Lyrics That Have Special Meaning For You

[Katiebee]

The Traitor

Leonard Cohen.

The lyrics are in the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M5Q5q71T24

[Dirtymind]

"Hurt"

I hurt myself today
To see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
The only thing that's real
The needle tears a hole
The old familiar sting
Try to kill it all away
But I remember everything

What have I become?
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know
Goes away in the end
You could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt

I wear this crown of shit
Upon my liar's chair
Full of broken thoughts
I cannot repair
Beneath the stains of time
The feelings disappear
You are someone else
I am still right here

What have I become?
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know
Goes away in the end

You could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
If I could start again
A million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way

Dont you feel like that sometimes...

Johnny Cash' cover and video is achingly beautiful.

[Fish]

Except that Johnny Cash used "crown of thorns" instead of "crown of shit."

Not one of the better lines, but I always think if one is going to cover something, one should leave it intact. Still gotta love Johnny Cash, and the cover was awesome (the whole album was awesome). Woo for the good mention.

[coacheric]

Taking a little liberty with a cover tune is not all that uncommon. Cash's cover, to me, gave the song a whole different feel from the NIN original. I want to cry and hug my wife with Cash's cover

[MissBarbara]

Taking a little liberty with a cover tune is not all that uncommon. Cash's cover, to me, gave the song a whole different feel from the NIN original. I want to cry and hug my wife with Cash's cover

I agree. Johnny Cash's version of this song is both heart-rending and life-affirming.

I mentioned in the Cover Songs thread that it's rare when a cover song is at least as good as the original, and this is another example. I love both versions of this song.

For me, the most successful cover songs are one when the covering artist takes the original song and makes it his or her own. And if that means a minor change to the lyrics, so be it.

[Latina]

Thinking of you...

Comparisons are easily done
Once you've had a taste of perfection
Like an apple hanging from a tree
I picked the ripest one, I still got the seed

You said move on, where do I go?
 I guess second best is all I will know

'Cause when I'm with him
 I am thinking of you
(Thinking of you, thinking of you)
Thinking of you, what you would do
If you were the one who was spending the night
(Spending the night, spending the night)
Oh, I wish that I was looking into your eyes

You're like an Indian Summer
in the middle of winter
Like a hard candy with a surprise center
 How do I get better once I've had the best?
You said there's tons of fish in the water, so the waters I will test

He kissed my lips, I taste your mouth, oh!
 (Taste your mouth)
 He pulled me in, I was disgusted with myself

'Cause when I'm with him
I am thinking of you
 (Thinking of you, thinking of you)
Thinking of you, what you would do
If you were the one who was spending the night
 (Spending the night, spending the night)
Oh, I wish that I was looking into

You're the best, and yes, I do regret
 How I could let myself let you go
Now, now the lesson's learned
 I touched it, I was burned
 Oh, I think you should know!

'Cause when I'm with him I am thinking of you
(Thinking of you, thinking of you)
Thinking of you, what you would do
If you were the one who was spending the night
(Spending the night, spending the night)
Oh, I wish that I was looking into your, your eyes
Looking into your eyes, looking into your eyes

Oh, won't you walk through?
And bust in the door and take me away?
Oh, no more mistakes
 'Cause in your eyes I'd like to stay, stay

[Fish]

Stabbing Westward - What Do I Have To Do?

You make it hard to breathe
It's as if I'm suffocating
And when you're next to me
I can feel your heartbeat through my skin
It makes me sad to think
This could all be for nothing
I wish there was a way
A way for you to see inside me
I've never felt this way
About anyone or anything … tell me
 
What do I have to do - to make you happy?
What do I have to do - to make you understand?
What do I have to do - to make you want me?
But if I can't make you want me, tell me,
What do I have to do?

I know exactly what you're thinking
But I swear this time I will not let you down
I'm not as selfish as I used to be
That was a part of me that never made me proud
Right now I think I would try anything
Anything at all to keep you satisfied
God I hope you see what losing you would do to me
All I want is one more chance… tell me

What do I have to do - to make you happy?
What do I have to do - to make you understand?
What do I have to do - to make you want me?
But if I can't make you want me, tell me,
Just tell me, tell me!
What do I have to do-
To forget about you.

[TinyDancer]

"I've Told You Once"


 Get up!
 
So hold these words up to your chest
 Prove to them all why you're the best
 And when they say you're just like the rest
 It's time to put that courage to the test
 
So do your very best to tear them down until there's nothing left
 And while you're dwelling on the past, we'll see who's laughing last
 
You've said enough for both of us, so don't try to deny it
 And some things are better left unsaid, but I can't keep this quiet
 Well I'm not one to hold a grudge and hide it from the surface,
 'Cause every single thing I've ever held against you has a purpose
 You're good at starting problems for the hell of it,
 But our difference is that I don't use my past to make me feel relevant
 
I've told you once and I'll tell you twice
 That everything comes with a price
 And after all the things you said,
 You should've known how this would end
 I've told you once and I'll tell you twice,
 That everything comes with a price
 Well you rolled the dice and now tough luck kid
 We're all pissed off, with no fucks to give
 
'Cause you say that we're cowards and that we're the ones to blame,
 But we're one in a million and you're all the fucking same
 
You're so proud of the one-liners you wrote
 It must be hard to talk shit with a dick in your throat!
 
Let's take it back to the top,
 Whether you're ready or not
 You knew that we'd never stop,
 So bring the best that you got
 
Maybe this is too much for you, whoa
 But how dare you even try to
 Take my words and turn them inside out
 To hide the fact that all your luck ran out
 Well who the hell gave you the right to
 Tell me how to live my life?
 And when you said enough is enough,
 I fought to keep going when the going get tough
 You might think you've got me tricked,
 But you're not hard to see through
 So let me make this clear,
 Don't bite the hand that feeds you

[Latina]

"I'm Still Breathing"

I leave the gas on
Walk the alleys in the dark
Sleep with candles burning
I leave the door unlocked
I'm weaving a rope and
Running all the red lights
Did I get your attention
'Cause I'm sending
All the signs that
The clock is ticking
And I'll be giving
My two weeks

Pick your favorite
Shade of black
You'd best
Prepare a speech
Say something funny
Say something sweet
But don't say
That you loved me

[Chorus:]
'cause I'm still breathing
But we've been
Dead for awhile
This sickness has no cure
We're going down for sure
Already lost our grip
Best abandon ship

Maybe I was too pale
Maybe I was too fat
Maybe you had better
Better luck in the sack
No formal education
And I swore way too much
But I swear
You didn't fucking care
'Cause we were in love

So as I write this letter
And shed my last tear
It's all for the better
That we end this here
Let's close this chapter
Say one last prayer
But don't say
That you loved me

[Chorus]

I'm still breathing
But we've been
Dead for awhile
This sickness has no cure
We're going down for sure
Already lost a grip
Best abandon ship

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[Katiebee]

Faerie Tales, by Leannan Sidhe

"Snow White, Rose Red,
Sleeping Beauty almost dead
Little girl sent for flowers in the snow
Where did you all go?
Red Hood, clever ruse
Wearing out twelve sets of shoes
Golden hair, tumbling down
Too high the cost of a golden crown

They gave you happily ever-afters
But they never let you choose
And when the heroes fought your monsters
Did you ever wish that they would lose?

Sometimes we wish to face our demons
To know we've got the strength to win
And where the other girls see endings
We know its here that we begin

Stole a rose, left the sea
Bird of fire in an apple tree
On a lake lived an enchanted swan
Where have you all gone?
Golden ball, gingerbread
Remember what your mother said
Pumpkin coach fled through the town
Too high the cost of a golden crown

They gave you all your ever-afters
But they never let you chose
If that is where you'd end your story
If its not your choice than whose?

Sometimes we wish to face our demons
To know we've got the strength to win
And where the other girls see endings
We know its here that we begin

Weave your shirts, don’t make a sound
Half your life spent underground
Spin straw to gold to please a king
Where have you all been?
Don’t peek at night, don’t use the key
To prove your worth sleep on a pea
Mirror shards come snowing down
Too high the cost of a golden crown

There’s more to life than ever-afters
And its up to you to choose
If you’ll save yourself from monsters
Or let yourself be used

Sometimes its time to face our demons
And know we’ve got the strength to win
And where other girls see endings
We know its here that we begin"

[Latina]

If it's not like the movies

He put it on me, I put it on
Like there was nothing' wrong
It didn't fit, it wasn't right
Wasn't just the size

They say you know when you know
I don't know

I didn't feel
The fairy tale feeling, no
Am I a stupid girl
For even dreaming that I could?

If it's not like the movies
That's how it should be
When he's the one, I'll come undone
And my world will stop spinning

And that's just the beginning

Snow White said when I was young
One day, my prince will come so I'll wait for that date
They say it's hard to meet your match
Gotta find my better half so we make perfect shapes

If stars don't align, if it doesn't stop time
If you can't see the sign, wait for it
One-hundred percent, worth every penny you spend
He'll be the one that finishes your sentences

If it's not like the movies
That's how it should be, yeah
When he's the one, I'll come undone
And my world will stop spinning

And that's just the beginning

'Cause I know you're out there
And you're, you're lookin' for me
It's a crazy idea that
You were made perfectly for me, you see

Just like the movies
That's how it will be
Cinematic and dramatic
With the perfect ending

It's not like the movies
But that's how it should be
When he's the one, you'll come undone
And your world will stop spinning

And it's just the beginning

[Fish]

Love that, Latina... I'm a romantic fool, so that was a great one for me. Thanks.

[GEMINIGUY]

"It was on the
First day of summer
(First day of summer)
We were the number out front runners
(First day of summer)
On the first day of summer
Nothin' feels the same

And it feels so good

It was on the
First day of summer
(First day of summer)
It was on the
First day of summer
(First day of summer)
On the first day of summer
The whole world knows your name


And it's gonna fell good..."

[Katiebee]

LOREENA MCKENNITT "Beneath A Phrygian Sky"

"The moonlight it was dancing
On the waves, out on the sea
The stars of heaven hovered
In a shimmering galaxy

A voice from down the ages
So in haunting in its song
These ancient stones will tell us
Our love must make us strong

The breeze it wrapped around me
As I stood there on the shore
And listened to this voice
Like I never heard before

Our battles they may find us
No choice may ours to be
But hold the banner proudly
The truth will set us free

My mind was called across the years
Of rages and of strife
Of all the human misery
And all the waste of life

We wondered where our God was
In the face of so much pain
I looked up to the stars above
To find you once again

We travelled the wide oceans
Heard many call your name
With sword and gun and hatred
It all seemed much the same

Some used your name for glory
Some used it for their gain
Yet when liberty lay wanting
No lives were lost in vain

Is it not our place to wonder
As the sky does weep with tears
And all the living creatures
Look on with mortal fear

It is ours to hold the banner
Is ours to hold it long
It is ours to carry forward
Our love must make us strong

And as the warm wind carried
Its song into the night
I closed my eyes and tarried
Until the morning light

As the last star it shimmered
And the new sun's day gave birth
It was in this magic moment
Came this prayer for mother earth

[Reprise:]
The moonlight it was dancing
On the waves, out on the sea
The stars of heaven hovered
In a shimmering galaxy

A voice from down the ages
So in haunting in its song
The ancient stones will tell us
Our love will make us strong"

[TinyDancer]

Thanks for sharing that Katiebee, was beautiful.

[Fish]

Florence and the Machine - A Kiss With a Fist

You hit me once
 I hit you back
 You gave a kick
 I gave a slap
 You smashed a plate
 Over my head
 Then I set fire to our bed
 
You hit me once
 I hit you back
 You gave a kick
 I gave a slap
 You smashed a plate
 Over my head
 Then I set fire to our bed
 
My black eye casts no shadow
 Your red eye sees no pain
 Your slaps don't stick
 Your kicks don't hit
 So we remain the same
 Blood sticks, sweat drips
 Break the lock if it don't fit
 A kick in the teeth is good for some
 A kiss with a fist is better than none
 A-woah a kiss with a fist is better than none
 
Broke your jaw once before spilt your blood upon the floor
 You broke my leg in return
 Sit back and watch the bed burn
 Well love sticks, sweat drips
 Break the lock if it don't fit
 A kick in the teeth is good for some
 A kiss with a fist is better than none
 A-woah a kiss woth a fist is better than none
 
