Why do some song lyrics make your skin tingle?

[ocean99]

Theres a few songs out there that if I even think of the lyrics the hair on the back of my neck will stand on end and I get this tingling feeling sometimes all the way down my arms. What is this? I know at least a few of you who love music know what I'm talking about.

These lyrics right here totally get me like that;

Wreak havoc, beep beep it's mad traffic
Sleek and lavish people speaking leaking to the maverick
He see as just another felony drug arrest
Any day could be the one he pick the wrong thug to test
Slug through the vest... Shot in the street
For pulling heat on a father whose baby's gotta eat
And when they get hungry, it ain't shit funny
Paid to interfere with how a brother get his money
Now, who's the real thugs, killers and gangsters?
Set the revolution, let the things bust and thank us
When the smoke clear, you can see the sky again
There will be the chopped off heads of leviathan
My friend, they call 'em strangers
Everybody talk to him end up in some danger

(They stay... Strange ways)
Can't reform 'em

They pray four times a day, they pray five
Whose ways is strange when it's time to survive
Some will go of they own free will to die
Others take them with you when they blow sky high
What's the difference? All you get is lost children
While abortion sit up behind the desk it costs billions
To blast humans in half, into captured arms
Only one side is allowed to have bombs
It's like making a soldier drop his weapon
Shooting him, and telling him to get to steppin'
Obviously, they came to portion of his fortune
Sounds to me like that old robbery/extortion

(They stay)
Same game
(Strange ways)
Ya can't reform 'em

 

[tonto]

a milli a milli a milli a milli a milli a milli a milli a milli a milli a milli.........


seriously though


letter from god to man by dan le sac v scroobius pip

Hey There, how, how's it going?
Long time no see.
I know I haven't been around much lately
But…it didn't seem like you wanted me to be
The last time I sent down a message you nailed it to the cross
So I figured I'd just leave you to it, let you be your own boss

But I've been keeping an eye on you, I have,
and it's amazing how you've grown.
With your technological advances and the problems you've overthrown,
And all the beautiful art you've created with such grace and such finesse,
But I admit there are a few things I'm afraid have impressed me less.

So I'm writing to apologize for all the horrors committed in my name,
Although that was never what I intended,
I feel I should take my share of the blame.
All the good I tried to do was corrupted
when organised religion got into full swing,
What I thought were quite clear messages were taken to unusual extremes.
My teachings taken out of context to meet the agendas of others,
Interpretations taken to many different ways and hidden meanings discovered

Religion became a tool, for the weak to control the strong
With all these new morals and ethics, survival of the fittest was gone
No longer could the biggest man simply take whatever he needed
‘cause damnation was the price if certain rules were not heeded
Some of the deeds committed in my name
just made me wonder were I went wrong.
Back at the start when I created this, the foundation seemed so strong.
See all the elements were already here, long before I began,
I just kind of put it all together
I didn't really think out a long-term plan.

I made the sun an appropriate distance and laid the stars across the sky
So you could navigate the globe or simply watch the sun rise
I covered the earth with plants and fruits,
Some for sustenance and some for beauty
I made the sun shine and the clouds rain
so their maintenance wasn't your duty
I tried to give each creature its own attributes
without making them enveloped
I gave you all you all your own space to
grow and in your own way space to develop

I didn't know such development would cause rifts and jealousy
Cause you to war against each other and leave marks on this planet indelibly
You see, I wasn't really the creater, I was just the curator of nature
I want to get something straight with homosexuals right now: I don't hate ya
I was a simple being that happened to be the first to wield such powers
I just laid the ground, it was You that built the towers

It was You that invented bombs, and the fear that comes with them
And it was You that invented money, and the corrupt economic systems
You invented terms like just-war and terms like friendly fire
And it was You that didn't know
when to stop digging deeper, when to stop building higher
It was You that exhausted the resources I carefully laid out on this earth,
And it was You that even saw these
problems coming but accredited them little worth
It was You that used my teachings for your own personal gain
And it was You that committed such tragedies,
even though they were in my name

So I apologize for any mistakes I made, and when my words misconstrued
But this apology's to mother nature, cause I created you

also Shakespeare by akala and sage francis song escape artist

and bit from n dey say by nelly

I was at the gas station when a man walked past
with a sign...'will work for food, clothes or cash'
and he asked if he could pump my gas so i let him
clean the windsheild and throw out the trash so i let him
hey, i even asked a brother his name
where he was from, got kids man and what's they ages
he kinda stuttered for a second, he kinda looked suprised
that anyone would even take an interest in his life
he said, "young brother them the only words i've heard in the last year
wasn't no or get the fuck away from herrrr"
how could something so simple as general conversation
mean much more than general conversation
hey you could tell life had beaten him down
like he was in the title fight and this might be his last round
sometimes the easiest things we take for granted
until they gone then realized we even had it
fo' real (fo' real, fo' real.

(corus)

i used to think that life had a plan for me
until i realized life had to be planned by me
see that's the key i only deal wit what i can see
cuz over history, mystery brought us nothin but misery
man more people done died in the name of the Lord
then in any natural disaster, disease or gang wars
before guns they was swords and they was killin each other
And what's changed to this day still killin each other
killin a brother while another mother cries for help
man, we need to help a brother find himself
feed 'em light 1, 2, 3
hey that's somethin every brother should see

 

[plur]

I was just wondering about this today at the gym. I listen to a lot of hardcore and its usually the "crowd chant" parts that get me. But not always. Idk why. I guess I just love the music so much. This song right here does it every time ( yeah its a bit "emo" or whatever but the song is heavy as fuck )

Killing the Dream -
"Four Years Too Late"

Just pick a place, and I'll be there.
Pick anything that's what I'll be.
Give me anything to say, even if it's nothing.
That's all you'll hear. Everything was never enough for you.
Do you ever say my name?
Or do you ever write down broken thoughts and turn them into songs to throw away?
Do you ever close your eyes and wish they'll never open again?
I do, it's always worse in silence...
No lies to tell no one to hear.
When air turns cold we sleep alone.
Every time I try to say your name it's always worse on nights like this.
And every night is just like this.
How many times have you closed your eyes and wished to just be happy?
Every night ends just like this, for me because we'll never be.
We'll never be.

 

[JQP]

I'm continually plagued by tunes I hear I can't get out of my head, like Puscifer's The Mission. This video is pretty cool: http://current.com/items/91294604_new-puscifer-video.htm?xid=RSSfeed

One of my all time favorites is by Trent Reznor's Right Where It Belongs:

See the animal in it's cage that you built
Are you sure what side you're on?
Better not look him too closely in the eye
Are you sure what side of the glass you are on?
See the safety of the life you have built
Everything where it belongs
Feel the hollowness inside of your heart
And it's all
Right where it belongs

[Chorus:]
What if everything around you
Isn't quite as it seems?
What if all the world you think you know
Is an elaborate dream?
And if you look at your reflection
Is it all you wanted to be?
What if you could look right through the cracks?
Would you find yourself
Find yourself afraid to see?

What if all the world's inside of your head
Just creations of your own?
Your devils and your gods
All the living and the dead
And you really are alone
You can live in this illusion
You can choose to believe
You keep looking but you can't find the woods
While you're hiding in the trees

[Chorus:]
What if everything around you
Isn't quite as it seems?
What if all the world you used to know
Is an elaborate dream?
And if you look at your reflection
Is it all you wanted to be?
What if you could look right through the cracks
Would you find yourself
Find yourself afraid to see?

JQ

 

[Nor'Easter]

yes I always liked Trent/NiN too.
SOAD also

 

[kaze420]

lil wayne fuck me all over
i may never be the same

mostly any song he did

 

[ZoeFresssh666]

yes, this def. happens to me! more with love songs, though but i guess that's because i'm a girl

 

[Hydro-Soil]

Sandstorm, by Darude. Always does that to me.

'Course, the first time I heard it I was on 2 THIIIIIIICK purple blotter hits of "fresh this morning" LSD. Wow.... Some things are better just experienced than described.

Music/sound has a much more powerful impact on the psyche than people are generally aware. Good advice for anyone is to make sure the music you listen to is positive and up-beat... even if it doesn't have lyrics. You've been warned.

Stay Safe!

 

[opt1c]

mf doom and trent r good lyricists.... the old dirt album by alice and chains would give me the chill every now and then as well

 

[AceFrehley]

I think any of those lyrics i just read are SHIT. Only in America Folks.

 

[plur]

I think any of those lyrics i just read are SHIT. Only in America Folks.

^^^
No need to be a douchebag about it. People like what they like.

 

[ocean99]

I think any of those lyrics i just read are SHIT. Only in America Folks.

Shutup meekrab.

 

[ocean99]

yes, this def. happens to me! more with love songs, though but i guess that's because i'm a girl

You'll like this one then, I'm gonna play this song for a girl someday;

Mayer Hawthorne - Just Ain't Gonna Work Out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBKx8PyE5qQ&feature=player_embedded

Don't wanna see your tears
Baby it will be ok
Don't wanna see you cry darling
No way!
But it just don't feel the same
(just don't feel the same)
I know what you're about
(I know what you're about)
And I guess that I don't love you anymore
And I'm sorry, but it just ain't working out

I'm sorry, it just ain't gonna work out
(just ain't gonna work out girl)
(repeat)

Don't want you to be sad, girl
Don't want you to be afraid
I know that will you understand my ways
One day!
No need to be upset girl
(you just don't understand)
Please don't scream and shout
(Please don't scream and shout)
I know that you were hearing wedding bells
But I'm sorry
Cause it just ain't working out

I'm sorry, it just ain't gonna work out
(just ain't gonna work out girl)


(repeat)

 

[Hydro-Soil]

I think any of those lyrics i just read are SHIT. Only in America Folks.

I wasn't going to say it myself but.... yeah. Couldn't agree with you more. Disgusting lyrics... skipped reading it after the first lines.

Stay Safe!

 

[ocean99]

Ahhhhhhhhhh just found another favorite.

Ten things - Paul Baribeau

name ten things you wanna do before you die and then go do them
name ten places you really wanna see before you die and then go to them
name ten books you wanna read before you die and then go read them
name ten songs you wanna hear before you die get all your friends together and scream them
cause right now all you have is time time time and yea well someday that time will run out
thats the only thing you can be absolutely certain about

think of all the things that are wrong with your life and fix them
think of all the things you love about your life be thankful you are blessed with them
think of all the things that hold you back and realize you dont need them
think of all the mistakes you have made in your life make sure that you never repeat them
cause right now all you have is time time time and yea well someday that time will run out
thats the only thing you can be absolutely certain about

name tenthousand reasons why you never wanna die go and tell someone who might have forgot
try and list the endless reasons why its good to be alive and then just smile for awhile about them
soon the sun will arise and another day will come
soon enough the sun will set another day will be gone
cause right now all you have is time time time and yea well someday that time will run out
thats the only thing you can be absolutely certain about