Lyrics that inspire you

Do you have a song that you put on repeat for the amazing lyrics? I love the below song and it inspires and I think they are simple yet amazing when i work out.
If you have a similiar song that inspires what are the lyrics and who are they by?


From Yeasayer from the song "Ambling Alp"

Now the world can be an unfair place at times
But your lows will have their compliment of highs
And if anyone should cheat you
Take advantage of or beat you raise your head
And wear your wounds with pride

You must stick up for yourself son
Never mind what anybody else done
Stick up for yourself son
Never mind what anybody else done

Replies

  • SmexAppeal
    SmexAppeal Posts: 858 Member
    Not any that I can think of right now, but I will ponder this and get back to you!!!
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    This is one of those songs that makes me realize that a strong enough human can make it through anything, including that which is generally considered to be a death sentence.

    Tandem by Protest the Hero

    Everyone knows that Cancer
    Takes bites of every family
    And it eats up families whole

    Dance around the issue
    Take issue with the answers provided
    The past few years radiate with treatment
    But to every day she'll put her cap on and greet them
    She's got demons but you'll never meet them
    Yeah we hope one day that she can finally beat them all

    She laughs for us
    She laughs so we don't worry
    She smiles through the pain
    And keeps the details blurry

    My intentions are not to expose
    The depths of her trouble aren't mine to disclose
    But like evening rain on the petal of a rose
    It drips down to the earth and begins to compose

    And if there's one thing that remains
    So crystal clear to us
    It's that the wandering hands of the gods
    Are so goddamn mysterious

    Like there could be a justification
    For the lives it takes and the lives that it's taken

    This isn't a eulogy
    Or a requiem
    Just some words I've sketched out
    Cause I haven't said them
    This isn't about her father or brother
    Just a few simple words so she knows that I love her
    And tragedy will never disaffect her
    I hope she knows how much I respect her

    My intentions are not to expose, in verse or in prose
    The depths of her troubles aren't mine to disclose
    But like evening rain on the petal of a rose
    It drips down to the earth and begins to compose

    A song worth singing
    A wound that keeps on stinging
    And one sinking feeling
    That's always worth clinging onto
    And a stone in a glass house
    That's always worth slinging

    She laughs for us
    She laughs so we don't worry
    She smiles through the pain
    And keeps the details blurry

    My intentions are not to expose
    The depths of her trouble aren't mine to disclose
    But like evening rain on the petal of a rose
    It drips down to the earth and begins to compose

    Saints walk the earth
    They don't patrol the skies
    They're the people right behind you
    Riding tandem through the night
    It's the comfort that's discovered
    Between two sets of eyes
    It's the hand that stills the other
    That shakes like candlelight
    Like candlelight
  • Mommyunruhx2
    Mommyunruhx2 Posts: 36 Member
    This is the Perfect song that inspires me, it explains my life perfectly!

    In my daughter's eyes,
    I am a hero,
    I am strong and wise,
    And I know no fear,
    But the truth is plain to see,
    She was sent to rescue me,
    I see who I want to be,
    In my daughter's eyes
  • Brian McKnight's song Win. Also, anything by Casting Crowns. I can't pull certain lyrics because the entirety of each song inspires me.:heart:
  • penrbrown
    penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
    Is this the real life?
    Is this just fantasy?
    Caught in a landslide
    No escape from reality
    Open your eyes
    Look up to the skies and see
    I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy
    Because I'm "easy come, easy go"
    Little high, little low
    Any way the wind blows, doesn't really matter to me, to
    me
  • Helenatrandom
    Helenatrandom Posts: 1,166 Member
    Tubthumping by Chumbawumba

    (We'll be singing, when we're winning, we'll be singing)

    I get knocked, down but I get up again
    You're never gonna keep me down
    I get knocked, down but I get up again
    You're never gonna keep me down
    I get knocked, down but I get up again
    You're never gonna keep me down
    I get knocked, down but I get up again
    You're never gonna keep me down

    (Pissing the night away, pissing the night away)
    He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink
    He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink
    He sings the songs that remind him of the good times
    He sings the songs that remind him of the best times
    (Oh Danny Boy, Danny Boy, Danny Boy)

