Favorite Lyrics

Nine Black Poppies · 09-24-2010, 03:04 PM

Ugh, I forgot about this one til just now. The third verse of this absolutely kills me every time.

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My city's still breathing, but barely it's true
Through buildings gone missing like teeth
The sidewalks are watching me think about you
Sparkled with broken glass
I'm back with scars to show
Back with the streets I know
Will never take me anywhere but here

The stain in the carpet, this drink in my hand
The strangers whose faces I know
We meet here for our dress rehearsal to say
"I wanted it this way"
Wait for the year to drown
Spring forward, fall back down
I'm trying not to wonder where you are

All this time lingers undefined
Someone choose who's left and who's leaving...

Memory will rust and erode into lists
Of all that you gave me:
A blanket, some matches, this pain in my chest
The best parts of lonely
Duct tape and soldered wires
New words for old desires
And every birthday card I threw away

I wait in 4/4 time
Count yellow highway lines
That you're relying on to lead you home

--"Left & Leaving" by The Weakerthans

Dayvan Cowboy · 09-24-2010, 07:43 PM

Well, I listen to the weather
And he's changed his tone of voice
And he can see it on the radar
Only seven hours away

Well, there's gonna be a snowstorm
When the TV's goin' out
And they got nothin' else to think of
And they're letting me go home

Well, I'm lookin' at the snowflakes
They all look the same
And the clouds are goin' by me
They're playin' some kind of game

Well, you know there's a snowstorm
When the TV has gone out
And they got nothin' else to think of
And they're letting me go home

-Galaxie 500, Snowstorm

Snowstorm is my favourite song off of On Fire because I absolutely love winter and it captured the warm, bleak mood of winter very well. I think this is my personal anthem, because it reminds me of all of the times I was out in a mountain of scarves and jackets trying to stay warm while I was with my friends at 7:00AM in a snowstorm. It just generally brings back happy, warm memories.

clutnuckle · 09-24-2010, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dayvan Cowboy

Well, I listen to the weather
And he's changed his tone of voice
And he can see it on the radar
Only seven hours away

Well, there's gonna be a snowstorm
When the TV's goin' out
And they got nothin' else to think of
And they're letting me go home

Well, I'm lookin' at the snowflakes
They all look the same
And the clouds are goin' by me
They're playin' some kind of game

Well, you know there's a snowstorm
When the TV has gone out
And they got nothin' else to think of
And they're letting me go home

-Galaxie 500, Snowstorm

Snowstorm is my favourite song off of On Fire because I absolutely love winter and it captured the warm, bleak mood of winter very well. I think this is my personal anthem, because it reminds me of all of the times I was out in a mountain of scarves and jackets trying to stay warm while I was with my friends at 7:00AM. It just generally brings back happy, warm memories.

My favorite line from that song would be "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

Great song. Galaxie 500 have some of the best 'simple' lyrics ever.

My toes can talk
And they're smiling at me
"Come down," they say
Not afraid anymore
- "Decomposing Trees"

Dayvan Cowboy · 09-24-2010, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clutnuckle

My favorite line from that song would be "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

Great song. Galaxie 500 have some of the best 'simple' lyrics ever.

My toes can talk
And they're smiling at me
"Come down," they say
Not afraid anymore
- "Decomposing Trees"

Galaxie 500's lyrics = the bomb.

What Dream Pop album would you (or anybody else) recommend me next? Sigur Ros and Galaxie 500 are the only artists I've heard and I love them to death.

clutnuckle · 09-24-2010, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dayvan Cowboy

Galaxie 500's lyrics = the bomb.

What Dream Pop album would you (or anybody else) recommend me next? Sigur Ros and Galaxie 500 are the only artists I've heard and I love them to death.

I think 7% Solution's All About Satellites and Spaceships is a borderline masterpiece, but my dream pop-digging friends seem to think it's 'just good'. Slowdive's a lot like G500 in a bunch of ways (somewhat midtempo, dense, reverberated guitars and those 'little means a lot' lyrics). Their album Souvlaki is a bit monotonous, but it has a trademark beauty to it.

