The Lyrics Thread-Part IV

[center]The Innocent - Goldfinger

[Tribute By Goldfinger, Good Charlotte, Mest]
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The start of Armageddon
And it’s just another day
We all saw the news nothing to say

So many friends are missing
So many friends are missing
Family members gone
So we all preyed and God help them be strong

And now we stand together
Remembering that day
The lives we live will never be the same

And we don’t know why
The innocent die
Will this world ever find a way to change?

And we don’t know why
But we know it’s not right
We don’t know why so many had to die
We don’t know why so many had to die

Hate has turned to others
For their religion or their skin
But hate can’t solve the problem it began

Everyone is angry
People are afraid
And no one knows what decisions will be made

And we don’t know why
The innocent die
Will this world ever find a way to change?

And we don’t know why
But we know it’s not right
We don’t know why so many had to die
We don’t know why so many had to die

And we don’t know why
The innocent die
Will this world ever find a way to change?

And we don’t know why
But we know it’s not right
Will any of us ever be the same?
Will any of this ever be the same

And we don’t know why
Will any of us ever be the same?
Will any of this ever be the same

I feel in a mood…

The Streak: Ray Stevens
(Reporter):
Hello, everyone, this is your action news reporter with all the news
that is news across the nation, on the scene at the supermarket. There
seems to have been some disturbance here. Pardon me, sir, did you see
what happened?

(Witness):
Yeah, I did. I’s standin’ overe there by the tomaters, and here he
come, running through the pole beans, through the fruits and vegetables,
nekkid as a jay bird. And I hollered over t’ Ethel, I said, “Don’t
look, Ethel!” But it’s too late, she’d already been incensed.

(Chorus)
Here he comes, look at that, look at that
There he goes, look at that, look at that
And he ain’t wearin’ no clothes

Oh, yes, they call him the Streak
Look at that, look at that
Fastest thing on two feet
Look at that, look at that
He’s just as proud as he can be
Of his anatomy
He goin’ give us a peek

Oh, yes, they call him the Streak
Look at that, look at that
He likes to show off his physique
Look at that, look at that
If there’s an audience to be found
He’ll be streakin’ around
Invitin’ public critique

(Reporter):
This is your action news reporter once again, and we’re here at the gas
station. Pardon me, sir, did you see what happened?

(Witness):
Yeah, I did. I’s just in here gettin my car checked, he just appeared
out of the traffic. Come streakin’ around the grease rack there, didn’t
have nothin’ on but a smile. I looked in there, and Ethel was gettin’
her a cold drink. I hollered, “Don’t look, Ethel!” But it was too
late. She’d already been mooned. Flashed her right there in front of
the shock absorbers.

(Chorus)
He ain’t crude, look at that, look at that
There he goes, look at that, look at that
And he ain’t wearin’ no clothes

Oh, yes, they call him the Streak
Look at that, look at that
Fastest thing on two feet
Look at that, look at that
He’s just as proud as he can be
Of his anatomy
He goin’ give us a peek

Oh, yes, they call him the Streak
Look at that, look at that
He likes to show off his physique
Look at that, look at that
If there’s an audience to be found
He’ll be streakin’ around
Invitin’ public critique

The Toy Master from Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia

[size=150][b][color=orange]Out in the cold, I see water frozen in their eyes.
What a sorry sight!
I am willing to believe they would pay for a smile.

I’m the master of toys
And all you girls and boys
Are welcome to my wonderland!
I’m the angel of joy
And I’m here to paint the void.
Welcome to my world.
I’m dealing in pain and little Novocaine.
Welcome to my world; to my toy factory.[/color][/b][/size]

It’s not the whole song, but it really is a very eerie song if you know the story behind Avantasia. It’s awesome. Alice Cooper sings it and that makes it all the better.

