Lyrics.......

[Rick and Roll]

Originally posted by Keith Waye

I'd have to say that the "Master of images, songs cast a light on you....." section of Yes' Awaken is pretty close to being perfect.

Good to have one like that from Jon considering all of the goofy ones he comes up with "How can the wind with it's arms all around me" - do what Jon, you're missing a verb!!!

Seriously, on a dark note, "Fugazi" is full of great lyrics. The title cut is brilliant, "High fiber ignorance" "Satellite infested heavens" dark yet on the money. "Punch & Judy" is great statement about the stale relationship, "Incubus" is an unusual theme - but done exceptionally.

I'm a music first guy, but when a song tells a story about something you don't usually hear about, it's neat (and I'm usually messing up the content as I parse it anyway).

Another is Kate Bush's "Cloudbusting". She sings it from a perspective of a 10-year old boy (there's a stretch), whose father is kidnapped by an "Eastern" gov't because he has invented a rain machine. Read the lyrics sometime, they're very moving. Her use of the words "son" and "sun" interchangably is very clever.

But I like stupid lyrics if it's done in time with the music (like the Chili Peppers) - a favorite is Sabbath's "would you like to see the Pope at the end of a rope do you think he's a fool".

As Zvinki says, I'm sure there are say, thousands more.

Let's hear them!

Good thread, Keith.