This is also a fairly well-done list on the genre(s). The maker of it hates G500, but he knows quite a bit about the genre and touches on a few popular releases and a lot of hidden gems:

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/shocko...l_time____ever

Dayvan Cowboy · 09-24-2010, 08:24 PM

^that slowdive track is really good

. Thanks!

scottsy · 09-25-2010, 05:35 PM

"September '77, Port Elizabeth, weather fine, it was business as usual, in Police Room 619"

Superhast · 09-26-2010, 06:30 AM

Säkert! - Får Jag. The whole song. It's swedish if anyone got confused

Telephasic · 09-26-2010, 09:20 AM

Guided by Voices - 14 Cheerleader Coldfront

"16 used companions
have nowhere to stay
give them access to parking spaces
no coin meters there"

scottsy · 09-26-2010, 10:18 AM

"where I go there'll be no kind welcome, coming down upon me"

- In the Lowlands - Crowded House

09-24-2010, 03:04 PM	#651 (permalink)
Nine Black Poppies Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: A State of Denial Posts: 357	Ugh, I forgot about this one til just now. The third verse of this absolutely kills me every time. ---------------------------------------------------------- My city's still breathing, but barely it's true Through buildings gone missing like teeth The sidewalks are watching me think about you Sparkled with broken glass I'm back with scars to show Back with the streets I know Will never take me anywhere but here The stain in the carpet, this drink in my hand The strangers whose faces I know We meet here for our dress rehearsal to say "I wanted it this way" Wait for the year to drown Spring forward, fall back down I'm trying not to wonder where you are All this time lingers undefined Someone choose who's left and who's leaving... Memory will rust and erode into lists Of all that you gave me: A blanket, some matches, this pain in my chest The best parts of lonely Duct tape and soldered wires New words for old desires And every birthday card I threw away I wait in 4/4 time Count yellow highway lines That you're relying on to lead you home --"Left & Leaving" by The Weakerthans __________________ Like carnivores to carnal pleasures, so were we to desperate measures...

09-25-2010, 05:35 PM	#657 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	"September '77, Port Elizabeth, weather fine, it was business as usual, in Police Room 619" __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

09-26-2010, 06:30 AM	#658 (permalink)
Superhast Groupie Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Sweden Posts: 48	Säkert! - Får Jag. The whole song. It's swedish if anyone got confused __________________ A Horse Is Not A Home

09-26-2010, 09:20 AM	#659 (permalink)
Telephasic Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 112	Guided by Voices - 14 Cheerleader Coldfront "16 used companions have nowhere to stay give them access to parking spaces no coin meters there" __________________ I am the one who loves changing from nothing to one

09-26-2010, 10:18 AM	#660 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	"where I go there'll be no kind welcome, coming down upon me" - In the Lowlands - Crowded House __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

09-24-2010, 07:43 PM	#652 (permalink)
Dayvan Cowboy Basscadet Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Antarctica Posts: 1,258	Well, I listen to the weather And he's changed his tone of voice And he can see it on the radar Only seven hours away Well, there's gonna be a snowstorm When the TV's goin' out And they got nothin' else to think of And they're letting me go home Well, I'm lookin' at the snowflakes They all look the same And the clouds are goin' by me They're playin' some kind of game Well, you know there's a snowstorm When the TV has gone out And they got nothin' else to think of And they're letting me go home -Galaxie 500, Snowstorm Snowstorm is my favourite song off of On Fire because I absolutely love winter and it captured the warm, bleak mood of winter very well. I think this is my personal anthem, because it reminds me of all of the times I was out in a mountain of scarves and jackets trying to stay warm while I was with my friends at 7:00AM in a snowstorm. It just generally brings back happy, warm memories.

09-24-2010, 08:24 PM	#656 (permalink)
Dayvan Cowboy Basscadet Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Antarctica Posts: 1,258	^that slowdive track is really good . Thanks!