What's your favorite lyric from a song?

And all the creatures
Born of ink and rage and lies
Run from my pen
And crawl across the page to die
Fascination is the germ of their disease
Degradation is the term of their release

By Bill Nelson of Be Bop Deluxe
Note the the rhymes are internal as well as terminal.
genius

Don,

Good call. I've long been a Be-Bop DeLuxe fan, but never really thought much about the lyrics. I like Bill Nelson's songs and his guitar, but I've got to admit that that's a nice bit of wordsmithing you've identified.

If interesting rhyme schemes are your thing, check out Amelia Curran. The music's a very different bag, but she works the meter thing to within an inch of its life.

Marty

Amelia Curran? I'm writing that down. Yes, I'm crazy about rhyme schemes and metrical language. Can't wait to check her out.

Don

"Your mind is on vacation, but your mouth is working overtime!"
The great Mose Allison

"And the blood of his music runs through the veins of our guitars"...

But there's a banjo moon in a tie-dyed sky
Hippies dance and babies cry
Church bells ring as a silver-haired angel look down
And the blood of his music runs through the veins of our guitars
Bright Lights, Dark Star

from Patchwork Quilt written by Warren Haynes about Jerry Garcia
- the whole song is outstanding.