The world's best lyrics

[Deleted member 23692]

And I'm hovering like a fly, waiting for the windshield on the freeway.

 

[stephec]

He's a bit of a knob, but also one of the finest lyricists of all time.

 

[biggs682]

Who left the cake out in the rain

 

[MntnMan62]

Squeamish? That's a laugh. The thread is 'world's best lyrics' not post whole bloody songs.

Sorry to have disappointed you. I sure hope to do better next time. Gosh, will you ever forgive me? You ought to try not being so uptight. That’s how heart disease takes its toll. 😉

 

[PaulB]

Sorry to have disappointed you. I sure hope to do better next time. Gosh, will you ever forgive me? You ought to try not being so uptight. That’s how heart disease takes it’s toll. 😉

It's (no, that one's right - so's that - and that one) more the aberrant apostrophe for me.

 

[MntnMan62]

It's (no, that one's right - so's that - and that one) more the aberrant apostrophe for me.

Can’t even do grammar policing properly.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Funny isn't it? They are never the same when written down.

Yes, the music and the way the singer articulates the words really does bring a song to life.

That and the moment that you are in when listening.

I can think of numerous lyrically powerful songs but on the page in 2D they lose their magic.

 

[swee'pea99]

And he buys a gun and he steals a car and he tries to run but he don't get far

In the ghetto

Beat that for concision

'ad a love affair with Nina
In the back of my Cortina
A seasoned up hyena
Could not have been more obscener

Just one of Ian Dury's bits of genius

 

[Adam4868]

Remember having Ian Dury album as a kid and thinking Plaistow Patricia was the best thing ever...not sure you could get the lyrics past the Mods 😁

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

He came like a hero from the factory floor
With the sun and moon as gifts
But the only son you ever saw
Were the two he left you with

Chance - Big Country

 

[craigwend]

There's a shadow just behind me
Shrouding every step I take
Making every promise empty
Pointing every finger at me
Waiting like a stalking butler*

Tool - Sober (* favourite line)

 

[Chromatic]

Wins the prize for the most cynical. Agreed, brilliant.

It's the cynic in me that it appeals to.

 

[Chromatic]

Like this couple of lines from Gotta See Jane.

The frantic pace, the constant chase
To win the race, it's not a part of me

 

[stephec]

He came like a hero from the factory floor
With the sun and moon as gifts
But the only son you ever saw
Were the two he left you with

Chance - Big Country

So good that half way through the second line I was already singing along.

 

[F70100]

You scumbag, you magggot, you cheap lousy faggot...

Merry Christmas etc