The Lyrics Thread-Part III

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Well I’ve been having computer issues and I’m worried it may die on me, so I’ve been listening to this…

Don’t Worry, Be Happy

(whistling)
Here’s a little song i wrote,
you might want to sing it note for note,
don’t worry, be happy

in every life we have some trouble,
when you worry you make it double
don’t worry, be happy

dont worry be happy now
dont worry be happy
dont worry be happy
dont worry be happy
dont worry be happy
aint got no place to lay your head,
somebody came and took your bed,
don’t worry, be happy

the landlord say your rent is late,
he may have to litagate,
dont worry (small laugh) be happy,

look at me im happy,
don’t worry, be happy

i give you my phone number,
when your worried, call me,
i make you happy

don’t worry, be happy

aint got no cash, aint got no style,
aint got no gal to make you smile
but don’t worry, be happy

cos when you worry, your face will frown,
and that will bring everybody down,
so don’t worry, be happy

don’t worry, be happy now…

don’t worry, be happy
don’t worry, be happy
don’t worry, be happy
don’t worry, be happy

now there this song i wrote
i hope you you learned it note for note
like good little children

dont worry be happy

listen to what i say
in your life expect some trouble
when you worry you make it double
dont worry be happy
be happy now

dont worry, be happy
dont worry, be happy
dont worry, be happy
dont worry, be happy
dont worry
dont worry be happy
don’t worry, don’t worry, don’t do it,
be happy,put a smile on your face,
don’t bring everybody down like this

don’t worry, it will soon pass whatever it is,
don’t worry, be happy,
i’m not worried

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I’m singing Aimme Mann songs to myself all the time lately, especially this one and ‘Red Vines’

Aimme Mann - Little Bombs

From the 22nd floor
Walking down the corridor
Looking out the picture window down
On Sycamore

While perspective lines converge
Rows of cars and buses merge
All the sweet green trees of Atlanta burst
Like little bombs
Or little pom-poms
Shaken by a careless hand
That drives them off
And leaves again

Life just kind of empties out
Less a deluge than a drought
Less a giant mushroom cloud
Than an unexploded shell
Inside a cell
Of the Lennox Hotel

On the 22nd floor
Found a notice on my door
While outside, the sun is shining on
Those little bombs
Those little pom-poms

Life just kind of empties out
Less a deluge than a drought
Less a giant mushroom cloud
Than an unexploded shell
Inside a cell
Of the Lennox Hotel

Inside a cell
Of the Lennox Hotel

Inside a cell
Of the Lennox Hotel

Inside a cell
Of the Lennox Hotel

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dramamine modest mouse
this is a long drive for something with nothing to think about

Travelling swallowing dramamine
Feeling spaced breathing out listerine
Id said what Id said that Id tell ya
And that youd killed the better part of me
If you could just milk it for everything
Ive said what Id said and you know what I mean
But I still cant focus on anything
We kiss on the mouth but still cough down our sleeves
Travelling swallowing dramamine
Look at your face like youre killed in a dream
And you think youve figured out everything
I think I know my geometry pretty damn well
You say what you need so youll get more
If you could just milk it for everything
Ive said what I said and you know what I mean
But I cant still focus on anything

144

^I like the sound of those lyrics :cool:

Do you know the Modest Mouse song called ‘doing the cockroach’? I used to love that and a couple other songs. But i never actually got to know their music very well. Think i might download some now :smile:

145

Imagine-John Lennon

Imagine there’s no Heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today

Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

You may say that I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say that I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will live as one

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I love modest mouse. They actually went to my high school!

Simon and Garfunkle
“Red Rubber Ball”

I should have known you’d bid me farewell.
There’s a lesson to be learned from this
and I’ve learned it very well.

Now I know you’re not
the only starfish in the sea.
If I never hear your name again
it’s all the same to me.

And I think it’s gonna be all right.
Yeah, the worst is over now,
The morning sun is shining like a Red Rubber Ball.

You never cared for secrets I’d confide.
For you I’m just an ornament,
Something for your pride.

Always running, never caring,
That’s the life you live.
Stolen minutes of your time
were all you had to give.

And I think it’s gonna be all right.
Yeah, the worst is over now,
The morning sun is shining like a Red Rubber Ball.

The story’s in the past with nothing to recall.
I’ve got my life to live and I
don’t need you at all

The roller coaster ride we took is
nearly at an end.
I bought my ticket with my tears,
that’s all I’m gonna spend.

And I think it’s gonna be all right.
Yeah, the worst is over now,
The morning sun is shining like a Red Rubber Ball.

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Wow, That’s cool :happy:
*downloading ‘Lonesome Crowded West’

Here’s the first song i heard by Yo La Tengo, still one of my favourites.

Yo La Tengo - Saturday

The room was filled with talk
For anyone listening
I found a spot by the door
With no one around

Let my mind go
Out of tune
Out of tune

I kept a smile on my face
For anyone looking
Tried to turn away questions
Before he asked

Let my mind go
Out of tune
Out of tune

I was engrossed in the film
Without really watching
Said, “who’s the guy with the gun?”
As if I was involved

Let my mind go
Out of tune
Out of tune

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Since the song featured in my LD the other night here it is.

Blackmore’s Night - Ghost of a Rose

The valley green was so serene
In the middle ran a stream so blue…
A maiden fair, in despair, once had met her true love there and she told him…
She would say…
“Promise me , when you see, a white rose you’ll think of me
I love you so,
Never let go,
I will be your ghost of a rose…”

Her eyes believed in mysteries
She would lay amongst the leaves of amber
Her spirit wild, heart of a child, yet gentle still and quiet and mild and he loved her…
When she would say…
“Promise me , when you see, a white rose you’ll think of me
I love you so,
Never let go,
I will be your ghost of a rose…”

When all was done, she turned to run
Dancing to the setting sun as he watched her
And ever more he thought he saw
A glimpse of her upon the moors forever
He’d hear her say…
“Promise me , when you see, a white rose you’ll think of me
I love you so,
Never let go,
I will be your ghost of a rose…”

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She Wants Revenge - These Things
“The crowd on the street walk slowly, don’t mind the rain. Lovers hold hands to numb the pain, gripping tightly to something that they will never own. And those by themselves by choice or by some reward, no mistakes only now you’re bored. This is the time of your life but you just can’t tell.”

Depeche Mode - Precious
“If God has a master plan that only He understands, I hope it’s your eyes He’s seeing through.”

Twothirtyeight - The Sticks are Woven in the Spokes
“But I can’t fix, what I don’t know I broke, just laugh and tell another joke. The sticks are woven in the spokes, again.”

A Perfect Circle - Pet
"Count bodies like sheep to the rhythm of the war drums. "

Tool - Rosette Stoned
"Overwhelmed as one would be, placed in my position. Such a heavy burden now to be the One. Born the bear and bring to all, the details of our ending. To write it down for all the world to see.
But I forgot my pen.
**** the bed again.

Typical."

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