I hope that our few remaining friends Give up on trying to save us I hope we come up with a failsafe plot To piss off the dumb few that forgave us I hope the fences we mended Fall down beneath their own weight And I hope we hang on past the last exit I hope it's already too late And I hope the junkyard a few blocks from here Someday burns down And I hope the rising black smoke carries me far away And I never come back to this town Again in my life I hope I lie And tell everyone you were a good wife And I hope you die I hope we both die I hope I cut myself shaving tomorrow I hope it bleeds all day long Our friends say it's darkest before the sun rises We're pretty sure they're all wrong I hope it stays dark forever I hope the worst isn't over And I hope you blink before I do Yeah I hope I never get sober And I hope when you think of me years down the line You can't find one good thing to say And I'd hope that if I found the strength to walk out You'd stay the hell out of my way I am drowning There is no sign of land You are coming down with me Hand in unlovable hand And I hope you die I hope we both die
If you didn't pay close attention, you'd swear that this was a happy, jaunty, upbeat folk tune. It's pretty up tempo, in a major key, and the guitar part is very feel-good. The chorus is catchy, and you find yourself tapping your toe to it.... but it has, hands down, the *most* depressing lyrics I've ever heard. (& I'm sort of obsessed with finding songs with depressing lyrics. So trust me.) -- You have to hear this one. Go take a listen!
Submitted by: Liz
A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys. Painted wings and giant's rings make way for other toys. One gray night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more. And Puff, that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar. His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain. Puff no longer went to play along the Cherry Lane. Without his lifelong friend, Puff could not be brave. So Puff that mighty Dragon, sadly slipped into his cave.
This is actually a children's song and though this is more of a mellower version, there are versions that are more upbeat. But sometimes this song contains the last verse. What are we trying to do, tell our children that we grow older and die?
Submitted by: Paul Warren
I'll be all right one way or another, So make me go, or make me want to stay.
This song may have a feel-good harmony, but this song is full of confusion for someone who asks his lady that can't express her feelings.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
and i'd rather beg borrow or steal then go back to you go back to you i'd rather beg borrow or steal
it has a lively melody for a song about a man who would actually rather beg or borrow or steal then go back to his ex
Submitted by: art
linda ronstandt's, "when will i be loved"
i have been cheated been mistreated when will i be loved tell me WHEN WILL I BE LOVVVVED! loved
a cheerful song about a woman never finding true love
Submitted by: art
she works hard for the money so hard for it honey so you better treat her right
it is a lively song about a PROSTITUTE
Submitted by: art
you are playin with queen of heart's nobody's really that smart the joker is the only fool who'll do anything for you
it has a rousing tempo for a song about a future heartbreak
Submitted by: aj
hear i stand head in hands turn my face to the wall if she's gone i can't go on feelin 2 feet small hey you've got to hide your love away
it's tone is upbeat but it's a song about a man brooding about his girlfriend dumping him
Submitted by: art
i fought the law and the law won's, "bobby fuller trio"
busting rock's in the hot sun i fought the law and the law won
what's so cheerful about a song about a crook going to prison?
Submitted by: art
bob cuban's, "the cheater"
have you heard about the guy known as the cheater too bad for the cheater tough luck for the blue heated clown
it is a rousing song about a gigolo whom the singer has no sympathy for
Submitted by: art
