Great lyrics
by dixie
I’m just having a grand old time finding stuff on the Internets these days. Here, a guy who writes some delightful stuff asked for nifty opening lines to songs. I contributed (in a rare moment of actually speaking out) my current favo(u)rite opening line:
I took a walk around the world to ease my troubled mind.
— 3 Doors Down, “Kryptonite”
What are y’all’s favo(u)rites?
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I don’t know if it’s my favorite or not, but one that comes to mind is
Someone’s Heine’ is crowdin’ my icebox.
– Weezer, “Say It Ain’t So”
Gonna cheet and take the opening two lines….
Sitting here wishing on a cement floor
Just wishing that I had just something you wore
The Pixies – Cactus
Find the imagery, and sentiment, very evocative… Shows others have bad days too….
[i]Take my love, take my land, take me where I cannot stand….[/i]
Ballad of Serenity
WHY DO THEY ALWAYS SEND THE POOR!
B.Y.O.B
System of a Down
I’m cheating and using two lines as well, although I think I’m doing better than most of the people who responded to that other guy anyway….
When shadows fall, he’ll close his eyes to hear the clocks unwind,
Powerless to leash the hands of time.
-Nickel Creek, “Seven Wonders”
I wasn’t jealous before we met – Abba, Lay All Your Love On Me
The future teaches you to be alone, the present to be afraid and cold – Manic Street Preachers, If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next.