Great Song Lyrics: Part I

I wanted to compile a list of some of my favorite song lyrics. As this is obviously non-comprehensive, I'm sure Part II will follow eventually. It also is not representative of all my favorite artists, just favorite lyrics. Because many great songs are obviously great without having great lyrics (mmm, yeah that's what I'm talking about).

And just as a little note: you can visit my site, jessicamathisinc.com, for more formal, well-thought out posts. Sort of.

• "Some like their water shallow, I like mine...deep, so very deep."
  -The Black Crowes, "Nonfiction"
  
  
• "We are not permanent, we're temporary, temporary. Same ole story."
  -The Foo Fighters, "The Pretender"
  
  
• "Well, sooner or later the ground's gonna be holding all of my ashes, too."
  -The White Stripes, "300 MPH Torrential Outpour Blues"
  
  
• "Just keep me where the light is."
  -John Mayer, "Gravity"
  
  
• "To lessen my troubles, I stopped hanging out with vultures--and empty saviors like you."
  -The Black Crowes, "Sometimes Salvation"
  
  
• "You broke the bonds and you loosed the chains; carried the cross of my shame. Oh, my shame. You know I believe it. But I still haven't found what I'm looking for."
  -U2, "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
  
  
• "And I--I'm a little divided. Do I stay or run away? Leave it all behind."
  -Foo Fighters, "Times Like These"
  
  
• "Yeah. Holy Water is rusting me."
  -Soundgarden, "Holy Water"
  
  
• "Down crooked stairs and sideways glances comes the king of second chances. Now throw him in the FLAMES!"
  -Foo Fighters, "Bridges Burning"
  
  
  
• "I mingle with the gods; I mingle with divinity."
  -Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magik"
  
  
•  "Cheat the odds that made you, baby try and gamble at times."
  -Black Crowes, "Jealous Again"
  
  
• "Words you say, never seem to end up like the ones inside your head; the lives we make, never seem to ever get us anywhere but dead"
  -Soundgarden, "The Day I Tried to Live"
  
  
• "Damn the water if it's life you want to drink."
  -Soundgarden, "Holy Water"
  
  
• "Innocence is heaven; innocence is hell."
  -Stereophonics, "Jealousy"
  
  
• "There were pictures and paintings of freaks like me."
  -Stereophonics, "Madame Helga"
  
  
• "The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older"
  -Pink Floyd, "Time"
  
  
• "All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie."
  -Bob Dylan, "Things Have Changed"
  
  
• "And I might even find myself. But then again, what happens if I do?"
  -Black Crowes, "Cursed Diamond"
  
  
• "I'm not a martyr; I'm not a prophet"
  -Audioslave, "Cochise"
  
  
• "I've got no patience now; so sick of complacence now."
  -Rage Against the Machine, "Know Your Enemy
  
  
• "Used my inspiration for a guillotine."
  -Soundgarden, "Drawing Flies"
  
  
  
• "Lately, I've been living in my head; the rest of me is dead. I'm dying for truth."
  -Foo Fighters, "No Way Back"
  
  
• "I'll tell another lie for you. Tell you what you wanna hear, but that don't make it true."
  -Stereophonics, "I'm Alright"
  
  
• "Did you get to trade your heroes for ghosts?"
  -Pink Floyd, "Wish You Were Here"
  
  
• "Some folks say she must be a Cadillac, but I say she must be a T-model Ford."
  -John Lee Hooker, "Katie Mae"
  
  
• "There's nothing ever wrong, but nothing's every right."
  -Shinedown, "Burning Bright"