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A few more, from [this old post of mine] ("Re: THREE Songs that describe you"):

anagram wrote:[youtube] [lyrics] Kings of Convenience: Homesick
[youtube] [lyrics] Fleet Foxes: Helplessness blues
[youtube] [lyrics] Neko Case: Hold on, hold on

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oll6UfK6iUg

Kings of Convenice: Homesick

i lose some sales and my boss won't be happy
but i can't stop listening to the sound
of two soft voices blended in perfection
from the reels of this record that i found

every day there's a boy in the mirror
asking me "what are you doing here?"
finding all my previous motives
growing increasingly unclear

i travelled far and i burned all the bridges
i believed as soon as i hit land
all the other options held before me
would wither in the light of my plan

so i lose some sales and my boss won't be happy
but there's only one thing on my mind
searching boxes underneath the counter
on a chance that on a tape i'd find

a song for
someone who needs somewhere
to long for

homesick
because i no longer know
where home is

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyP0DACgdgc

Fleet Foxes: Helplessness blues

i was raised up believing
i was somehow unique
like a snowflake distinct among snowflakes
unique in each way you can see

and now after some thinking
i'd say i'd rather be
a functioning cog in some great machinery
serving something beyond me

but i don't, i don't
know what that will be
i'll get back to you someday
soon you will see

what's my name, what's my station
oh, just tell me what i should do
i don't need to be kind to the armies of night
that would do such injustice to you

or bow down and be grateful
and say "sure, take all that you see"
to the men who move only in dimly-lit halls
and determine my future for me

and i don't, i don't
know who to believe
i'll get back to you someday
soon you will see

if i know only one thing
it's that everything that i see
of the world outside is so inconceivable
often i barely can speak

yeah i'm tongue-tied and dizzy
and i can't keep it to myself
what good is it to sing helplessness blues
why should i wait for anyone else?

and i know, i know
you will keep me on the shelf
i'll come back to you someday
soon myself

if i had an orchard
i'd work till i'm raw
if i had an orchard
i'd work till i'm sore
and you would wait tables
and soon run the store

gold hair in the sunlight
my light in the dawn
if i had an orchard
i'd work till i'm sore
if i had an orchard
i'd work till i'm sore

someday i'll be like the man on the screen

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0vk5SGmw3w

Neko Case: Hold on, hold on

the most tender place in my heart is for strangers
i know it's unkind but my own blood is much too dangerous
hangin' round the ceiling half the time
hangin' round the ceiling half the time

compared to some i've been around
but i really tried so hard
that echo chorus lied to me with its
"hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on!"

in the end i was the mean girl
or somebody's in-between girl
now it's the devil i love
and that's as funny as real love

i leave the party at three a.m.
alone, thank god
with a valium from the bride
it's the devil i love

and that's as funny as real love
and that's as real as true love

that echo chorus lied to me with its
"hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on!"

that echo chorus lied to me

Meanwhile, fifteen years ago... (My theme song for those times.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5zEP4kvfnc

[Nineties] Green Day: Walking contradiction

do as i say not as i do because
the $#%^ is so deep you can't run away
i beg to differ on the contrary
i agree with every word that you say

talk is cheap and lies are expensive
my wallet's fat and so is my head
hit and run and then i'll hit you again
i'm a smart ass but i'm playing dumb

standards set and broken all the time
control the chaos behind a gun
i call it as i see it even if
i was born deaf, blind and dumb

losers winning big on the lottery
rehab rejects still sniffing glue
constant refutation with myself
a victim of a catch 22

i have no belief
but i believe
i am a walking contradiction
and i ain't got no right

i have no belief
but i believe
i am a walking contradiction
and i ain't got no right

here's a little something for AprilR ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8ZSRGJENBk (PC)

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=H8ZSRGJE ... 8ZSRGJENBk (mobile)

