lindsey's best lyric.

[justcrazylove]

just a thought... what is your opinion on his best ever line, or phrase in a song.
for me its
memories like shadows scorched in the sand
I'm alone, a lonely man.
easily the most, thought provoking line and emotive line he has ever written. whats it for you.

[ThePenguin]

Just a time within a time...
Just a scheme within a scheme...
A little world within a world...
It's a dream, just a dream.


From the first time i heard them, those words affected me. Seems such a sweet, melancholy way for him to remember the whole 'life in a Fleetwood Mac bubble' experience.

-Lis

[GateandGarden]

I don't think I could pick a best but I really, really love "Melodies awaken sorrows from their sleep."

[ontheEdgeof17]

All alone, we suffer....Oh, to steal your heart away.

[sodascouts]

"Time recedes with a fatal drop / Dusty fury on the mountaintop" - so evocative!

[GypsySorcerer]

Whisper murder in your ear/you just keep it so well hid

or

I keep the dream in my pocket/never let it fade away

And all of "Peacekeeper."

[strandinthewind]

All of Peacekeeper and Say Goodbye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I also think Miranda is awefully clever!!!!!

[GypsySorcerer]

All of Peacekeeper and Say Goodbye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I also think Miranda is awefully clever!!!!!

Yep. SYW contains some of his very best work.

[strandinthewind]

Yep. SYW contains some of his very best work.

I really LOVE ISA as well.

Finally, I also love TITN, the song - though that period for LB was not my fav.

[GypsySorcerer]

I really LOVE ISA as well.

Finally, I also love TITN, the song - though that period for LB was not my fav.

I actually love Tango Lindsey. I like all of his songs on that album, even "Family Man." :laugh:

[wondergirl9847]

"when the darkness comes, you've got to fly into the light...."

"I never change, I never will, I'm so afraid, the way I feel..."

"You don't belong here, I guess you never did..."

Arg...if I had to go with one....it would be....

"when the darkness comes, you've got to fly into the light..." - I adore that song and use those lyrics in my signature at other boards quite a bit.

[strandinthewind]

I actually love Tango Lindsey. I like all of his songs on that album, even "Family Man." :laugh:

I like Family Man as well and might I add who has not done some WILD dance move to the "I AM WHAT I AM AM WHAT I AM AM WHAT I AM" part :o

Oh I like his songs and stuff, just not as much as the other periods. Even my least fav. LB period is better than any non FM member's prime :laugh:

[AliP]

It's so hard to find your way
When the liars come around
Still it happens everyday
So don't let it get you down

[amber]

All alone, we suffer....Oh, to steal your heart away.
"Time recedes with a fatal drop / Dusty fury on the mountaintop"

These are my faves as well. Plus Murrow.

"All the sainted sinners
They pay handsomely
M S C A E they make the weapons
And they run the prisons
And they sell the justice
'Cause being guilty is just good business"

[face of glass]

All of "Family Man". :nod:

[David]

My heart was broken
My part was spoken
Now the ground has opened
All around me

The whole song, really. Nice words.

[mylittledemon]

"silence of stone...a memory of shame...fly away home....surrender the rain"

[shackin'up]

Tarantula passes by your window
No one takes it as a sign
No one cares which way the wind blows
Someone’s got to change your mind

Every bone has been broken
Rumours of awful scenes
Every word, every language has been spoken
Someone’s got to set you free

and this bridge:

Is it just a separate voice?
Did you hear what they said?
Is it only that you’re lonely?
Did you save him everyday?
Is your lie justified?
Kick your holes through your door
Did you die with him right on the floor, floor, floor

OFCOURSE including the folowing KILLER-riff.....that's part of the lyric for me...

[The Tower]

"silence of stone...a memory of shame...fly away home....surrender the rain"

:nod: :nod: :nod: :nod: :nod:

That's my favorite line from my favorite Lindsey solo song ever. Ooooooo- goosebumps!!!!

[GateandGarden]

Tarantula passes by your window
No one takes it as a sign
No one cares which way the wind blows
Someone’s got to change your mind

Every bone has been broken
Rumours of awful scenes
Every word, every language has been spoken
Someone’s got to set you free

and this bridge:

Is it just a separate voice?
Did you hear what they said?
Is it only that you’re lonely?
Did you save him everyday?
Is your lie justified?
Kick your holes through your door
Did you die with him right on the floor, floor, floor

OFCOURSE including the folowing KILLER-riff.....that's part of the lyric for me...
I LOVE that song! :nod:

[Barbara]

Not my favorite, favorite, favorite - but I like it a lot . . .

"In silence the lonely make all their mistakes". Book of Love

Barbara

[mylittledemon]

Not my favorite, favorite, favorite - but I like it a lot . . .

"In silence the lonely make all their mistakes". Book of Love

Barbara

Oooh I like that too!

[dissention]

Too many. "Peacekeeper" was a new high for him, though.

You know all of our friends are gods
And they all tell us how to paint our face
But there's only one brush we need
It's the one that never leaves a trace

When the candles burn down, worlds turn to stone
That's why you've got to fly, fly away home

We never took quite enough chances
We never had quite enough time
I did about a thousand dances
But nothing would change your mind

Saw you face yesterday, thinking on the days of old
And the price that we paid, for a love we couldn't hold

Don't know why I have to go
Don't know why I can't stay
Guess I want to be alone
And I guess I need to be amazed
Save me a place
I'll come running if you love me today

And my favorite:

My heart was broken
My part was spoken
Now the ground has opened
All around me

[dissention]

Tarantula passes by your window
No one takes it as a sign
No one cares which way the wind blows
Someone’s got to change your mind

Every bone has been broken
Rumours of awful scenes
Every word, every language has been spoken
Someone’s got to set you free

and this bridge:

Is it just a separate voice?
Did you hear what they said?
Is it only that you’re lonely?
Did you save him everyday?
Is your lie justified?
Kick your holes through your door
Did you die with him right on the floor, floor, floor

OFCOURSE including the folowing KILLER-riff.....that's part of the lyric for me...

One of his very best. It's perfection.

[wondergirl9847]

The way the man says the word...tarantula...LOVE!!! I adore that song too. :nod: Perfection.

[strandinthewind]

The way the man says the word...tarantula...LOVE!!! I adore that song too. :nod: Perfection.

IT IS HIS CHIMPANZEE :D :D :D :D

Seriously, I am not wild about that song, but it is okay.

[mylittledemon]

The way the man says the word...tarantula...LOVE!!! I adore that song too. :nod: Perfection.

I've never even heard of this song. The words arent that great either. Must be some reason it hasnt been released...

[Sugar]

The dreams of a lifetime
Told me wrong
Everything is all right
And now it's gone

Guess I want to be alone
And I guess I need to be amazed

Everything you do has been done
And this won't last forever

They told me that I never would recover
Still some say they knew me well

You can hurt, you can heal, you can reach for the light
You could trust in yourself if you’d give it a try
Turn it on

Slightly episodic
Always on the run
Ever so neurotic
Still we have our fun

Do you ever wonder
Do you ever hate
Six feet under
Someone who can wait

If that's all that there is
Oh steal your heart away

Here comes the nightime looking for a little more
Waiting on the right time somebody outside the door.

Well, the curtain falls too early, so they say
Some will go, others just stay and stay
So have a round on me, my friends
Buttercup days are through
You know I'll always love 'em
But I think it's time that we flew

And the lips you were kissing
Night after night
All were bathed in blue
All bathed in white

Half-closed eyes and unconscious death
Do you feel the ooze as your brain drains out
From the pneumatic drills and sharpened knives?
Blood in the sky, are you dead or alive?

The lights shine down the marina
All across her safety zone
But loneliness follows Miranda
And Miranda is always alone

Make me a mask
So I can last
'Til the right time comes

A tear in my eye
To light I fly
An end is beginning

It's so hard to find your way
When the liars come around
Still it happens everyday
So don't let it get you down

Now I best be on my way
Before the night turns blue
Once you said goodbye to me, yeah
And now I say goodbye to you

It doesn't matter who we thought we were
We ain't got time for it now
I swear, I swear, I swear
It's not too late
Wait for the light that might light our way
Wait for the right twist of fate

Or at any rate these are the ones that mean the most to me (other than what's been said)

Funny, but so many of these seem so simple just typed out on the screen, but I guess it's his delivery, they still convey so much to me... :shrug:

[DownOnRodeo]

After the music ended
There was nowhere to go but down
Faces of glass all stuck in the past
They only came here to drown
<hr>Don't blame me
Please be strong
I know I'm not wrong<hr><i>You don't know what it means to win</i><hr><i>All the restless people and the bitter green
Well it takes the gold, makes the spirit mean</i>

[Nico]

I really, really love the entire lyric to Red Rover. I think the words are amazing. Quite like the song, actually. :nod:

[catinthedark]

I'm So Afraid
Days when the rain and the sun are gone
Black as night
Agony's torn at my heart too long
So afraid
Slip and I fall and I die

Say Goodbye
I let you slip away
There was nothing I could do
That was so long ago
Still I often think of you

Both so sad. I'm a sucker for the heart-wrenchers.

