Bjork: Joga

It's not a secret I think this girl is a genius. The question is really, is it the voice, the music, the words or all of these? Bjork really has an amazing body of work, as far as diversity of sounds, subjects. I think "Joga" from Homogenic is one of my favorite lyrics by her. Also of note: the first time I ever saw the Sugar Cubes perform I thought she was insane and pathetic. I have since changed my mind on that topic as well.

All these accidents,
That happen,
Follow the dot,
Coincidence,
Makes sense,
Only with you,
You don't have to speak,
I feel.

Emotional landscapes,
They puzzle me,
Then the riddle gets solved,
And you push me up to this

State of emergency,
How beautiful to be,
State of emergency,
Is where I want to be.

All that no-one sees,
You see,
What's inside of me,
Every nerve that hurts,
You heal,
Deep inside of me, oo-oohh,
You don't have to speak,
I feel.

(state of emergency, etc. to end)

Kings of Leon: Wasted Time at the drive in?

For anybody who wants, Kings of Leon have a MySpace page. Their song "Molly's Chambers" is in an Ipod commercial also.
This song "Wasted Time" struck me immediately because of the inversion of a common cliche. "Time on me is wasted time" puts the emphasis on the time period rather than the subject "me". Now when I read through the lyrics, I'm not exactly certain what he's getting at with the verse, except it's just another rock plea, a speech from singer to listener about his intentions, along the lines of Poison's "Talk dirty to me".
I like the song as a whole more than I like the lyrics by themselves.


It's your life
Don't you let em tell you when to bat your eyes
You're the only one who's gonna sacrifice
Makes no difference if you're right or wrong
Take that ride
But I want your little sister by your side
Maybe little later we can all collide
Do our livin' like a rollin' stone
Time on me is wasted time
Time on me is wasted time
Time on me is wasted time
Time on me is wasted

[Chorus:]
Innocent smile
Runnin' free
Baby's gonna give it like it used to be

Show your face
Livin' in the shadows like you got no name
Enough to make a little girly go insane
Be my guest to let it out tonight
It's ok
I know all about the little games you play
Shakin' your apple right in my face
Only when you know that I'm beggin' fort a bite
Time on me is wasted time
Time on me is wasted time
Time on me is wasted time
Time on me is wasted

[Repeat Chorus x2]

So won't you show your face (show your face)
Your little apple shake (show your face)
I know the love you gave (show your face)
I know the love you take (show your face)

[Repeat Chorus]
Time on me is wasted time
Time on me is wasted time
Time on me is wasted time
Time on me is wasted

Intro: A place to admire and discuss song lyrics

Welcome to Moot Pt. A place I recently decided to create for the admiration and discussion of song lyrics. Why? Because I dig lyrics and I want to share. I'm going to start out with some lyrics I like. I may someday discuss lyrics I hate, but I'll probably keep that minimal. Feel free to leave comments of any type. I don't at all mind someone saying "That sucks!" but at least bother to mention WHY you think it sucks. Thanks. Heres to a great discussion!
Now, I was copying some of my LPs to CD-R the other day, and one of the items was "The Stranger" by Billy Joel. So, I'm listening to the album, enjoying the bouncy little guitar riff on "Only the Good Die Young" when it hits me: This song is the story of a teenage Jewish boy trying to get some from his Catholic girlfriend. It's actually a complete laugh riot. "I might as well be the one!"
For some reason I always thought the title referred to James Dean or Jimi Hendrix or something. Anyhow, the words. Discuss.

Come out Virginia, don't let me wait
You Catholic girls start much too late
aw But sooner or later it comes down to fate
I might as well be the one

well, They showed you a statue, told you to pray
They built you a temple and locked you away
Aw, but they never told you the price that you pay
For things that you might have done.....
Only the good die young
thats what i said
only the good die young x2

You might have heard I run with a dangerous crowd
We ain't too pretty we ain't too proud
We might be laughing a bit too loud
aw But that never hurt no one

So come on Virginia show me a sign
Send up a signal I'll throw you the line
The stained-glass curtain you're hiding behind
Never lets in the sun
Darlin' only the good die young
(woah x5 )
i tell ya
only the good die young x2

You got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmation
You got a brand new soul
mmmm, And a cross of gold
But Virginia they didn't give you quite enough information
You didn't count on me
When you were counting on your rosary
(oh woah woah)

They say there's a heaven for those who will wait
Some say it's better but I say it ain't
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
the Sinners are much more fun...

you know that only the good die young
oh woah baby
i tell ya
only the good die young, X2


You say your mother told you all that I could give you was a reputation
Aww She never cared for me
But did she ever say a prayer for me? oh woah woah

Come out come out come out Virginia dont let me wait,
You catholic girls start much too late
Sooner or later it comes down to fate
I might as well be the one,
You know that only the good die young

I'm telling you baby
You know that only the good die young
Only the good die young
Only the gooooooooooooooood
Only the good die young
Only the gooooooooooooooood
Only the good die young

As a parallel: from the Butthole surfers "Sweat Loaf":
Daddy, what does regret mean?
Well, son, a funny thing about regret is; it's better to regret something you have done, than to regret something you haven't done.
And as evidence of Billy Joels' pervasive influence throughout the world, I offer this disinfectant: