Is there a line in a song that sums up your life?

[PussyRiot]

Is there a line or verse in a song that sums up your life or a part of your life (past or present) It can be negative, positive, silly or serious.

Here goes:

The Smiths - How Soon is Now

'There's a club, if you'd like to go
You could meet somebody who really loves you
So you go, and you stand on your own
And you leave on your own
And you go home
And you cry
And you want to die

The Doors - People are Strange

People are strange when you're a stranger
Faces look ugly when you're alone
Women(or men) seem wicked when you're unwanted
Streets are uneven when you're down

I better put in a positive one just to equal it out:

Journey 'Don't Stop Believing'

Don't know the lyrics. I only like sad songs.

[Scrobes]

I couldn't pin it down to one song. It's like each of my favourite songs carry a different fragment of a code. When you assemble all those fragments into something tangible, you get "me". ;o It's not just a lyric either, it could be the tiniest element of sound. A lot of my favourites are instrumentals. Anyway, I don't listen to The Smiths really, so I can't really comment. Sorry. :<

[Spock]

This isn't the case so much these days (i've made progress) but for a huge number of years, this song would sum up my life (from a male perspective)

"AT SEVENTEEN"

By Janis Ian

I learned the truth at seventeen
That love was meant for beauty queens
And high school girls with clear skinned smiles
Who married young and then retired
The valentines I never knew
The Friday night charades of youth
Were spent on one more beautiful
At seventeen I learned the truth...

And those of us with ravaged faces
Lacking in the social graces
Desperately remained at home
Inventing lovers on the phone
Who called to say "come dance with me"
And murmured vague obscenities
It isn't all it seems at seventeen...

A brown eyed girl in hand me downs
Whose name I never could pronounce
Said: "Pity please the ones who serve
They only get what they deserve"
The rich relationed hometown queen
Marries into what she needs
With a guarantee of company
And haven for the elderly...

So remember those who win the game
Lose the love they sought to gain
In debitures of quality and dubious integrity
Their small-town eyes will gape at you
In dull surprise when payment due
Exceeds accounts received at seventeen...

To those of us who knew the pain
Of valentines that never came
And those whose names were never called
When choosing sides for basketball
It was long ago and far away
the world was younger than today
when dreams were all they gave for free
to ugly duckling girls like me...

We all play the game, and when we dare
We cheat ourselves at solitaire
Inventing lovers on the phone
Repenting other lives unknown
That call and say: "Come on, dance with me"
And murmur vague obscenities
At ugly girls like me, at seventeen...

[buttonlane]

Sitting on the dock of the bay - Otis Redding

Sitting in the morning sun
I'll be sitting when the evening comes
Watching the ships roll in
And I watch 'em roll away again

Sitting on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
I'm just sitting on the dock of the bay
Wasting time

I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the 'Frisco bay
'Cause I had nothin' to live for
And look like nothing's gonna come my way

So I'm just

Sitting on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
I'm just sitting on the dock of the bay
Wasting time

Look like nothing's gonna change
Everything still remains the same
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same

Sittin' here resting my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone
It's two thousand miles I roamed
Just to make this dock my home

Now, I'm just

Sitting on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
I'm just sitting on the dock of the bay
Wasting time.

[PussyRiot]

This is good fun - keep them coming!

"Freebird"

If I leave here tomorrow
Would you still remember me?
For I must be travelling on, now,
'Cause there's too many places I've got to see.
But, if I stayed here with you, girl,
Things just couldn't be the same.
'Cause I'm as free as a bird now,
And this bird you can not change.
Lord knows, I can't change.

Bye, bye, its been a sweet love.
Though this feeling I can't change.
But please don't take it badly,
'Cause Lord knows I'm to blame.
But, if I stayed here with you girl,
Things just couldn't be the same.
Cause I'm as free as a bird now,
And this bird you'll never change.
And this bird you can not change.
Lord knows, I can't change.
Lord help me, I can't change.