[Janet]

I love the lyrics to Loving Cup. So absolutely dirty. :eek:

I Know I'm Not Wrong. The lyrics on that are so about Stevie and I love them.

Street of Dreams is my favorite because I can totally identify with what he is saying.

[mondaymornin1]

"Spread your broken wings and learn how to fly. Take the diamonds from the son, wipe the tears from your eyes."

and

"Now someone is dead and gone. The hurt that you feel makes you strong. Time is allowed. Make him proud. Just go out and turn it on."

[catinthedark]

"Spread your broken wings and learn how to fly."

A bit of an "homage" to The Beatles perhaps? :xoxo:

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly...

[thepoetinmyhear]

I love Lindsey primarily for his music, but I often find some of his lyrics lack a certain delivery. There are only a few that really affect me and the chief among them is this:

There’s a shadow on my daddy’s stone, where he was laid, laid to rest.
I ask him is this just a dream, or is it just another test?
I turn my back against the cold, I turn my face into the wind
And I wonder will I ever, ever make it home again?

I just always love that part in any version live in '92 or studio.

[Miss Vicky]

<font size="1">"If I had known this was only a dream I would have waken from this sleep"

"I used to be somebody but that was so long ago, look around but you won't see me, just a picture of what I used to be"

"One thing I think you should know I ain't gonna miss you when you go"

"Buy another fixture tell another lie paint another picture see who's surprised"

"They told me that I never would recover, still some say they knew me well"

"Once upon a time I was strong and proud everything that the law would allow but more and more I feel less and less"

"Melodies awaken sorrows from their sleep"

"I'm a bundle of joy a pocketful of tears, got enough of both to last all the years"

"You are the object of my desire, open your mouth put out the fire"

"I keep the dream in my pocket, never let it fade away, inside, outside no loneliness in this dream"

"A little too erotic, how do we get things done?"

"Living in exile ain't the way to go, it's just another way of dying"

"I've got to stop this obsesssion of revenge and fear, I've been running from everything that I once held dear, and it feels so cold, it feels like sin, I've got to stop this obsession and start living again" (Hillary :p )

"Everyone pays a price for these dreams so why not dream these dreams together?"

"I'm a little lost let me find my way, I'm a little dead let me live, Been living in the past let me rise today, led a selfish life let me give"

And every word of "Someone's Gotta Change Your Mind" </font>

[shackin'up]

<font size="1">""I'm a little lost let me find my way, I'm a little dead let me live, Been living in the past let me rise today, led a selfish life let me give"
</font>

Impressive list, miss vicky!
alot of my faves too!
But this one is one of my dearest.

[Kelly]

"woven mystery, fills up this womb...no little children"

"come along, lay down and talk to me...tell me all your fear will allow, it doesn't matter who we thought we were, we ain't got time for it now"
These lyrics, well the entire song, are some of my most favorite from Lindsey. They really show his growth and maturity as a man, no longer asking only for physical intimacy but yearning for emotional intimacy, as well. HUGE change for Linds. The words and title are clever, as Lindsey's often are, multi layered and complicated. TWIST of Fate equals nod to Twisted...besides that the lyrics just scream Stevie. "you were living under the reign of kings, living under the gun, I know that made you do alot of things you wish you'd never done". (sort of reminds me of her conversation with Petty where he told her that "no one is mad at you anymore..just reinvent yourself as an artist".

"Peacekeeper, take your time, wait for the dark of night, soon all of our suns will rise ...don't be afraid to fight, love is the sweet surprise". (another reference to the woman's fears)

"I said I was gonna put God away, he's been here awhile, livin in the guest room, I guess he goes in style" and "think of me sweet darling, everytime you don't come". The arrogance is somehow charming to me. I do find the song almost humorous and I think the fact that Ann Heche suddenly decided she was a lesbian after she broke up with Linds gave him the PERFECT excuse for this song. No, I do not think he originally wrote it about Ann, although there are a couple songs that I do think are about her. (Miranda most notably) Oh to be a fly on the wall the first time Stevie heard this track. Can you imagine? I would have paid lots of money to observe her reaction. "Think of me sweet darling, everytime you don't come"!!! I can picture her face clearly. I wonder what she said to him? We know she told him that "everyone will think the song is about me" but I predict a bunch more drama over the track. Bwwaaahhhaa.

