condemned2bfree Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 Liking the New Model Army love here, one of my favourite bands I think 225 is a great song as it manages to somehow blend complete nihilism with warmth and humanity She stares at the screen, at the little words of greenTries to remember what to do nextThere's a trace of frustration that crosses her faceSearching through the keys she should pressBut I would help her if I only know howBut these things are a mystery to me tooAnd it seems to the corporate eyes they are watchingShe fears for her job and the moments they are passingI stare at her name tag and I think to myselfBoth you and I, we never asked for any of this Let's take a walk up past the chemical worksWhere the sky turns green at nightWe'll talk about not getting away from hereSome different kind of lifeBut even in the freshest mountain airOh, the jet fighters practice overheadAnd they're drilling these hills for uranium depositsAnd they'll bury the waste for our children to inheritThough this is all done for our own benefitI swear we never asked for any of this Well, this golden age of communicationMeans everyone just talks at the same timeAnd liberty just means the freedom to exploitAny weakness that you can findTurn off the TV just for a whileLet us whisper to each other insteadAnd we'll hope that the corporate ears do not listenLest we find ourselves committing some kind of treasonAnd filed in the tapes without rhyme, without reasonWhile they tell us that it's all for our own protectionI swear we never asked for any of this Oh, I swear we never asked, not for any of thisOh, I swear we never asked for any of thisOh, I swear we never asked for any of thisOh, I swear Thats one of my favourite N.M.A. tracks. Wow somebody who likes them too Have you checked out between wine and blood? Such a great band Justin is one of the greatest songwriters, maybe in 50 yrs people will agree, maybe. :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 RUSHACCEPTTHE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Shit BLUE OYSTER CULT ABBA DOKKEN FRANK SINATRA! Wait he copied everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) Edited December 31, 2014 by Mr. Not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 This is hard to do as in order to achieve this I feel like a writer must cover a variety of themes. When you listen through a band's discography and you start associating songs with one another and think, "I've heard them send this message before" the experience becomes lesser. That said, Peart does a good job with keeping variety in themes. But the OP says these are bands we listen to primarily for lyrics. This for me could only be the case for Bob Dylan, and even then it would only be with certain records of his (the earliest ones, mainly). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g under p Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Michael Franti & Spearhead Living Colour U2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZumbi Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 RushRushRush There is no other band as Rush when it comes to lyrics... The professor is just a genius to write! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithrandir Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 RushBlue Oyster CultT Rex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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