Song lyrics in other words: 2011 edition

The Game Room
21

That’s it - the drink refers to “breath’s as hard as kerosene.”

22
  1. “Misunderstanding” by Genesis?
  2. As I arise in the dawn hours, I have the sensation of being similar to Sean Combs. I emphatically apprehend my spectacles; I make my egress from my domicile; I will partake in many of the recreational activities around my municipality. Prior to all of this, I substitute a distilled product from Tennessee for my usual dentrifice, because when I make my egress for the nocturnal hours, I will not render myself to my current location.
23

  1. Tik Tok.

  2. A baked sweetbread, topped with a cerulean glaze now melting, was abandoned in the deluge. The process of producing it, which I fear I will be unable to repeat, was time-consuming, and it is far too much to bear.

  3. I desire to be in no place other than this place and time, observing as the planet Earth arouses after the events of the previous day.

24
  1. “MacArthur Park,” Richard Harris
  2. “Right Here, Right Now,” Jesus Jones

ETA: There’s a big difference between a sweetbread and a sweet bread.

25
  1. MacArthur Park

Ninjad by Ponch8

26

Not what I was thinking of, but it’s a similar story.

27

  1. It is essential to be aware there are times when one should stand fast, and times when one should resign - and in doing so, whether to make egress calmly or with haste. In either event, while engaged, one should not conduct financial inventory, as opportunities to do so will present themselves once events have proceeded.

  2. In a major city of the American south there is located a domecile known by the crest of the ascendant Helios. Countless scores of youthful people, such as myself, have met their doom there.

  3. I shall empathize, child of mine, in the event that you are having difficulties with the fairer sex. Know, however, that though I currently face slightly fewer than one hundred hardships of my own, that none of them involve women of an insolent nature.

28
  1. The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
  2. House of the Rising Sun
29

I think I may have strayed a bit to far, so:

  1. (revised): I did my best to not pay attention to him, instead beseeching my God to intervene on his behalf. Some idiots must strut on stage, as full of sound and fury as a chopper, signifying nothing—not even a willingness to crush a Muscadine while others battle with comestibles.
30

I should throw some of these up on Facebook without explanation.

31

99 Problems - Jay-Z

32
  1. It was around 3:35 AM and I didn’t know if I should continue working, and how long I could continue, as I was becoming increasingly drowsy.
33
  1. Should you desire my physical form and find me attractive enough for coitus, please bring this to my attention.
34
  1. What is the number of thoroughfares a male is required to traverse until his masculinity is confirmed?
35

25 or 6 to 4

36

  1. Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?

  2. Blowin’ In the Wind.

27: In the event that I built houses for a living and i had feelings for you, could you still consider becoming my wife and bearing our child?

28: As my visage bears a blank and focused look, he is incapable of judging my emotions.

37
  1. In my formative years, my maternal parent exhorted me to be a benevolent person and eschew firearms. However, I placed a projectile into a gentleman in northern Nevada simply to witness his expiry.
38
  1. If I were a Carpenter
  2. Folsom Prison Blues
39

No guesses for 15 yet?

I have one final edit to bring it fully in-line with what I think the OP is requesting:

  1. (revised [again]): I did my best to not pay attention to him, instead beseeching my God to intervene on his behalf. Some idiots must strut on stage. You are familiar with the character, as full of sound and fury as a chopper but signifying nothing—not even a willingness to crush a Muscadine while others battle with comestibles.
40
  1. Unmanned spacecraft entered the heavens. Such Occurrences strain my mental stability. I observed this for a time, as I enjoy visual electronic media.