Been thinking on this one, and I've found it pretty hard to think of any good lyrics that mean anything to me. Sure, there are plenty of great songs out there about all sorts of bad-ass shit, but it's hard to find lyrics that you identify with. I guess a strange one from my teenybopper years would be "Teenage Dirtbag", by Wheatus. For all I know, the band was a one-hit wonder, but those lyrics spoke to me. It's about two losers in high school who feel lonely, and somehow... they both get to see Iron Maiden at the end.

I'm sure The Eagles and Grateful Dead have a bunch more meaningful lyrics, too. They were in a drug-fueled era, filled with revelations about the meaning of life. Pink Floyd of course, "We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl".

Oh, here's a great one by Journey: "Don't Stop... Believin'!" -- simple, and to the point!

The Whole of the Moon by The Waterboys. This reminds my of brother who lived fast and died young (31) from a heroin overdose. He was no junkie. Just a guy who wanted to experience everything and he had this strange wisdom about everyting that I just couldn't fathom.

"I pictured a rainbow
You held it in your hands
I had flashes
But you saw the plan
I wandered out in the world for years
While you just stayed in your room
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon
The whole of the moon

I spoke about wings
You just flew
I wondered, I guessed and I tried
You just knew
I sighed
But you swooned, I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon
The whole of the moon"

"They're coming to take me away, ho ho, hee hee, ha ha, to the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time, and I'll be happy to see those nice young men in their clean white coats and they're coming to take me away ha haaaaaa!"


Seriously, the Eagles always made me stop and think. One time I was lsitening to Desperado, and it really woke me up from various bullshit that I was putting myself through. Lots of lines from that song really hit the mark.

Not my favorite Rush song overall, but probably Freewill.