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| Author: | Norris [ Sun January 03, 2016 9:43 pm ] |
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There was a terrible storm and you were wearing all our coats. |
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| Author: | stip [ Mon January 04, 2016 12:55 am ] |
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That's a nice lyric |
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| Author: | Brett [ Mon January 04, 2016 7:22 pm ] |
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There's an invisible church inside of me It's deep, dark, and united I don't know why I'd hide it But I must have done some kind of good job 'Cause now I can't even find it |
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| Author: | William Bloke [ Fri January 08, 2016 9:42 am ] |
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'Cause everybody hates a tourist |
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| Author: | William Bloke [ Fri January 08, 2016 9:43 am ] |
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If u think that I'm a loser Well you suck, 'cause u know I ain't nothin' but a user of your love |
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| Author: | LoathedVermin72 [ Sun January 17, 2016 9:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A thread for great song lyrics |
If pressed, I would probably choose this song as my all-time favorite lyrically. Gareth Liddiard takes something seemingly mundane (using Google Street View (nine eyes = the nine lenses of the Street View camera) to revisit one's childhood home) and elevates it to an existential meditation on the relationship between childhood, adulthood, and contemporary solipsism. Amazing. I took a strangely disembodied walk down memory lane to the home of my late mother and my youth under the full glare of a hot LCD sun I rode nine-eyed survivor, Street View like the last of the liquidators before lights out or the first return to Pripyat, my nine-eyed scout it wasn't at all distressing, just a wilderness it's something you can do while you are home alone in bed seems I'm all I need, I'm finally on my own hey, I'm all I need, I'm finally on my own and everything was just like I remembered it to be everything was like 25 years before me I spied through all the windows, surveyed the lawns but what kind asshole drives this lime green Commodore? he ain't got no right to be here, that's my name in the curb my number on the letter box, my goldfish being interred I learned to ride my bike here, I learned the golden rule but then forgot what it was, which suits me fine I like things being elliptical hey, I'm all I need, I'm finally on my own hey, I'm all I need, I'm finally on my own I took all that I wanted when I was here before but now I'm back to loot what's left, I can't get in the door I guess I need to know if I'll be safe here on my own but who's this asshole living here now, calling my house his home? he's pleased like I'm the first by here in years, or leaving last hidden under gums in his Gyprock dump, with his flatscreen in my past he laughs himself dry at me outside with nine unsatisfied termites I shut them all down and they go to ground, then I shut down all the lights hey, I'm all I need, I'm finally on my own hey, I'm all I need, I'm finally on my own |
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| Author: | LoathedVermin72 [ Thu January 21, 2016 9:14 pm ] |
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If you live in this world, you're feelin' the change of the guard |
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| Author: | Simple Torture [ Thu February 18, 2016 4:02 pm ] |
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This line from The Mountain Goats' "Letter from Belgium" always gives me a laugh: Quote: Martin calls to say he's sending old electrical equipment That's good--we can always use some more electrical equipment |
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| Author: | stip [ Sat February 20, 2016 2:02 pm ] |
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I'm not a huge fan of the mountain goats but that guy is an amazing lyricst |
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| Author: | epilogue [ Sat February 20, 2016 2:56 pm ] |
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stip wrote: I'm not a huge fan of the mountain goats but that guy is an amazing lyricst Have you read his novel? |
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| Author: | stip [ Sat February 20, 2016 3:41 pm ] |
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go on... |
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| Author: | epilogue [ Sat February 20, 2016 8:26 pm ] |
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 A New York Times Bestseller Nominated for the National Book Award, Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction, and Winner of the Alex Award, "One of the Most Compelling Books of the Year" (Blake Butler, Vice) http://www.amazon.com/Wolf-White-Van-Jo ... +white+van |
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| Author: | stip [ Mon February 22, 2016 12:24 pm ] |
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you've read it, I presume? |
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| Author: | Jorge [ Mon February 22, 2016 12:35 pm ] |
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I have. It's wonderful. John Darnielle is a treasure. |
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| Author: | epilogue [ Tue February 23, 2016 9:18 pm ] |
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stip wrote: you've read it, I presume? I just started reading it today, actually. So far, I'm really digging it. |
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| Author: | Redemption [ Thu February 25, 2016 9:58 am ] |
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Howl at the moon if you want.... Hell, you won't be the only one... |
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| Author: | lennytheweedwhacker [ Fri April 22, 2016 1:04 pm ] |
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You can see it in her eyes, she was born unwise, she was born for me If she mourns too long I'll know something's wrong and I'll leave her be You can tell by his shoes he was born to lose, he was born for me |
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| Author: | Redemption [ Sun April 24, 2016 7:22 am ] |
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come down from your fucking cross we need that fucking space to nail the next fool martyr... |
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| Author: | Redemption [ Sun April 24, 2016 7:26 am ] |
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there was a girl I used to know she dealt my love a savage blow I was too young too blind to see but anyway that's history.... and history never repeats i tell myself... |
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| Author: | evenslow [ Sun April 24, 2016 1:15 pm ] |
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I was working part time in a five-and-dime My boss was Mr. McGee He told me several times that he didn't like my kind 'Cause I was a bit too leisurely Seems that I was busy doing something close to nothing But different than the day before That's when I saw her, ooh, I saw her She walked in through the out door, out door |
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