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twister002 · 07-26-2003, 08:10 PM

"Laughter looks like crying with no sound, raindrops taste like tears without the pain." "Another Rainy Night" - Queensryche.

souzafone · 07-27-2003, 05:43 AM

Yellow matter custard dripping from a dead dog's eye. I Am the Walrus--Beatles

deadbabiesrhot · 07-27-2003, 07:22 PM

wise words from ODB

"If you wanna die you gotta drink my sperm,
The other way to die is eat a can of worms"

348Dav · 07-27-2003, 08:07 PM

"Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day"

mml · 07-27-2003, 11:24 PM

I can't say that I love Jesus.
That would be a hollow claim.
He did make some observations
And I'm quoting them today.
"Judge not lest ye be judged."
What a beautiful refrain.

- R.E.M. (New Test Leper)

shAzb0t · 07-28-2003, 02:14 AM

Oh no, not me
I never lost control
You're face to face
With The Man Who Sold The World

Cover by Nirvana

stonecurran · 07-28-2003, 04:16 AM

you say that money isn't everything.........but i like you to see you live with out it - silverchair

aedenji · 07-28-2003, 07:39 PM

"lets talk about heaven and and the sun and the moon and the stars, while the devil wants to fuck me in the back of his car" NIN

also

"Im drunk, but right now I am so in love with you" NIN

obediah · 07-28-2003, 09:33 PM

As mentioned above, Nick Cave and Tom Waits just completely clean up in this category.

To add a few others:

16 Horsepower:

Lot's of good ole' fashion fire and brimstone religion:

"When will I hurt for heaven's sake.
When will I suffer for the sake of heaven."

Trailer Bride: - The only band to put the country back in alt-country.

"well my momma says 'that's a pretty good song, but you ought to be singing for jesus'
'I know I should, someday I just might, hope Jesus will forgive me tonight'"

-- Porch Song

"Poor little lightnin bug, I know just how you feel.
He's flashin hard at my porch light.
She's real pretty, she won't listen.
She's a white-hot 60 watt vixen."

-- Itchin' For You

fuck, that right there's the pinacle of song writing - a light bulb as a sex symbol.

murph2che · 07-28-2003, 11:11 PM

Weird Al: Poodle-Hat: Bob
(Artist: Album: Song)

"...Got a red nugget, a fat egg under a dog, go hang a salomi, I'm a lassagna hog!"

Really, ever line in this song is great, but this is one of the best.

Do check it out.

bobbles · 07-29-2003, 01:37 AM

"Nobody is perfect but I'm pretty fucking close" - Clawfinger

Fagabeefe · 07-29-2003, 10:04 PM

Father?

Yes son?

I want to kill you...

So matter-of-factly. Morrison was a genius.

also...

Everything is gonna be all right.

Bob Marley... Simple, pure, positive, POWERFUL.

Fagabeefe · 07-29-2003, 10:06 PM

"And I swear that I don't have a gun..."

Thanks for that, Kurt.

Nice to know we can take him at his word.

Katyblu · 07-30-2003, 09:55 AM

well captian morgan was a pirate dude
he use to jack motherfuckas and act real rude
as a real life person he wasn’t much fun
but he sure made a good ass bottle of rum
-OPM "El Capitan"

Spy vs. Spy, baby's a freak show
Line forms just to the right of your keyhole
- WSP "Bear Gone Fishin'"

Look at this big eyed fish swimmin' in the sea
Oh, how it dreams to be a bird, swoopin', divin' through the breeze
So, one day, caught a big old wave up onto the beach
Now, he's, dead, you see
Beneath the sea is where a fish should be

But, oh, God
Under the weight of life
Things seem brighter on the other side
-DMB "Big eyed Fish"

'Scuse me please, one more drink
Could you make it strong?
'Cause I don't need to think
She broke my heart
My Grace is Gone
One more drink and I'll move on
-DMB "Grace Is Gone"

Shine on you crazy diamond.
- Pink Floyd

Dang · 07-30-2003, 02:43 PM

" This cat is asking if Iv'e seen his little lost passion/ Told him yeah, but only when peddle past him." -Aesop Rock

" Life's not a bitch, life is a beautifull woman./ You only call her a bitch cause she won't let you get that pussy./ Maybe it's because you don't share any similar intrests./ Or maybe your just an asshole who couldn't sweet talk a princess."- Aes Rock

"So then I work my way into their subconsciousness / I tell them
always use caution, now, cautiousness, because / Are you absolutely positive that you can make it without us and be prosperous? / You need to look at me and my accomplishments / Hey, I got an idea, let's start a partnership! /
It'll be just like livin' in a Harlequin / And we'll feed our pond fishies
ostriches / we'll feed the starved kiddies self-doubt lozenges / Just peeling layer after layer off their confidence / until it's one planet us homogenous / versus one gumball you optimists!!" Lyrics Born

....so many more.

