posted 06-22-99 12:23 PM ET        

The rat in your brain rules the world from the comfort of your living room.

Yes this is an actual line from a song.

posted 06-22-99 02:12 PM ET         

So I asked for some time,
and you gave me a watch.
If it's that late already again. . .

posted 06-22-99 02:24 PM ET            

"I want you"- Elvis Costello.

"I hate this flat land, there's no cover
for sons and fathers and brothers and lovers.
I can take the killing, I can take the slaughter
but I don't talk to "Sun" reporters.
I never thought that I would be
fighting fascists in the southern sea.
I saw one today and in his hand
was a weapon that was made in Birmingham".

"Island of no return"- Billy Bragg.

posted 06-22-99 05:40 PM ET         

This one should be easy.

As always, I remain,

posted 06-22-99 05:53 PM ET            

or...

"Hey driver, where we goin? I swear, my nerves are showing. Set my hopes up, way too high, the living's in the way we die!"

posted 06-23-99 09:40 AM ET            

or...

You have bees flying around your rectum,
You need a bad operation.

posted 06-23-99 10:17 AM ET            

HEY. whats wrong with you?

youve gotta be yourself

posted 06-24-99 03:36 PM ET            

"Send Lawyers, guns, and money."

posted 06-24-99 03:42 PM ET         

"Hands are for shaking... No not tying."

posted 06-24-99 10:51 PM ET         

"If the world's a drag my friend,
and you can't cope.
Go out and find a connection,
and smoke some dope,
and get high if you can, and get high,
if you can."

A couple of old favorites,

posted 06-30-99 10:56 PM ET            

Bit if you are feeling sinister.
Go off and see a minister.
He'll try in vain to take away the pain of being a hopeless unbeliever.

posted 07-01-99 12:09 AM ET            

Sitting all alone
Waiting for an answer
Was today too strong
Was tomorrow not supposed to be
You played the saddest song
A song of grave forgiveness
Was your life meant to be a memory

posted 07-01-99 02:06 AM ET            

OhWell, I recognize that... It's "Fell on Black Days" by Soundgarden. But their best song is still Ty Cobb.

But the best lyrics- no, POETRY- ever put into a song is this.

A one-trick pony in a one-horse town
I'm feeling lonely and the cable's down
I feel like the only freak in this town
What's wrong with you...
What's wrong with me?
Got a life of scratching tickets
At the local gas and stop
So suck on another whippit
And hear the brain cells pop
Can you feel the radiation
Dragging your system down
You won't feel the alienation
And you'll never leave this town
I could be happy with less I guess
If they tell me that less is more
Set a place for me at the table
I won't be hungry anymore
Now I know I'm nothing special
And I know I'm nothing great
And I know I'm nothing different
But I JUST DON'T FEEL THE SAME

Sorry about that... Music is my passion.
And no, I'm not some computer-addicted geek who talks about Star Wars all day like you must be thinking. Perfectly normal negative creep.

I lost my soul when I fell to Earth
My planet's called me to the void of my birth
The time has come for me to kill this game
Now open wide and say my name

I'd add more, but I'm not sure we're allowed to swear here. Are we?

posted 07-01-99 05:42 AM ET            

�nnu en g�ng �r det dags att g� in i ett n�tskal
m�nad i rad har jag varit lika glad som en bl�val
�nnu en g�ng �r det dags att dupera sin samtid
tr�ffar jag r�tt har jag chans att f� mer av min framtid

Du skall inte st� bredvid
rock 'n' roll p� nolltid
Werther hade sm�rtor
Jean D'arc gick p� knark

Dansar runt ett vitt skellet
livet k�nns s� fritt och r�tt
bidragstagaren full och m�tt
Heja Sweden vinner l�tt

A Aa Ist�llet f�r musik: f�rvirring

Jag har gl�mt vad jag har sagt jag har tappat all takt
jag �r borta
mitt liv �r ett brus jag har f�r m�nga ljus i min t�rta

Gamla moster fosterland
du har retat mig ibland
d�rf�r spelar jag i band
d�rf�r krossar jag min hand

A Aa Ist�llet f�r musik: f�rvirring

lala la la la la lalaloulalala

A Aa Ist�llet f�r musik: f�rvirring
A Aa Ist�llet f�r ett liv: f�rvirring

Brilliant

posted 07-01-99 05:52 AM ET            

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posted 07-01-99 06:06 AM ET            

Yes, beautiful indeed.

posted 07-01-99 06:16 AM ET            

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posted 07-01-99 11:46 AM ET            

I like:

"I know it's not a wise thing to do,
writing funny songs about the mob,
but if it's all the same to you,
to me it's not a gang but a club."

"Hitchin' up the buggy,
churnin' lots of butter.
Raised a barn on Monday,
soon I'll raise anudder.

posted 07-01-99 02:32 PM ET         

"I met him in a swamp down in Dagobah..."

And now for something completely different.

posted 07-02-99 05:21 AM ET            

Some say the end is near.
Some say we'll see armageddon soon.
I certainly hope we will.
I sure could use a vacation from this

Bull**** three ring circus sideshow of
Freaks

Here in this hopeless ****ing hole we call LA
The only way to fix it is to flush it all away.
Any ****ing time. Any ****ing day.
Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona bay.

Fret for your figure and
Fret for your latte and
Fret for your hairpiece and
Fret for your lawsuit and
Fret for your prozac and
Fret for your pilot and
Fret for your cable and
Fret for your car.

It's a
Bull**** three ring circus sideshow of
Freaks

Here in this hopeless ****ing hole we call LA
The only way to fix it is to flush it all away.
Any ****ing time. Any ****ing day.
Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona bay.

Some say a comet will fall from the sky.
Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves.
Followed by faultlines that cannot sit still.
Followed by millions of dumbfounded dip****s.

Some say the end is near.
Some say we'll see armageddon soon.
I certainly hope we will cuz
I sure could use a vacation from this

Silly ****, stupid ****...

One great big festering neon distraction,
I've a suggestion to keep you all occupied.

Learn to swim.

Mom's gonna fix it all soon.
Mom's comin' round to put it back the way it ought to be.

Learn to swim.

**** retro anything.
**** your tattoos.
**** all you junkies and
**** your short memory.

Learn to swim.

**** L Ron Hubbard and
**** all his clones.
**** all those gun-toting
Hip gangster wannabes.

Learn to swim.

**** smiley glad-hands
With hidden agendas.
**** these dysfunctional,
Insecure actresses.

Learn to swim.

Cuz I'm praying for rain
And I'm praying for tidal waves
I wanna see the ground give way.
I wanna watch it all go down.
Mom please flush it all away.
I wanna watch it go right in and down.
I wanna watch it go right in.
Watch you flush it all away.

Time to bring it down again.
Don't just call me pessimist.
Try and read between the lines.

I can't imagine why you wouldn't
Welcome any change, my friend.

posted 07-03-99 02:58 AM ET            

When every loss has been suffered
When every war has been fought
When every son's been laid to rest
When every lesson has been taught

There comes a time when you realize
it's all over--sooner or later
All of us together--stop pretending it's not
It's going down--it's going down
Nobody listens, I can't believe it

When every breath has been drawn
When every sickness has been shared
When every soul has quit religion
When every priest has run scared

When all the actors take a last bow
When all the big deals have gone down
When every cynic's crucified us
When every mother screams out loud

There comes a time when you realize
it's all over--sooner or later
All of us together--stop pretending it's not
It's going down--it's going down
Nobody listens, I can't believe it

Found asleep at the wheel
Believing in things that are not real
Our reasons more of the same
Pointless encounters, endless cliches
Things escape me time and again
Running in circles while anarchy wins
Not me--I'm not going down
Refuse to sell out or lay down

Fate speaks, fate speaks loudly, fate speaks
Fate speaks, fate speaks loudly, fate speaks

Facing my sentence in despair
Pacing the floor, the enemy's there
I'm just so sick and tired of it all
Nothing but commerce makes my skin crawl

Fate speaks, fate speaks loudly, fate speaks
Fate speaks, fate speaks loudly, fate speaks
Fate speaks, fate speaks loudly, fate speaks

