Name a song that breaks your heart.
Mexican Boyfriend - Shivaree
http://ampqt.com/music/Shivaree%20-%20Who%27s%20Got%20Trouble%20-%20Mexi...
I wore the dress that you liked almost everyday
Boxed up all my baby dolls and gave them away
I wrote your name on the wall next to my bed
Any day that I saw you at all was circled in red
What they said was a man drifted over the line
Drove you away and a little girl out of her mind
And the rain fell down and washed off your face
Washed you away, left carnations and stone in your place
My first cigarette and my first pill
My first cup of coffee and my first chill
Now you'll never know my first kiss
Somebody else will
Cause you were the first one I saw
Holding that still
Pink Floyd - High Hopes (specially this version by Gilmour)
Meh.
Starsailor - Way to Fall
Because there is nothing over the rainbow… - http://theunsunnyvalley.wordpress.com
I am a big fan of Starsailor's first album.
"Too Much Love Will Kill You", Queen.
I'm just the pieces of the man I used to be
too many bitter tears are raining down on me
I'm far away from home
and I've been facing this alone
for much too long
I feel like no-one ever told the truth to me
about growing up and what a struggle it would be
In my tangled state of mind,
I've been looking back to find
where I went wrong
Too much love will kill you
if you can't make up your mind
Torn between the lover, and the love you leave behind
You're headed for disaster
'cause you never read the signs
Too much love will kill you every time
I'm just the shadow of the man I used to be
and it seems like there's no way out of this for me
I used to bring you sunshine
but now all I ever do is bring you down
How would it be if you were standing in my shoes
can't you see that it's impossible to choose
No there's no making sense of it
every way I go I'm bound to lose
Too much love will kill you,
Just as sure as none at all
It will drain the power that's in you
make you bleed and scream and crawl
And the pain will make you crazy
you're the victim of your crime
Too much love will kill you every time
Too much love will kill you
It will make your life a lie
Yes too much love will kill you
and you won't understand why
It's in your life you'd sell your soul
but here it comes again
Too much love will kill you in the end
You and I are underdosed and we're ready to fall
Raised to be stupid, taught to be nothing at all
here I go feeling sorry for myself....all songs break my heart I sing,I am not great but I sing to my babies constantly, I had surgery and my vocal chords are partially paralyzed and I cant sing to my baby. it makes me sad.fix you by coldplay = tears.
I am fueled by filth and fury.
Scorpion's
Still Loving You
Cheesy, but I love it.
Time, it needs time
To win back your love again
I will be there, I will be there
Love, only love
Can bring back your love someday
I will be there, I will be there
Ill fight, babe, Ill fight
To win back your love again
I will be there, I will be there
Love, only love
Can break down the wall someday
I will be there, I will be there
If wed go again
All the way from the start
I would try to change
The things that killed our love
Your pride has built a wall, so strong
That I cant get through
Is there really no chance
To start once again
Im loving you
Try, baby try
To trust in my love again
I will be there, I will be there
Love, our love
Just shouldnt be thrown away
I will be there, I will be there
If wed go again
All the way from the start
I would try to change
The things that killed our love
Your pride has built a wall, so strong
That I cant get through
Is there really no chance
To start once again
If wed go again
All the way from the start
I would try to change
The things that killed our love
Yes, Ive hurt your pride, and I know
What youve been through
You should give me a chance
This cant be the end
Im still loving you
Im still loving you, I need your love
Im still loving you
"...you want to be truly unselfish? Love someone or die for someone. Those are the only good deeds you can perform without any hope of personal gain."
So you can't sing at all? Or will it get better over time?
I can't believe I forgot to mention "Fix You." The part when the tempo picks up gets to me every time.
Meh.
So you can't sing at all? Or will it get better over time?
I can't believe I forgot to mention "Fix You." The part when the tempo picks up gets to me every time.
we will see it could take up to a year to find out, now my voice is very monotone I sound like an asshole:(
I am fueled by filth and fury.
Something I can never have-NIN I was so fucking obsessed with em'when I was young.
I am fueled by filth and fury.
You could try to find songs that suit your current voice. There are probably quite a few that would work just fine. I'm not sure how keen you or your audience would be about that prospect, but it might just grow on you. That might be another topic for a discussion. 
Meh.
You could try to find songs that suit your current voice. There are probably quite a few that would work just fine. I'm not sure how keen you or your audience would be about that prospect, but it might just grow on you. That might be another topic for a discussion. :)
Thank you, I am sure you are right,and if nothing else...I could rap;)
I am fueled by filth and fury.
Eels - I'm Going To Stop Pretending That I Didn't Break Your Heart
I'm gonna tell you what you need to hear
And I'm a little too late
By three or four years
And it may not make much sense
Now that we are apart
But I'm going to stop pretending
That i didn't break your heart
You see i never thought enough of myself
To realize that losing me could mean
Something like the tears in your eyes
And i want to tell you I'm sorry
And it's too late to start
But I'm going to stop pretending
That i didn't break your heart
And it's Christmas eve
Years down the line
Sitting here wishing I'd treated you better
When you were mine
And i have no way of knowing where you are
But I'm going to stop pretending
That i didn't break your heart
I didn't mean to hurt you
I didn't know what i was doing
But i know what i have done
then you're not the only one
Because there is nothing over the rainbow… - http://theunsunnyvalley.wordpress.com
You could try to find songs that suit your current voice. There are probably quite a few that would work just fine. I'm not sure how keen you or your audience would be about that prospect, but it might just grow on you. That might be another topic for a discussion. :)
Thank you, I am sure you are right,and if nothing else...I could rap;)
There you go. You could try a heartbreaking rap. I think that would be a new subgenre too since I don't recall there being many heartbreaking raps if any at all.
Meh.
89% of Okkervil River tracks.
89% of Cat Power tracks.
A great deal of Fiona Apple tracks.
"i am trying to break your heart" - Wilco.
"perfect fit" - dresden dolls.
oh and every song. all the good ones break my heart. regardless of their intention.
once upon a time, i was 'walkingcontradiction' on this forum.
Anathema - Are You There
Are you there?
Is it wonderful to know
All the ghosts
All the ghosts
Freak my selfish out
My mind is happy
Need to learn to let it go
I know you'd do no harm to me
But since you've been gone I've been lost inside
Tried and failed as we walked by the riverside
Oh I wish you could see the love in her eyes
The best friend that eluded you lost in time
Burned alive in the heat of a grieving mind
But what can I say now?
And it couldn't be more wrong
'cause there's no one there
Unmistakably lost and without a care
Have we lost all the love that we could share
And it's wearing me down
And it's turning me 'round
And I can't find a way
Now to find it out
Where are you when I need you
Are you there?
Are you there?
snot-get some.
I am fueled by filth and fury.
89% of Cat Power tracks.
A great deal of Fiona Apple tracks.
"i am trying to break your heart" - Wilco.
"perfect fit" - dresden dolls.
oh and every song. all the good ones break my heart. regardless of their intention.
I like you, and whenever we have another CD exchange I think we should be partners. I used to be in love with Cat Powers when she was still angry anti-folksy, but her newer stuff I'm iffy on. I'm trying to find more from Emmy The Great, she's very close to being my new smart sexy angry folksy crush.
Gordon, you can't possibly be this bored with your life, waiting around at the Cult for someone to post great lyrics or comments about heartbreakingly good artists only to follow up with a Journey Foreigner song. I mean, come on man. Get out of the house, take a walk, throw away your Guns N Roses albums and explore a little more. Fucking Journey Foreigner? I mean, yeah, it's better than Scorpions, and it's a toss-up with Queen, but, man, come on. Come on!
