My roommate, Nick, and I have compiled a list of lyrics that have influenced us in some way, shape or form. Whether it be changing our style of writing, helping us through a tough time, changing our view of music or actually changing our lives, these lyrics definitely stand out among the thousands of other lines we have grown to love. So without further ado, in no particular order, here is Part One of our list of the most influential lyrics in our lives.
1. “Everyone I used to know says they don’t know what I’ve become. But I’m still the same, not much has changed, I still know where I came from. I fell asleep with the lights on and I can see that you’re the first one in a long time that has some faith in me.”
“Another Song About the Weekend” by A Day To Remember
2. “I will stop cutting my pants into shorts. I will address the issues that I cannot ignore. And I will do the things that I think you might like. And I will be alone probably the rest of my life.”
“Swimming Pool” by The Front Bottoms
3. “I was just happy to be a contender. I was just aching for anything. I used to have such steady hands but now I can’t keep them from shaking. Oh, I’m sorry I… I’m sorry I don’t laugh at the right times.”
“I Just Want to Sell Out My Funeral” by The Wonder Years
4. “All because of you, I believe in angels. Not the kind with wings. No, not the kind with halos. The kind that bring you home.”
“The Good Left Undone” by Rise Against
5. “We watch the fallen leaves turn to frozen trees, it’s been another year. Where do the echoes from the echoes go? Where does the water flow when it leaves our homes?”
“A Picture of a Tree That Doesn’t Look Okay” by The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die
6. “She’s got broken things where her heart should be and I keep rolling it over in my head.”
“You’re Dead Wrong” by Mayday Parade
7. “Anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain. Don’t carry the world upon your shoulders.”
“Hey Jude” by The Beatles
8. “I left a note up on your bed that said, ‘Hey, thanks again. For everything you did.’ Hey, Jess, I woke up older carrying two years in the bags under my eyes.”
“Woke Up Older” by The Wonder Years
9. “See I wrote this note that I never even told you. You know I’ve got some things to sing about when we were young and holding true to all those songs that always made us pull through.”
“The Permanent Rain” by The Dangerous Summer
10. “We’re too busy sharing stories and laughing about how boring any situation can be if there’s nobody trying to make the best of everything.”
“Van Beers” by Tiny Moving Parts
11. “When I said that I wanted to die I meant it. When I said that you saved my life I meant it.”
“The Arrogance of the Drunk Pedestrian” by The Smith Street Band
12. “He moved to the island from upstate and he spent Sunday watching the game with me, explaining everything. We watched Jim Kelly lead the way and if my dad was here I wonder what he’d say. If my dad was here I wonder if he’d even recognize me.”
“You Ain’t No Saint” by Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties
13. “We’ll start a fire so big the heavens can see it. You give, going up in flames. Such a good name and now I’m paying for all the mistakes that you’ve made.”
“The Rescue” by Search the City
14. “So I guess you’ll be home soon so you can see for yourself. I just thought that you should know, if this is what happens when you go maybe next time don’t.”
“Arrivals” by Silverstein
15. “That wind that blows across your room is going to set the sail and send me back to you. Sometimes when sailors are sailing, they think twice about where they’re anchoring and I think I could make better use of my time on land.”
“If Work Permits” by The Format
16. “I love you so damn much, I’ll even start to pray.”
“Every Day is a Struggle” by Senses Fail
17. “I’m going to get through this one way or another because I know it’s warmer where you are, because no matter how far the view, I still always look up to you.”
“One Step At a Time” by Four Year Strong
18. “Say you won’t but I know you will. Wasted nights on me always end in a cheap thrill. I’ve waited 22 years to find something real. So tell me where to go. You shouldn’t leave alone. You are young and bold with a heart of gold.”
“Living Dead” by Have Mercy
19. “Hoping for the best just hoping nothing happens. A thousand clever lines unread on clever napkins.”
“Cute Without the ‘E’ (Cut From the Team)” by Taking Back Sunday
20. “It doesn’t matter that we can’t get drunk, Dad. It doesn’t mean that we can’t have fun. We can go for a couple or maybe a few. It wasn’t getting drunk I loved it was being with you.”
“Pups” by Moose Blood
21. “I want to thank you for being a part of my forget-me-nots and marigolds. And all the things that don’t get old. Is it legal to do this? I surely don’t know. It’s the only way I have learned to express myself – through other people’s descriptions of life.”
“LG Fuad” by Motion City Soundtrack
22. “Breathe it in and I can see canvasses behind my eyes – all the colors of my life.”
“Southern Air” by Yellowcard
23. “Deep in my heart there’s a trembling question. Still I am sure that the answer is going to come somehow. Out there in the dark, there’s a beckoning candle. And while I can think, while I can talk, while I can stand, while I can walk, while I can dream, please let me dream.”
“If I Can Dream” by Elvis Presley
24. “There are dreams that cannot be. And there are storms we cannot weather.”
“I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserables
25. “We all want to be somebody. Right now, we’re just looking for the exit.”
“Reinventing Your Exit” by Underoath
26. “I’m scared to get close. I hate being alone. I long for that feeling to not feel at all. The higher I get the lower I sink. I can’t drown my demons they know how to swim.”
“Can You Feel My Heart” by Bring Me the Horizon
27. “We must talk on every telephone and get eaten off the web. We must rip out all the epilogues from the books that we have read.”
“At the Bottom of Everything” by Bright Eyes
28. “I felt no pain till I was down and I was told that I was bleeding. And even then I knew I wasn’t done.”
“Hands That Thieve” byStreetlight Manifesto
29. “How did I end up here? How did I find love and conquer all of my fears. You see, I made it out. I’m out from under the sun and the truth is that I feel better because I’ve forgiven everyone.”
“Take Your Time (Coming Home)” by fun.
30. “Lie alone – it’s all you can do now and hear me drone about the things I can’t change.”
“The Things I Can’t Change” by The Story So Far
31. “Growing up means watching my heroes turn human in front of me.”
“Hoodie Weather” by The Wonder Years
32. “When I was little, I dressed up as an astronaut and explored outer space. I dressed up as a super hero and ran about the place. I dressed up as a fireman and rescued those in need. I dressed up as a doctor and cured every disease.”
“System” by Enter Shikari
33. “The weatherman are telling me that I’d better scramble. There’s a storm on the brink that the levies won’t handle. Opportunity’s door is neither open or shut, it’s rusted and propped ajar. I brake for analogies on this road to cure a complimentary disease.”
“No Ticket” by The Menzingers
34. “There’s times when I still catch myself from talking like you’re still around. The likeness that my mirror found so proud, I let it hit the ground.”
“Angels In Your Closet” by Forever Came Calling
35. “If it’s a broken part, replace it. If it’s a broken arm, then brace it. If it’s a broken heart, then face it.”
“Details In the Fabric” by Jason Mraz
36. “Can it be the voices calling me? They get lost and out of time. I should’ve seen it glow. But everybody knows that a broken heart is blind.”
“Little Black Submarines” by The Black Keys
37. “Though we complained about it all was such a worthwhile waste of our time, each day and each night’s a memory. Take care and please don’t forget me.”
“Losing Teeth” by Neck Deep
38. “I’m going to live my life, live my dreams, going to make my rules my own scene. Sorry. I’m not sorry. I’m going to live my life, take chances, full of hope and new romances.”
“I’m Here to Take the Sky” by D.R.U.G.S.
39. “We thought we’d live forever until the night when it got way to serious and you showed me your damaged wrists and you broke down and we embraced and nothing at that time meant more to me. And if I had only known that it would be the last time we’d be on that level with one another I would have never let you go.”
“An Ode to the Nite Ratz Club” by The Hotelier (formerly known as The Hotel Year)
40. “They say I’m just a stupid kid; another crazy radical. ‘Rock n’ roll is dead’ I probably should’ve stayed in school.”
“In One Ear” by Cage the Elephant
41. “And he said, ‘Son, this world is rough and if a man’s going to make it, he’s got to be tough and I knew I wouldn’t be there to help you along. So I gave you that name and said goodbye. I knew you’d have to get tough or die and it’s that name that helped to make you strong.”
“A Boy Named Sue” by Johnny Cash
42. “There are two paths you can go by, but in the long run there’s still time to change the road you’re on.”
“Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin
