hey, sorry if this has been done before, im new here. Anyway this is a thread for posting lyrics to good songs. I'll start with Ben Harper - Burn One Down Let us burn one from end to end, And pass it over to me my friend. Burn it long, we'll burn it slow, To light me up before I go. If you don't like my fire, then don't come around, 'cause I'm gonna burn one down. Yes, I'm gonna burn one down. My choice is what I choose to do, And if I'm causing no harm, it shouldn't bother you. Your choice is who you choose to be, And if you're causin' no harm, then you're alright with me. If you don't like my fire, then don't come around, 'cause I'm gonna burn one down. Yes, I'm gonna burn one down. Herb the gift from the earth, And what's from the earth is of the greatest worth. So before you knock it try it first, Oh, you'll see it's a blessing and not a curse. If you don't like my fire, then don't come around, 'cause I'm gonna burn one down. Yes, I'm gonna burn one, oohhh.
One Sweet World Nine planets round the sun Only one does the sun embrace Upon this watered one So much we take for granted So let us sleep outside tonight Lay down in our mother's arms For here we can rest safely If green should slip to gray But our hearts still bloody be And if mountains crumble away And the river dry Would it stop the stepping feet Take all that we can get When it's done Nobody left to bury here Nobody left to dig the holes And here we can rest safely One sweet world Around a star is spinning One sweet world And in her breath I'm swimming And here we will rest in peace (p.s. - try the ben and jerry's "one sweet whirl")
"Light my fire" by the doors You know that it would be untrue You know that I would be a liar If I was to say to you Girl, we couldn't get much higher Come on baby, light my fire Come on baby, light my fire Try to set the night on fire Rest in peace Morrison
2-Pac "Dear Mama" You are appreciated [Verse One: 2Pac] When I was young me and my mama had beef Seventeen years old kicked out on the streets Though back at the time, I never thought I'd see her face Ain't a woman alive that could take my mama's place Suspended from school; and scared to go home, I was a fool with the big boys, breakin all the rules I shed tears with my baby sister Over the years we was poorer than the other little kids And even though we had different daddy's, the same drama When things went wrong we'd blame mama I reminice on the stress I caused, it was hell Huggin on my mama from a jail cell And who'd think in elementary? Heeey! I see the penitentiary, one day And runnin from the police, that's right Mama catch me, put a whoopin to my backside And even as a crack fiend, mama You always was a black queen, mama I finally understand for a woman it ain't easy tryin to raise a man You always was committed A poor single mother on welfare, tell me how ya did it There's no way I can pay you back But the plan is to show you that I understand You are appreciated Lady... Don't cha know we love ya? Sweet lady Dear mama Place no one above ya, sweet lady You are appreciated Don't cha know we love ya? Now ain't nobody tell us it was fair No love from my daddy cause the coward wasn't there He passed away and I didn't cry, cause my anger wouldn't let me feel for a stranger They say I'm wrong and I'm heartless, but all along I was lookin for a father he was gone I hung around with the Thugs, and even though they sold drugs They showed a young brother love I moved out and started really hangin I needed money of my own so I started slangin I ain't guilty cause, even though I sell rocks It feels good puttin money in your mailbox I love payin rent when the rent's due I hope ya got the diamond necklace that I sent to you Cause when I was low you was there for me And never left me alone because you cared for me And I could see you comin home after work late You're in the kitchen tryin to fix us a hot plate Ya just workin with the scraps you was given And mama made miracles every Thanksgivin But now the road got rough, you're alone You're tryin to raise two bad kids on your own And there's no way I can pay you back But my plan is to show you that I understand You are appreciated Pour out some liquor and I reminsce, cause through the drama I can always depend on my mama And when it seems that I'm hopeless You say the words that can get me back in focus When I was sick as a little kid To keep me happy there's no limit to the things you did And all my childhood memories Are full of all the sweet things you did for me And even though I act craaazy I gotta thank the Lord that you made me There are no words that can express how I feel You never kept a secret, always stayed real And I appreciate, how you raised me And all the extra love that you gave me I wish I could take the pain away If you can make it through the night there's a brighter day Everything will be alright if ya hold on It's a struggle everyday, gotta roll on And there's no way I can pay you back But my plan is to show you that I understand You are appreciated
