Do you remember the first lyrics that really lit up for you?

west · April 2018

You could hear the hoof beats pound
As they raced across the ground
And the clatter of the wheels
As they spun round and round
And he galloped into Market Street
His badge upon his chest
His name was Ernie
And he drove the fastest milkcart in the west

Now Ernie loved a widow
A lady known as Sue
She lived all alone in Linley Lane
At number twenty two
They said she was too good for him
She was haughty, proud and chic
But Ernie got his cocoa there
Three times every week
They called him Ernie (Ernie)
And he drove the fastest milkcart in the west

She said she'd like to bathe in milk
He said alright sweetheart
And when he finished work one night
He loaded up the cart
He said you wanted pasturised
Coz pasturised is best
She says Ernie I'll be happy
If it comes up to me chest
And that tickled old Ernie (Ernie)
And he drove the fastest milkcart in the west

Now Ernie had a rival
An evil looking man
Called Two Ton Ted from Teddington
And he drove the baker's van
He tempted her with his treacle tarts
And his tasty wholemeal bread
And when she saw the size
Of his hot meat pies
It very near turned her head
She nearly swooned at his macaroon
And he said now if you treat me right
You'll have hot rolls evry morning
And crumpets every night
He knew once she'd sampled his layer cake
He'd have his wicked way
And all Ernie had to offer
Was a pint of milk a day
Poor Ernie (Ernie)
And he drove the fastest milkcart in the west

One lunchtime Ted saw Ernie's horse and cart outside her door
It drove him mad to find it was still there at half past four
And as he leaped down from of his van
Hot blood through his veins did course
And he went across to Ernie's cart
And he didnarf kick his horse
Who's name was Trigger (Trigger)
And he pulled the fastest milkcart in the west

Now Ernie rushed out into the street
His goldtop in his hand
He said if you want to marry Susie
You'll fight for her like a man
Oh why don't we play cards for her
He sneeringly replied
And just to make it interesting
We'll have a shilling on the side
Now Ernie dragged him from his van
And beneath the blazing sun
They stood there face to face
And Ted went for his bun
But Ernie was to quick
Things didn't go the way Ted planned
And a strawberry flavoured youghurt
Sent it spinning from his hand
Now Sue she ran between them
And tried to keep them apart
And Ernie pushed her aside
And a rock cake caught him underneath his heart
And he looked up in pained surprise
As the concrete hardened crust
Of a stale pork pie caught him in the eye
And Ernie bit the dust
Poor Ernie (Ernie)
And he drove the fastest milkcart in the west

Ernie was only fifty-two, he didn't want to die
Now he's gone to make deliveries
In that milkround in the sky
Where the customers are angels
And ferocious dogs are banned
And a milkman's life is full of fun
In that fairy dairy land
But a woman's needs are many fold
And Sue she married Ted
But strange things happened on their wedding night
As they lay in their bed
Was that the trees a rustling
Or the hinges of the gate
Or Ernie's ghostly goldtop a rattling in their crate
They won't forget Ernie (Ernie)
And he drove the fastest milkcart in the west

west · April 2018

And ...

It is the springtime of my loving
The second season I am to know
You are the sunlight in my growing
So little warmth I've felt before
It isn't hard to feel me glowing
I watched the fire that grew so low, oh

It is the summer of my smiles
Flee from me, keepers of the gloom
Speak to me only with your eyes
It is to you I give this tune
Ain't so hard to recognize, oh
These things are clear to all from time to time, ooh

Oh, oh
Oh, oh

Oh
Talk talk, talk, talk
Hey, I felt the coldness of my winter
I never thought it would ever go
I cursed the gloom that set upon us, 'pon us, 'pon us, 'pon us
But I know that I love you so
Oh, but I know
That I love you so
These are the seasons of emotion
And like the wind, they rise and fall
This is the wonder of devotion
I see the torch
We all must hold
This is the mystery of the quotient, quotient
Upon us all, upon us all a little rain must fall
Just a little rain, oh
Ooh, yeah-yeah-yeah

Rocker · April 2018

News by Dire Straits

KKJale · April 2018

Putting on my big brother's precious records when I knew I shouldn't...

Paper late, cried a voice in the crowd
Old man dies. The note he left was signed Old Father Thames
It seems he's drowned
Selling England by the pound

Citizens of hope and glory
Time goes by, it's the time of your life
Easy now, sit you down
Chewing through your Wimpey dreams
They eat without a sound
Digesting England by the pound

Alnico · April 2018

Cocaine flame in my bloodstream
Sold my coat when I hit Spokane
Bought myself a hard pack of cigarettes
In the early morning rain
Lately, my hands they don't feel like mine
My eyes been stung with dust, I'm blind
Held you in my arms one time
Lost you just the same
Jolene

I ain't about to go straight
It's too late
I found myself face-down in a ditch
Booze on my hair, blood on my lips
A picture of you, holding a picture of me
In the pocket of my blue jeans
Still don't know what love means
Still don't know what love means

Jolene
Ah, la, la, la, la, la
Jolene

Been so long since I seen your face
Or felt a part of this human race
I've been living out of this here suitcase for way too long
A man needs something he can hold onto
Nine-pound hammer or a woman like you
Either one of them things will do
Jolene

I ain't about to go straight
It's too late
I found myself face down in a ditch
Booze in my hair, blood on my lips
A picture of you, holding a picture of me
In the pocket of my blue jeans
Still don't know what love means
Still don't know what love means

Jolene
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
Jolene
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
Jolene

thecolourbox · April 2018

Hmm, in terms of not proper "listening to music" but a song that I heard as little 'un at school and I've loved it ever since, would be "Little Boxes". A very accurate song in my perception, that just gets more and more relevant as I get older:

Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes made of ticky tacky, Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes all the same.
There's a green one and a pink one and a blue one and a yellow one, And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.

And the people in the houses all went to the university, Where they were put in boxes and they came out all the same.
And there's doctors and lawyers, and business executives, and they're all made out of ticky tacky and they all look just the same.

And they all play on the golf course and drink their martinis dry,
And they all have pretty children and the children go to school.
And the children go to summer camp and then to the university, where they are put in boxes, and they come out all the same.

And the boys go into business, and marry and raise a family in boxes made of ticky tacky and they all look just the same.
There's a green one and a pink one and a blue one and a yellow one, and they're all made out of ticky tacky and they all look just the same.

As far as pop/rock etc, I think it would have to be either Travis' "As You Are" or The White Stripes "You've Got Her In Your Pocket", albeit with the latter it's possibly also the delivery of the words that cracks it for me. The first non-classical piece of music that made me cry was in fact also White Stripes, I'm Lonely But I Ain't That Lonely Yet.

Travis As You Are:
Every day I wake up alone because, I'm not like all the other boys
And even when I was young, I had no choice.
But it's ok to lead me on, I must admit it's not much fun, to be led on by such a one, as you are.

And ever since I woke up I felt the net, was lifting me out of the sea
And even when I'm sinking I feel the need

And ever since a long time, I felt the rain.
And there was no danger, And no more strangers
As you are

Wazmeister · April 2018

These lyrics actually changed my 12-13 year old life...

It changed and challenged my whole thought process; Im forever grateful...

“...You choose your leaders and place your trust
As their lies wash you down and their promises rust
You'll see kidney machines replaced by rockets and guns...”

Later on;

“...True its a dream mixed with nostalgia

But its a dream that Ill always hang on to
That Ill always run to
Won't you join me by the riverbank

Paradise found down by the still waters
Joined in the race to the rainbows end
No fears no worries just a golden country
Woke at sunrise, went home at sunset

Now life is so critical, life is too cynical

We lose our innocence, we lose our very soul...”

Emp_Fab · April 2018

Look into my eyes and you'll see I'm the only one
You've captured my love, Stolen my heart, Changed my life
Every time you make a move you destroy my mind
And the way you touch I lose control and shiver deep inside
You take my breath away

You can reduce me to tears with a single sigh

(Please don't cry anymore)
Every breath that you take, any sound that you make is a whisper in my ear
I could give up all my life for just one kiss
I would surely die If you dismiss me from your love
You take my breath away

So please don't go, don't leave me here all by myself
I get ever so lonely from time to time
I will find you - anywhere you go, I'll be right behind you
Right until the ends of the Earth
I'll get no sleep till I find you to tell you that you just take my breath away

(You take my breath away - Queen)

------- OR --------

My mother said that I never should
play with the naughty rude girls in the wood
Their giggling talk I could never understood
And that's why I fell in love with my right hand

And that's why, I'm a wanker I'm a wanker
And does me good like it bloody well should
I'm a wanker,I'm a wanker
and I'm always pulling my pudd

I was 25 years old before I was kissed
And then I found that I preferred a swift one off the wrist
Its cheap and convenient, you can't catch VD
Its available at anytime and its absolutly free

