Lyrics on my mind...

[lsdetroit]

mgmt - kids

You were a child,
crawlin' on your knees toward it.
Makin' mama so proud,
but your voice was too loud.

We like to watch you laughing.
You pick the insects off plants.
No time to think of consequences.

Control yourself.
Take only what you need from it.
A family of trees wantin',
To be haunted.

Control yourself.
Take only what you need from it.
A family of trees wantin',
To be haunted.

The water is warm,
but it's sending me shivers.
A baby is born,
crying out for attention.
Memories fade,
like looking through a fogged mirror
Decision to decisions are made and not bought
But I thought,
this wouldn't hurt a lot.
I guess not.

Control yourself.
Take only what you need from it.
A family of trees wantin',
To be haunted.

Control yourself.
Take only what you need from it.
A family of trees wantin',
To be haunted.


Control yourself.
Take only what you need from it.
A family of trees wantin',
To be haunted.

Control yourself.
Take only what you need from it.
A family of trees wantin',
To be haunted.

Control yourself.
Take only what you need from it.
A family of trees wantin',
To be haunted.


Control yourself.
Take only what you need from it.
A family of treeeeees...

[charlou]

Are you ready for the Devil's Daughter?
Are you ready for the Soylent Green?
Are you ready for Unholy Water?
Are you ready for my Fuckin' Machine?
Are you ready for American Strike-Force?
Are you ready for the Mystery Meat?
Are you ready for my Crazy-Crazy?
Are you ready to?
Sing are you ready to bite me?
Delight me!
I'll pay handsomely for you to excite me
Your body is something I might not survive,
So bite me!
Bite me!

[klr]

In my younger days
This wouldn't have been so hard
I would've just shrugged it off
But now it's tough
I'm not so rough
I've got a little ways to go
It's not over yet, I know
But it feels
Not so far away

In my younger days
This still would've knocked me down
But I would've just bounced right back, you know
Now I'm a statistic
But I'm not fatalistic
I'm not yet resigned to fate
And I'm not gonna be ruled by hate
But it's strong
And it's filling up my days

In my younger days
I would've just chalked it up
As part of my ongoing education
But I've had enough
Been through some stuff
And I don't need any more misery
To teach me what I should be
I just need you back.

[JenTirydail]

[charlou]

I see you, Jen.

[JenTirydail]

Here I am again in this mean old town
And you're so far away from me
And where are you when the sun goes down
You're so far away from me
So far away from me
So far I just can't see
So far away from me
You're so far away from me
I'm tired of being in love and being all alone
When you're so far away from me
I'm tired of making out on the telephone
And you're so far away from me
So far away from me
So far I just can't see
So far away from me
You're so far away from me
I get so tired when I have to explain
When you're so far away from me
See you been in the sun and I've been in the rain
And you're so far away from me
So far away from me
So far I just can't see
So far away from me
You're so far away from me

[Thinking Aloud]

When I was nine I learned survival
Taught myself not to care
I was my single good companion
Taking my comfort there
Up in my room I planned my conquests
On my own -- never asked for a helping hand
No one would understand
I never asked the pair who fought below
Just in case they said "No."

Pity the child who has ambition
Knows what he wants to do
Knows that he'll never fit the system
Others expect him to
Pity the child who knew his parents
Saw their faults, saw their love die before his eyes
Pity the child that wise
He never asked "Did I cause your distress?"
Just in case they said "Yes."

When I was twelve my father moved out
Left with a whimper -- not with a shout
I didn't miss him -- he made it perfectly clear
I was a fool and probably queer
Fool that I was I thought this would bring
Those he had left closer together
She made her move the moment he crawled away
I was the last the woman told
She never let her bed get cold
Someone moved in -- I shut my door
Someone to treat her just the same way as before.

I took the road of least resistance
I had my game to play
I had the skill, and more -- the hunger
Easy to get away
Pity the child with no such weapons
No defense, no escape from the ties that bind
Always a step behind
I never called to tell her all I'd done
I was only her son!

Pity the child but not forever
Not if he stays that way
He can get all he ever wanted
If he's prepared to pay
Pity instead the careless mother
What she missed,
What she lost when she let me go
And I wonder does she know
I never call. A crazy thing to do
Just in case she said, "Who?"

[leo-rcc]

Hier bin ich geboren und laufe durch die Straßen
Kenn die Gesichter, jedes Haus und jeden Laden
Ich muss ma weg, kenn jede Taube hier beim Namen
Tauben raus, ich warte auf 'ne schicke Frau mit schnellem Wagen
Die Sonne blindet, alles fliegt vorbei
Und die Welt hinter mir wird langsam klein
Doch die Welt vor mir is für mich gemacht... hhmm... ich weiß sie wartet und ich hol sie ab
Ich hab den Tag auf meiner Seite, ich hab Rückenwind
Ein Frauenchor am Straßenrand der für mich singt...

