The thread of cool lyrical fragments

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    In the valley of Nis the accursed waning moon shines thinly, tearing a path for its light with feeble horns through the lethal foliage of a great upas-tree. And within the depths of the valley, where the light reaches not, move forms not meant to be beheld. Rank is the herbage on each slope, where evil vines and creeping plants crawl amidst the stones of ruined palaces, twining tightly about broken columns and strange monoliths, and heaving up marble pavements laid by forgotten hands. And in trees that grow gigantic in crumbling courtyards leap little apes, while in and out of deep treasure-vaults writhe poison serpents and scaly things without a name. Vast are the stones which sleep beneath coverlets of dank moss, and mighty were the walls from which they fell. For all time did their builders erect them, and in sooth they yet serve nobly, for beneath them the grey toad makes his habitation.

    At the very bottom of the valley lies the river Than, whose waters are slimy and filled with weeds. From hidden springs it rises, and to subterranean grottoes it flows, so that the Daemon of the Valley knows not why its waters are red, nor whither they are bound.

    The Genie that haunts the moonbeams spake to the Daemon of the Valley, saying, "I am old, and forget much. Tell me the deeds and aspect and name of them who built these things of Stone." And the Daemon replied, "I am Memory, and am wise in lore of the past, but I too am old. These beings were like the waters of the river Than, not to be understood. Their deeds I recall not, for they were but of the moment. Their aspect I recall dimly, it was like to that of the little apes in the trees. Their name I recall clearly, for it rhymed with that of the river. These beings of yesterday were called Man."

    So the Genie flew back to the thin horned moon, and the Daemon looked intently at a little ape in a tree that grew in a crumbling courtyard.

    -Lovecraft "Memory"
     
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    "[...] He had not had pleasant experiences where love was concerned. It could break your heart, if you weren't careful. It could make you feel so lost, so confused, and so worthless that life didn't seem worth living. This wasn't something he knew from books; these were the bitter lessons of his life. [...] Though it was many years since she had hurt him, he still wore on his heart the scars she had left there."
    -Clive Barker's Abarat
     
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    Fly away you fool, you should fly away
    To the hill, to the moon, to the sky
    Fly fast, don't fail, just try

    We did wrong, much too wrong, should have seen it all along
    Time to flee while you can, time to understand
    We spoiled our chance completely


    Euzen - The Great Escape
     
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    This sounds like my type of thread.

    "Some Of Those That Work Forces, Are The Same That Burn Crosses"

    "Those That Died, Are Justified, Remember The Badge, You Are The Chosen White"

    "BUCK YOU! I won't do what you tell me!"

    All from "Killing In The Name" by Rage Against The Machine, I explained before in the "NRA & KKK Comparisons" thread, my reason for always using this song as my first one.


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    I've never heard that song before but it sounds freakishly familiar.

    The morrow winds blow and herald a time
    When man will be damned for all his crime
    We all were too bold, now we all can see
    How the life-giver's bleeding to death before me

    I am packing my bags, I'm waiting in line
    This tragedy forces us away from this land
    As I board this creature of steel,
    I kiss her goodbye, give her time to heal...


    --Seventh Wonder, The Great Escape (Part III: Leaving Home)
     
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    I've seen the moon
    And the first sunrise
    I'll leave it to the memories
    And kiss the wind goodbye

    For the Eldar
    I'm trapped inside this dream
    Of the Eldar's
    Song of doom

    I've tasted poison
    When I drank the wine of fate
    But the fear was in my heart
    I realized too late
    The house of spirits call

    For the Eldar
    I'm trapped inside this dream
    Of the Eldar's
    Song of the doom

    High's the fee
    Soon my spirit will return
    Welcome dawn
    Your light will take me home

    I say farewell

    To the Eldar
    I'm trapped inside this dream
    Of the Eldar's
    Song of doom
     
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    Pain I AM THE KNIFE MASTER!!!

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    "The Eldar" is Elven king Finrod Felagund's farewell to his people, dying from wounds sustained by saving his human friend Beren from a werewolf, thereby fulfilling his oath to the House of Bëor.

    Centuries pass step by step
    Revelations coming threat
    Sand of time dark intent
    Devise creeds breeds discontent
    Prophecy, stars collide
    Born is he who turns the tide
    Ancient rage, vehemence
    Indignation and torment

    Shallow views, intolerance
    Jewish, Muslim, Protestant
    The root of man's insolence
    Lies in fear and arrogance
    A valid threat if they unite
    Moses, Muhammad, Jesus Christ
    Born of man with second sight
    Twist their words we will divide

    If humans learn what's truly at stake
    And of the birth of Set Abominae
    Their primitive minds, a maddened state, no
    Frame it as the Elder deemed
    Frame it our way

    Framing Armageddon!
     