And that's why, I'm a wanker I'm a wanker
And does me good like it bloody well should
I'm a wanker,I'm a wanker
and I'm always pulling my pudd

Oh Mrs Palm And your 5 lovely daughters
Thank you for having me and being oh so kind
I've got pains in my arms and my dong is growing shorter
My knees have turnt to water and I think I'm going blind

I've wanked over Italy, I've wanked over Spain
I've wanked in an omibus, I've even had a wank in a train
I've used a badger and a melon and a cat
An inflatable Linda Lovelace and a Davy Crockett hat

And that's why, I'm a wanker I'm a wanker
And does me good like it bloody well should
I'm a wanker,I'm a wanker
and I'm always pulling my pudd

Oh Mrs Palm And your 5 lovely daughters
Thank you for having me and being oh so kind
I've got pains in my arms and my dong is growing shorter
My knees have turnt to water and I think I'm going blind

(I'm a Wanker - Ivor Biggun)

goldtop · April 2018

1970s. Boring visit to boring friends of boring parents; boring grown-up puts on a boring grown-up LP and handed me the headphones:

"Breathe, breathe in the air..."

WTF! The whole album's lyrics connected with me. Every last song meant something.

"The lunatic is in the hall.
The lunatics are in my hall.
The paper holds their folded faces to the floor.
And every day the paper boy brings more."

After all that pop nonsense, here was someone saying something.

ICBM · April 2018

Kilgore said:

Admittedy, I was only 6 but still...

[Remember You're A Womble]

I was only about 6 when I was listening to Space Oddity as well. I can't claim any beyond-my-years appreciation of Bowie really, it was just that it was about space, which I was obsessed by. Although I did understand it, I think - my mother thought I was very odd for asking if Major Tom died at the end...

Wazmeister said:

These lyrics actually changed my 12-13 year old life...

The lyrics that really changed my life were these. I was quite a messed-up early teenager, and although I had identified with a lot of things before - some mentioned here already, including some of Dark Side Of The Moon and New Kid In Town - it was this song that really made me realise I wasn't alone.

All around me are familiar faces, worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for their daily races, going nowhere, going nowhere

Their tears are filling up their glasses, no expression, no expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow, no tomorrow, no tomorrow

And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you 'cause I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it's a very very
Mad world

Children waiting for the day they feel good, happy birthday, happy birthday
Made to feel the way that every child should sit and listen, sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous, no one knew me, no one knew me
Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson, look right through me, look right through me

And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you 'cause I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it's a very very
Mad world

littlegreenman · April 2018

You say you can't live with what you been through
Well, ladies you can be an asshole too
You might pretend you ain't got one on the bottom of you,
But don't fool yourself girl

It's lookin' at you
Don't fool yourself girl
It's winkin' at you
Don't fool yourself girl

It's blinkin' at you
That's why I say
I'm gonna ram it, ram it, ram it
Ram it up yer poop chute

Corn hole
Ram it, ram it, ram it
Ram it up yer poop chute
Fist fuck

Ram it, ram it, ram it
Ram it up yer poop chute
Wrist-watch; Crisco
Ram it, ram it, ram it

Ram it up yer poop chute

Don't fool yourself, girl
It's goin' right up yer poop chute
Don't fool yourself, girl
It's goin' right up yer poop chute

or, from around the same time when I was about 16

6 o'clock in the morning & I'm the last person in this plane
Still awake
Why'know I can almost smell the blood washing against the shores,
Of this land that can't forget its past.
Oh the wind that carries this plane, is the wind of change,
Heaven sent and hell bent!
Over the mountain tops we go, just like all the other GI Joes
EE-AY-EE-AY----adios!
CHORUS
This is your captain calling--"with an urgent warning"
We're above the Gulf of Arabia--"our altitude is falling"
& I can't hold her up--"there's no time for thinking"
All hands on deck--"this bird is sinking"
Across the beaches and cranes, rivers and trains
All the money I've made--bodies I've maimed.
Time was when I seemed to know,
Just like any other GI Joe
Should I cry like a baby, or die like a man
While all the planets like wars start joining hands,
Oh what a heaven--what a hell!!
Why'know there's nothing can be done in the whole wide world.
I don't know what's wrong or right,
I'm just a regular guy, with bottled up insides,
I ain't ever been to church or believed in
Jesus Christ
But I'm praying that Gods with you when you die!!!

prowla · April 2018

Yellow Submarine

Travisthedog · April 2018

Steve Harris' best. Yes there are far better songs that I've heard since but this was the first that made me sit up and think "Whoah"

I'm waiting in my cold cell
As the bell begins to chime
Reflecting on my past life
As it doesn't have much time

Coz at 5 o'clock they take me to the gallows pole
The sands of time for me are running low

As the priest comes to read me the last rites
I take a look through the bars at the last site
Of a world that has gone very wrong for me

Could it be that theres some sort of error
Hard to stop the surmounting terror

Is it really the end not some crazy dream.