[buttonlane]

Holding back the years
Thinking of the fear I've had so long
When somebody hears
Listen to the fear that's gone
Strangled by the wishes of pater
Hoping for the arms of mater
Get to me the sooner or later

Holding back the years
Chance for me to escape from all I've known
Holding back the tears
Cause nothing here has grown
I've wasted all my tears
Wasted all those years
And nothing had the chance to be good
Nothing ever could yeah

I'll keep holding on
I'll keep holding on
I'll keep holding on
I'll keep holding on
So tight

I've wasted all my tears
Wasted all of those years
And nothing had the chance to be good
Cause nothing ever could...

[[Martin]]

This is mine. "The Dark is Rising" by Mercury Rev:

I dreamed of you on my farm
I dreamed of you in my arms
But dreams are always wrong
I never dreamed I'd hurt you
I never dreamed I'd lose you
In my dreams, I'm always strong
And now the creek is rising
And all my bridges burnt
I always dreamed of big crowds
Plumes of smoke and high clouds
But dreams don't last for long
I have my suspicions
When the stars are in position
All will be revealed
But I know that until then
Unless the stars surrender
All will be concealed
And now the snow is falling
And all my fences torn
I know you need someone
And I can hear someone
Somewhere in this song
I dreamed that I was walking
And the two of us were talking
Of all life's mysteries
But words that flow between friends
Winding streams, without end
I wanted you to see
But it can seem surprising
When you find yourself alone
And now the dark is rising
And a brand new moon is born
I always dreamed I'd love you
I never dreamed I'd lose you
In my dreams, I'm always strong

[buttonlane]

Im a cheerful sod today arent a. Lol.


The Platters...

Oh-oh, yes I'm the great pretender
Pretending that I'm doing well
My need is such I pretend too much
I'm lonely but no one can tell

Oh-oh, yes I'm the great pretender
Adrift in a world of my own
I've played the game but to my real shame
You've left me to grieve all alone

Too real is this feeling of make belive Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal

Yes, I'm the great pretender
Just laughin' and gay like a clown
I seem to be what I'm not, you see
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're still around

[PussyRiot]

Originally Posted by buttonlane

Im a cheerful sod today arent a. Lol.

You and me both Buttonlane!

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue

Scar tissue that I wish you saw
Sarcastic mister know it all
Close your eyes and I'll kiss you 'cause
With the birds I'll share
With the birds I'll share
This lonely view
With the birds I'll share
This lonely view

[LordSnow]

They're in my signature, although there are a lot more lines from Smiths songs that I find sum up my life or aspects of it.

[PussyRiot]

Originally Posted by LordSnow

They're in my signature, although there are a lot more lines from Smiths songs that I find sum up my life or aspects of it.

I must admit LordSnow, I had to restrain myself from quoting nearly every Smiths song going.

[LordSnow]

Originally Posted by smellycat

I must admit LordSnow, I had to restrain myself from quoting nearly every Smiths song going.

I've been tempted to do just that on occasion haha. Everytime I listen to a Smiths song I'm just like yeah that sounds like me alright haha. Except perhaps Vicar in a Tutu.

[Nova1984]

It's so hard to win, when there's so much to lose

[PussyRiot]

Originally Posted by LordSnow

Except perhaps Vicar in a Tutu.

ha haha haha

[I Love My Cats]

Pretty much all of the lyrics in this song sum me up!

Been spending so much time underground
I guess my eyes adjusted, to the lack of light
I got covered in darkness, covered in darkness

Hibernating, always waiting for something new
Happiness always ended, in the blink of an eye
There was no one attending, no one attending

It doesn't really matter where it all began
All I know, I got covered in darkness, covered in darkness


Ever wonder why I never really truly connect
Although my eyes are open?
I can hold your gaze, but I'm never connected, never connected

I am famous for my generosity, they say I am the kindest
But it is easier to give than receive love, give than receive love

It doesn't really matter where it all began
All I know, I was covered in darkness, covered in darkness

Turning pages over, run away to nowhere
And it's hard to take control
When your enemy's old and afraid of you
You'll discover that the monster you were running from
Is the monster in you

Better to hold on to love
Better to hold on to love
Change will come

It doesn't really matter where it all began
All I know, I was covered in darkness, covered in darkness

It doesn't really matter where it all began
Cuz all I know, I was lost, I was lost
No, no

It doesn't really matter where it all began no no
All I know, I was lost, I feel lost
Lost, No

[PussyRiot]

Northern Sky - Nick Drake (though any Nick Drake song would be just as good)

I never felt magic crazy as this
I never saw moons knew the meaning of the sea
I never held emotion in the palm of my hand
Or felt sweet breezes in the top of a tree
But now you***8217;re here
Brighten my northern sky

I***8217;ve been a long time that I***8217;m waiting
Been a long time that I***8217;m blown
I***8217;ve been a long time that I***8217;ve wandered
Through the people I have known
Oh, if you would and you could
Straighten my new mind***8217;s eye

Would you love me for my money
Would you love me for my head
Would you love me through the winter
Would you love me ***8216;til I***8217;m dead
Oh, if you would and you could
Come blow your horn on high

I never felt magic crazy as this
I never saw moons knew the meaning of the sea
I never held emotion in the palm of my hand
Or felt sweet breezes in the top of a tree
But now you***8217;re here

Brighten my northern sky

[Alex652]

Originally Posted by LordSnow

They're in my signature, although there are a lot more lines from Smiths songs that I find sum up my life or aspects of it.

Originally Posted by smellycat

I must admit LordSnow, I had to restrain myself from quoting nearly every Smiths song going.

My thoughts exactly!

There are non-Smiths songs which have meaningful lyrics for me. One I listened to recently was 'Don't Give Up' by Peter Gabriel:

"I can't take anymore
Going to stand on that bridge
keep my eyes down below
whatever may come
and whatever may go,
that river's flowing"

[FraidyCat]

"I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all"

"I'm a weirdo, What the hell am I doin' here? I don't belong here"

"The dreams in which i'm dying are the best I've ever had"

[PussyRiot]

Originally Posted by Alex652

My thoughts exactly!

There are non-Smiths songs which have meaningful lyrics for me. One I listened to recently was 'Don't Give Up' by Peter Gabriel:

""

Alex I was going to say Don't give up with Peter G and Kate Bush!

Anyway on with the show......

When I think of those east end lights, muggy nights
The curtains drawn in the little room downstairs
Prima donna Lord you really should have been there
Sitting like a princess perched in her electric chair
And it's one more beer and I don't hear you anymore
We've all gone crazy lately
My friends out there rolling 'round the basement floor

And someone saved my life tonight sugar bear
You almost had your hooks in me didn't you dear
You nearly had me roped and tied
Altar-bound, hypnotized
Sweet freedom whispered in my ear
You're a butterfly
And butterflies are free to fly
Fly away, high away, bye bye

I never realized the passing hours of evening showers
A slip noose hanging in my darkest dreams
I'm strangled by your haunted social scene
Just a pawn out-played by a dominating queen
It's four o'clock in the morning
Dammit listen to me good
I'm sleeping with myself tonight
Saved in time, thank God my music's still alive

And I would have walked head on into the deep end of the river
Clinging to your stocks and bonds
Paying your h.p. demands forever

They're coming in the morning with a truck to take me home

Someone saved my life tonight, someone saved my life tonight
Someone saved my life tonight, someone saved my life tonight
Someone saved my life tonight
So save your strength and run the field you play alone

[PussyRiot]

Can't believe I missed out Joy Division!

[PussyRiot]

Only heard this the other day:

John Lennon - Mother

Mother, you had me
But I never had you
I wanted you
But you didn't want me
So
I got to tell you
Goodbye
Goodbye.................

Father, you left me
But I never left you
I needed you
But you didn't need me

[LordSnow]

Gary Jules - Mad World

Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy birthday, happy birthday
And I 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, I find it hard to take
When people run in circles its a very, very
Mad world, mad world, enlarging your world
Mad world



That part strikes a cord with me.

[Sadie]

I fear that I'm ordinary just like everyone, to lie here and die amongst the sorrows, adrift amongst the days...and everything I've ever said and everything I've ever done is gone and dead

[PussyRiot]

Great songs. I just did a SAUK compilation as a playlist on my ipod.

