Music meme
There was a music lyrics meme going around recently. I don't remember what the rules were, so I'm making up my own rules: basically, just give the song and artist name for anything you know.
I don't know if the original meme had a set number of songs, but I just went through my iTunes and picked out songs whose lyrics have struck me in some way. I'm not much of a poetry reader, but I do love well-written song lyrics and they're essentially a type of poetry, so maybe I like poetry more than I thought? Anyway, here are the lyrics:
1. I'm a festival, I'm a parade - All the Wine by the National
2. No more dreaming like a ghost so in love with the wrong world - Blinding by Florence + the Machine (guessed by isiscaughey )
3. When it's all over we can barely discuss for one minute only - Lisztomania by Phoenix
4. All things that cause you joy cause pain - Gentle Hours by Yo La Tengo
5. Who is it circles round you / do you circle round who / it is circles round you? - Orbital by Josh Ritter
6. You eye each other as you pass / she looks back you look back - Jigsaw Falling Into Place by Radiohead
7. If she's your only one / and she is also mine / just pin your heartbeat up against my heartbeat and you'll see how well we rhyme - Bright Smile by Josh Ritter
8. She is there on the shoreline, throwing stones at my back - Swim Until You Can't See Land by Frightened Rabbit
9. I'm seeking girls in sales and marketing / let's go make out up in the balcony - I Hear the Bells by Mike Doughty (guessed by beatriceeagle )
10. Sometimes the TV is like a lover / singing softly as you fall asleep - Heart by Stars
11. You were standing this close to me / like the future was supposed to be / in the aisles of the grocery / in the blocks uptown - Taxi Cab by Vampire Weekend
12. And I'll find strength in pain / and I will change my ways / I'll know my name as it's cold again - The Cave by Mumford & Sons (guessed by starry_laa )
13. Feels so much better now / getting rid of my rage - Walls by Shout Out Louds
14. Do you really think you can just put it in a safe behind a painting, lock it up and leave? - Start a War by the National
15. You're wounded and play a waiting game / in no man's land no one's to blame - See the World by Gomez
16. I was tired of January / I was tired of June / I felt a change a comin' - Hold On by KT Tunnstall (guessed by catchtheskies )
17. Sorrow drips into your heart through a pinhole / just like a faucet that leaks and there is comfort in the sound - Marching Bands of Manhattan by Death Cab for Cutie (guessed by isiscaughey and beatriceeagle )
18. And in your eyes I see what's on my mind / you got me wired, turned around inside - Say Goodbye by Dave Matthews Band
19. I am a visitor here / I am not permanent - The District Sleeps Tonight by Postal Service (guessed by isiscaughey )
20. Your sister gave us away and your father came all unhinged - O Valencia! by the Decemberists
21. Coffee cup's on the counter/ jacket's on the chair / paper's on the doorstep / but you're not there - You're Missing by Bruce Springsteen
22. People in every direction / no words exchanged no time to exchange - Ants Marching by Dave Matthews Band (guessed by alexiscartwheel )
23. They tenderly kissed and cut the cake / the bride then tripped and broke the vase - Death of An Interior Decorator by Death Cab for Cutie
24. And in the pulse there lies conviction / a steady push and pull routine - Song Beneath the Song by Maria Taylor
25. The most tender place in my heart is for strangers - Hold On Hold by Neko Case
26. Tainted Love's too fast to dance to / so let's leave them all behind - Reunion by Stars
27. I'm the next act waiting in the wings / I'm an animal trapped in your parked car - All I Need by Radiohead (guessed by isiscaughey )
I don't know if the original meme had a set number of songs, but I just went through my iTunes and picked out songs whose lyrics have struck me in some way. I'm not much of a poetry reader, but I do love well-written song lyrics and they're essentially a type of poetry, so maybe I like poetry more than I thought? Anyway, here are the lyrics:
1. I'm a festival, I'm a parade - All the Wine by the National
2. No more dreaming like a ghost so in love with the wrong world - Blinding by Florence + the Machine (guessed by isiscaughey )
3. When it's all over we can barely discuss for one minute only - Lisztomania by Phoenix
4. All things that cause you joy cause pain - Gentle Hours by Yo La Tengo
5. Who is it circles round you / do you circle round who / it is circles round you? - Orbital by Josh Ritter
6. You eye each other as you pass / she looks back you look back - Jigsaw Falling Into Place by Radiohead
7. If she's your only one / and she is also mine / just pin your heartbeat up against my heartbeat and you'll see how well we rhyme - Bright Smile by Josh Ritter
8. She is there on the shoreline, throwing stones at my back - Swim Until You Can't See Land by Frightened Rabbit
9. I'm seeking girls in sales and marketing / let's go make out up in the balcony - I Hear the Bells by Mike Doughty (guessed by beatriceeagle )
10. Sometimes the TV is like a lover / singing softly as you fall asleep - Heart by Stars
11. You were standing this close to me / like the future was supposed to be / in the aisles of the grocery / in the blocks uptown - Taxi Cab by Vampire Weekend
12. And I'll find strength in pain / and I will change my ways / I'll know my name as it's cold again - The Cave by Mumford & Sons (guessed by starry_laa )
13. Feels so much better now / getting rid of my rage - Walls by Shout Out Louds
14. Do you really think you can just put it in a safe behind a painting, lock it up and leave? - Start a War by the National
15. You're wounded and play a waiting game / in no man's land no one's to blame - See the World by Gomez
16. I was tired of January / I was tired of June / I felt a change a comin' - Hold On by KT Tunnstall (guessed by catchtheskies )
17. Sorrow drips into your heart through a pinhole / just like a faucet that leaks and there is comfort in the sound - Marching Bands of Manhattan by Death Cab for Cutie (guessed by isiscaughey and beatriceeagle )
18. And in your eyes I see what's on my mind / you got me wired, turned around inside - Say Goodbye by Dave Matthews Band
19. I am a visitor here / I am not permanent - The District Sleeps Tonight by Postal Service (guessed by isiscaughey )
20. Your sister gave us away and your father came all unhinged - O Valencia! by the Decemberists
21. Coffee cup's on the counter/ jacket's on the chair / paper's on the doorstep / but you're not there - You're Missing by Bruce Springsteen
22. People in every direction / no words exchanged no time to exchange - Ants Marching by Dave Matthews Band (guessed by alexiscartwheel )
23. They tenderly kissed and cut the cake / the bride then tripped and broke the vase - Death of An Interior Decorator by Death Cab for Cutie
24. And in the pulse there lies conviction / a steady push and pull routine - Song Beneath the Song by Maria Taylor
25. The most tender place in my heart is for strangers - Hold On Hold by Neko Case
26. Tainted Love's too fast to dance to / so let's leave them all behind - Reunion by Stars
27. I'm the next act waiting in the wings / I'm an animal trapped in your parked car - All I Need by Radiohead (guessed by isiscaughey )