Day 143 of The 365 Day Experiment. Lyrical Magic.

I’m one of those people who need music in my life.  No matter what mood I am in, there is music to suit my taste.  And music to change that mood if it needs to be changed.

Most of the time, I’ve just got music playing as background in my office, car or kitchen.  I’ll sing along, but often am listening more to the beat than I am to the lyrics.  When I am tuned in, however, there are some lines that have become incredibly meaningful to me over the years.  

With categories and themes on shuffle, a few of my favorites:

"All you need is love, love. Love is all you need" The Beatles, All You Need Is Love

“And I wonder, when I sing along with you, if everything could ever feel this real forever, if anything could ever be this good again.”  Foo Fighters, Everlong

“You, you may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you will join us. And the world will be as one" John Lennon, Imagine

“But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for" U2, I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For

"There’s always gonna be another mountain, I’m always gonna wanna make it move, Always gone be an uphill battle, Sometimes I’m gonna have to lose.  Ain’t about how I get there, Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side. It’s the climb" Miley Cyrus, The Climb

"Optimism is my best defense" Rod Stewart, Baby Jane

"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end" Semisonic, Closing Time

"Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose."  Janis Joplin, Me & Bobby McGee

“Took this love and I took it down, climbed a mountain and I turned around.  And I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills, till the landslide brought me down.” Fleetwood Mac, Landslide

"Fathers be good to your daughters, daughters will love like you do. Girls become lovers, who turn into mothers, so mothers be good to your daughters, too.” John Mayer, Daughters

"All these places have their moments, with lovers and friends I still can recall.  Some are dead and some are living, in my life I’ve loved them all." The Beatles, In My Life

“I’d rather be a hammer than a nail”. - Simon and Garfunkel, El Condor Pasa

“You can’t fight the tears that ain’t coming, or the moment of truth in your lies. When everything seems like the movies, yeah, you bleed just to know you’re alive”. Goo Goo Dolls, Iris

“And the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls.” Simon and Garfunkel, Sounds of Silence

"Every time I look in the mirror, All these lines on my face getting clearer, The past is gone. It goes by, like dusk to dawn. Isn’t that the way. Everybody’s got their dues in life to pay”, Aerosmith, Dream On

"You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime" Eminem, Lose Yourself

And perhaps my all time favorite;

“You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometime you just might find, you get what you need”. The Rolling Stones, You Can’t Always Get What You Want