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    I quite like this little classic:

    I used to have this girlfriend known as Elsie,
    with whom I shared four sordid rooms in Chelsea.
    She wasn't what you'd call a blushing flower.
    As a matter of fact, she rented by the hour.

    The day she died, the neighbours came to snicker:
    "Well that's what comes from too much pills and liquor."
    But when I saw her lay down like a queen,
    She was the happiest corpse I'd ever seen.
     
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    "Oppa Gangnam Style"


    ~Oppa Gangnam Style- PSY.
    Some beautiful lyrics there.
     
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    Aynine Angel of Maledict Fortune

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    Quite a lot from my bag of feels, but I relate to virtually all of them.

    "What is this whispered thief? Is it a lie, is it a lie--does fabrication begin at beliefs?"

    "What have you done?
    Is this what you wanted?
    What have you become?
    Your soul's now forsaken
    You're walking alone
    From heaven into hell
    Now that you know
    Your way in this madness
    Your powers have grown
    Your chains have been broken
    You suffered so long
    You will never change"

    I hope you see your own life flash before your eyes.
    And find the point, in your life when you realize.
    That there’s something that you’ve lost.
    And something went terribly wrong.
    With your last breath, until your lungs collapse.

    The title of my fic, though the origin came from "My Sweet Shadow" -- Both songs go hand in hand, in a way. This one can have a much darker interpretation, however.
    Judge me now
    Used to be afraid to let it show, bow down
    A king in my own mind
    Everything's in place
    So much brighter from today

    This song is so depressing/bittersweet if you piece the symbolism together.
    There was a ragged band that followed in our footsteps
    Running before times took our dreams away
    Leaving the myriad small creatures trying to tie us to the ground
    To a life consumed by slow decay
    ///////
    Encumbered forever by desire and ambition
    There's a hunger still unsatisfied
    Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon
    Though down this road we've been so many times

    Nickelback gets a lot of flak, but they have some very powerful music before the Dark Horse album.
    How the hell'd we wind up like this?
    Why weren't we able
    To see the signs that we missed
    Try and turn the tables?
    I wish you'd unclench your fists
    And unpack your suitcase
    Lately there's been too much of this
    But don't think it's too late

    Nothing's wrong just as long as you know that someday I will...

    Someday, somehow
    I'm gonna make it alright but not right now
    I know you're wondering when
    (You're the only one who knows that)

    One of their best songs, like most of their older work.
    Time is a valuable thing
    Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
    Watch it count down to the end of the day
    The clock ticks life away.

    It's so unreal
    Didn't look out below
    Watch the time go right out the window
    Trying to hold on, but you didn't even know
    Wasted it all just to watch you go
    I kept everything inside
    And even though I tried, it all fell apart
    What it meant to me
    Will eventually be a memory of a time when...

    In honor of SolitaireX, someone dear to me.
    Give me eyes to see,
    The world for what it is
    One eye to watch for danger
    One eye to see you grow
    Take my eyes to see
    The moment from the myth
    Always let them be

    Never lose sight my angel
    Always keep your heart close to this
    Never lose sight my angel
    Your weakness is your gift

    This entire song...
    If I could only make you smile
    Make you happy for a while
    But you won't seem to let me

    What happened to your joyful ways
    Your smiling face on a sunny day
    Is this who you really wanna be
     
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    I like that one. That concept reminds me of Orphaned Land's Mabool.

    The Seventh had seven descendants
    The seventh was then divided into three
    They were given their first symbols
    They bore faces of animals
    A Snake, an Eagle and the Lion:

    The first was known as Magic
    and he bore an enchanted heart
    A Star of David upon his crest
    was his eternal mark

    The second was Strength,
    half a moon was he
    A triangle he adorned,
    a sword for all to see

    The third was the lion of Wisdom
    a mind unmatched and
    Represented by the cross
    the white was his essence
    A crystal his defense

    The three were one, divided at rebirth
    Forbidden to unite,
    for fear of their strength.


    --Orphaned Land, Birth of the Three (The Unification)

    Basically the album tells a story of the birth of the conflict between Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, and the angels' struggle to bring peace. It's one of those albums that gets me all feely inside... Highly recommended album. To everyone.
     
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    They do share similarities.

