Wordings From Lyrics

[yannick]

This is a thread about songs that I usually play in my head but without ever using any means to hear them. Sometimes I just hear them. So please, only lyrics in this thread, thank you!
In remembrance of an old infatuation
Sweet Child Of Mine by Guns and Roses
She's got a smile it seems to me
Reminds me of childhood memories
Where everything
Was as fresh as the bright blue sky
Now and then when I see her face
She takes me away to that special place
And if I'd stare too long
I'd probably break down and cry
Oh, Sweet child o' mine
She's got eyes of the bluest skies
As if they thought of rain
I hate to look into those eyes
And see an ounce of pain
Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place
Where as a child I'd hide
And pray for the thunder
And the rain
To quietly pass me by
​

 

[yannick]

Thanks Serveto ! Greatly appreciated!

Someday by Sugar Ray

Someday when my life has passed me by
I'll lay around and wonder why you were always there for me
One way, in the eyes of a passer by
I'll look around for another try and fade away

Just close your eyes and I'll take you there
This place is warm and without a care
We'll take a swim in the deep blue sea
I go to leave and you reach for me

Some say better things will come our way
No matter what they try to say you were always there for me
Some way, when the sun begins to shine
I hear a song from another time and fade away
And fade away
​

One of my favourites​

 

[yannick]

Seal's

"Kiss From A Rose"

There used to be a graying tower alone on the sea.
You became the light on the dark side of me.
Love remained a drug that's the high and not the pill.

But did you know,
That when it snows,
My eyes become large
And the light that you shine can be seen.

Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray.
The more I get of you, the stranger it feels.
And now that your rose is in bloom.
A light hits the gloom
On the gray.

There is so much a man can tell you, so much he can say.
You remain my power, my pleasure, my pain, baby.
To me you're like a growing addiction that I can't deny.
Won't you tell me is that healthy, baby?

I've been kissed by a rose on the gray,
If I should fall along the way ...​

 

[yannick]

(Everything I Do) I Do It for You by Bryan Adams

Look into my eyes
You will see
What you mean to me
Search your heart
Search your soul
And when you find me there, you'll search no more

Don't tell me it's not worth tryin' for
You can't tell me it's not worth dyin' for
You know it's true
Everything I do
I do it for you

Look into your heart
You will find
There's nothin' there to hide
Take me as I am
Take my life
I would give it all, I would sacrifice

Don't tell me it's not worth fightin' for
I can't help it, there's nothin' I want more
You know it's true
Everything I do
I do it for you

There's no love
Like your love
And no other
Could give more love
There's nowhere
Unless you're there
All the time
All the way​

 

[yannick]

(Rapid Eye Movement) REM's Imitation of life​

Charades pop skill
Water hyacinth
Name by a poet
Imitation of life

Like a koi in a frozen pond
Like a goldfish in a bowl
I don't want to hear you cry​

That sugar cane that tasted good
That cinnamon, that's Hollywood
Come on, come on
No-one can see you try​

You want the greatest thing
The greatest thing since bread came sliced
You've got it all
You've got it sized​

Like a Friday fashion show
Teenager cruising in the corner
Trying to look like you don't try

That sugar cane that tasted good
That cinnamon, that's Hollywood
Come on, come on
No-one can see you try

No-one can see you cry

That sugar cane that tasted good
That' freezing rain, that's what you could
Come on, come on
No-one can see you cry

This sugar cane, this lemonade
This hurricane, I'm not afraid
Come on…​

 

[Orwell's mentor]

Since you like Bryan Adams, I thought you might like this. The lyrics are simple, yet, it's a beautiful song:

"I'm Ready"

I'd like to see you, thought I'd let you know
I wanna be with you everyday
Cause I've got a feeling that's beginning to grow
And there's only one thing I can say

I'm ready - to love you
I'm ready - to hold you
I'm ready - I'm ready
Ready as I'm gonna be

She left me a long note when she left me here
Told me that love was hard to find
But baby it's easy and I'll make it clear
That there's only one thing on my mind

I'm ready - to love you
I'm ready - to hold you
I'm ready - I'm ready
Ready as I'm gonna be​

 

[yannick]

Thanks Orwell's mentor ! I like this more explicit one too still from him!!!

To really love a woman
To understand her you gotta know her deep inside
Hear every thought see every dream
And give her wings when she wants to fly
Then when you find yourself lyin' helpless in her arms
You know ya really love a woman

When you love a woman you tell her that she's really wanted
When you love a woman you tell her that she's the one
'Cause she needs somebody to tell her that it's gonna last forever
So tell me have you ever really
Really really ever loved a woman?

To really love a woman
Let her hold you
'Til ya know how she needs to be touched
You've gotta breathe her really taste her
'Til you can feel her in your blood
And when you can see your unborn children in her eyes
You know ya really love a woman

When you love a woman
You tell her that she's really wanted
When you love a woman you tell her that she's the one
'Cause she needs somebody to tell her that you'll always be together
So tell me have you ever really
Really really ever loved a woman?

You got to give her some faith hold her tight
A little tenderness gotta treat her right
She will be there for you, takin' good care of you
You really gotta love your woman

Then when you find yourself lyin' helpless in her arms
You know ya really love a woman
​

Songwriters: Bryan Adams / Michael Kamen / Robert Lange

Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc, Universal Music Publishing Group​

 

[yannick]

Zombie by The Cranberries

Another head hangs lowly
Child is slowly taken
And the violence caused such silence
Who are we mistaking?
But, you see it's not me
It's not my family
In your head, in your head
They are fighting

With their tanks and their bombs
And their bombs and their guns
In your head they are crying

In your head
Zombie
What's in your head?
Zombie

Another mother's breaking
Heart is taking over
When the violence causes silence
We must be mistaken

It's the same old thing since 1916
In your head, in your head
They're still fighting
With their tanks and their bombs
And their bombs and their guns
In your head they are dying

Songwriters: Dolores Mary O'Riordan

Zombie lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc

 

[Orwell's mentor]

Those lyrics are exquisite and true, I think. If you like love songs, you might like this. My mum used to sing this around the house when we were young. I always thought it was a Beatles tune until the Internet came along :

More Today Than Yesterday (Spiral Staircase)

I don't remember what day it was
I didn't notice what time it was
All I know is that I fell in love with you
And if all my dreams come true
I'll be spending time with you
Every day's a new day in love with you

With each day comes a new way of loving you
Every time I kiss your lips my mind starts to wander
And if all my dreams come true
I'll be spending time with you

Oh, I love you more today than yesterday
But not as much as tomorrow
I love you more today than yesterday
But, darling, not as much as tomorrow

Tomorrow's date means springtime's just a day away
Cupid, we don't need ya now, be on your way
I thank the lord for love like ours that grows ever stronger
And I always will be true
I know you feel the same way too

Oh, I love you more today than yesterday
But not as much as tomorrow
I love you more today than yesterday
But only half as much as tomorrow

Every day's a new day, every time I love ya
Every way's a new way, every time I love ya
Every day's a new day, oh, how I love ya


Songwriters: Patrick Upton
More Today Than Yesterday lyrics © Regent Music Corporation

 

[Serveto]

Paul Simon
"Boy in the Bubble"
Songwriters: FORERE MOTLHOHELOA, PAUL SIMON
© Universal Music Publishing Group

"... It's a turn-around jump shot
It's everybody jump start
It's every generation throws a hero up the pop charts
Medicine is magical and magical is art
Think of the boy in the bubble
And the baby with the baboon heart​

And I believe
These are days of lasers in the jungle
Lasers in the jungle somewhere
Staccato signals of constant information
A loose affiliation of millionaires
And billionaires and baby ..."​

 

[yannick]

If you like love songs, you might like this.

I love songs but only without the musical instruments. What do you think would songs be like if they hadn't used any musical instruments?

Sorry I thought I had read "If you like, love songs, you might like this." Lol, but still! It's damn beautiful, thanks a lot!

