July 16, 2024, 1:46 a.m.
If you've ever turned to music for solace, inspiration, or a bit of joy, you're not alone. Song lyrics have a unique way of capturing our deepest feelings and expressing them in ways we might struggle to articulate ourselves. Whether it’s a soul-stirring ballad or an upbeat anthem, the right lyrics can resonate deeply and leave a lasting impact. In this post, we’ve curated a collection of 94 song lyrics quotes that span genres and eras, capturing the essence of life's myriad emotions and experiences. These quotes serve as a reflection of the human spirit, reminding us of the power and magic of music.
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. “These are the seasons of emotion,and like the winds, they rise and fall.” - Led Zeppelin
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. “Oh Beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticided grain,For strip-mined mountain's majesty above the asphalt plain.America, America, man sheds his waste on thee,And hides the pines with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea.” - George Carlin
5. “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
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. “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
9. “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
10. “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
11. “I'd trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday.” - Kris Kristofferson
12. “Remember to let her into your heart.” - John Lennon
13. “It's better to regret something you have done than to regret something you HAVEN'T done.” - the butthole surfers
14. “Droplets of yes and no, in an ocean of maybe.” - Faith No More
15. “I get by with a little help from my friends.” - John Lennon
16. “Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose... anything goes.” - Cole Porter
17. “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
18. “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
19. “If they substituted the word 'Lust' for 'Love' in the popular songs it would come nearer the truth.” - Sylvia Plath
20. “one love, one heart” - Bob Marley
21. “Lose your dream, you lose your mind.” - The Rolling Stones
22. “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
23. “There must be some kind of way out of here,' said the joker to the thief...” - Bob Dylan
24. “Would you destroy Something perfect in order to make it beautiful?” - Gerard Way
25. “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.
26. “I thought I was a fool for no one;But ooh baby I'm a fool for you;You're the queen of the superficial;how long before you tell the truth?” - Matthew Bellamy
27. “When I find myself in times of trouble, mother Mary comes to me,speaking words of wisdom, let it be.And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me,speaking words of wisdom, let it be.Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be.Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree,there will be an answer, let it be.For though they may be parted there is still a chance that they will see,there will be an answer. let it be.Let it be, let it be, .....And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light, that shines on me,shine until tomorrow, let it be.I wake up to the sound of music, mother Mary comes to me,speaking words of wisdom, let it be.Let it be, let it be, .....” - Paul McCartney
28. “When pain brings you down, don't be silly, don't close your eyes and cry, you just might be in the best position to see the sun shine.” - Alanis Morissette
29. “..bright eyes and subtle variations of blue...” - Owl City
30. “the poets down here don't write nothin' at all, they just stand back and let it all be...” - Bruce Springsteen
31. “And baby, the way you move me it's crazy” - Ray Lamontagne
32. “And givin' yourself to me can never be wrong” - Marvin Gaye
33. “Don't let your eyes refuse to seeDon't let your ears refuse to hear” - Ray Lamontagne
34. “I truly loved you, but now I'm walking away” - Jonny Lang
35. “And I'm a bad boy 'cause I don't even miss her. I'm a bad boy for breakin her heart” - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
36. “Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got till it's gone.” - Joni Mitchell
37. “They call her love, love, love, love, love. She is love, and she is all I need.” - Parachute Band
38. “Take my hand and we'll make it - I swear” - Bon Jovi
39. “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
40. “Ah, but I was so much older thenI’m younger than that now” - Bob Dylan
41. “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
42. “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
43. “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
44. “you're an expert at sorry and keeping the lines blurry” - Taylor Swift
45. “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
46. “It took a while for her to figure out she could run but when she did she was long gone, Long gone..” - Keith Urban
47. “because being with you makes perfect sense” - Tim McGraw
48. “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
49. “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
50. “History is an angel being blown backwards into the future” - Laurie Anderson
51. “You can't start a fireWorrying 'bout your little world falling apartThis gun's for hireEven if we're just dancing in the dark” - Bruce Springsteen
52. “You have every right to a beautiful life.” - Selena Gomez
53. “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
54. “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
55. “I gave her my heart but she wanted my soul...” - Bob Dylan
56. “I'm just a man, not a hero. just a boy, who wants to sing this song.” - Gerard Way
57. “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
58. “time made me stronger, you're no longer on my mind” - Boyz II Men
59. “Because you let our love just fall apartYou no longer have my heart” - Boyz II Men
60. “Our love is like a songbut you won't sing along.” - Demi Lovato
61. “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
62. “The sun will shine in my back door one day..” - Jerry Garcia
63. “Blot out the moon, Pull down the stars. Love in the dark, for we're for the darkSo soon, so soon.” - Jean Rhys
64. “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
65. “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
66. “But everything I have to give, I'll give to you” - Ray Lamontagne
67. “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
68. “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
69. “Jangan kau alas hatimu itu, dengan secebis warna kehitaman, dialah seperti anai-anai, lambat laun hancurlah dirimu.” - Bakri Johari
70. “Been a long road to followBeen there and one tomorrowWithout saying goodbye to yesterdayAre the memories I holdStill valid?Or have the tears deluded them..Something somewhere out thereIs calling...Zero Gravity, What's it like?Is somebody thereBeyond these heavy aching feet?Am I going home?Will I hear someone?Singin solace to the silent moonStill the road keeps on telling meTo go on...Something is pulling me,I feel the gravityOf it all.” - Maaya Sakamoto
71. “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
72. “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
73. “All you need is love.” - John Lennon
74. “Isn't this enough? Just this world? Just THIS?” - Tim Minchin
75. “You don't know, oh, ohYou don't know you're beautiful.” - One Direction
76. “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
77. “For quiet times disappear listen to the ocean” - Tupac Shakur
78. “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
79. “Put your faith in what you most believe in.” - Phil Collins
80. “Soft silly music is meaningful, magical.” - Jeff Mangum
81. “Pick a star on the dark horizon and follow the light.” - Regina Spektor
82. “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
83. “Sunshine,There ain't a thing that you can do,That's gonna ruin my night” - Caraphernelia by Pierce The Veil
84. “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
85. “But YouDon'tKnowWhatIt's Like.” - Leave my friends alone by pierce the veil
86. “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
87. “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
88. “If I can not have you,Then nobody can.” - Pick up the phone by falling in reverse
89. “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
90. “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
91. “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
92. “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
93. “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
94. “Glass half empty, glass half full. Well, either way you won't be going thirsty, count your blessings not your flaws...” - Lauren Aquilina