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Rock Lyrics That Could Be Poetry
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Rock Lyrics That Could Be Poetry
Heaven from hell
Blue skies from pain
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
Your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
Did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?
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
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Cedars of Lebanon - U2
Yesterday I spent asleep
Woke up in my clothes in a dirty heap
Spent the night trying to make a deadline
Squeezing complicated lives into a simple headline
I have your face in an old Polaroid
Tidying the childrens clothes and toys
You smiling back at me I took the photo from the fridge
Can't remember what Emily did
Haven't been with a woman, it feels like, for years
Thought of you the whole time, your salty tears
This **bleep**ty world sometimes produces a rose
The scent of it lingers but then it just goes
Return the call to home
The worst of us are a long drawn-out confession
The best of us are geniuses of compression
You say you're not gonna leave the truth alone
I'm here 'cause I don't wanna go home
Child drinking dirty water from a riverbank
Soldier brings oranges he got out from a tank
Waiting on the waiter, he's taking a while to come
Watching the sun go down on Lebanon
Return the call to home
Now I got a head like a lit cigarette
Unholy clouds reflect in a minaret
So high above me, higher than everyone
Where are you in the cedars of Lebanon?
Choose your enemies carefully, 'cause they will define you
Make them interesting 'cause in some ways they will mind you
They're not there in the beginning but when your story ends
Gonna last with you longer than your friends
Writer/s: BRIAN PETER GEORGE ENO, HAROLD BUDD, ADAM CLAYTON, DAVID EVANS, PAUL DAVID HEWSON, DANIEL ROLAND LANOIS, LAURENCE MULLEN JNR.
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network
Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind
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Kashmir - Led Zepplin
Stars fill my dream
I'm a traveler of both time and space
To be where I have been
Sit with elders of the gentle race
This world has seldom seen
They talk of days for which they sit and wait
All will be revealed
Sounds caress my ear
There are not a word I heard could I relate
Story was quite clear
Oh
Oh yeah I been flyin'
Love oh ain't no denyin', no
Oh, ooh yea, I been flyin'
Mama, mama, ain't no denyin', no denyin'
As the sun burns the ground
And my eyes fill with sand
As I scan this wasted land
Try to find, try to find what I feel
Like thoughts inside a dream
Heed the path that led me to that place, yellow desert stream
My Shangri-La beneath the summer moon, I will return again
Sure as the dust that floats high in June, when movin' through Kashmir
With no provision but an open face, along the straits of fear
Oh
Oh
When I see, when I see the way, you stay-yeah
Ooh, yeah-yeah, ooh, yeah-yeah, when I'm down
Ooh, yeah-yeah, ooh, yeah-yeah, well I'm down
Ooh, let me take you there
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It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Living for today (ah ah ah)
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too
Living life in peace
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Sharing all the world
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one
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When it comes to poetry in music, heavy metal or metal music might not be the first thing that pops into your mind. But the Unforgiven trilogy (Unforgiven, Unforgiven II, Unforgiven III) written by James Hetfield tell an amazing story based on his own life experiences. It's about learning to forgive yourself. This one is my favorite -
Unforgiven II - Metallica
And speak the words I wanna hear to make my demons run
The door is locked now but it's open if you're true
If you can understand the me then I can understand the you
Through black of day, dark of night, we share this, paralyzed
The door cracks open but there's no sun shining through
Black heart scarring darker still but there's no sun shining through
No there's no sun shining through, no there's no sun shining
Turn the pages, turn the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you?
Sick and tired, I stand alone
Could you be there
'Cause I'm the one who waits for you
Or are you unforgiven too?
She loves me not, she loves me still but she'll never love again
She lay beside me but she'll be there when I'm gone
Black hearts scarring darker still, yes she'll be there when I'm gone
Yes she'll be there when I'm gone, dead sure she'll be there?
Turn the pages, turn the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you?
Sick and tired, I stand alone
Could you be there
'Cause I'm the one who waits for you
Or are you unforgiven too?
