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Dayvenkirq 
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 Topic: The most clever thing you've heard in prog lyricsPosted: March 09 2012 at 19:01 |
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What is the most insightful thing that you have ever heard in all of the lyrics of the prog-rock catalog?
In my case, (as much as I hate to admit it) it was "You've got to get in to get out" on 'Carpet Crawlers' from Genesis' "The Lamb." How about you?
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ExittheLemming
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Posted: March 09 2012 at 19:16 |
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^ For Prog, an instrumental without even a title
 All snotty sarcasm aside, I do firmly believe the overriding majority of Prog lyrics are plain vanilla embarrassing However, Roger Waters can be fiercely proud of all the lyrics on DSOTM: Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time, plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines Steve Wilson and Peter Hamill have written some good stuff and erm.....(I'm stuck now) but who can forget the Joycean rigour of the Lake/Sinfield/Miss Spain collaboration on that labyrinthine conceptual opus Love Beach: Yes it's great now you're a full time nurse But do be careful with the air-raids getting worse When I finally marched from Sandhurst I'd learned to put my fellow man first  Prog related has it's own kissing cousins too (Sabbath - War Pigs) Generals gathered in their masses Just like witches at black....masses, Oh lord yeah  |
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zappaholic
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Posted: March 09 2012 at 19:18 |
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I love how all the lyrics on Hatfield & the North's debut are basically "Hello, this is our band, we hope you like this album".
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BRUTAL.
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Posted: March 09 2012 at 20:03 |
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Even though it's a bit typical and mainstream (hahaha), Pink Floyd's Time has probably my favorite lyrics ever...."Ticking away the moments that make up the dull day, fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way"
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"I'd say that what we hear is the quality of our listening." -Robert Fripp
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Mr. Maestro
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Posted: March 09 2012 at 23:35 |
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I was gonna mention "Time," but by this point it'd be rather redundant.
I also admire Peter Hammill's ability to use metaphor, especially in songs like "Lemmings," "Forsaken Gardens," and "Still Life." Very insightful and well-thought-out, and very, very clever. Far too many individual lines to list here.
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"I am the one who crossed through space...or stayed where I was...or didn't exist in the first place...."
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: March 09 2012 at 23:39 |
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Give one that comes to mind ... one of the best.
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Mr. Maestro
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Hmmm... I guess my absolute favorite is from "Pioneers Over C." I am now quite alone Part of a vacant time-zone Floating in the void Only dimly aware of existence A dimly existing awareness |
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"I am the one who crossed through space...or stayed where I was...or didn't exist in the first place...."
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 02:35 |
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The music of the future will not entertain. It's only meant to repress and neutralise your brain. Soul gets squeezed out. Edges get blunt. Demographic gives what you want. Now the sound of music comes in silver pills engineered to suit you, building cheaper thrills.
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 03:52 |
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I'll go with KC's Epitaph..Best one I've heard so far..
''Knowledge is a deadly friend,if no one sets the rules..The faith of all mankind I see,is in the hands of fools..'' |
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I like "After everything is said no God's a man."
Speaking of KC "I talk to the wind. My words are all carried away." Edited by Slartibartfast - March 10 2012 at 03:58 |
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Atoms
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 05:38 |
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Peter Gabriel and David Byrne are propably my favorite lyricists. I can't think of any examples right now. But I just love how they write their lyrics. Especially Peter Gabriel, he makes everything seem so abstract. And by that I mean, how he often sings in metaphores and his english references. Or even his references in general.
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 06:51 |
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You put on your brave face and slip over the road for a jar
Fixing your grin as you casually lean on the bar Laughing too loud at the rest of the world With the boys in the crowd You hide, hide, hide Behind petrified eyes Roger nailed it with that one. Edited by HolyMoly - March 10 2012 at 06:52 |
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 07:26 |
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I like Peter Hammils lyrics, especially the opening to 'Still Life'
Bob Calvert had some great moments; High Rise, Spirit of the Age spring to mind. Generally I don't pay too much attention to lyrics unless something very poetic (does that always equate to clever?) grabs me. |
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 08:23 |
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For me, DSOTM has the best lyrics ever.
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 08:54 |
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Neil Peart had a real good one with "Limelight".
I have no heart to lie I can't pretend a stranger is a long-awaited friend ... a real song about his ambivalence about being a rock star.
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 09:39 |
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 09:43 |
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One part of prog lyrics that i have found to be very helpfull on a personal level , was the: "Whats a nice girl like you doing in a place like this" thing.
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 10:03 |
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The line in my sig I thought was pretty insightful.
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"The meaning of life is to give life meaning."-Arjen Lucassen
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 10:07 |
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^'Tis a good one.
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