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What's the best (in your opinion) lyric you ever wrote? Try to keep it to a line or two, not a whole song.

I think mine is from my 'Feet', and it's

Some guys like domination, some guys like PVC
Bondage humiliation, blood, shit, and drinking pee.

Oh shit. This question would drive me insane to think about, so I'm not going to answer it.

fodroy wrote:Oh shit. This question would drive me insane to think about, so I'm not going to answer it.

What song is that from?

It is from the unreleased song "Which Synonym for Small Would You Choose to Describe Sven's Penis." Zing!

YOUR MOM tells a much different story.

It's gonna take me a little while to figure out a favorite but it was probably something from the Zinkline "Bending the Worlds" album (maybe from "Xerox" or "Evergreen")

I always liked:

Lavender Splendor is what I became
like a mirrored fedora on a pink John Wayne
or some caviar, oysters and a fried plantain
Lavender Splendor flowing through my veins

from Lavender Splendor, obviously.

I'm runnin' out of money so I'm sellin' the Jetta
Another couple months and maybe things'll get better
But for now I wear a zero like a Scarlet Letter
Like the lady in the story by Nathaniel whatever

-Red Zero

Rock n Roll is dead, so any mention of her past would not be dignified
Rock n Roll is dead and the detectives are declaring it a suicide

Oh geez. At this moment (Late to a Funeral)...

I got a date with the bruja
Before the sun goes down
It's Dia De Los Muertos
What goes 'round, comes 'round

This is hard to pick. I tend to be overfond of all my lyrics, as I am a huge narcissist. I am currently rather partial to this one:

"And you loaded up your camera, but you're not looking for a smile.
March me out into the road shoot me execution style."

(From the too-late-to-be-included-in-the-party "I Don't Want to Be Your Friend" available here.)

Like it or not, you're getting my top 2, 'cos I just couldn't choose between them.

Ignorance is innocence; our hearts were not so pure
willing slaves to nescience: "don't tell us any more."

'Sincerity Machine', solo effort

See the bodies coiled in anger, see the faces clenched in pain
Light the fuse, watch it smoulder, set Shiva free and let him reign

'Summer Of Hate', Bloodberries & Cream.

First one that comes to mind because a lot of old fans asked about it often.
My brain is chained to a stake in the back yard,
it's getting shorter every time I try to think
Young ideas still hold a place in my heart,
now dead and rotted but they still don't stink

obscurity wrote:'Summer Of Hate', Bloodberries & Cream.

We need more Bloodberries & Cream.

I was pretty happy when I started singing "Lady of the lake, mother of the ocean..."

But I'm pretty unimpressed with all of my words out of their song context.

All my lyrics fucking suck.

roymond wrote:We need more Bloodberries & Cream.

Well, I'd hate to leave your needs unfulfilled roymond, but I really can't do it alone... :)

fluffy wrote:All my lyrics fucking suck.

That would be a great line in your next song, or a title.

Jefff wrote:I was pretty happy when I started singing "Lady of the lake, mother of the ocean..."

But I'm pretty unimpressed with all of my words out of their song context.

As a songwriter, and not a poet, this should not be a big concern.

As far as your 'lady of the lake, etc.' thing, that line was running through my head in my down time at work. You bastard. You and your pop hooks. I'm jealous. I'll probably repeat myself in my review, but I always like to be covered, in case I forget.

fluffy wrote:All my lyrics fucking suck.

Mine do too.

Do not despair.

I may have said this before, but my analysis of pop music has lead me to one ultimate conclusion:

LYRICS DON'T MATTER. AT ALL.

well, yeah, and it's coming to that same conclusion why my Baby, Be Quiet is as alyrical as it is.

I don't think I write very poetic/good lyrics but I am kind of fond of this one:

It's heaven sent for lazy slobs
Remote control to do your jobs
Like Rodin statue, sit and think
Control your eyes, don't have to blink

-bill