Anyway, here's some shit you should listen to:
morning gray ignites a twisted mess of foreign shapes and sounds
i wish the ceiling was the ground
i'll send you flowers made of silent tiny pieces of the sun
to help me make up for this one
while you send me tidal waves of love when you're alone
and i can't remember what you do
to find a way to turn the signal back to heaven sounding blue
and bring me faithful back to you
and she don't hold me right, she's never going to get me there
not tonight
if we break off gently in slow motion, spinning outward into space
my hand always floating gently at the wheel while you sweetly hold my face
and i need you to give it meaning, i need you to share the view
or it becomes a time for me to love myself like every other thing i do
sorry that
i could never love you back
i could never care enough
in these last days
her tears fell on her pages
found me out
on her words
i don't know what to do or say
wading through
warm canals and pools clear blue
Tuscarawas flow into
the great lake
riding back
where the highway met dead end tracks
the ground is now cement and glass
so far away
heal her soul
and carry her my angel
ohio
green green youth
what about the sweetness we knew
what about what's good what's true
from those days
can't count to
all the lovers i've burned through
so why do i still burn for you
i can't say
sorry that
i could never love you back
i could never care enough
in these last days
heal her soul
carry her my angel
ohio
children blessed
gather round the home she will rest
so poor and cold in their midwest
moon and sun
flashes bringing on
my open eyes to lightning storms
the touch of mist
felt soft felt warm on my face
graving dreams
a million miles ago you seem
the star that i just don't see
anymore
words long gone
lost on journeys we walked on
lost her voice is heard along the way
sorry for
never going by your door
never feeling love like that anymore
heal her soul
carry her my angel
ohio
I used to know you when we were young, you were in all my dreams
We sat together in period one, Fridays at 8:15
Now I see your face in the strangest places: movies and magazines
I saw you talking to Christopher Walken on my TV screen
And I will wait for you
As long as I need to
And if you ever get back to Hackensack
I'll be here for you
I used to work in a record store, now I work for my Dad
Scraping the paint off of hardwood floors, the hours are pretty bad
Sometimes I wonder where you are, probably in L.A.
That seems to be where everybody else ends up these days
And I will wait for you
As long as I need to
And if you ever get back to Hackensack
I'll be here for you
And I will wait for you
As long as I need to
And if you ever get back to Hackensack
I'll be here for you
If you ever get back to Hackensack
I'll be here for you
Out from my window across from the city
I have what's considered a good view
Two blocks from the subway, three from the fountain
Where I walk to break in new shoes
She stands on the sidewalk just waving at taxis
Like horses in parades in passing
I ask where she's headed she tells me,
"Ohio, I've not seen my mother in ages
It's been a long time, a real long time."
Out from my window "How far is Ohio?"
She laughed and pointed out east
She said, "I grew up there with my dear mother
And I haven't seen her since thirteen.
You see, I was taken while she lay sleeping
By my father's hired man
We moved to city so far from my family
I haven't been back there since.
It's been a long time, a real long time."
Out from my window please hear me Ohio
Your daughter wants to come home
She longs to be with you to hug you to kiss you
To never leave her alone
And I've gotten know her to live with to love her
It's hard to see her leave
She belongs to her mother and the state of Ohio
I wish she belonged to me
See you sometime, see you sometime
Oh, you think you're so clever. Well, take that!
Kane - Dreamer. Not because it's the best song ever, but because he wrote this song for his wife shortly after she died of cancer. They raised 250.000 euros with that song for the KWF Cancer Donation.
Georges Brassens : Pauvre Martin (with english subtitles)
Moon River...
All by Myself...
Love You`Till the End by The Pogues...
