sleepy jack

lol what? Tom Waits is an amazing songwriter.

To send me blue valentines
Like half forgotten dreams
Like a pebble in my shoe
As I walk these streets
And the ghost of your memory
Is the thistle in the kiss
And the burglar that can break a roses neck
It's the tattooed broken promise
That I hide beneath my sleeve
And I see you every time I turn my back

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Inuzuka Skysword

Maynard James Keenan is the greatest lyricist to ever live.

sleepy jack

I honestly do not understand the lyrical appeal to him, every tool song i've seen has terrible lyrics.

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Inuzuka Skysword

He writes about things most artists don't write about, which is why I most appeal to him. I mean look at the song Die Eier Von Satan. We all know the true reason why that song is that specific German cookie recipe. He can also deliver a much more complicated point with simple lyrics. In the case of the song "Hush" this works well:

"Hush"

**** youuuuuuu!

I can't say what I want to,
even if I'm not serious.
I can't say what I want to,
even if I'm not serious.
Things like....
**** yourself, **** Yourself,
you piece of ****, why don't you just go, kill yourself!
I said,
I can't say what I want to, even if I'm not serious.
I can't say what I want to, even if I'm just kiddiiiiingg!

People tell me what to say,
what to think, and what to play.
I said, people tell me what to say,
what to think, and what to play.
Things like.... **** yourself
**** Yourself,
you piece of ****, why don't you just go kill yourself?
I said, I can't say what I want to, even if I'm not serious.
I can't say what I want to, even if, I'm just kiddiiiiingg.

**** yourself,
**** yourself,
you piece of ****,
why don't you go **** yourseeeeeeeelf?

People tell me what to say,
what to think, and what to play.
I said, people tell me what to say,
what to think, and what to playyyy!

Just Kidding [3x]

sleepy jack

Yeah those lyrics are terrible, repetitive, and just all around lame. I don't care if no one writes about it. In fact if no one writes about it, theres probably a reason for it.

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Inuzuka Skysword

Yeah because the majority of song-writers right about interesting topics like love and protesting against the government. I will agree the lyrics are repetitive, but they are repetitive for a good reason, not just to make them catchy.

Wayfarer

It's somewhat of a joke song.

Sparky

paul westerberg
beck
warren zevon
aesop rock
rakim
nick cave
tom waits

Sparky

@prog

moved post, just letting ya know

ProggyMan

Yeah, wrong thread I suppose...