Most meaningful Lyrics to you

My two favs:

“Child is born with a heart of gold” (That’s the Way of the World )

“Wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then” (Night Moves)

 

When I try to sleep at night
I can only dream in red
The outside world is black and white
With only one colour dead

--Biko, by Peter Gabriel.

Spare, but deep and moving. I didn't know anything about apartheid til I heard that song.

 

Pete has been so good for so long ... and above is one of his best efforts.

The EWF lyric from qtlaw is also excellent. That band ... the musicianship ... Maurice White's message perfectly conveyed ... the lyrics ... the ability to be so musically strong that the lyrics can take a break ...

Too many thoughts about this thread, but we'll see how this evolves.

 

A girl starts walking
Guys start gawking
Sits down next to you and starts talking
Says she wants to dance 'cause she likes to groove
So come on fatso and just bust a move

 

You fondle my trigger
then you blame my gun.

 

America right now:

Esther tried in vain, to pacify the mob.

 

Mother mother ocean, I have heard you call. Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall. - A Pirate Looks at 40

 

If I'm not really careful, there could be top-five lists for Genesis, Genesis-related, Rush, Pink Floyd, EWF, Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, etc. ...

Now ... when we're doing lists for Chuck Mangione and John Williams, maybe it's time to worry.

 

Elvis Costello: Don't put your heart out on your sleeve when your remarks are off the cuff.

 

The best song on probably my favorite album of all time.

 

“Pride is as dangerous as it is essential” —BJ Barham, “Madeline”

“You can throw me in the Colbert County Jailhouse
You can throw me off the Wilson Dam
But there ain’t much difference in the man I want to be
And the man that I really am”
—Jason Isbell, “Never Gonna Change”

 

Well, I fought with a stranger and I met myself
I opened my mouth and I heard myself
It can get pretty lonely when you show yourself
Guess, I could've made it easier on myself
But I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow
Well, I never seem to do it like anybody else
Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down
If you ever want to find me I can still be found
Takin' the long way

The Long Way Around, the Chicks, nee Dixie.