Best rock lyric ever?

[Lagado]

"I'm tough, rough, ready and able
To pick myself up from under this table..."

Thin Lizzy - Fighting My Way Back.

 

[Biggbass]

They're all Wasted!!!!!!!!

 

[dramatwist]

"In order to deal in this game, you gotta make the queen disappear, it's done with a flick of the wrist... what's a sweetheart like you doing in a dump like this?"

Bob Dylan, "Infidels"

 

[Stumbo]

Introduction by Terry Kath, CTA, Chicago

Hey there everybody
Please don't romp or roam
We're a little nervous
'Cause we're so far from home
So this is what we do
Sit back and let us groove
And let us work on you

We've all spent years preparing
before this band was born
With heaven's help it blended
And we do thank the lord.

Now we put you through the changes
And turned around the mood
We hope it's struck you different
And hope you feel moved
So forget about your troubles
As we search for something new
And we play for you

Songwriters: TERRY KATH, R.I.P.
© COOK COUNTY MUSIC, BMG Rights Management
For non-commercial use only.
Data From: LyricFind

 

[thabassmon]

I like the flow and rhythmic delivery of this from Rage Against The Machine -
Calm like a bomb
"This ain't subliminal, feel the critical mass approach horizon, the pulse of the condemned, sound of America's demise"

Even his next line is a great description of himself
"The anti-myth rhythm rock shocker, yes I spit fire"

I do like Jimi Hendrix's use of colours, in Axis bold as love.
"Anger, he smiles,
Towering in shiny metallic purple armour
Queen Jealousy, envy waits behind him
Her fiery green gown sneers at the grassy ground"
The whole song is colour references

 

[devnulljp]

So don't you lock up something
That you wanted to see fly
Hands are for shaking
No not tying

 

[P_Robyn]

Somewhere a queen is weeping, somewhere a king has no wife

Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

 

[Deleted member 268085]

I repeat myself when under stress.
I repeat myself when under stress.
I repeat myself when under stress.
I repeat myself when under stress.

 

[Geddaric]

What a drag it is getting old

and

I can’t pretend a stranger is a long-awaited friend. RIP Neal.

 

[NZBassman]

'Scuse my while I kiss the sky

 

[dougjwray]

She asked me to stay and she told me to sit anywhere...
So I looked around and I noticed there wasn't a chair.

 

[Lagado]

"I smell like I sound, I'm lost and I'm found
And I'm hungry like the wolf…"

 

[dr doofie]

Not a poll and I know there is no correct answer. Just wondering what lyric you think is the best ever.

I'm specifically saying lyric as opposed to lyrics. Just one line, not a whole verse or chorus.

I went to see Nine Inch Nails last night and I think Trent Reznor came up with the best rock lyric ever. First line to the chorus of Closer: I want to **** you like an animal.

It's nasty, vulgar, offensive, dangerous, and menacing but it's also sexy, fun, and crazy. It's a song that is rough enough for the boys but still sexy enough for the girls to get into as well. A nice balance. And it was a wonderful experience to be in a room with thousands of women screaming that line at the top of their lungs.

The lyric taken OUT of context, absolutely, it’s all those things you said and more... taken in context with the song, in my opinion not so much.
But you did add that caveat above anyways

 

[dr doofie]

Sisters of Mercy
Lucretia
I hear the roar of the big machine
Two worlds and in between
Hot metal and Methadrine
I hear empire down...

Avett Brothers
Absolutely anything Seth Avett pens

 

[dr doofie]

Untag
Leibein
Lowebin
Glowbein

That’s perfect

 

[dr doofie]

Your heart sings like a kettle
And your words, they boil away like steam.
And a lie burns long while the truth bites quick,
A heart is built for both it seems.
You are lonely as a church,
Despite the queuing out your door.
I am empty as a promise, no more.

Little Bird
Lisa Hannigan

 

[dr doofie]

How could things
Get any worse for you?
You're so f***ing alone
How could things
Get any worse for you?
I don't blame you
When you piss and moan

Sob Story
Minor Threat

 

[Electricalbass]

You work your life away and what do they give?
You're only killing yourself to live.
-Black Sabbath

 

[cheechi]

all I wanted was a Pepsi

 

[noeinstein]

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make