    I get knocked, down but I get up again
    You're never gonna keep me down
    I get knocked, down but I get up again
    You're never gonna keep me down
    I get knocked, down but I get up again
    You're never gonna keep me down
    I get knocked, down but I get up again
    You're never gonna keep me down

    (Pissing the night away, pissing the night away)
    He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink
    He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink
    He sings the songs that remind him of the good times
    He sings the songs that remind him of the best times
    (Don't cry for me, next door neighbour)

    I get knocked, down but I get up again
    You're never gonna keep me down
    I get knocked, down but I get up again
    You're never gonna keep me down
    I get knocked, down but I get up again
    You're never gonna keep me down
    I get knocked, down but I get up again
    You're never gonna keep me down
  • iulia_maddie
    iulia_maddie Posts: 2,780 Member
    Smack that! All on the floor..
    Smack that! Give me some more..
    Smack that!!
  • Cindy873
    Cindy873 Posts: 1,165
    That I would be good even if I did nothing,
    That I would be good even if I got the thumbs down,
    That I would be good if I got and stayed sick,
    That I would be good even if I gained ten pounds.

    That I would be fine even if I went bankrupt,
    That I would be good if I lost my hair and my youth,
    That I would be great if I was no longer queen,
    That I would be grand if I was not all knowing.

    That I would be loved even when I’m numb myself,
    That I would be good even when I am overwhelmed,
    That I would be good even if I was fuming,
    That I would be loved even if I was clingy.

    But you know that I can use somebody
    And you know that I can use somebody,
    You know that I can use somebody,
    You know that I can use somebody,

    I’ve been roaming around, always looking down and all I see
    ‘cause you know that I can use somebody.

    That I would be good even if I lost sanity
    That I would be good whether with or without you
  • stephdeeable
    stephdeeable Posts: 1,407 Member
    That I would be good even if I did nothing,
    That I would be good even if I got the thumbs down,
    That I would be good if I got and stayed sick,
    That I would be good even if I gained ten pounds.

    That I would be fine even if I went bankrupt,
    That I would be good if I lost my hair and my youth,
    That I would be great if I was no longer queen,
    That I would be grand if I was not all knowing.

    That I would be loved even when I’m numb myself,
    That I would be good even when I am overwhelmed,
    That I would be good even if I was fuming,
    That I would be loved even if I was clingy.

    But you know that I can use somebody
    And you know that I can use somebody,
    You know that I can use somebody,
    You know that I can use somebody,

    I’ve been roaming around, always looking down and all I see
    ‘cause you know that I can use somebody.

    That I would be good even if I lost sanity
    That I would be good whether with or without you

    :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:
  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member
    Let me ask you one question
    Is your money that good
    Will it buy you forgiveness
    Do you think that it could
    I think you will find
    When your death takes its toll
    All the money you made
    Will never buy back your soul.

    And I hope that you die
    And your death'll come soon
    I will follow your casket
    In the pale afternoon
    And I'll watch while you're lowered
    Down to your deathbed
    And I'll stand over your grave
    'Til I'm sure that you're dead.


    Bob Dylan - Masters Of War
  • Lexieberry
    Lexieberry Posts: 182 Member
    That new song by P!nk 'Try' is pretty cool ;) motivates me when I'm running
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    When you cry, be sure to dry your eyes,
    'Cause better days are sure to come.

    And when you smile, be sure to smile wide,
    And don't let them know that they have won.

    And when you walk, walk with pride, And don't show the hurt inside,
    Because the pain sill soon be gone.

    And when you dream, dream big,
    As big as the ocean, blue.
    'Cause when you dream it might come true.
    But when you dream, dream big.

    And when you laugh, be sure to laugh out loud,
    'Cause it will carry all your cares away.
    And when you see, see the beauty all around and in yourself,
    And it will help you feel okay.

    And when you pray, pray for strength to help to carry on,
    But when the troubles come your way.

    And when you dream, dream big, As big as the ocean, blue.
    'Cause when you dream it might come true.
    But when you dream, dream big.
  • PeachyKeene
    PeachyKeene Posts: 1,645 Member
    KELLY ROWLAND - MOTIVATION LYRICS

    Oh lover, don't you dare slow down
    Go longer, you can last more rounds
    Push harder, you're almost there now
    So go lover, make mama proud

    And when we're doneI don't wanna feel my legs
    And when we're done I just wanna feel your hands all over me, baby
    You can't stop there

    Music still playing in the background
    And you're almost there
    You can do it, I believe in you, baby
    So close from here

    Baby, I'ma be your motivation
    Go, go, go, go
    Motivation
    Go, go, go, go

    Uh, girl I turn that thing into a rain-forest
    Rain on my head, call that brainstorming
    Yeah this is deep, oh, but I go deeper
    Make you lose yourself and finders keepers

    It go green light, go Weezy go
    I like to taste that sugar, that Sweet and Low
    But hold up wait, new position
    I put her on my plate then I do the dishes
    She my motivation, I'm her transportation
    'Cause I let her ride while I drive her crazy
    Then I just keep going, going, like I'm racing
    When I'm done she hold me like a conversation
    Weezy, baby

    And when we're done I don't wanna feel my legs
    And when we're doneI just wanna feel your hands all over me, baby
    You can't stop there
    Music still playin' in the background
    And you're almost there
    You can do it, I believe in you babySo close from here
    Baby, I'ma be your motivation
    Oh lover, when you call my name
    No other can do that the same, noI won't let ya get up out that game, no
    So go lover, don't it make me rain?

    And when we're done
    I don't wanna feel my legs
    And when we're done
    I just wanna feel your hands all over me, baby

    You can't stop there
    Music still playin' in the background
    And you're almost there
    You can do it, I believe in you baby
    So close from here

    Baby, I'ma be your motivation
  • JanaCanada
    JanaCanada Posts: 917 Member
    This is the Perfect song that inspires me, it explains my life perfectly!

    In my daughter's eyes,
    I am a hero,
    I am strong and wise,
    And I know no fear,
    But the truth is plain to see,
    She was sent to rescue me,
    I see who I want to be,
    In my daughter's eyes

    *Passes the Kleenex around* :heart: :heart:
  • ohnoetry
    ohnoetry Posts: 129
    Foo Fighters' Walk:

    Now
    For the very first time
    Don't you pay no mind?
    Set me free again
    You keep alive a moment at a time
    But still inside a whisper to a riot
    To sacrifice but knowing to survive
    The first decline another state of mind
    I'm on my knees, I'm praying for a sign
    Forever, whenever
    I never wanna die
    I never wanna die
    I never wanna die
    I'm on my knees
    I never wanna die
    I'm dancing on my grave
    I'm running through the fire
    Forever, whatever
    I never wanna die
    I never wanna leave
    I'll never say goodbye
    Forever, whatever
    Forever, whatever
  • ajewellmom
    ajewellmom Posts: 186 Member
    This is one of those songs that makes me realize that a strong enough human can make it through anything, including that which is generally considered to be a death sentence.

    Tandem by Protest the Hero

    Everyone knows that Cancer
    Takes bites of every family
    And it eats up families whole

    Dance around the issue
    Take issue with the answers provided
    The past few years radiate with treatment
    But to every day she'll put her cap on and greet them
    She's got demons but you'll never meet them
    Yeah we hope one day that she can finally beat them all

    She laughs for us
    She laughs so we don't worry
    She smiles through the pain
    And keeps the details blurry

    My intentions are not to expose
    The depths of her trouble aren't mine to disclose
    But like evening rain on the petal of a rose
    It drips down to the earth and begins to compose

    And if there's one thing that remains
    So crystal clear to us
    It's that the wandering hands of the gods
    Are so goddamn mysterious

    Like there could be a justification
    For the lives it takes and the lives that it's taken

    This isn't a eulogy
    Or a requiem
    Just some words I've sketched out
    Cause I haven't said them
    This isn't about her father or brother
    Just a few simple words so she knows that I love her
    And tragedy will never disaffect her
    I hope she knows how much I respect her

