What's a lyric from lesser-known band that most people don't know about that really resonates with you?
What's a lyric from lesser-known band that most people don't know about that really resonates with you?
And loneliness is my sweetest friend The one that always knocks me down again The truest thoughts to enter my brain Come, a high, lonesome refrain I’m lonelier than lonely And no one on this earth can console me
from the album Lonelier Than Lonely
You’re either looking 6 months into the future Or looking 10 years into the past Searching for answers in tough circumstances I just need something that lasts Give me something that lasts
from the album Courting Strong
I don’t got HD TV but I got insulation I got no Lamborghini’s, but I got vaccinations I got a microwave, I got some pocket change And even if I didn’t, dude, pssh, no complaints Tonight if you see me knocking on wood That’s just because I’m doing so fucking good I don’t hate my life, no, it’s going alright That’s why tonight you see me knocking on wood
Apologies for the extended quote. This whole song serves as a reminder that we always have something to be thankful for. There’s humor in it, but the sentiment is sincere and delivered in a catchy song.
Given and Denied - Poets of the Fall
Give me back my innocence cos I wish to dream again Like I never outgrew my old playground Where the sun sets slowly with a golden crown and the leaves sing lullabies 'round vacant swings Give me those wings
Magnum just never quite caught that star factor. They’re decent musicians, their vocalist has a lovely, distinctive voice, and their songwriter pens some of the best lyrics in the industry, especially their earlier works (the ones I’m most familiar with). Unfortunately they never quite got commercial success and most people have probably never heard of them. The only reason I heard of them is they opened for Judas Priest once and then Blue Oyster Cult, two bands I was (and still am) a big fan of.
I stumbled over their song The Spirit at just about the time in life I most needed to hear its lyrics.
Other great songs from that era include The Teacher, Soldier of the Line, Sacred Hour, but The Spirit is the one that resonated with me over decades.