Well, I was talking to someone (Grant) on ICQ, and he gave me a great idea for a thread. He was asking me what songs have ever made me just go "WOW!" Not just really good ones... we're talking to ones that you feel all the way through your skin... to your core. They can be romantic, spiritual... whatever. So, if you can, tell us the preformer, song title, and if you have the lyrics, put those in here too.
And if you want to talk about what the lyrics mean to you, feel free. You can discuss it, because there is a reason that these songs touch you.
:::>^..^<::: ~*~The Journey is more important than the end or the start~*~ :::>^..^<:::
The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave
To the dark and the endless skies, my love
And the first time ever I kissed your mouth
I felt the earth move through my hand
Like the trembling heart of a captive bird
That was there at my command, my love
And the first time ever I lay with you
I felt your heart so close to mine
The first time ever I saw your face
Your face, your face
Your face
:::>^..^<::: ~*~The Journey is more important than the end or the start~*~ :::>^..^<:::
I wanna be the face you see when you
close your eyes
I wanna be the touch you need every single night
I wanna be your fantasy
And be your reality
And everything between
I want you to need me
Like the air you breathe
I want you to feel me
In everything
I want you to see me
In your every dream
The way that I taste you, feel you, breathe you, need you
I want you to need me, need me
Like I need you
I wanna be the eyes that look deep into your soul
I wanna be the world to you I just want it all
I wanna be your deepest kiss
The answer to your every wish
And all you ever need
I want you to need me
Like the air you breathe
I want you to feel me
In everything
I want you to see me
In your every dream
The way that I taste you, feel you, breathe you, need you
I want you to need me, need me
'Coz I need you more than you could know
And I need you to never let me go
And I need to be deep inside your heart
I just want to be everywhere you are
I wanna be the face you see when you
close your eyes
I wanna be the touch you need every single night
I wanna be your fantasy
And be your reality
And everything between...
I want you to need me
Like the air you breathe
I want you to feel me
In everything
I want you to see me
In your every dream
'Coz baby I taste you, feel you, breathe you, need you
I want you to need me, need me
Like I need you
:::>^..^<::: ~*~The Journey is more important than the end or the start~*~ :::>^..^<:::
There just aren't songs that touch my core, very often. But, these two Celine Dion songs floor me. I don't know WHAT it is about them... but the music, the words, her voice... those three things make those songs touch me in such a way that I'm breathless.
:::>^..^<::: ~*~The Journey is more important than the end or the start~*~ :::>^..^<:::
How did I ever let you slip away
Never knowing I'd be singing this song someday
And now I'm sinking to rise no more
Ever since you closed the door
If I could Turn, turn back the hands of time
Then my darlin' you would be mine
If I coule Turn, turn back the hands of time
Then my darlin' you would be mine
Funny, funny how time goes by
And blessings are missed in the wink of an eye
Why oh Why oh Why should one have to go on suffering
When everyday I plead please come back to me
If I could Turn, turn back the hands of time
Then my darlin' you would be mine
If I coule Turn, turn back the hands of time
Then my darlin' you would be mine
And you had enough love for the both of us
But I, I did you wrong I admit I did
But now I'm facing the rest of my life a lone
If I could Turn, turn back the hands of time
Then my darlin' you would be mine
If I coule Turn, turn back the hands of time
Then my darlin' you would be mine
I'd never hurt you (If I could turn back)
Never do you wrong (If I could turn back)
And never leave your side (If I could turn back)
If I could turn back the hands
There'll be nothing I wouldn't do for you (If I could turn back)
Forever honest and true to you (If I could turn back)
If you accept me back in your heart, I Love You
If I could trun back the hands
(If I could turn back) That would be my will
(If I could turn back) Darlin' I'm begging you take me by the hands
If I could turn back the hands
I'm going down yes I am (If I could turn back)
Down on my bended knee yeah (If I could turn back)
And I'm gonna be right there until you return to me
If I could turn back the hands
(If I could turn back) If I could turn back the clock on the wall
(If I could turn back) Then I'd come to realize how much I Love you,
Love You, Love You, Love You, Love You
If I could turn back the hands
"I'm for it so we can put Nuclear power plants up there, and then beam the power back to earth on a laser beam." ~ Whidden
With this love, I hereby promise to
Stay with you come what may
With this love, I give my all to you
Forever and always
when I needed to be stronger
When I could not carry on
When I though I would fail
You were with me all along
So this love is very dear to me
And cannot be denied
With this love i vow that I will be
Forever by your side
I was lost and I was lonely
And my heart was so afraid
Then you lifted me up
And you wiped the tears away
Now your love lives in a place I place
No other one above
And my heart, as long as I may live
I give you with this love
"I'm for it so we can put Nuclear power plants up there, and then beam the power back to earth on a laser beam." ~ Whidden
Hurry, hurry, step right up
See the sideshow in town for only fifty cents
Step right up, hurry, hurry
Before the show begins, my friends
Stand in line, get your tickets
I hope you will attend
It'll only cost you fifty cents to see
What life has done to those like you and me
See the man with the broken heart
You'll see that he is sad, he hurts so bad [So bad, so bad]
See the girl who has lost the only love she ever had
There's got to be no sadder show to see
No doubt about it, satisfaction's guaranteed
So let the sideshow begin
Hurry, hurry, step right on in
Can't afford to pass it by
Guaranteed to make you cry
Let the sideshow begin (Hurry, hurry)
Hurry, hurry, step right on in
Can't afford to pass it by
Guaranteed to make you cry
See the man who's been cryin' for a million years
So many tears [So many tears]
See the girl who's collected broken hearts for souvenirs
It's more exciting than a one man band
The saddest little show in all the land
So let the sideshow begin (Hurry, hurry)
Hurry, hurry, step right on in
Can't afford to pass it by
Guaranteed to make you cry
Let the sideshow begin
Hurry, hurry, step right on in
Can't afford to pass it by
Guaranteed to make you cry
So let the sideshow begin (Hurry, hurry)
Hurry, hurry, step right on in
Can't afford to pass it by
Guaranteed to make you cry
Let the sideshow begin (Step right on in)
Hurry, hurry, step right on in
Can't afford to pass it by
Guaranteed to make you cry (Hurry, hurry)
Let the sideshow begin (Step right on in)
"I'm for it so we can put Nuclear power plants up there, and then beam the power back to earth on a laser beam." ~ Whidden
They say that they don't know me
Never saw my face
And if they've never been there
Can they be sure there's such a place
They think if they don't answer
The world will pass them by
But there's a fire in their kitchen
And the water's three feet high and risin'
My beloved
The only one I see standing up for me
Someone's shouting at me
You're all going to hell
Must not be too far away
Sometimes I can never tell
My shoes are still as empty
A mile they never walked
Send in their donation
And they never have to talk again
My beloved
The only one I see standing up for me
My beloved
Close my eyes heal my pride
I just want to show them who I am
I just want to show them what I can do
There's not much use to curse the damned
And there's power in nothing to lose
Someone's spitin' blood
Face down in the dirt
Someone's thinking about a gun
To try and stop the hurt
Someone drew conclusions
On the wall of destiny
Someone's getting louder
And that someone would be me
You think if you don't answer
The world will pass you by
But there's a fire in your kitchen
And the water's three feet high and risin'
:::>^..^<::: ~*~The Journey is more important than the end or the start~*~ :::>^..^<:::
(If any of you have heard of Matthew Shepherd, and the story of what happened to him, you will understand why this song is so near and dear to my heart, and I'm brought to tears when I hear it... especially when Melissa makes reference to him)
Showers of your crimson blood
Seep into a nation calling up a flood
Of narrow minds who legislate
Thinly veiled intolerance
Bigotry and hate
But they tortured and burned you
They beat you and they tied you
They left you cold and breathing
For love they crucified you
I can't forget hard as I try
This silhouette against the sky
Scarecrow crying
Waiting to die wondering why
Scarecrow trying
Angels will hold carry your soul away
This was our brother
This was our son
This shepherd young and mild
This unassuming one
We all gasp this can't happen here
We're all much too civilized
Where can these monsters hide
But they are knocking on our front door
They're rocking in our cradles
They're preaching in our churches
And eating at our tables
I search my soul
My heart and in my mind
To try and find forgiveness
This is someone child
With pain unreconciled
Filled up with father's hate
Mother's neglect
I can forgive But I will not forget
Scarecrow crying
Waiting to die wondering why
Scarecrow trying
Rising above all in the name of love
:::>^..^<::: ~*~The Journey is more important than the end or the start~*~ :::>^..^<:::
(There's nothing better than being held by the one who holds your heart, dancing all alone, and having them sing this song to you)
After your laughter like thunder
After your skin like coffee and cream
After it takes our bodies into the night
After we've come to the extreme
I want to lay down on your shoulder
Just inside your arm
I want to listen to your heart beat
And your breathing on and on
I want to lay down on your shoulder
Surrender to your peace
And go to sleep
And when we've gone a million miles
Made true our dreams with sweat and bone
After we've built it up with our bare hands
Made strong a place we can call home
And when the light in my eye is fading
When running water becomes too deep
Finally angels turn my fire to dust
And when my soul's no longer mine to keep
I want to lay down on your shoulder
Just inside your arm
I want to listen to your heartbeat
And your breathing on and on
I want to lay down on your shoulder
Surrender to the peace
And just go to sleep
:::>^..^<::: ~*~The Journey is more important than the end or the start~*~ :::>^..^<:::
Fade Into You
Mazzy Star
(So Tonight That I Might See)
I want to hold the hand inside you
I want to take a breath that's true
I look to you and I see nothing
I look to you to see the truth
You live your life
You go in shadows
You'll come apart and you'll go black
Some kind of night into your darkness
Colors your eyes with what's not there.
Fade into you
Strange you never knew
Fade into you
I think it's strange you never knew
A stranger's light comes on slowly
A stranger's heart without a home
You put your hands into your head
And then smiles cover your heart
Fade into you
Strange you never knew
Fade into you
I think it's strange you never knew
Fade into you
Strange you never knew
Fade into you
I think it's strange you never knew
I think it's strange you never knew
quote:
Fear
Sarah McLachlan
Fumbling Towards Ecstacy
Morning smiles
Like the face of a newborn child,
Innocent, unknowing.
Winter's end
Promises of a long lost friend.
Speaks to me of comfort
But I fear
I have nothing to give.
I have so much to loose here in this lonely place.
Tangled up in your embrace
There's there's nothing I'd like better than to fall.
But I fear I have nothing to give.
Wind in time
Rapes the flower trembling on the vine
And nothing yields to shelter it from above.
The say temptation will destroy our love.
The never ending hunger
But I fear
I have nothing to give
I have so much to loose here in this lonely place
Tangled up in our embrace
Theres nothing I'd like better than to fall
But I fear I have nothing to give.
I have so much to loose.
I have nothing to give.
We have so much to lose...
the lyrics of these two songs don't do them justice. you have to hear them with music to get the full effect.
What ravages of spirit
conjured this temptous rage
Created you a monster,
broken by the rules of love?
And fate has lead you through it
You do what you have to do
And fate has lead you through it
You do what you have to do
And I have the sense to recognise
That I don't know how to let you go
Every moment marked
with apparitions of your soul
I'm ever swiftly moving,
trying to escape this desire
The yearning to be near you
I do what I have to do
This yearning to be near you
I do what I have to do
But I have the sense to recognise
That I don;t know how to let you go
A glowing ember, burning hot and burning slow
Deep within I'm shaken by the violence
of existing for only you
I know I can't be with you
I know what I have to do
I know I can't be with you
I know what I have to do
And I have the sense to recognise
That I don't know how to let you go
That I don't know how to let you go
Holy War....You're basically killing each other to see who's got the better imaginary friend. - Richard Jeni
I've got money in my pocket
I like the color of my hair
I've got a friend who loves me
Got a house, I've got a car
I've got a Good Mother
And her voice is what keeps me here
Feet on ground
Heart in hand
Facing forward, be yourself
I've never wanted anything so bad
Cardboard masks of all the people I've been
Thrown out with all the
Rusted, tangled, dented goddamned misery
You could say I'm hard to hold
But if you knew me, you'd know
That I've got a Good Father
And his strength is what makes me cry
Feet on ground
Heart in hand
Facing forward, be yourself
I've never wanted anything so bad
Holy War....You're basically killing each other to see who's got the better imaginary friend. - Richard Jeni
(The regular version is good... but, on her album, you have to let it play through to the extra song placed on there, and it's just her and the piano. That version is absolutely amazing... combined with her voice... WOW)
Listen as the wind blows
from across the great divide,
Voices trapped in yearning,
memories trapped in time,
The night is my companion
and solitude my guide,
Would I spend forever here
and not be satisfied?
And I would be the one
to hold you down,
kiss you so hard,
I'll take your breath away
and after I'd wipe away the tears,
Just close your eyes dear
Through this world I've stumbled
so many times betrayed,
Trying to find an honest word,
to find the truth enslaved,
Oh you speak to me in riddles
and you speak to me in rhyme
My body aches to breathe your breath,
you words keep me alive,
And I would be the one
to hold you down,
kiss you so hard,
I'll take your breath away
and after I'd wipe away the tears,
Just close your eyes dear
Into this night I wander,
it's morning that I dread,
Another day of knowing of
the path I fear to tread,
Oh into the sea of waking dreams
I follow without pride,
Nothing stands between us here
and I won't be denied
And I would be the one
to hold you down,
kiss you so hard,
I'll take your breath away
and after I'd wipe away the tears,
Just close your eyes dear
:::>^..^<::: ~*~The Journey is more important than the end or the start~*~ :::>^..^<:::
(This song is played for many, many funerals. But, the one that really get's me is when the little girl, Danielle Van Damme, was kidnapped from her home in the middle of the night last year, here in San Diego. Her body was found eventually, and a neighbor went to trial and prison. This song was played at her funeral, as all of San Diego watched. It ripped me apart.)
Spend all your time waiting
for that second chance
for a break that would make it okay
there's always one reason
to feel not good enough
and it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction
oh beautiful release
memory seeps from my veins
let me be empty
and weightless and maybe
I'll find some peace tonight
in the arms of an angel
fly away from here
from this dark cold hotel room
and the endlessness that you fear
you are pulled from the wreckage
of your silent reverie
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort there
so tired of the straight line
and everywhere you turn
there's vultures and thieves at your back
and the storm keeps on twisting
you keep on building the lie
that you make up for all that you lack
it don't make no difference
escaping one last time
it's easier to believe in this sweet madness oh
this glorious sadness that brings me to my knees
in the arms of an angel
fly away from here
from this dark cold hotel room
and the endlessness that you fear
you are pulled from the wreckage
of your silent reverie
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort there
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort here
:::>^..^<::: ~*~The Journey is more important than the end or the start~*~ :::>^..^<:::
11-18-2003 04:12 AM
