%% add song duration and year released add image of artist and maybe thumbnail of album or single cover art? add artist link? %% An [incomplete and growing collection](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN3gGIxbQaxwFdgBnDwdxl-T272lieqLP) of impactful lyrics that stood out to me. Multiple lyrics from the same song are separated by ellipses. Please check out any artists or songs you haven’t listened to you see here, I wish you the best, and enjoy the music 🎤 - Most lyrics are taken from Spotify or [Genius](https://genius.com/) - Built to Spill has a cool [handwritten lyric section](https://www.builttospill.com/lyrics) on their website for all their songs. ## AJJ ### [Body Terror Song](https://youtu.be/1601-CSKyL4) > I'm so sorry that you have to have a body > One that will hurt you, and be the subject of so much of your fear > It will betray you, be used against you, then it'll fail on you my dear ## Antarctigo Vespucci ### [Breathless On DVD](https://youtu.be/2IkTEtvcjIg) > Am I unhappy because I’m not free > Or not free because I’m unhappy > I wanted to see you to see if I still wanted to see you ## Arctic Monkeys ### [Body Paint](https://youtu.be/6zgEObNc_-k) > For a master of deception and subterfuge > You’ve made yourself quite the bed to lie in > … > And if you’re thinking of me, I’m probably thinking of you ### [Four Out Of Five](https://youtu.be/71Es-8FfATo) > The Information-Action Ratio is the place to go ## Arm's Length ### [Object Permanence](https://youtu.be/7Piz6XtvHNs) > I’ve got object permanence > I know exactly where you went ## Avenged Sevenfold ### [M.I.A.](https://youtu.be/mmaOyO8FnyQ) > Two million soldiers can't be wrong > ... > Pray to God that our side is right ## The Beatles ### [Nowhere Man](https://youtu.be/8scSwaKbE64) > Making all his nowhere plans for nobody > Doesn't have a point of view > Knows not where he's going to > Isn't he a bit like you and me ### [Strawberry Fields Forever](https://youtu.be/HtUH9z_Oey8) > Living is easy with eyes closed > Misunderstanding all you see > It’s getting hard to be someone > But it all works out > … > No one I think is in my tree > I mean, it must be high or low > That is, you can’t, you know, tune in > But it’s alright > That is, I think it’s not too bad > … > Cranberry sauce ## Benny Blanco ### [Break My Heart](https://youtu.be/dtos5T5mUMA) > So be cautious when you're searching, and don't just give your love away ## Bill Withers ### [Lean on Me](https://youtu.be/fOZ-MySzAac) > I’m right up the road > I’ll share your load > If you just call me > Call me > If you need a friend ## Bladee ### [Hotel Breakfast](https://youtu.be/qrj0FGFf_YU) > When you look at me and hate on me, I’m a mirror > If you look at me and don’t like me what does that say about you? ## Bob Dylan ### [Talkin' World War III Blues](https://youtu.be/TYtVc56o9oo) > I don’t blame them too much though, they didn’t know me ## Bright Eyes ### [At the Bottom of Everything](https://youtu.be/Jo5PN8vx440) > “We’re going to a party, it’s a birthday party > It’s your birthday party, happy birthday darling, > We love you very, very, very, very, very, very, very much” ### [First Day of My Life](https://youtu.be/2ETCo4sl_90) > This is the first day of my life > I’m glad I didn’t die before I met you > But, now I don’t care, I could go anywhere with you > And I’d probably be happy ## Built to Spill ### [Big Dipper](https://youtu.be/G1r0YvVg_nc) > He thought an Albertson’s stir fry dinner would make his apartment a home ### [Car](https://youtu.be/VksG4lC7aSI) > If I don’t die or worse > I’m gonna need a nap ### [Carry the Zero](https://youtu.be/eZ7MFTBjJS8) > And you’ve become > What you thought was dumb > A fraction of the sum ### [Center of the Universe](https://youtu.be/IcyI-UtjssQ) > I heard what I said to you > Thought it was all understood > But I wasn’t getting through > I’d go on if I could ### [Fool's Gold](https://youtu.be/qsOaFwyu2L0) > I’m gonna keep tryin’ > If I don’t keep tryin’, I’m never gonna make it ### [Girl](https://youtu.be/O-UM82jOgY8) > Someone I can talk to > Someone I don’t have to talk to ### [Happiness](https://youtu.be/0Tb0gvlZwwU) > You don’t have to be so cruel > ‘Cause all I do is a little less than what I can ### [Made-Up Dreams](https://micmax.pw/lyrics) > Hard to believe > That after all this time > That after