Ain’t no mountain high enough
sung by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrel

Listen, baby
Ain’t no mountain high
Ain’t no valley low
Ain’t no river wide enough, baby

If you need me, call me
No matter where you are
No matter how far,
Don’t worry baby
Just call out my name
I’ll be there in a hurry
You don’t have to worry

Because baby,
There ain’t no mountain high enough
ain’t no valley low enough
ain’t no river wide enough
To keep me from getting to you, babe

Remember the day
I set you free
I told you you could always count on me darling
From that day on I made a vow
I’ll be there when you want me
Some way, some how

'Cause baby,
There ain’t no mountain high enough
Ain’t no valley low enough
Ain’t no river wide enough
To keep me from getting to you, babe

No wind, no rain
Or winters cold
Can’t stop me baby (no no baby)
Cause you are my goal
If you are ever in trouble
I’ll be there on the double
Just send for me oh baby

My love is alive
Way down in my heart
Although we are miles apart
If you ever need a helping hand
I’ll be there on the double
Just as fast as I can

Don’t you know that
There ain’t no mountain high enough
Ain’t no valley low enough
Ain’t no river wide enough
To keep me from getting to you babe

Don’t you know that
There ain’t no mountain high enough
Ain’t no valley low enough
Ain’t no river wide enough

The song somehow got stuck in my head earlier - the Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrel duet version. I remember being reintroduced to the song through the movie 'Stepmom" some time last year. It’s an oldie and I like it.

I love Interpol lyrics

Interpol - ‘Pace is the trick’

You can’t hold it too tight
These matters of security
You don’t have to be wound so tight
Smoking on the balcony

Well it’s like sleeze in the park
You women, you have no self-control
We angels remark outside
You are known for insatiable needs
But I don’t know a thing

I’ve seen love,
And I follow the speed in the starlight
I’ve seen love
And I follow the speed in the star-swept night

Yeah, Pace is the trick.
And to all the corruption in man…

I see you as you take your pride, my lioness
Your defenses seem wise, I cannot press
And attention’s at demise, my lioness
Can’t you hurt it some, I think i hurt it

I’ve seen love
I follow the speed in the starlight
I’ve seen love
And I follow the speed in the star-swept night
And now I select you
Slow now I let you see how I stun
Now I select you
Slow now I bet you see how I stun

To all the destruction in man…
And to all the corruption in my hand…

And now I select you
Slow now, I let you see how I stun
Now I select you
Slow now, I bet you see how i stun
Now I select you
Slow now, I let you see how I stun
Now I select you
Slow now, I let you
I always follow the speed in the Star-swept night

…You don’t hold a candle

How to say goodbye
by Michael W. Smith

Tell me when the time we had slipped away
Tomorrow turned to yesterday
And I don’t know how
Tell me what can stop this river of tears
It’s been building up for years
For this moment now

Here I stand
Arms open wide
I’ve held ya close
Kept ya safe
Till you could fly

Tell me where the road ahead is gonna bend
And how to harness up the wind
And how to say goodbye

Tell me why
Why does following your dreams
Take you far away from me
And I knew that it would

Tell me how to fill the space you left behind
And how to laugh instead of cry
And how to say goodbye

Here I stand
Arms open wide
I’ve held ya close
Kept ya safe
Till you could fly

Tell me where the road ahead is gonna bend
And how to harness up the wind
And how to say goodbye.

–

mhmm…

Judee Sill - Crayon Angels
I love this artist, and I thought that these lyrics would be appropriate for LD4all!

Crayon angel songs are slightly out of tune
But I’m sure I’m not to blame
Nothing’s happened but I think it will soon
So I sit here waiting for God and a train
To the astral plane …

Magic rings I made have turned my finger green
And my mystic roses died
Guess reality is not as it seems
So I sit here hoping for truth and a ride
To the other side …

Phoney prophets stole the only light I knew
And the darkness softly screamed
Holy visions disappeared from my view
But the angels come back and laugh in my dreams
I wonder what it means …

Ozzy - Diary of a Madman

Screaming at the window
Watch me die another day
Hopeless situation endless price I have to pay

Sanity now it’s beyond me there’s no choice

Diary of a madman
Walk the line again today
Entries of confusion
Dear diary I’m here to stay

Manic depression befriends me
Hear his voice
Sanity now it’s beyond me
There’s no choice

A sickened mind and spirit
The mirror tells me lies
Could I mistake myself for someone
Who lives behind my eyes
Will he escape my soul
Or will he live in me
Is he tryin’ to get out or tryin’ to enter me

Voices in the darkness
Scream away my mental health
Can I ask a question
To help me save me from myself

Enemies fill up the pages
Are they me
Monday till Sunday in stages
Set me free

The Platters - The Great Pretender

Oh yes, I’m the great pretender
Pretending that I’m doing well
My need is such; I pretend too much
I’m lonely but no one can tell.

Oh yes, I’m the great pretender
A drift in a world of my own
I play the game; but to my real shame
You’ve left me to dream all alone.

Too real is this feeling of make believe
Too real when I feel what my heart can’t conceal.

Oh yes I’m the great pretender
Just laughing and gay like a clown
I seem to be what I’m not; you see
I’m wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you’re still around.

Too real is this feeling of make believe
Too real when I feel what my heart can’t conceal

Yes I’m the great pretender
Just laughing and gay like a clown
I seem to be what I’m not you see
I’m wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you’re still around

Karma Police - Radiohead

Karma police, arrest this man, he talks in maths
He buzzes like a fridge, hes like a detuned radio
Karma police, arrest this girl, her hitler hairdo, is making me feel ill
And we have crashed her party
This is what you get, this is what you get
This is what you get, when you mess with us

Karma police, Ive given all I can, its not enough
Ive given all I can, but were still on the payroll
This is what you get, this is what you get
This is what you get, when you mess with us
And for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself
And for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself

For a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself

sympathy for the devil
the Rolling Stones, in Beggars Banquet.

please allow me to introduce myself
i’m a man of wealth, and taste
i’ve been around for a long, long year
stole many a men’s soul and faith

and I was round when Jesus Christ
had his moment of doubt and pain
made damn sure that Pilate
washed his hands, and sealed his fate

pleased to meet you
hope you guess my name
but what’s puzzling you
is the nature of my game

i stuck around St. Petersburg
when i saw it was a time for a change
killed the tsar and his ministers
Anastasia screamed in vain

i rode a tank,
held a general’s rank
when the blitzkrieg raged
and the bodies stank

pleased to meet you
hope you guess my name
ah, what’s puzzling you
is the nature of my game

i watched with glee
while your kings and queens
fought for ten decades
for the gods they made

i shouted out,
who killed the Kennedies?
when after all
it was you and me

let me please introduce myself
i’m a man of wealth, and taste
and i laid traps for troubadours
who get killed before they reached Bombay

pleased to meet you
hope you guessed my name
but what’s puzzling you
is the nature of my game

(get down here!)

pleased to meet you
hope you guessed my name
but what’s confusing you
is just the nature of my game

just as every cop is a criminal
and all the sinners saints
as heads is tails just call me Lucifer
cause i’m in need of some restraint

so if you meet me, have some courtesy
have some sympathy, and some taste
use all your well-learned politesse
or i’ll lay your soul to waste

pleased to meet you
hope you guessed my name
but what’s puzzling you
is the nature of my game

(mean it. get down.)

(get on down!)

tell me, baby: what’s my name?
tell me, honey: can you guess my name?
tell me, baby: what’s my name?
i tell you one time: you’re to blame!

(what’s me name?)

tell me, baby: what’s my name?
tell me, sweetie: what’s my name?

Space Travel by Yellowcard

I heard a voice last night
It said wake up and open your eyes
Wake up, walk out tonight
Cause’ she don’t care if your dead or alive
Dead or alive

She moves like beams of light
Straight through this universe in my head
Where I get peace of mind
I’m free from the stupid things that I said
She’s all in my head

Did I get lost while I was gone
I traveled space for much too long
But there’s a planet I have found
And you are far away

Somewhere behind her eyes
Some supernatural energy
Takes me for quite the ride
Across time where I defy gravity
This energy

Did I get lost while I was gone
I traveled space for much too long
But there’s a planet I have found
And you are far away for now

(talking)

Did I get lost while I was gone
I traveled space for much too
Did I get lost while I was gone
I traveled space for much too long
But there’s a planet I have found
And you are far away
(far away)
You are far away
Far away for now