Fagabeefe · 07-30-2003, 03:32 PM

In their heads...
In their heads...
ZOMBIES...
ZOMBIES...
ZOMBIES...

The Cranberries

Wake the FUCK UP people.

WINGMAN · 07-30-2003, 03:47 PM

CANT YOU SEE I DONT LOVE YOU ANY MORE.....BLISSFUL AGONEY

punkgrl1984 · 08-01-2003, 10:01 PM

freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose
-me and bobby Mcgee Janis Joplin

more fire · 08-02-2003, 07:37 AM

see, to the common fowl the phoenix is sire/the most high of all things to ever have wings

cannibal ox-scream phoenix

colourmeirish · 08-23-2003, 10:18 AM

"whereever i am, you'll always be, more than just a memory"

flogging molly

seizei · 08-23-2003, 11:44 AM

"So you can make me come, that doesn't make you Jesus"

Tori Amos

battlemouth · 08-23-2003, 06:01 PM

everybody knows it sucks to grow up
but everybody does

ben folds - still fighting it

wwcd101 · 08-25-2003, 11:28 AM

Another vote for Tom Waits from "The Piano Has Been Drinking"
... The piano has been drinking... not me... not me... not me...

Add to that The Allman Brothers Band "Stormy Monday"
... The eagle flies on Friday. On Saturday, I go out to play.

And one probably nobody knows, just for fun, The Fugs from "Saran Wrap"
... Lick, lick, lick, lick, lick, my dick, dick, dick, dick, dick.

Thanks for listening.

coke babies · 08-25-2003, 12:47 PM

"I will serve as an example to man as hope, by defending those I love with my life."

Shai Hulud - 'Solely Concentrating on the Negative Aspects of Life'

pointfourfive · 08-25-2003, 09:52 PM

Stuttering, cold and damp
Steal the warm wind tired friend
Times are gone for honest men
And sometimes far too long for snakes
In my shoes, a walking sleep
And my youth I pray to keep
Heaven send Hell away
No one sings like you anymore

-Soundgarden, Black Hole Sun

Nitro · 08-25-2003, 11:37 PM

so boundless I feel
and boundless all my fears
stop running back to old times
you loose your routine...
cause I found my path

- Apocalyptica - Path vol. 2

Midlandmadman · 08-26-2003, 07:26 AM

" I Think I'll ........ disapear now, and slip out sideways. " Disapear by The Crash Test Dummies .

"The knights always pestered the maidens,
to love them togeather, out in in the garden,
so they could watch each other."
Knights and Madiens by The Crash test Dummies

redlotuss9 · 08-26-2003, 09:58 AM

‘Cause I am barely breathing
And I can’t find the air
I don’t know who I’m kidding
Imagining you care
And I could stand here waiting
A fool for another day
But I don’t suppose it’s worth the price, worth the price
The price that I would pay
But I’m thinking it over anyway...

-Duncan Sheik

More than a "line" I suppose, but still very good.

jimk · 08-26-2003, 01:14 PM

playin' kiss covers
beautiful & stoned........

-wilco, "rock & roll drummer"

water_boy1999 · 08-27-2003, 10:21 AM

"It seems like the heart of the gods got a punch on my nose and it's starting to flow I think I might be sinking"
-Zep

Xanieth · 08-27-2003, 03:17 PM

"To be a rock and not to roll"

Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin.

bluearmy · 08-27-2003, 04:38 PM

"You say that i'm a sinner well ive got newes for you. I spoke to god this morning and he dont like you"

Ozzy Osbourne

kwIII · 08-27-2003, 09:04 PM

Sorry I'm late
I was out destroying my liver
I couldn't wait
the sun was up for far too long today
and I can't see straight
but the two of you look awfully pretty
I couldn't wait --Alkaline Trio

HeAtHeN · 08-27-2003, 09:21 PM

"If heaven is for clean people, its vacant"

Matt Good

goobster · 08-28-2003, 04:50 AM

Well, we’re big rock singers. We've got golden fingers and we're loved everywhere we go. We sing about beauty and we sing about truth at ten thousand dollars a show.

Jdoe · 08-28-2003, 10:50 AM

No clue if they've been mentioned yet, but just in case:

"There's a road, in Oklahoma, straighter than a preacher and longer than a memory." Steve Earle

"We fell in love, love's a very deep hole." Loudon Wainwright III

There are many of course, but a couple good ones that always come to mind.

Jdoe

Kaos · 08-28-2003, 02:48 PM

So many great lines to mention from Overkill lyrics, but this one has always been one of my favourite from the song "The Cleansing":

My God made love
And my God made pain
I feel at home
Amoung the insane
I see sunshine
In the pouring rain
Welcome Home...oh yes
I recognize you

MuTuaL · 08-28-2003, 04:46 PM

i'll make it to the moon if i have to crawl
-rhcp - scar tissue

cjvasco · 08-29-2003, 11:36 AM

"i got burned once,
oh wait that was only gonneria"

Wu Tang Clan - Shame

Led Zeppelin · 08-29-2003, 05:07 PM

I didn't read the whole thread, so I'm not sure if these have been posted, but in the middle of "Hey you" there's a line that just makes my day every time I hear it. It goes (something like - it's off the top of my head)

"But it was only fantasy
The wall was too high as you can see
No matter how he tried he could not break free
and the worms ate into his brain"

It means so much more to me, too, after watching the pink floyd movie.

07-27-2003, 11:24 PM	#245 (permalink)
mml Adrift Location: Wandering in the Desert of Life	I can't say that I love Jesus. That would be a hollow claim. He did make some observations And I'm quoting them today. "Judge not lest ye be judged." What a beautiful refrain. - R.E.M. (New Test Leper) __________________ Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." -Douglas Adams

07-28-2003, 11:11 PM	#250 (permalink)
murph2che Upright Location: USA	Weird Al: Poodle-Hat: Bob (Artist: Album: Song) "...Got a red nugget, a fat egg under a dog, go hang a salomi, I'm a lassagna hog!" Really, ever line in this song is great, but this is one of the best. Do check it out. __________________ -

07-29-2003, 10:04 PM	#252 (permalink)
Fagabeefe What? WHAT?! Location: Over here	Father? Yes son? I want to kill you... So matter-of-factly. Morrison was a genius. also... Everything is gonna be all right. Bob Marley... Simple, pure, positive, POWERFUL. __________________ If you can't make fun of yourself... Well at least there's always the French! Those chese-eating surrender monkeys!

07-29-2003, 10:06 PM	#253 (permalink)
Fagabeefe What? WHAT?! Location: Over here	"And I swear that I don't have a gun..." Thanks for that, Kurt. Nice to know we can take him at his word. __________________ If you can't make fun of yourself... Well at least there's always the French! Those chese-eating surrender monkeys!

07-30-2003, 03:32 PM	#256 (permalink)
Fagabeefe What? WHAT?! Location: Over here	In their heads... In their heads... ZOMBIES... ZOMBIES... ZOMBIES... The Cranberries Wake the FUCK UP people. __________________ If you can't make fun of yourself... Well at least there's always the French! Those chese-eating surrender monkeys!

07-26-2003, 08:10 PM	#241 (permalink)
twister002 Crazy	"Laughter looks like crying with no sound, raindrops taste like tears without the pain." "Another Rainy Night" - Queensryche.

07-27-2003, 05:43 AM	#242 (permalink)
souzafone Insane	Yellow matter custard dripping from a dead dog's eye. I Am the Walrus--Beatles

07-27-2003, 07:22 PM	#243 (permalink)
deadbabiesrhot Loser Location: Urth	wise words from ODB "If you wanna die you gotta drink my sperm, The other way to die is eat a can of worms"

07-27-2003, 08:07 PM	#244 (permalink)
348Dav Tilted Location: Anaheim	"Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day"

07-28-2003, 02:14 AM	#246 (permalink)
shAzb0t Psycho Location: whereever my portable hard drive takes me	Oh no, not me I never lost control You're face to face With The Man Who Sold The World Cover by Nirvana

07-28-2003, 04:16 AM	#247 (permalink)
stonecurran Crazy Location: australia	you say that money isn't everything.........but i like you to see you live with out it - silverchair

07-28-2003, 07:39 PM	#248 (permalink)
aedenji Crazy	"lets talk about heaven and and the sun and the moon and the stars, while the devil wants to fuck me in the back of his car" NIN also "Im drunk, but right now I am so in love with you" NIN

