TulipO Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 So there are some pretty damned sad songs out there. Most of them are written by Tom Waits. And so was this one. I just joined up w/ a band (singer) and we're doing a cover of this. The music is awesome, but the lyrics SAAAAAD! What sonegs make you feel like crying like a 4 year old child? Old Shoes and Picture Postcards: I'm singing this song, it's time it was sung I've been putting it off for a while, But it's harder by now, 'cause the truth is so clear That I cry when I'm seeing you smile. So goodbye, so long, the road calls me dear And your tears cannot bind me anymore, And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes Can I kiss you, and then I'll be gone. Every time that I tried to tell that we'd lost the magic we had at the start, I would weep my heart when I looked in your eyes And I searched once again for the spark. So goodbye, so long, the road calls me dear And your tears cannot bind me anymore, And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes Can I kiss you, and then I'll be gone. I can see by your eyes, it's time now to go So I'll leave you to cry in the rain, Though I held in my hand, the key to all joy Honey my heart was not born to be tamed. So goodbye, so long, the road calls me dear And your tears cannot bind me anymore, And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes Can I kiss you, and then I'll be gone. So goodbye, so long, the road calls me dear And your tears cannot bind me anymore, And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes Can I kiss you, and then I'll be gone, Can I kiss you, and then I'll be gone, can I kiss you, and then I'll be gone. --Tom Waits Closing Time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 Uhm...November Rain? I gotta think harder on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLeakyBucket Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 Bit obvious but REM´s ´Everbody Hurts´ is a tearjerker. Other one that I can think of at the mo has to be ´Nobody´s fault but my own´ by Beck. treated you like a rusty blade a throwaway from an open grave cut you loose from a chain gang and let you go and on the day you said it's true some love holds, some gets used tried to tell you i never knew it could be so sweet who could ever be so cruel, blame the devil for the things you do its such a selfish way to lose the way you lose these wasted Blues these wasted Blues tell me that it's nobody's fault nobody's fault but my own that it's nobody's fault nobody's fault but my own when the moon is a counterfeit better find the one that fits better find the one that lights The way for you when the road is full of nails, garbage pails and darkened jails and their tongues are full of heartless tales that drain on you who would ever notice you you fade into a shaded room it's such a selfish lose the way you lose these wasted blues, these wasted blues tell me that it's nobody's fault nobody's fault but my own ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 I asked my friend what the saddest song he's heard, and I agree with his answer: Send in the Clowns (Frank Sinatra style) Isn't it rich, aren't we a pair Me here at last on the ground - and you in mid-air Send in the clowns Just when I stopped opening doors Finally finding the one that I wanted - was yours Making my entrance again with my usual flair Sure of my lines - nobody there Isn't it bliss, don't you approve One who keeps tearing around - and one who can't move But where are the clowns - send in the clowns Don't you love a farce; my fault I fear I thought that you'd want what I want - sorry my dear But where are the clowns - send in the clowns Don't bother they're here Isn't it rich, isn't it queer Losing my timing this late in my career But where are the clowns - send in the clowns Well maybe next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakename Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 Dry Your Eyes/ The Streets In one single moment your whole life can turn 'round I stand there for a minute starin’ straight into the ground Lookin’ to the left slightly, then lookin’ back down World feels like it’s caved in – proper sorry frown Please let me show you where we could only just be, for us I can change and I can grow or we could adjust The wicked thing about us is we always have trust We can even have an open relationship, if you must I look at her she stares almost straight back at me But her eyes glaze over like she’s lookin’ straight through me Then her eyes must have closed for what seems an eternity When they open up she’s lookin’ down at her feet Dry your eyes mate I know it’s hard to take but her mind has been made up There’s plenty more fish in the sea Dry your eyes mate I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts But you’ve got to walk away now It’s over So then I move my hand up from down by my side It's shakin’, my life is crashin’ before my eyes Turn the palm of my hand up to face the skies Touch the bottom of her chin and let out a sigh ‘Cause I can’t imagine my life without you and me There’s things I can’t imagine doin’, things I can’t imagine seein’ It weren't supposed to be easy, surely Please, please, I beg you please She brings her hands up towards where my hands rested She wraps her fingers round mine with the softness she’s blessed with She peels away my fingers, looks at me and then gestures By