Bands that Changed You

What are some bands that have changed the way you look at life through lyrics?

For me, I'd say SikTH is up there along with Misericordiam. Both bands have such deep and meaningful lyrics, and sometimes I find myself listening to them for days on end.

Here are some examples from each.

Misericordiam

The Need Not Needless
Pacifism and patience, the birth of a new generation.
Pacifism and patience, ever changing a population.
Pacifism and patience, new forms once spawned from hatred.
Pacifism and patience, bringing total liberation...
This is thought to be... The unexplainable unobtainable...
Where their lies a dull and docile society pseudo therapeutic psycho analysis bed rests.
Confusion chemical imbalances convinced you possess nonsense talents.
Societies expectations lead to suicide blood sprayed head rests.
Unable to keep up the average droids and drones an inescapable death sentence.

To achieve the need not needless....

When you are unhappy with the turnout and outcome of your life.
Years spent with your nine to five and so called achievements.
Countless hours being a conformed consumer worker slave and still nothing to show.
Your children then ask, " Why can't you feed us?"
[Would quickly lead you to say, " Why has it come to this?"
(Life)
Work to live. Do not live to work .]
What is wrong with this?
Without dreaming of a better life. Life is rendered meaningless
The Majority of people who watch their statistic IQ's plunder.
Banks foreclose and their fucking existence goes under.

[Told they do not possess genius.
Brainwashed childbirth life stopped. No ribbon to run through.
Instead chose to eat the painkiller, ambition relaxer way out.
A new species dubbed as unmotivated leeches...
To abstain and obey.
Government mob mentality, persuasion tactics, payed off teachers.
To abstain and obey.
From live birth to stillborn livelihood. This is what you teach us? And this is what i wish to teach you.
Do not live to work!
I am not lazy, I just don't let a job define me. Barely getting by does not in the least bit phase me.
Live under that idea and you should not have to work to live.]

Because if you love what you do and you are happy.
Then you will know what it truly means. To live....
One life, Job free.....

I'll post some from SikTh later.

Bob Dylan, cliche answer, you should expect me to say him by now.

You walk into the room
With your pencil in your hand
You see somebody naked
And you say, "Who is that man?"
You try so hard
But you don't understand
Just what you'll say
When you get home

Because something is happening here
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?

You raise up your head
And you ask, "Is this where it is?"
And somebody points to you and says
"It's his"
And you say, "What's mine?"
And somebody else says, "Where what is?"
And you say, "Oh my God
Am I here all alone?"

Because something is happening here
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?

You hand in your ticket
And you go watch the geek
Who immediately walks up to you
When he hears you speak
And says, "How does it feel
To be such a freak?"
And you say, "Impossible"
As he hands you a bone

Because something is happening here
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?

You have many contacts
Among the lumberjacks
To get you facts
When someone attacks your imagination
But nobody has any respect
Anyway they already expect you
To just give a check
To tax-deductible charity organizations

You've been with the professors
And they've all liked your looks
With great lawyers you have
Discussed lepers and crooks
You've been through all of
F. Scott Fitzgerald's books
You're very well read
It's well known

Because something is happening here
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?

Well, the sword swallower, he comes up to you
And then he kneels
He crosses himself
And then he clicks his high heels
And without further notice
He asks you how it feels
And he says, "Here is your throat back
Thanks for the loan"

Because something is happening here
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?

Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home"

Because something is happening here
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?

Well, you walk into the room
Like a camel and then you frown
You put your eyes in your pocket
And your nose on the ground
There ought to be a law
Against you comin' around
You should be made
To wear earphones

Because something is happening here
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?

Here are some SikTh lyrics.

