What is the deepest song lyric you have ever heard?

Question

What is the lyric,
what does it mean to you?
and who sings it?


Mine would have to be anything by Jeff Buckley....

Every single word and sentiment was pure genius!

"She's the tear that hangs inside my soul forever."

"My kingdom for her kiss upon my shoulder."

Answer 1

Creep by Radiohead


I don't care if it hurts,
I want to have control.
I want a perfect body,
I want a perfect soul.
I want you to notice,
when I'm not around.

It's not really deep, but it means a lot.

Answer 2

Your Guardian Angel by the red jumpsuit apparatus
When I see your smile
Tears run down my face I can't replace
And now that I'm strong I have figured out
How this world turns cold and it breaks through my soul
And I know I'll find deep inside me I can be the one

I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven

It's okay. It's okay. It's okay.
Seasons are changing
And waves are crashing
And stars are falling all for us
Days grow longer and nights grow shorter
I can show you I'll be the one

I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven

Cuz you're my, you're my, my, my true love, my whole heart
Please don't throw that away
Cuz I'm here for you
Please don't walk away and
Please tell me you'll stay, stay

Use me as you will
Pull my strings just for a thrill
And I know I'll be okay
Though my skies are turning gray

I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven

Come what May Moulin Rouge
Never knew I could feel like this
Like I've never seen the sky before
I want to vanish inside your kiss
Every day I'm loving you more and more
Listen to my heart, can you hear it sings
Telling me to give you everything
Seasons may change, winter to spring
But I love you until the end of time

Come what may
Come what may
I will love you until my dying day

Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place
Suddenly it moves with such a perfect grace
Suddenly my life doesn't seem such a waste
It all revolves around you
And there's no mountain too high
No river too wide
Sing out this song I'll be there by your side
Storm clouds may gather
And stars may collide
But I love you until the end of time

Come what may
Come what may
I will love you until my dying day

Oh, come what may, come what may
I will love you, I will love you
Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place

Come what may
Come what may
I will love you until my dying day

Chasing cars by Snowpatrol
We'll do it all
Everything
On our own

We don't need
Anything
Or anyone

If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?

I don't quite know
How to say
How I feel

Those three words
Are said too much
They're not enough

If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?

Forget what we're told
Before we get too old
Show me a garden that's bursting into life

Let's waste time
Chasing cars
Around our heads

I need your grace
To remind me
To find my own

If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?

Forget what we're told
Before we get too old
Show me a garden that's bursting into life

All that I am
All that I ever was
Is here in your perfect eyes, they're all I can see

I don't know where
Confused about how as well
Just know that these things will never change for us at all

If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?

Answer 3

I dont feel the suns comin out today
Its staying in, its gonna find another way.
As I sit here in this misery, I dont
Think Ill ever see the sun from here.
And oh as I fade away,
Theyll all look at me and say, and theyll say,
Hey look at him! Ill never live that way.
But thats okay
Theyre just afraid to change.
When you feel your life aint worth living
Youve got to stand up and
Take a look around you then a look way up to the sky.
And when your deepest thoughts are broken,
Keep on dreaming boy, cause when you stop dreamin its time to die.
And as we all play parts of tomorrow,
Some ways will work and other ways well play.
But I know we all cant stay here forever,
*****So I want to write my words on the face of today.
And then theyll paint it*********
And oh as I fade away,
Theyll all look at me and theyll say,
Hey look at him and where he is these days.
When life is hard, you have to change.

I really had to put the whole song so you could understand the context of the lyric. I love this song. Change by Blind Melon.

Answer 4

Temple of the Dog, "Reach Down"

I must have a quiet place to listen to this song and it takes all of my self control not to sing along, really loud- really emote.
I've been down there, I've had the spiritual experience, I've known redemption and glorious love... this vision of rising to earn angelic devotion is just beautiful. Hope. Freedom.

The lyric snippet below is corrected from the source noted below... below.
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Now I had an angel shine my wings, she said
"Nothin' but the best for the golden boy"
She made me promise not to tell I had her under
My spell singing golden words in a broken voice
And I caught some blessing on the wind I'm
Feeling lighter than the breath of a dove

Answer 5

Both Hands by Ani Difranco "Within each others shadow we grew less and less tall. And eventually our theories couldn't explain it all. I'm recording our history along the bedroom wall, and when we leave the landlord will go and paint over it all."

This is just a sample. This entire song about a failed love is the most beautiful song ever.

Answer 6

A Cottage For Sale, by Frank Sinatra. I don't expect anyone to know this song, but it makes me want to cry each time I hear it. The gist of it is, a couple breaking up, and the sad remains of the relationship. Poignant as heck.

Answer 7

"Hurt" - Nine Inch Nails

I hurt myself today
To see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
The only thing that's real
The needle tears a hole
The old familiar sting
Try to kill it all away
But I remember everything

What have I become?
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know
Goes away in the end
You could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt

I wear this crown of ****
Upon my liar's chair
Full of broken thoughts
I cannot repair
Beneath the stains of time
The feelings disappear
You are someone else
I am still right here

What have I become?
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know
Goes away in the end

You could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
If I could start again
A million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way

Answer 8

"Soul Sanctuary" by Prince.
Only the chambers of a greiving heart are strong enough to house the haunting of a lost lover's reflection.

Check it out sometime.

Answer 9

"Every junkie's like a settin' sun". Neal Young. This speaks for itself. Sunset is so beautiful for a second, then it's dead & gone.

Answer 10

Needle/Damage done by Neil Young.