Song Lyrics Game

[March Hare]

I'm ashamed I had to look that one up... "Hold On" by Tom Waits.

Take me to the nearest store

Love don't live here any more

Take me to the Apple Store

The Count Von Count will keep the score

Basically because everybody in the world should know that song.

[PuddinPop]

I had to look that one up because I wanted to revive this thread as it's lots of fun

It's "The Scale" by Diorama.

I don't like walking around this old and empty house

Take my hand, I'll walk with you, my dear

The stairs creak as you sleep, it's keeping me awake

It's the house telling you to close your eyes

Edited November 28, 2013 by PuddinPop

[VividBubbles!]

Thanks for reviving this, PuddinPop! This game is super fun and I've missed it.

And your song is Little Talks by Of Monsters And Men

"Staring at the bottom of your glass

Hoping one day you'll make a dream last

But dreams come slow and they go so fast

You see her when you close your eyes

Maybe one day you'll understand why

Everything you touch surely dies"

Edited November 28, 2013 by VividBubbles!

[PuddinPop]

"Staring at the bottom of your glass

Hoping one day you'll make a dream last

But dreams come slow and they go so fast

You see her when you close your eyes

Maybe one day you'll understand why

Everything you touch surely dies"

Let Her Go by Passenger

I feel the love and I feel it burn

Down this river, every turn

Hope is a four-letter word

Make that money, watch it burn

[Laney]

Is it OneRepublic- Counting Stars?? Hope I'm right!

Can't count the years on one hand that we've been together

I need the other one to hold you

Make you feel

Make you feel better

Its not a walk in the park

To love each other

But when our fingers interlock

Can't deny

Can't deny

Youre worth it

[PuddinPop]

That's Still Into You by Paramore

And you were right, it was OneRepublic!

Society, you're a crazy breed

I hope you're not lonely without me

Society, crazy indeed

I hope you're not lonely without me

Society, have mercy on me

I hope you're not angry if I disagree

Society, you're crazy indeed

I hope you're not lonely without me

[Wildwood]

Society by Eddie Vedder......? I think?

Hmmm, this song might be a little 'out there,' lol, but how about:

Way back in the 30s

In the little town of Wilder

Lived an old man and his lovely little daughter

They ran gamblin' for a livin'

It was the best place around

All the men would come and lay their money down

[Bluebird]

Bobby Mackey - Johanna? Certainly had to look that one up

And now, for one of my personal favorites -

Let's be Elvis and let's be David Byrne,

Let's all learn how to dance.

Move your feet in time,

Put your hand in mine,

We will waltz once again.

[Not_Telling]

"Elouise" by the Lumineers

So many times it happens too fast

You change your passion for glory

Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past

You must fight just to keep them alive

^I love this song!

[smooshi]

Eye of the Tiger by Survivor.

"Oh Deborah, do you recall?

Your house was very small

With a wood chip on the wall.

When I came around to call,

You didn't notice me at all."

Had this one stuck in my head for a while, so bear with me.

[PuddinPop]

"Oh Deborah, do you recall?

Your house was very small

With a wood chip on the wall.

When I came around to call,

You didn't notice me at all."

Disco 2000 by Pulp

I've had that in my head since I saw this post last night, so thanks smooshi

She’s watching the taxi driver, he pulls away

She’s been locked up inside her apartment a hundred days

She says, “Yeah, he’s still coming, just a little bit late

He got stuck at the laundromat washing his cape”

She’s just watching the clouds roll by and they spell her name like Lois Lane

And she smiles, oh the way she smiles

[cuneas]

Daughtry..."Waiting for Superman"

Now for a real poser...

"The sun is rising in the smoky sky,

The place is any city you can name,

In a house a door opens, and closes goodbye,

The atmosphere won't be the same..."

[March Hare]

That one even stumped Google. Especially since, apparently, they spell it 'smokey'... BUT, I found it! It's from 'Runaways'. 'Lullaby' something?

Run unbraked against the wall

Try to feel the damage done

Take all the guts you have

Rip out the edges of your cube

[Wildwood]

"Elouise" by the Lumineers

So many times it happens too fast

You change your passion for glory

Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past

You must fight just to keep them alive

^I love this song!

Eye of the Tiger! ...Right~? I think that's right.

So:

An angel's smile is what you sell

You promised me heaven and put me through hell

Chains of love got a hold on me

When passion's a prison you can't break free

[Wildwood]

Whoopsies. Apparently there was a whole 'nother page that escaped my notice!

^^The above song is Ignite by Diorama, yes?

[PuddinPop]

An angel's smile is what you sell

You promised me heaven and put me through hell

Chains of love got a hold on me

When passion's a prison you can't break free

You Give Love A Bad Name by Bon Jovi!!

Or Atreyu did it too... whichever one

Didn't even need Google for that one!!

There was a time, looking through myself, wanting to pretend

If I escaped, I could feel myself, I don't think you can

Been far inside but that hole inside never really leaves

I went away, what I really left, left behind was me

[AdrianMarx]

Million Miles Away by The Offspring!

Quell your prayers for love and peace.

You'll wake the thought police.

We can hide the truth inside.

[OCC]

I used The Google because I had no idea and selfishly really wanted to participate, so I've put the answer under a spoiler so that anyone who actually knows the answer can still guess.

resistance by muse

I listen pretty much exclusively to music from the sixties and seventies ( I also like musicals but that's not relevant here) because that's what my parents listen to, so this is what I've picked:

tin soldiers and Nixon's coming,

we're finally on our own

this summer I hear the drumming

...

what if you knew her and

saw her dead on the ground

how can you run when you know?

(edited because one line contains the title, and I only remember those two sections perfectly off the top of my head)

[MyOwnPrivateSFC]

"Ohio" by Crosby, Stills & Nash.

Another crazy day

you'll drink the night away

and forget about everything

[Bluebird]

"Baker Street" by Undercover

They'll find me beat down in the universe

Though I'll never forget where I'm from

I might have moved away from home and slept out there on my own

A million miles away in the storm

But the beat never leaves me and the tempo's a relief

To my aching bones rambling all over

And if I'm gone for too long I can always hum along

So don't you never forget what I told you

So don't you never forget what I told you

^ I love this song so much. It's more or less my unofficial theme for college visits.

[MyOwnPrivateSFC]

"Baker Street" by Undercover

Actually, it's by Gerry Rafferty . The Undercover version (which I never even knew about), is a cover. But yes.

[Bluebird]

Ah, okay. The, er, Google machine gave me a link to the Undercover version.

[sneeze]

The Gaslight Anthem by The Diamond Church Street Choir?

"Don't trust a perfect person and don't trust a song that's flawless"

[Zwee]

36 minutes ago, sneeze said:

"Don't trust a perfect person and don't trust a song that's flawless"

Twenty One Pilots! "Lane Boy"! I saw them live right before Blurryface came out and blew them up!

Here are lyrics from one of my favorite songs! All the lyrics are good, I had trouble picking the ones I wanted:

I've been waiting many hours
By the silent moon
In the wild, the jungle flower
Your toxic perfume

Tell my friends I'm gone, it's true
I've passed on now
To the eyes of a dark, lost blue

 

Edited May 31, 2016 by Zwee

[tinymouse]

Young the Giant - Firelight (no what are you talking about I didn't look that up... )

 

Here's one of my current favorite songs:

I'd like to think I'm the mess you'd weat with pride

Like some empty dress on the bed you've layed out for tonight