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Rednight
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Posted: September 20 2014 at 15:20 |
Any one out there with lyrics from prog that evoke sadness? Two that come to mind are
Jethro Tull-Thick As a Brick: "So come on all you criminals! I've got to put you straight just like I did with my old man twenty years too late." Pink Floyd-Dark Side of the Moon: "And then one day you find ten years have got behind you No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun." Edited by Rednight - September 24 2014 at 10:29 |
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twosteves
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Was it summer when the river went dry
Or was it just another dam When the evil of a snowflake in June Could still be a source of relief.......................
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La nouvelle terre
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The stars in their constellations
Each one sadly flickers and falls. Without you, they mean nothing at all
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The entirety of Clutching at Straws. I don't often consider lyrics when listening to albums, but that's an exception.
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http://thedarkthird.bandcamp.com/
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HackettFan
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And as I watch the days march by me from my prison in this timeless tower
I feel like I've been wasting every moment, every second, every hour So here's to all the cats who hung around but never got the cream But that was yesterday, that was last autumns dream From Jade Warrior's most recent album from 2008 - Now - the song is called Journey. Last Autumn's Dream was the name of their third album back in the early 70s, which failed to get any traction. I think anyone going through a midlife crisis will identify with the lyric. Edited by HackettFan - September 21 2014 at 00:36 |
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octopus-4
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The grass was greener....
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Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half.
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Tom Ozric
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Hammill has heaps.....
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Aussie-Byrd-Brother
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Porcupine Tree's `Buying New Soul' still really bums me out!
"I still wave at the dots on the shore And I still beat my head against the wall I still rage and wage my little war, I'm a shade and easy to ignore..." Top notch tune though! |
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addictedtoprog
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'the last train crawls to the station...and no one gets on..and no one gets off'
'inside the ghost of a parting...no one is left..just the cigarette smoke' Porcupine Tree-Don't Hate Me |
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Opeth-Still Life album
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Porcupine Tree-
Heartattack In A Layby Stop Swimming A Smart Kid Half-Light In Formaldehyde Russia On Ice RADIOHEAD- Street Spirit...Fade Out The Tourist |
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addictedtoprog
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Early ANATHEMA
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Angelo
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That's the first I thought of as well. "So if you want my address it's number one at the end of the bar where I sit with the broken angels clutching at straws and nursing our scars"
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ISKC Rock Radio
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Aussie-Byrd-Brother
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I actually find their early lyrics quite romantic! Sad, gloomy and melancholic, but also very heartfelt and thoughtful. |
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HolyMoly
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Slint's "Good Morning Captain"
Excerpt: "The captain reached for something to hold on to "Help me," he whispered, as he rose slowly to his feet The boy's face went pale He recognized the sound Silently, he pulled down the shade against the shadow Lost in the doorstep of the empty house "I'm trying to find my way home. I'm sorry . . . And I miss you" Edited by HolyMoly - September 21 2014 at 06:43 |
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Dayvenkirq
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Genesis - "For Absent Friends". And it's not just the lyrics, but the performance!
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Michael678
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just listen to KC's Epitaph and then that emotion will come to your head if that makes sense.
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Almost everything from Peter Hammill. Sad and somewhat theatrically Gothic-grim.
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This night wounds time.
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dr wu23
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"The wall on which the prophets wrote
Is cracking at the seams. Upon the instruments of death The sunlight brightly gleams. When every man is torn apart With nightmares and with dreams, Will no one lay the laurel wreath When silence drowns the screams. Confusion will be my epitaph. As I crawl a cracked and broken path If we make it we can all sit back and laugh. But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying, Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying. Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying Between the iron gates of fate The seeds of time were sown And watered by the deeds of those Who know and who are known. Knowledge is a deadly friend If no one sets the rules. The fate of all mankind I see Is in the hands of fools. The wall on which the prophets wrote Is cracking at the seams. Upon the instruments of death The sunlight brightly gleams. When every man is torn apart With nightmares and with dreams, Will no one lay the laurel wreath When silence drowns the screams. Confusion will be my epitaph. As I crawl a cracked and broken path If we make it we can all sit back and laugh. But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying, Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying. Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying Crying.. Crying... Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying Crying... |
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One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
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