American Bands

"I created the sound of madness, Wrote the book on pain. Somehow I'm still here To explain That the darkest hour never comes in the night. You can sleep with a gun, But when you gonna wake up and fight For yourself?"

"All my heroes have now become ghosts, Sold their sorrow to the ones who paid the most. All my heroes are dead and gone, But down inside of me, they still live on."

"Send away for a priceless gift, One not subtle, one not on the list. Send away for a perfect world, One not simply so absurd. In these times of doing what you're told, Keep these feelings, no one knows.Whatever happened to the young man's heart? Swallowed by pain, as he slowly fell apart."

"How did I get here, and what went wrong? Couldn't handle forgiveness, now I'm far beyond gone. And I can hardly remember, the look of my own eyes. How can I love this, a life so dishonest, it made me compromise?Someone save me, if you will And take away all these pills. And please just save me if you can From the blasphemy in my wasteland."

"Tell my mother, tell my father I've done the best I can To make them realize, this is my life. I hope they understand.I'm not angry, I'm just saying, Sometimes "Goodbye" is a second chance."

"We'll never make it outside 'Less we unlock the past and release The future that we've left to die. For too long we've taken placebos.But the unknown is awakening.Don't give up now, There's already so much at stake. If Atlas falls, I'll rise up and carry us all the way."

"I'm on the front line, Don't worry I'll be fine. The story is just beginning. I say goodbye to my weakness, So long to the regret, And now I see the world through diamond eyes."

"Every day a new deception, Pick your scene and take direction. And on and on I search to connect, But I don't wear a mask and I have no regrets.I am focused on what I am after, The key to the next open chapter.'Cause I found a way To steal the sun from the sky. Long live that day That I decided to fly from the inside."

"The more the light shines through me, I pretend to close my eyes. The more the dark consumes me, I pretend I'm burning, burning bright."

"Just like a crow chasing the butterfly, Dandelions lost in the summer sky. When you and I were gettin' high as outer space, I never thought you'd slip away. I guess I was just a little too late."

"The first step is the one you believe in; The second one might be profound.I'd follow you down through the eye of the storm, Don't worry I'll keep you warm. I'd follow you down while we're passin' through space, I don't care if we fall from grace. I'll follow you down."

"'Cause my monsters are real, and they're trained how to kill. And there's no comin' back and they just laugh at how I feel. And these monsters can fly, and they'll never say die. And there's no goin' back, if I get trapped I'll never heal. Yeah, my monsters are real."

"Out here on planet zero, We live like no tomorrow. I think we've reached the ceiling. They'rе canceling your feelings. On to better days or so thеy say, But I don't think so. They're murdering our heroes Out here on planet zero."

"Maybe you talk too much and you were asking for it, asking for it, asking You can blame bad luck but you were asking for it, asking for it, asking When all is said and done, you need to tie your tongue 'Cause when you spit on everyone You are, you are, you know you're asking for it, asking for it, asking."

"Guess you might say I'm a little intense, I'm on the bright side of bein' hell bent. So, take it from me, you're not the only one Who can't see straight (Can't see straight)."

"It's amazing what the hard times can reveal, Like who shows up, who walks away, and who's for real. So take me on, I'll take the wheel and we can both outrun the past. We will always live forever if we don't look back.You saved my life, not once but twice. You keep me free from falling, You saved my life, make it all alright. When I don't feel like talking, You make sure I always see the daylight."

"The dead don't die, the heart still beats Head held high, I haunt these streets Life's killed me a hundred thousand times You can try, you can try, but the dead don't die."

"You've always been slightly awkward, kind of weird, Upside down and not all here. What's wrong with me and you is crystal clear.Sometimes I'm in a room where I don't belong, And the house is on fire and there's no alarm. And the walls are melting too. How 'bout you? I've never been the favorite, thought I'd seen it all 'Til I got my invitation to the lunatic ball And my friends are comin' too. How 'bout you? Don't worry, it's all just a symptom of being human."

"What good's a rock without a roll It's a sorry lookin donut if it doesn't have a hole She gets so hot she's infra-red She can show you a position that's prohibited."

"We want to multiply, are you gonna do it? I know you qualify, are you gonna do it? Don't be so circumscribed, are you gonna do it? Just get yourself untied, are you gonna do it?Feel the heat pushing you to decide Feel the heat burning you up, ready or not.Some like it hot, and some sweat when the heat is on. Some feel the heat and decide that they can't go on. Some like it hot, but you can't tell how hot 'till you try. Some like it hot, so let's turn up the heat 'till we fry."

"Airmail, cassettes, postcards, telex Drop me a line, be my grapevine I'm always trying to reach you, can't get through Our communication depends on me and you."

"Destruction leads to a very rough road but it also breeds creation And earthquakes are to a girl's guitar, they're just another good vibration And tidal waves couldn't save the world from Californication."

"Space may be the final frontier but it's made in a Hollywood basement."

"Amalgamating elements of funk, rock and rap, The Red Hot Chili Peppers have brewed an unmistakable sound throughout their multi-decade career. [...] To this day the Los Angeles group is revered as one of contemporary rock’s most formidable groups with hits such as “Californication,” “Under the Bridge” and “Give It Away” which offer a glimpse at their one of kind sonic swagger."

"Everybody knows RHCP nowadays, but many people seem to forget that they started from funk with Uplift Mofo Party Plan, Freaky Styley, and the all-time classic Blood Sugar Sex Magik being the funk peak in the band’s lifespan."

"A teenage bride with a baby inside getting high on information."

"Stop. Don't move. Got my eyes on the face of the danger in you. I want to be the one that can change up the pace of the room. Live if you wanna Die if you like We could be the last ones left alive. All your other lovers wanna dance with you but I'm the only one who makes you want to move."

"Is this my old shape, my mind is away, How long have you been gone The cold winter aged the soft of your face And I cant move on."

"Your house that sits behind me Is covered in ivy green The windows that we watch from Are old and chipping at the beam It takes me away"

"I'll go, I'll go, I'll go wherever you go And I will never leave without letting you know Don't you give up on me"

"Would it be much better if I knew, nothing about you I'll go, I'll go, I'll go I …"

"Under the autumn tree The chair where you would swing A yard so full of leaves Comfort me."

"It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it."

"I want you to be crazy, 'cause you're boring, baby, when you're straight. I want you to be crazy, 'cause you're stupid, baby, when you're sane."

"Stop at a light that shine bright blue And where you've been is still in view. You stop at nothing at your first chance, Now it's nothing like when it began. When it began, When it began, When it began.Long ago, or yesterday, The queen sits quietly as the jester plays. She plays off with their heads and on with my pants. Oh and it was something, when it began. Oh when it began, When it began, When it began."

"The Replacements embraced cheesy rock as much as they embraced hardcore punk, they embraced sloppy noise as much as they embraced tear-jerking beauty."

"Well, a person can work up a mean, mean thirst After a hard day of nothin' much at all. The summer's passed, it's too late to cut the grass, There ain't much to rake anyway in the fall. And sometimes I just ain't in the mood To take my place in back with the loudmouths. You're like a picture on the fridge that's never stocked with food. I used to live at home, now I stay at the house."

"Brag about things you don't understand, A girl and a woman, a boy and a man. Everything's sexually vague. Now you're wondering to yourself if you might be gay.Your age is the hardest age. Everything drags and drags. One day, baby, maybe help you through."

"Cerebral rape and pillage in a village of his choice, Invisible man who can sing in a visible voice. Feeling like a hundred bucks, exchanging good lucks face to face, Check-checkin' his stash by the trash at St. Mark's Place.And children by the million sing for Alex Chilton when he comes 'round, 'round. They sing, "I'm in love, what's that song? Well, I'm in love with that song.""

"In fall, you knew how much it cost. A trouble doll Around your neck when you lost. You wouldn't make a sound, But I could hear your little heart pound And I watched your feet slip off the ground.Merry go round in dreams, Writes 'em down, it seems. When she sleeps, she's free, Merry go round in dreams."

"I'm the boy they can't ignore, For the first time in my life, I'm sure. All the love sent up high to pledge Won't reach the ledge."

"And if it's just a game, Then I'll break down just in case. Hurry up, (hurry up) we're runnin' in our last race.Well, I laughed half the way to Tokyo, I dreamt I was Surfer Joe. And what that means, I don't know. A dream too tired to come true Left a rebel without a clue. And I'm searching for somethin' to do."

"Lights that flash in the evening Through a hole in the drapes. I'll be home when I'm sleeping, I can't hardly wait."

"Well she's kind of like an artist Sittin' on the floor... And she's kind of like a movie Everyone rushes to see And no one understands it... Well she dances alone in nightclubs Every other day of the week... She closes her mouth to speak and Closes her eyes to see"

"How young are you? How old am I? Let's count the rings around my eye. How smart are you? How dumb am I? Don't count any of my advice.Oh, meet me anyplace or anywhere or anytime. Now, I don't care, meet me tonight. If you will dare, I might dare."

"Here comes Dick, he's wearing a skirt. Here comes Jane, y'know she's sporting a chain. Same hair, revolution. Same build, evolution. Tomorrow who's gonna fuss?And they love each other so Androgynous. Closer than you know, love each other so Androgynous."

"If being wrong's a crime, I'm serving forever. If being strong's your kind, I need help here with this feather. If being afraid is a crime, we hang side by side At the swingin' party, down the line."

"God, what a mess, on the ladder of success Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung. Dreams unfulfilled, graduate unskilled, It beats pickin' cotton and waitin' to be forgotten.Wait on the sons of no one, bastards of young. Wait on the sons of no one, bastards of young. The daughters and the sons."

"Rip out the table, We need room to move. In a life unstable, You're so easily amused. Anywhere you hang Yourself is home, Throw in a tape, fix the tone.Someone take the wheel And I don't know where we're going. Anybody say what you feel, Back home I guess it's still snowin'."

"Your way I'm trying to understand these days I need to know if you're feeling it or I'm wasting my time"