What's your favorite line or lyric?

CloudedRune · Post by **CloudedRune** » 14 Jun 2015, 15:42

Circling Turtle wrote:I've never even heard of Sleeping at Last! They sound pretty good, I'll have to check them out. I was thinking of what the original post on this thread said about your favourite line from one of your own songs... It was difficult for me because I don't always like to put my songs out there, but here's a line from my song Red Leaves which I'm quite fond of:

Secrets too sweet to keep
Another promise that I had to eat

Mainly because its so fun to sing, rather than any poetic qualities

Sleeping at Last really have some great songs, I hope you enjoy them! I was listening to I'll Keep You Safe earlier today and I really liked the lines:

You’ll be an architect so pull up your sleeves
And build a new silhouette
In the skylines up ahead

& those lines from your song are absolutely lovely!

johappy · Post by **johappy** » 14 Jun 2015, 19:14

"Those three words are said too much, but not enough"
-Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol

I can see the truth in that line. It just makes sense.

Z0_happy · Post by **Z0_happy** » 14 Jun 2015, 20:42

"Boys in books are better"
-Boys and books and better by Carrie Hope Fletcher

zeldas_lullaby · Post by **zeldas_lullaby** » 03 Jul 2015, 21:17

I love the ending of a Tears For Fears song:

"When life begins with needles and pins, it ends with swords and knives. God save those born to die."

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 04 Jul 2015, 08:14

I heard one a while back that I got a kick out of. It was from Last Of The Summer Wine TV show. "Women are funny, from the front anyway." -Norman Clegg

AyeshaDewan · Post by **AyeshaDewan** » 06 Jul 2015, 03:07

Currently, I have a great affinity for two very different kind of lyrics:

"We keep this love in a photograph
We made these memories for ourselves
Where our eyes are never closing
Hearts are never broken
Times forever frozen still"
-Photograph by Ed Sheeran

"Don't waste your time on me.
You're already the voice inside my head.
(I miss you, miss you)"
-I Miss You by Blink182

boelyn65 · Post by **boelyn65** » 06 Jul 2015, 18:53

White buffalo and The Forest Rangers " Come Join the Murder"

" Come join the murder/ soar on my wings/ you'll touch the hand of god/ he'll make you king"
Made famous by Sons of Anarchy

-- 06 Jul 2015, 18:53 --

White buffalo and The Forest Rangers " Come Join the Murder"

" Come join the murder/ soar on my wings/ you'll touch the hand of god/ he'll make you king"
Made famous by Sons of Anarchy

iwishicouldread24_7 · Post by **iwishicouldread24_7** » 07 Jul 2015, 20:23

"it's been a long day without you my friend and i'll tell you all about it when I see you again"

sagarverma · Post by **sagarverma** » 14 Jul 2015, 00:59

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
But that's alright because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
But that's alright because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie

hannahbm13 · Post by **hannahbm13** » 15 Jul 2015, 18:58

Being a fan of the band "Alt-J" makes it difficult to answer this question. For one, they have such beautiful songs with deep, metaphorical lyrics, so any listener can relate to them. Some examples would be
"Please don't go, I'll eat you whole, I love you so."
This is referring to a quote from the book "Where The Wild Things Are," in which the monsters love the child so much that they would rather threaten cannibalism than live without him.
"Some things lie too deep for tears to well."
"Let's tessellate."
"Forty-eight thousand seats bleats and roars for my memories of you."
"Both still pine for the other's side spine."
Those are just a few examples of the many lines I love from Alt-J

kitsune1997 · Post by **kitsune1997** » 24 Jul 2015, 13:13

From Avril's song : cause I see the soul that is inside
My favourite line is from a Greek poem The Cretan by Solomos. Three thunderbolts fell, one behind the other, close by the girl, and made a fearful din. The translation isn't exact, but oh well. Some Greek words are impossible to translate exactly

marcjohann30 · Post by **marcjohann30** » 26 Jul 2015, 06:03

My favorite line in a song is this: You got something I need In this world full of people there's one killing me And if we only die once. It's a song of One republic.

Threadend · Post by **Threadend** » 27 Jul 2015, 21:47

My current favorite part (I can't do a line that is so difficult!) is from a Seinabo Sey song called Younger;

"There is a light to all this darkness if only we
Fight against them telling us how we should be
I refuse to have you break me
When you know you ain't getting any younger"

books suck watch tv · Post by **books suck watch tv** » 28 Jul 2015, 01:13

"battles i lose none i make crews run
i get fools done
got ten fingers but only use one

i run up like machine gun kelly with a black skelly
put one in your belly leave you smelly
and take your pelle pelle"

- frankie lymon

spicylover11 · Post by **spicylover11** » 30 Jul 2015, 16:03

The day gets colder now I'm wondering is this a dream or is it reality. I need to know right now I've been through enough tell me I'm growing more tuff. the day gets colder now I'm wondering is this a dream or is this reality. I don't need you any more I'm slamming the door to my life so don't be mad when I leave you so sad so sad so saaaaddd. the day gets colder now I'm wondering is this a dream or is this reality. I might need you and you might need me but lets get it straight it was never ment to be it wont be us it will only be me my new and powerful self that was finally left to be now you see. the day gets colder now I'm wondering is this a dream ir reality... reality.

-- 30 Jul 2015, 16:04 --

I'm not perfect but I keep trying again in again tell I get it right.