Pat Benatar - Run Between The Raindrops

It's always one thing or another, seems like we never get ahead
Reaching out for the brass ring, and landing in the dirt instead
We can't get past yesterday, we're only counting down from ten
It seems like every move we make, brings us back where we began
You've gotta run between the raindrops
If you wanna see the sun
Run, run, run, between the raindrops
Run between the raindrops, if you wanna see the sun
Run, run, run, - run baby run

Somewhere there's a sun that's shining
Somewhere we'll find a life that's good
Some way I'm gonna make it happen
Just like you always knew I could

We're treading water on a river of tears
And I don't know what to do
I can take a beating, but I ain't gonna let it happen to you, you

You've gotta run between the raindrops
If you wanna see the sun
Run, run, run, between the raindrops
Run between the raindrops, if you wanna see the sun
You gotta run, run, run, - run baby run

We're treading water on a river of tears
And I don't know what to do

You've gotta run between the raindrops
If you wanna see the sun
Run, run, run, between the raindrops
Run between the raindrops, if you wanna see the sun
Run, run, run, - run baby run

Run between the raindrops, if you wanna see the sun
You gotta run, run, run, - run baby run

You gotta run, run, run, - run baby run

... another of the female artists that i like that can do no wrong!!!

shock_the_monkey wrote:here's a little something for AprilR ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8ZSRGJENBk (PC)

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=H8ZSRGJE ... 8ZSRGJENBk (mobile)

Th- thank you so much, it's a wonderful song! I'm really touched and don't know what to say right now *searches for an appropriate song*

AprilR wrote:Th- thank you so much, it's a wonderful song! I'm really touched and don't know what to say right now *searches for an appropriate song*

i'm glad you liked it.

here's my track for the day. another little blast of the superb pat benatar ...

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lyrics by metrolyrics

Pat Benatar - Sorry

I remember when you loved me
I remember the way it used to be
Then you hurt me and I hurt you
We were fools, as foolish as fools can be
Even if you go I will still remain..

(chorus)
Here you make me bleed again
When I'm already drownin'
And out here where the air is thin there's just no mercy
Maybe we could try again, put the past behind us and
We'd be ready to pretend and say we're sorry

I remember how you loved me
I remember how good it used to feel
Then we let it just slip away
We were dreamers pretending it wasn't real

Even if you go I will still remain
I will wait for you until you return..
To your senses

You'll miss me, yes you will
You won't know how much until I'm gone
Like the sweet memory of something you used to love
That can't be found that's not around.

Even if you go I will still remain.
Here you make me bleed again
When I'm already drownin' and out here where the air is thin
There's just no mercy
Maybe we could start again
Put the past behind us and we'd be ready to pretend
And say we're sorry..and say we're sorry now

... a special mention has to go to neil giraldo, who's guitar work is undoubtedly the making of this track for me.

I like the Concrete Blonde version best: Everybody Knows

Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows that the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That's how it goes
Everybody knows
Everybody knows that the boat is leaking
Everybody knows that the captain lied
Everybody got this broken feeling
Like their father or their dog just died

Everybody talking to their pockets
Everybody wants a box of chocolates
And a long stem rose
Everybody knows

Everybody knows that you love me baby
Everybody knows that you really do
Everybody knows that you've been faithful
Ah give or take a night or two
Everybody knows you've been discreet
But there were so many people you just had to meet
Without your clothes
And everybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knows
That's how it goes
Everybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knows
That's how it goes
Everybody knows

And everybody knows that it's now or never
Everybody knows that it's me or you
And everybody knows that you live forever
Ah when you've done a line or two
Everybody knows the deal is rotten
Old Black Joe's still pickin' cotton
For your ribbons and bows
And everybody knows

And everybody knows that the Plague is coming
Everybody knows that it's moving fast
Everybody knows that the naked man and woman
Are just a shining artifact of the past
Everybody knows the scene is dead
But there's gonna be a meter on your bed
That will disclose
What everybody knows

And everybody knows that you're in trouble
Everybody knows what you've been through
From the bloody cross on top of Calvary
To the beach of Malibu
Everybody knows it's coming apart
Take one last look at this Sacred Heart
Before it blows
And everybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knows
That's how it goes
Everybody knows

Oh everybody knows, everybody knows
That's how it goes
Everybody knows

Everybody knows

here's my pick for the day ...