THURSDAY LYRICS "Understanding In A Car Crash" Splintered piece of glass falls in the seat, gets caught These broken windows, open locks, reminders of the youth we lost In trying so hard to look away from you we followed white lines to the sunset I crash my car everyday the same way Time to let this pass (the time it takes, the time it takes to let go) Time runs through our veins (it starts and stops and starts and stops again) We don't stand a chance in this threadbare time (the time it takes, the time it takes to let go) Time to let this pass (the time it takes, the time it takes to let go) Staring at the setting sun No reason to come back again The twilight world in blue and white The needle and the damage done I don't want to feel this way forever A dead letter marked return to sender The broken watch you gave me turns into a compass It's two hands still point to the same time 12:03, our last goodbye So push the seats back a little further I can see the headlights coming So push the seats back a little further Roll the windows down and take a breath I can see the headlights coming They paint the world in red and broken glass Time to let this pass (the time it takes, the time it takes to let go) Time runs through our veins. (it starts and stops and starts and stops again) We don't stand a chance in this threadbare time (the time it takes, the time it takes to let go) Time to let this pass (the time it takes, the time it takes to let go) Staring at the setting sun No reason to come back again The twilight world in blue and white The needle and the damage done I don't want to feel this way forever A dead letter marked return to sender The spinning hubcaps set the tempo for the music of a broken window the cameras on and the cameras click we open up the lens and cant stop Staring at the setting sun No reason to come back again The twilight world in blue and white The needle and the damage done I don't want to feel this way forever the lights are on and the cameras click we open up the lens to broken glass Staring at the setting sun No reason to come back again The twilight world in blue and white The needle and the damage done i don't want to feel this way forever a dead letter marked return to sender (I'll never understand Understanding in a car crash)
Dizzee Rascal "The Lost Lyrics" Yo, raised in the gutter I was told I should fight, I create and cause confusion from the left to the right, I'm sweet as a nut I'm doing alright cosy and comfortable, Still I try and avoid the sergeant, PC and the constable, Raised in the gutter I was told I should put, I create and cause confusion from the bottom to the top, I'm doing ok I can honestly say, This year I'm flying through, I could easily find myself a job but I ain't trying to, I keep it clear and frank, Relax with the pressure, I'm dirty and I'm stank, But ain't nobody fresher, My haters make enquiries, make it obvious they care, But when it comes to my location they would love to be aware, But I could be in the manor, I could be overseas, I could well be definitely making peas, I could be live at Wembley warming up for Jay-Z, But I'm definitely certain that you can't see me, Definite I hustle, blood, Definitely I grind, So you can try anything you want, I definitely don't mind, I definitely got my ting, I definitely know your face, So don't jump out of your pram, I'll definitely put you in your place, Definite I hustle, blood, Definite I grass, So you can try anything you want, I'll definitely just laugh, Definitely got my sword, It's definitely really sharp, So don't keep talking like yo' brat, I'll definitely get dark, Definite I hustle, blood, Definitely I fly, So you can try anything you want, I'll definitely just sigh, I definitely know I'm real, I definitely know you ain't, So don't try and be no devil cos I'm definitely no saint, Definite I hustle, blood, Definite I grin, So you keep taking this for a joke, I'll definitely just grin, Definitely can't have heard, Definitely couldn't know, Don't talk like your on top I'll leave you definitely below.
I'm a backdoor man Oh, baby, I'm a backdoor man. The men don't know, but their little girls understand.
Rage against the machine Bullet In The Head This time the bullet cold rocked ya A yellow ribbon instead of a swastika Nothin' proper about ya propaganda Fools follow rules when the set commands ya Said it was blue When ya blood was red That's how ya got a bullet blasted through ya head Blasted through ya head Blasted through ya head I give a shout out to the living dead Who stood and watched as the feds cold centralised? So serene on the screen You was mesmerised Cellular phones soundin' a death tone Corporations cold Turn ya to stone before ya realise They load the clip in omnicolour Said they pack the 9, they fire it at prime time The sleeping gas, every home was like Alcatraz And mutha fuckas lost their minds Just victims of the in-house drive-by They say jump, you say how high Yeah Just victims of the in-house drive-by They say jump, you say how high Run it! (Tom Busts his insanity out)(Solo) Just victims of the in-house drive-by They say jump, you say how high Just victims of the in-house drive-by They say jump, you say how high Check-a, check-a, check it out They load the clip in omnicolour Said they pack the 9, they fire it at prime time The sleeping gas, every home was like Alcatraz And mutha fuckas lost their minds No escape from the mass mind rape Play it again jack and then rewind the tape And then play it again and again and again Until ya mind is locked in Believin' all the lies that they're tellin' ya Buyin' all the products that they're sellin' ya They say jump and ya say how high Ya brain-dead Ya gotta fuckin' bullet in ya head Just victims of the in-house drive-by They say jump, you say how high Yeah Just victims of the in-house drive-by They say jump, you say how high Uggh! Yeah! Yea! Ya standin' in line Believin' the lies Ya bowin' down to the flag Ya gotta bullet in ya head Ya standin' in line Believin' the lies Ya bowin' down to the flag Ya gotta bullet in ya head A bullet in ya head A bullet in ya head Ya gotta bullet in ya fuckin' head! Yeah! Yeah!(END) Fuck the American goverment! Its all corruption and lies.
I love listening to Guster!! Fa-Fa When you look in the mirror, wish you were somebody else Just a perfect reflection, you and no one else Minutes run into hours, hours run into days You're still waiting for someone who never ever came Fa Fa-Fa Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa Never be the same again Fa Fa-Fa Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa Never be the same again You were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again You were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again Fa Fa-Fa Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa Never be the same again Fa Fa-Fa Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa Never be the same again Go and run through the hallways, and find your way to the door You will end up like always, back where you were before Can you look in the mirror, wish you were somebody else But it's still your reflection, you and no one else You were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again You were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again Fa Fa-Fa Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa Never be the same again Fa Fa-Fa Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa Never be the same again No matter where you go, you'll never find your way home You'll never find your way home no matter where you go You were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again You were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again Fa Fa-Fa Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa Never be the same again Fa Fa-Fa Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa Never be the same again
Bob Dylan - Mr. Tambourine Man Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to. Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you. Though I know that evenin's empire has returned into sand, Vanished from my hand, Left me blindly here to stand but still not sleeping. My weariness amazes me, I'm branded on my feet, I have no one to meet And the ancient empty street's too dead for dreaming. Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to. Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you. Take me on a trip upon your magic swirlin' ship, My senses have been stripped, my hands can't feel to grip, My toes too numb to step, wait only for my boot heels To be wanderin'. I'm ready to go anywhere, I'm ready for to fade Into my own parade, cast your dancing spell my way, I promise to go under it. Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to. Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you. Though you might hear laughin', spinnin', swingin' madly across the sun, It's not aimed at anyone, it's just escapin' on the run And but for the sky there are no fences facin'. And if you hear vague traces of skippin' reels of rhyme To your tambourine in time, it's just a ragged clown behind, I wouldn't pay it any mind, it's just a shadow you're Seein' that he's chasing. Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to. Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you. Then take me disappearin' through the smoke rings of my mind, Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen leaves, The haunted, frightened trees, out to the windy beach, Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow. Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free, Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands, With all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves, Let me forget about today until tomorrow. Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to. Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you.
when i first read the title of the thread, Burn One Down was what i was going to put.... but Ben Harper is still awesome soo...Alone This empty room it fills my mind Freedom it leaves me confined Every single wall has cracked But in this life you can't turn back I don't want to live, I don't want to live alone Alone Alone Alone As these words are with my tongue I question why they're even sung I have promised but I lied I don't even know myself inside I don't want to be, I don't wanna be here alone Alone Alone Alone Today and tomorrow have become one Every single thing has become none Human nature is a beast What I've done the most to show I have the least Please don't leave me here, please don't leave me here Don't you leave me alone Alone Alone Alone
a song by a very unknown band called flaw this is the chorus to "my letter" Hope your alright its been rough for me thinking all night about the places id be if I maybe just did a little bit more you might have let me become a man for sure and if I might express one concern seems an issue all day at every turn whats the next step the latest whole in my life? whats next for me to learn. and my other favorite song. cant belive hes so trustin while im right behind you thrustin whoa scotty doesnt know scotty doesnt know so dont tell scotty.
bobby brown by frank zappa, it's about the rapper bobby brown, who frank despised. He made this song about him and it's great. Hey there people I'm Bobby BRown They say I'm the cutest boy in town My car is fast, my teeth are shiney I tell all the girls they can kiss my hiney Here I am at the famous school I'm dressing sharp and I'm acting cool I got a cheerleader here, wants to help with my paper Let her do all the work and maybe later I'll rape her Oh God I am the american dream I do not think I'm too extreme And I'm a handsom son of a bitch I'm gonna get a good job and be well rich ( get a good, get a good, get a good, get a good job) Women's liberation Came creeping all across the nation I tell you people, I was not ready When I Fucked this dyke by the name of Freddy She made a little speach then uuh, she tried to make me say when She had my balls in a vice, but she left the dick I guess it's still hooked on but now it shoots too quick Oh God I am the american dream But now I smell like vaseline I'm a miserable son of a bitch Am I a boy or a lady, I don't know which ( I wonder, wonder, I wonder, wonder) So I went out and bought me a leisure suit I jingle my change, but I'm still kinda cute Got a job doing radio promo And none of the jocks can even tell I'm a homo Eventually me and a friend Sort of drifted along into S&M I can take about an hour on the tower of power As long as I gets a little golden shower Oh God, I am the american dream With a spindle up my butt 'till it makes me scream And I'll do anything to get ahead I lay awake nights saying "Thank you, Fred" Oh God, oh God, I'm so fantastic Thanks to Freddie, I'm a sexual spastic And my name is Bobby Brown Watch me now, I'm going down And my name is Bobby Brown Watch me now, I'm going down