Lyrics to live by?
Okay, I been having an interesting life as of late with a lot of thinking involved. Those of you that know me know that when thinking is involved there are always tunes on. That brings me to the discussion topic for the day. What song lyrics that you know have been able to provide insight or inspiration to help you with events in your life, or what lyrics have you used to keep things in appropriate perspective?
Here are just a few of the ones that I use for examples and then I'll throw it open to discussion:
Here are just a few of the ones that I use for examples and then I'll throw it open to discussion:
- "This is life. It's the class that no one aces" SouthFM -- "Habit"
- "If I stay lucky then my tongue will stay tied..." Seven Mary Three -- "Lucky"
- "I wipe the slate clean, kick the daydream, and remain independently happy." Blue October-- "Independently Happy"
- The list from Blue's "Balance Beam"
- "I know if I just sit there, I'll never find out who I am" Faktion -- "Who I am"
I'm sure the musical geniuses in my audience can provide several better examples.
posted by Aaron at 2:46 AM
2 Comments:
Just off the top of my head:
- the chorus from "Unforgiven"
- the final verse of "No Excuses"
- the entirety of "Simple Man"
- most of "Float On"
- the chorus to "New Slang"
- the "God made this night for me" part of "Do You Ever Wonder?" (don't ask me why)
- recently, "Don't bother talking to the girls with the hot soft eyes -- you know they're already taken" from Hold Steady's "First Night" (he says "guys" instead of "girls", but I think it works better my way)
- um, ditto to "Lucky"
Interesting discussion. To be continued when I'm not at work.
Pandora just reminded me of the quintessential lyric to live by, from Built to Spill's "Made-Up Dreams": "It takes a lot to make me crazy / and a lot is always going on."
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