# Speak to me in succinct song lyrics **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 26, 2014, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666 "2014-06-26T02:54:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 364
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2016, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7261 "2016-11-28T19:22:26Z")
Those creatures jumped the barricades And have headed for the sea She began to breathe To breathe at the thought of such freedom Stood and whispered to her child, belong She held the child and whispered With calm, calm; belong ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7262 "2016-11-29T01:32:10Z")
Lock the children away from harm They’ll lock all your reason why Seeking tenderness with a dagger Skin is blocked by the years of trial You felt abandoned in the fog of flesh Sitting in place from the dead Awaiting the face of the moon to ascend You follow the siren in your head ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7263 "2016-11-29T13:06:34Z")
There’s someone in my head, But it’s not me. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7264 "2016-11-29T13:59:09Z")
Get outta my dreams Get into my car Get outta my dreams Get in the back seat baby ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7265 "2016-11-29T15:19:47Z")
We get in the car, I step on the gas. I open ‘er up, a-travellin’ Fast. I find us a spot where no one is at. Then I reach across and grab her little red hat! She’s startin’ to yell, I tell her to hush. She’s startin’ to run, and then with a rush I fly through the air, I’m pinnin’ Her flat’ ‘Cause i won’t go home without her little red hat! ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7266 "2016-11-29T15:23:59Z")
She wore a Raspberry beret The kind you find in a second hand store ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7267 "2016-11-29T19:56:22Z")
Clean shirt, new shoes And I don’t know where I am goin’ to Silk suit, black tie I don’t need a reason why They come runnin’ just as fast as they can Cause every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7268 "2016-11-29T22:37:15Z")
Crazy, I’m crazy for feeling so lonely I’m crazy, crazy for feeling so blue I knew you’d love me as long as you wanted And then someday you’d leave me for somebody new ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7269 "2016-11-29T22:50:25Z")
You may be right I may be crazy But it just may be a lunatic you’re looking for ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7270 "2016-11-29T23:04:49Z")
Psycho therapy psycho therapy psycho therapy That’s what they want to give me Psycho therapy psycho therapy psycho therapy All they want to give me ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7271 "2016-11-30T01:14:44Z")
I remember when I remember, I remember when I lost my mind There was something so pleasant about that place Even your emotions have an echo in so much space And when you’re out there, without care Yeah I was out of touch But it wasn’t because I didn’t know enough I just knew too much Does that make me crazy? Does that make me crazy? Does that make me crazy? Possibly ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7272 "2016-11-30T02:13:12Z")
Guess your dreams always end. They don’t rise up just descend, But I don’t care anymore, I’ve lost the will to want more, I’m not afraid not at all, I watch them all as they fall, But I remember when we were young. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7273 "2016-11-30T15:20:02Z")
When the world and I were young Just yesterday Life was such a simple game A child could play It was easy then to tell right from wrong Easy then to tell weak from strong When a man should stand and fight Or just go along ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7274 "2016-11-30T15:34:19Z")
Only yesterday when I was sad and I was lonely You showed me the way to leave the past and all its tears behind me Tomorrow maybe even brighter than today Since I threw my sadness away Only yesterday ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7275 "2016-11-30T15:38:47Z")
Oh, I know the past is past. The changes come so very fast, You blink one eye– Another day goes by. But the memories won’t let go, And every day the feelings grow, You think you’re strong, And then you hear one song. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7276 "2016-11-30T16:21:50Z")
Sometimes when the gates are closed And lights go out inside I wonder where the distance grows At all the shades of right And who is brave? And who is strong? You think you are You could be wrong ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7277 "2016-11-30T17:41:17Z")
Turn out the light Don’t try to save me You may be wrong for all I know But you may be right ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7278 "2016-11-30T20:20:36Z")
Save my life I’m going down for the last time Woman with a sweet lovin’ better than a white line Bring a good feelin’ ain’t had in such a long time Save my life I’m going down for the last time ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7279 "2016-11-30T21:16:16Z")
Saving my heart for you You do what you want to do There’s a place in my heart for you This time I’m watching you Till the blood in my veins run dry I’ll be there to testify There’s a place in my heart for you ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/7280 "2016-11-30T22:14:42Z")
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