Music: Favorite song lyrics

[Spring in Fialta]

I've been thinking about posting in this thread for a few days. Originally I was thinking of what to post, but when I actually sat down and thought about specific songs I realised it was hopeless. Anything I posted would have been a mixture of a few things. Self-indulgence mainly, as a list a bunch of songs I like to an audience I think cares. I've done this regularly since I was about fourteen. Aside from that though I wondered whether it was the lyrics themselves I liked, or the way in which they're delivered. There were some I hold a strong emotional attachment to and some I don't. Do I like some more than others because of this? Do I think they're better (what a term) than others because of this? How, then can I put an assortment of songs/lyrics here that anyone should care about?

It didn't help that I had a shortlist of about fifteen songs. With several from the same artists. That's not self-indulgence, that's taking the piss. Then there's the case of several songs from the same artists. While it's obvious that a lyricist doesn't peak with only one song, surely it's an exercise in redundancy seeing five songs from one source? And what if it's full songs rather than a verse, a chorus, a single line?

Anyway

Watching her these things she said
The times she cried too frail to wake this time
Ceremony - New Order (I don't know why the title for this says 2019 remaster - this was on the 2008 Collector's Edition of Movement)

I spy a boy
I spy a girl
I spy the worst place
in the world
In the whole world
Oh, you didn't do bad
You made it out
I'm still stuck here
Oh, but I'll get out
Oh yeah, I'll get out
Can't you see a giant walks among you, seeing through your petty lives
Do you think I do these things for real?
I do these things just so I survive
And you know, I will survive
It may look to the untrained eye
I'm sitting on my arse all day
I'm biding time until I take you all on
My lords and ladies
I will prevail
I cannot fail
'Cos I spy
Oh, I've got your number, taken notes
I know the ways your minds work out, I've studied
And your minds are just the same as mine
Except that you're clever swines
You never let your masks slip
You never admit to it
You're never hurried
Oh, no no no
And every night I hone my plan
How I'll get my satisfaction
How I will blow your paradise away
Away
Away!
'Cos I spy
It's just like in the old days
I used to compose my own critical notices in my head
"The crowd gasps at Cocker's masterful control of the bicycle
Skilfully avoiding the dog turd outside the corner shop
Imagining a blue plaque above the place I first ever touched a girl's chest
But hold on
You've got to wait for the best"
You see you should take me seriously
Very seriously indeed
'Cos I've been sleeping with your wife for the past sixteen weeks
Smoking your cigarettes
Drinking your brandy
Messing up the bed you chose together
And in all that time
I just wanted you to come home unexpectedly one afternoon
And catch us at it in the front room
You see I spy for a living
and I specialise in revenge
On taking the things I know will cause you pain
I can't help it
I was dragged up
My favourite parks are car parks
Grass is something you smoke
Birds are something you shag
Take your Year in Provence
and shove it up your ass
Your Ladbroke Grove looks turn me on, oh yeah
With roach burns in designer dresses
Skin stretched tight over high cheekbones
And thousands of tiny dryness lines
Beating a path
Beating a path to the corners of your eyes
And every night I hatch my plan
It's not a case of woman v man
It's more a case of haves against haven'ts
And I just happen to have got what you need
Just exactly what you need, yeah
La la, la la la la la la la la
In the midnight hour
La la, la la la la la la la la
I will come to you
I will come to you
I will take you from this sickness
Dinner parties and champagne
I'll hold your body and make it sing again
Come on, sing again
Let's sing again
Oh yeah, 'cos I spy
Yes, I spy
I spy a boy
And I spy a girl
I spy a chance to change the world
To change your world
I Spy - Pulp

