78 Inspiring Song Lyrics Quotes

In the intricate tapestry of human experience, music weaves a universal thread, connecting us all with its profound ability to inspire, comfort, and ignite change. Across generations and genres, song lyrics have captured the deepest of emotions and the most vivid of imaginations, speaking truth to power and heart to heart. This carefully curated collection of 78 inspiring song lyrics quotes invites you to explore the artistry and wisdom found within music's most memorable lines. Whether you're seeking motivation, solace, or a fresh perspective, allow these lyrics to resonate with your own life stories and aspirations, reminding you of the transformative power that a few well-chosen words can wield.

1. “Wish You Were Here So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell, Blue skys from pain. Can you tell a green field From a cold steel rail? A smile from a veil? Do you think you can tell? And did they get you to trade Your heros for ghosts? Hot ashes for trees? Hot air for a cool breeze? Cold comfort for change? And did you exchange A walk on part in the war For a lead role in a cage? How I wish, how I wish you were here. We're just two lost souls Swimming in a fish bowl, Year after year, Running over the same old ground. What have we found? The same old fears. Wish you were here.” - Roger Waters

2. “Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery.None but ourselves can free our minds.” - Bob Marley

3. “We're reaching for death on the end of a candle We're trying for something that's already found us” - Jim Morrison

4. “We all shine on...like the moon and the stars and the sun...we all shine on...come on and on and on...” - John Lennon

5. “Excuse me while I kiss the sky.” - Jimi Hendrix

6. “You can go a hundred miles a second Don't have to drive no lousy cab Got everything you want and more man And the King picks up the tab You walk around on streets of gold all day And you never have to listen To what these customers say and I know...” - marc cohn

7. “I'd trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday.” - Kris Kristofferson

8. “The story of life is quicker than the wink of an eye, the story of love is hello and goodbye...until we meet again” - Jimi Hendrix

9. “It's better to regret something you have done than to regret something you HAVEN'T done.” - the butthole surfers

10. “Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose... anything goes.” - Cole Porter

11. “I called to wish you an unhappy birthday because you're evil and you lie and if you should die I may feel slightly sad, but I won't cry.” - Morrissey

12. “And now, the end is near,And so I face the final curtain.My friend, I'll say it clear,I'll state my case, of which I'm certain.I've lived a life that's full.I've traveled each and every highway;And more, much more than this,I did it my way.” - Jacques Revaux

13. “Lose your dream, you lose your mind.” - The Rolling Stones

14. “Assuming that all things are equal,Who'd want to be men of the people,When there's people like you?” - Arctic Monkeys

15. “Imagine there's no countriesIt isn't hard to doNothing to kill or die forAnd no religion tooImagine all the peopleLiving life in peaceYou may say that I'm a dreamerBut I'm not the only oneI hope someday you'll join usAnd the world will be as one” - John Lennon

16. “There must be some kind of way out of here,' said the joker to the thief...” - Bob Dylan

17. “Everybody Hurts When the day is long and the night, the night is yours alone,When you're sure you've had enough of this life, well hang onDon't let yourself go, 'cause everybody cries and everybody hurts sometimesSometimes everything is wrong. Now it's time to sing alongWhen your day is night alone, (hold on, hold on)If you feel like letting go, (hold on)When you think you've had too much of this life, well hang on'Cause everybody hurts. Take comfort in your friendsEverybody hurts. Don't throw your hand. Oh, no. Don't throw your handIf you feel like you're alone, no, no, no, you are not aloneIf you're on your own in this life, the days and nights are long,When you think you've had too much of this life to hang onWell, everybody hurts sometimes,Everybody cries. And everybody hurts sometimesAnd everybody hurts sometimes. So, hold on, hold onHold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold onEverybody hurts. You are not alone” - R.E.M.

18. “..bright eyes and subtle variations of blue...” - Owl City

19. “Where it all ends I can't fathom, my friends.If I knew, I might toss out my anchor.” - Jimmy Buffett

20. “Close your eyes and I'll kiss you, Tomorrow I'll miss you.” - Paul McCartney

21. “And baby, the way you move me it's crazy” - Ray Lamontagne

22. “A lady that I know just came from Colombia. She laughed because I did not understand. She held out some marijuana uh-huh, said it was the finest in the land. I said, no-no-no-no, i dont smoke it no more. It only makes me fall on the floor.No thank you please, it only makes me sneeze, and then it makes it hard to find the door. A lady that i know just came from Morrocco, Spain. She laughed because i did not understand. She held out a ten-pound bag of cocaine, said it was the finest in the land. I said no-no-no-no, i don't *sniff* no more, it only makes me fall on the floor. No thank you please, it only makes me sneeze, and then it makes it hard to find the door.A lady that i know just came from Tennesee. She laughed because i did not understand. She held out a jug of moonshine, uh-huh, said it was the finest in the land. I said no-no-no-no, i don't drink it no more, it only makes me fall on the floor. No thank you please, it only makes me sneeze, and then it makes it hard to find the door.Ringo Starr's No-No Song” - Ringo Starr

23. “I truly loved you, but now I'm walking away” - Jonny Lang

24. “I don't want to be in love but you're makin' me” - Jonny Lang

25. “Sit tight, I'm gonna need you to keep time Come on just snap, snap, snap your fingers for me Good, good now we're making some progress Come on just tap, tap, tap your toes to the beat And I believe this may call for a proper introduction, and well Don't you see, I'm the narrator, and this is just the prologue?Swear to shake it up, if you swear to listen Oh, we're still so young, desperate for attention I aim to be your eyes, trophy boys, trophy wives Swear to shake it up, if you swear to listen Oh, we're still so young, desperate for attention I aim to be your eyes, trophy boys, trophy wivesApplause, applause, no wait wait Dear studio audience, I've an announcement to make:It seems the artists these days are not who you think So we'll pick back up on that on another page And I believe this may call for a proper introduction, and well Don't you see, I'm the narrator and this is just the prologue Swear to shake it up, if you swear to listen Oh, we're still so young, desperate for attention I aim to be your eyes, trophy boys, trophy wivesSwear to shake it up, if you swear to listen Oh, we're still so young, desperate for attention I aim to be your eyes, trophy boys, trophy wivesSwear to shake it up, you swear to listenSwear to shake it up, you swear to listenSwear to shake it up, you swear to listenSwear to shake it up, swear to shake it upSwear to shake it up, if you swear to listen Oh, we're still so young, desperate for attention I aim to be your eyes, trophy boys, trophy wives Swear to shake it up, if you swear to listen Oh, we're still so young, desperate for attention I aim to be your eyes” - Panic at the Disco

26. “Ah, but I was so much older thenI’m younger than that now” - Bob Dylan

27. “I wish the night would end,I wish the day'd begin,I wish it would rain or snow,or the wind would blow,or the grass would grow,I wish I had yesterday,I wish there were games to play...” - V.C. Andrews

28. “The line it is drawnThe curse it is castThe slow one nowWill later be fastAs the present nowWill later be pastThe new order isRapidly fadin'.And the first one nowWill later be lastFor the times they are a-changin'.” - Bob Dylan

29. “you're an expert at sorry and keeping the lines blurry” - Taylor Swift

30. “She laid her heart and soul right in your handsAnd you stole her every dream and crushed her plansShe never even knew she had a choiceAnd that's what happens when the only voice she hears is telling her she can'tYou stupid boy” - Keith Urban

31. “It took a while for her to figure out she could run but when she did she was long gone, Long gone..” - Keith Urban

32. “..And now you've lost the only thing that ever made you feel alive” - Keith Urban

