I’m collecting angry lyrics for a friend of mine…out of songs that have really bitter lines in them about ex’s or ex best friends or just bad experiences…The best Angry lines I’ve heard were in a song called:
Seventy Times 7 - BrandNew
*Is that what you call a getaway?
Tell me what you got away with…
Cause I’ve seen more spine in Jelly Fish
I’ve seen more guts in eleven year old kids.
So have a another drink and drive yourself home…
I hope theres Ice on all the roads
And you can think of me when you forget your seat belt
And Again when your head goes through the windshield *
So, What are the best angry lyrics in your opinion?
In Everclear’s “Father Of Mine,” Art Alexakis vents his rage at his own absent dad with gems like “Daddy gave me a name / Then he walked away.”
The Smiths’ “Unhappy Birthday” features some hilariously direct bile, gaining extra power from the absurdly chipper music: “I’ve come to wish you an unhappy birthday / Because you’re evil and you lie / And if you should die / I may feel slightly sad, but I won’t cry.”
In terms of ballads (as opposed to hard rockers, who apparently have to be angry to keep their image hip), 10cc’s I’m Not in Love is one of the more bitter “love songs” you’ll find:
A “wimpy” sound with cutting lyrics. Try crooning that to the lass of your dreams.
I never saw *I’m not in Love * as a bitter or angry song, but rather one of intense hurt. The guy’s trying to deal with his feelings for a lost love with textbook denials. “I’m only calling you to see how you’re doing… Yeah, I still have your picture hanging on my wall, but it’s only there to hid a stain.” Yeah, right.
"It Ain’t Me Babe" - I know Dylan fans will kill me for this but the Turtles’ version really is the definitive one. (Then again, if you just want lyrics it doesn’t matter does it?)
This was the very first song that popped into my head but with these lyrics: It was a slap in the face how quickly I was replaced
Are you thinking of me when you fuck her?
You keep on accusing me
Of making your life misery
But if that’s not abusing me, what isn’t
You wanna be my friend, well it’s too late
My love for you has turned to hate
When Dylan get angry, it seems like he gets REALLY angry. From Idiot Wind:
Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your mouth,
Blowing down the backroads headin’ south.
Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your teeth,
You’re an idiot, babe.
It’s a wonder that you still know how to breathe.
Because you know you know you got a dead heart,
I always said it’s gonna tear us apart
When the devil comes he’ll wear your face
You know you know you got a dead heart
More or less anything by Voltaire. <i>Ex Lover’s Lover</i> is particularly nice and twisted. Regrettably, he is somewhat tetchy about the posting of lyrics, but he has a few sample MP3s up.
