Lyrical Inspirations

A place for me to post lyrics that speak to me. I am a musician and songwriter. These lyrics are from bands that I am inspired by. Submissions are welcome.

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My momma was raised in an era when, Clean water was only served to the fairer skin Doing clothes you would have thought I had help But they wasn’t satisfied unless I picked the cotton myself.

New Slaves, Kanye West (via lyricalinspirations)

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My momma was raised in an era when, Clean water was only served to the fairer skin Doing clothes you would have thought I had help But they wasn't satisfied unless I picked the cotton myself.

New Slaves, Kanye West

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When our heroes and heroines got hooked on heroin. Crack raised the murder rate in DC and Maryland We invested in that it's like we got Merril-Lynched And we been hangin from the same tree ever since

Crack Music, Kanye West (ft. The Game)

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Hey, cause I know that you'll make everything alright And I know that you'll take good care of your child Oh, no longer am afraid of the night Cause I, I look to the light

Ultra Light Beam, Kanye West (ft. Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream)

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They’re calling you a genius Is that why you’re acting so competitive And even if they mean it Don’t let the feeling get to your head

Cold War Kids, Loner Phase

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Oh, avalanche in apartment B Everywhere white's what I see I've never lived alone so near the ocean breeze I can finally afford high anxiety

Cold War Kids, Avalanche in B

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My indulgence is a joke And while everybody laughs I'm clipping coupons And saving my breath

Cold War Kids, Coffee Spoon

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Ascetics wring their hands This decadent misuse Inside my china room You are my coffee spoon

Cold War Kids, Coffee Spoon

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Cheated and lied, broken so bad You made a vow, never get mad You played the game, though it’s unfair They’re all the same, who can compare? First you lose trust, then you get worried

Cold War Kids, First

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One more thing before I go One more thing I'll ask you Lord You may need a murderer Someone to do your dirty work

Low, Murderer

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I heard from the trees a great parade. And I heard from the hills a band was made. Will I be invited to the sound? Will I be a part of what you've made?

Sufjan Stevens, All the Tress of the Fields Shall Clap Their Hands 

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I have called you preacher I have called you son If you have a father Or if you haven't one I'll do anything for you

Sufjan Stevens, For the Widows in Paradise, for the Fatherless in Ypsilanti 

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Mama, come here Approach, appear Daddy, I'm alone 'Cause this house don't feel like home

X-Ambassadors, Unsteady

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What's the furthest place from here? It hasn't been my day for a couple years. What's a couple more?

Jawbreaker, Accident Prone 

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A billion stars and here we are The same bit of dirt holding our weight

Copeland, I Can Make You Feel Young Again

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Back to when we started, losing who we were. Everybody knows that you'd break your neck to keep your chin up

Copeland, Chin up

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we tore one down, and erected another there the match of the century: absence versus thin air

Modest Mouse, Heart Cooks Brain