Love is Noise by The Verve
but my number one - Don`t You Forget About Me by Simple Minds
"Dance" - Nas
One more time, one more time
Huh, one more time, huh
One more time
I dream of the day I could go back to when I was born
Laying in your arms, wishing you was here today mom
Wish you'd appear
Just for a second from heaven my tears would be gone
I wouldn't be rapping this song
I'd be happy driving up to your 8 bed room mansion
Up late, laughing bout the hard time we faced
The galaxy is so enchanting beyond, Galileo's understanding
Past the milky way and all the planets
There's something out there greater
But only god knows, scientist claim we came from apes
But they lies though, that was part of our conversation
I spark one up and start blazing
Thinking of how amazing she was
A angel gave me love
I'm thankful, to ever know a women so real
I pray when I marry my wife'll have one of your skills
But mom you could never be replaced
I'd give my life up
Just to see you one more day
To have...
One more dance with you mama
If I could only have
One more dance with you mama
Praying, wish that I could have
One more dance with you mama
If I could only have
One more dance with you mama
I wish you were here,
I miss you more each second I breathe
You resting in peace forever I accepted you free
A blessing to me, I see you dressed in all white
Smiling at me, happy knowing everything's all right
If only I could hear your voice and your laughter
Just one more time, my chest would be filled up with sunshine
April 7, 02
That's when the gates of heaven opened up for you to stroll through
Beautiful Anne Jones
Job is done, raising ghetto kids in the hood
You was my strength to carry on and now I'm good
Job well done, you lived through you sons and your grandchildren
Jesus finally got his bride, mommy dance with em
And you've been my guide threw all the trouble I faced
They playing our song the lifebeat my hand on your waist
I grab your other hand and try not to step on your toes
Spin you around with my eyes closed
Dreaming I could have
I love you forever mom
You will always live threw me ... always
Huh, huh huh, yea
This is making me go
I've got dreams
Dreams to remember
I've got dreams
Dreams to remember
Honey, I saw you there last night
With another man's arms holding you tight
Nobody knows what I feel inside
All I know I walked away and cried
I've got dreams
Dreams to remember
I've got dreams
Dreams to remember
I know you said he was just a friend
But I saw him kiss you again and again
These eyes of mine they don't fool me
Why did he hold you so tenderly?
I've got dreams
Dreams to remember
I've got dreams
Dreams to remember
I still want you to stay
I still love you anyway
I don't want you to ever leave
Girl, you just satisfy me
I know you said he was just a friend
But I saw him kiss you again and again
These eyes of mine they don't fool me
Why did he hold you so tenderly?
I've got dreams
Dreams to remember
I've got dreams
Dreams to remember
Looking back through this thread, it's really fantastic, and it might make me cry if i spend too much time in it.
True Love Waits
I'll drown my beliefs
To have you be in peace
I'll dress like your niece
To wash your swollen feet
Just don't leave
Don't leave
I'm not living
I'm just killing time
Your tiny hands
Your crazy kitten smile
Just don't leave
Don't leave
And true love waits
In haunted attics
And true love lives
On lollipops and crisps
Just don't leave
Don't leave
Just don't leave
Don't leave
Um, this too.
It sounds like there're lyrics, but there aren't. This video, though, man, it's intense. And this song makes me go all blubbery.
'All that could have been' and 'Something I can never have' always hit home. But if I had a heart left, this song would finish it off:
Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just pretty much leave me alone.
~The Zen of Sarcasm
It sounds like there're lyrics, but there aren't. This video, though, man, it's intense. And this song makes me go all blubbery.
eddy, you crawled through my mind and picked this one straight out of the darkets, dampest corner, you little spelunker you.
I Lost Someone by James Brown
I lost someone, my love
Someone who's greater than the stars above
Someone who I need
Someone who don't let my heart bleed
Someone that's the one
That's the someone, that's the someone
That I lost
Don't go to strangers
Come on home to me
I'll love you tomorrow
I'll love you today
Help me, help me
I'm so weak
Gee whiz, I love you
I'm so weak
I'll love you tomorrow
I, I lost someone
A million to one
Ten thousand people
I'm my father's son
We need someone
Someone, the only one
That someone who needs someone
A loving some
To care for them, to care for them
Just that someone
I'll love you tomorrow
Like I love you today
I'm so weak
Don't take my heart away
Come on, come on
Gee whiz, I love you
And don't go to strangers
Come on home to me, come on home to me
I'm so weak, I'm so weak
How Can I tell You by Cat Stevens (they played this at my friend's funeral and it was so perfect)
How can I tell you that I love you, I love you
but I can't think of right words to say
I long to tell you that I'm always thinking of you
I'm always thinking of you, but my words
just blow away, just blow away
It always ends up to one thing, honey
and I can't think of right words to say
Wherever I am girl, I'm always walking with you
I'm always walking with you, but I look and you're not there
Whoever I'm with, I'm always, always talking to you
I'm always talking to you, and I'm sad that
you can't hear, sad that you can't hear
It always ends up to one thing, honey,
when I look and you're not there
I need to know you, need to feel my arms around you
feel my arms surround you, like a sea around a shore
and -- each night and day I pray, in hope
that I might find you, in hope that I might
find you, because heart's can do no more
It always ends up to one thing honey, still I kneel upon the floor
How can I tell you that I love you, I love you
but I can't think of right words to say
I long to tell you that I'm always thinking of you
I'm always thinking of you....
It always ends up to one thing honey
and I can't think of right words to say
Bob Dylan - You're a Big Girl Now
earthbound had the right idea. this song is heart-wrenching.
also, probably in previous pages, but this:
I had not listened to Brick for years until I looked in this thread. Won't lie, I cried.
Ray LaMontagne - Lesson Learned
Well the truth it fell so heavy
Like a hammer through the room
That I could choose another over her
You always said I was an actor, baby
Guess in truth you thought me just amateur
That you never saw the signs
That you never lost your grip
Oh, come on now
That's such a childish claim
Now I wear the brand of traitor
Don't it seem a bit absurd
When it's clear I was so obviously framed
When it's clear I was so obviously framed
Now you act so surprised
To hear what you already know
And all you really had to do was ask
I'd have told you straight away
All those lies were truth
And all that was false was fact
Now you hold me close and hard
But I was like a statue at most
Refusing to acknowledge you'd been hurt
Now you're clawing at my throat
And you're crying all is lost
But your tears they felt so hot upon my shirt
But your tears they felt so hot upon my shirt
Well the truth it fell so heavy
Like a hammer through the room
That I could choose another over her
You always said I was an actor, baby
Guess in truth you thought me just amateur
Was it you who told me once
Now looking back it seems surreal
That all our mistakes are merely grist for the mill
So why is it now after I had my fill
would you steal from me the sorrow that I've earned
Shall we call this a lesson learned?
Shall we call this a lesson learned?
I can't find this on youtube. Double sadface.
Pulp - Down By The River
Take me down to the river, where I would not go before.
Through the trees and the rushes, to the place we both know,
And I’m feeling much younger, as I kneel on the ground,
Dip my toe in the water of the river where I watched you drown.
Na na na...
Oh and the river ran dry that next year
I could not find your body
Now I standing here, ready at last,
To dive down and reach you again.
And I long to be with you, now these cold nights have come,
Oh I go down to the river, but the river will stop for no one.
Though I ask it, it keeps flowing on,
When I ask it, it tells me you’re gone.
La la la la la...
Two Gallants - My Madonna
Your vision's been blessed if I'm still fully dressed.
Before you leave me here's one last request.
No I don't care. No I don't mind. If you don't hear a word from this broke heart of mine.
But can I borrow your face just to unload my mind, borrow your face just to unload my mind.
Well I know I'm pathetic. I'm the sage of absurd.
But I won't violate you with touch, but with words
There's no need to ask. Shut your mouth, raise a glass.
But the youth that you drink to is already the past
And the boy on your arm girl, you know he won't last; the boy on your arm girl, you know he won't last.
My madonna's undressing. Her robes are all torn.
And I swear that she's calling my name.
But for our caresses my senses are warm.
The feeling is gone and, sweet lady, you just don't taste the same.
And I'll drink just to drive if my love don't arrive.
I don't wanna survive. I don't wanna survive.
And all that I know is I smile just for show.
And nobody's listening but everyone knows.
So just sit back and watch while my memory corrodes, sit back and watch while my memory corrodes.
And I curse my own comfort for the deaf and the blind
Cause it's dark as a dungeon way down in my mind.
And I wake on the floor with my country at war and I wish I could care but my liver's too sore. And if liquor's a lover, you know I'm a whore.
If liquor's a lover, you know I'm a whore.
My madonna's undressing. Her robes are all torn.
And I swear that she's calling my name.
But for our carresses my senses are warm.
The feeling is gone and, sweet lady, you just don't taste the same.
Hi, How Are You?
You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Anyplace is better
Starting from zero got nothing to lose
Maybe we'll make something
But me myself I got nothing to prove
You got a fast car
And I got a plan to get us out of here
I been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
We won't have to drive too far
Just 'cross the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And finally see what it means to be living
You see my old man's got a problem
He live with the bottle that's the way it is
He says his body's too old for working
I say his body's too young to look like his
My mama went off and left him
She wanted more from life than he could give
I said somebody's got to take care of him
So I quit school and that's what I did
You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so we can fly away
We gotta make a decision
We leave tonight or live and die this way
I remember we were driving driving in your car
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
You got a fast car
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves
You still ain't got a job
And I work in a market as a checkout girl
I know things will get better
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
We'll move out of the shelter
Buy a big house and live in the suburbs
You got a fast car
And I got a job that pays all our bills
You stay out drinking late at the bar
See more of your friends than you do of your kids
I'd always hoped for better
Thought maybe together you and me would find it
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere
So take your fast car and keep on driving
You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so you can fly away
You gotta make a decision
You leave tonight or live and die this way
The Eels - I'm Going to Stop Pretending That I Didn't Break Your Heart
I'm gonna tell you what you need to hear
And i'm a little too late
By three or four years
And it may not make much sense
Now that we are apart
But i'm going to stop pretending
That i didn't break your heart
You see i never thought enough of myself
To realize that losing me could mean
Something like the tears in your eyes
And i want to tell you i'm sorry
And it's too late to start
But i'm going to stop pretending
That i didn't break your heart
And it's christmas eve
Years down the line
Sitting here wishing i'd treated you better
When you were mine
And i have no way of knowing where you are
But i'm going to stop pretending
That i didn't break your heart
I didn't mean to hurt you
I didn't know what i was doing
But i know what i have done
Oh, and Imke, totally second "Lessons Learned". That song makes me bawl. No lie.
"...you want to be truly unselfish? Love someone or die for someone. Those are the only good deeds you can perform without any hope of personal gain."
this one is insane.
Brentinlouis Wrote: What was that rule about being intentionally annoying?
You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Anyplace is better
Starting from zero got nothing to lose
Maybe we'll make something
But me myself I got nothing to prove
You got a fast car
And I got a plan to get us out of here
I been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
We won't have to drive too far
Just 'cross the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And finally see what it means to be living
You see my old man's got a problem
He live with the bottle that's the way it is
He says his body's too old for working
I say his body's too young to look like his
My mama went off and left him
She wanted more from life than he could give
I said somebody's got to take care of him
So I quit school and that's what I did
You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so we can fly away
We gotta make a decision
We leave tonight or live and die this way
I remember we were driving driving in your car
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
You got a fast car
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves
You still ain't got a job
And I work in a market as a checkout girl
I know things will get better
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
We'll move out of the shelter
Buy a big house and live in the suburbs
You got a fast car
And I got a job that pays all our bills
You stay out drinking late at the bar
See more of your friends than you do of your kids
I'd always hoped for better
Thought maybe together you and me would find it
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere
So take your fast car and keep on driving
You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so you can fly away
You gotta make a decision
You leave tonight or live and die this way
This song literally makes me howl with laughter. I will never be able to picture this as a sad song.
