83 quotes found
"You start a conversation you can't even finish it. You're talkin' a lot, but you're not sayin' anything. When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed. Say something once, why say it again?Psycho Killer, Qu'est-ce que c'est Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better, Run run run run run run run away."
"I'm checking them out, I'm checking them out. I got it figured out, I got it figured out. There's good points and bad points. Find a city, Find myself a city to live in."
"Why stay in college? Why go to night school? Gonna be different this time. Can't write a letter, can't send a postcard, I can't write nothing at all. This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, This ain't no fooling around. I'd like to kiss you, I'd love you hold you, I ain't got no time for that now."
"Heaven, Heaven is a place A place where nothing, nothing ever happens. Heaven, Heaven is a place A place where nothing, nothing ever happens."
"All I want is to breathe. I'm too thin. Won't you breath with me? Find a little space, so we move in-between. In-between it. And keep one step ahead, of yourself."
"Facts are simple and facts are straight. Facts are lazy and facts are late. Facts all come with points of view. Facts don't do what I want them to. Facts just twist the truth around. Facts are living turned inside out. Facts are getting the best of them. Facts are nothing on the face of things. Facts don't stain the furniture. Facts go out and slam the door. Facts are written all over your face. Facts continue to change their shape."
"Sometimes the world has a load of questions Seems like the world knows nothing at all. The world is here but it's out of reach. Some people touch it...but they can't hold on."
"The world moves on a woman's hips. The world moves and it swivels and bops. The world moves on a woman's hips. The world moves and it bounces and hops."
"And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack. And you may find yourself in another part of the world. And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile. And you may find yourself in a beautiful house ... with a beautiful wife. And you may ask yourself, "Well ... how did I get here?""
"Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down. Letting the days go by/water flowing underground. Into the blue again/after the money's gone. Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground."
"Same as it ever was."
"For a long time I felt without style or grace, Wearing shoes with no socks in cold weather. I knew my heart was in the right place, I knew I'd be able to do these things.And as we watch him digging his own grave, It was important to know that was where he's at. He can't afford to stop...that is what he believes. He'll keep on digging for a thousand years."
"Watch out, you might get what you're after. Cool babies, strange but not a stranger. I'm an ordinary guy. Burning down the house.Hold tight, wait till the party's over. Hold tight, we're in for nasty weather. There has got to be a way. Burning down the house."
"I . . . who took the money? Who took the money away? I . . . it's always showtime Here at the edge of the stage. I, I, I, wake up and wonder: What was the place, what was the name? We wanna wait, but here we go again..."
"I got a girlfriend that's better than this. And you don't remember at all. As we get older and stop making sense, You won't find her waiting long. Stop making sense, stop making sense...stop making sense, making sense. I got a girlfriend that's better than that And nothing is better than this (is it?)."
"Home is where I want to be. Pick me up and turn me round. I feel numb - burn with a weak heart. (So I) guess I must be having fun. The less we say about it the better. Make it up as we go along. Feet on the ground, Head in the sky. It's OK, I know nothing's wrong . . nothing."
"Hi yo I got plenty of time. Hi yo you got light in your eyes. And you're standing here beside me. I love the passing of time. Never for money, Always for love."
"I'm just an animal looking for a home. Share the same space for a minute or two. And you love me till my heart stops. Love me till I'm dead."
"And she was drifting through the backyard, And she was taking off her dress. And she was moving very slowly, Rising up above the earth. Moving into the universe, Drifting this way and that. Not touching ground at all, Up above the yard.The world was moving and she was right there with it (and she was). The world was moving she was floating above it (and she was) and she was."
"This is a perfect world. I'm riding on an incline. I'm staring in your face, You'll photograph mine."
"Baby, baby, please let me hold him. I wanna make him stay up all night. Sister, sister, he's just a plaything. We wanna make him stay up all night."
"Well, we know where we're going, But we don't know where we've been. And we know what we're knowing, But we can't say what we've seen. And we're not little children. And we know what we want. And the future is certain. Give us time to work it out."
"There's a city in my mind. Come along and take that ride. And it's all right, baby, it's all right."
