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comment by zonk
zonk  ·  3707 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What are some great, meaningful song lyrics you know of?

I don't really listen to lyrics (shame on me) and I listen to a lot of electric music anyway, but one particular lyric I've always liked is of one of my favorite japanese rock bands, Ellegarden, which have some songs in English.

    Hey Mr. Feather do you think you're really fly

    Mr. Clever she is fool enough to trust you

    Mr. Stupid you are not like anyone

    Mr. Famous I don't know your real name

    Mr. Tiny your dream is so big

    Mr. Clumsy what you've made is so art

    Mr. Doubtful don't you trust yourself at all

    I'm Mr. Complain

    Yeah my life is shit

    Give me something that's I'll never fail

    Give me something that I understand

    Give me something that I'll never lose again

    Hey Mr. Smiley do you smile when you are sad

    Mr. Crazy where is the border of sanity

    Mr. Jealous hope you don't have any secrets

    Mr. Money what do you want for next Christmas

    Mr. Perfect have you ever pulled it off

    I'm Mr. Complain

    Yeah my life is shit

    Give me something that I'll never fail

    Give me something that I understand

    Give me something that I'll never lose again

    You are not here You are not here You are not here beside me

    You are not here You are not here You are not here

    Yeah my life is shit

    Mr. Feather do you think you're really fly

    Mr. Clever she is fool enough to trust you

    Give me something that I'll never fail

    Give me something that I understand

    Give me something that I'll never lose again

For me, this song shows that no matter on who we look up or down to, it's not always how it looks like on the first sight or on the surface. Or if you think some of those things of yourself, it makes you question your beliefs and put them into perspective. To me, it just feels like it's delivering the message "screw all those superficial things, just make the best out of the situation", and I like optimistic outlooks and things that make you question things, especially your own view/perspective :) ("Middle Of Nowhere" is another song by them which I also like quite a bit, in case you you like them)