all this > I’m still me > > No one wants to hear > what you dreamt about > Unless you dreamt about them > Don’t let that stop you > Tell them anyway > And you can make it up > As you go ### [Strange](https://youtu.be/9PWeWi9k74c) You’re not listening or I’m not saying it right ### [The Weather](https://youtu.be/e4p2InPpqoo) > And as long as its talking with you > Talk of the weather will do ### [You Were Right](https://youtu.be/nDUEeu1ocUA) > Life goes on long after the thrill of living is gone > You were right when you said > This is the end ## Carly Cosgrove ### [Don't Lick The Swingset](https://youtu.be/jsNBLMpGS40) > Do you live utilitarian and stop to self reflect > Or are you the only person you serve? > ‘Cause I sorted my priorities and made them all my friends ## Catfish And The Bottlemen ### [Soundcheck](https://youtu.be/4GCm8KJqjWc) > Maybe I don’t act the way I used to > Cause I don’t feel the same about you > In fact that’s a lie > I want you ## Chris Farren ### [Permanent For Me](https://youtu.be/HbMBpzyU2jk) > I don’t like being home, I feel my roots begin to grow into a ground > That was never meant to be permanent for me > … > I can’t stand living here, the more I do the more I fear the ground > Below will slowly come to be permanent for me ### [Too Dark](https://youtu.be/f9H1KpZ4Kgc) > And it feels nice to hear someone else’s voice > ‘Cause I’ve only heard mine for forever ## Cigarettes After Sex ### [Each Time You Fall In Love](https://youtu.be/caxGz3cs7-Y) > All I wanna know is if you love her how come you never give in ## Circa Waves ### [Old Friends](https://youtu.be/3ky-z3fNgrk) > And honey do you mind if I lose myself? ## The Crookes ### [The I Love You Bridge](https://youtu.be/XCNSzhsTDr8) > Who cares she told him no? > It’s the gesture, don’t you know? > And we’ll cling on and we won’t let go ## Daft Punk ### [Instant Crush](https://youtu.be/a5uQMwRMHcs) > But I never really know where to go > So I chained myself to a friend > ‘Cause I know it unlocks like a door ## Denzel Curry ### [Walkin](https://youtu.be/fOO1mWLGhh8) > I’m killin’ off my demons ‘cause my soul’s worth redeemin’ ## DJ Muscleboy ### [Summerbody](https://youtu.be/bVBgRya-K_4) > If you feel good about yourself > I feel good about you ## Field Medic ### [Henna Tattoo](https://youtu.be/WUrTeSi0iNQ) > ‘Cause I’ve been feeling so insecure > Like is it gonna come true if I say it? ### [Mood Ring Baby](https://youtu.be/NZ_2qPqGsWI) > You’re green, you’re purple, you’re a silver ring of moods > I love you always > I’ll carry you > … > One day you lick my wounds, the next day break my heart in two ## Foo Fighters ### [Everlong](https://youtu.be/eBG7P-K-r1Y) > And, I wonder, when I sing along with you > If everything could ever feel this real forever > If anything could ever be this good again ## Forth Wanderers ### [Nevermine](https://youtu.be/hvngCN-7h9o) > I don’t think I know who you are anymore > And I don’t think I knew who I was before > In my own home I’ve never been more > Unsure, no ## The Front Bottoms ### [Be Nice To Me](https://youtu.be/QhcAJC_3heA) > You say I’m changing > Sorry I didn’t know I had to stay the same > Can we talk about this later? > Your voice is driving me, driving me insane ### [Twelve Feet Deep](https://youtu.be/zNP2Xa5Mm3Q) > Since when did “I wanna hear your voice” not become a good excuse? > Calling you three in the morning, laugh at sleep that we’ll both lose ### [Twin Size Mattress](https://youtu.be/Zma3HN1Qqbs) > For the warning signs I’ve completely ignored > There’s an amount to take, reasons to take more ## Glass Animals ### [Dreamland](https://youtu.be/BE7vBk_zLA4) > You’ve had too much of the digital love > You want everything live, you want things you can touch ### [Heat Waves](https://youtu.be/GBvLVesLZmY) > Sometimes, all I think about is you > … > Usually, I put something on TV > So we never think about you and me > But today, I see our reflections clearly in Hollywood > Laying on the screen > … > You can’t fight it, you can’t breathe > You say somethin’ so lovin’, but > Now I gotta let you go > You’ll be better off in someone new > I don’t wanna be alone > You know it hurts me too > You look so broken when you cry > One more and then I’ll say goodbye ## HUSHMONEY ### [Bad Guy Until He Died](https://youtu.be/ALlAewdyEY8?si=tc3HqbaE1MlbcCpm) > I been fishing in a washing well > Catching nothing but I wish you wells ## Jack Harlow ### [Nail Tech](https://youtu.be/e2AeKIzfQus) > I caught the vibe that y’all giving off, and I’m tryna make myself less like it ## Jack's Mannequin ### [I'm Ready](https://youtu.be/q1_WMPFaq-4) > I need caffeine in my blood stream, I take caffeine in the blood stream > Flowers for the sick and dead ## Kanye West ### [Bittersweet Poetry](https://youtu.be/35c8IW0vsSE) > Bittersweet > You’re gonna be the death of me > I don’t want you, but I need you > I love you and hate you at the very same time > Bittersweet > … > You don’t see how your lies is affecting me? > You don’t see how our life was supposed to be? ### [Ghost Town](https://youtu.be/qAsHVwl-MU4) > We’re still the kids we used to be ## The Killers ### [Exitlude](https://youtu.be/vNLHDJ-aEBk) > Aggresively we all defend the role we play > … > It doesn’t really matter, don’t you worry, it’ll all work out ## Killstation ### [Attraction](https://youtu.be/p2d3b4WjvSY) > There’s no other place that I’d rather stay > Than inside your mind ### [Illusion](https://youtu.be/cJ5tGeWAqGM) > You know it’s been so long since you’ve been in my arms > I’m going home where I’ll be all alone tonight ## The Kooks ### [Fractured and Dazed](https://youtu.be/0Su5updHCww) > I’ll never give your love > I’ll never give your love away ## Lil Peep ### [beamer boy](https://youtu.be/Sx3kDZyvnOM) > I love a girl that don’t even fuckin’ need a boy ### [Big City Blues](https://youtu.be/6ViiarPAoYY) > I just wanna see you smile > I just wanna make you mine > … > I don’t wanna think about you > Every time I think about you > I swear I fall in love again > I remember everything you said > Promise me it’s real > Girl, I got a deal > You could be my girl if I could be your world ### [feelz](https://youtu.be/KnU2CCy5vC8) > I would never put a knife in your back > The love I give is her is kinda creepy but fuck it > She orders and I deliver ### [nineteen](https://youtu.be/FpWbLwtyFWs) > Everybody think I’m cool, I don’t like that ### [right here](https://youtu.be/pGxrSGRchGY) > Baby, how you doing? I know you’re not doing the best, but I’m here, I’ll always be here > Tell me if you need me and call me if you feelin alone ‘cause I’m here, I’m always right here ### [Star Shopping](https://youtu.be/nMJIBrcBgCc) > Right now I know that I’m not really worth it > If you give me time, I could work on it > Give me some time while I work on it > … > Look at the sky tonight, all of the stars have a reason > A reason to shine, a reason like mine and I’m fallin’ to pieces ### [white tee](https://youtu.be/fudsUhWAG_o) > I used to think I love you, now I know it ain’t true > Now I know it’s not you… ## Mackned x Lil Peep x Lil Tracy ### [Pictures 2](https://youtu.be/5SyKpzBYPik) > Can’t afford to fall in love with you > Not today, girl > … > They say life is a bitch, and I miss her ## Lil Uzi Vert ### [Futsal Shuffle 2020](https://youtu.be/l0aatO_0Dbk) > She ain’t answer me, so you know that I gotta shoot two at her ## Mac Miller ### [2009](https://youtu.be/5zivz7kVKNo) > But really I’m just tryna start believin’ in God ## The Microphones ### [Microphones in 2020](https://youtu.be/A7BkabF31ak) > one moment thinking I’m wise > and in the next one I writhe, > trying to re-remind myself of something > learned then forgotten. Countless sunrises > burying the things I’d figured out the day before. > … > Spending hours each morning reading poems and staring off > and then snapping back to urgency, I did my dishes > then I would sprint to the studio again. > … > these wild swipes at meaning > … > I will never stop singing this song. It goes on forever. ## Modern Baseball ### [Pothole](https://youtu.be/s31PCCMuHJ0) > The fossils of my footsteps will be unearthed at a far off date, unknown > Impressed in concrete from walking home alone after walking you home ## Modest Mouse ### [Custom Concern](https://youtu.be/ZQC4XbYvHUo) > Gotta go to work, gotta go to work, gotta have a job ### [Dramamine](https://youtu.be/dXBEuQwy5NU) > We kiss on the mouth but still cough down our sleeves ### [Edit the Sad Parts](https://youtu.be/siCmrcp2IPQ) > Why are you judgin’ people so damn hard? > You’re taking your point-of-views a bit too far > I made my shoe shine with black coal > But the polish didn’t shine the hole ### [Karma's Payment](https://youtu.be/jTJ4U7oorSc) > I am not who I want to be > I probably will not ever be ### [Never Ending Math Equation](https://youtu.be/WNPm_W9Pmlc) > Where do you move, when what you’re moving from > Is yourself, is yourself? ### [Teeth Like God's Shoeshine](https://youtu.be/VuCXo7Vtrks) > Let’s all have another Orange Julius > Thick syrup standing in lines ### [The World At Large](https://youtu.be/FIJKJdsAszw) > You said that you did, but you didn’t understand ## The Mountain Goats ### [This Year](https://youtu.be/yuZuvvuspj4) > I am going to make it through this year if it kills me ## Nana Grizol ### [Cynicism](https://youtu.be/fUpbRZFxcvA) > Cynicism isn’t wisdom > It’s a lazy way to say that you’ve been burned > It seems, if anything, you’d be less certain after everthing you’ve ever learned ## Nas ### [Vernon Family](https://youtu.be/XOZ9oNJnM_w) > If you broke and your man don’t teach you, get rid of him ## NF ### [WHY](https://youtu.be/AcPIQ87GbDM) > A lot of people know me, but they don’t know me well > … > I’m a busy person, got no time for lies; one of a kind > … > Nothin’ to me’s ever good enough > I could be workin’ for 24 hours a day and think I never did enough ## Peach Pit ### [Alrighty Aphrodite](https://youtu.be/6e3qnMmeApE) > If I’d known you sold on maybe > I’d a let you waste another guy ## The Postal Service ### [This Place Is A Prison](https://youtu.be/e7aAtnJtt4k) > And I know that it’s not a party > If it happens every night ## Project 46 ### [Reasons](https://youtu.be/P1gFJrCCdKQ) > Look at the sky > The sun won’t ask > The sun won’t ask > The world if it can rise ## Rihanna ### [FourFiveSeconds](https://youtu.be/5pvcfbf0PXY) > ‘Cause all of my kindness > Is taken for weakness ## Silver Jews ### [The Frontier Index](https://youtu.be/f09NRpNQMbw) > Boy wants a car from his dad. > Dad says “First you got to cut that hair” > Boy says “Hey Dad, Jesus had long hair” > And Dad says “That’s right Son, Jesus walked everywhere” ## The Smashing Pumpkins ### [Luna](https://youtu.be/dIdiuPPD69E) > What moon songs do you sing your babies? > What sunshine do you bring? > Who belongs, who decides who’s crazy? > Who rights wrongs where others cling? ## The Smith's ### [A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours](https://youtu.be/nxr1EXwOMLU) > They said, “there’s too much caffeine > In your bloodstream > And a lack of real spice in your life” ### [I Know It's Over](https://youtu.be/M6o1SEj02t0) > It’s so easy to laugh > It’s so easy to hate > It takes strength to be gentle and kind ## Stephen Malkmus ### [Freeze the Saints](https://youtu.be/) > You said, “Done is good” > But done well is so much fucking better ## Surfer Blood ### [Floating Vibes](https://youtu.be/2pJKAIXPaAk) > When you told me you were leavin’ > I wasn’t thirsty for revenge > No, I wasn’t disappointed much at all > Cause you’ll be back again > … > If you’re gonna do it, then do it > Otherwise you just might lose your nerve ## Tiny Meat Gang ### [Sofia](https://youtu.be/t98MPUJuSKw) > She got me thinkin’ there’s a spark > Then she pull the plug, lights out, she go dark ## Vampire Weekend ### [Campus](https://youtu.be/yP7pwm6E09U) > How am I supposed to pretend > I never want to see you again? ### [Hannah Hunt](https://youtu.be/Td7VQnWWWzI) > A gardener told me some plants move > But I could not believe it ### [Harmony Hall](https://youtu.be/0_BWvLB3UFk) > But every time a problem ends, another one begins ### [Oxford Comma](https://youtu.be/Xol4RPRnuXQ) > Why would you lie about something dumb like that? > Why would you lie ‘bout anything at all? ### [Step](https://youtu.be/JBjwW5iwXkk) > Stale conversation deserves but a breadknife > … > Wisdom’s a gift, but you’d trade it for youth ### [This Life](https://youtu.be/XdHkI-gwuUc) > There’s a time when every man draws a line down in the sand ## Voxtrot ### [The Start of Something](https://youtu.be/z8oN6kA2tJ8) > Come by and see me, I’m a love letter away ## Wilco ### [Jesus, Etc.](https://youtu.be/USMsgVbf8Us) > You were right about the stars > Each one is a setting sun ## XXXTENTACION ### [Jocelyn Flores](https://youtu.be/FAucVNRx_mU) > I don’t wanna pretend we’re somethin’, we’re nothin’ ## Yunggoth ### [Crying](https://youtu.be/Pdc3oUbqrok) > I don't even dream about her every night > Can't you tell that I'm lying?