"I wrestle, with your conscience. You wrestle, with your partner. Sittin' on a window sill, but he Spends time behind closed doors."
"From the age of the dinosaurs, Cars have run on gasoline. Where, where have they gone? Now, it's nothing but flowers."
"If this is paradise I wish I had a lawnmower."
"Once there were parking lots, Now it's a peaceful oasis. You got it, you got it.This was a Pizza Hut, Now it's all covered with daisies. You got it, you got it."
"And as things fell apart, Nobody paid much attention."
"Don't leave me stranded here. I can't get used to this lifestyle"
"She's found something to die for Something to fight for Someone to show her the way She's found someone to cry for Someone to lie for Heart full of blood of the dinosaurs"
"You make it easy to love you and hate you can't explain it, I feel insicure. You say it's simple, you die just to live again you say get ready for the last waltz"
"Another you and me another revolutionary heavenly romance, waiting for the last waltz And so it seems we won't find the solution>br>confusion leads the dance>br>waiting for the last waltz"
"You're up there You're always with me Smiling down on me"
"These foolish games always end up in confusion I'll take you back just to leave you once again"
"No more shame She has felt too much pain in her life In her mind she's repeating the words All the love you put out will return to you She's fading away Away from this world Drifting like a feather She's not like the other girls"
"No reason to lie, no need to pretend I'm grateful to die to live once again I'm fearless to fly and reach for the end And reach for the end"
"I'll take the shot, for you I'll be the shield for you Needless to say, I'll stand in your way"
"I'll take the shot, for you I'll give my life, for you I'll make it stop I'll take the shot for you"
""I've been watching / I've been waiting / In the shadows all my time / I've been searching / I've been living / For tomorrows all my life." (In the Shadows from the album Dead Letters, 2003)"
"When we played tag in grade school, You wanted to be it. But chasing boys was just a fad You crossed your heart you'd quit."
"You and I must make a pact We must bring salvation back Where there is love, I'll be there (I’ll be there) I'll reach out my hand to you I'll have faith in all you do Just call my name and I'll be there (I’ll be there)"
"Even though the pain and heartache seems to follow me wherever I go, Though I try and try to hide my feelings, they always seems to show."
"Automatic Systematic. Full of color self-contained. Tuned and gentle to your vibes."
"You’re the one I’ve been searchin’ for Like a special treat, in a candy store."
"That we can help each other to overcome. We can do it, we can do it now. Live together underneath the sun. Please, please, please just let me show ya"
"This magic music grooves me. That dirty rhythm moves me. The devil's gotten to me Through this dance."
"People all over the world Are the same everywhere I go, I give in to this, I give in to that, Every day it bothers me so, Am I in a bad situation, People taking me to the extreme, Am I being used? I just need a clue, I don't know which way to go."
"I don't know what's gonna happen to you, baby, But I do know that I love you, You walk around this town with your head all up in the sky, And I do know that I want you."
"Let's dance, let's shout! Shake your body down to the ground."
"I try to do what's right for me, But no-one sees the way I see, And then I try to please them so, But how far can this pleasing go?"
"Sometimes I cry cause I'm confused, Is this a fact of being used? There is no life for me at all, 'Cause I give myself at beck and call."
"All the colors of the world should be, Lovin' each other wholeheartedly. Yes, it's all right. Take my message to your brother and tell him twice Spread the word and try to teach the man Who's hating his brother when hate won't do, When we're all the same, 'Cause the blood inside me is inside of you."
"As we walked into the room There were faces staring, glaring, tearing through me, Someone said, 'Welcome to your doom,' Then they smiled with eyes that looked as if they knew me, This is scaring me."
"Memories of growing up And working hard Our childhood passed us by"
"Well, you know just what you do to me, The way you move, soft and slippery. Cut the night just like a razor, Rarely talk, and that's the danger.It's the one thing. You are my thing."
"I'm standing here on the ground, The sky above won't fall down. See no evil in all directions, Resolution of happiness. Things have been dark For too long.Don't change for you. Don't change a thing for me."
"Dream on white boy, Dream on black girl. And wake up to a brand new day To find your dreams have washed away."
