts, the truth hurts, ...

[Mescal]

Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen

When there's no future how can there be sin
We're the flowers in the dust bin
We're the poison in your human machine
We're the future, your future

[Mescal]

Bob Dylan - One more cup of coffee

"Your loyalty is not to me but to the stars above"

[blackcoffee]

here...we.....go...now....home...home...home....

JANE'S ADDICTION

[Romeo]

If you should die before me ask if you can bring a friend. Pick a flower, hold your breath and drift away
Still Remains STP


Now I know what it was!
Now I know what he meant!
Now I know how it is!
Of course

Down in a hole and I don't know if I can be saved
See my heart I decorate it like a grave
Down in a hole-AIC

[Artemis]

"Make every song you sing your favourite tune" - Shine A Light(Rolling Stones)


"I'm so Goddamn horny the crack of dawn better be careful around me" - Nighthawks At The Diner - Tom Waits

[Warped]

"You're the pale skin gift that no god ever promised me" or "It's a shame when the parts fit but the machine won't work"

DECONSTRUCTION

[Bandit72]

"You can't kill an idea just cos it's raining" Impossible - The Charlatans

[Japhy]

Almost any Bob Dylan lyric would do for me but one of the absolute best (and guaranteed to make me sing at the top of my voice) is from "If you see her, say hello";

Oh, whatever makes her happy
I won't stand in her way
Though the bitter taste still lingers on
From the night i tried to make her stay

[LJF]

And just as I'm breaking free
She hangs herself in front of me
Slips her dress like a flag to the floor
And hands in the sky
Surrenders it all

The Cure

[farrellgirl99]

Two of my favorite rap parts.

And my most coveted thing is my high self-esteem
And the low tolerance for them telling me how to lean
See the most important parts are the ones that are unseen
See the wings don't make you fly and the crown don't make you king
Now God don't like ugly, ain't too happy bout pretty
I am ignorance's enemy so stay out the vicinity of...

Lupe Fiasco - Gold Watch

Fear not, I purse my lips and kiss like a glock
Violence is a metaphor for victory's plot
Change is inevitable but our death is not.

Saul Williams - Grippo

[zdilla]

Be still now
I am with you,
I am deep within you;
You are at peace.
You cannot be harmed;
You will not suffer.
Breathe deeply,
Breathe in the healing love of the universe,
And breathe out the sickness which has taken you.
I am with you.

DJ Shadow-Blood on the Motorway

[LJF]

This is from some band most of you have never heard of, so no need to mention the name.

I am skin and bones, I am pointy nose, but it motherfuckin' makes me try.

[chaos]

Bauhaus-The Man With X Ray Eyes:

Chocolate power is so crisp
The atomic open house is really here
And we have gone so desperate
Your power knows no bounds
And heavier with time
Are our shoes
That no man would want to wear
New tread wipes a wet road so dry
it stings

[Mescal]

The future's never certain but the end is always near.

Break on through - The Doors

[Juana]

Oh make my days a breeze and take away my self destruction -- Soul To Squeeze -- RHCP

Ain't it fun when you know that you're gonna die young -- Aint it Fun -- Dead Boys

Excuse me while I light my spliff, oh god I have to take a lift, from reality I just can't drift, that's why I'm staying with this riff -- Easy Skankin -- Robert Nesta Marley and the Wailers