lyrics i enjoy.

between the bars | elliott smith

 

drink up, baby, stay up all night

the things you could do, you won't but you might
the potential you'll be, that you'll never see
the promises you'll only make

drink up with me now and forget all about the pressure of days
do what I say and I'll make you okay and drive them away
the images stuck in your head

people you've been before that you don't want around anymore
that push and shove and won't bend to your will
I'll keep them still

drink up, baby, look at the stars
I'll kiss you again between the bars where I'm seeing you
there with your hands in the air, waiting to finally be caught

drink up one more time and I'll make you mine
keep you apart deep in my heart separate from the rest
where I like you the best and keep the things you forgot

the people you've been before that you don't want around anymore
that push and shove and won't bend to your will
I'll keep them still

while you were sleeping, i figured out everything,
i was constructed for you, and you were molded for me
now i feel your name, coursing through my veins
you shine so bright it's insane, you put the sun to shame
- lullaby | the spill canvas

and when you cry a piece of my heart dies
knowing that i may have been the cause
if you were to leave and fulfill someone else's dreams
i think i might totally be l o s t
- the girl | city and colour


as you fall fast asleep with your head on my chest
i watch you breathe in and out as you're finding your rest
i need this night, yes it's late, but the morning will come
- say so | my favorite highway


on the good, the bad, the ugly
the smiles, the laughs, the funny,
or all the things we put each other through
it's for you, for you, for you.

you make me happy, whether you know it or not
we should be happy, that's what i said from the start
i am so happy, knowing you are the one
that i want for the rest of my days
for the rest of my days
you're all of my days
- happy | nevershoutnever!

maybe we will be everything we say
maybe all that we dream will fade to grey
either way, i will stay
with you
- with you | i fight dragons

 

somewhere under water maybe you could find my heart
that's where i threw it after you had torn it out
whoa-oh! three days ago
the doctor, he said so, he told me every skyline and every night spent alone
are tearing me apart
- holly hox, forget me nots | saves the day

i need your lovin' like sunshine
- everybody's gotta learn sometime | beck

 

tell 'em anything you want to,
just don't tell 'em all the truth,
yeah don't tell 'em all the truth,
i still need you,
yeah, that's the truth,
i still love you,
baby that's the truth.
- the truth | jason aldean

i would dial the numbers
just to listen to your breath
  i would stand inside my hell
and hold the hand of death
you don't know how far i'd go
to ease this precious ache
you don't know how much i'd give
or how much i can take

Sleepy Tigers | Her Space Holiday

 

Oh I like you so very much so much in fact I gotta wake you up

It’s not that I have words to speak
I just wanna see you looking at me
In a way, that states
In an hour when the sun comes up
We’re gonna put on our shoes we’re gonna shake the dust
Open the door with your brand new key
We won’t be afraid of being sweet to ourselves
Or anybody! anybody else!

Oh I miss you so very much so much in fact i gotta call you up
It’s not that I have news to bring
I just wanna make your telephone ring
So it shows and you know
In a week when I fly back home
We’re gonna jump in bed and be all alone
you’ll make biscuits and I’ll make tea
We’ll curl up close and then fall asleep
To the sound… of no one else no else around

And if Ive learned anything at all
In this short life of mine (it’s this)…
If you hear that joy has come to town
Track it down, take a picture and tape it to your eyes

Oh I love you so very much so much in fact I'm gonna switch it up
I'm gonna take this room that I built for fun
And burn down the walls in front of everyone
So they see, you and me
Dancing in our sleepy clothes
With two big smiles and a bowl of hope!
That we’ll drink down like ginger tea
The heat will help us forget everything
That you and I, that you and I have seen

And if Ive learned anything at all
In this short life of mine (it’s this)…
If you hear that joy has come to town
Track it down, take a picture and tape it to your eyes

Looking for Holes
- ani difranco

 

I am looking for the holes

the holes in your jeans
because I want to know
are they worn out in the seat
or are they worn out in the knees

there are so many ways to wear
what we've got before it's gone
to make use of what is there
I don't wear anything I can't wipe my hands on

do your policies fit between the headlines
are they written in newsprint, are they distant
mine are crossing an empty parking lot
they are a woman walking home
at night
alone
they are six string that sing
and wood that hums against my hipbone

we can't afford to do anyone harm
because we owe them our lives
each breath is recycled from someone else's lungs
are enemies are the very air in disguise

you can talk a great philosophy
but if you can't be kind to people
every day
it doesn't mean that much to me
it's the little things you do
the little things you say
it's the love you give along the way

when we patch things up
they say a job well done
but when we ask why
where did the rips come from
they say we are subversive
and extreme, of course
we are just trying to track a problem to its source

because we know we can't sit back
and let people come to harm
we owe them our lives
each breath is recycled from someone else's lungs
our enemies are the very air
our enemies are the air

we are looking for the holes
the holes in your jeans
because we want to know
are they worn out in the seat

or are they worn out in the knees

 

this is the epitome of everything you see in the movies
- the spill canvas [saved]

when i wake up, in the morning
you look so good, you look so good
when i get up, and i'm yawning
you look so good, you look so good, to me
- eskimo joe [wake up]

just open your eyes
just open your eyes 
&& see that life is beautiful.
will you swear on your life,
that no one will cry at my funeral?
- sixx:AM [life is beautiful]

i've been drinking more and eating less.
it's a mess without you laying here.
it's a mess without you laying here.
i know it can be all right, if i just wait it out and try to rest.
it's a mess without you laying here.
i'm a mess, i'm a mess, i am a mess.
- the sleeping [3 cigarettes]

but i think of you whenever life gets me down
i think of you whenever you're not around
you rest your bones
somewhere far from my house
yeah, but you still pull me home
- a fine frenzy [think of you]

and i say 'baby, yes i feel stupid to call you, but i'm lonely'
- maria mena [sorry]

&& i meant, every word i said
when i said that i love you, i meant that i'd love you forever
&& i'm gonna keep on loving you
'cause it's the only thing i wanna do
i don't wanna sleep
i just wanna keep on loving you
- reo speedwagon [keeon on loving you]

come now don't worry about the things you'll do next week
for just this once we can pretend, it's you and me
&& and everything the f a l l s between the lines won't mean a thing
so take my hand, we'll run away
from everything, from everything, from everything, from everything
- test your reflex [thinking of you]

Guardian Angel
- The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

When I see your smile
Tears run down my face I can't replace
And now that I'm strong I have figured out
How this world turns cold and it breaks through my soul
And I know I'll find deep inside me I can be the one

I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven

It's okay. It's okay. It's okay.
Seasons are changing
And waves are crashing
And stars are falling all for us
Days grow longer and nights grow shorter
I can show you I'll be the one

I will never let you fall (let you fall)
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all (through it all)
Even if saving you sends me to heaven

'Cause you're my, you're my, my, my true love, my whole heart
Please don't throw that away
'Cause I'm here for you
Please don't walk away and
Please tell me you'll stay, stay

Use me as you will
Pull my strings just for a thrill
And I know I'll be okay
Though my skies are turning gray

I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven

no one else will have me like you do
no one else will have me, only you
- jimmy eat world [23]

it just takes some time,
little girl, you're in the middle of the ride.
everything, everything will be just fine,
everything, everything will be alright (alright)
- jimmy eat world [the middle]

and you hold me in your arms

and all that i can feel
is my future in your hands
and all that i can see
is how long ever after is

- matt nathanson [wedding dress]

 

do you remember when,

i told you this that night,
that if you're by my side,
when everyday begins,
i'll fall for you again.
i made a promise when,
i told you this that night.

i'll be fine.
'cause when i die, then i die loving you.
it's alright, i'll be fine.
when i die then i die loving you,
loving you, loving you.

- yellowcard [dear bobbie]

these mistakes are just a part of the ride

and if we choke on the next tongue that we tie
i still feel the same

these are the fast times
these are the fast times
- the academy is... [coppertone]

we all want to be big, big *stars*,
but we got different reasons for that
believe in me because i don't believe in anything
and i want to be someone to believe
- counting crows [mr. jones]

wrap me up in a dream with you
- yellowcard


[gosh, i enjoy pulling lyrics out of context!]

something dies when you grow older,
but you do the best you can
- brand new [untitled 1]


don't stop, don't change, stay beautiful
- the last goodnight [stay beautiful]


love burns brighter than SUNSHINE
it's brighter than sunshine
let the rain fall
i don't care
- aqualung [brighter than sunshine

our lives are made
in these small hours
these little wonders
these twists & turns of fate
time falls away
but these small hours
these small hours still remain…
- rob thomas [little wonders]


tell it to me slowly
tell you what?
i really want to know
It's the time of the season for loving
- zombies [timeof the season]

but i promise you this,
i'll always look out for you
that's what I'll do

&& sing ohhh
i'll sing ohhh

my heart is yours
it's you that I hold on to
that's what i'll do
- coldplay [sparks]

so i'm asking you to shine it on and stick around
i'm not writing my goodbyes
i submit no excuse
if this is what i have to do, i owe you every day i wake
if i could i would shrink myself and sink through your skin to your blood cells
and remove whatever makes you hurt, but i am too weak to be your cure

- brand new [guernica]

blatantly stolen from miss emma. she always posts ones that get me!

nathan got me a few cd's for xmas, including feist's let it die. here's some lyrics i enjoy by feist :)


but in the meantime we've got it hard
second floor living without a yard
it may be years until the day
my dreams will match up with my pay

old dirt road,
(mushaboom, mushaboom)
knee deep snow
(mushaboom, mushaboom)
watching the fire as we grow
(mushaboom, mushaboom)
o-o-o-o-old

i got a man to stick it out
and make a home from a rented house, oh
and we'll collect the moments one by one
i guess that's how the future's done
- mushaboom

the cold heart will b u r s t
if mistrusted first
and a calm heart will break
when given a shake
- how my heart behaves
gotta know who's got your back
because they're right in front of you
because they're telling you the truth
- past in present