"And I imagine you standing here. It's subliminal, so inspirational. Man of the world for all the good reasons. Take away the pain and drink the wine.I miss the people, I miss the fun. You're my apparition, She's my only one."
"Watch the world argue, Argue with itself. Who's going to teach me Peace and happiness?We could sit here forever, Just never get old. Listen to the world Letting God's tyres down."
"It's no use pretending That I understand The hide and seek we play with facts. It changes our demand.Tilt my hat at the sun, And the shadows they burn dark. Light me and I'll burn for you, And the love song never stops."
"Hey, here is the story: Forget about the troubles in life. Don't you know, it's not easy When you gotta walk upon that line.That's why - You need Oooo, that's why. - This is what you need. I'll give you what you need."
"Playing in the dirt, We find the seeds of doubt. Don't water them with your tears. Don't think about all the years you'd rather be without."
"We are always wanting The things we cannot find. You know that we are Always wasting time."
"Live baby live, Now that the day is over. I gotta new sensation, In perfect moments. Impossible to refuse. Sleep baby sleep, Now that the night is over. And the sun comes Like a god into our room. All perfect light and promises."
"Here comes the woman, with the look in her eye, Raised on leather, with flesh on her mind. Words as weapons, sharper than knives. Makes you wonder, how the other half die? Other half die Makes you wonder, wonder, wonder."
"The devil inside, the devil inside, Every single one of us the devil inside."
"So slide over here And give me a moment. Your moves are so raw. I've got to let you know. I've got to let you know, You're one of my kind.I need you tonight Cause I'm not sleeping. There's something about you girl That makes me sweat."
"Hallucinate, desegregate. Mediate, alleviate. Try not to hate."
"Don't ask me What you know is true. Don't have to tell you I love your precious heart.I... I was standing. You were there. Two worlds collided. And they could never tear us apart."
"I need perfection, Some twisted selection That tangles me, To keep me alive.In all that exists, None have your beauty. I see your face. I will survive."
"Got some revelation put into your hands. Save you from your misery Like rain across the land. Don't you see? The colour of deception Turning your world around again."
"Say I'm crying; I'm looking at what's on T.V. Pain and suffering And the struggle to be free."
"In a room above a busy street, The echoes of a life, The fragments and the accidents, Separated by incidents.Listen too by the walls. We share the same spaces, Repeated in the corridors, Performing the same movements.Storey to storey, Building to building, Street to street. We pass each other on the stairs."
"In the dark of the night, Those small hours. Uncertain and anxious, I need to call you.Rooms full of strangers, Some call me friend. But I wish you were so close to me."
"Bitter tears taste so sweet. I'm seeing my way For the first time in years. When the love around Begins to suffer, And you can't find love In one, In one another, Push away those bitter tears."
"Your eyes are like deep wells of desire. Once in your arms I'm on fire. You were sent girl so perfectly true, Changing my life. Now I'm a survivor.Heaven sent, That's what I call you."
"And I was lost for words In your arms, Attempting to make sense Of my aching heart. If I could just be Everything and everyone to you, This life would just be so easy."
"When you're down and confused, Nothing seems right. And it's you who decides Who's going to make it right."
"Now where did you find her? Among the neon lights That haunt the streets outside. She said, stay with me.Beautiful girl (stay with me)."
"Look at all that shines. Baby's down on the world and she knows it. If your spirit's running, Why don't me make it rain like we used to? We run, We hide, We wait and we want The good life. Aw sure, You're right. This ain't the good life.Ah, Elegantly wasted. Ah, Elegantly wasted."
"Yeah, we're not the only ones Who bleed for the love that's lost. Trust, like the air we breathe. Live, you've got to loose some sleep.Everything you do for me, Everything I do for you. Everything you do for me, No one else comes close to you."
"The heart you're building out of rock Is turning into sand 'Cause you never took the time to think What it means to be a man."
"Double Nickels on the Dime rewrote the rules for what a punk band–or just a band in general–could be, and it still sounds radical today. It’s not hard to hear the album’s influence on anyone from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Guided by Voices to Fugazi, but for the most part, the Minutemen’s vast influence tends to come through on a spiritual and ideological level. No other band sounds like Double Nickels on the Dime, and I don’t know if anyone even could if they tried."