Rage Against The Machine - Calm Like A Bomb

feel the funk blast,
feel the funk blast,
FEEL THE FUNK BLAST,
a yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo, check it out yo-yo-yo
I be walkin god like a dog
My narrative fearless
Word war returns to burn
Like Baldwin home from Paris, Uh
Like steel from a furnace
I was born landless
Yes its tha native son
Born of Zapatas guns
Stroll through the shanties
And tha cities remains
Same bodies buried hungry
But with different last names
The vultures robbin everything
Leave nothing but chains
Pick a point on the globe
Yes tha pictures tha same
Theres a bank, theres a church, a myth and a hearse
A mall and a loan, a child dead at birth
Theres a widow pig parrot
A rebel to tame
A whitehooded judge
A syringe and a vein
And the riot be the rhyme of the unheard

What ya say? What ya say? What ya say? What? (x4)
Calm like a bomb
(ignite ignite ignite ignite ignite ignite)

This aint subliminal
Feel the critical mass approach horizon
Tha pulse of the condemned
Sound off Americas demise
Tha anti-myth rhythm rock shocker
Yes I spit fire
Hope lies in the smoldering rubble of empires
Yes back through tha shanties and tha cities remains
Same bodies buried hungry, uh-huh
With different last names, uh-huh
The vultures robbin everyone
Leave nothing but chains
Pick a point here at home
Yes the pictures tha same
Theres a field full of slaves
Some corn and some debt
Theres a ditch full of bodies
Tha check for the rent
Theres a tap, tha phone, tha silence of stone
The numb black screen
That be feelin like home
And the riot be the rhyme of the unheard

What ya say? What ya say? What ya say? What?(x4)
Calm like a bomb
(ignite ignite ignite ignite ignite ignite)

There’s a mass without roofs
There’s a prison to fill
There’s a countrys soul that reads post no bills
There’s a strike and a line of cops outside of tha mill
There’s a right to obey
And a right to kill

There’s a mass without roofs
There’s a prison to fill
There’s a countrys soul that reads post no bills
There’s a strike and a line of cops outside of tha mill
There’s a right to obey
And there’s a right to kill!

Seeing Is Believing
From Sunset Boulevard

Seeing is believing
And in my arms I see her
She’s here, really here
Really mine now
She seems at home here
Seeing is believing
I dreamt that it would be her
At last life is full
Life is fine now
Whatever happens, one thing is certain
Each time I see a train go by
I’ll think of us
The night, the sky, forever
Seeing is believing
My life is just beginning
I’m touched and my head won’t stop spinning
From winning her love

He’s young, very young
But a feeling…
I feel I know him
Seeing is believing
And I like what I see
I like where I am
What I’m feeling
What are we doing?
Can you believe it?
A starving actress and a starstruck boy
Oh well, I might as well enjoy the moment

She’s warm, and she’s wild
And appealing
I feel I know her

Seeing is believing
I never thought I’d be here
Is this really real
Or am I dreaming?
No way of knowing
Where this is leading
It’s fun forgetting who we are
Who cares when now the world is far behind us?

Seeing is believing
My life is just beginning
We touched and my head won’t stop spinning
From winning your love

Still Dreaming - Silverstein

its 2 am i lie down deep in slumber
feelings of falling downward
i want to forget
waking up i’d hear the way your voice sounds
my heart starts to pound now
to the rythm of yours
you’re so angelic
you’re words so symphonic
touch your lips to my soul
eat this sorrow away
how am i so lucky i found you

sometimes i feel like i’m still dreaming
it seems like everyday you’re always on my mind
this is how we stay so connected, so connected
over space and time

when we talk about all my old drama
you look at me and wonder
how i’m not insane
every week the days seem to get longer
but you know our love gets stronger
with every word we say
stronger every day
you know i would do anything for you

sometimes i feel like i’m still dreaming
it seems like everydays you’re always on my mind
this is how we stay so connected, so connected
over space and time

if you were feeling down
you know i’d feel it now
we give each other strength to
make it through the darkness
you take me to a place
i never wanna leave
i’m in my deepest dream
i dont ever want to wake up
i’ll fight till i die
i wont say goodbye
and i wont let this pass me by

sometimes i feel like i’m still dreaming
it seems like everydays you’re always on my mind
this is how we stay so connected, so connected
over space and time

lets run away, run away, run away now
lets go away, go away to some place safe
i want it all, now i want everything

this is how we stay so connected, so connected
over space and time

Be Prepared by Tom Lehrer

Be prepared! That’s the Boy Scout’s marching song,
Be prepared! As through life you march along.
Be prepared to hold your liquor pretty well,
Don’t write naughty words on walls if you can’t spell.

