"Unless you see inside my
head,
you couldn't possibly understand,
I'm happier when things are falling apart at the
seams
and you'd never know just by looking at me..."
-Less Than Jake, "107"
"... two robbers arrive big guys with guns
you'll be the one looking back as we run
crusaders come by fat guys who sing
you'll be the one believing anything
what do I do for you lately
what can I do for you lately...
I’m not afraid of you you're very nice
in fact you've got it all but now I’m bored
of being sycophantic..."
-Sleeper, "factor 41"
Hurray for a child
That makes it through
If there's any way
Be'coz the answer lies in you
They’re laid to rest
Before they know just what to do
Their souls lost
Be'coz they could never find
What’s this life for
-Creed, "What's this life
for"
"Get a clue, I'm not here for you
And I'm not like you
I'm not gonna do what you say is right
cause then I'll end up just like you
I'm gonna rebel, I'm gonna fight
This organized manipulation...
... Sex masquerades as rock and roll
And manufactured music to save your soul...
-MXPX, "your problem my
emergency"
"..navy bean, is bigger than it seems, put it
on, don’t ask
what it means, parade around... angel wing is caught
up in
the tree, if you know what’s best, get the hell
away from
me.. parade around.. oh you lil navy bean... parade
around...
-Tracy Bonham, "navy bean"
I met him in a crowded room
where people go to drink away their gloom
he sat me down and so began
the story of a charmless man
educated the expensive way....
he thinks his educated airs those family shares
will protect him, that we will respect him
he moves in circles of friends who just pretend that
they
like him
he does the same to them
and when you put it all together there’s the
model of a
charmless man
-Blur, "charmless man
Do you remember the time you were a Girl from Mars?
I don’t know if you knew that
Oh we'd stay up late playing cards
Henri Winterman Cigars
Though she never told me her name
I still love you, Girl From Mars....
Sitting in our dreamy days by the water's edge
On a cool summer's night
Fireflies and stars in the sky
Gentle glowing light
From your cigarette
The breeze blowing softly on my face
Reminds me of something else
Something that in my memory has been replaced
Suddenly it all comes back
And as I look to the stars.
I remember a time I knew a girl from Mars....
-Ash, "Girl From Mars"
"On the way
Trying to get where Id like to stay
I'm always feeling steered away
By someone telling me
What to say and do
I don’t want it
I gotta go find my own way
I gotta go find my own mistakes
Sorry man for feeling the way I do....
...I know your path has been tried and so
It may seem like the way to go
Me, I'd rather be found
Trying something new
And the bottom line
In all of this seems to say
There's no right or wrong way
Sorry if I don’t feel like
Living the way you do"
-The Offspring, "The meaning of
life"
my name is Jonas
and I’m carrying the wheel
thanx for all you’ve shown us
and this is how we feel
come sit next to me
pour yourself some tea
just like grandma made
when she couldn’t find sleep
things were better then
once but never again
we've all left the den
let me tell you bout it
-weezer "my name is Jonas"
Things can be broken down
In this lil world of ours
You don't have to be a famous person
Just to make your mark
A mother can be an inspiration
To her lil son
Change his thoughts, his mind, his life
Just with her gentle hum....
The sky us full of clouds
My world is full of people
All different kinds with different ways
It would take a lifetime to explain
Not one's exactly the same....
-No Doubt, "Different
People"
" Spam, its pink and its oval
Spam, you buy it at the Mobil
Spam, its made in Chernobyl, Spam
When I was a child
My family was so poor
We didn’t have the finer things in life to eat
So we had a plan
In a big blue can
The government substitute for meat
Spam...."
-"Save Ferris ,
"Spam"
I heard those stupid people talk about you again
I just have to laugh to keep from hurting bad
Their simple minds just cannot seem to understand
You are neurotic and depressed
It doesn't mean that you're sad
You walk around oblivious to everything
You wear that party dress, black mascara
Like you're the queen for the day
Tell me why you want to be blind
I don’t want to be normal like you
I know now every day
I get closer to the place inside
Where I can normal too
-Everclear, "normal like
you"
"... Better believe in something
don’t get stuck with nothing
Its time to realize, listen up
our reality cries
better get some answers
gotta get some answers
Yelling out for a destination
for this x-generation...."
-Schleprock, "We need an
anthem"
"...And maybe I'll see you at a movie sneak
preview
You'll show up and walk by
On the arm of that guy
And I'll smile and you'll wave
We'll pretend its ok
The charade it wont last
When he's gone I wont come back
It'll happen once again
You'll turn to a friend
Someone who understands
Sees through the master plan..."
- Blink 182, "Dammit (Growing
up)"
"the crowd was getting old
the discos back or so I’m told
but we've got nothing here
but a tired set of ears
and we say
hey mama
I'm something
check it out
see what its all about
coz this is soap disco
so charming
see the floor from the little point of view...
"
-Kara's Flower's, "Soap
Disco"
(sung by a GUY)
"I never thought it would end like this
just 'cuz I got no tits
I'll shave me legs I'll wear a bra
I'll even cut my penis off for ya..."
-"She's got a girlfriend now", Reel Big
Fish featuring Monique from Save Ferris
"One more day on the roller coaster
I scream they spin me faster
everything’s gone backwards
and its upside down..."
- Republica "Get Off"
"closing time
one last call for alcohol
so finish your whiskey or beer
I know who I want to take me home
I know who I want to take me home
take me home... yeah..
...every new beginning is some other beginnings
end.."
-Semisonic, "closing time"
"... here comes a lie
We will always be true
going up
when coming down
scratch away
its the little things that kill
tearing at my brains again
the little things that kill..."
-Bush, "little things"
"karma police
arrest this man
he talks in math
and he buzzles like a fridge
he’s like a detuned radio
karma police
arrest this girl
her hitler hairdo
is making me feel ill
and we’ve crashed her party
this is what you get
this is what you get
when you mess with us...
-Radiohead, "karma police"
"backward words he got me
shut up i'm talking
this time you'll listen
but when i look at you you're forgiven...
...dont go changing everytime
not for me to comprimise
you're still a freind of mine...
-Republica, "drop dead
gorgeous"
"Just because they seem to understand the way
they feel
It doesn't mean they'll feel the same way too
Just because they seem to hold the miror to you life
It just doesn't follow that they'll be just like you
Take no heroes
Its no good
They dont stand up to you
I remember when I was younger
I thought the answers were locked in people
So I admired the ones whose lives were a source of
envy to people like me
But do you really want to meet
The ones who write your dreams
Belive me its a fantasy
You wont like the reality
If you want heroes keep them safe
They don't stand up to life
So lock them in your soul and lose the key
(I love you, but I don't want to meet you)
When I see you it makes me feel
There's someone else out there like me
You touch my soul with what you do
It makes sense when I hear you
You understand the way I feel
I know exactly what you mean
It's like I've known you all my life
I think of you I feel alright
But in the flesh how would it be
If you could really see
The weakness you never knew
Alive and staring back at you
You want heroes keep them safe
They dont stand up to life
So lock them in you soul and lose the key
-Lush, "heavenly nobodies"