Memorable song lyrics

[Al B. Sure!]

Now the poor Klu Klux man see that we're all brothers
Not because things are the same but because we lack the same color
And thats green, now that's mean
Can't burn his cross cause he cant afford the gasoline

[Darius871]

Welcome, my son; welcome to the machine.

[Al B. Sure!]

"Give me the fortune, keep the fame," said my man Louis
I agreed, know what he mean because we live the truest lie
I asked him why we follow the law of the bluest eye
He looked at me, he thought about it
Was like, "I'm clueless, why?"
The question was rhetorical, the answer is horrible
Our morals are out of place and got our lives full of sorrow
And so tomorrow comin later than usual
Waiting on someone to pity us
While we findin beauty in the hideous
They say money's the root of all evil but I can't tell
YouknowhatImean, pesos, francs, yens, cowrie shells, dollar bills
Or is it the mindstate that's ill?
Creating crime rates to fill the new prisons they build
Over money and religion there's more blood to spill
The wounds of slaves in cotton fields that never heal
What's the deal?
A lot of cats who buy records are straight broke
But my language universal they be recitin my quotes
While R&B singers hit bad notes, we rock the boat
of thought, that my man Louis' statements just provoked
Caught up, in conversations of our personal worth
Brought up, through endangered species status on the planet Earth
Survival tactics means, bustin gats to prove you hard
Your firearms are too short to box with God
Without faith, all of that is illusionary
Raise my son, no vindication of manhood necessary

[rah]

Welcome, my son; welcome to the machine.

NICE

[Al B. Sure!]

A back and forth, call and response-style:

[M.D.] Not strong
[T.K.] Only aggressive
[M.D.] Not free
[T.K.] We only licensed
[M.D.] Not compassioniate, only polite
[T.K.] Now who the nicest?
[M.D.] Not good but well behaved
[T.K.] Chasin after death
so we can call ourselves brave?
[M.D.] Still livin like mental slaves
[both] Hidin like thieves in the night from life
Illusions of oasis makin you look twice

[dannubis]

Bittersweet Symphony

[Al B. Sure!]

So much on my mind that I can't recline
Blasting holes in the night til she bled sunshine
Breathe in... inhale vapors from bright stars that shine
Breathe out... weed smoke retrace the skyline
Heard the bass ride out like an ancient mating call
I can't take it y'all, I can feel the city breathing
Chest heaving, against the flesh of the evening
Sigh before we die like the last train leaving

[Al B. Sure!]

Oh yeah and Thoth, that **** was terrible. Do you think it's cool that he says **** like he sucked a man's ****? Whatever, man.

[SpencerH]

These lyrics dont have the same personal meaning for me but since the thread has morphed from my original intent and they're cool......................

Remember when you were young,
You shone like the sun.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Now there's a look in your eyes,
Like black holes in the sky.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
You were caught on the crossfire
Of childhood and stardom,
Blown on the steel breeze.
Come on you target for faraway laughter,
Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine!

You reached for the secret too soon,
You cried for the moon.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Threatened by shadows at night,
And exposed in the light.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Well you wore out your welcome
With random precision,
Rode on the steel breeze.
Come on you raver, you seer of visions,
Come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine!

[-Jrabbit]

When I was a child, I caught a fleeting glimpse
Out of the corner of my eye...

I turned to look, but it was gone,
I cannot put my finger on it now...

The child is grown, the dream is gone...
I have become... comfortably numb.

[Roger Waters, David Gilmour]

[-Jrabbit]

Sometimes you're the windshield,
Sometimes you're the bug.

Sometimes it all comes together,
Sometimes you're a fool in love.

[Mark Knopfler]

[-Jrabbit]

Great driving song...last verse and chorus
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I rolled on, the sky grew dark.
I put the pedal down to make some time.
There's something good waiting down this road,
And I'm picking up whatever's mine.

Runnin' down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin' on a mystery
Goin' wherever it leads

Runnin' down a dream.

[Tom Petty, probably with a couple other Heartbreakers]

[C0ckney]

"i am the president of your fanclub
and last night i followed you home
look through the window
and don't think i don't know
that last night you weren't alone"

[self biased]

"Life's for my own to live my own way." Escape, by Metalica.

[Riesstiu IV]