# Song lyrics that tear your heart out, stomp on it, and leave it weeping in the dust. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 3, 2000, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-tear-your-heart-out-stomp-on-it-and-leave-it-weeping-in-the-dust/21306 "2000-06-03T18:54:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Rosethorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@Rosethorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rosethorn)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2000, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-tear-your-heart-out-stomp-on-it-and-leave-it-weeping-in-the-dust/21306/61 "2000-06-06T00:37:41Z")
I dont wanna be the one The one who’s always left behind Will there ever come a day When I can turn around and say It’s alright now, it’s alright now yeah yeah It’s alright now I dont wanna be the one The one who’s always left undone Losing more and more and drained of everything Falling down I’ll go see through in the sun saying It’s all right now, Its all right now yeah yeah It’s alright now Waiting, watching, resting ration for those who stay Waving to those who walk away I dont wanna be the one _SIGH_ If I could only see it If I could only feel it Will there ever come a day? ~The Lucy Nation-Alright ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2000, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-tear-your-heart-out-stomp-on-it-and-leave-it-weeping-in-the-dust/21306/62 "2000-06-06T00:41:24Z")
cygnus said: > [@](#): > > \*\* > [hijack] Am I the only one who hears the breaking glass (sounds like a light bulb to me) and footstep sounds during the soft musical passage in “Private Investigations”? I’ve tried to point it out to a couple of people and they just shrug, even though I go, “Here, right here, listen closely!” [end hijack]\*\* You are not alone, mate 😉 I hear that too. What a great song - Knopfler even makes meowing cat-sounds with his guitar. Yes, “Love over Gold” is the best DS album. [hi-hijack] Does your name refer to the Rush song? [/hi-hijack] And finally, I’ve remembered another lyric that always hits me. Don’t really know why, but hearing it makes me drop into a state of total melancholy rightaway: > [@](#): > > A spider wanders aimlessly within the warmth of a shadow. > Not the regal creature of border caves, > But the poor, misguided, directionless familiar > of some obscure Scottish poet. > > The mist crawls from the canal > Like some primordial phantom of romance, > To curl, under a cascade of neon pollen. > While I sit tied to the phone like an expectant father, > Your carnation will rot in a vase. **Marillion, _Bitter Suite_** , off the **Misplaced Childhood** album (yeah, yeah. Kayleigh.). It’s a spoken intro to the song. Fish sure has a way woth words. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2000, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-tear-your-heart-out-stomp-on-it-and-leave-it-weeping-in-the-dust/21306/63 "2000-06-06T00:47:14Z")
And because it is so damn beautiful, another passage later in the same Marrillion song. > [@](#): > > The sky was Bible black in Lyon, > when I met the Magdalene. > She was paralyzed in a streetlight, > She refused to give her name. > > And a ring of violet bruises, > They were pinned upon her arm. > Two hundred francs for sanctuary and she led me by the hand, > to a room of dancing shadows where all the heartache disappears. > And from glowing tongues of candles I heard her whisper in my ear: > > ‘J’entend ton coeur’, > ‘J’entend ton coeur’, > I can hear your heart, I can hear your heart, I can hear your heart. > Hear your heart. > I hear your heart. OK, the guy is shagging a hooker. But have you EVER seen it put into words so elegantly? Again, pure melancholy strikes instantly. _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![Kakkerlak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bb73d2/32.png) [@Kakkerlak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kakkerlak)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2000, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-tear-your-heart-out-stomp-on-it-and-leave-it-weeping-in-the-dust/21306/64 "2000-06-06T02:22:45Z")
Thanks all for the lyric posts. Somebody mentioned the children’s song “Puff the Magic Dragon”. I had a friend in summer camp when we were fourteen who loved that song. Now, fourteen is a little old to be grooving to a small child’s song, so we teased Joe a little bit, but no, that was his favorite and so we sung it nearly every night around the campfire. You can see the punchline coming. Joe died in a bizarre accident (he was sleeping in a hammock and ended up accidentally strangling himself) later that same summer. That silly song makes me cry every time: “Dragons live forever, but not so little boys…”. See, it’s happening now. Springsteen has more than a few that make me miss my not-long-gone youth. I got to see him play two months ago and I’m glad I paid the price for those tickets. Last night I was sorting out CD’s and went to play a Melissa Etheridge disc… when I noticed a couple saying an obviously affectionate and wrenching goodbye down by a jeep in the parking lot. I skipped to track three and turned the speaker to the open window to give them “Nowhere To Go” as a soundtrack. And, strangely, “If We Never Meet Again”, by Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers. ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2000, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-tear-your-heart-out-stomp-on-it-and-leave-it-weeping-in-the-dust/21306/65 "2000-06-06T02:42:35Z")
Mr. Cynical, I think we may be soulmates. Have you heard the one (I think it is by Colin Raye) about the dad telling his little boy that there are holes in the floor of heaven and something about his mom being able to see him and rain being her tears? I can’t recall the exact words, and don’t have the CD. It also might be by Steve Wariner, I am not trusting my memory at this point. All your songs are especially tearjerking for me, also, and I nominated “The Dance” over in the favorite song thread. I love Dolly! Scotti BTW, are you sure you chose the correct username? ---
**Author:** ![soulsling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@soulsling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulsling)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2000, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-tear-your-heart-out-stomp-on-it-and-leave-it-weeping-in-the-dust/21306/66 "2000-06-06T03:01:28Z")
anything about romance, women, breaking up, love, and all of the above right now. ☹ :sigh: ---
**Author:** ![Rock-n-Rolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/22d042/32.png) [@Rock-n-Rolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rock-n-Rolga)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2000, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-tear-your-heart-out-stomp-on-it-and-leave-it-weeping-in-the-dust/21306/67 "2000-06-06T05:31:10Z")
- but it’s music-related, and so is a nice way to kick things off! > [@](#): > > Why are you frightened, can’t you see that it’s you > That ain’t no ghost, it’s a reflection of you > Why do you turn away, and keep it out of sight > Oh don’t live up to your given roles > There’s more inside you that you won’t show > > But you keep it hidden just like everyone > You’re scared to show you care, it’ll make you vulnerable > So you wear that ghost around you for disguise > But there’s no need just 'cos it’s all we’ve known > There’s more inside you that you haven’t shown > > So keep on moving, moving, moving your feet > Keep on shuf-shuf-shuffling to this ghost dance beat > Just keep on walking down never ending streets > One day you’ll walk right out of this life > And then you’ll wonder why you didn’t try > To spread some loving all around > Old fashioned causes like that still stand > Gotta rid this prejudice that ties you down > > How do you feel at the end of the day? > Just like you’ve walked over your own grave > > So why are you frightened, can’t you see that it’s you? > At the moment there’s nothing, so there’s nothing to lose > Lift up your lonely heart and walk right on through > –The Jam, “Ghosts” > [@](#): > > I, I’m looking at the sky tonight > Everything clear defined > Just like the last time > All ideas inside my head > Anything like a real one > I’m looking from the floor tonight > Weary of humankind > Tired of the chains that bind > Wasting time on diatribe > And all the while the walls are closing in > I’m feeling stuck inside again > When something more divine than suicide > More generous than fate > –The Wildhearts, “Sky Babies” ---
**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2000, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-tear-your-heart-out-stomp-on-it-and-leave-it-weeping-in-the-dust/21306/68 "2000-06-06T05:39:58Z")
I remembered two more that make me sad: “(I Can’t Help)Falling In Love With You,” Elvis, and “Love Me Tender” too. Also, “Someone Else’s Story” from the musical CHESS, which is abslutely awesome: > [@](#): > > Long ago > In someone else’s lifetime > Someone with my name > Who looked a lot like me > Came to know > A man and made a promise > He only had to say > And that’s where she would be > Lately > Although her feelings run just as deep > The promise she made has grown impossible to keep > And yet I wish it wasn’t so > Will he miss me if I go? > > In a way > It’s someone else’s story > I don’t see myself > As taking part at all > Yesterday > A girl that I was fond of > Finally could see > The writing on the wall > Sadly > She realized she’d left him behind > And sadder than that she knew he wouldn’t even mind > And though there’s nothing left to day > Would he listen if I stay? > > It’s all very well to say you fool it’s now or never > I could be choosing > No choices whatsoever > > I could be > In someone else’s story > In someone else’s life > And he could be in mine > I don’t see > A reason to be lonely > I should take my chances > Further down the line > And if > That girl I knew should ask my advice > Oh I wouldn’t hesitate she needn’t ask me twice > Go now! > I’d tell her that for free > Trouble is, the girl is me > The story is, the girl is me Crack my heart! That song is so poignant, also from that musical is “I Know Him So Well,” the chorus goes: > [@](#): > > Wasn’t it good? > Wasn’t he fine? > Isn’t it madness that he won’t be mine? > But in the end he needs a little bit mote than me– > more secuirty (ne needs his fantasy and freeeedom) > I know him so well. I’m off on a crying jag now. ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2000, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-tear-your-heart-out-stomp-on-it-and-leave-it-weeping-in-the-dust/21306/69 "2000-06-06T11:21:28Z")
I believe the title is “Looking through the Eyes of Love”. Someone I had a crush on college says she used to sing it in her church choir. It’s a beautiful song in it’s own right, but there are also positive associations re the crush in my mind. No lyrics (at least, none that I’m aware of), but I believe that the theme to the Young and The Restless (“Nadia’s theme”?) is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written. (I’d want these played at my wedding, but I’ve pretty much given up on the idea of getting married.) ---
**Author:** ![ReservoirDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@ReservoirDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReservoirDog)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2000, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-tear-your-heart-out-stomp-on-it-and-leave-it-weeping-in-the-dust/21306/70 "2000-06-06T14:49:59Z")
Might I suggest something from the Counting Crows? Seems like I am often singing their praises here… **Anna Begins** My friend assures me, “It’s all or nothing.” I am not worried I am not overly concerned My friend implores me, “For one time only, make an exception.” I am not worried Wrap her up in a package of lies Send her off to a coconut island I am not worried I am not overly concerned with the status of my emotions “Oh,” she says, “you’re changing.” But we’re always changing It does not bother me to say this isn’t love Because if you don’t want to talk about it then it isn’t love And I guess I’m going to have to live with that But I’m sure there’s something in a shade of grey, Something in between, And I can always change my name If that’s what you mean My friend assures me, “It’s all or nothing.” But I am not really worried I am not overly concerned You try to tell yourself the things you try to tell yourself To make yourself forget I am not worried “If it’s love,” she said, “then we’re going to have to think about the consequences.” She can’t stop shaking I can’t stop touching her and… This time when kindness falls like rain It washes her away and Anna begins to change her mind “These seconds when I’m shaking leave me shuddering for days,” she says And I’m not ready for this sort of thing But I’m not going to break and I’m not going to worry about it anymore I’m not going to bend, and I’m not going to break and I’m not going to worry about it anymore It seems like I should say, “As long as this is love…” But it’s not all that easy so maybe I should Snap her up in a butterfly net Pin her down on a photograph album I am not worried I’ve done this sort of thing before But then I start to think about the consequences Because I don’t get no sleep in a quiet room and… The time when kindness falls like rain It washes me away and Anna begins to change my mind And everytime she sneezes I believe it’s love and Oh lord, I’m not ready for this sort of thing She’s talking in her sleep It’s keeping me awake and Anna begins to toss and turn And every word is nonsense but I understand and Oh lord, I’m not ready for this sort of thing Her kindness bangs a gong It’s moving me along and Anna begins to fade away It’s chasing me away She disappears and Oh lord, I’m not ready for this sort of thing ---
**Author:** ![cygnus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e0b2c6/32.png) [@cygnus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cygnus)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2000, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-tear-your-heart-out-stomp-on-it-and-leave-it-weeping-in-the-dust/21306/71 "2000-06-06T16:17:59Z")
**Coldfire** - Thanks, Mate! You’re the first one to confirm that I don’t just have an overactive imagination inflamed by the powerful and thrilling musical roller-coaster that is that song. All those subtle little effects that give the album such a rich texture still cause me chills. And yes, unsurprisingly, my name is respectfully borrowed from the ouvre of those three Canadian dudes. “Hemispheres” and “FTK” were the albums on which I made the band’s acquaintance, so to speak, and I still think they hold some of Neil’s best writing, as well as some very strong and creative musical work. I liked their experimentation with irregular time signatures and chord progressions particularly on these. (I was delighted when they played “La Villa Strangiato” on the TFE tour, something I didn’t expect to hear live.) “We will call you Cygnus, the god of balance you shall be.” Wow. That’s pretty powerful stuff, even on the umpteenth listen. Thanks for asking 😃 I get an odd (though admittedly inexplicable) little kick out of knowing specifically that there’s a fan over there in the Netherlands - dumb, I know, since I’m sure there are lots of them, but it’s kind of like when you’re a kid and you get a foreign pen-pal and think, wow, this letter came all the way from Japan, written by this real person who lives in a completely different world, yet is still part of the big family. On an utterly irrelevant note, SO bought a pair of clogs (real solid wooden soles, but with leather uppers) over the weekend, made (so the seller swore) live and in person before the very eyes of said seller while traveling in your country. I called him ClogBoy several times Sunday; do I owe you any royalties? [sorry about the hijack] And by the way, even without the music, I was very taken with the intense and evocative feel of your lovely and melancholy hooker song. Will have to look for it at the library. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2000, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-tear-your-heart-out-stomp-on-it-and-leave-it-weeping-in-the-dust/21306/72 "2000-06-06T16:45:55Z")
Scotticher sez: > [@](#): > > \*\* > ::snip:: > > All your songs are especially tearjerking for me, also, and I nominated “The Dance” over in the favorite song thread. > > ::snip:: > BTW, are you sure you chose the correct username? > \*\* Oh I sure did! You haven’t seen me get irritated in chat yet 🙂 And as for more melancholy songs, I now nominate the following: (I find country music to be full of tearjerkers) **What She’s Doing Now** Last time I saw her it was turnin’ colder, But that was years ago. Last I heard she had moved to Boulder, But where she’s now, I don’t know. But there’s somethin’ ‘bout this time of year, That spins my head around, Takes me back, makes me wonder, What she’s doin’ now. ‘Cause what she’s doin’ now is tearin’ me apart, Fillin’ up my mind and emptying my heart. I can hear her call each time the cold wind blows, And I wonder if she knows…what she’s doin’ now? Just for laughs, I dialed her old number, But no one knew her name. Hung up the phone, sat there and wondered, If she’d ever done the same. I took a walk in the evenin’ wind, To clear my head somehow. But tonight I lie here thinkin’, What’s she doin’ now? ‘Cause what she’s doin’ now is tearin’ me apart, Fillin’ up my mind and emptying my heart. I can hear her call each time the cold wind blows, And I wonder if she knows…what she’s doin’ now? - Garth Brooks again The Absolute Most Depressing Song Ever **Dear God** Dear God, Hope you got the letter, and… I pray you can make it better down here. I don’t mean a big reduction in the price of beer. But all the people that you made in your image, See them starving on their feet, 'Cause they don’t get enough to eat from God. I can’t believe in you. Dear God, sorry to disturb you, but… I feel that I should be heard loud and clear. We all need a big reduction in amount of tears. And all the people that you made in your image, See