Why do I deserve the science?
To feel better about you
At a loss I lost my cool
I denied that I found you
I tried to be a basket-case
I did not surprise you
I'm trying to find a signal fire
Let me know when I should move
But you, amplified in the silence
Justified in the way you make me bruise
Magnified in the science
Anatomically proved that you don't need me
Why do I desire the space?
I was mourning after you
I was lost and lost my shape
There was nothing I could do
I don't want to waste away
It was all I gave to you
Take me back or take my place
I will rise right up for you
But you, amplified in the silence
Justified in the way you make me bruise
Magnified in the science
Anatomically proved that you don't need me
But all the while you waste away you're asking
Did I really need another one to take me down?
Everybody knows it's something that you had to live with, darling
Nobody's gonna tear you down now
There is nothing you keep
There is only your reflection
There was nothing but quiet retractions
To families pleading: don't look in that cabinet
There's far more bad than there's good
I don't know how it got there
That was something your father had burned in me
Twenty hours out of Homestake: eternity
You can go anywhere but you are where you came from
Little girl you are cursed by my ancestry
There is nothing but darkness and agony
I cannot only see, but you stopped me from blinking
Let me watch you as close as a memory
Let me hold you above all the misery
Let me open my eyes and be glad that I got here
The Silence - Manchester Orchestra

I believe in a house in the clouds
God's got his dead friends round
And painted all the walls in red
To remind them they're all dead
Head Rolls Off - Frightened Rabbit

So I bide my time
As you devour my insides
Cause I lost my guts
When I was a boy
Cool Ethan - The Xcerts

Stupid of me since I know you're a New Order fan and now maybe I'm wrong about this, but it just clicked with me that your username is a reference to the Joy Division song. It's my second favorite song of all-time. Also, I wouldn't worry about posting a song to an audience you think cares. This board is mostly an exercise in that and there's nothing wrong with it. The only reason this thread was started was because I liked a song.

And now:

My, my, my, we're treating each other just like strangers
You can't ignore the significance of these changes
But you can't treat it lightly and you'll
Have to face the consequences
All my worst fears are grounded
You'll have to make the choice between the Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch and me (no no no no)
By this time I got to looking for a kind of substitute
I can't tell you who I found except that it rhymes with "dissolute"
But my baby's so lazy she is
Almost unable and it's
Driving me crazy and her
Loving's just a fable that we sometimes try with passion to recall (oh no no no)
Send for an ambulance or an
Accident investigator
He's breathing like a furnace so I'll
See you later, alligator
He'll set the sheets on fire
Mmm, quite a burning lover
Now he'll barbecue your kitten
Just another learner lover
Now you'll have to make the choice between the Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch and me...

 

[kingsholygrail]

People are strange when you're a stranger
Faces look ugly when you're alone
Women seem wicked when you're unwanted
Streets are uneven when you're down

When you're strange
Faces come out of the rain
When you're strange
No one remembers your name
When you're strange

 

[Know Your Enemy]

Stephin Merritt's lyrics

 

[GiveAFlyingPuck]

She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running
Like a watercolor in the rain
Don't bother asking for explanations
She'll just tell you that she came
In the year of the cat
- Al Stewart

Well we got no class
And we got no principals
And we got no innocence
We can't even think of a word that rhymes
- Alice Cooper

 

[Babe Ruth]

"Boredom's not a burden anyone should bare"

Tool

I wanna see the ground give way
I wanna watch it all go down
Mom please flush it all away
I wanna see it go right in and down
I wanna watch it go right in
Watch you flush it all awaaaaay..

Aenima. Tool

 

[Sentinel]

I've got a bellyful of emptiness
I've got a pocketful of nothing at all.
In the real life fairy tale a frog stays a frog,
And the serving girl can't be the belle of the ball.

Skyclad "Bellyful of Emptiness"

 

[John Price]

Now I've had the time of my life
No, I never felt like this before
Yes I swear it's the truth
And I owe it all to you
'Cause I've had the time of my life
And I owe it all to you
I've been waiting for so long
Now I've finally found someone to stand by me
We saw the writing on the wall
And we felt this magical fantasy
Now with passion in our eyes
There's no way we could disguise it secretly
So we take each others hand
'Cause we seem to understand the urgency
Just remember
You're the one thing
I can't get enough of
So I'll tell you something
This could be love
Because I've had the time of my life
No, I never felt this way before
Yes I swear it's the truth
And I owe it all to you

 

[sdf]

They say they mustn't risk
Because they have a home
There's a light on in there
And I'm not sure exactly which of us is right
The rain is waiting for me outside
Lunch is waiting for them at home
You can close the door after me I'm going away
You can close the door after me I'm going away
And if you're ever bored by that soft light
You'll find your place with us
There's enough rain here for everyone
Have a look at the clock
Have a look at the portrait on the wall
Listen to - there outside the window
Are our laugh

 

[Know Your Enemy]

Rakim - I know you got soul

It's been a long time, I shouldn't have left you
Without a strong rhyme to step to
Think of how many weak shows you slept through
Time's up, I'm sorry I kept you
Thinking of this, you keep repeating you miss
The rhymes from the microphone soloist
And you sit by the radio, hand on the dial, soon
As you hear it, pump up the volume
Dance wit the speaker 'till you hear it blow,
Then plug in the headphone 'cause here it go
It's a 4 letter word when it's heard, it control
your body to dance (You got it) soul,
Ditects the tempo like a red alert
Reaches your reflex, so let it work
When this is playing, you can't get stuck wit
The steps, so get set and I'm a still come up wit
A gift to be swift, follow the leader, the rhyme will go
Def wit the record that was mixed a long time ago
It can be done but only I can do it
For those that can dance and clap your hands to it
I start to think and then I sink
Into the paper like I was ink
When I'm writing, I'm trapped in between the lines,
I escape when I finish the rhyme...
I got soul
You got it
You got it
You got it
You got it
I know you got soul
Picture a mic, the stage is empty
A beat like this might tempt me
To pose, show my rings and my fat gold chain
Grab the mic like I'm on Soul Train
But I'll wait 'cause I mastered this
Let the others go first so the brothers don't miss
Eric B. break the sticks (you got it)
Rakim will begin when you make the mix
I'll experiment like a scientist
You want to rhyme, you gotta sign my list
'Cause I'm a manifest and bless the mic I hold
You want it next? then you gotta have soul
'Cause if you ain't got it, I'm a make an encore
Take the mic, make the people respond for
The are, 'cause that's the way it'll have to be
If you want to get on after me
Think about it, wait, erase your rhyme
Forget it and don't waste your time
'Cause I'll be in the crowd if you ain't controlling it
Drop the mic, you shouldn't be holding it
This is how it should be done
This style is identical to none
Some try to make it sound like this but you're getting me
So upset that I'm wet 'cause you're sweating me
I drip steam like a microphone fiend
Eager to MC is my theme
I get hype when I hear a drum roll
Rakim is on the mic and you know I got soul
You got it
You got it
You got it
You got it
You got it
I got soul (you got it) that's why I came
To teach those who can't say my name
First of all, I'm the soloist, the soul controller
Rakim gets stronger as I get older
Constant elevation causes expansion
I write my rhyme while I cool in my mansion
Then put it on tape and in the city I test it
Then on the radio the are's requested
You listen to it, the concept might break you
'Cause almost anyone can relate to...
Whoever's out of hand, I'm give him handles
Light 'em up, blow 'em out like candles
Or should I just let him melt?
Then give him a hand so they can see how it felt
I'm not bold just 'cause I rock gold
Rakim is on the mic and you know I got soul
You got it
You got it
You got it
You got it
Now I'm a stop to see what you got
Get off the mic before I get too hot
I want to see which posse can dance the best
It should be easy 'cause the beat is fresh
Now if your from Uptown, Brooklyn- bound,
The Bronx, Queens, or Long Island Sound,
Even other states come right and exact,
It ain't where you're from, it's where you're at
Since you came here, you have to show and prove
And do that dance until it don't move
'Cause all you need is soul self-esteem will release,
The rest is up to you, Rakim 'll say peace
You got it
You got it
You got it
You got it
You got it
You got it
You got it
You got it
You got it
You got it

 

[WetcoastOrca]

I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' about half past dead
I just need some place where I can lay my head
Hey, mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?
He just grinned and shook my hand, "no, " was all he said
Take a load off, Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off, Fanny
And (and) (and) you put the load right on me
(You put the load right on me)
I picked up my bag, I went lookin' for a place to hide
When I saw Carmen and the Devil walkin' side by side
I said, hey, Carmen, come on let's go downtown
She said, "I gotta go, but my friend can stick around"
Take a load off, Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off, Fanny
And (and) (and) you put the load right on me
(You put the load right on me)
Go down, Miss Moses, there's nothin' you can say
It's just ol' Luke and Luke's waitin' on the Judgment Day
Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee
He said, do me a favor, son, won't you stay and keep Anna Lee company?
Take a load off, Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off, Fanny
And (and) (and) you put the load right on me
(You put the load right on me)
Crazy Chester followed me and he caught me in the fog
He said, I will fix your rack, if you'll take Jack, my dog
I said, wait a minute, Chester, you know I'm a peaceful man
He said, that's okay, boy, won't you feed him when you can?
Yeah, take a load off, Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off, Fanny
And (and) (and) you put the load right on me
(You put the load right on me)
Catch a cannon ball now to take me down the line
My bag is sinkin' low and I do believe it's time
To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone
Take a load off, Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off, Fanny
And (and) (and) you put the load right on me
(You put the load right on me)

 

[WetcoastOrca]

And just an excerpt from this one:
Once upon a time you dressed so fine
Threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?
People call say 'beware doll, you're bound to fall'
You thought they were all kidding you
You used to laugh about
Everybody that was hanging out
Now you don't talk so loud
Now you don't seem so proud
About having to be scrounging your next meal.

How does it feel, how does it feel?
To be without a home
Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone

 

[Aladyyn]

My masterpiece is running in place
Charting distances I run
Lifting blocks but building nothing
Touching each one and walking off screen

Laura Stevenson - The Wait

 

[frisco]

The day she went away
I made myself a promise
That I'd soon forget we ever met.
But something sure is wrong,
'Cause I'm so blue and lonely.
I forgot to remember to forget.

-Elvis Presley (writers Kesler/Feathers)

My Best-Carey

 

[Pranzo Oltranzista]

Well we got no class
And we got no principals
And we got no innocence
We can't even think of a word that rhymes
- Alice Cooper

Great choice. I'm such a fanboy.

And oh, that music,
I hate those lyrics.
It stayed inside me so long.
And I swear to you I never wrote that song.

 

[sdf]

I've been thinking about posting in this thread for a few days. Originally I was thinking of what to post, but when I actually sat down and thought about specific songs I realised it was hopeless. Anything I posted would have been a mixture of a few things. Self-indulgence mainly, as a list a bunch of songs I like to an audience I think cares. I've done this regularly since I was about fourteen. Aside from that though I wondered whether it was the lyrics themselves I liked, or the way in which they're delivered. There were some I hold a strong emotional attachment to and some I don't. Do I like some more than others because of this? Do I think they're better (what a term) than others because of this? How, then can I put an assortment of songs/lyrics here that anyone should care about?

It didn't help that I had a shortlist of about fifteen songs. With several from the same artists. That's not self-indulgence, that's taking the piss. Then there's the case of several songs from the same artists. While it's obvious that a lyricist doesn't peak with only one song, surely it's an exercise in redundancy seeing five songs from one source? And what if it's full songs rather than a verse, a chorus, a single line?

Anyway

Watching her these things she said
The times she cried too frail to wake this time
Ceremony - New Order (I don't know why the title for this says 2019 remaster - this was on the 2008 Collector's Edition of Movement)