Somebody please tell me that I'm dreaming
It's not easy to stop from screaming
But words escape me as I try to speak

Tears fall but why am I crying?
After all I'm not afraid if dying
Don't I believe that there never is an ending

As the guards March me out to the courtyard
Somebody cries from a cell good be with you
If theres a god why does he let me die?

As I walk my life drifts before me
Though the end is near I'm not sorry
Catch my soul it's willing to fly away

Mark my words believe my soul lives on
Don't worry now coz I have gone
I've gone beyond to seek the truth

When you know that you time is close at hand
Maybe then you'll begin to understand
Life down here is just a strange illusion.....

thecolourbox · April 2018

ICBM said:

Kilgore said:

Admittedy, I was only 6 but still...

[Remember You're A Womble]

I was only about 6 when I was listening to Space Oddity as well. I can't claim any beyond-my-years appreciation of Bowie really, it was just that it was about space, which I was obsessed by. Although I did understand it, I think - my mother thought I was very odd for asking if Major Tom died at the end...

Wazmeister said:

These lyrics actually changed my 12-13 year old life...

The lyrics that really changed my life were these. I was quite a messed-up early teenager, and although I had identified with a lot of things before - some mentioned here already, including some of Dark Side Of The Moon and New Kid In Town - it was this song that really made me realise I wasn't alone.

All around me are familiar faces, worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for their daily races, going nowhere, going nowhere
Their tears are filling up their glasses, no expression, no expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow, no tomorrow, no tomorrow

And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you 'cause I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it's a very very
Mad world

Children waiting for the day they feel good, happy birthday, happy birthday
Made to feel the way that every child should sit and listen, sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous, no one knew me, no one knew me
Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson, look right through me, look right through me

And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you 'cause I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it's a very very
Mad world

A beautiful beautiful piece of music

Deadman · April 2018

I like trucking
I like trucking
I like trucking and I like to truck
I like trucking
I like trucking
If you don't like trucking tough luck

tone1 · April 2018

All the leaves are brown, and the sky is grey...

MagicPigDetective · April 2018

I see I hear it's very clear
Because the day has come when you have won
It's myself I feel
She calls me calls me the sun the sea yeah
I know it's not for today
It's not for today, it's for you and me yeah you and me

Alone in my room you're there on the floor
Open up your eyes let me get inside
Learned to love on TV
Learned to come on TV
Can I help you?
Can I guide you?

It amazes me how I broke free
Then got brought back in
'Cause when the feelings there shattered and scared
I know you've won goodbye I'm gone

Alone in my room, you're there on the floor
Open up your eyes let me get inside
Said you learned to come on TV then hold on to me
Can I help you? Can I guide you?

bodhi · April 2018

I've been drivin' all night, my hand's wet on the wheel
There's a voice in my head that drives my heel
It's my baby callin', says I need you here
And it's a half past four and I'm shiftin' gear

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf53Pg2AkdY

Walk me out in the morning dew...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsOrZF4mL5c

octatonic · April 2018

You wired me awake
And hit me with a hand of broken nails
You tied my lead and pulled my chain
To watch my blood begin to boil

But I'm gonna break I'm gonna break my
I'm gonna break my rusty cage and run

Yeah I'm gonna break I'm gonna break my
I'm gonna break my rusty cage and run

Too cold to start a fire
I'm burning diesel burning dinosaur bones
Yeah I'll take the river down to still water and ride a pack of dogs

But I'm gonna break I'm gonna break my
I'm gonna break my rusty cage and run

I'm gonna break I'm gonna break my
I'm gonna break my rusty cage and run

Hit like a Phillips head into my brain
It's gonna be too dark to sleep again
Cutting my teeth on bars and rusty chains
I'm gonna break my rusty cage and run

poopot · April 2018

Yo back up now and give a brother room
The fuse is lit and I'm about to go boom.
Boom! shake-shake-shake the room
Tic-tic-tic-tic Boom!

Nuff said!

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