33. “We're still so young and desperate for attention...” - Panic at the Disco

34. “because being with you makes perfect sense” - Tim McGraw

35. “some things cost more than you realize” - Radiohead

36. “In My Daughter's Eyes LyricsIn my daughter's eyes I am a heroI am strong and wise and I know no fearBut the truth is plain to seeShe was sent to rescue meI see who I want to beIn my daughter's eyesIn my daughter's eyesEveryone is equalDarkness turns to lightAnd the world is at peaceThis miracle God gave to meGives me strength when I'm weakI find reason to believeIn my daughter's eyesAnd when she wraps her hand around my fingerOh it puts a smile in my heartEverything becomes a little clearerI realize what life is all aboutIt's hangin' on when your heartIs had enoughIt's givin' more when you feel like givin' upI've seen the lightIt's in my daughter's eyesIn my daughter's eyesI can see the futureA reflection of who I amAnd what we'll beAnd though she'll grow and someday leaveMaybe raise a familyWhen I'm goneI hope you'll seeHow happy she made meFor I'll be thereIn my daughter's eyes” - Martina Mcbride

37. “She's sweet on Wagner.I think she'd die for Beethoven.she loves the way Puccini lays down a tune,and Verdi's always creeping from her room.” - Electric Light Orchestra

38. “You think you're lost but you're not lost on your own. You're not alone. I will stand by you, I will help you through when you’ve done all you can do.If you can’t cope, I will dry your eyesI will fight your fight, I will hold you tight and I wont let go” - Rascal Flatts

39. “Let me fall out of the window/With confetti in my hair” - Tom Waits

40. “You have every right to a beautiful life.” - Selena Gomez

41. “Get up, get out, get away from these liars'Cause they don't get your soul or your fireTake my hand, knot your fingers through mineAnd we'll walk from this dark room for the last time” - Snow Patrol

42. “You know the Prince song where the girl's phone rings but she tells him, "whoever's calling couldn't be as cute as you?" I long to live out this moment in real life.” - Rob Sheffield

43. “I gave her my heart but she wanted my soul...” - Bob Dylan

44. “We didn't land on plymouth rock, Plymouth rock landed on us".” - Malcolm X

45. “A white feather drops at my feet, and I know you're guiding me to where I'm meant to be - Angel Wings” - Marie Symeou

46. “time made me stronger, you're no longer on my mind” - Boyz II Men

47. “Our love is like a songbut you won't sing along.” - Demi Lovato

48. “Beyond the picket fences and the oil wells, the happy endings, and the fairy tales, is the reality of shattered lives and broken dreams. We carry on.” - Tim McGraw

49. “You know its funny how freedom can make us feel contained” - Foster the People

50. “You weren’t meant for the ice, you weren’t made for the pain. The world that lives inside of me was not the world you were meant to contain. You were meant for castles and living in the sun. Thecold running through me should have made you run. Yet you stay. Holding onto me, yet you stay, reachingout a hand that I push away. The cold is not meant for you yet you stay, you stay, you stay. When I know it’s not right for you. The ice fills my veins and I can’t feel the pain, yet you’re there like the heat that sends me screaming in fear. I can’t feel the warmth I need to feel the ice. I want to hold it all in and numb it till I can’t feel the knife. Your heat threatens to melt it all and I know I can’t bear the pain if the ice melts away. So I push you away and I scream out your name and I know I can’t need you yet you give anyway and I run wishing you would run too. Yet you stay. Holding onto me yet you stay reaching out a hand that I push away. The cold is not meant for you yet you stay, you stay, you stay. When I know it’s not right for you. The blackness is my shield. I pull it closer still. You’re the light that I hide from, the light that I hate. You’re the light to this darkness and I can’t let you stay. I need the dark around me like I need the ice in my veins. The cold is my healer. The cold is my safe place. Youaren’t welcome with your heat you don’t belong beside me. I hate you yet I love, I don’t want you yet I need you. The dark will always be my cloak and you are the threat to unveil my pain, so leave. Leave and erase the memories. I need to face the life that’s meant for me. Don’t stay and ruin all my plans. You can’t have my soul I’m not a man. The empty vessel I dwell in is not meant to feel the heat you bring. I push you away and I push you away. Yet you stay.” - Abbi Glines

51. “It's these little things, they can pull you underLive your life filled with joy and wonderI always knew this altogether thunderWas lost in our little lives” - R.E.M Sweetness Follows