them fighting in the street, 'Cause they can’t make opinions meet about God. I can’t believe in you. Did you make disease? And the diamond blue? Did you make mankind? After we made you? And The Devil too! Dear God, don’t know if you noticed, but… Your name is on a lot of quotes in this book. And us crazy humans wrote it, you should take a look. And all the people that you made in your image, Still believing that junk is true. Well I know it ain’t, and so do you, Dear God. I can’t believe in… I don’t believe in… I won’t believe in heaven and hell No saints, no sinners, No Devil as well. No pearly gates, No thorny crown. You’re always letting us humans down! The wars you bring, The babes you drown, Those lost at sea and never found, And it’s the same the whole world 'round. The hurt I see helps to compound, That Father, Son and Holy Ghost Is just somebody’s unholy hoax. And if you’re up there you’d perceive That my heart’s here upon my sleeve. If there’s one thing I don’t believe in It’s you… Dear God. - XTC ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2000, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-tear-your-heart-out-stomp-on-it-and-leave-it-weeping-in-the-dust/21306/73 "2000-06-07T00:01:44Z")
Oh, OK. We’re allowed to post horribly depressing stuff too now! Brace yourselves kids. It’s Roger Waters time. > [@](#): > > Mother do you think they’ll drop the bomb? > Mother do you think they’ll like this song? > Mother do you think they’ll try to break my balls? > Mother should I build the wall? > Mother should I run for president? > Mother should I trust the government? > Mother will they put me in the firing line? > Mother am I really dying? > > Hush now baby, baby, dont you cry. > Mother’s gonna make all your nightmares come true. > Mother’s gonna put all her fears into you. > Mother’s gonna keep you right here under her wing. > She wont let you fly, but she might let you sing. > Mama will keep baby cozy and warm. > Ooooh baby ooooh baby oooooh baby, > Of course mama’ll help to build the wall. > > Mother do you think she’s good enough – to me? > Mother do you think she’s dangerous – to me? > Mother will she tear your little boy apart? > Mother will she break my heart? > > Hush now baby, baby dont you cry. > Mama’s gonna check out all your girlfriends for you. > Mama wont let anyone dirty get through. > Mama’s gonna wait up until you get in. > Mama will always find out where you’ve been. > Mama’s gonna keep baby healthy and clean. > Ooooh baby oooh baby oooh baby, > You’ll always be baby to me. > > Mother, did it need to be so high? Here you go kids. Ropes on the left, handguns and pills on the right. Let’s end it now 😉 For the rock-illiterates: **Pink Floyd, _Mother_** , from the album **The Wall**. This MUST be one of the most disturbing and depressive lyrics ever written. Cygnus: great to see a fellow Rush fan! (Waiting for Wally to pop in with the obligatory Rush-nashing post, and also waiting for Falcon to smack his ass 😉 ) From your post I gather you’re actually female. I apologise for calling you mate, lassie 😛 Don’t worry about the royalties. I lost so many lawsuits already, you’re free to use the term “Clog Boy” at your own discretion. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2000, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-tear-your-heart-out-stomp-on-it-and-leave-it-weeping-in-the-dust/21306/74 "2000-06-07T00:50:09Z")
For my fiancé, DRY… Please don’t let this feeling end It’s everything I am Everything I want to be I can see what’s mine now Finding out what’s true Since I found you Looking through the eyes of love Now I can take the time I can see my life As it comes up shining now Reaching out to touch you I can feel so much Since I found you Looking through the eyes of love And now I do believe That even in the storm we’ll find some light Knowing you’re beside me, I’m alright. Please don’t let this feeling end It might not come again And I want to remember How it feels to touch you How I feel so much Since I found you Looking through the eyes of love. ---
**Author:** ![Apollyon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apollyon/32/4238_2.png) [@Apollyon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollyon)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2000, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-tear-your-heart-out-stomp-on-it-and-leave-it-weeping-in-the-dust/21306/75 "2000-06-07T01:18:07Z")
I’m sitting here at work rather misty eyed from this, _dammit_, grown men don’t snivel at their computers. 🙂 **Amazing Grace** always gives me shivers (even when its not played on the 'pipes), and is used at every funeral in my family… including my mother’s… who used to sing **Puff the Magic Dragon** to me as a kid… But _dropzone_, the lyrics to **And The Band Played "Waltzing Matilda** really finished me off… _snivel_ _whimper_. PS: _Coldfire_, if you think **The Wall** is depressing what’s your thoughts on [**The Final Cut**?](http://www.angelfire.com/or/whateveryaknow/final.html) My favourite: THE GUNNER’S DREAM floating down through the clouds memories come rushing up to meet me now in the space between the heavens and in the corner of some foreign field i had a dream i had a dream goodbye max goodbye ma after the service when you’re walking slowly to the car and the silver in her hair shines in the cold november air you hear the tolling bell and touch the silk in your lapel and as the tear drops rise to meet the comfort of the band you take her frail hand and hold on to the dream a place to stay enough to eat somewhere old heroes shuffle safely down the street where you can speak out loud about your doubts and fears and what’s more no-one ever disappears you never hear their standard issue kicking in your door you can relax on both sides of the tracks and maniacs don’t blow holes in bandsmen by remote control and everyone has recourse to the law and no-one kills the children anymore and no-one kills the children anymore night after night going round and round my brain his dream is driving me insane in the corner of some foreign field the gunner sleeps tonight what’s done is done we cannot just write off his final scene take heed of the dream take heed… ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Ubu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Dr\_Ubu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Ubu)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2000, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-tear-your-heart-out-stomp-on-it-and-leave-it-weeping-in-the-dust/21306/76 "2000-06-07T01:28:13Z")
I hear voices, one voice in particular, comes into my mind perpendicular, rectangular, eesss uhh strangular, He’s like some kinda mental fuckin mangular. I dunno… He tells me to punch Esham and Shaggz, so I punch em, I even call Twiztid fags. They get mad and slap me and smear my make-up, I’ve named this evil voice named him Jacob. Jacob’s tells me “Climb the ladder, and jump off, head-first on the street, don’t worry, it’s soft!” So I jump, thump. I’m on a gurney, Jacob laughs at me “You’re so fuckin nerdy!” Fuck him, I hate him, I can’t escape him! I finally get alone, he calls me on the telephone. “Is Violent J there?” Here. “Hey! It’s Jacob, I want you to piss in your underwear! OK bud?” Sure, I’m pissin now, it fuckin tickles, Jacob’s dissin again I can hear his giggles. There’s more, but I gotta go. Peas. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Guapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/82dd89/32.png) [@El\_Guapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Guapo)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2000, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-tear-your-heart-out-stomp-on-it-and-leave-it-weeping-in-the-dust/21306/77 "2000-06-07T02:12:31Z")
This song came out right after my father passed away, and I only got to know him for about 8 months due to his choosing alcohol and drugs over me growing up and me choosing not to talk to him until the last 8 months of his life. I always pictured him singing this to me on his deathbed. Makes me cry every time. \*\*The Last Song \*\* _Music by Elton John, Lyrics by Bernie Taupin_ Yesterday you came to lift me up As light as straw and brittle as a bird Today I weigh less than a shadow on the wall Just one more whisper of a voice unheard Tomorrow leave the windows open As fear grows please hold me in your arms Won’t you help me if you can to shake this anger I need your gentle hands to keep me calm `Cause I never thought I’d lose I only thought I’d win I never dreamed I’d feel This fire beneath my skin I can’t believe you love me I never thought you’d come I guess I misjudged love Between a father and his son Things we never said come together The hidden truth no longer haunting me Tonight we touched on the things that were never spoken That kind of understanding sets me free ---
