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New Earth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-12-05 11:39 PM
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BEST LYRICS EVER RIGHT NOW
i have no idea wtf he is talking about but it reminds me so much of what is happening right now. (Bush, Iraq war, etc.)


VNV Nation - Serial Killer

In a face a view, through eyes this world collides.
I am voiceless in my angst
And nothing can take us back to innocence.
Short, sharp, bloodlust reality.
In despair I reach for night

In water purity reigns to be resolute.
As a land we clean our minds, reap our belongings
Sew our angers and our strengths.
All too obsessed by weakness
We have brought ourselves to meaninglessness.

So easy to control, bring to harm.
A gathering of fools unjustified, on a mountain.
I collect my thoughts
And I rise above all that despises me.

Comprehend the ways of man and under a flag
We salute or burn, there is blood on both shores.
With hardened mind I traveled, with hardened heart I conquered
a freedom so ironic, so despicable, so hypocritical.

There is anger resolute.
Rears its familiar head on the TV screen.
In a dozen bags a life was placed.
In a breath he smiled and waved.

For five minutes at a time the power held true.
Without consternation our laws are lost.
Lost to butchers, lost to child killers, lost to narcotic ritual.
Another tag, another headline.
Another smiling face shall stay 10 winters long forever.

And where are the angels to guard?
Where is the god of men and children?
He is stalking the minds of dark poor souls.
I know it's right because I know it's time for freedom:

To kill another and to kill another
And to kill another child of the flag
Till there are none left... and another,
And to kill another, and to kill another...

Gaze upon what you've become
And take a look at what you've done.
You'll repent for what you've done
Raping my daughter, raping my son.
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New Earth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-12-05 11:46 PM
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1. my my Faye
those are awesome lyrics. i totally understand your obsession now!!!! :bounce:
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mermaid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-12-05 11:49 PM
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2. No, THESE Are The BEST Lyrics




My dog is named "Lyric."
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-12-05 11:50 PM
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3. That's pretty depressing, Sweets
Got anything happy?
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New Earth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-12-05 11:52 PM
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4. YUP
Edited on Sat Feb-12-05 11:54 PM by Faye
starts out a little depressing, but the chorus is very uplifting to me!!!

Kingdom

Our domain, this kingdom come
now godless lands whose ways are lost.
Without the strength to carry on.
All values lost all virtue none.
Did you think you would be saved
by burning flags to cleanse yourselves of shame?
Or are you afraid as you stare back at your face?
are you ashamed, are you afraid,
by destroying what the gods once gave?
Did you think you would be saved?

I believe that we'll conceive
to make in hell for us a heaven.
A brave new world.
A promised land.
A fortitude of hearts and minds.
Until I see this kingdom is mine,
I'll turn the darkness into light.
I'll guide the blind.
My will be done until the day
I see this kingdom has been won.


No more the servants of the weak
devoid of thought or light to seek.
I’ll leave no walls, no stone unturned.
Every tower to be razed to the dust from which it came.
None will be spared, no remnant saved.
Are you ashamed, are you afraid, of the gods and idols you have made?
Did you think you would be saved by the gods and idols you have made?

None will be saved.
None will be saved.

And I believe that we'll conceive
to make in hell for us a heaven.
A brave new world.
A promised land.
A fortitude of hearts and minds.
Until I see this kingdom is mine,
I'll turn the darkness into light.
I'll guide the blind.
My will be done until the day
I see this kingdom has been won.


© VNV Nation
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New Earth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-13-05 12:13 AM
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5. pffftttt
:grr:
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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-13-05 12:31 AM
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6. "What Would Brian Boitano Do?" (SOUTH PARK)
Sorry - too lazy to look up all the lyrics now. Suffice it to say that I never seen a man eat so many chicken wings.
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regnaD kciN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-13-05 03:20 AM
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9. You may be too lazy, but I'm not!
(Even though it's the non-chicken-wing version.)

What would Brian Boitano do..
if he was here right now?
He'd make a plan, and he'd follow through..
That's what Brian Boitano'd do!

When Brian Boitano was in the Olympics
Skating for the gold..
He did two Salchows and a Triple-Lutz
While wearing a blindfold..
When Brian Boitano was in the Alps
Fighting Grizzly Bears..
He used his magical fire breath
And saved the maidens fair..

So what would Brian Boitano do..
If he were here today?
I'm sure he'd kick an ass or two..
That's what Brian Boitano'd do!

All I wants this V-Chip out of me, it has censored my vocabulary..
And I just want my mom to stop fighting everyone..
For Wendy I'll be an activist too, cos that's what Brian Boitano'd do!
What would Brian Boitano do?
He'd call all the kids in town
And tell them to unite for truth..
That's what Brian Boitano'd do!

When Brian Boitano travelled through time
To the year 3010..
He fought the Evil Robot King
and saved the Human Race again
And when Brian Boitano built the pyramids
He beat up Kublah Khan..
Cos Brian Boitano doesn't take shit
from a-ny-bo-dy!

Lets get all the kids together..
And unite to stop our moms!
And we'll save Terrance and Phillip too..
Cos that's what Brian Boitano'd do!
And we'll save Terrance and Phillip too..
Cos that's what Brian Boitano'd do...

That's what Brian Boitano'd do!


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brainshrub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-13-05 01:26 AM
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7. Best lyrics in the world are right here:
Harvey The Wonder Hamster
by Al Yankovic

Oh, Harvey, Harvey
Harvey the Wonder Hamster
He doesn't bite and he doesn't squeal
He just runs around on his hamster wheel
Harvey, Harvey
Harvey the Wonder Hamster
Hey, Harvey!

