Great lines from a song

[Donuthole]

I don't know about best of all time, but some lyrics I really love:

Trouble With River Cities by Pela

It comes through the ceiling,
it is listening through the wall,
and it's waiting in the empty hall.
Well reach for a branch
in your avalanche
cause it might be your walking stick home

I know, I know,
It's the trouble with river cities.

Anna Begins by Counting Crows

Her kindness bangs a gong.
It's moving me along.

[Non Sequitur]

The Drugs Don't Work - The Verve

All this talk of getting old
It's getting me down my love
Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown
This time I'm comin' down

Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again

[Commando]

SP is not really known for amazing earth shattering lyrics, but Billy slit open his heart writing Adore. For Martha, an ode to his recently deceased mother is immaculate.

if you have to go, don't say goodbye
if you have to go, don't you cry
if you have to go, I will get by
I will follow you and see you on the other side

but for the grace of love
who'd will the meaning of
heaven from above

long horses we are born
creatures more than torn
mourning our way home

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Edit: in light of the actual thread title, here is the line I love: "long horses we are born" That's just a kick in the gut.

[MartyFunkhouser]

Digital Underground - the Humpty Dance


First I limp to the side like my leg was broken
Shakin' and twitchin' kinda like I was smokin'
Crazy wack funky
People say ya look like M.C. Hammer on crack, Humpty
That's all right 'cause my body's in motion
It's supposed to look like a fit or a convulsion
Anyone can play this game
This is my dance, y'all, Humpty Hump's my name
No two people will do it the same
Ya got it down when ya appear to be in pain
Humpin', funkin', jumpin',
jig around, shakin' ya rump,
and when the dude a chump pump points a finger like a stump
tell him step off, I'm doin' the Hump.

[old_gregg]

stuck inside of mobile with the memphis blues again

...here I sit so patiently
Waiting to find out what price
You have to pay to get out of
Going through all these things twice

[MarkGrace]

Line, people. Line.

[NorthwestUteFan]

"I believe! That Satan has a hold of you.
And I Believe! That the Lord God has sent me here.
And I Believe! That in 1978 God changed his mind about black people!
You can be a Mormon, a Mormon who just Believes!!"

[CardiacCoug]

I saw the devil wrapping up his hands
He's getting ready for the showdown.

(The Killers, A Dustland Fairytale)

[Surfah]

Eat the Meek by NOFX. You wouldn't expect deep lyrics from them but damn I love the lyrics to this song.

Why must we stay where we don't belong
Why must we stay where we don't belong

Because there's never gonna be enough space
So eat the meek, savor the taste
It's always gonna be a delicacy
Lick your chops and eat the meek

Why must we stay where we don't belong
Why must we stay where we don't belong, don't belong

The factory mass producing fear, bottled,
Capped, distributed near and far
Sold for a reasonable price
the people, they love it, they feed it
Brush with it, bathe with it, breathe it
Inject it direct to the blood
It seems to be replacing love

Why must we stay where we don't belong
Why must we stay where we don't belong, don't belong

Because there's always gonna be token truth
Forgotten code discarded youth
You know there's always gonna be pedigree
One own the air one pay to breathe

[thesaint258]

I've always liked Aerosmith's "I'm major in love but in all minor keys."

[smokymountainrain]

And when he finished speakin', he turned back towards the window
Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep
And somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even
But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep

[Keyzer Soze]

"I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die."

Also,

"Some rich men came and raped the land,
Nobody caught 'em
Put up a bunch of ugly boxes, and Jesus,
people bought 'em
And they called it paradise
The place to be
They watched the hazy sun, sinking in the sea".

[U-Ute]

My favorites are the misheard ones...

"Excuse me while I kiss this guy"

"Revved up like a douche"

[KillerDog]

And when he finished speakin', he turned back towards the window
Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep
And somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even
But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep

Great line. Great song.

[Shaka]

I believe there's a light
That shines in everyone
I believe it's the light of the world

Either that or:


Really love your peaches
Wanna shake your tree

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