As a strong music enthusiast, I find a lot of inspiration from song lyrics. The most profound lyrics and life lessons can come from any kind of music, even those that may not seem intellectual.
Some lyrics seem to capture a feeling so poetically that a few words are able to explain a deep feeling or idea that could otherwise take essays to explain. The following quotes are some lyrics I've found particularly striking and great guidelines for life.
1. "You've got mountains to climb, but always stay humble and kind" - Tim McGraw, Humble and Kind
2. "Decide what to be and go be it" -The Avett Brothers, Head Full of Doubt, Road Full of Promise
3. "Always stay gracious, best revenge is your paper" -Beyonce, Formation
4. "We are peace / We are war / We are how we treat each other and nothing more" -Alternate Routes, Nothing More
5. "Blackbird singing in the dead of night / Take these broken wings and learn to fly" - The Beatles, Blackbird
6. "And even though it all went wrong / I'll stand before the lord of song / With nothing on my tongue but hallelujah" - Leonard Cohen, Hallelujah
7. "May the bridges I have burned light my way back home" -Fall Out Boy, Fourth of July
8. "We ain’t picture perfect but we worth the picture still” J. Cole, Crooked Smile
9. "May your heart always be joyful / May your song always be sung / May you stay / Forever young" - Bob Dylan, Forever Young
10. "People talking without speaking / People hearing without listening / People writing songs that voices never share / And no one dared / Disturb the sound of silence" - Simon and Garfunkel, Sound of Silence
11. "Lights will guide you home" - Coldplay, Fix You
12. "Don't you worry your pretty little mind / People throw rocks at things that shine" - Taylor Swift, Ours
13. "There's a world that was meant for our eyes to see" - Lord Huron, Ends of the Earth
14. "I've been thinking 'bout tomorrow / Instead of drowning in the past" - Seinabo Sey, Still
15. "Real g's move in silence like lasagna" -Lil Wayne, 6 Foot, 7 Foot
16. "Always remember there was nothing worth sharing / Like the love that let us share our name" - The Avett Brothers, Murder in the City
17. "But if we are wise / We know that there's always tomorrow" - Bill Withers, Lean on Me
18. "And I don't want the world to see me / 'Cause I don't think that they'd understand / When everything's meant to be broken / I just want you to know who I am" - The Goo Goo Dolls, Iris
19. "They said I wouldn't be nothing / Now they only say congratulations" - Post Malone, Congratulations
20. "And when the broken hearted people / Living in the world agree / There will be an answer / Let it be" -The Beatles, Let It Be
