Good lyrics or sentimental self-absorbed bullshit?

You got a lotta nerve​

To say you are my friend​

When I was down you just stood there grinning​

You got a lotta nerve​

To say you gotta helping hand to lend​

You just want to be on the side that's winning​

You say I let you down​

You know it's not like that​

If you're so hurt why then don't you show it​

You say you've lost your faith​

But that's not where it's at​

You have no faith to lose and you know it​

I know the reason​

That you talk behind my back​

I used to be among the crowd you're in with​

Do you take me for such a fool​

To think I'd make contact​

With the one who tries to hide what it don't know to begin with​

You see me on the street​

You always act surprised​

You say, "How are you? Good luck."​

But you don't mean it​

When you know as well as me​

You'd rather see me paralyzed​

Why don't you just come out once and scream it​

No, I do not feel that good​

When I see the heartbreaks you embrace​

If I was a master thief perhaps I'd rob them​

And though I know you're dissatisfied​

With your position and your place​

Don't you understand it's not my problem​

I wish that for just one time​

You could stand inside my shoes​

And for just that one moment I could be you​

Yes I wish that for just one time​

You could stand inside my shoes​

You'd know what a drag it is to see you​

 

Interesting but think there too much "you" references in it. As you mentioned pretty self involved in a way I guess but who knows, only you can decide

 

I'm just curious as it was written by one of the so-called "greatest" modern day lyricists who changed the face of music.

 

I'm not familiar with the lyrics but in the right context/delivery method/emphasis as in phrasing could be great I suppose

 

Unfortunately it's a bit difficult to find a decent performance example on the internet as the gentleman in question has very good lawyers

 

In my opinion, a good song should celebrate Life, or something in that direction. ?

This one is somehow too sad.
I don`t like it!

The Blues has a happier vibe than this

 

Had a quick look and won't ruin it but it makes more sense now as much written by the Artist in question was in a similar fashion.
Pretty interesting really when you think about it and explains about how music is all about the delivery and not so much the lyrics themselves. Very interesting indeed

 

Yes, very scathing and acerbate, but before him lyrics were generally all rosy and idyllic

 

I always liked this band called "Windsor Drive". Their lyrics really move me. This particular song is pretty generic. But their older songs like "Fall" and "In Dreams" is very deep. Too deep for many folks to comprehend. But as a songwriter myself, I can very well understand what is being implied by the Kipp Wilde - the lead singer. Their EP - "Bridges" is very inspiring and the sounds are amazing! Very dreamy.

This is a good lyricist in my opinion. Deep and beyond the heads of of society's angrily shallow & hate-filled mind.

 

When reading (as opposed to listening to, which I do not recommend) the singer's lyrics of this era, one must take into consideration that they (these) were written about five decades ago. Different things make different sense in different times. This song's lyrics are really well-composed and can stand on their own to be read (which I recommend, as opposed to listening to them) as poetry. The rhymes (which are of a sophisticated scheme) within the verses offset the points attached to them. The poem is a consummate indictment of a narcissistic sociopath, which could be a lot of people. Does the style and manner of expressing the sentiment hold-up well in the current sociolinguistic climate?

Too bad it was written by – or attributed to – Robert Zimmerman, who was a pre-fab phony who vampirized Woody Guthrie's cred by visiting him on his deathbed and having it publicized – and so on. This article expresses some of my views of the legendary charlatan.

 

You know what's really strange is that at first glance the lyrics it the lyrics reminded me of the sort of lyrics another great artist wrote along the lines of as in Jeff Buckley.

You can really understand the power of influence etc How strange is that! Have learned something from that I never knew

 

Considering the guy who wrote that article also wrote one titled,
"Proof that John Lennon Faked his Death", I don't know how much credit we should give to his words... This just sounds like a nutjob, mate..

 

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LOLOLOLOL I would hack into this guy's computer just to rename the article's title to "Proof that the Mental Wards have WiFi".
Yeah and the ancient pyramids were supposed to be parallelogram-shaped. And Spiders totally only have 3 legs. The Indians were also just a bunch of white dudes, too.
This one's definitely missing a couple screws. I can fix it - I just need a big hammer, a shovel, and a gallon or 2 of bleach.

 

I thought Pyramids were square & could dock spaceships? They can Seen it in Predator so it must be true!

Spiders wtf aren't they like dolphins are something

 

LOLOL