Be prepared! To hide that pack of cigarettes,
Don’t make book if you cannot cover bets.
Keep those reefers hidden where you’re sure
That they will not be found
And be careful not to smoke them
When the scoutmaster’s around
For he only will insist that it be shared.
Be prepared!

Be prepared! That’s the Boy Scouts’ solemn creed,
Be prepared! And be clean in word and deed.
Don’t solicit for your sister, that’s not nice,
Unless you get a good percentage of her price.

Be prepared! And be careful not to do
Your good deeds when there’s no one watching you.
If you’re looking for adventure of a
new and different kind,
And you come across a Girl Scout who is
similarly inclined,
Don’t be nervous, don’t be flustered, don’t be scared.
Be prepared!

Have a Talk With God, Stevie Wonder, from his masterpiece, Songs in the Key of Life

There are people who have let the problems of today
Lead them to conclude that for them life is not the way
But every problem has an answer and if yours you cannot find
You should talk it over to Him
He’ll give you peace of mind
When you feel your life’s too hard
Just go have a talk with God

Many of us feel we walk alone without a friend
Never communicating with the One who lives within
Forgetting all about the One who never ever lets you down
And you can talk to him anytime He’s always around
When you feel your life’s too hard
Just go have a talk with God

Well He’s the only free psychiatrist that’s known throughout the world
For solving problems of all men, women, little boys and girls
When you feel your life’s too hard
Just go have a talk with God
When you feel your life’s too hard
Just go have a talk with God
When your load’s too much to bear
Just go talk to God He cares
I know he does

When you feel your life’s too hard
Just go have a talk with God

In Another Land
The Rolling Stones

Album: Their Satanic Majesties Request
Written by: Bill Wyman

In another land where the breeze and the
Trees and flowers glow blue
I stood and held your hand.
And the grass grew high and the feathers floated by
I stood and held your hand.
And nobody else’s hand will ever do
Nobody else will do
And I awoke
Was this some kind of joke
Much to my surprise
I opened my eyes.

We walked across the sand and the sea and
The sky and the castles were blue.
I stood and held your hand.
And the spray flew high and the feathers floated by
I stood and held your hand.
And nobody else’s hand will ever do
Nobody else will do
Then I awoke
Was this some kind of joke
Much to my surprise
When I opened my eyes.

We heard the trumpets blow and the sky
Turned grey when I accidently said
That I didn’t know how I came to be here
Not fast asleep in bed.
I stood and held your hand.
And nobody else’s hand will ever do
Nobody else’s hand
Then I awoke
Was this some kind of joke
I opened my eyes.
Much to my surprise.

I absolutely bet no one has ever posted this lyrics, let alone know of this song:
BRISTER BLUES
by Beat Crusaders

Tenderness
Tells me life’s unfair

Friendliness
Tells me live no share

Let me walk along
Let me walk along beside you

Everybody’s ready to be altogether
Now la, la, life goes everyday

Let me in your life

Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash

I hear the train a comin’
it’s rolling round the bend
and I ain’t seen the sunshine since I don’t know when,
I’m stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin’ on
but that train keeps a rollin’ on down to San Anton…
When I was just a baby my mama told me. Son,
always be a good boy, don’t ever play with guns.
But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
now every time I hear that whistle I hang my head and cry…

I bet there’s rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
they’re probably drinkin’ coffee and smoking big cigars.
Well I know I had it coming, I know I can’t be free
but those people keep a movin’
and that’s what tortures me…

Well if they’d free me from this prison,
if that railroad train was mine
I bet I’d move just a little further down the line
far from Folsom prison, that’s where I want to stay
and I’d let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away…