    My intentions are not to expose, in verse or in prose
    The depths of her troubles aren't mine to disclose
    But like evening rain on the petal of a rose
    It drips down to the earth and begins to compose

    A song worth singing
    A wound that keeps on stinging
    And one sinking feeling
    That's always worth clinging onto
    And a stone in a glass house
    That's always worth slinging

    She laughs for us
    She laughs so we don't worry
    She smiles through the pain
    And keeps the details blurry

    My intentions are not to expose
    The depths of her trouble aren't mine to disclose
    But like evening rain on the petal of a rose
    It drips down to the earth and begins to compose

    Saints walk the earth
    They don't patrol the skies
    They're the people right behind you
    Riding tandem through the night
    It's the comfort that's discovered
    Between two sets of eyes
    It's the hand that stills the other
    That shakes like candlelight
    Like candlelight

    Funny, but I had never heard of Protest the Hero until just recently. My friend's daughter was the opening act for them in Kitchener a week or two back.

    Oh, and my pick-me-up song is 59th Street Bridge Song by Simon and Garfunkle!
  • _DaniD_
    _DaniD_ Posts: 2,186 Member
    "Now let me see the booty work, booty work, booty work, boo booty work, booty work, booty work, boo boo boo booty work, go ahead, go ahead, now let me see the booty work, booty work, booty work, boo booty work. left cheek, right cheek, left cheek, right cheek"
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    Last night we brought the children by to visit their Grandpa
    And it's plain to see they're truly part of him
    While we were there
    Their Grandma took out some old photographs
    Man, he sure looked a lot like me back then

    I'm seein' my father in me
    I guess that's how it's meant to be
    And I find I'm more and more like him each day
    I notice I walk the way he walks
    I notice I talk the way he talks
    I'm startin' to see my father in me

    And today I took my wife for a walk
    Down that old dirt road
    Where my Daddy took my Mom so many times
    And we found the time
    To mention things we never had before
    And we shared some thoughts about the family life

    Yeah, I'm seein' my father in me
    I guess that's how it's meant to be
    And I find I'm more and more like him each day
    I notice I walk the way he walks
    I notice I talk the way he talks
    I'm startin' to see my father in me

    And now lookin' back I can recall the times we disagreed
    When I could not take hold of his old fashioned ways
    And the more I tried to prove him wrong
    The more I proved him right
    Now I know why he still stood by me
    When I went through that stage

    I'm seein' my father in me
    I guess that's how it's meant to be
    And I find I'm more and more like him each day
    I notice I walk the way he walks
    I notice I talk the way he talks
    I'm startin' to see my father in me


    And I'm happy to see my father in me
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    "Now let me see the booty work, booty work, booty work, boo booty work, booty work, booty work, boo boo boo booty work, go ahead, go ahead, now let me see the booty work, booty work, booty work, boo booty work. left cheek, right cheek, left cheek, right cheek"

    I'm a visual learner. You need to add your pic to demonstrate. kthnxbi.
  • BlueInkDot
    BlueInkDot Posts: 702 Member
    Change
    Everything you are
    And everything you own
    You're number has been called

    Fight;
    The battle has begun
    Revenge will surely come
    Your last chance has arrived

    Best
    You've got to be the best
    You've got to change the world
    And use this chance to be heard

    You're time is now.

    - Muse, Butterflies and Hurricanes
  • FGVC1188
    FGVC1188 Posts: 122 Member
    May your sword stay wet
    like a young girl in her prime.
    Hold your Hammers high!!!!!
  • LetsMakeupXtina
    LetsMakeupXtina Posts: 627 Member
    KELLY ROWLAND - MOTIVATION LYRICS

    Oh lover, don't you dare slow down
    Go longer, you can last more rounds
    Push harder, you're almost there now
    So go lover, make mama proud

    And when we're doneI don't wanna feel my legs
    And when we're done I just wanna feel your hands all over me, baby
    You can't stop there

    Music still playing in the background
    And you're almost there
    You can do it, I believe in you, baby
    So close from here