[shackin'up]

I said I was gonna put God away, he's been here awhile, livin in the guest room, I guess he goes in style" .

Good choices, Kelly. But I've always thought he sang these mindboggling words "she's been here awhile, livin in the guest room, I guess she goes in style"
well, I'll have to relisten....the second she is easily misinterpreted the first not. :shrug:

[Miss Vicky]

Impressive list, miss vicky!
alot of my faves too!
But this one is one of my dearest.

What can I say? I'm a Lindsey fan to the core - and as much as he's typically seen as a great guitarist, his lyrical abilities are far from lacking.

Although Kelly mentioned a lyric that I forgot

"Come along, lay down and talk to me, tell me all your fear will allow, it doesn't matter who we thought we were, we ain't got time for it now"

[GateandGarden]

"come along, lay down and talk to me...tell me all your fear will allow, it doesn't matter who we thought we were, we ain't got time for it now"
These lyrics, well the entire song, are some of my most favorite from Lindsey. They really show his growth and maturity as a man, no longer asking only for physical intimacy but yearning for emotional intimacy, as well. HUGE change for Linds. The words and title are clever, as Lindsey's often are, multi layered and complicated. TWIST of Fate equals nod to Twisted...besides that the lyrics just scream Stevie. "you were living under the reign of kings, living under the gun, I know that made you do alot of things you wish you'd never done". (sort of reminds me of her conversation with Petty where he told her that "no one is mad at you anymore..just reinvent yourself as an artist". I totally agree. I cannot express how much I love "Twist of Fate."

[Red]

Shadow on my Daddy's stone
Ten years gone it seems
I ask him will I ever stop
Ever stop dreaming dreams
He said never, never, never

The words alone are powerful enough, but the delivery is overwhelmingly emotional. I love every syllable of this song.

[michelle2677]

I've been fond of
"think of me sweet darling, everytime u don't come"
&
"and the walls all close in as the fancy takes flight" dont know y..but I think that lyric is cool*L* and I agree with the person that said all of the lyrics to this song are clever

[Ghost_Tracker]

I'm so, so surprised that no one has posted these yet!!! :shocked:


"If I could
Baby, I'd give you my world
How can I
When you won't take it from me ( YEAH!)

You can go your own way
Go your own way
You an call it
Another lonely day
You can go your own way
Go your own way

Tell me why...
Everything turned around:
Packing up,
Shacking up is all you wanna do

If I could
Baby I'd give you my world
Open up
Everything's waiting for you..."


"I been alone
All the years
So many ways to count the tears
I never change
I never will
I'm so afraid the way I feel

Days when the rain and the sun are gone
Black as night
Agony's torn at my heart too long
So afraid:
I slip and I fall and I die."

"Two kinds of trouble in this world
Living... dying
I lost my power in this world
And the rumors are flying
So I go insane
Like I always do
And I call your name
She's a lot like you"

OH and he plays some sort of instrument on them too -

cymbals or guitar or something . . ..

:rolleyes: :nod:

[DavidMn]

How about 2 lines from You and I, Part 1. Where the strange wind blows, and With the secrets no one knows. I really love that song, it shouldve been on Tango instead of Part 2. :nod:

[Lindsey Jr.]

My favorites are: come, go insane, big love, wrong, the ledge, Miranda, tango in the night, say goodbye, steal your heart away

My all-time favorite is:

"Loving you
Isn`t the right thing to do
How can I ever change things
That I feel

If I could
Maybe I`d give you my world
How can I
When you won`t take it from me
If I could
Baby I`d give you my world
Open up
Everything`s waiting for you"

[GateandGarden]

Shadow on my Daddy's stone
Ten years gone it seems
I ask him will I ever stop
Ever stop dreaming dreams
He said never, never, never

The words alone are powerful enough, but the delivery is overwhelmingly emotional. I love every syllable of this song.Yes, as if those lyrics weren't wonderful enough, his delivery is so charged. It's hard for me not to cry when I get to this part.

[Richard B]

Don't know why I have to work
Don't know why I can't play
Turn me off, turn me out
But don't turn me away
Save me a place
I'll come running if you
love me today