pushin’ my hand away to my chest, from hers Dry your eyes mate I know it’s hard to take but her mind has been made up There’s plenty more fish in the sea Dry your eyes mate I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts But you’ve got to walk away now It’s over And I’m just standin’ there, I can’t say a word ‘Cause everythin’s just gone I’ve got nothin’ Absolutely nothin’ Tryin’ to pull her close out of bare desperation Put my arms around her tryin’ to change what she’s sayin’ Pull my head level with hers so she might engage in Look into her eyes to make her listen again I’m not gonna fuckin’, just fuckin’ leave it all now ‘Cause you said it'd be forever and that was your vow And you’re gonna let our things simply crash and fall down You’re well out of order now, this is well out of town She pulls away, my arms are tightly clamped round her waist Gently pushes me back and she looks at me straight Turns around so she’s now got her back to my face Takes one step forward, looks back, and then walks away Dry your eyes mate I know it’s hard to take but her mind has been made up There’s plenty more fish in the sea Dry your eyes mate I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts But you’ve got to walk away now It’s over I know in the past I’ve found it hard to say Tellin’ you things, but not tellin’ straight But the more I pull on your hand and say The more you pull away Dry your eyes mate I know it’s hard to take but her mind has been made up There’s plenty more fish in the sea Dry your eyes mate I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts But you’ve got to walk away now .. with the actual music its a heartbreaker. fakename. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLeakyBucket Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 I agree with the Streets choice although I think the sadder songs on that album are the bitter, angry-at-the-world tracks. Good choice fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Bob Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 See, I dunno about these threads because I just know there's someone out there sitting in their chair musing about how their song pick is much sadder than my song pick. On top of that, there are so many factors that can make a song sad - many of them have nothing to do with the song itself. But alright, a couple of mine. 3 AM (acoustic) - Matchbox 20 The regular radio version of the song isn't really all that sad, but the acoustic version with Rob Thomas on the piano singing about his mother dying of leukemia is heart breaking. 3 AM She say it's cold outside and she hands me my raincoat She's always worried about things like that She says it's all gonna end and it might as well be my fault And she only sleeps when it's raining And she screams and her voice is straining She says baby It's 3 am I must be lonely When she says baby Well I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes Says the rain's gonna wash away I believe it She's got a little bit of something, God it's better than nothing And in her color portrait world she believes that she's got it all She swears the moon don't hang quite as high as it used to And she only sleeps when it's raining And she screams and her voice is straining She says baby It's 3 am I must be lonely When she says baby Well I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes Says the rain's gonna wash away I believe it She believes that life is made up of all that you're used to And the clock on the wall has been stuck at three for days, and days She thinks that happiness is a mat that sits on her doorway But outside it's stopped raining She says baby It's 3 am I must be lonely When she says baby Well I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes Says the rain's gonna wash away I believe it Also see...er...hear: Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell, Blue skys from pain. Can you tell a green field From a cold steel rail? A smile from a veil? Do you think you can tell? And did they get you to trade Your heros for ghosts? Hot ashes for trees? Hot air for a cool breeze? Cold comfort for change? And did you exchange A walk on part in the war For a lead role in a cage? How I wish, how I wish you were here. We're just two lost souls Swimming in a fish bowl, Year after year, Running over the same old ground. What have we found? The same old fears. Wish you were here. This one's a sad song but I don't think it'd be sad enough to make my list if I hadn't first heard it (or at least first really listened to it) just after 9/11. My City of Ruins - Bruce Springsteen There's a blood red circle On the cold dark ground And the rain is falling down The church door's thrown open I can hear the organ's song But the congregation's gone My city of ruins My city of ruins Now the sweet bells of mercy Drift through the evening trees Young men on the corner Like scattered leaves, The boarded up windows, The empty streets While my brother's down on his knees My city of ruins My city of ruins Come on, rise up! Come on, rise up! Come on, rise up! Come on, rise up! Come on, rise up! Come on, rise up! Come on, rise up! Come on, rise up! Now there's tears on the pillow Darlin' where we slept And you took my heart when you left Without your sweet kiss My soul is lost, my friend Tell me how do I begin again? My city's in ruins My city's in ruins Now with these hands, With these hands, With these hands, With these hands, I pray Lord With these hands, With these hands, I pray for the strength Lord With these hands, With these hands, I pray for the faith, Lord With these hands, With these hands, I pray for your love, Lord With these hands, With these hands, I pray for the strength, Lord With these hands, With these hands, I pray for your love, Lord With these hands, With these hands, I pray for your faith, Lord With these hands, With these hands, I pray for the strength, Lord With these hands, With these hands Come on, rise up Come on, rise up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deacon Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Silence by Glassjaw. Its about the lead singers struggle with Crohns disease. That burning feeling. Red liquids. Clear liquids. Blessed are the sick. Children shiver in the river. Where is our god now? Does he watch over all in El Segundo? He don't lie when he say, Under. I'm wasting away. I find time to pine. When pining away my time. Within sin With no redemption We will find our souls and the shells they're kept in all wasted away. Blessed are the sick in me. The prey, the thrill, the chill and we are martyrs that crumble on time. Predestination. We'll stop upon dimes. and hed constructed us all in El Segundo, as the shivering children pray. Demons in demons out. Cry for dawn. Gratis. Bored. I'm the matador of the children's ward. Beggars wed choosers. Red sheets. Bed sheets. Boozers. I'm the head fan. Blessed be my bed pan. It's a cold, having just been mugged feeling. In the sun I've got this for you it's under my finger nails. I brought this for you. It's typically Sunday. I'm digging a hole. I'll shut out the world, I'll shut out the world, This is what it's like to be alone, This is what it's like to be alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganny McVagflaps Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 The Replacements - Here Comes a Regular Well a person can work up a mean mean thirst after a hard day of nothin' much at all Summer's passed, it's too late to cut the grass There ain't much to rake anyway in the fall And sometimes I just ain't in the mood to take my place in back with the loudmouths You're like a picture on the fridge that's never stocked with food I used to live at home, now I stay at the house And everybody wants to be special here They call your name out loud and clear Here comes a regular Call out your name Here comes a regular Am I the only one here today? Well a drinkin' buddy that's bound to another town Once the police made you go away And even if you're in the arms of someone's baby now I'll take a great big whiskey to ya anyway Everybody wants to be someone's here Someone's gonna show up, never fear 'cause here comes a regular Call out your name Here comes a regular Am I the only one who feels ashamed? Kneeling alongside old Sad Eyes He says opportunity knocks once then the door slams shut All I know is I'm sick of everything that my money can buy The fool who wastes his life, God rest his guts First the lights, then the collar goes up, and the wind begins to blow Turn your back on a pay-you-back, last call First the glass, then the leaves that pass, then comes the snow Ain't much to rake anyway in the fall Everybody wants to be someone's here Someone's gonna show up, never fear 'cause here comes a regular Call out your name Here comes a regular Am I the only one who feels ashamed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Duadoman Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 Biggie's "Suicidal Thoughts" was deep, but I always found Nas' "Undying Love" to be a sad song. I'll only post the second verse, because it's a long song. I thought you loved me I thought you cared for me I thought you needed me Did you believe in me? Got up with Horse, showed a look on my face was mad lost I ain't know whether to cry or just, try to laugh it off "Son you home early -- they wiped you out that quick?" I said, "Nah," showed him the plastic with nine in the clip Hopped in the whip, popped in the disc, pressed play To the Grand Central, from the Van Wyck Expressway I said, "Bet you'll never guess in a million years what I just saw happenin -- and probably still is Snuck in my crib - some nigga fuckin my wiz I saw dem, they ain't see me, I ducked and I slid I'ma grab shorty, I need you to grab the nigga for me" Just when I thought I found love, she shitted on me Shopped in Vegas, a present, for our engagement 20 G's on a ring I would have hit her today with My surprise couldn't match the one she had for me We pulled up, he was walkin out the house backwardly Parked in the back of my house, they couldn't see us Ran to the side of my house, cocked the heater Walked to the front when I talked he had junk Bitch tried to slam the door shut, got caught in Horse foot Shot the Spanish kid in the rib, drug him in Grabbed her face, say goodbye to your undercover friend One between the eye, she's died, by mistake Must've held the gat too tight, pointed at her face Heard somebody knock -- Horse helped me hide the bodies Heard si-rens, I guess we goin out we out like kamikazes We surrounded, red lights flashin, who's inside? Came out a bullhorn, I'm contemplatin suicide Horse asked me for the Mac, he gave me dap, one love Cocked the strap, then he ran out the back Mad shots couldn't tell what was goin on Sat on the floor near my dead girl, put her in my arms Pulled her ring out my pocket I was savin Put it on her ring finger cocked the glock, and started prayin to Muhammad and Allah, the most beneficial through you, all things are possible, I know you're listenin I never meant for this to happen, I never dreamed this'd be my fate, such a grotesque, murder scene On that note, same time, the cops busted in Kissed my lady, her blood on my lips, I said "Amen" Put the nine to my head, pulled the hammer, held her close Squeeze the toast, said to her, "Now unto God, we elope" ...we elope...(Gun shot) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobitussinEF Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 My Choice is from Outkast's Speakerboxxx called Reset [big Boi] Ain't it funny how you're born and then your life begins Just like a baby all alone, that's if you wasn't a twin You must begin to fend for self when the umbilical's cut The doctor put you under the heating lamp, your spirit is touched You know what, I take that back, why? You was alive Date of conception, interception cause the sperm did collide From T 'n A to DNA, feelings turn to children The morning after pill didn't put a halt to our very existance We livin, breathin, soon we'll be teethin Our granny got a gold and now we want one for that reason An adolescent mind is so impressionable in those stages But parents got to parent their kids to keep them out of cages Cell therapists beware of this lugie that I spit Incarceration without rehabilitation really don't mean shit Little Ricky's home, he gotta serve probation for six months But Uncle Donnel and Ol' Dirty Bastard still in the joint Reset [Debra Killings] Start over again Everything happens for a reason Good doesn't come without pain Start over again Everything happens for a reason Start over again Everything happens for a reason Good doesn't come without pain Start over again Everything happens for a reason [Khujo] Good does not come without pain Meaning, before it gets better, it's goin get worse Like my homies on the sick side still dyin over turf That don't belong ot urse I mean us, left in the dust Try to catch up with massah I used to wanna wrap my hands around the esophagus of them crackers But Ephesians 6:12 said it wasn't flesh and blood that we wrestle against Principalities, powers of this world Rulers of darkness and spiritual wickedness In high places, so throw that whole armor of righteousness I spark this thang, but my name ain't Bubba I got a problem with racist cab drivers, like Glover And brothers that wax fat an dforget all about the struggle Yeah, come on, come on Guess what, guess what Time to reset this thang [Debra Killings] Start over again Everything happens for a reason Good doesn't come without pain Start over again Everything happens for a reason [Cee-Lo] Listen to me I awaken to sunlight that's beyond bright This day will be done right There is a war, just waiting on the other side of the door But I'll be bringing God to the gunfight Can't live forever, so have some fun, right Life's a bowl of candy, you can have one, right You can handle if tomorrow never comes, right You'll get used to singin if only for one night But I intend to raise two daughters and a son right And I couldn't have wrote this if I was hopeless And see I focus to provoke this So open wide for my opinionated opus Stop playin Go Fish, but not below this Before I go, I thought that you all should know this Recognize and realize before any regretting Before you relapse, perhaps you'll consider resetting Hmm? [Debra Killings] Start over again Everything happens for a reason Good doesn't come without pain Start over again Everything happens for a reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Lindsay Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 tears in heaven by eric clapton used to make me sad because of the story behind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide No escape from reality Open your eyes Look up to the skies and see I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy Because I'm easy come, easy go A little high, little low Anyway the wind blows, doesn't really matter to me, to me Mama, just killed a man Put a gun against his head Pulled my trigger, now he's dead Mama, life had just begun But now I've gone and thrown it all away Mama, ooo Didn't mean to make you cry If I'm not back again this time tomorrow Carry on, carry on, as if nothing really matters Too late, my time has come Sends shivers down my spine Body's aching all the time Goodbye everybody - I've got to go Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth Mama, ooo - (anyway the wind blows) I don't want to die I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all I see a little silhouetto of a man Scaramouch, scaramouch will you do the fandango Thunderbolt and lightning - very very frightening me Gallileo, Gallileo, Gallileo, Gallileo, Gallileo Figaro - magnifico But I'm just a poor boy and nobody loves me He's just a poor boy from a poor family Spare him his life from this monstrosity Easy come easy go - will you let me go Bismillah! No - we will not let you go - let him go Bismillah! We will not let you go - let him go Bismillah! We will not let you go - let me go Will not let you go - let me go (never) Never let you go - let me go Never let me go - ooo No, no, no, no, no, no, no - Oh mama mia, mama mia, mama mia let me go Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me for me for me So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye So you think you can love me and leave me to die Oh baby - can't do this to me baby Just gotta get out - just gotta get right outta here Ooh yeah, ooh yeah Nothing really matters Anyone can see Nothing really matters - nothing really matters to me Anyway the wind blows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 chickish, I know, but Sarah McLaughlin's In the Arms of an Angel. That woman has some sorrowful vocals. She could sing Winter Wonderland and you'd be crying.: Spend all your time waiting for that second chance for a break that would make it okay there's always one reason to feel not good enough and it's hard at the end of the day I need some distraction oh beautiful release memory seeps from my veins let me be empty and weightless and maybe I'll find some peace tonight in the arms of an angel fly away from here from this dark cold hotel room and the endlessness that you fear you are pulled from the wreckage of your silent reverie you're in the arms of the angel may you find some comfort there so tired of the straight line and everywhere you turn there's vultures and thieves at your back and the storm keeps on twisting you keep on building the lie that you make up for all that you lack it don't make no difference escaping one last time it's easier to believe in this sweet madness oh this glorious sadness that brings me to my knees in the arms of an angel fly away from here from this dark cold hotel room and the endlessness that you fear you are pulled from the wreckage of your silent reverie you're in the arms of the angel may you find some comfort there you're in the arms of the angel may you find some comfort here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*MisSarah* Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 i love that song!!!! the saddest song ever has to be DUST IN THE WIND by Kansas! i wanna cover that song, its so good! Dust In The Wind" (Kerry Livgren) I close my eyes, only for a moment, and the moment's gone All my dreams, pass before my eyes, a curiosity Dust in the wind, all they are is dust in the wind Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea All we do, crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see Dust in the wind, All we are is dust in the wind Don't hang on, nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky It slips away, all your money won't another minute buy Dust in the wind, All we are is dust in the wind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 I don't think I ever gave you props on your voice. I heard your song in the Hondo's Jukebox thing. Me likes. No song to post here, just kissin a little ass heh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*MisSarah* Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 nothing wrong with a lil ass kissin once and a while!!!!! thanx!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Snake Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 I would say I'm pretty well privileged to have heard Kris Kristofferson sing Sunday Morning Coming Down live, solo acoustic no less, that woulda been my saddest song (again) but the fact it stirs such joy in my memory negates that. Hope of the States - Me Ves Y Sufres (worth a listen, really mournful piano, turns intense later): "I've got no good in me, for anybody I've been ruined by the lies i've told to everybody It's so desperately sad that my life has come to this I hope there's something better than this, for me... I used to think I had something to say but my dumb idealogies gave me away I keep my mouth shut but it's always the same, over and over and over again... Today, I am wrong again but it's not surprising Once more, heaven has forgotten me, so everybody Clap your hands together for me, as I watch my world collapse Don't waste your sympathy on me, cause I made it all up... I used to think I had something to say but my dumb idealogies gave me away I keep my mouth shut but it's always the same, over and over and over again My mistakes happen so much it's success, but I'll drag you all down into my sorry mess I said I was sorry but it's always the same, over and over and over again I have been doomed from the first time I tried, to find something to save me from all of my lies I'm always fake and it's always the same, over and over and over and over again..." And I listened to that depressing but powerful shit, a few times to type up the lyrics, then I couldn't figure one of the last lyrics and then I found a lyric site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperEeyore Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 I know it might not bed sad to some of you but hyper ballad by Bjork always makes me cry "Hyper Ballad" we live on a mountain right at the top there's a beautiful view from the top of the mountain every morning i walk towards the edge and throw little things off like: car-parts, bottles and cutlery or whatever i find lying around it's become a habit a way to start the day i go through this before you wake up so i can feel happier to be safe up here with you it's real early morning no-one is awake i'm back at my cliff still throwing things off i listen to the sounds they make on their way down i follow with my eyes 'til they crash imagine what my body would sound like slamming against those rocks and when it lands will my eyes be closed or open? i'll go through all this before you wake up so i can feel happier to be safe up here with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobitussinEF Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 I dont know who sings it but its like a country song called Daddy's lil girl (i think) alot of girls use it for their wedding reception dance with their dads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 Thursday's War All the Time is pretty sad: Standing on the edge of the palisades cliffs In the shadow of the skyline very far away, a lightning rod that couldn’t pull the storm from me I was 5 years old, my best friends older brother died He fell from these cliffs The river washed him away the current pulled him downstream And our lives, float in the headlines So we parked these cars in our parent’s garage Listened to the lullaby, Of Carbon Monoxide War all of the time In the shadow of the New York skyline We grew up too fast falling apart Like the ashes of American flags The sun doesn’t rise We'll replaced it with an h-bomb explosion A painted jail cell, of blood in the sky Like Three Mile Island nightmares on TV they used to sing us to sleep They burn on and on like an oil field Or a memory of what it felt like To burn on and on and not just fade away All those nights in the basement, the kids are still screaming On and on and on and on War all of the time In the shadow of the New York skyline We grew up too fast falling apart Like the ashes of American flags And we’re blowing in the wind We don’t know where to land So we kiss like little kids We used to be very tall buildings We’ve been falling for so long Now your eyes are the sign on the edge of town They offer a welcome when you are leaving War all of the time In the shadow of the New York skyline We grew up too fast falling apart Like the ashes of American flags The pieces fall it’s like a last day parade And the fires in our streets start to rage, so wave, to the people that long to wave back, from the fabric of a flag that sang "love all of the time" War all the time War all the time All of the time War all the time War all the time All of the time All of the time War all of the time War all of the time War all of the time War all of the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakename Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 Man, I love that song... you just reminded me to get more of their music... peace, fakename. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 the saddest song ever has to be DUST IN THE WIND by Kansas! i wanna cover that song, its so good! "Dust In The Wind" (Kerry Livgren) ... Heh, that song reminds me of two movies: Old School and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure...when they are talking to Socrates or So-Crates...and Ted picks up the sand and he goes... "All we are, is Dust in the Wind dude..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TulipO Posted November 4, 2004 Author Share Posted November 4, 2004 Thursday's War All the Time is pretty sad: Standing on the edge of the palisades cliffs In the shadow of the skyline very far away, a lightning rod that couldn’t pull the storm from me I was 5 years old, my best friends older brother died He fell from these cliffs The river washed him away the current pulled him downstream And our lives, float in the headlines So we parked these cars in our parent’s garage Listened to the lullaby, Of Carbon Monoxide War all of the time In the shadow of the New York skyline We grew up too fast falling apart Like the ashes of American flags The sun doesn’t rise We'll replaced it with an h-bomb explosion A painted jail cell, of blood in the sky Like Three Mile Island nightmares on TV they used to sing us to sleep They burn on and on like an oil field Or a memory of what it felt like To burn on and on and not just fade away All those nights in the basement, the kids are still screaming On and on and on and on War all of the time In the shadow of the New York skyline We grew up too fast falling apart Like the ashes of American flags And we’re blowing in the wind We don’t know where to land So we kiss like little kids We used to be very tall buildings We’ve been falling for so long Now your eyes are the sign on the edge of town They offer a welcome when you are leaving War all of the time In the shadow of the New York skyline We grew up too fast falling apart Like the ashes of American flags The pieces fall it’s like a last day parade And the fires in our streets start to rage, so wave, to the people that long to wave back, from the fabric of a flag that sang "love all of the time" War all the time War all the time All of the time War all the time War all the time All of the time All of the time War all of the time War all of the time War all of the time War all of the time Wow. I've never heard that song before, but I HAVE been to the Palisades cliffs. I grew up right near there in the Hudson River Valley in New York. My ex boyfriend and I used to smoke pot and sit on those cliffs and look at the skyline...It was really cool at night because it looked like the stars had just decided to float on down for the night and settle right above the river... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 That song is really good...it has to be heard. I'll post it or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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