do you like these lyrics who do they sound most like?

[anth0]

stand off in roads tapered down this night
trading off out think bids to never know
that we polished this wild denial till it shone from inside
a tiny chance writ "between the lines"

the streched line comes again
and it will take us down
trip roped free ride
onto the next state
and as you draw your breath
to start the countdown
the made up things depleet
too much to carry on

waste your time in trying to contemplate
and get lost in the haze of the things that you dont know
where sketches taking hours scream "more light"
so they're joined up, finished, freedom falls tonight!

the streched line comes again
and it will take us down
trip roped free ride
onto the next state
and as you draw your breath
to start the countdown
the made up things depleet
too much to carry on

[wilko]

Originally Posted by anth0

stand off in roads tapered down this night
trading off out think bids to never know
that we polished this wild denial till it shone from inside
a tiny chance writ "between the lines"

the streched line comes again
and it will take us down
trip roped free ride
onto the next state
and as you draw your breath
to start the countdown
the made up things depleet
too much to carry on

waste your time in trying to contemplate
and get lost in the haze of the things that you dont know
where sketches taking hours scream "more light"
so they're joined up, finished, freedom falls tonight!

the streched line comes again
and it will take us down
trip roped free ride
onto the next state
and as you draw your breath
to start the countdown
the made up things depleet
too much to carry on

Not sure what to say really. To be honest the music and vocal melody had better be bloody good to get the best out of these lyrics. I think they are a little too subtle and maybe random for me to really get unless I am missing something.... Keep going tough - it is all fun!

[Monkey Allen]

Yeah roger that. Pretty cryptic, but it's bloody hard to write lyrics I reckon.

[anth0]

i reckon they're different but in a good way more evocative than descriptive. sometimes its better to throw things in the air than paint them on the wall.

[Monkey Allen]

That's right, if the shoe fits wear it, or the hat or whatever

[andyhix]

Is this song about the rodeo? If it isn't, it should be.

[anth0]

lol thats what this song is written in a style that evokes pictures in the listeners mind. like you see the rodeo. i dont see the rodeo i see a war.

[goplastic]

It sort of reminds me of Ogre... but any sort of free-associative kinda stuff always makes me think of him.

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[puffin]

They make me think of Iron Maiden or something like that. It's like something James Hetfield might write, no?

When I read them, I heard them being spoken rather than sang. I can hear a marching snare in there, too.

Yeeeeeaaaaaaaaaah.... ooooooohhhhhhhhh

[Sal4001]

A little, shall we say, "ABSTRACT?" If you're just writting for yourself, then hey, that's great-mindless lyrics like that may mean something to you. My band, while writting for ourselves, also write to get our music across to the public (I.E. the people that BUY our music). I like to give the audience something they can relate to. Not something they are perplexed by-but hey, that's just me.
As far as the guy who said it reminded him of Maiden, Steve Harris writes GOOD lyrics, not anything like this tripe........................peace

['65 Stones]

I like cryptic lyrics.

Here are a couple songs from the first PAVEMENT album:

In The Mouth A Desert

Can you treat it like an oil well
When it’s underground, out of sight?
And if the sight is just a whore sign
Can it make enough sense to me?

Pretend the table is a trust knot
We’ll put our labels down, faith is down
I’ll watch some yards of twine unravel
And you’ll never get it back

It’s what I want (it’s what I want)
It’s what I want (twine comes down)
It’s what I want (it’s what I want)
Don’t you know, I could make you try
Make you try [3x]

I’ve been crowned the king of it, and it is all we have
So wait to hear my words and they’re diamond sharp
I can open it up and it’s up and down

It’s what I want (it’s what I want)
I see your bag like a little dog [? ](ball of twine)
Don’t you know that it’s what I want (it’s what I want)
I’ll see your bag and it makes you try
Makes you try [3x]

I’ve been down, the king of it, is all we have
I’ve been down and I could wait to hear the words
They’re diamond sharp today


Here

I was dressed for success
But success it never comes
And I’m the only one who laughs
At your jokes when they are so bad
And your jokes are always bad
But they’re not as bad as this

Come join us in a prayer
We’ll be waiting waiting where
Everything’s ending here

And all the sterile striking it defends
An empty dock you cast away
And rain upon your forehead
Where the mist’s for hire if it’s just too clear
Let’s spend our last quarterstance randomly
Go down to the outlet once again

Painted portraits of minions & slaves
Crotch mavens and one night plays
Are they the only ones who laugh?
At the jokes when they are so bad
And the jokes they’re always bad
But they’re not as bad as this

Come join us in a prayer
We’ll be waiting waiting where
Everything’s ending here

And all the spanish candles unsold
Away have gone to this
And a run-on piece of mount on
Trembles, shivers, runs down the freeway
I guess she spent her last quarter randomly
I guess a guess is the best I’ll do
Last time last time
Was the best time

['65 Stones]

Hearing cryptic lyrics in a good song lets me decide what I want them to mean. I can draw from things in my personal life, and make the song my own. Although it's not just the lyrics that make a song for me, otherwise you might as well write essays. It's the music and the production and the vocals (the sound & mood created)

[NolensVolens]

Originally Posted by Sal4001

A little, shall we say, "ABSTRACT?" If you're just writting for yourself, then hey, that's great-mindless lyrics like that may mean something to you. My band, while writting for ourselves, also write to get our music across to the public (I.E. the people that BUY our music). I like to give the audience something they can relate to. Not something they are perplexed by-but hey, that's just me.
As far as the guy who said it reminded him of Maiden, Steve Harris writes GOOD lyrics, not anything like this tripe........................peace

But sometimes bands like the reader to take away what they want from the lyrics - instead of telling the reader what they must take away. Sometimes abstract lyrics (such as many of Radiohead's) allow different people to relate to a song in different ways.