I spy a boy
I spy a girl
I spy the worst place
in the world
In the whole world
Oh, you didn't do bad
You made it out
I'm still stuck here
Oh, but I'll get out
Oh yeah, I'll get out
Can't you see a giant walks among you, seeing through your petty lives
Do you think I do these things for real?
I do these things just so I survive
And you know, I will survive
It may look to the untrained eye
I'm sitting on my arse all day
I'm biding time until I take you all on
My lords and ladies
I will prevail
I cannot fail
'Cos I spy
Oh, I've got your number, taken notes
I know the ways your minds work out, I've studied
And your minds are just the same as mine
Except that you're clever swines
You never let your masks slip
You never admit to it
You're never hurried
Oh, no no no
And every night I hone my plan
How I'll get my satisfaction
How I will blow your paradise away
Away
Away!
'Cos I spy
It's just like in the old days
I used to compose my own critical notices in my head
"The crowd gasps at Cocker's masterful control of the bicycle
Skilfully avoiding the dog turd outside the corner shop
Imagining a blue plaque above the place I first ever touched a girl's chest
But hold on
You've got to wait for the best"
You see you should take me seriously
Very seriously indeed
'Cos I've been sleeping with your wife for the past sixteen weeks
Smoking your cigarettes
Drinking your brandy
Messing up the bed you chose together
And in all that time
I just wanted you to come home unexpectedly one afternoon
And catch us at it in the front room
You see I spy for a living
and I specialise in revenge
On taking the things I know will cause you pain
I can't help it
I was dragged up
My favourite parks are car parks
Grass is something you smoke
Birds are something you shag
Take your Year in Provence
and shove it up your ass
Your Ladbroke Grove looks turn me on, oh yeah
With roach burns in designer dresses
Skin stretched tight over high cheekbones
And thousands of tiny dryness lines
Beating a path
Beating a path to the corners of your eyes
And every night I hatch my plan
It's not a case of woman v man
It's more a case of haves against haven'ts
And I just happen to have got what you need
Just exactly what you need, yeah
La la, la la la la la la la la
In the midnight hour
La la, la la la la la la la la
I will come to you
I will come to you
I will take you from this sickness
Dinner parties and champagne
I'll hold your body and make it sing again
Come on, sing again
Let's sing again
Oh yeah, 'cos I spy
Yes, I spy
I spy a boy
And I spy a girl
I spy a chance to change the world
To change your world
I Spy - Pulp

Why do I deserve the science?
To feel better about you
At a loss I lost my cool
I denied that I found you
I tried to be a basket-case
I did not surprise you
I'm trying to find a signal fire
Let me know when I should move
But you, amplified in the silence
Justified in the way you make me bruise
Magnified in the science
Anatomically proved that you don't need me
Why do I desire the space?
I was mourning after you
I was lost and lost my shape
There was nothing I could do
I don't want to waste away
It was all I gave to you
Take me back or take my place
I will rise right up for you
But you, amplified in the silence
Justified in the way you make me bruise
Magnified in the science
Anatomically proved that you don't need me
But all the while you waste away you're asking
Did I really need another one to take me down?
Everybody knows it's something that you had to live with, darling
Nobody's gonna tear you down now
There is nothing you keep
There is only your reflection
There was nothing but quiet retractions
To families pleading: don't look in that cabinet
There's far more bad than there's good
I don't know how it got there
That was something your father had burned in me
Twenty hours out of Homestake: eternity
You can go anywhere but you are where you came from
Little girl you are cursed by my ancestry
There is nothing but darkness and agony
I cannot only see, but you stopped me from blinking
Let me watch you as close as a memory
Let me hold you above all the misery
Let me open my eyes and be glad that I got here
The Silence - Manchester Orchestra

I believe in a house in the clouds
God's got his dead friends round
And painted all the walls in red
To remind them they're all dead
Head Rolls Off - Frightened Rabbit

So I bide my time
As you devour my insides
Cause I lost my guts
When I was a boy
Cool Ethan - The Xcerts

What exactly, fill the Internet with your diarrhea?