The Scientist - Coldplay (for personal reasons)
One of my favorite songs.
The Ocean - The Bravery
You're a brighter little soul than all of the jaded people here. Never take them seriously. NEVER.
Ruth, that song is amazing. I've never heard it before.
Anything by Radiohead breaks my heart.
Literally, I'm crying as I post this song. So beautiful.
I don't wanna be your friend
I just wanna be your lover
No matter how it ends
No matter how it starts
Forget about your house of cards
And I'll deal mine
Forget about your house of cards
And I'll deal mine
And fall off the table, get swept under
Denial, denial
The infrastructure will collapse
Voltage spikes
Throw your keys in the bowl
Kiss your husband goodnight
Forget about your house of cards
And I'll deal mine
Forget about your house of cards
And I'll deal mine
Fall off the table, get swept under
Denial, denial
Denial, denial
Your ears should be burning
Denial, denial
Your ears should be burning
I've never thought of that as a sad song. I agree in general, Radiohead's written a lot of songs that break my heart, but some of them do just the opposite. That song makes me happy.
Natalie Merchant - My Skin
Take a look at my body
Look at my hands
There's so much here
That I don't understand
Your face saving promises
Whispered like prayers
I don't need them
I don't need them
I've been treated so wrong
I've been treated so long
As if I'm becoming untouchable
Contempt loves the silence
It thrives in the dark
With fine winding tendrils
That strangle the heart
They say that promises
Sweeten the blow
But I don't need them
No, I don't need them
I've been treated so wrong
I've been treated so long
As if I'm becoming untouchable
I'm a slow dying flower
Frost killing hour
The sweet turning sour
And untouchable
O, I need
The darkness
The sweetness
The sadness
The weakness
I need this
I need
A lullaby
A kiss goodnight
Angel sweet
Love of my life
O, I need this
Do you remember the way
That you touched me before
All the trembling sweetness
I loved and adored?
Your face saving promises
Whispered like prayers
I don't need them
No, I don't need them
O, I need
The darkness
The sweetness
The sadness
The weakness
I need this
I need
A lullaby
A kiss goodnight
The angel sweet
Love of my life
I need this
Is it dark enough?
Can you see me?
Do you want me?
Can you reach me?
Or I'm leaving
You better shut your mouth
Hold your breath
Kiss me now you'll catch my death
O, I mean it
"...you want to be truly unselfish? Love someone or die for someone. Those are the only good deeds you can perform without any hope of personal gain."
This version and the candlelight version of this song make me really sad, but this one almost made me cry the first time I heard it. I think it’s cause me and my daddy are really close.
Radiohead makes me happy, too, but also sad at the same time. It's hard to explain, but Thom's voice and their lyrics and the music, it breaks my heart every time and yet I feel so good when I listen to it. All of their music, not just "House of Cards".
Spring Cleaning
Amy's got a baby in her stomach,
she took my hand and I felt it kick.
She's crying and glowing, she's three months and showing,
seeing her now makes me want to live.
But her man's got an angry mouth,
He once told me to rot in hell.
He's poisonous, reasonless, demons and Jesus
if he died it'd be just as well.
So I'm having it out with the rain.
It argues so long and so loud.
It keeps tapping and talking, we're walking forever
On First Avenue headed south.
And all the traffic lights blur into a bright bouquet.
My heart is in mothballs, it's been packed away.
I can't get to it, no way
Until the birds return for spring cleaning.
All the traffic lights blur into a bright bouquet.
I wish I could just turn and walk away;
But I can't do it, no way,
Until the birds return for spring cleaing.