You think I've lost it for what I have said
You've got the problem
and it's all in your head
It's just too dark, it's just too real
Don't take for granted this chance we have to feel
Why do we take it? We're out of control
We're getting worse now
and we're selling our souls
It's just too dark, it's just too real
Don't take for granted
this chance we have to feel

Why do we take it? We're out of control
We're getting worse now and we're selling our souls
It's just too dark, it's just too real
Don't take for granted this chance
we have to feel
You think I've lost it for what I have said
You've got the problem
and it's all in your head
It's just too dark, it's just too real
Don't take for granted this chance we have
to feel
_____________________________________________
In just a moment your life can slip away
Wasting time by wasting chances
When all that's left here
is emptiness and hope
It's always darkest before the dawn will show

So I've got to stay right--just to see it
I've got to rise up and be much more

There's nothing new here,
my impact fading fast
Why seize the hour if I cannot make it last
The cynics laugh hard
and the pundits write away
The music's dying but its epitaph will say
It's not over yet--just to see it
I've got to rise up and be so much more
Believe I know it, I've got to be right...

There's a light at the end but a darkness begins as I take the task at hand
For the glimpse that I see is all that I need
Just to try and understand
why my fate has let it stand
Feel the meaning of power, the meaning of fear, but it's death that's chasing me fast
So who really gives a damn if I make it at all; I'm just another one that's passed
The pain of a marathon that lasts...
_____________________________________________
Just call me Mr. Dark--Mr. Negative
I'm pessimistic, fatalistic, with an attitude
that's turned ballistic

No rhyme or reason, no symmetry and no excuse
Let it go--flow with the chaos
Hold tight 'cause I can't refuse
Fate speaks, fate speaks loudly

Can't you see there's no returning
once you've started down this road
You've lost everything you have and life is over
No impact 'til you make it stronger

Fate speaks, fate speaks loudly
Fate speaks, fate speaks loudly
Fate speaks, fate speaks loudly
Fate speaks, fate speaks loudly

Can't you see there's no returning
Once you've started down this road
You've lost everything you have
and life is over
No impact 'til you make it stronger...
_____________________________________________
When every word has been written
and every line has been read
When every person cries for justice
When every partner drops dead

When every loss has been suffered
When every war has been faught
When every son's been laid to rest
When every lesson has been taught

"...and this is the moment when you will make your impact...an intensity found in your life when you make a real and profound difference...Seize it...seize it...rise up."

When all the actors take a last bow
When all the big deals have all gone down
When every cynic has crucified us
When every mother screams out loud

There's nothing left to ask for
There's nothing left to say
The same old songs are playing again
just like it's yesterday

There's nothing left to hope for
There's nothing left to be
It's all been done before
But maybe I'll wait right here and see

There's nothing left but boredom
There's nothing left but pain
There's nothing to do 'cause the suffering lasts as it keeps you in its wake

I'd like to make a difference
Yes, I'd like to make one try
But who the hell am I fooling?
There's barely time enough to die...
_____________________________________________
I've heard enough; let's make it happen
Let's turn it over, make life a positive
No more excuses, I'm making progress
I'm moving forward with new promises

There's nothing left but boredom
nothing left but pain
There's barely time enough to die
It's all been done before, there's nothing left here
There's nothing I can say--I can say...

Don't think it's me; I have no fear
I feel it working; there's something more here
Let's make it worth it, still time to react
We've come this far now to make an impact

Now wait here--can't you see
I've just spelled out reality
It's no fun, but it's now or never
It's now or never

So wait here--can't you see
I've just spelled out reality
It's no fun, but it's now or never
It's now or never

I've seen it, I've lived it, I know it
I'll say this over and again, again, again
I've got it--Last call, are you going down?

I've seen it, I've lived it, I know it
Last call, are you going down? Down...

Last call, last call, last call
Are you going down? Down...
Last call, last call, last call
Are you going down? Down...

I've seen it, I've lived it, I know it
Last call--are you going down down down down
down down down down down down down down
down down down--'cause I'm not!