You hit me once
 I hit you back
 You gave a kick
 I gave a slap
 You smashed a plate over my head
 Then I set fire to our bed
 
You hit me once
 I hit you back
 You gave a kick
 I gave a slap
 You smashed a plate over my head
 Then I set fire to our bed

[Janus]

Adam Lambert:

"Underneath"

Strip away the flesh and bone
Look beyond the lies you've known
Everybody wants to talk about a freak
No one wants to dig that deep
Let me take you underneath

Baby, better watch your step
Never mind what's on the left
You're gonna see things you might not wanna see
It's still not that easy for me underneath

A red river of screams
Underneath
Tears in my eyes
Underneath
Stars in my black and blue sky
And underneath
Under my skin
Underneath, the depths of my sin
Look at me
Now do you see?

Welcome to my world of truth
I don't wanna hide any part of me from you
I'm standing here with no apologies
Such a beautiful release
You inside of me

A red river of screams
Underneath
Tears in my eyes
Underneath
Stars in my black and blue sky
And underneath
Under my skin
Underneath, the depths of my sin
Look at me
Now do you see?
Underneath, underneath, underneath...
Underneath, Underneath

Welcome to my world of truth

A red river of screams
Underneath
Tears in my eyes
Underneath
Stars in my black and blue sky
And underneath
Under my skin
Underneath, the depths of my sin
Look at me
Now do you see?
Underneath, underneath, underneath
Look at me
Do you see?
Yeah yeah yeah yeah!

Look at me
Do you see?

Welcome to my world of truth
I don't wanna hide any part of me from you

[Katiebee]

The Hand of God

Julia Ecklar

This song was inspired by a Sci-Fi book, and isn't a direct comment on any current religion, though the mind-sets talked about in the song is reflected in several world religions.

There is no music video, though you can listen to the song by clicking the link above.

You stood simply regal, all shadow and ire,
More distance between us than that of the fire.
For difference is wrong and I’m different from you,
And you’ll crush what you can’t understand.

You’ve taught me that sheltered we’re destined to stay;
You claim that it’s right we should cower this way.
For Man must never question what Nature has
planned.
You said it was all by God’s Hand.

And we’re all in the hands now of God —
From here on, mere mortals have failed.
No matter the cost or the cause,
The strength of the Lord must prevail.
He shows us the wrong and the right,
Forbids us to speak and forbids us to fight,
Protects us from Dangers
Aprowl through the night,
For we’re all in the hands now of God,
Now of God.
We’re all in the hands now of God.

We’re just two-legged rabbits, hid safe underground,
Afraid to admit that we’ve long since been found.
If we ignore death, it just might go away
And leave us back where we began.

Just deny any questions outside a small range;
Feel safe all our lives, for our lives cannot change;
We’ll be told if it matters that we understand,
And be led to the end by God’s Hand.

So behold here the triumph God’s wisdom has won —
Behold here the damage that can’t be undone!
Stagnation is good, and we’re good to the core
While faith rots us like salt rots the land.

If your God helps the helpless, may He help you all well.
I am bound for the Outside to find my own hell.
If defiance means death, I would die before stand
Like a sheep to be thrown to God’s Hand.

But we’re all in the hands now of God —
From here on mere mortals have failed.
No matter the cost or the cause,
The strength of the Lord must prevail.
He shows us the wrong and the right,
Forbids us to speak and forbids us to fight.
But I’ll no longer run from the sounds in the night.
Leave it all in the hands now of God, now of God.
We’re all in the hands now of God.

[TinyDancer]

I Burn For You

Sting

 Now that I  have found you
In the coolth of your evening smile
The shade of your parasol
And your love flows through me
Though I drink at your pool
I burn for you I burn for

You and I are lovers
When night time folds around our bed
In peace we sleep entwined
And your love flows through me
Though an ocean soothes my head
I burn for you I burn for

Stars will fall from dark skies
As ancient rocks are turning
Quiet fills the room
And your love flows through me
Though  lie here so still
I burn for you, I burn for you

I burn...

[TinyDancer]

I don't know Toe, but if I ever find out you will be the very first I tell.