    As I watch through the ages
    And gaze upon this world
    The troubled race of man
    So impetus and afraid
    There's potential in this race
    A man can spark hope
    But in masse they do regress
    A constant downward slope

    How have they come so far
    Yet have so far to go
    It seems evolution stalled
    On the nature of a man
    From living in caves
    To manned flights in space
    And for all that is worth
    Still the sad pathetic race

    Can't you see what's plain as day
    It's always been there inside of you
    One saving grace that's hard to face
    Embracing the truth will change your fate
    It's up to you and the path you choose
    To be led to the slaughter or lead the way
    The quest for light, a worthwhile fight
    Will you have what it takes?
    Come what may

    If you'd just look
    Look inside yourselves
    You'll find the answers to your pain
    The hardest road
    The hardest road to enlightenment
    Presents a constant test
    Of your resolve
    Time for you
    Time for you is running out
    The human race must evolve
    Must evolve

    Can't you see what's plain as day
    It's always been there inside of you
    One saving grace that's hard to face
    Embracing the truth will change your fate
    It's up to you and the path you choose
    To be led to the slaughter or lead the way
    The quest for light, a worthwhile fight
    Will you have what it takes?
    Come what may

    As I watch through the ages
    The troubled race of man
    Seems evolution stalled
    Still a sad pathetic race
    Will you have what it takes?
    Come what may
     
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    'I once was warm, now I'm buckin' freezing/ Am the one, the one who goes alone/ I raised myself to the light in hopes of finding healing/ No relief was found, I was burned, by the sun'

    "A Single Second" by AFI

    "The seasons change, they change without, I remain, in the shadows growing wings/ The spirit song change without me/ It refrains, in the shadows growing wings"

    "Like an angel, with broken wings/ Reach to the sky again/ Like a devil, meant for better things/ I will, find my way on high!

    "Nephilim" by AFI


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    I love this thread.

    I bought a toothbrush, some toothpaste
    A flannel for my face
    Pajamas, a hairbrush
    New shoes and a case
    I said to my reflection
    Let's get out of this place
    Past the church and the steeple
    The laundry on the hill
    The billboards and the buildings
    Memories of it still
    Keep calling (keep calling) and calling (and calling)
    But forget it all
    I know I will
     
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    All alone in your bed
    You tried when you said
    What you said
    Yeah you poured your heart out
    But nothing's changed
    Still a picture in a frame
    And you try but you just can't break out, no

    But stand up and never say never
    'Cause this life is gonna get better
    Take a breath, shake it off and say
    I'm on my way

    But if you close your eyes,
    Does it almost feel like
    Nothing changed at all?
    And if you close your eyes,
    Does it almost feel like
    You've been here before?
    How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
    How am I gonna be an optimist about this?

    Oh where do we begin?
    The rubble or our sins?
    Oh where do we begin?
    The rubble or our sins?

    And the walls kept tumbling down
    In the city that we love
    Great clouds roll over the hills
    Bringing darkness from above

    I raise my flags, don my clothes
    It's a revolution, I suppose
    We're painted red to fit right in
    Whoa

    I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus
    This is it, the apocalypse
    Whoa

    I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
    Enough to make my systems blow
    Welcome to the new age, to the new age
    Welcome to the new age, to the new age
    Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive
    Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive
     
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    I am sick and tired and my money's always spent,
    and though their jobs are killing me, their money pays my rent.
    The fuel of world hate, although it's just a seed,
    but when it grows and flowers, it becomes the world's greed!
    money for the rich, money for the fed,
    god supplies the money and god supplies the dead!
    And when yer dead and ready, "exploited" be thy name,
    'cause after you have money things are never quite the same!
    I don't care for money, and money's not for me,
    the money fueled this empire and our racist history.
    Although I'm forced to use it, the rules have all been set.
    But life is not worth living when yer soul is in debt!

    MONEY KILLS.
    MONEY RAPES.
    MONEY LIES.
    MONEY HATES.
     
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    Go for the eyes Boo, GO FOR THE EYES!! RrraaaAAGHGHH!!!

    When the going gets tough, someone hold my rodent!

    Make way evil! I'm armed to the teeth and packing a hamster!

    Butt-kickin' for goodness!

    Magic is impressive, but now Minsc leads! Swords for everyone!

    I need aid soon, lest my hamster become an orphan.

    My hamster's getting antsy. If we be adventurers, let us adventure!

    A den of stinking evil. Cover your nose Boo! We will leave no crevice untouched!

    These bars will not hold my wrath. Minsc will be free! Butts shall be liberally kicked in good measure.

    I grows tired of yelling battle cries when fighting this mage! Boo will finish your eyeballs once and for all so he does not rise again! EVIL, MEET MY SWORD! SWORD, MEET EVIL!!!!

    This behavior must not continue. Feel the burning stare of my hamster and change your ways.

    All will fall before the might of Minsc and Boo! Evil all about! All will FALLL!!!


    Greatest video game companion I've ever had.
     

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