Lyrics that make you sad?

[Strangiato]

For me, I would have to go with this from Losing it:

 

Some are born to move the world --

To live their fantasies

But most of us just dream about

The things we'd like to be

 

Every time I hear those lines it leaves me feeling aberrant.

 

 

[EmotionDetector]

Summer's going fast

Nights growing colder

Children growing up

Old friends growing older

Experience slips away.

 

This one always gets me...but more because it's simply the reality of life.

[OGr8imL84AD8inF8sBlackSedan]

I think I'm going bald.

[DistantEarlyRushFan]

Some will sell their dreams for small desires

Or lose the race to rats

Get caught in ticking traps

And start to dream of somewhere

To relax their restless flight

 

This one sometimes brings a tear to my eye. It is a reminder that people can't always realistically follow their dreams and that you have to sacrifice them sometimes to make a living. Peart is best at pointing out harsh realities of living IMO

 

The metaphor tying the cubicle mentality to that of a bird caught in a cage is poignant

Edited May 24, 2012 by DistantEarlyRushFan

[Rush Cocky]

The sun is turning black

The world is turning gray

All the stars fade from the night

The oceans drain away

 

AND

 

Silence all the songbirds

Stilled by the killing frost

Forests burn to ashes

Everything is lost

 

I don't know if it's sad or depressing.

 

It makes me want to jump off a bridge.

Edited May 24, 2012 by Rush Cocky

[CrossedSignals]

QUOTE (Rush Cocky @ May 24 2012, 02:37 PM)

The sun is turning black The world is turning gray All the stars fade from the night The oceans drain away AND Silence all the songbirds Stilled by the killing frost Forests burn to ashes Everything is lost I don't know if it's sad or depressing. It makes me want to jump off a bridge.

I don't see those lyrics as depressing. They're about the circle of life, death and rebirth. Decay and renewal. Bittersweet, yes, but beautiful.

 

A lot of the lyrics from Vapor Trails give me that same feeling.

[CrossedSignals]

In a dog's life

A year is really more like seven

And all too soon a canine

Will be chasing cars in doggie heaven

 

 

These lyrics make me sad.... sad for Neil that he has to live with knowing he wrote them.

Edited May 24, 2012 by CrossedSignals

[ArrowSnake]

QUOTE (CrossedSignals @ May 24 2012, 08:20 PM)

In a dog's life A year is really more like seven And all too soon a canine Will be chasing cars in doggie heaven These lyrics make me sad.... sad for Neil that he has to live with knowing he wrote them.

[MJH]

Some would said they never fear a thing

Well I do

And I'm afraid enough for both of us

For me and you

Time, if nothing else, will do it's worst

So do me that favor

And tell me the good news first.

 

don't know why this gets to me,but it does....

[ArrowSnake]

QUOTE (DistantEarlyRushFan @ May 24 2012, 07:35 PM)

Some will sell their dreams for small desires Or lose the race to rats Get caught in ticking traps And start to dream of somewhere To relax their restless flight This one sometimes brings a tear to my eye. It is a reminder that people can't always realistically follow their dreams and that you have to sacrifice them sometimes to make a living. Peart is best at pointing out harsh realities of living IMO The metaphor tying the cubicle mentality to that of a bird caught in a cage is poignant

This

[Snaked]

I always shed a tear everytime I'm subjected to

Net boy, net girl

 

 

[greyfriar]

You can surrender without a prayer but never really pray,

pray without surrender

 

You can fight, fight without ever winning but never ever win, win

without a fight

[The Cat 3]

"Nobody's Hero"

 

As the years went by, we drifted apart

When I heard that he was gone

I felt a shadow cross my heart

 

and...

 

I didn't know the girl, but I knew her family

All their lives were shattered

in a nightmare of brutality

They try to carry on, try to bear the agony

Try to hold some faith

in the goodness of humanity

 

As the years went by, we drifted apart

When I heard that she was gone

I felt a shadow cross my heart

 

...the sense of loss and of human tragedy are heartbreakingly and beautifully captured here.

[Tick]

Anarchist reactionary running dog revisionist

Hindu muslim catholic creation / evolutionist

Rational romantic mystic cynical idealist

Minimal expressionist post-modern neo-symbolist

 

Arm chair rocket scientist graffiti existentialist

Deconstruction primitive performance photo realist

Be-bop or a one drop or a hip hop lite pop metallist

Gold adult contemporary urban country capitalist

 

[greyfriar]

QUOTE (Tick @ May 24 2012, 10:23 PM)

Anarchist reactionary running dog revisionist Hindu muslim catholic creation / evolutionist Rational romantic mystic cynical idealist Minimal expressionist post-modern neo-symbolist Arm chair rocket scientist graffiti existentialist Deconstruction primitive performance photo realist Be-bop or a one drop or a hip hop lite pop metallist Gold adult contemporary urban country capitalist

Neils answer to 'I'm The Walrus'!

[HowItIs]

Time Stand Still, Nobody's Hero, Everyday Glory (the verses), Vapor Trail,... various bits of lyrics in other songs. Heck, sometimes 2112 gets me teary-eyed. Yeah, I know.

[SchemingDemon]

QUOTE (greyfriar @ May 24 2012, 03:39 PM)

You can surrender without a prayer but never really pray, pray without surrender You can fight, fight without ever winning but never ever win, win without a fight

This gets me every time.

 

Also,

 

In the city where nobody smiles

And nobody dreams

In the city where desperation

Drives the bored to extremes

 

Just one spark of decency

Against a starless night

One glow of hope and dignity

A child can follow the light

 

And

 

Suddenly-

You were gone

From all the lives

You left your mark upon

 

I remember-

How we talked and drank

Into the misty dawn

- I hear the voices

We ran by the water

On the wet summer lawn

- I see the foot prints

I remember-

 

- I feel the way you would

- I feel the way you would

Tried to believe

But you know it's no good

This is something

That just can't be understood

I remember-

The shouts of joy

Skiing fast through the woods

- I hear the echoes

 

I learned your love for life

I feel the way that you would

- I feel your presence

I remember-

I feel the way you would

This just can't be understood...

 

 

[1 of the 7]

OMG, ALL of Red Sector A. It's so sad that I can only listen to it once in a while.

 

Songs that make me not necessarily sad, but misty-eyed: Bravado, plus the end of The Fountain of Lamneth, 2112, Xanadu, Hemispheres, The Body Electric, and the A Show of Hands version of Marathon.

 

Teary-eyed in a good way: Rivendell, Madrigal, Closer To The Heart, and Second Nature.

 

Others have already been mentioned.

 

Yep, I'm a sap Deal with it

Edited May 25, 2012 by 1 of the 7

[goose]

QUOTE (ReGorLaTroy @ May 24 2012, 03:48 PM)

"Nobody's Hero" As the years went by, we drifted apart When I heard that he was gone I felt a shadow cross my heart and... I didn't know the girl, but I knew her family All their lives were shattered in a nightmare of brutality They try to carry on, try to bear the agony Try to hold some faith in the goodness of humanity As the years went by, we drifted apart When I heard that she was gone I felt a shadow cross my heart ...the sense of loss and of human tragedy are heartbreakingly and beautifully captured here.

[goose]

QUOTE (SchemingDemon @ May 24 2012, 07:32 PM)

QUOTE (greyfriar @ May 24 2012, 03:39 PM) You can surrender without a prayer but never really pray, pray without surrender You can fight, fight without ever winning but never ever win, win without a fight This gets me every time.   Also,   In the city where nobody smiles And nobody dreams In the city where desperation Drives the bored to extremes   Just one spark of decency Against a starless night One glow of hope and dignity A child can follow the light   And   Suddenly- You were gone From all the lives You left your mark upon   I remember- How we talked and drank Into the misty dawn - I hear the voices We ran by the water On the wet summer lawn - I see the foot prints I remember-   - I feel the way you would - I feel the way you would Tried to believe But you know it's no good This is something That just can't be understood I remember- The shouts of joy Skiing fast through the woods - I hear the echoes   I learned your love for life I feel the way that you would - I feel your presence I remember- I feel the way you would This just can't be understood... Bittersweet for sure.

[goose]

Carry all those phantoms

Through bitter wind and stormy skies

From the desert to the mountain

From the lowest low to the highest high

Like a ghost rider

 

Keep on riding North and West

Then circle South and East

Show me beauty, but there is no peace

For the ghost rider

[CrossedSignals]

Pretty much every lyric on Vapor Trails makes me sad, but in a good way. Bittersweet, I guess. Not depressing sad, but kinda nostalgic.

[goose]

QUOTE (CrossedSignals @ May 24 2012, 11:04 PM)

Pretty much every lyric on Vapor Trails makes me sad, but in a good way. Bittersweet, I guess. Not depressing sad, but kinda nostalgic.

 

Some of his best, for sure.

[Queen of Megadon]

pretty much all of "Losing It"...the imagery and the implication tears at my heart each time I hear it.

 

 

But one specific lyric that invariably puts a lump in my throat?

 

"Christ, what have you done?"

[EmotionDetector]

QUOTE (Strangiato @ May 24 2012, 01:46 PM)

For me, I would have to go with this from Losing it: Some are born to move the world -- To live their fantasies But most of us just dream about The things we'd like to be Every time I hear those lines it leaves me feeling aberrant.

Losing It, for sure, is a sad one.

 

Love the tune, but just like 'Time Stand Still'...it references the realism of life being too short, and the reality of us losing what we once had.