Anyway, here goes another one

The Verve - The drugs don't work

All this talk of getting old
It's getting me down my love
Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown
This time I'm comin' down

And I hope you're thinking of me
As you lay down on your side
Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again

Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again

But I know I'm on a losing streak
'Cause I passed down my old street
And if you wanna show, then just let me know
And I'll sing in your ear again

Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again

'Cause baby, ooh, if heaven calls, I'm coming, too
Just like you said, you leave my life, I'm better off dead

All this talk of getting old
It's getting me down my love
Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown
This time I'm comin' down

Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again

'Cause baby, ooh, if heaven calls, I'm coming, too
Just like you said, you leave my life, I'm better off dead

But if you wanna show, just let me know
And I'll sing in your ear again

Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again

Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
Yeah, I know I'll see your face again

I'm never going down, I'm never coming down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
I'm never coming down, I'm never going down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
I'm never going down, I'm never coming down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
I'm never coming down, I'm never going down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more

[Jayne34]

These two lines from 'Learning to Fly - Pink Floyd'

'Tongue-tied and twisted
Just an earth-bound misfit, I'

[fairytales]

As a teen and sometimes these days...

"The Analyst"

Prepare yourself to meet a girl who can not sleep
Dividing every question 'til the questions are complete
Every twisted tongue she studies everyone
She won't leave any stone unturned the night is oh so young

Oh oh she's traveling back in time
Questioning every line that someone said
Oh oh she's trying to understand

Free her mind she's always the analyst
Silent space the culprit the catalyst
Trying to make sense of her life
Digging around in the dirt she's a slave to the work
She's always the analyst

Lyrics that resonate:

'Cause you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable
And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table
No one can find the rewind button, girl.
So cradle your head in your hands
And breathe... just breathe,
Oh breathe, just breathe

[fairytales]

Almost forgot the beautiful Katie Melua 'Thankyou Stars' lyrics. They dont so much as 'sum up' my life, but captures my emotion towards it.

Some call it faith, some call it love
Some call it guidance from above
You are the reason we found ours
So thank you stars

Some people think it's far away
Some know it's with them everyday
You are the reason we found ours
So thank you stars

There are no winds that can blow it away on the air
When they try to blow it away 's when you know it will always be there

To some it's the strength to be apart
To some it's a feeling in the heart
And when you're out there on your own, it's the way back home

There are no winds that can blow it away on the air
When they try to blow it away 's when you know it will always be there

Some call it faith, some call it love
Some call it guidance from above
You are the reason we found ours
So thank you stars
Thank you stars
Thank you stars

[PussyRiot]

Great songs everyone. A few I had forgotten and a few I hadn't heard of. I hope this keeps going. I know each song means something different to each person. A lot of people don't listen to the lyrics, they just go for the beat and there is nothing wrong with that. I am just a sucker for the lyrics behind the sound.

[timmyb]

David Bowie - Space Oddity

This is Major Tom to Ground Control
I'm stepping through the door
And I'm floating
in a most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today

For here
Am I sitting in a tin can
Far above the world
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do

Though I'm past
one hundred thousand miles
I'm feeling very still
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
Tell my wife I love her very much
she knows

Ground Control to Major Tom
Your circuit's dead,
there's something wrong
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you....

Here am I floating
round my tin can
Far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do.

Kate Bush – And Dream of Sheep

Little light shining
Little light will guide them to me
My face is all lit up
My face is all lit up
If they find me racing white horses
They'll not take me for a buoy.

Let me be weak, let me sleep and Dream Of Sheep.
Oh I'll wake up to any sound of engines
Every gull a seeking craft
I can't keep my eyes open
Wish I had my radio
I'd tune into some friendly voices.

Talking 'bout stupid things
I can't be left to my imagination
Let me be weak, let me sleep And Dream Of Sheep
Ooh, their breath is warm,
And they smell like sleep
And they say they take me home
Like poppies, heavy with seed
They take me deeper and deeper.

[[Martin]]

Box of Stars by Sparklehorse:

My bones wish to escape
And run along an alien expanse
To collapse from the heat
In a cartoonish heap
To sleep, oh, to sleep



That's it