 

[UnspokenSoliloquy]

Walk me down the Middle by The Band Perry

I was meant to be by your side
And I have waited here a long time
For you to turn around and notice me
But now you're here holdin' hands with me
Walk me down the middle of the county fair
Walk me down the middle like you don't care
Walk me by the Ferris wheel and make sure that she sees
Let the whole world know you belong to me
I've heard about your bitter end
'Bout how she stole your heart and put it back again
Well I may not be the prettiest girl around
But I sure am a sight for sore, sore eyes
Walk me down the middle of main street
Walk me down where the whole town will be
I don't need no parade but make sure that she sees
Let the whole world know you belong to me
I'd walk through fire for you
Walk through barbed wire for you
I'd walk for miles, it's true
Just to be with you
If you'll walk me down the middle of my mama's church
Walk me down that aisle in your finest shirt
Let the whole world know
You will walk me down the middle of the county fair
Oh walk me down the middle like you don't care
Walk me by the Ferris wheel and make sure they all see
Let the whole world know you belong to me

 

[yannick]

Paul Simon
"Boy in the Bubble"
Songwriters: FORERE MOTLHOHELOA, PAUL SIMON
© Universal Music Publishing Group

​

"... It's a turn-around jump shot​

It's everybody jump start​

It's every generation throws a hero up the pop charts​

Medicine is magical and magical is art​

Think of the boy in the bubble​

And the baby with the baboon heart​

And I believe​

These are days of lasers in the jungle​

Lasers in the jungle somewhere​

Staccato signals of constant information​

A loose affiliation of millionaires​

And billionaires and baby ..."​

Well, I wish I could hear the tune of it without the musical instruments too. Hmm, although it's like seeing myself in a mirror reading it.

 

[Orwell's mentor]

I love songs but only without the musical instruments. What do you think would songs be like if they hadn't used any musical instruments?

Sorry I thought I had read "If you like, love songs, you might like this." Lol, but still!

Lol! It's all good. If there were no instruments, then they would be poetry readings, I imagine.

 

[Orwell's mentor]

These guys accompanied Paul Simon on the same album, and there are no musical instruments -only perfectly harmonized human voices:

​

I saw them in concert. They were simply breathtaking!

 

[vigilante71]

"This is the life" by Dream Theater
In the heart
Of your most solemn barren night
When your souls turn inside out
Have you questioned
All the madness you invite?
What your life is all about

Some of us chose to live gracefully
Some can get caught in the maze
And lose their way home
This is the life we belong to
Our gift divine

Have you ever wished
That you were someone else?
Traded places in your mind
It's only a waste of your time

Some of us chose to live gracefully
Some can get caught in the maze
And lose their way home
This is the life we belong to
Our gift divine

Feed the illusion you dream about
Cast out the monsters inside
Life begins with an empty slate
Fragile left in the hands of fate
Driven by love and crushed by hate
Until the day the gift is gone
And shadows remain

Some of us chose to live gracefully
Some can get caught in the maze
And lose their way home
Memories will fade
Time races on
What will the say after you're gone?
This is the life we belong to
Our gift divine
Our gift divine

It's actually a lot better with music playing in the background. And It's not a love song

 

[kittybratxx]

I came across a fallen tree i felt the branches overlooking at me is this the place we used to love is this the place that i've been dreaming of. And if you have a minute why dont we go talk about somewhere only we know this could be the end of everything so why dont we go somewhere only we know.

 

[yannick]

Wow thanks Serveto ! Will listen to it later, God Willing. Orwell's mentor or anybody reading, if my thread is going to encourage you to go listen to actual youtube music videos where musical instruments can be witnessed being used, I will not be internally happy with this. For your information and not intending to be disrespectful at all, I didn't click on any of your Youtube links for fear of witnessing musical instruments.

It's just that, in my meek and feeble mind, I can't find myself able to concentrate on the fact that He Created all of them sounds without ever needing any of those instruments when I am watching somebody using an actual instrument and mesmerizing my mind all the while I'm listening to those entrancing sounds.

