Song lyrics that make no sense.

Demon-Xanth

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While listening to some music, I heard the following lyrics...

"Here comes love, it's like honey, you can't buy, it with money."

...it made me wonder, you can buy honey with money. That analogy doesn't work at all! Sure it rhymes, but wtf?

What are some other notable non-sensical lyrics (aside from ones that are just flat out unable to be put in written language)
 
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Originally posted by: MX2times
Smells like Teen Spirit

To Nirvana's credit, they also wrote lines like:

(From 'On a Plain')
Somewhere I have heard this before
In a dream of memory restored
As a defense I'm neutered and spayed
What the hell am I trying to say?

It is now time to make it unclear
To write off lines that don't make sense
I love myself better than you
I know it's wrong, so what should I do?
 

Queasy

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I'm still trying to figure out WTF "Shamawn" from Michael Jackson is supposed to be mean.
 

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Alrighty, then ... picture this if you will.

10 to 2 AM, X, Yogi DMT, and a box of Krispy Kremes,
in my "need to know" pose, just outside of Area 51
Contemplating the whole "chosen people" thingy
when a flaming stealth banana split the sky
like one would hope but never really expect
to see in a place like this.
Cutting right angle donuts on a dime
and stopping right at my Birkenstocks,
and me yelping...


Holy fscking sh!t!

Then the X-Files being,
Looking like some kind of blue-green Jackie Chan
with Isabella Rossellini lips, and breath that reeked of
vanilla Chig Champa
Did a slow-mo Matrix descent
Outta the butt end of the banana vessel
And hovered above my bug-eyes, my gaping jaw,
and my sweaty L. Ron Hubbard upper lip,
and all I could think was:
"I hope Uncle Martin here doesn't notice
that I pissed my fsckin' pants."

So light in his way,
Like an apparition, [that]
He had me crying out,
"Fsck me
It's gotta be
the Deadhead Chemistry
The blotter got
on top of me
Got me seein' E-motherfsckin'-T!"

And after calming me down
with some orange slices
and some fetal spooning,
E.T. revealed to me his singular purpose.
He said, "You are the Chosen One,
the One who will deliver the message.
A message of hope for those who choose to hear it
and a warning for those who do not."
Me. The Chosen One?
They chose me!!!
And I didn't even graduate from fsckin' high school.

You'd better...
You'd better...
You'd better...
You'd better listen.

Then he looked right through me
With somniferous almond eyes
Don't even know what that means
Must remember to write it down
This is so real
Like the time Dave floated away
See, my heart is pounding
'Cause this sh!t never happens to me

I can't breathe right now!

It was so real,
Like I woke up in Wonderland.
All sorta terrifying
I don't wanna be all alone
While I tell this story.
And can anyone tell me why
Y'all sound like Peanuts parents?
Will I ever be coming down?
This is so real
Finally, it's my lucky day
See, my heart is racing
'Cause this sh!t never happens to me

I can't breathe right now!

You believe me, don't you?
Please believe what I've just said!
See the Dead ain't touring
And this wasn't all in my head.
See, they took me by the hand
And invited me right in.
Then they showed me something
I don't even know where to begin.

Strapped down [to] my bed
Feet cold [and] eyes red
I'm out of my head
Am I alive? Am I dead?
Can't remember what they said
God damn, sh!t the bed.

Hey ...

Overwhelmed as one would be, placed in my position.
Such a heavy burden now to be the One
Born to bear and bring to all the details of our ending,
To write it down for all the world to see.

But I forgot my pen
Sh!t the bed again ...
Typical.

Strapped down [to] my bed
Feet cold and eyes red
I'm out of my head
Am I alive? Am I dead?
Sunkist and Sudafed *
Gyroscopes and infrared
Won't help, I'm brain dead
Can't remember what they said
God damn, sh!t the bed

I can't remember what they said to me
Can't remember what they said to make me out to be the hero
Can't remember what they said
Bob help me!
Can't remember what they said

 
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That seems to be par for the course with a lot of emo bands.

I've noticed Red Hot Chilli Peppers does it too, but not so much as they used to. That, or it's starting to just now make sense to me :)
 

Skunkwourk

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Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
While listening to some music, I heard the following lyrics...

"Here comes love, it's like honey, you can't buy, it with money."

...it made me wonder, you can buy honey with money. That analogy doesn't work at all! Sure it rhymes, but wtf?

What are some other notable non-sensical lyrics (aside from ones that are just flat out unable to be put in written language)

I still like that song. New Order - Crystal
 

FoBoT

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Originally posted by: Otaking
Tin Roof! ....rusted

:confused:

Just seems randomly placed in the song :p

the roof of the love shack was made of tin and it was rusted (or appeared to be rusted, i am not sure tin can actually rust, so it must have been discolored and corroded, but "Tin Roof! ... corroded!" probably didn't sound as good)
 

PHiuR

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Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
While listening to some music, I heard the following lyrics...

"Here comes love, it's like honey, you can't buy, it with money."

...it made me wonder, you can buy honey with money. That analogy doesn't work at all! Sure it rhymes, but wtf?

What are some other notable non-sensical lyrics (aside from ones that are just flat out unable to be put in written language)

sure it's not "here comes love, it's like honey you can't buy with money"?
 

Rob9874

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Originally posted by: PHiuR
Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
While listening to some music, I heard the following lyrics...

"Here comes love, it's like honey, you can't buy, it with money."

...it made me wonder, you can buy honey with money. That analogy doesn't work at all! Sure it rhymes, but wtf?

What are some other notable non-sensical lyrics (aside from ones that are just flat out unable to be put in written language)

sure it's not "here comes love, it's like honey you can't buy with money"?

Or maybe those are two unrelated characteristics of love. 1) It's like honey. And 2), you can't buy it with money.
 

Rob9874

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Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
All Bush songs.

What do you mean? Tell me this doesn't make sense:

Mickey Mouse has grown on a cow
Dave's on sale again
Kissy kiss in the rear view

That is deep, man!