horrendous lyrics

one thing that has always fueled the passions of my wrath as much as anything is horrible lyrics -- especially in otherwise good songs (or songs that prevail in their goodness despite pitiful word selection).

I don't have time to think of all of them now, but I will jot down the first few to pop in my head. Should you be so inclined, please feel free to contribute, and the man behind the curtain -- DTM, himself -- will approve or disapprove of your judgements (warning, POTUSA lyrics are supposed to be lame; that's why they are so friggin' awesome):

"Remember the time that I spilled the cup
Of apple juice in the hall
Please tell mom this is not her fault" -- Adam's Song, Blink 182
(the inspiration for this post; such a serious song, such a gutless verse)

"I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot no deputy." -- I Shot the Sheriff, Bob Marley
(I just don't get it. Now watch someone come out of the woodwork to give me the social/political context and make me feel like a dumbass.)

"Stop a baby's breath and a shoe full of rice" -- The Freshmen, The Verve Pipe
(OK, I know what this means; I just think it's a stupid way to say it. You don't see Paul Simon or Bob Dylan saying shit like this. Once again, watch the woodwork open up with counterexamples)

"Uh, shorty, turn it around and let me see something
Fuckin' with me for real, it's gon' be something
yeah, I'm talking lights, camera, action
had me singing, 'I'm sorry, Mrs. Jackson'" -- Lights, Camera, Action, Mr. Cheeks
(pretty obvious, although I write this up mainly to pure crap songiness, just like a lot of Eminem/rap -- although those of you who know me know the honest reverance I hold for Eminem and his lyricism; I just wish the man would cut out the phlegm. "oops I mean girl...girl, girl girl")


that's it for now. In hindsight, this post sucked. I had illusions of grandeur initially, but my taxed mind could not produce any salient examples, so I resign defeated, having only provided the eclectic, unimpressive list above.