Favorite Cold Lines In Songs, Ladies And Gentlemen?

[The Magistrate]

Listening to one of my daughter's tapes, the Breeders, she tells me the group is, a marvelous line slashed out of it:

"If you're so special, why aren't you dead?"

It will strick with such other favorites as, "I think I like it fine...so far..." and "If you don't start drinking, I'm gonna leave," in the permanent repertory.

Anyone else have favorites in a similar vein?

"Cool blue reason comes into your world...."

[REP]

1. Shouldn't You Have Got a Couple Piercings

and decided maybe that you were gay? - Not If You wre the Last Junkie On Earth, The Dandy Warhols

[Heidi]

2. If I'm understanding you correctly, Sir, this bit

from Leonard Cohen's "Everybody Knows" strikes me as pretty darn cold:

Everybody knows you've been discreet
But there were so many people you just had to meet
Without your clothes
And everybody knows

[The Magistrate]

10. Mr. Cohen, Ma'am, Is An Excellent Source Of Such

When it all comes down to dust, I will kill you if I must, I will help you if I can.

When it all comes down to dust, I will help you if I must, I will kill you if I can.

[Heidi]

15. Several years ago, a reviewer commented

that Cohen's albums should come with razor blades.

:hi:

[The Magistrate]

19. Now Santa Claus Comes Forward

That's a razor in his mitts

And he puts on his dark glasses

And he shows you where to hit

And then the camera pans

The stand in stunt man

Dress rehersal rag

[Heidi]

20. I love the simplicity of that.

:thumbsup:

[idgiehkt]

3. if you mean cold in the sense of cruel

some lines from an Ani Difranco song come to mind, which I can't remember the name of but I will as soon as I post this:

"I still think of you as my boyfriend
I don't think it's the end of the world
so why don't you follow my example
and go find yourself a really nice girl"

another one is from "Dilate" where she and the guy are both cheating on their lovers,
and she is trying to convince herself to stop what she is doing (at that exact moment) because it's wrong and she says:

"I should just shut my mouth
and rethink a minute
but I can't shut it now 'cause
there's something in it."

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

6. Shameless is awesome.

I've gotta cover my butt
because I covet another man's wife.

[idgiehkt]

16. yeah it's a great song

I think, like others have said, that some of her best work is on that CD and maybe since she's been around the bed married/divorced what have you she'll come to peace with those songs.

I really love "Little Plastic Castle" too, because some of those songs are just so personal. Gravel is so much the narration of my last relationship:

You were never a good lay
and you were never a good friend

and

you were never very kind and
you let me way down every time
but oh what can I say, I adore you...

arrgghhh, it's still true, I still adore her, and probably always will. And what to I get for it? Stupid spam e-mails once a month...

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

4. "So, fuck you and your untouchable face." -Ani Difranco..before she sucked

[idgiehkt]

5. "and fuck you, for existing in the first place."

boy am I feeling those lines...

does she suck now?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

7. The last couple of times I saw her play it was pretty boring.

I honestly think her music went to crap when she got married, but she's divorced now, so maybe we have angry, good Ani back.

[idgiehkt]

9. holy crap...Ani got divorced?

poor kid...I thought this guy was the be-all end all. Wow. I can't keep up with her.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

13. Yeah, in like 2004 or something.

I haven't listened to any of her new stuff though.

[idgiehkt]

17. I'm terrible

'cause once she got married I just quit trying to keep up with her...after reveling reckoning. I don't know if she changed or I did. Well, I know I did. I don't keep up with stuff good anymore anyway. These last three years have been a complete wash, I've missed just about every single thing thats' happened. I've been gone as much as if I'd been high the whole time.

[enigmatic]

8. Whatever You Please"- The Dream Syndicate

"I used to care, but that was a long time ago,
It used to bother me, it does not bother me anymore"..

[Heidi]

12. Yep, and this comes close, too:

"I used to care, but things have changed."
Bob Dylan, "Things Have Changed"

[enigmatic]

24. yes

:hug:

We had a Leonard Cohen Tribute show here in town for his birthday; a few of my friends went (I had to work, of course)and they said it was electric. I'll see if I can find a story on it; I thought of you when I first heard about it!

[Heidi]

26. Oh, I'd lovelovelove to read that.

L. Cohen is one of the other men of my dreams, ya know . . . I mean, besides Lenny Kravitz, Roberto Benigni, John Lurie, and what's that other guy's name? Oh, Call Me Wesley. ;)

[enigmatic]

29. Here it is

Here's one talking about the guy behind the show:

http://www.vueweekly.com/articles/default.aspx?i=4759

[Heidi]

31. Thank you, e!

:hug: :hug:

[The Magistrate]

14. Very Nice, Sir

[REP]

11. Snark-Heavy

She's a magical, sparkling' tease
She's a rainbow choking' the breeze
Yo, she's busting' out onto the scene
With nightmare bogus poetry
She's a melted avocado on the shelf
She's the science of herself
She's spazzing out on a cosmic level
And she's meditating with the devil
She's cooking salad for breakfast
She's got tofu the size of Texas
She's a witness to her own glory
She's a never-ending story
She's a frolicking depression
She's a self-inflicted obsession
She's got a thousand lonely husbands
She's playing' footsie in another dimension
She's a goddess milking her time

- Nitemare Hippy Girl, Beck

[idgiehkt]

18. that is positively brilliant poetry

I need to look into him I guess.

I like these two lines from the Spin Doctors' little miss can't be wrong:
"I hope those cigarettes gonna make you cough
Hope you hear this song and it pissed you off."

[REP]

21. One Of My Favorite Songs, Ever

It so perfectly describes a certain sort of person. Goes well with another snarky song:

Bohemian Like You

You got a great car
Yeah what's wrong with it today
I used to have one too
Maybe I'll come and have a look
I really love your hairdo yeah
I'm glad you like mine too
See we're looking pretty cool
Will get ya

So what do you do?
Oh yeah I wait tables too
No I havent heard your band
'Cos you guys are pretty new
But if you dig on vegan food
Well, come over to my work
I'll have 'em cook you something
That you'll really love

'Cos I like you
Yeah I like you
And I'm feeling so bohemian like you
Yeah I like you
Yeah I like you
And I feel - whoa

Wait
Who's that guy just hangin' at your pad
He's lookin' kinda bummed
You broke up that's too bad
I guess it's fair if he always pays the rent
And he doesn't get bent about
Sleeping on the couch when I'm there

- Bohemian Like You, The Dandy Warhols
(yes, I'm perhaps the world's oldest Dandy Warhols fan)

[idgiehkt]

23. awesome

I love both of them, thanks for posting...you rock!

[REP]

27. Another Two You Might Like:

Hey.
There's nothing in my art.
I'd rather be cool than be smart.
Hey.
What I'm thinking of.
I'd rather be cool than be loved.

Here's what I feel,
Ba ba ba ba.
Just want a girl
As cool as kim deal.

Hey.
I thought that you were tough.
Well I've had it too, had it rough.
Hey.
I don't care if I'm wrong,
'cause right always takes too long.

- Cool As Kim Deal, The Dandy Warhols

I am a sensitive artist...
I am a sensitive artist.
Nobody understands me because I am so deep.
In my work I make allusions to books that nobody else has read,
Music that nobody else has heard,
And art that nobody else has seen.
I can't help it
Because I am so much more intelligent
And well-rounded
Than everyone who surrounds me.
I stopped watching tv when I was six months old
Because it was so boring and stupid
And started reading books
And going to recitals
And art galleries.
I don't go to recitals anymore
Because my hearing is too sensitive
And I don't go to art galleries anymore
Because there are people there
And I can't deal with people
Because they don't understand me.
I stay home
Reading books that are beneath me,
And working on my work,
Which no one understands
I am sensitive...
I am a sensitive artist...
 
- Sensitive Artist, King Missile

[idgiehkt]

45. I can relate to that one

more than I'd like to admit, lol.

[ghostsofgiants]

22. Rise Against - "To The Core"

If I could paint how I feel,
I'd draw bullseye on your forehead
My anger is not misdirected
Unless it somehow misses you

[flvegan]

35. Excellent!

That whole song is pretty appropriate here.

[ghostsofgiants]

51. Amen to that.

[Tikki]

25. "I don't care.....I don't want you...

I don't want you, anymore"......The Ramones



Tikki

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

28. You already know some of mine

As you make your bed so you lie there
But who tucks you in when you do?
And if someone steps up, I'll be that one
And if someone gets stepped on, that one's you
- Bertolt Brecht

If you believe in nothin', honey, it believes in you
The gods they don't waste any faith on me
- Robyn Hitchcock "The Sleeping Knights of Jesus"

[The Magistrate]

30. Indeed, Honey

I stepped up on the platform
The man gave me the news
He said, 'You must be jokin', son,
Where did you get those shoes."


Throw back the little ones
And pan-fry the big ones
Use tact, boys, and reason,
And gently squeeze 'em."

[Bossy Monkey]

32. There's all of "Positively Fourth Street" and "Idiot Wind"

For Steely Dan (or at least Walter) there's "Book of Liars" ("There's a star in the book of liars by your name...").
X's "Skin Deep Town" also qualifies in its entirety.
Green Day's "The Grouch": "The world's a bitch (or if we're believing popup- and malware-laden lyrics sites: The world owes me) so fuck you."
Of course, there's always "How Do You Sleep?"
Pretty much all of "She's Got Issues" by The Offspring.

[The Magistrate]

43. 'Idiot Wind', Sir, Is Indeed A Mine Of Material

"It's a wonder that you still know how to breathe."

[Bossy Monkey]

48. I forgot about "No Compassion" by Talking Heads

"You can talk to your analyst
Isn't that what they're made for
You walk you talk
You still function like you used to
It's not a question of your personality or style
Be a little more selfish
It might do you some good"

[The Magistrate]

49. That Is A Good One, Sir

"I hate people when they're not polite...."

[deucemagnet]

33. Hot Hot Heat - Goodnight, Goodnight

I’ve given up on social niceties,
I threw ‘em out when I threw out your keys,
Along with all your records I can’t stand.
You never even listened to any one of them.
You’re never going to drag me out again
With all the people that were never ever even your friends.

[hotforteacher]

34. from PJ Harvey's "Legs":

Did you ever wish me dead
Oh lover boy, oh fever head
No you must, no you must not go away
How will you ever walk again
And I, I might as well be dead
But I could kill you instead...

Hehehe...

[idgiehkt]

46. that is a great song.

she can really get into the demented aspect of relationships, and she does in earnest, which is pretty brave

[av8rdave]

36. This one is really old, but good...

I'm not saying you treated me unkind
You could have done better
But I don't mind
You just kind of wasted my precious time

- Bob Dylan

[RetroLounge]

37. Damien Rice

Stones taught me to fly
Love taught me to lie
Life taught me to die
So it's not hard to fall
When you float like a cannonball

RL

[EFerrari]

38. "How can I miss you if you won't go away?" - Dan Hicks

lol

[The Magistrate]

39. That One Is A Classic, Ma'am

"If she don't drive you crazy, you'll be close enough to walk."

[rug]

40. Boots of Spanish Leather

"And yes, there is something you can bring back to me
Spanish boots of Spanish leather."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQmUug6BWgA

[EFerrari]

41. from The Dummy Song as performed by Sachmo -

"I'll take the legs from some old table
I'll take the arms from some old chair
I'll take the neck from some old bottle
And from a horse I'll take the hair

I'll take the hands and the face from off the clock
And baby when I'm through
I'll get more loving from the dum-dum-dummy
Than I ever got from you."

:rofl:

[Jade Fox]

42. Easy for You-Jimmy Webb

Go back to her again
Back to the way you were
She's a damn sight better for you
You're a damn sight better for her.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

44. one of my favorites

"Dont look so surprised
Happy birthday...fucker
After you blow that candle out
We're gonna kick you
Kick you."

From Faith No More's "Gentle Art of Making Enemies"

[KFC]

47. "They call her Natasha when she looks like Elsie"

I don't want to go to Chelsea, oh no

[Bryan]

50. Nick Cave's "Far From Me" just has one after another

For you dear, I was born
For you I was raised up
For you I've lived and for you I will die
For you I am dying now
You were my mad little lover
In a world where everybody fucks everybody else over
You who are so far from me
Far from me
So far from me
Way across some cold neurotic sea
Far from me

I would talk to you of all matter of things
With a smile you would reply
Then the sun would leave your pretty face
And you'd retreat from the front of your eyes
I keep hearing that you're doing your best
I hope your heart beats happy in your infant breast
You are so far from me
Far from me
Far from me

There is no knowledge but i know it
There's nothing to learn from that vacant voice
That sails to me across the line
From the ridiculous to the sublime
It's good to hear you're doing so well
But really can't you find somebody else that you can ring and tell
Did you ever
Care for me?
Were you ever
There for me?
So far from me

You told me you'd stick by me
Through the thick and through the thin
Those were your very words
My fair-weather friend
You were my brave-hearted lover
At the first taste of trouble you went running back to mother
So far from me
Far from me
Suspended in your bleak and fishless sea
Far from me
Far from me