Trollheart

Don't think anyone's done this before...
Basically post your YT links to songs that have outstanding lyrics. The music doesn't have to be great (though of course it helps if it is!), can even be acapella if you want. Video quality also not important. What IS important is that the video makes you LISTEN to the lyric, and appreciate the song.

My own first few to start off...

TOM WAITS ---- What's he building in there? (from "Mule variations")
This is an example of the above statement re the music. It's weird, strange, otherworldly even, and makes you feel uneasy with its odd slant and discordant notes, along with sounds like hammering and sawing, but it's the lyric that really draws you in to a song that's pretty much unique.


FISH --- The pilgrim's address (from "Fellini days")
A great anti-war song from the ex-Marillion frontman, oozing the blood of fallen soldiers all asking the never-answered question: why? So powerful that it was distributed among the troops fighting in Iraq. Fish remains for me one of the most powerful and influential lyricists on this planet.


JAMES BLUNT --- No bravery (from "Back to Bedlam")
Before you pass it by on the basis of hating Blunt, give it a chance. This is another emotional and powerful anti-war song, with the conflict seen through the eyes of innocent bystanders, and through the eyes of soldiers who wonder what the hell they're doing?


and finally, for now, the incomparable
NICK CAVE --- Where do we go now but nowhere? (from "The boatman's call")
The heart-wrenching tale of two parents who wait in a hospital as their daughter clings to life, though they know she will soon succumb to the darkness. Gives me chills.

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