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=ICnlyNUt ... CnlyNUt_0o

Duran Duran - Come Undone

My, immaculate dream, made breath and skin
I've been waiting for you
Signed, with a home tattoo
Happy birthday to you was created for you

Can't ever keep from falling apart
At the seams
Cannot believe you're taking my heart
To pieces

Oh, it'll take a little time
Might take a little crime
To come undone now

We'll try to stay blind
To the hope and fear outside
Hey child, stay wilder than the wind
And blow me in to cry

Who do you need, who do you love
When you come undone

Who do you need, who do you love
When you come undone

Words, playing deja vu
Like a radio tune I swear I've heard before
Chill, is it something real
Or the magic I'm feeding off your fingers

Can't ever keep from falling apart
At the seams
Cannot believe you're taking my heart
To pieces

Lost, in a snow filled sky, we'll make it alright
To come undone now

We'll try to stay blind
To the hope and fear outside
Hey child, stay wilder than the wind
And blow me in to cry

Who do you need, who do you love
When you come undone

Who do you need, who do you love
When you come undone

Who do you need, who do you love
When you come undone...

BTW, duran duran got their name from the mad scientist in the film barbarella.

http://duranduran.wikia.com/wiki/Barbarella_(film)

My favorite song of all time is "Under Pressure" by Queen and David Bowie. More for the music and singing than the lyrics, but the lyrics are good too!

Queen
"Under Pressure"

Pressure pushing down on me
Pressing down on you, no man ask for
Under pressure that burns a building down
Splits a family in two
Puts people on streets

It's the terror of knowing
What this world is about
Watching some good friends
Screaming, "Let me out!"
Tomorrow gets me higher
Pressure on people - people on streets

Chippin' around, kick my brains 'round the floor
These are the days - it never rains but it pours
People on streets - people on streets

It's the terror of knowing
What this world is about
Watching some good friends
Screaming, "Let me out!"
Tomorrow gets me higher, higher, higher...
Pressure on people - people on streets

Turned away from it all like a blind man
Sat on a fence but it don't work
Keep coming up with love but it's so slashed and torn
Why, why, why?

Love

Insanity laughs under pressure we're cracking
Can't we give ourselves one more chance?
Why can't we give love that one more chance?
Why can't we give love, give love, give love, give love, give love, give love, give love, give love?..

'Cause love's such an old-fashioned word
And 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
This is our last dance
This is our last dance
This is ourselves
Under pressure
Under pressure
Pressure

pick for the day ...

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Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer

Nobody on the road
Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air
The summer's out of reach

Empty lake, empty streets
The sun goes down alone
I'm driving by your house
Though I know you're not home

But I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
You got your hair combed back and your
Sunglasses on baby
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer, have gone

I never will forget those nights
I wonder if it was a dream
Remember how you made me crazy
Remember how I made you scream
Now I don't understand
What happened to our love
But babe I'm gonna get you back
I'm gonna show you what I'm made of

I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
I see you walking real slow
Smiling at everyone
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer, have gone

Out on the road today
I saw a deadhead sticker on a cadillac
A little voice inside my head said:
"Don't look back, you can never look back"
I thought I knew what love was
What did I know?
Those days are gone forever
I should just let them go, but ...

I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
You got the top pulled down
Radio on baby
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone

I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
You got your hair slicked back and those
Wayfarers on, baby
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer, have gone

lyrics by lyricsfreak

... boppy, listenable and a great tempo. if i were going for something more intellectual, i'd probably choose 'dirty laundry'.