82 Inspirational Song Lyrics Quotes

Music has a unique ability to touch our souls and inspire us in countless ways. Whether it's a powerful anthem that fuels our determination or a heartfelt ballad that offers comfort and understanding, song lyrics have a profound impact on our emotions and thoughts. In this blog post, we've gathered a collection of 82 inspirational song lyrics quotes that capture the essence of hope, resilience, and empowerment. These lines from beloved songs serve as reminders of the strength and beauty found in music, offering motivation and encouragement for whatever journey you find yourself on. So, let the music play and let these lyric quotes inspire you.

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. “Don't criticize what you can't understand.” - Bob Dylan

4. “Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight.” - Bob Marley

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

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

7. “The hungry and the haunted explode in a rock'n'roll band.” - Bruce Springsteen

8. “Down the road in the rain and snow The man and his machine would go Oh the secrets that old car would know Sometimes I hear him sayin'...” - marc cohn

9. “There's a stranger in a car Driving down your street Acts like he knows who you are Slaps his hand on the empty seat and says "Are you gonna get in Or are you gonna stay out?" Just a stranger in a car Might be the one they told you about Well you never were one for cautiousness You open the door He gives you a tender kiss And you can't even hear them no more --All the voices of choices Now only one road remains And strangers in a car Two hearts Two souls Tonight Two lanes You don't know where you're goin' You don't know what you're doin' Hell it might be the highway to heaven And it might be the road to ruin But this is a song For strangers in a car Baby maybe that's all We really are Strangers in a car (Driving down your street) Just strangers in a car (Driving down your street) Strangers in a car” - marc cohn

10. “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

11. “Remember to let her into your heart.” - John Lennon

12. “I get by with a little help from my friends.” - John Lennon

13. “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

14. “And each one there has one thing shared;They have sweated beneath the same sun,Look up in wonder at the same moon,And wept when it was all done,For being done too soon.” - Neil Diamond

15. “If they substituted the word 'Lust' for 'Love' in the popular songs it would come nearer the truth.” - Sylvia Plath

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

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

18. “Let your light shine, likeLet your light shine,I've got a bad case of turning it upIt's getting cold in here so fire it upI've got a bad case of turning it upIt's getting cold in here so somebody fire it upCome on and fire it” - Thousand Foot Krutch

19. “We are not just Art for Michelangelo to carve, he can't rewrite the agro of my furied heart- Lady Gaga 10/22/10” - Lady Gaga

20. “Would you destroy Something perfect in order to make it beautiful?” - Gerard Way

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

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. “Don't let your eyes refuse to seeDon't let your ears refuse to hear” - Ray Lamontagne

24. “The things that matteredWere broken and shatteredOne by one” - Jonny Lang

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

26. “But, my God, it's so beautiful when the boy smiles” - Anna Nalick

27. “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

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

29. “There's nothing you can do that can't be doneNothing you can sing that can't be sung. Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game. It's easy.Nothing you can make that can't be made. No one you can save that can't be saved. Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time. It's easy.Nothing you can know that isn't known. Nothing you can see that isn't shown. Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be. It's easy.” - John Lennon

30. “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

31. “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

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

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

34. “Her close friends have gathered.Lord, ain't it a shameGrieving togetherSharing the blame.But when she was dyingLord, we let her down.There's no use cryin'It can't help her now.The party's all overDrink up and go home.It's too late to love herAnd leave her alone.Just say she was someoneLord, so far from homeWhose life was so lonesomeShe died all aloneWho dreamed pretty dreamsThat never came trueLord, why was she bornSo black and blue?Oh, why was she bornSo black and blue?Epitaph (Black And Blue) Written by: Kris KristoffersonNote: "Epitaph" is about Janis Joplin.” - Kris Kristofferson

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

36. “When I hold you in my arms and I feel my finger on your trigger I know no one can do me no harm because happiness is a warm gun.” - John Lennon

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. “I've been burdened with blame trapped in the past for too long, I'm moving on” - Rascal Flatts

40. “Mirrors on the ceiling,The pink champagne on iceAnd she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'And in the master's chambers,They gathered for the feastThey stab it with their steely knives,But they just can't kill the beastLast thing I remember, I wasRunning for the doorI had to find the passage backTo the place I was before'Relax,' said the night man,'We are programmed to receive.You can check out any time you like,But you can never leave ...” - The Eagles

41. “I’m a fool with a size one head/I’ll change this heart of mine/This time, this time” - Richard Thompson

42. “I danced along a colored wind/Dangled from a rope of sand” - Tom Waits

43. “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

44. “Now everyone dreams of a love faithful and true,But you and I know what this world can do.So let's make our steps clear so the other may see.And I'll wait for you...should I fall behind wait for me.” - Bruce Springsteen

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

46. “I'm just a man, not a hero. just a boy, who wants to sing this song.” - Gerard Way

47. “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

48. “I know something you don't....and that is.... I'M NOT WEARING ANY UNDERWEAR! We're gonna get sexy for a minute!” - Gerard Way

49. “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

50. “The sun will shine in my back door one day..” - Jerry Garcia

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

52. “Blot out the moon, Pull down the stars. Love in the dark, for we're for the darkSo soon, so soon.” - Jean Rhys

53. “The pattern's laid out on the bedWith dozens of colors of threadBut you've got the needleI guess that's the point in the end” - Amanda Palmer

54. “Put some fiddle in the middle, it'll make it better. Warm your heart like an old love letter. Make you feel like the day you met her.” - Kevin Dalton - Faubush Hill

55. “But everything I have to give, I'll give to you” - Ray Lamontagne

56. “Love me or hate me, i swear it won't make or break me.” - Lil Wayne

57. “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

58. “A harp can be a dangerous as a sword, in the right hands.” - George R.R. Martin

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

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

61. “Let It Be” - John Lennon

62. “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

63. “For quiet times disappear listen to the ocean” - Tupac Shakur

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

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

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

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

68. “Nobody prays for the heartless!Nobody gives another penny for the selfish!You're learning how to taste what you kill now.” - Caraphernelia by Pierce The Veil

69. “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

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

71. “You've gone and sewn me to this bed,The taste of you and me,Will never leave my lips again,Under the blinding rain,I wanna hold your hand so tight,I'm gonna break my wrist,And when the vultures sing tonight,I'm gonna join right in.” - Bulletproof Love 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. “Don't bother this love is a lie.I'm a chemical kid,You're a mechanical bride.” - Chemical kids and mechanical brides by pierce the veil

74. “The moment that's where I,Kill the conversation wrap this up a lie that I'm enjoying every minute with myself,And she could make hell feel just like home,So I'm never leaving her alone,But if your lightning lips aren't mine,Then I don't know the awkward stranger to my right,( but she's crying )” - Yeah Boy And Doll Face by pierce the veil

75. “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

76. “If I can not have you,Then nobody can.” - Pick up the phone by falling in reverse

77. “I feel the madness creeping slowly,Loved by many,I'm still lonely,Paid the price for your mistakes,The music died the day I walked away.” - The westerner by falling in reverse

78. “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

79. “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

80. “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

81. “Glass half empty, glass half full. Well, either way you won't be going thirsty, count your blessings not your flaws...” - Lauren Aquilina

82. “Maybe I didn't treat you Quite as good as I should have Maybe I didn't love you Quite as often as I could have Little things I should have said and done I just never took the time You were always on my mind You were always on my mind” - Elvis Presley