LaughingDog Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Yeah, I didn't remember your nickname. Sorry. lolI also have a special prejudice for those albums for a couple other reasons: 1) I'm a writer myself & 2) I discovered Wilco by way of a 1998 Jeff Tweedy solo show, so the lyrics of some of those songs were already kicking my ass before I even heard the official releases. That's really cool, how did you end up at a Jeff Tweedy solo show if you weren't a Wilco fan? Did you tag along with a friend? I was pissin blood> The lyrics on wilcoworld read: "And it was piss and blood". I think it'd be super badass if it was "I was pissin' blood". One of my favs as well! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
i'm only sleeping Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 When the cold light shakes you like a chandelierThe snowflakes break through the atmosphereAnd melt on the blue breath of the auctioneers and disappear Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mus2009 Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 It seems pretty popular, let's just name She's A Jar as #1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a-me-with-a-you Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Are there really ones like these / the ones I dream / float like leavesand freeze to spread skeleton wings / I passed through before I knew you Great choice. I also really like this part: A sleepy kisserA pretty war Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BobbyLewis222 Posted September 17, 2011 Author Share Posted September 17, 2011 Not to derail this thread, but the person who mentioned their befuddlement at some fans' dislike of SBS should read these. There were no lyrics of this caliber on that album. These great quotes are mainly from ST, BT, AGIB & YHF, the four greatest albums in the Wilco discography. Oh, the band marched on in formationThe brass was phasing tunes I couldn’t place With a sky blue skyThis rotten time wouldn’t seem so bad to me now I am looking forward toward the shadows tracing bonesOur faces stitched and sewing, our houses hemmed into homes No one wins but the thieves, so why side with anything? A ceiling fan is chopping up my dreams Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Via Harvard Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Mainly because I am a dog lover... when dogs laugh some say they’re barkingI don’t think they’re meansome people get so frightenedthe fences in between I would say the entire set of lyrics for Spiders as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LaughingDog Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 I am looking forward toward the shadows tracing bonesOur faces stitched and sewing, our houses hemmed into homesTotally forgot about You Are My Face, the lyrics to that are unreal. Mainly because I am a dog lover... when dogs laugh some say they’re barkingI don’t think they’re meansome people get so frightenedthe fences in between I would say the entire set of lyrics for Spiders as well.I'm glad someone posted that, if I did, it would have been a little redundant (; Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smells like flowers Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 "Drag your blanket blindlyAnd fill your heart with smoke" For me conjures a mental picture of a usually ever-optimistic Linus van Pelt, crushed and heartbroken.I've always loved that too! And these: There's a random painted highwayAnd a muzzle of bees You were right about the starsEach one is a setting sun I'm down on my hands and knees every time the doorbell ringsI shake like a toothache when I hear myself singAll my lies are always wishesI know I would die if I could come back new Quote Link to post Share on other sites
porkdog324 Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 These were truly deep lyrics... Once in Germany someone said nein1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
i'm only sleeping Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 I'm kickin'Yeah, I'm calm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radiatortunes Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Hide your soft skinYour sorrow is sunshineListen to my eyes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Loneliness Fighter Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Every lyric chosen has merit. The one that sticks with me was the first that struck long ago.... I live my life like I wasnt invited Something in Candly Floss, beyond the roller coaster Beach Boy throw away sound, something in that line said that Tweedy's struggles with life and love, at least as reflected in song, was connecting to the way I think and feel. Or is it the other way around? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Queen Amaranthine Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 "Sing some strange verseFrom some strange song of vinesAnd you'll be where you want to be"" "There are so many thingsI must leave alone" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bourbon Gangster Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 To live without a savior, answer to his name,Shouldn't be afraid, shouldn't be ashamed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fif1435 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 You must go so I wentWhere everything was cleanSo precise and towering. These lyrics always make me think of Steven King's novel "The Stand". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Every Little Thing Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Jeff Tweedy writes the most amazing lyrics but some that always stand out:"If this were still new to me I won't understand, Impossible Germany unlikely Japan.""You were right about the starts, each one is a setting sun""I feel some connection between you and me. Well I guess that's some direction maybe you can't see.""You keep dealing with all of these feelings like they got you believing they have no meaning, but they do." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thagle Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 The song has been mentioned but not the line: When I forget how to talk, I sing I love "Short on long term goals" "I shake like a toothache, when I hear myself sing" god there are so many Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thagle Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 oh yeah... and "the best life never leaves your lungs" this quote is so good you wont ever know Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smells like flowers Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 smoke pot smoke pot smoke pot smoke pot..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-seven Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 smoke pot smoke pot smoke pot smoke pot..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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