07-28-2003, 09:33 PM	#249 (permalink)
obediah Crazy	As mentioned above, Nick Cave and Tom Waits just completely clean up in this category. To add a few others: 16 Horsepower: Lot's of good ole' fashion fire and brimstone religion: "When will I hurt for heaven's sake. When will I suffer for the sake of heaven." Trailer Bride: - The only band to put the country back in alt-country. "well my momma says 'that's a pretty good song, but you ought to be singing for jesus' 'I know I should, someday I just might, hope Jesus will forgive me tonight'" -- Porch Song "Poor little lightnin bug, I know just how you feel. He's flashin hard at my porch light. She's real pretty, she won't listen. She's a white-hot 60 watt vixen." -- Itchin' For You fuck, that right there's the pinacle of song writing - a light bulb as a sex symbol.

07-29-2003, 01:37 AM	#251 (permalink)
bobbles Crazy	"Nobody is perfect but I'm pretty fucking close" - Clawfinger

07-30-2003, 09:55 AM	#254 (permalink)
Katyblu Crazy Location: Here and there and everywhere	well captian morgan was a pirate dude he use to jack motherfuckas and act real rude as a real life person he wasn’t much fun but he sure made a good ass bottle of rum -OPM "El Capitan" Spy vs. Spy, baby's a freak show Line forms just to the right of your keyhole - WSP "Bear Gone Fishin'" Look at this big eyed fish swimmin' in the sea Oh, how it dreams to be a bird, swoopin', divin' through the breeze So, one day, caught a big old wave up onto the beach Now, he's, dead, you see Beneath the sea is where a fish should be But, oh, God Under the weight of life Things seem brighter on the other side -DMB "Big eyed Fish" 'Scuse me please, one more drink Could you make it strong? 'Cause I don't need to think She broke my heart My Grace is Gone One more drink and I'll move on -DMB "Grace Is Gone" Shine on you crazy diamond. - Pink Floyd

08-23-2003, 11:44 AM	#261 (permalink)
seizei Purple Monkey Dishwasher Location: CFB Gagetown, NB, CANADA	"So you can make me come, that doesn't make you Jesus" Tori Amos __________________ "If you're not weird, you're not interesting". I'm very interesting ... seizei; (adv - Japanese) at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much (far) as possible. (pronounced - say-zay)

08-26-2003, 01:14 PM	#269 (permalink)
jimk Addict Location: Chicago	playin' kiss covers beautiful & stoned........ -wilco, "rock & roll drummer" __________________ raw power is a guaranteed o.d. raw power is a laughin' at you & me -iggy

07-30-2003, 02:43 PM	#255 (permalink)
Dang Upright	" This cat is asking if Iv'e seen his little lost passion/ Told him yeah, but only when peddle past him." -Aesop Rock " Life's not a bitch, life is a beautifull woman./ You only call her a bitch cause she won't let you get that pussy./ Maybe it's because you don't share any similar intrests./ Or maybe your just an asshole who couldn't sweet talk a princess."- Aes Rock "So then I work my way into their subconsciousness / I tell them always use caution, now, cautiousness, because / Are you absolutely positive that you can make it without us and be prosperous? / You need to look at me and my accomplishments / Hey, I got an idea, let's start a partnership! / It'll be just like livin' in a Harlequin / And we'll feed our pond fishies ostriches / we'll feed the starved kiddies self-doubt lozenges / Just peeling layer after layer off their confidence / until it's one planet us homogenous / versus one gumball you optimists!!" Lyrics Born ....so many more.

07-30-2003, 03:47 PM	#257 (permalink)
WINGMAN Upright Location: NEW MEXICO	CANT YOU SEE I DONT LOVE YOU ANY MORE.....BLISSFUL AGONEY

08-01-2003, 10:01 PM	#258 (permalink)
punkgrl1984 Tilted	freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose -me and bobby Mcgee Janis Joplin __________________ [COLOR=Purple]life's what happens when you are busy making other plans -John Lennon[/COLOR]

08-02-2003, 07:37 AM	#259 (permalink)
more fire Psycho Location: London	see, to the common fowl the phoenix is sire/the most high of all things to ever have wings cannibal ox-scream phoenix

08-23-2003, 10:18 AM	#260 (permalink)
colourmeirish Upright Location: Boston, MA	"whereever i am, you'll always be, more than just a memory" flogging molly __________________ As you grow older, you will realize you have two hands... one to help yourself, and the other, to help others.

08-23-2003, 06:01 PM	#262 (permalink)
battlemouth Robot Lovin' Location: Boston	everybody knows it sucks to grow up but everybody does ben folds - still fighting it __________________ like a bullet through a flock of doves

08-25-2003, 11:28 AM	#263 (permalink)
wwcd101 Insane	Another vote for Tom Waits from "The Piano Has Been Drinking" ... The piano has been drinking... not me... not me... not me... Add to that The Allman Brothers Band "Stormy Monday" ... The eagle flies on Friday. On Saturday, I go out to play. And one probably nobody knows, just for fun, The Fugs from "Saran Wrap" ... Lick, lick, lick, lick, lick, my dick, dick, dick, dick, dick. Thanks for listening.

08-25-2003, 12:47 PM	#264 (permalink)
coke babies Crazy	"I will serve as an example to man as hope, by defending those I love with my life." Shai Hulud - 'Solely Concentrating on the Negative Aspects of Life'

08-25-2003, 09:52 PM	#265 (permalink)
pointfourfive Upright	Stuttering, cold and damp Steal the warm wind tired friend Times are gone for honest men And sometimes far too long for snakes In my shoes, a walking sleep And my youth I pray to keep Heaven send Hell away No one sings like you anymore -Soundgarden, Black Hole Sun

08-25-2003, 11:37 PM	#266 (permalink)
Nitro Upright Location: on the North Sea shore	so boundless I feel and boundless all my fears stop running back to old times you loose your routine... cause I found my path - Apocalyptica - Path vol. 2 __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsilvania, 1759

08-26-2003, 07:26 AM	#267 (permalink)
Midlandmadman Redwing fan extraordinaire Location: Michigan	" I Think I'll ........ disapear now, and slip out sideways. " Disapear by The Crash Test Dummies . "The knights always pestered the maidens, to love them togeather, out in in the garden, so they could watch each other." Knights and Madiens by The Crash test Dummies __________________ Its good to be back.

08-26-2003, 09:58 AM	#268 (permalink)
redlotuss9 Tilted Location: Pennsylvania	‘Cause I am barely breathing And I can’t find the air I don’t know who I’m kidding Imagining you care And I could stand here waiting A fool for another day But I don’t suppose it’s worth the price, worth the price The price that I would pay But I’m thinking it over anyway... -Duncan Sheik More than a "line" I suppose, but still very good.

08-27-2003, 10:21 AM	#270 (permalink)
water_boy1999 Fly em straight! Location: Above and Beyond	"It seems like the heart of the gods got a punch on my nose and it's starting to flow I think I might be sinking" -Zep __________________ Doh!!!! -Homer Simpson

08-27-2003, 03:17 PM	#271 (permalink)
Xanieth Banned	"To be a rock and not to roll" Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin.

08-27-2003, 04:38 PM	#272 (permalink)
bluearmy Insane Location: uk	"You say that i'm a sinner well ive got newes for you. I spoke to god this morning and he dont like you" Ozzy Osbourne

08-27-2003, 09:04 PM	#273 (permalink)
kwIII Upright Location: , NC	Sorry I'm late I was out destroying my liver I couldn't wait the sun was up for far too long today and I can't see straight but the two of you look awfully pretty I couldn't wait --Alkaline Trio

08-28-2003, 04:50 AM	#275 (permalink)
goobster Insane	Well, we’re big rock singers. We've got golden fingers and we're loved everywhere we go. We sing about beauty and we sing about truth at ten thousand dollars a show.

08-28-2003, 10:50 AM	#276 (permalink)
Jdoe Crazy	No clue if they've been mentioned yet, but just in case: "There's a road, in Oklahoma, straighter than a preacher and longer than a memory." Steve Earle "We fell in love, love's a very deep hole." Loudon Wainwright III There are many of course, but a couple good ones that always come to mind. Jdoe

08-28-2003, 02:48 PM	#277 (permalink)
Kaos Ssssssssss Location: Ontario	So many great lines to mention from Overkill lyrics, but this one has always been one of my favourite from the song "The Cleansing": My God made love And my God made pain I feel at home Amoung the insane I see sunshine In the pouring rain Welcome Home...oh yes I recognize you

08-28-2003, 04:46 PM	#278 (permalink)
MuTuaL Crazy Location: Michigan	i'll make it to the moon if i have to crawl -rhcp - scar tissue