**Author:** ![flup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d07c76/32.png) [@flup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flup)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2000, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-tear-your-heart-out-stomp-on-it-and-leave-it-weeping-in-the-dust/21306/78 "2000-06-07T04:10:37Z")
most likely these lyrics will never be read by the dopers, so i fear not posting them: “You’re an empty promise. You’re an easy chair. You’re the gods’ forces struck down somewhere. you’re a secret noticed. You’re a mystery sky. You’re a wish floated up to the night… Medellia of my eyes, You’re the emptiness of I, You’re the reason that I write. If you say you will, I would love you still… And if I could, I’d throw away this world. I’d dress you all in pearls. I’d giv you what you wanted. You’re all I notice In a crowded room. You’re vacant motives unmoved, revealed.” [there’s more, and half the emotion is in the presentation, of course, but that’s all I care to say now] ``` "Medellia of the Gray Skies", Smashing Pumpkins ``` God I’m going to miss you, Billy. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2000, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-tear-your-heart-out-stomp-on-it-and-leave-it-weeping-in-the-dust/21306/79 "2000-06-07T05:49:41Z")
Maybe it was just Janis’ immersion into the song. This is the “Cheap Thrills” one, but the one she sang at the Monterey Pop Festival was even more heartbreaking. I wanted to grab her and hug her and tell her it was going to be alright. Being backed by the greatest bar band of all time didn’t hurt. Ball and Chain by Willie Mae Thornton a.k.a. Big Mama Thornton Sittin’ down by my window, just lookin’ out at the rain, at the rain I said I’m sittin’ down by my window, just lookin’ out at the rain You know somethin’ came along, grabbed a hold of me, felt just like a ball and chain And I say, oh, oh, oh, hon’, why does every thing go wrong? It all goes wrong And I say, oh, now tell me why, does every thing go wrong, all wrong Say, here you gone today, an’ I wanted to love you, for so long Love’s got a hold on me, baby, feels just like a ball and chain, hmm hmm hmm Oh, love’s got a hold on me, baby, feels just like a ball and chain And I don’t know why the man I’m lovin’, wanna leave me in so much pain And I say, oh oh oh, hon’, tell me why, tell me why, tell me why, oh tell me why, why, why And I say, oh, honey why, why, oh why, tell me why, I thought our love would last Honey, gonna last, last, till the day I die And I say oh, whoa, whoa, hon’, it ain’t fair, it ain’t fair what you can do, what you can do, Lord And I say oh whoa, Lord, it ain’t fair, it ain’t fair what you can do, Lord, you can do Oh suddenly you broke my heart, oh when I was givin’ my love to you Sittin’ down by my window, just lookin’ out at the rain I said I’m sittin’ down by my window, just lookin’ out at the rain Somethin’ came along, grabbed a hold of me, felt just like a ball and chain And I say oh, hon this can’t be, this can’t be all in vain, no, no, no And I say whoa, whoa, this can’t be, honey, it can’t be all in vain Hope there is someone that could tell me, hon’, tell me why love is like a ball and chain ---
**Author:** ![geekgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed8c4c/32.png) [@geekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/geekgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2000, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-tear-your-heart-out-stomp-on-it-and-leave-it-weeping-in-the-dust/21306/80 "2000-06-07T06:46:58Z")
lover lay down, dave matthews band spring sweet rhythm dance in my head slip into my lover’s hands kiss me won’t you kiss me now and sleep i would inside your mouth don’t be us too shy knowing it’s no big surprise that i will wait for you i will wait for no one but you oh please lover lay down spend this time with me together share this smile lover lay down spend this time with me walk with me, walk with you hold my hands your hands so much we have dreamed and we were so much younger hard to explain that we are stronger a million reasons life to deny let’s toss them away see you and me we lay down look see she and he by my lover’s side together share this smile lover lay down oh please oh please please lover lay down oh please lover lay down and you weep lover lay down cause it’s over lover lay down say love, say love, say love, say love, say love could i love you could you love me darling it’s all the same 'til we dance away chasing me all around leading me all around leading me all around in circles say… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-tear-your-heart-out-stomp-on-it-and-leave-it-weeping-in-the-dust/21306.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-tear-your-heart-out-stomp-on-it-and-leave-it-weeping-in-the-dust/21306.md?page=5)