# 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:** 444
**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:** [July 26, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8861 "2017-07-26T00:26:49Z")
Now you’re looking back where everything seems near Scared of letting all that comfort disappear. Losing sight of that familiar touch you know Sinking into unknown beauty for a day Living everything as it comes and goes The only times you know have passed away ---
**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:** [July 26, 2017, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8862 "2017-07-26T13:55:57Z")
Tale as old as time True as it can be Barely even friends Then somebody bends Unexpectedly. Just a little change Small to say the least Both a little scared Neither one prepared Beauty and the Beast ---
**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:** [July 26, 2017, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8863 "2017-07-26T14:10:58Z")
Sanest choice in this insane world: Beware the beast but enjoy the feast he offers All of my songs can only be composed of the greatest of pains Every single verse can only be born of the greatest of wishes I wish I had one more night to live ---
**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:** [July 26, 2017, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8864 "2017-07-26T14:34:35Z")
By the light of the silvery moon My fur will grow Covering most of my torso I’ll grow paws And fangs in my jaws Smash down the door Turn the guards into gore Bodies will be strewn 'Neath the silvery moon ---
**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:** [July 27, 2017, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8865 "2017-07-27T13:36:51Z")
I’m a beast, I’m a troll But at least I got a role. Disney offered me a bonus So I had to sell my soul. I’m a dreck in this wreck Ah, but heck I get a check. All in all, it’s quite delicious Getting paid to dance with dishes. ---
**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:** [July 27, 2017, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8866 "2017-07-27T14:34:33Z")
And in the master’s chambers, They gathered for the feast They stab it with their steely knives, But they just can’t kill the beast ---
**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:** [July 27, 2017, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8867 "2017-07-27T18:11:09Z")
So long to this wretched form Them gray eyes on the subway Long before you were born You were always to be a dagger floating Straight to their heart Listen now, we won’t tell anyone But you’re gonna tell the world So life ain’t been any fun Now your viscera unfurls ---
**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:** [July 27, 2017, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8868 "2017-07-27T18:25:34Z")
Bang! Bang! Maxwell’s Silver Dagger came down upon her head! ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8869 "2017-07-27T20:06:07Z")
I saw her from the corner of my eye, eye, eye Yes she looked so good I thought I’d die My heart went bang shang a lang, bang shang a lang Bang shang a lang, bang, bang ---
**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:** [July 28, 2017, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8870 "2017-07-28T01:57:12Z")
For all time Looking for something to remind me Something out the corner of my eye Why can’t I feel it Why should I try Bump into a stranger But that stranger is strangely familiar How could I let it slip by Why can’t I feel it Can you tell me why ---
**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:** [July 28, 2017, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8871 "2017-07-28T03:17:24Z")
“Can you tell me where my country lies?” Said the unifaun to his true love’s eyes “It lies with me!” cried the Queen of Maybe For her merchandise, he traded in his prize ---
**Author:** ![backsidejohnny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/backsidejohnny/32/280_2.png) [@backsidejohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/backsidejohnny)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8872 "2017-07-29T22:00:48Z")
Look what you’ve done, there’s no place that you can run The monster’s made, we must pay Maybe nature has a plan to control the ways of man He must start from scratch again many battles he must win Till he earns his place on earth like the other creatures do Will there be a happy end, now that all depends on you ---
**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:** [July 30, 2017, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8873 "2017-07-30T17:31:10Z")
I’m just a poor boy, nobody loves me. He’s just a poor boy from a poor family, Spare him his life from this monstrosity. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8874 "2017-07-30T20:19:10Z")
You sit there in your cushy job and call me on the phone You want my money and everything I own I’ll pay you soon as I get paid, the check is in the mail Don’t call my home anymore, I’ve long since jumped bail Bounce a check, lie a bit, do without I’m in hiding, just leave me be This is the first step to my date with poverty ---
**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:** [July 30, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8875 "2017-07-30T21:43:57Z")
He says, “Do you accept my card, Or can I pay for it now in cold, hard cash? I’m priceless, you’re worthless, but it’s not a bad match.” And I know you understand, it’s blood money. There’s such a big demand, for blood money. A hundred and fifty grand, blood money. It’s flowing under the land, like blood money. He’s worth the ransom. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2017, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8876 "2017-07-31T00:07:59Z")
The landlord’s breathing down my neck He say’s it’s a disgrace So I said ‘put it in a cool, dry, place.’ ---
**Author:** ![backsidejohnny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/backsidejohnny/32/280_2.png) [@backsidejohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/backsidejohnny)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8877 "2017-07-31T01:37:12Z")
Tuesday afternoon is never ending Wednesday morning papers didn’t come Thursday night you stocking needed mending See how they run Lady Madonna, children at your feet Wonder how you manage to make ends meet ---
**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:** [July 31, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8878 "2017-07-31T01:38:30Z")
Tuesday afternoon I’m just beginning to see Now I’m on my way It doesn’t matter to me Chasing the clouds away Something calls to me The trees are drawing me near I’ve got to find out why Those gentle voices I hear Explain it all with a sigh ---
**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:** [July 31, 2017, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8879 "2017-07-31T13:40:29Z")
Don’t write a letter when you want to leave Don’t call me at 3 a.m. from a friend’s apartment I’d like to choose how I hear the news Take me to a park that’s covered with trees Tell me on a Sunday please. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/8880 "2017-07-31T17:00:20Z")
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