most beautiful lyrics to grace my soul

heres a thread for everyone to post the greatest lyrics they have ever heard…
ill start with a complete song by Bright Eyes. probably the best songwriter ever(in my opinion…for now)

Bright Eyes Lyrics:-
Landlocked Blues
(feat. Emmylou Harris)

If you walk away, Ill walk away
First tell me which road you will take
I dont want to risk our paths crossing some day
So you walk that way, Ill walk this way

And the future hangs over our heads
And it moves with each current event
Until it falls all around like a cold steady rain
Just stay in when its looking this way

And the moons laying low in the sky
Forcing everything metal to shine
And the sidewalk holds diamonds like the jewelry store case
They argue walk this way, no, walk this way

And Lauras asleep in my bed
As Im leaving she wakes up and says
I dreamed you were carried away on the crest of a wave
Baby dont go away, come here

And theres kids playing guns in the street
And ones pointing his tree branch at me
So I put my hands up I say enough is enough,
If you walk away, Ill walk away
And he shot me dead

I found a liquid cure
From my landlocked blues
Itll pass away like a slow parade
Its leaving but I dont know how soon

And the worlds got me dizzy again
You think after 22 years Id be used to the spin
And it only feels worse when I stay in one place
So Im always pacing around or walking away
I keep drinking the ink from my pen
And Im balancing history books up on my head
But it all boils down to one quotable phrase
If you love something, give it away

A good woman will pick you apart
A box full of suggestions for your possible heart
But you may be offended and you may be afraid
But dont walk away, dont walk away

We made love on the living room floor
With the noise in the background of a televised war
And in the deafening pleasure I thought I heard someone say
If we walk away, theyll walk away

But greed is a bottomless pit
And our freedoms a joke
Were just taking a piss
And the whole world must watch the sad comic display
If youre still free start running away
Cause were coming for you!

Ive grown tired of holding this pose
I feel more like a stranger each time I come home
So IÃ*m making a deal with the devils of fame
Saying let me walk away, please
Youll be free child once you have died
From the shackles of language and measurable time
And then we can trade places, play musical graves
Till then walk away, walk away

So Im up at dawn
Putting on my shoes
I just want to make a clean escape
Im leaving but I dont know where to
I know Im leaving but I dont know where to

Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Song:No-Name

3 translations


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na mo naki koe no shoutai
tsurezure mebuku haru no hibiku ao wo

ienai boku no koukai
juugen juugen
mebuku haru no hibiku ao wo

fuyu ga owaru machikado toke dasu shimobashira mo
tsunagu sekai

magaranai ishi wo choudai
mugen mugen
kimi to boku no hibiku ao wo

kienai ai wo choudai
mugen mugen
kimi to boku no hibiku ao wo

yami wo tsugeru ranpu mo nige dasu orion za mo
tsunagu sekai

awaku awaku hikaru ki ga tooku naru hodo tooi ano hoshi mo
sora de tsudoi soshite ten to sen de e ni nari namae ga tsuita

namae wo kure yo

kienai ai wo choudai
mugen mugen
mebuku haru no hibiku ao wo

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No Name
The true character of a nameless voice
Tedium buds in the resounding youth of spring

My unhealed regrets
Infinitely long, infinitely long
The resounding youth of spring buds

Winter ends, and on the street corner columns of frost begin to thaw
These things connect the world together

Give me a will that won't bend
Forever, forever
Our resounding youth

Give me a love that won't disappear
Forever, forever
Our resounding youth

A lamp telling of the darkness, and the constellation Orion
These things connect the world together

That far-away star is shining so faintly, that my thoughts become far-away
They meet in the sky, and form a picture with points and lines; they're named
That's right

Give me a name

Give me a love that won't disappear
Forever, forever
The resounding youth of spring buds
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ノーネーム
名も無き声の正体
徒然 芽吹く春の響く青を