...

I once got fired for playing that at 3:45am on an all-news radio station.
I was the night-shift guy and I was bored. I figured: "WTF... it's not like anyone is listening. I'll just play it once instead of this stupid anti-marijuana PSA that I've already aired 5 times that night."

The next day I got notice I was canned.

The lesson: Never over-estimate the ability for corporate-types to have a sense of humor.
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New Earth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-13-05 01:40 AM
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8. for the more environmental types
Edited on Sun Feb-13-05 01:43 AM by Faye
think of what we waste at night - all the lights left on in the cities while we are sleeping.... no one can see them, so wtf?

Carbon

A million points of light ascending to the sky
Monuments in darkness standing watch until the sun will rise
Screaming to an emptiness of how we deified ourselves
With our hands over eyes, claiming all of creation.
What inspires in us this madness
That our existence should be defined
By a light that can’t be seen by anyone?
What inspires in us this madness
That our existence should be defined
By a light that we can’t see?

A million points of light ascending to the sky
Monuments in darkness standing watch until the sun will rise
I can’t see this all as progress
How did we come this far when we see ourselves as deities,
Claim nature for ourselves?
By our actions we betray the instincts in our race
By our blindness and stupidity
We kill everything, we kill everything.

Can someone see our self destruction?
Are we reminding ourselves that our existence is so delicate
That without this light we are no more?
That without this light we’ve made we are no more.

A million points of light ascending to the sky
Monuments in darkness standing watch until the sun will rise
We torch the earth until it bleeds, rain ashes from the sky
Just to make a light that no one can see
We cut the earth until it bleeds, rain ashes from the sky
Just to make a light that no one can see.
Just to make a light. Just to make a light
We kill everything
By our blindness and stupidity
We kill everything.

In a thousand years what will be our legacy?

a million lights that no one could see?

A million points of light.
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Mojambo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-13-05 04:00 AM
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10. Silly wabbit
Edited on Sun Feb-13-05 04:04 AM by Mojambo
Everyone knows the greatest lyrics ever are from "The Crucifixion" by Phil Ochs (RIP)

And the night comes again to the circle studded sky
The stars settle slowly, in loneliness they lie
'Till the universe expodes as a falling star is raised
Planets are paralyzed, mountains are amazed
But they all glow brighter from the briliance of the blaze
With the speed of insanity, then he dies.

In the green fields a turnin', a baby is born
His cries crease the wind and mingle with the morn
An assault upon the order, the changing of the guard
Chosen for a challenge that is hopelessly hard
And the only single sound is the sighing of the stars
But to the silence and distance they are sworn

So dance dance dance
Teach us to be true
Come dance dance dance
'Cause we love you

Images of innocence charge him go on
But the decadence of destiny is looking for a pawn
To a nightmare of knowledge he opens up the gate
And a blinding revelation is laid upon his plate
That beneath the greatest love is a hurricane of hate
And God help the critic of the dawn.

So he stands on the sea and shouts to the shore,
But the louder that he screams the longer he's ignored
For the wine of oblivion is drunk to the dregs
And the merchants of the masses almost have to be begged
'Till the giant is aware, someone's pulling at his leg,
And someone is tapping at the door.

To dance dance dance
Teach us to be true
Come dance dance dance
'Cause we love you

Then his message gathers meaning and it spreads accross the land
The rewarding of his pain is the following of the man
But ignorance is everywhere and people have their way
Success is an enemy to the losers of the day
In the shadows of the churches, who knows what they pray
For blood is the language of the band.

The Spanish bulls are beaten; the crowd is soon beguiled,
The matador is beautiful, a symphony of style
Excitement is estatic, passion places bets
Gracefully he bows to ovations that he gets
But the hands that are applauding are slippery with sweat
And saliva is falling from their smiles

So dance dance dance
Teach us to be true
Come dance dance dance
'Cause we love you

Then this overflow of life is crushed into a liar
The gentle soul is ripped apart and tossed into the fire.
First a smile of rejection at the nearness of the night
Truth becomes a tragedy limping from the light
All the (canons|heavens) are horrified, they stagger from the sight
As the cross is trembling with desire.

They say they can't believe it, it's a sacreligious shame
Now, who would want to hurt such a hero of the game?
But you know I predicted it; I knew he had to fall
How did it happen? I hope his suffering was small.
Tell me every detail, I've got to know it all,
And do you have a picture of the pain?

So dance dance dance
Teach us to be true
Come dance dance dance
'Cause we love you

Time takes her toll and the memory fades
but his glory is broken, in the magic that he made.
Reality is ruined; it's the freeing from the fear
The drama is distorted, to what they want to hear
Swimming in their sorrow, in the twisting of a tear
As they wait for a new thrill parade.

The eyes of the rebel have been branded by the blind
To the safety of sterility, the threat has been refined
The child was created to the slaughterhouse he's led
So good to be alive when the eulogy is read
The climax of emotion, the worship of the dead
And the cycle of sacrifice unwinds.

So dance dance dance
Teach us to be true
Come dance dance dance
'Cause we love you

And the night comes again to the circle studded sky
The stars settle slowly, in loneliness they lie
'Till the universe expodes as a falling star is raised
Planets are paralyzed, mountains are amazed
But they all glow brighter from the briliance of the blaze
With the speed of insanity, then he died.
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d_b Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-13-05 06:09 AM
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11. DUDE, THAT SONG RULES!
(Naw, I've never heard of it)
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