However, I do believe that the human being is already a musical being enough, as he or she already is. Please do ponder on the last sentence of:

Soil or Clay?
Throughout the Quran, the soil used to create Adam is referred to by many names, and from this we are able to understand some of the methodology of his creation. Each name for soil is used at a different stage of Adam’s creation. Soil, taken from the earth, is referred to as soil; God also refers to it as clay. When it is mixed with water it becomes mud, when it is left to stand the water content reduces and it becomes sticky clay (or mud). If it is again left for some time it begins to smell, and the colour becomes darker – black, smooth clay. It was from this substance that God moulded the form of Adam. His soulless body was left to dry, and it became what is known in the Quran as sounding clay. Adam was moulded from something akin to potter’s clay. When it is rapped it produces a ringing sound. [2]

 

[yannick]

(French song with my own funny translation in bold lol anybody improve on it plz thx) Les sunlights des tropiques by Gilbert Montagné

Vivre sous l'équateur du Brésil
Entre Cuba et Manille
À l'heure d'été c'est facile
Prends-moi la main, viens danser
J'ai du soleil sur la peau
J'ai dans le cœur un bongo
J'ai dans la tête un oiseau
Qui te dit tout haut "viens danser"

Living under Brazil's equator
Between Cuba and Manila
It's easy during summer
Take my hand, dance with me
I've got the sun on my skin
I've got a bongo in my heart
I've got a bird in my head
All calling you to come and dance

Sous les sunlights des tropiques
L'amour se raconte en musique
On a toute la nuit pour s'aimer
En attendant viens danser
J'aime l'océan pacifique
Ça fait quelque chose de magique
Y a rien à faire qu'à rêver
Prends-moi la main viens danser

Under the sunlight of the tropics
Love is recounted musically
We have the whole night to love each other
While we're waiting, come and dance
I love the Pacific Ocean
It gives off something magical
There's nothing else to do besides dreaming
Take my hand and come dance

Vivre, entre les vagues et le ciel
Tu n'seras jamais plus belle
Que cette chanson qui t'appelle
Oh, prends-moi la main viens danser
J'ai dessiné sur ta peau
Un palmier au bord de l'eau
Qu'est-ce qu'on est bien, tout est beau
Fa mi fa sol do, viens danser

Living between the waves and the sky
You'll never be more beautiful
Than this song calling you
Oh do take my hand and come dance
I've drawn on your skin
A palm tree at the water's edge
Everything's so nice, all is beautiful
Fa mi fa sol do, come and dance

Songwriters: Dario Farina / Didier Rene Henri Barbelivien / Gilbert Montagne

Les sunlights des tropiques lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

 

[yannick]

I'll Stand By You - The Pretenders

Oh, why you look so sad, the tears are in your eyes,
Come on and come to me now, and don't be ashamed to cry,
Let me see you through, 'cause I've seen the dark side too.
When the night falls on you, you don't know what to do,
Nothing you confess could make me love you less,

I'll stand by you,
I'll stand by you, won't let nobody hurt you,
I'll stand by you

So if you're mad, get mad, don't hold it all inside,
Come on and talk to me now.
Hey there, what you got to hide?
I get angry too, well, I'm alive like you.
When you're standing at the cross roads,
And don't know which path to choose,
Let me come along, 'cause even if you're wrong

I'll stand by you,
I'll stand by you, won't let nobody hurt you,
I'll stand by you.
Baby, even to your darkest hour, and I'll never desert you,
I'll stand by you.
And when, when the night falls on you baby,
You're feeling all a lone, you're wandering on your own,
I'll stand by you.

I'll stand by you, won't let nobody hurt you,
I'll stand by you, baby even to your darkest hour,
And I'll never desert you,
I'll stand by you,

I'll stand by you.
I'll stand by you, won't let nobody hurt you,
I'll stand by you, baby even to your darkest hour,
And I'll never desert you
I'll stand by you

Songwriters: Thomas Kelly / Christine Hynde / Billy Steinberg

I'll Stand By You lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, BMG Rights Management US, LLC