癒えない僕の後悔
寿限無 寿限無
芽吹く春の響く青を

冬が終わる街角 溶け出す霜柱も
繋ぐ世界

曲がらない意志を頂戴
無限 無限
君と僕の響く青を

消えない愛を頂戴
無限 無限
君と僕の響く青を

闇を告げるランプも 逃げ出すオリオン座も
繋ぐ世界

淡く淡く光る 気が遠くなるほど遠いあの星も
空で集い そして点と線で絵になり 名前が付いた
そうなんだよ

名前をくれよ

消えない愛を頂戴
無限 無限
芽吹く春の響く青を

Wilco - Reservations

How can I convince you it's me I don't like
And not be so indifferent to the look in your eyes
When I've always been distant
And I've always told lies for love

I'm bound by these choices so hard to make
I'm bound by the feeling so easy to fake
None of this is real enough to take me from you

Oh I've got reservations
About so many things
But not about you

I know this isn't what you were wanting me to say
How can I get closer and be further away
From the truth that proves it's beautiful to lie

I've got reservations
About so many things
But not about you
I've reservations
About so many things
But not about you
Not about you
Not about you
Not about you
It's not about you

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One of many great song-lyrics by Jeff Tweedy...

bjork:medulla:who is it?
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His embrace, a fortress
It fuels me
And places
A skeleton of trust
Right beneath us
Bone by bone
Stone by stone
If you ask yourself patiently and carefully:
Who is it ?
Who is it that never lets you down ?
Who is it that gave you back your crown ?
And the ornaments are going around
Now they're handing it over
Handing it over

He demands a closeness
We all have earned a lightness
Carry my joy on the left
Carry my pain on the right

If you ask yourself patiently and carefully:
Who is it ?
Who is it that never lets you down ?
Who is it that gave you back your crown ?
And the ornaments are going around
Now they're handing it over
Handing it over

Thats one of my favourite songs by Oberst. Have you heard Bowl of oranges? Its so good.

"And the future hangs over our heads
And it moves with each current event
Until it falls all around like a cold steady rain
Just stay in when its looking this way"

I can relate to this so much, just finished a-levels....lifes caught up with me. Im in limbo i feel.

didnt I recommend that album to you?("Lifted")
"bowl of oranges" is one of his best, "waste of paint" from the same album is great too

i was just gonna say bright eyes, but its a Blind Guardian

Fool just another
Fool just another

I've been waiting
For signs of god

Create- enslaved- behaved
I'm out of control
Yeah, I've lost in a cold world

Leave me alone
Isolation bears hope
There's something else waiting
A promised destiny
Freezing me
I feel restless and low
These days full of sadness
Had joyfully changed into fear

My freakshow will start tonight
Don't miss the right time

Bright eyes
Blinded by fear of life
No Merlin is by my side

And it's wrapped inside
It's all sustain my mind
The lord of darkness takes my soul
And where I left for a life so easy
Everything is out of control

Hey, mother stubborn
I really hate you
If you say yes I will say no
Ashes to ashes
And dust won't be dust
If you go there
I will go back

Bright eyes
Blinded by fear of life
Betrayed by sunrise
Bright eyes
Blinded by fear of life
No Merlin is by my side

Hey, father stubborn
You're Yin
And I'm Young
I feel alone
Who really cares
Born into ashes
To lose all the games
With a smiling face
With a smiling face

Bright eyes
Blinded by fear of life
And dark dragons rise
Bright eyes
Blinded by fear of life
No Merlin is by my side

So I sit still in my room
Winter's here
In summer season shall I say
I was wrong
If I'm right
And farewell to my final hope

(this song has some special meaning to me, dont ask)

no but seriously, lets keep it not queer shall we fellas? lol just messing,

Chemical Brothers -Close Your Eyes

In your eyes I can see that you're cracking up
In your eyes I can see that you've had enough
and It pains my head

In your eyes I can see that you're cracking up
In your eyes I can see that you fell In love
and It pains my head