    Baby, I'ma be your motivation
    Go, go, go, go
    Motivation
    Go, go, go, go

    Uh, girl I turn that thing into a rain-forest
    Rain on my head, call that brainstorming
    Yeah this is deep, oh, but I go deeper
    Make you lose yourself and finders keepers

    It go green light, go Weezy go
    I like to taste that sugar, that Sweet and Low
    But hold up wait, new position
    I put her on my plate then I do the dishes
    She my motivation, I'm her transportation
    'Cause I let her ride while I drive her crazy
    Then I just keep going, going, like I'm racing
    When I'm done she hold me like a conversation
    Weezy, baby

    And when we're done I don't wanna feel my legs
    And when we're doneI just wanna feel your hands all over me, baby
    You can't stop there
    Music still playin' in the background
    And you're almost there
    You can do it, I believe in you babySo close from here
    Baby, I'ma be your motivation
    Oh lover, when you call my name
    No other can do that the same, noI won't let ya get up out that game, no
    So go lover, don't it make me rain?

    And when we're done
    I don't wanna feel my legs
    And when we're done
    I just wanna feel your hands all over me, baby

    You can't stop there
    Music still playin' in the background
    And you're almost there
    You can do it, I believe in you baby
    So close from here

    Baby, I'ma be your motivation

    this song is sooooo sexy!
  • clydethecat
    clydethecat Posts: 1,087 Member
    you've got your ball
    you've got your chain
    tied to me tight
    tie me up again

    who's got their claws in you my friend
    into your heart i'll beat again

    sweet like candy to my soul
    sweet you rock and
    sweet you roll

    lost for you
    i'm so lost for you
  • Cindy873
    Cindy873 Posts: 1,165
    Florence and the Machines - Shake it Out

    Regrets collect like old friends
    Here to relive your darkest moments
    I can see no way, I can see no way
    And all of the ghouls come out to play
    And every demon wants his pound of flesh
    But I like to keep some things to myself
    I like to keep my issues drawn
    It's always darkest before the dawn

    And I've been a fool and I've been blind
    I can never leave the past behind
    I can see no way, I can see no way
    I'm always dragging that horse around
    And our love is pastured such a mournful sound
    Tonight I'm gonna bury that horse in the ground
    So I like to keep my issues drawn
    But it's always darkest before the dawn

    Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah!
    Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaaah!
    And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
    So shake him off, oh woah!

    I am done with my graceless heart
    So tonight I'm gonna cut it out and then restart
    Cause I like to keep my issues drawn
    It's always darkest before the dawn

    Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah!
    Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah!
    And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
    So shake him off, oh woah!
    And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back so shake him off

    And given half the chance would I take any of it back
    It's a fine romance but its left me so undone
    It's always darkest before the dawn

    Oh woah, oh woah!.

    And I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't
    So here's to drinks in the dark at the end of my road
    And I'm ready to suffer and I'm ready to hope
    It's a shot in the dark and right at my throat
    Cause looking for heaven, found the devil in me
    Looking for heaven, found the devil in me
    Well what the hell I'm gonna let it happen to me

    Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah!
    Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah!
    And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
    So shake him off, oh woah!

    Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah!
    Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah!
    And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
    So shake him off, oh woah!
  • I know it's popular to hate on Nickelback but I still love this song and lyrics
    My best friend gave me the best advice
    He said each day's a gift and not a given right
    Leave no stone unturned, leave your fears behind
    And try to take the path less traveled by
    That first step you take is the longest stride

    If today was your last day
    And tomorrow was too late
    Could you say goodbye to yesterday?
    Would you live each moment like your last?
    Leave old pictures in the past
    Donate every dime you have?
    If today was your last day

    Against the grain should be a way of life
    What's worth the prize is always worth the fight
    Every second counts 'cause there's no second try
    So live like you'll never live it twice
    Don't take the free ride in your own life
  • aksmitty1981
    aksmitty1981 Posts: 75 Member
    "I'm Gonna Make A Change,
    For Once In My Life
    It's Gonna Feel Real Good,
    Gonna Make A Difference
    Gonna Make It Right . . ."

    -MJ