 

[Appleyard]

Vanity
New Model Army

I'll teach you everything that I know now, Eddie
If you really want to take the time
But don't expect to get answers to anything, Eddie
There is just one thing I've learned
Through everything that I've done and tried
Everything I have justified
It's all vanity, all vanity - we try to have control
It's all vanity, all vanity 'cause Chaos rules it all

I always drive like a madman, Eddie
But you'll soon get used to that
I believe if you're moving fast enough, Eddie
You don't ever have to watch your back
I choose solid ground to make my stands
I stay off the streets at closing time
It's all vanity, all vanity - we try to have control
It's all vanity, all vanity 'cause Chaos rules it all

Remember how it was out at Bunglass
We climbed up to the peak and stood against the rocks
The photographs came - you couldn't see us
We were lost against the mountains like specks of dust
And the mirror never lies, it's just these foolish eyes
And we all see what we want to see
What we need to see, what we have to see
And so will you do just the same one day, Eddie
I've been to that place a thousand times
Looked over the edge so many times
Wanted to jump a thousand times

Well we talk about saving the world now, Eddie
It's our vanity gone mad
She'll survive us all perfectly well
When we're all long buried and dead
Clever monkeys with technology
Barely out of the caves and the trees
It's all vanity, all vanity - we try to have control
It's all vanity, all vanity 'cause Chaos rules it all
Eddie now let it go...
I turn my head away from here
Down towards the rolling seas again
I kneel and worship where I can
The ground comes swirling up and through these veins...

One of my favourite songs ever.

Justin is probably the greatest lyricist ever... and I dont say that lightly. The sheer high level and consistency of his work over the last 40 years. Amazing.

 

[HoseEmDown]

I know I'm pathetic I knew when she said it
A loser a bum's what she called me when I drove her home
There's no more waiting and sure no more wasting
I've done all I can and she still wants to be left alone

 

[Eisen]

One of my favourite songs ever.

Justin is probably the greatest lyricist ever... and I dont say that lightly. The sheer high level and consistency of his work over the last 40 years. Amazing.

A real working class poet. Always a hit with me.

 

[Teemu]

There were signs beside the road like "Jesus Saves"
And "Relieve yourself the fast and gentle way!"
I was lookin' for an old man who lived way back in these hills
Who just might have a story I could tell

Pretty soon the blacktop disappeared
I felt the car change to a lower gear
I took a drink of liquor just to chase away the chill
I was 27 miles from Olive Hill

Ahead I saw the bridge where I turned right
A dirt road led straight up a mountainside
I pulled up to a farmhouse I thought I had seen before
An old man and his dog were at the door

They told me this old-timer knew this land
I told him, "Sir, I just don't understand
Why the kids in this state just grow up and move away
And leave the land where they were born and raised."

He said, "Son, you can't make it on this land
Unless you're happy working with your hands
There ain't no kids today that wanna stay and work it out
They wanna see the things they hear about."

He said, "I cleared this whole farm off myself
And I'd work it now but time has got my health."
Then staring out the window resting in his easy chair
He told me what I'd really come to hear

"You know, son, people used to tell their kids
'Now, I don't want you to have to work the way I did.'
They don't!--and some will tell you that it's a shame
But you have to think before you place the blame."

I guess we must have talked for half a day
'Til I told him that I'd best be on my way
He shook my hand and said, "I'm glad I met you, Mr. Hall
But I guess there ain't no song here after all."

 

[Shareefruck]

What exactly, fill the Internet with your diarrhea?

Let's be honest, the internet exists pretty much exclusively as a diarrhea receptical. If you're not using it for that, you're using it wrong.

 

[SomeDude]

But you should never be embarrassed by your trouble with living.
Because it is the ones with the sorest throats, Laura, who have done the most singing.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

I've always loved Aesop Rock's No Regrets. The lyrics are much more straightforward than his other music, but it's such a concise character study. It's kind of sad but beautiful at the same time.

Aesop is a lyrical and musical genius. I've been lucky enough to see him live twice. His stage presence and energy he puts into his shows is very special. "Kind of sad but beautiful" is a great way to describe Aesop as an artist in general.




As to the OP, my favorite overall song lyric would probably be Little Man by Atmosphere. The first verse is a message to his son, the second verse is a message to his father, the third verse is a message to himself. A lot of these lyrics hit very close to home for me, growing up with a lot of familial turmoil, especially the last 2 lines of the 2nd verse. The song took on a new meaning when my father passed away this past April after a troubled life and many strained relationships as a result of a lot of his own indiscretions.

Dear Jacob
I won't take up too much of your time
I know you're trying to get your video game-grind on
And that's fine.
Just gimme a second to empty my face
Before I hit the road again to go and win this paper chase.

I've been watching you man
I'm proud of you man
You're growing up to be the best man that you possibly can
I know you understand
Why I go out of town
I also know my days are colder when you're not around


Sometimes I wonder what it's like to be adapted to the fact
That daddy never lived inside the same shack
And sometimes I get this pain in my stomach's pit
It's what I get
I'm convinced it's my punishment


For those nights I got drunk and let go at some bar
In some city with some people I don't know
For all the times that the lines on your face
Reminded me of the days before the dragonflies escaped


It trips me out how you pick up all my traits
From the way that you spit to the fists that you make
I watch the way you try to keep your mom happy
Daddy learned that from you
You're supposed to learn that from daddy
I can't teach much when it comes to women
I drive safe and slow but don't know nothing 'bout the engine
You're doing good little man that's all I really meant
I love you
You're my best friend, thanks for listening


__________________________________
Dear Craig
What up bones? How it goes?
Yeah, me? Well, you know, you know, same old, same old
Sorry that the phone calls ain't too routine
Just been runnin' around the globe tryin' to do my thing


Sometimes the weeks fly a little too fast
And sometimes I go to sleep a little too trashed
Other times I'm not sittin' on enough cash
And other times today feels too much like the past

Sometimes at night I would watch y'all fight
A child wonderin'
Why your life just ain't alright?
What's the violence about? Why's it in my house?
And even the memories are turned up too loud
Yeah, I got some issues in my head
Knew we should've started fixing 'em back when she left you
I'm not trying to get you down, I know you're different now
But your little man just wants you to listen now
I'm over thirty, can't maintain relations
All these women wanna hurt me and I just don't have the patience
I can't trust 'em
And they're not much help
When they start to push and pull the buttons I don't trust myself
What pride, fists, and words just might do?
I'm afraid of my fate, don't wanna turn out like you
I've never hit a woman
and I won't do coke
And for that alone I love you and I wanna thank you old man

________
Dear Sean
What's goin' on?
Not much to say
Just checkin' in wit'cha trying to see what's wrong today
I know there's gotta be something kickin' your bruises
How's the love? How's the music? How's the self-abusiveness?


Got a lot to lose, it's breakin' your shoulders
So you let your paranoia place your bets for you
Too many cigarettes, messin' up your voice
Too many arguments, tryin' to test your poise


The only women that love you are fans and family
Mom has no choice, but fans leave you randomly
No heavy rotation
In any location
You're not ready to face that you have no steady vocation


Plus you're gettin' old, your raps are exhausted
Stop it, everybody knows that you've lost it
Singin' for these kids you don't know
When you should be at home with your own instead you're on your telephone
Fightin' with your girl like it's you against the world
Another drunk hotel bedroom corner
Curled up like a naked fetus
Come and save him Jesus
Place him back in time before the Reaganomics and Adidas
Sometimes you're not impressed with the work you've done
And love isn't love if you didn't hurt someone
Your son says, "Hi dad.
Your dad says, "Whats up?"
And me, I wanna thank you, but I won't, I'll just say, "Good luck."

 

[tarheelhockey]

Love dares you to care for
The people on the edge of the night

And love dares you to change our way of
Caring about ourselves

 

[Perennial]

And when no hope was left in sight
On that starry, starry night
You took you life as lovers often do

 

[sr edler]

Almost blue
Almost doing things we used to do
There's a girl here and she's almost you
Almost
All the things that you promised with your eyes
I see in hers too​

Spoiler

It's crazy Costello wrote a Chet Baker song and then Baker recorded it himself only a year before he fell out of that hotel window in Amsterdam. Damn, aging isn't always pretty, especially if you throw in a lot of heroin & cocaine into the mix ... ugh