What are your favourite lyrics? I like the lyrics to:
Viennaby Ultravox
Miracle Of Love by Eurythmics
Too Much Love Will Kill You by Queen
Bat Outta Hell by Meat Loaf
Little Lies by Fleetwood Mac

They can be from the 80s, 90s or 70s if you like. What are yours?

Love Lennox
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100,000 Butterflies by Magnetic Fields!!!!!!!!  awesome song.

- Black by Pearl Jam.
- Pale Shelter by Tears for Fears.

So many more,  A lot of stuff by the Cure (i like lovesong maybe the most lyrically), a lot from smiths, and a lot of pearl jam. 

soooo many 

my bad. i meant to say '100,000 fireflies' not 'butter..'

One of my favourite lyrics is from the song "One Line" by PJ Harvey on her 2000 album "Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea".

And I draw a line
To your heart today
To your heart from mine
One line to keep us safe

Watch the stars now moving
Across the sky
Keep this feeling
Safe tonight

Just about anything by Elvis Costello, Squeeze (80's) or BNR (current).  All of them have a turn of phrase that you don't hear often on pop music.

My mum likes Squeeze. She went to see them in concert in the 80s.

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Squeeze were good. 'Cool for cats' springs to mind;

'I give a little muscle
And I spend a little cash
But all I get is bitter and a nasty little rash
And by the time I'm sober
I've forgotten what I've had
And ev'rybody tells me that it's cool to be a cat
Cool for cats'

The best lyrics for me is 'Sit down' by James (1991)

'Now I've swung back down again
It's worse than it was before
If I hadn't seen such riches
I could live with being poor'

"I Feel Like Buddy Holly" by Alvin Stardust.  The lyrics in this song are wonderful ...

now I know how Paul McCartney felt
when he got up to say
I wish it was yesterday

--

now I know what Paul Simon meant
by the words he found
I wish i was homeward bound"

Boys of Summer by Don Henley - lyrics have a very deep meaning for me - changed my life.

Jacob's Ladder by Huey Lewis

Against All Odds - Phil Collins

Hawk, the Slayer's 10 Songs With His Favorite Lyrics

10. Seattle, by P.I.L. Very strong yet catchy tune.
9. Down The Drain, by Stakka Bo. This tune always energized me for the day!
8. Tellin' Me Lies, by April Wine. Some of the most simple, yet effective lyrics,'A'?
7. Digging In the Dirt, by Peter Gabriel. Very psychologically powerful, and soulful.
6. Your Body, by P.I.L. I wish this song were heard by more youth today. Very cutting, and honest!
5. I Can't Stand It No More, by Peter Frampton. So many times did it fit my life.....
4. She's A Beauty, by The Tubes. One of the all-time best anthems of the 1980s!
3. Do Ya Wanna Touch? (O, Yeah), by Joan Jett. One of the nastiest songs to...well, you know.
2. You're No Different, by Ozzy Osbourne. This song fits my life, and is dedicated to my detractors.
AND! Hawk's Favorite Lryics Can Be Found In:
1. Somebody Farted!, by Bobby Jimmy & The Critters. This blows the lid off the last 'taboo'- gas!!!!

Hawk, the Slayer's 10 Songs With His Favorite Lyrics

7. Digging In the Dirt, by Peter Gabriel. Very psychologically powerful, and soulful.



Peter Gabriel is a great writer.
Talking Heads
Elvis Costello

Those are my favorite consistently great writers.  Favorites for one song or even just one or two lines in a lyric -- those ar different lists.

Hawk's Top 5 Honorable Mentions:

5. He's A Whore (Cheap Trick)- "Have you seen her face? She's got a face that would stop a clock..."
4. Happyman (Stakka Bo)- Shows a different view, from many people, before Happyman himself appears.
3. Hourglass (Squeeze)- I love how they make it sound so comical, yet so believable!!!!
2. Anxiety/Get Nervous (Pat Benatar)- Describes her biggest fear: going to the dentist. So vivid!!!!!!!!!
1. No Son Of Mine (Genesis)- Very powerful. i can never hear it all the way through w/out crying.