Part Of The Friction

Yes, no, yes, no, maybe, no
All you're going to hear in this world that rocks and rolls
Something mistaken
A dream taken from magazine fiction
I fear and so I turn
Wake up and listen, nothings like it should be
Well now I've got a taste
Well now I've got a part of the friction
Something I
Something I missed out on
Something I must have missed out on
Something I must have missed out on

As we fall astray
Trying to live through your games
This ride takes another turn
You can turn the bluest skies to grey

It's a new day, not much to talk about
Must be walking over a dead sea by now
It's a new day, wipe a small business out
They fall to faint and dry the paint dies
Watching still we find TV open
Middle aged skin growing older becoming aware
Listen to the ones who make sense of the freak train
Give them let me
Drive to make them challenge you
Lights are falling death of a day, deader than day
Victory?
Victory?
Victory?
Death of a dead day
I fear and so I turn
I'm out here, one little piece of meat
Well now I've got a taste
It was nothing like I imagined it to be
We have decayed in fear
We can't see past the beer

As we fall astray
Trying to live through your games
This ride takes another turn
You say that you are here to stay
You can turn the bluest skies to grey

Well if it isn't another vulturistic man
Feasting on the carrion
Through all sincerity
And serenity
And goodwill
Is lost in a spin with you
When all you seem to do is count on others getting less than you
That's your aim, that's your game
You're all the same
You're all the same
You're all the same
You're all the same
You're all the same
Playing the game
Playing the game
Playing your games

So far
You've taken
Away so we fall
See through
Your mountain
Of lies as we fall

Something I missed out on
Something I must have missed out on
Something I must have missed out on

As we fall astray
Trying to live through your games
This ride takes another turn
You can turn the bluest skies to grey

This is song really speaks out on how people tend to ignore the poverty and discrimination of the world and it the way it's delivered is a really powerful statement by Stevie Wonder. I really hope people listen to it.

nightwish easily.

they have made me look at nature differently. I know uphold the moral concept of "never hurt any living thing, breathing or not".

VioletVenom wrote:nightwish easily.

they have made me look at nature differently. I know uphold the moral concept of "never hurt any living thing, breathing or not".

You mean, when you're not eating Chicken? xD

For me, it's ...

Brand New.

Amplexus.

The Acacia Strain.

Dashboard Confessional.

Owl City.

Earth Crisis, probably. Vegan Straight Edge!

I love Brand New, I have the Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me on my Ipod. I love it.

The Mars Volta. Hands down.



The Mars Volta - Televators
Just as he hit
the ground
they lowered a tow that
stuck in his neck to the gills
fragments of sobriquets?
riddle me this
three half eaten corneas
who hit the area

stalks the ground..
stalks the ground..

you should have seen
the curse that flew right by you
page of concrete
sting walks crutch and hobbles sway
auto da fe
the capillary hint of red

only this menupod crescent in shape has escaped..

the house half the weight
filll empty with teeth
that split both his lips mark these words
one day this chalk outline
will circle this city
Wrapped in the asphalt
that cushioned his face
a room collared charlotten
hid in the safe
stalks the ground..
stalks the ground..
you should have seen
the curse that flew right by you
page of concrete
sting walks crutch and hobbles sway
auto da fe
the capillary hint of red

only this menupod crescent in shape has escaped

pull the pills
save your grace
mark these words
on his grave
(x3)

you should have seen
the curse that flew right by you
page of concrete
sting walks crutch and hobbles sway
auto da fe
a capillary hint of red

everyone knows the last chose are always the coldest to call

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The lyrics are abstract, but they have a serious meaning. Its about a friend of the band that committed suicide by shooting up on heroin, then jumping off a bridge onto rush hour traffic. Sad stuff.

Spishnittlestick wrote:

VioletVenom wrote:nightwish easily.

they have made me look at nature differently. I know uphold the moral concept of "never hurt any living thing, breathing or not".

You mean, when you're not eating Chicken? xD

For me, it's ...

Brand New.

Amplexus.

The Acacia Strain.

Dashboard Confessional.

Owl City.

Earth Crisis, probably. Vegan Straight Edge!

Mine is Brand New, handssss down.
New album drops September 22, titled Daisy.
Finally!