In your eyes I can see that you're cracking up
(what If It would just)
and It pains my head
In your eyes I can see that you fell In love
(what If It would just)
and It pains my head
In your eyes I can see-come Into me
(what If It would just come Into me)
and It pains my head
In your eyes I can see-come Into me
(what If It would just come Into me)
and It pains my head

I'm In thIs love, I'm In
I'm In thIs love, I'm In thIs love
I'm In thIs love, I'm In
I'm In thIs love, I'm In thIs love

why should I wait, maybe I fall.
(turn the radio, turn the radio on now)
love Isn't waiting for me.
why should I wait, maybe I fall.
(turn the radio, turn the radio on now)
love Isn't waiting for me.

What If It all were to change love?
I thought It would.
(x10)

and if non of that does it for you, The Huntsman Theme from freakazoid

Hunt Hunt Hunt hes the huntsman
Into action is his cry
from the forest to the city
he will run there in a jiffy
to sock evil in the eye

Bartefeve was a poor hunter
hungry without gold
till the day he saved a chunky elf
from being eaten by a crow
the elf rewarded bartefeve with a magic sack of corn
He gained speed, and strength, and shinny teeth
and thus the huntsman was reborn

Hunt Hunt Hunt hes the huntsman
He whips the pants off the bad guys
If theres an emergency, sound the horn of urgency
The sound of the huntsman
Into action is his cryyyyyyyyy

HUNT

Quote:

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Originally Posted by accordian boy

didnt I recommend that album to you?("Lifted")
"bowl of oranges" is one of his best, "waste of paint" from the same album is great too

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Thats true, you did recommend that album. Thanks for that by the way. The guy is one of my favourite artists at the moment.

The Stalin - Onion Field

My illness is an onion field
Wherever I go,　just onions
My illness is an onion field
However long, just an onion field
Keep peeling, onion balance
Keep peeling, onion balance
In my bed, in my bed

No way I'll get angry
No matter how you treat me like a fool
No way I'll get angry
No matter how you tease me
The confession is great, makes me forget
The confession is great, makes me forget

I'm going to.. I'm going to..
I'm going to.. kill you.

Rain, wind, sun, whatever
Rain, wind, hysterics, nothing's coming out

My illness is an onion field
Do as I please, it's an onion field
My illness is an onion field

Leave the corpse to do as it pleases
Cry, cry, it won't end
Cry, cry, it won't end
In my bed.. in my bed..
In my bed there's a white mold.

My illness is an onion field, a kolkhoz onion field
My illness is an onion field
, a kolkhoz onion field

My illness, my illness...




can you make sense out of them?

Elliott Smith: XO: Waltz#2(XO)

"first the mic then a half cigarette
singing cathy’s clown
that’s the man that she’s married to now
that’s the girl that he takes around town
she appears composed, so she is, i suppose
who can really tell?
she shows no emotion at all
stares into space like a dead china doll
i’m never gonna know you now, but i’m gonna love you anyhow
now she’s done and they’re calling someone
such a familiar name
i’m so glad that my memories remote
‘cos i’m doing just fine hour to hour, note to note
here it is the revenge to the tune
“you’re no good,
you’re no good you’re no good you’re no good”
can’t you tell that it’s well understood
i’m never gonna know you now, but i’m gonna love you anyhow
i’m here today and expected to stay on and on and on
i’m tired
i’m tired
looking out on the substitute scene
still going strong
xo, mom
it’s ok, it’s alright, nothing’s wrong
tell mr. man with impossible plans to just leave me alone
in the place where i make no mistakes
in the place where i have what it takes
i’m never gonna know you now, but i’m gonna love you anyhow
i’m never gonna know you now, but i’m gonna love you anyhow
i’m never gonna know you now, but i’m gonna love you anyhow"

You listen to elliot smith aswell?
Hes a good artist. Cigarettes and son of samson are two of my favourites from him at present.

It may have been you who recommended that to me also actuallay...