52. “Ascend, may you find so resistanceJust know that you made such a differenceAll you leave behind will live to the endThe cycle of suffering goes onBut memories of you stay strongSome day I too will fly and find you again” - Alter Bridge

53. “Jangan kau alas hatimu itu, dengan secebis warna kehitaman, dialah seperti anai-anai, lambat laun hancurlah dirimu.” - Bakri Johari

54. “Even if the weather’s nice I don’t feel niceIt seems like the weather’s mocking meI fall into a situation whereI can’t deal with the anger and I struggleThe world apart from me is running fineYou’re living wellIt’s not fair, this isn’t fairI feel like people walking past me think I’m pitifulI can’t do anything right” - Hyuna

55. “If the bombs go off the sun will still be shining, because I've heard it said thatevery mushroom cloud has a silver lining.” - Adam Young Owl City Cave In

56. “All you need is love.” - John Lennon

57. “Isn't this enough? Just this world? Just THIS?” - Tim Minchin

58. “Let It Be” - John Lennon

59. “If actions speak louder than wordsI’m the most deafening noise you’ve heardI’ll be that ringing in your earsThat will stick around for years” - Touche Amore

60. “You don't know, oh, ohYou don't know you're beautiful.” - One Direction

61. “Closing up. Finally spent.You are gone.And now you're moving along.Heavy now. Tears remain.Hard pressed to rest.When all I feel like is a mess.Now, don't you worry your head.You're not my one and only friend.And I don't need you anymore.To leave me bruised and broken on the floor.You left me bruised. You left me broken.You left me bruised. You left me broken.” - K.A. Linde

62. “Hello again, friend of a friend, I knew you whenOur common goal was waiting for the world to endNow that the truth is just a rule that you can bendYou crack the whip, shape shift and trick the past againI'll send you my love on a wireLift you up, everytime, everyone, ooo, pulls away, oooFrom uou” - Metric

63. “While you’re singing something romantic, I can’t get the lyrics to ‘Love and Marriage’ out of my head, and that tune always reminds me of the jingle from Jeopardy.” - E.A. Bucchianeri

64. “Then came the healing time, hearts started to shine, soul felt so fine, oh what a freeing time it was.” - Aberjhani

65. “If I'd believed that stuff was true, I would have missed out on loving you.” - Janette Rallison

66. “Put your faith in what you most believe in.” - Phil Collins

67. “Soft silly music is meaningful, magical.” - Jeff Mangum

68. “Pick a star on the dark horizon and follow the light.” - Regina Spektor

69. “like a soulmate he's your penguin” - Christina Perri

70. “What if I can't forget you?I'll burn your name into my throat,I'll be the fire that'll catch you.What's so good about picking up the pieces?What if I don't even want to?” - Caraphernelia by Pierce The Veil

71. “Sunshine,There ain't a thing that you can do,That's gonna ruin my night” - Caraphernelia by Pierce The Veil

72. “And god damit,I can barely say your name,So I'll try to write it,And fill the pen with blood from the sink.” - Bulletproof Love by Pierce The Veil

73. “But YouDon'tKnowWhatIt's Like.” - Leave my friends alone by pierce the veil

74. “Well you know I'm a ghost,Pull the note out my throat,And leave me alone,But it's all for you, all for you and more,He won't take her anymore.” - Falling asleep on a stranger by pierce the veill

75. “I feel the hate,Welling up inside,And it's to late,Nowhere to run and hide.” - Don't mess with ouija boards by Falling in reverse

76. “From the depths of hell,So far I fell,A deal made with the devil,After all the dust had settled,There's an hourglass of time,Counting down all of our lives,And with every grain of sand,Time is slipping through my hands.” - Don't mess with ouija boards by Falling in reverse

77. “She's like a bullet through an ocean,I still remember how you moved so slow,You tried to kill me with a shot gun,Bang!Now we're even,We don't stop till someone's bleeding!” - Million dollar houses the painter by pierce the veil

78. “When I sew you up...Don't let me,Stop bleeding,Tiny stitches that you placed into my skin,Won't let me go,And they're ruining the mood.” - Pierce the veil