I love songs and I love lyrics. Sometimes they don’t even necessarily make sense, or there’s no context, but it doesn’t matter. They just fit. Here’s a great song I came across as I was writing my work in progress (a love story).
El Condor Pasa by Simon and Garfunkel
I’d rather be a sparrow than a snail.
Yes I would.
If I could,
I surely would.
I’d rather be a hammer than a nail.
Yes I would.
If I only could,
I surely would.
Yes I would.
If I could,
I surely would.
I’d rather be a hammer than a nail.
Yes I would.
If I only could,
I surely would.
CHORUS
Away, I’d rather sail away
Like a swan that’s here and gone
A man gets tied up to the ground
He gives the world
Its saddest sound,
Its saddest sound.
I’d rather be a forest than a street.
Yes I would.
If I could,
I surely would.
I’d rather feel the earth beneath my feet,
Yes I would.
If I only could,
I surely would.
hey… i know exactly what you mean when you say that some songs/lyrics just make sense. they somehow get the message across and thats all that matters… im in love with songs and lyrics myself… good to read someone else write about it as well… 🙂