The door is closed so are your eyes
But now I see the sun, now I see the sun
Yes now I see it
Turn the pages, turn the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you
So sick and tired, I stand alone
Could you be there
'Cause I'm the one who waits
The one who waits for you
Turn the pages, turn the stone
Behind the door, should I open it for you? (so I dub thee unforgiven)
Oh, what I've known
I'll take this key and I'll bury it in you
Because you're unforgiven too
'Cause you're unforgiven too, oh oh
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@LouLit01 - great topic!
Practically everything written by Paul Simon (and Bob Dylan, of course). But I'm starting off with a Paul Simon favorite, written for his girlfriend (at the time) named Kathy - - -
Kathy's Song - Paul Simon
Like a memory it falls
Soft and warm continuing
Tapping on my roof and walls
Through the window of my eyes
I gaze beyond the rain-drenched streets
To England where my heart lies
My thoughts are many miles away
They lie with you when you're asleep
And kiss you when you start your day
I don't know why I spend my time
Writing songs I can't believe
With words that tear and strain to rhyme
All that I once held as true
I stand alone without beliefs
The only truth I know is you
Weave their weary paths and die
I know that I am like the rain
There but for the grace of you go I
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Happiness is a Warm Gun
DBEATLS
Do do do do do do, oh yeah
She's well-acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand
Like a lizard on a window pane
The man in the crowd with the multicolored mirrors
On his hobnail boots
Lying with his eyes while his hands are busy
Working overtime
A soap impression of his wife which he ate
And donated to the National Trust
Down to the pits that I left uptown
I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
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@BeatleloverKT wrote:I've just seen a face by the Fab 4
"I've just seen a face
I can't forget the time or place
Where we just met
She's just the girl for me
And I want all the world to see
We've met, mm-mm-mm-m'mm-mm"
No one sings poetry like the Beatles!
The first 2 Beatles songs I ever heard were I've Just Seen a Face and I'll Cry Instead. I had no idea rock could sound like that. 45 years later I'm a bigger fan than ever.
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Time Passages by Al Stewart
"It was late in December, the sky turned to snow
All round the day was going down slow
Night like a river beginning to flow
I felt the beat of my mind go
Drifting into time passages
Years go falling in the fading light
Time passages
Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight"......
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Shield - Deep Purple (lyrics by Rod Evans)
While the children play in the field
Papa smokes the pipe of a sweet and better life
But how strong is the shield?
Can peace be found on the carpet above ground
Where sky is forever blue
Which may take me from you
His self, his rights, his views
But never his heart or his love
So take this hand of mine and climb baby, climb
To the hill up above
While our children play in the field
I can smoke the pipe of a sweet and better life
And trust in the strength of the shield
And let light pass like a wheel
Don't take the chance of life's hectic dance
Kiss the strength of the shield
And to his wish he will yield
And time will change its course
And hold the strength of the shield
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Forever Autumn by the Moody Blues
(I never tire of Justin Hayward's beautiful voice)
"I watch the birds fly south across the autumn sky
And one by one they disappear
I wish that I was flying with them
Now you're not here
Like the sun through the trees you came to love me
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away".......
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@BeatleloverKT wrote:I've just seen a face by the Fab 4
"I've just seen a face
I can't forget the time or place
Where we just met
She's just the girl for me
And I want all the world to see
We've met, mm-mm-mm-m'mm-mm"
No one sings poetry like the Beatles!
Had it been another day
I might have looked the other way
And I'd have never been aware
But as it is I'll dream of her tonight
(Da da da, dada dai)
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Nights in White Satin - Moody Blues, lyrics by Justin Hayward
Nights in white satin
Never reaching the end
Letters I've written
Never meaning to send
Beauty I'd always missed
With these eyes before
Just what the truth is
I can't say any more
Gazing at people, some hand in hand
Just what I'm going through they can't understand
Some try to tell me, thoughts they cannot defend
Just what you want to be, you will be in the end
'Cause I love you
Yes I love you
Oh how I love you
Oh how I love you
Writer/s: Justin Hayward
Publisher: T.R.O. INC.
Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind
Story behind the song -
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There was a person there
Who put forth the proposition
That you can petition the Lord with prayer
Petition the lord with prayer
Petition the lord with prayer
You cannot petition the lord with prayer!
Can you give me sanctuary
I must find a place to hide
A place for me to hide
Can you find me soft asylum
I can't make it anymore
The Man is at the door
Peppermint, miniskirts, chocolate candy
Champion sax and a girl named Sandy
There's only four ways to get unraveled
One is to sleep and the other is travel, da da
One is a bandit up in the hills
One is to love your neighbor 'till
His wife gets home
Catacombs
Nursery bones
Winter women
Growing stones
Carrying babies
To the river
Streets and shoes
Avenues
Leather riders
Selling news
The monk bought lunch
Ha ha, he bought a little
Yes, he did
Woo!
This is the best part of the trip
This is the trip, the best part
I really like
What'd he say?
Yeah!
Yeah, right!
Pretty good, huh
Huh!
Yeah, I'm proud to be a part of this number
Successful hills are here to stay
Everything must be this way
Gentle streets where people play
Welcome to the Soft Parade
All our lives we sweat and save
Building for a shallow grave
Must be something else we say
Somehow to defend this place
Everything must be this way
Everything must be this way, yeah
The Soft Parade has now begun
Listen to the engines hum
People out to have some fun
A cobra on my left
Leopard on my right, yeah
The deer woman in a silk dress
Girls with beads around their necks
Kiss the hunter of the green vest
Who has wrestled before
With lions in the night
Out of sight!
The lights are getting brighter
The radio is moaning
Calling to the dogs
There are still a few animals
Left out in the yard
But it's getting harder
To describe sailors
To the underfed
Tropic corridor
Tropic treasure
What got us this far
To this mild equator?
We need someone or something new
Something else to get us through, yeah, c'mon
Callin' on the dogs
Callin' on the dogs
Oh, it's gettin' harder
Callin' on the dogs
Callin' in the dogs
Callin' all the dogs
Callin' on the gods
You gotta meet me
Too late, baby
Slay a few animals
At the crossroads
Too late
All in the yard
But it's gettin' harder
By the crossroads
You gotta meet me
Oh, we're goin', we're goin great
At the edge of town
Tropic corridor
Tropic treasure
Havin' a good time
Got to come along
What got us this far
To this mild equator?
Outskirts of the city
You and I
We need someone new
Somethin' new
Somethin' else to get us through
Better bring your gun
Better bring your gun
Tropic corridor
Tropic treasure
We're gonna ride and have some fun
When all else fails
We can whip the horse's eyes
And make them sleep
And cry
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Listen, Learn, Read On - Deep Purple
In a time of men in steel
When a man was taught no special thing
It was all done by feel
You gotta turn the page, read the Book of Taliesyn
Her sound so sweet and clear
In the courtroom of the King
Among children and the peers
You gotta turn the page, read the Book of Taliesyn
On the foaming beach of the ocean,
In the day of trouble,
I shall be of more service to thee
Than three hundred salmon"
Past castles white and fair
Past dreaming chessmen on their boards
With a fool's mate as a snare
You gotta turn the page, read the Book of Taliesyn
I know this from meditation"
From pages two to six
Past minstrels in their boxes
To the waters of the Styx
You gotta turn the page, read the Book of Taliesyn
Listen to their sound
For from their coloured feeling
Experience is found
You gotta turn the page, read the Book of Taliesyn
For I know what has been, what is now,
And what hereafter will occur"
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In my life by the Fab 4️⃣
"There are places I'll remember
All my life, though some have changed
Some forever, not for better
Some have gone, and some remain
All these places had their moments
With lovers and friends, I still can recall
Some are dead, and some are living
In my life, I've loved them all"......
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