Ich lehne mich zurück und kuck ins tiefe Blau, schließ die Augen und lauf einfach gradeaus

[Refrain]
Und am Ende der Straße steht ein Haus am See
Orangenbaumblätter liegen auf dem Weg
Ich hab zwanzig Kinder, meine Frau ist schön
Mmm alle kommen vorbei, ich brauch nie raus zu gehn
... Das Haus am See

Ich suche neues Land mit unbekannten Straßen
Fremde Gesichter und keiner kennt meinen Namen
Alles gewinnen beim Spiel mit gezinkten Karten
Alles verlieren, Gott hat einen harten linken Haken
Ich grabe Schätze aus in Schnee und Sand
Huch, und Frauen rauben mir jeden Verstand
Doch irgendwann werd ich vom Glück verfolgt mmmhh
Und komm zurück mit beiden Taschen voll Gold
Ich lad die alten Vögel und Verwandten ein
Und alle fang'n vor Freude an zu weinen
Wir grillen, die Mamas kochen und wir saufen Schnaps
Und feiern eine Woche jede Nacht

[Refrain 2x]
Und der Mond scheint hell auf mein Haus am See
Orangenbaumblätter liegen auf dem Weg
Ich hab 20 Kinder, meine Frau ist schön
Mmm alle komm'n vorbei, ich brauch nie raus zu gehn
... das Haus am See
Und am Ende der Straße steht ein Haus am See
Orangenbaumblätter liegen auf dem Weg
Ich hab 20 Kinder, meine Frau ist schön
Alle komm'n vorbei, ich brauch nie raus zu gehn

Hier bin ich geboren, hier werd ich begraben
Hab taube Ohren, n' weißen Bart und sitz I'm Garten
Meine 100 Enkel spielen Cricket auf'm Rasen
Wenn ich so daran denke, kann ich's eigentlich kaum erwarten

[Mantisdreamz]

Preacherman, don't tell me,
Heaven is under the earth.
I know you don't know
What life is really worth.
It's not all that glitters is gold;
'alf the story has never been told:
So now you see the light, eh!
Stand up for your rights. come on!


Most people think,
Great god will come from the skies,
Take away everything
And make everybody feel high.
But if you know what life is worth,
You will look for yours on earth:
And now you see the light,
You stand up for your rights. jah!


We sick an' tired of-a your ism-skism game -
Dyin' 'n' goin' to heaven in-a jesus' name, lord.
We know when we understand:
Almighty god is a living man.
You can fool some people sometimes,
But you can't fool all the people all the time.
So now we see the light (what you gonna do?),
We gonna stand up for our rights! (yeah, yeah, yeah!)


So you better:
Get up, stand up! (in the morning! git it up!)
Stand up for your rights! (stand up for our rights!)
Get up, stand up!
Don't give up the fight!

[charlou]

... big man lyin' on the ground .. with a hole in his body where his life had been ...

[leo-rcc]

Another heart breaks.

[Trolldor]

My girl, my girl, Where will you go?

I'm going where the cold win blows.
In the pines, the pines, where the sun don't ever shine,
I shiver the whole night through

[Kristie]

We Owned The Night - Lady Antebellum

Tell me have you ever wanted
Someone so much it hurts?
Your lips keep trying to speak
But you just can't find the words
Well I had this dream once;
I held it in my hands

She was the purest beauty
But not the common kind
She had a way about her
That made you feel alive
And for a moment
You made the world stand still

Yeah we owned the night

You had me dim the lights;
You danced just like a child
The wine spilled on your dress
And all you did was smile
Yeah, it was perfect
I hold it in my mind

Yeah, we owned the night

When the summer rolls around
And the sun starts sinking down
I still remember you
Oh, I remember you
And I wonder where you are
Are you looking at those same stars again?
Do you remember when?
We woke under a blanket
All tangled up in skin
Not knowing in that moment
We'd never speak again
But it was perfect;
I never will forget
When we owned the night
Yeah, we owned the night

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Goodbye Norma Jean
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
They crawled out of the woodwork
And they whispered into your brain
They set you on the treadmill
And they made you change your name
chorus
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Loneliness was tough
The toughest role you ever played
Hollywood created a superstar
And pain was the price you paid
Even when you died
Oh the press still hounded you
All the papers had to say
Was that Marilyn was found in the nude
[repeat chorus]
Goodbye Norma Jean
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
Goodbye Norma Jean
From the young man in the 22nd row
Who sees you as something more than sexual
More than just our Marilyn Monroe

[Kristie]

If I Die Young - The Band Perry

If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a, bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song

Uh oh, uh oh

Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother
She'll know I'm safe with you when she stands under my colors, oh well
Life ain't always what you think it ought to be, no
Ain't even grey, but she buries her baby

The sharp knife of a short life, well
I've had just enough time

If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song

The sharp knife of a short life, well
I've had just enough time

And I'll be wearing white, when I come into your kingdom
I'm as green as the ring on my little cold finger,
I've never known the lovin' of a man
But it sure felt nice when he was holdin' my hand,
There's a boy here in town, says he'll love me forever,
Who would have thought forever could be severed by

The sharp knife of a short life, well,
I've had just enough time

So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls
What I never did is done

A penny for my thoughts, oh no, I'll sell 'em for a dollar
They're worth so much more after I'm a goner
And maybe then you'll hear the words I been singin'
Funny when you're dead how people start listenin'

If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song

Uh oh (uh, oh)
The ballad of a dove (oh, uh)
Go with peace and love
Gather up your tears, keep 'em in your pocket
Save 'em for a time when you're really gonna need 'em, oh

The sharp knife of a short life, well
I've had just enough time

So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls