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10-30-2018, 04:11 PM | #1 |
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Corgan Lyrics That Make You Cringe
I'll always regard Billy as one of the best lyricists of all time. However, he's also proven more than capable of writing some straight-up garbage lyrics (especially in recent years). What are some lyrics that made you facepalm and say, "Oh, fuck this song"? Here are some off the top of my head...
Burn down the sun! I'm not everyone! Lover, you're strange I will be Special K! You can follow you, Everywhere you are With a girl like you All I wanna, I wanna do Love me baby, oh can't you please? Ooh, with a girl like you Run2me, run2me Run2me, run2me Where the sun never leaves Run2me, my special love Run2me Radio Play my favourite song Radio Radio Radio I'm alone Radio Radio Please don't go Radio Let me die Rock n' roll Let the world forgive the past Let all the girls kiss the boys at last Let me go Let me go Rock n' roll Heavy metal Heavy metal machine |
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10-30-2018, 04:14 PM | #2 |
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i actually like the chorus of hmm.
hate me. |
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10-30-2018, 04:31 PM | #3 |
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HEAR THE PRAIRIE SOUND
OF A FRIEND CALLED NEIL |
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10-30-2018, 05:29 PM | #4 |
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10-30-2018, 06:07 PM | #5 |
Janis Jopleybird
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They say Jimbo is our man
If Jimmy can't do it, I sure can This is Steve, and it's no wonder I run like lightnin', pass like thunder So bring on Atlanta, bring on Dallas, This is for Mike and Papa Bear Halas I'm not here to feather his ruffle I just came here to do The Super Bowl Shuffle |
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10-30-2018, 06:26 PM | #6 |
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"There you are. As you always warr. In bathing liiiiiiiiiight, and naked blarr"
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10-30-2018, 06:29 PM | #7 |
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Run2me, run2me
Run2me, run2me Where the sun never leaves Run2me, my special love Run2me "Nine ass-booting pop metal bullets with SR-71 Blackbird wings," marveled Classic Rock. "It's not just the most svelte, direct and immediate Pumpkins album ever, it's the most misleadingly titled – these are no funeral dirges, but songs of redemption, recovery and romance, drizzled with synth-pop and hooks that could send Cloverfield to the canvas."[37] |
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10-30-2018, 06:34 PM | #8 |
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Right off the silver screen
Into a moonbeam To the Indian sun Catch up with Jesus The stars beneath us Oh what a beautiful night Cool in your pocket You can unlock this night Cool in your pocket You can unlock it You can't stop this night It's alright Oh what a beautiful sight You are to me Oh what a beautiful night Cool in your pocket Rocks for your rocket ride Cool in your pocket You can unlock this You can't help but decide It's alright Oh what a beautiful night Start up the revelry Roll out the cavalry Into the waters we dive Shimmers on the cosmos Ripple the uppermost Of the quivering tide Locks for your locket You can unlock its fist Rocks for your rocket You can unlock it Cracks for your socket eyes That shine Oh what a beautiful sight You are to me Oh what a beautiful night Oh what a beautiful sight You are to me Oh what a beautiful night Night, night Oh what a beautiful night |
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10-30-2018, 06:38 PM | #9 |
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Owata is a perfect example of Billy taking what could have been an incredibly catchy song and ruining it with lyrics that spoil the mood like a stinky ass fart.
And then there was the music video. |
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10-30-2018, 06:43 PM | #10 |
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[Intro: Swae Lee, Lil Pump & Maluma, Mally Mall]
Oh-oh (uh, uh) (Lil Pump; Maluma, baby) Oh, woo-oh-oh, oh, ya-ah-aah Mally, Mally Mall [Chorus: XXXTENTACION] Arms around you Te amo, mami, let me hold you Wrap me arms right around you, girl, oh yeah 'Cause I been wrapped up around you To make sure no one could harm you Come on, mami, let me have you, oh-yeah [Verse 1: Lil Pump] Yeah, she drivin' me crazy (Yeah) I take drugs on the daily (Ooh) Pull out the 'rari or the Mercedes (Which one?) Yeah, she got my heart racing, racing (Yeah) Foreign cars, foreign hoes Yeah, we got a lot of those (Ooh) Diamonds on my Gucci coat (Ooh) Ten hoes in the studio (Huh) Yes, I'm gonna miss you though But I got a lot of dope (Brr) Spanish bitch, she love the coke (Brrt) Put my dick straight down her throat [Bridge: Lil Pump] I know that your baby daddy broke (Broke) Bring your wife backstage at a festival Penthouse, fifty-fourth flo', let's go (Let's go) And my hotel came with a stripper pole [Chorus: XXXTENTACION] Arms around you Te amo, mami, let me hold you Wrap me arms right around you, girl, oh yeah (Oh) 'Cause I been wrapped up around you To make sure no one could harm you Come on, mami, let me have you, oh yeah [Verse 2: Swae Lee] If you ever get to feel my touch Then you might never get enough Yes, I know you feel the ambiance (Ambiance, hey) Love you like I'll never see you again Only real cause I'm not for pretend (No) Reaching out with you arms extended (Yeah, yeah) My love, is emergency And I can sense the urgency (Ya-aah) Come, let me, woah-oh-ooh Your body has stress for me It was like sorcery She left me like an alcoholic (Woah-oh-ooh) [Chorus: XXXTENTACION] Arms around you Te amo, mami, let me hold you Wrap me arms right around you, girl, oh yeah (Oh) 'Cause I been wrapped up around you To make sure no one could harm you Come on, mami, let me have you, oh yeah [Verse 3: Maluma] Yeah, Maluma baby Ey, mama (mama), te pego un party en mi cama (Cama) Me encanta la forma que me hablas (Hablas) Invita a tu amiga la Juana Pa' que fumemo' como fumamo' en La Habana Siempre andamo' positivo Esa e' la forma en que vivo, activo Aquí se juega, aquí no e' que 'e lo mismo Yo disfruto mientra' siga vivo Y te excita, no te cuesta Y conmigo estás vestida de Chanel (Oh, yeah) Hasta lo que (oh, yeah) Si tú te pone' pal' problema Yo me pongo como se tiene que ser De una ve' (Maluma, baby) [Chorus: XXXTENTACION & Swae Lee] Arms around you Te amo mami, let me hold you Wrap me arms right around you, girl, oh yeah (Oh-ooh) 'Cause I been wrapped up around you To make sure no one could harm you Let me, mami, let me have you (Have you), oh yeah |
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10-30-2018, 06:57 PM | #11 |
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xxxtentacion got shot right down the street from me. less than 5 minutes
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10-30-2018, 07:01 PM | #12 |
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wow i didn't know he was dead. reading about it right now.
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10-30-2018, 07:08 PM | #13 |
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yikes he wasn't a very nice guy
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10-30-2018, 07:11 PM | #14 |
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the sewers belch me up
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10-30-2018, 07:17 PM | #15 |
Ownz
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It goes way beyond lyrics. That song sounds too much like "Whenever I Call You Friend" by Loggins and Nicks, which is much better song, and that's saying something. Owata is worse than Run2Me.
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10-30-2018, 07:18 PM | #16 |
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cain isn't able to build a superstar
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10-30-2018, 07:19 PM | #17 |
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she knows
she knows she knows she knows..... |
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10-30-2018, 07:23 PM | #18 |
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"you're all wh*r*s and I'm a f*g"
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10-30-2018, 07:24 PM | #19 |
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also all of xyu is p. damn misogynistic
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10-30-2018, 07:47 PM | #20 |
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Pretty much everything he said during 1996/97 Silverfucks
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10-31-2018, 11:25 AM | #21 |
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Completely agree, though I feel the song is insightful in its own way - it's very vivid and precise in depicting a certain kind of angry mysogny. I think Ava Adore is similar. The reason they both make me uncomfortable is that there's such a strange mix of self-awareness and glamorization there. I can't decide whether they are an exploration of male violence/entitlement, or just an outburst of it. Probably both.
On a similar note: All you have to do is run away And steal yourself from me Become a mystery to gaze into You're so cruel in all you do But still I believe, I believe in you |
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10-31-2018, 11:46 AM | #22 |
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Ah yes, I always cringe when I get to that beautiful passage of a song as well, what was he thinking!
....????? in any case, I'm gonna LOVE you... one hundred ONE percent has to be the worst of 'em |
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10-31-2018, 11:50 AM | #23 |
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I don't think xyu condones misogyny.
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10-31-2018, 11:50 AM | #24 | |
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Like yeah if someone came up to your door and said "i wanna RAPE you" that'd be something to take issue with but, you know, artistic license & all that |
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10-31-2018, 11:52 AM | #25 |
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Considering how prolific he is, the fact that these are the most cringey lyrics people can come up with bodes well for BC overall.
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10-31-2018, 12:54 PM | #26 |
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Everyone gather, warm your soul
Everyone gather, warm your soul Everyone gather, warm your soul, your soul Everyone, everyone Everyone gather, warm your soul Everyone gather, warm your soul Everyone gather, warm your soul, your soul Everyone, everyone Everyone, everyone, everyone, yeah Everyone gather, warm your soul Everyone gather, warm your soul Everyone gather, warm your soul, your soul Everyone, everyone Everyone gather, warm your soul Everyone gather, warm your soul Everyone gather, warm your soul, your soul Everyone, everyone Everyone, everyone, everyone, yeah Far away light, far away light Anywhere, anywhere light Far away light, far away light Anywhere, anywhere love Far away light, far away light Anywhere, anywhere light Far away light, faraway light |
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10-31-2018, 02:53 PM | #27 | |
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By and large, Billy's love songs aren't about the person he "loves". They are about Billy. They are about his needs, and his suffering, and his desires. We don't really get a sense of the person on the other side at all. For the record, I think XYU is well-written. It's terribly violent and misogynistic, but it isn't a bad song. It's an ugly, hard-to-stomach song. A lot of his work has to do with grappling with trauma and abuse, and having a really hard time knowing how to be a decent person. It's about trying hard to be a good human, and having glimpses of what could be, but often failing. XYU is about him failing. XYU comes from the same place as his threats to break that trans woman's legs in the early 90s. It comes from the same place as his vicious attacks on Devi. I used to think there was hope for him. Perfect is lovely, a refusal to grow bitter and to lash out on a misogynistic caricature of his own making. Friends as Lovers is good too. Blank Page is absolutely beautiful, a sincere moment of reckoning with his own ugliness and violence. But I stand by my opinion that those lines from Behold! The Nightmare are bad. They are objectifying, they don't really convey any warmth or love for the other person, and they make her responsible for his feelings. "You're so cruel in all you do" - no. He's not the center of the world, but he still acts like everything she does is about him. And then comes the self-aggrandizing "But still I believe, I believe in you". Way to play the "good guy". It works in the context of the album, maybe, because it's a very conflicted record. But it doesn't stand on its own as a beautiful moment. At least XYU is honest about its ugliness. |
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10-31-2018, 03:15 PM | #28 |
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woah woah he does not say "I want to rape you," he says, "I want to BREAK you"
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10-31-2018, 03:15 PM | #29 | ||
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10-31-2018, 03:24 PM | #30 |
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A lot of people seem to be criticizing how the lyrics read like an unnecessarily repetitive poem, but lyrics aren't intended to be read. Repetition is a feature of music.
Somehow it never occurred to me that Astral Planes was two phrases that repeat over and over. And it's not a bad song either. |
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