Saw wolverine's thread on lyrics in the general section and wondered why people picked the songs that they had posted; more interesting, however, is what song you think defines you?
There are lots of songs that make me happy or sad or remember past loves or want to jump on the bike and ride off down the highway ... but the song that defines me to me is Behind Blue Eyes by the Who (though I like the Bryan Adams version with the Who at Albert Hall).
For me, it is the fact that beneath the veneer of normalicy is a wealth of insanity -- and despite years of relative success in a number of endevours, I have never 'fit in' anywhere, even here. It is that overwhelming feeling that no one knows what it is like, and that I am tired of trying to explain it, of trying to be like everyone else, which suggests that I am not good enough as I am. This song sums up that anger and frustration and constant feeling that every thought, word and action is somehow inappropriate and I wonder: why bother.
No one knows what it’s like
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes
No one knows what it’s like
To be hated
To be fated
To telling only lies
But my dreams
They aren’t as empty
As my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance
That’s never free
No one knows what it’s like
To feel these feelings
Like I do
And I blame you
No one bites back as hard
On their anger
None of my pain and woe
Can show through
But my dreams
They aren’t as empty
As my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance
That’s never free
When my fist clenches, crack it open
Before I use it and lose my cool
When I smile, tell me some bad news
Before I laugh and act like a fool
If I swallow anything evil
Put your finger down my throat
If I shiver, please give me a blanket
Keep me warm, let me wear your coat
No one knows what it’s like
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes
There are lots of songs that make me happy or sad or remember past loves or want to jump on the bike and ride off down the highway ... but the song that defines me to me is Behind Blue Eyes by the Who (though I like the Bryan Adams version with the Who at Albert Hall).
For me, it is the fact that beneath the veneer of normalicy is a wealth of insanity -- and despite years of relative success in a number of endevours, I have never 'fit in' anywhere, even here. It is that overwhelming feeling that no one knows what it is like, and that I am tired of trying to explain it, of trying to be like everyone else, which suggests that I am not good enough as I am. This song sums up that anger and frustration and constant feeling that every thought, word and action is somehow inappropriate and I wonder: why bother.
No one knows what it’s like
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes
No one knows what it’s like
To be hated
To be fated
To telling only lies
But my dreams
They aren’t as empty
As my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance
That’s never free
No one knows what it’s like
To feel these feelings
Like I do
And I blame you
No one bites back as hard
On their anger
None of my pain and woe
Can show through
But my dreams
They aren’t as empty
As my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance
That’s never free
When my fist clenches, crack it open
Before I use it and lose my cool
When I smile, tell me some bad news
Before I laugh and act like a fool
If I swallow anything evil
Put your finger down my throat
If I shiver, please give me a blanket
Keep me warm, let me wear your coat
No one knows what it’s like
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes
