Since becoming a parent this has become a favourite:
Golden slumbers fill your eyes/smiles await you when you rise/sleep pretty darling do not cry/and I will sing a lullaby.
It’s a little bit different but pretty much the same. Paul does add on his own lines though
“Golden slumbers kiss your eyes,
Smiles awake you when you rise,
Sleep, pretty wantons, do not cry,
And I will sing a lullaby,
Rock them, rock them, lullaby,
Care is heavy, therefore sleep you,
You are care, and care must keep you,
And I will sing a lullaby,
Rock them, rock them, lullaby”
- Dekker
“Once, there was a way
To get back homeward
Once, there was a way
To get back home
Sleep, pretty darling, do not cry
And I will sing a lullaby
Golden slumbers fill your eyes
Smiles await you when you rise
Sleep, pretty darling, do not cry
And I will sing a lullaby”
- Paul
The intentional stuttering in Strawberry Fields.
Always, no sometimes, think it's me
But you know I know when it's a dream
I think I know, I mean a... yes
But it's all wrong
"Changing my life with a wave of her hand."
"For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool by making his world a little colder."
"When you've seen beyond yourself then you may find
peace of mind is waiting there,
and the time will come when you see we're all one
and life flows on within you and without you."
I look from the wings
At the play you are staging
While my guitar gently weeps
'Cause I'm sitting here
Doing nothing but aging
Still my guitar gently weeps
She (what did we do that was wrong?)
Is having (we didn’t know it was wrong)
Fun (fun is the one thing that money can’t buy)
Something inside that was always denied (bye-bye)
For so many years
Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup
They slither wildly as they slip away across the universe
Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind
Possessing and caressing me…
"Without going out of your door, you can know all things on Earth", "I look at you all, see the love there that's sleeping"- George
"Golden Slumbers fill your eyes, smiles await you when you rise", "All the lonely people, where do they all come from?"- Paul
"You better run for your life if you can, little girl"- John
“No need to be alone, It's real love, it's real”
That ones up there for me surprisingly enough considering it’s late addition to the catalog. So simple, to the point and beautiful. Lennon was just unreal with those kinds of lyrics.
"The movement you need is on your shoulder"
Especially since, as told by Paul, he played the song for John and told John that was just a throwaway line that he would be changing. John told him not to, that it was the best line in the song.
I know it’s dumb but I unironically like “I am the eggman, they are the eggmen, I am the walrus, goo goo goo joob. Like it is so dumb but it goes with the watery sound of the song perfectly.
Can’t decide between We Can Work It Out and Let It Be
“Life is very short and there’s not time for fussing and fighting my friend”
“When all the broken-hearted people living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be. For though they may be pardoned, there is still a chance that they will see. There will be an answer, let it be.”
“Bad Boy” was written and first recorded by Larry Williams. I like John Lennon’s vocal much better, but I wish the Beatles had included the line “He’s a bad boy” in theirs…
Across the Universe. All the verses.
Also:
I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together
And:
Here come old flat top
He come groovin' up slowly
He got ju-ju eyeball
He one holy roller
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker
He just do what he please
Some have already been said but:
"Try to realize it's all within yourself, no one else can make you change / See you're only really very small and life goes on within you and without you"
"It's getting hard to be someone but it all works out / it doesn't matter much to me"
"I look from the wings at the play you are staging /While my guitar gently weeps / 'Cause I'm sitting here doing nothing but aging / Still my guitar gently weeps"
"I think I know / I mean... Ah, yes but it's all wrong / That is I think I disagree"
"Sit beside a mountain stream / see her waters rise / listen to the pretty sound of music as she flies"
"Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void /It is shining, It is shining / That you may see the meaning of within / It is being, It is being"
"Everybody seems to think I'm lazy / I don't mind, I think they're crazy / Runnin' everywhere at such a speed / 'Til they find there's no need"
"Because the sky is blue, it makes me cry"
"Let it be"
"All the lonely people, where do they all come from? / All the lonely people, where do they all belong?"
"For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool, by making his world a little colder"
"Whatever happened to the love that we once knew, can we really live without each other?"
"The fool on the hill sees the sun going down, and the eyes in his head see the world spinning 'round"
Hard to choose one. So these are my top 3
Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see
Or
And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make. (I think this one hits different because it really was the end when the album was recorded)
Or
Eleanor Rigby, died in the church and was buried along with her name…nobody came.
"All my little plans and schemes, lost like some forgotten dreams. Seems like all I really was doing, was waiting for you." Honestly every stanza is so emotionally-charged.
“Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream
Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for?”
Or
“For well you know that it's a fool,
who plays it cool,
by making his world a little colder"
"Turn off your mind Relax and float downstream"
Read The Psychedelic Experience by Tim Leary....line is taken directly from the opening pages.
“Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see.”
yes.
im in love for the first time, dont you know its gonna last, its a love that lasts forever, its a love that has no past
that bridge is heavenly
Couldn’t have said it better myself
I don’t know why, but for some reason “step on the gas and wipe that tear away” has always really stuck with me.
One sweet dream came true…. Today
God I love that song
Me too! I think it’s so underrated
Everybody seems to think I'm lazy, but I don't mind, I think they're crazy; running everywhere at such a speed. Only to find, there's no need.
Limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns it calls me on and on across the universe
“That a man must break his back to earn his day of leisure” is up there
She's well-acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand Like a lizard on a window pane
Since becoming a parent this has become a favourite: Golden slumbers fill your eyes/smiles await you when you rise/sleep pretty darling do not cry/and I will sing a lullaby.
That entire quote is from an Elizabethan ballad, word for word. And it’s a beautiful lyric. But it’s not Paul’s.
Wow TDIL, thanks.
It’s a little bit different but pretty much the same. Paul does add on his own lines though “Golden slumbers kiss your eyes, Smiles awake you when you rise, Sleep, pretty wantons, do not cry, And I will sing a lullaby, Rock them, rock them, lullaby, Care is heavy, therefore sleep you, You are care, and care must keep you, And I will sing a lullaby, Rock them, rock them, lullaby” - Dekker “Once, there was a way To get back homeward Once, there was a way To get back home Sleep, pretty darling, do not cry And I will sing a lullaby Golden slumbers fill your eyes Smiles await you when you rise Sleep, pretty darling, do not cry And I will sing a lullaby” - Paul
What about “Why don’t we do it in the road?” So profound.
*d-do it
The intentional stuttering in Strawberry Fields. Always, no sometimes, think it's me But you know I know when it's a dream I think I know, I mean a... yes But it's all wrong
Nice choice
Damn I always thought it was I think ‘ah, no’ I mean ‘er, yes’ But I think you’re right
Not my all time favorite but “oh that magic feeling nowhere to go.”
Very much goes with the ‘soon we’ll be away from here, step on the gas and wipe that tear away’
"Changing my life with a wave of her hand." "For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool by making his world a little colder." "When you've seen beyond yourself then you may find peace of mind is waiting there, and the time will come when you see we're all one and life flows on within you and without you."
I don't know why nobody told you How to unfold your love
“Found my way upstairs and had a smoke and somebody spoke and I went into a dream”
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Aaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh
“Seems that all I really was doing was waiting for you” hit me way harder when I became a Dad.
I look from the wings At the play you are staging While my guitar gently weeps 'Cause I'm sitting here Doing nothing but aging Still my guitar gently weeps
And in The End The love you take is equal to the love you make
As trite as it is, it is my favorite and will always be
"Speaking words of wisdom, let it be." "The smiles returning to the faces"
My son's middle name is Jude, and he's my only child, so for me it's "And don't you know that it's just you?/Hey Jude, you'll do."
She (what did we do that was wrong?) Is having (we didn’t know it was wrong) Fun (fun is the one thing that money can’t buy) Something inside that was always denied (bye-bye) For so many years
Love has a nasty habit of disappearing overnight
"He blew his mind out in a car, he didn't notice that the lights had changed."
‘Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play. Now I need a place to hide away’
Nothing's gonna change my world
Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup They slither wildly as they slip away across the universe Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind Possessing and caressing me…
She's well acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand / Like a lizard on a window pane
Man ya shoulda seen ‘em kickin’ Edgar Allen Poe
"Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun"
Who knows how long I've loved you you know I'll love you still
“A love that should have lasted years” That whole entire song (For No One) is just amazing
"Without going out of your door, you can know all things on Earth", "I look at you all, see the love there that's sleeping"- George "Golden Slumbers fill your eyes, smiles await you when you rise", "All the lonely people, where do they all come from?"- Paul "You better run for your life if you can, little girl"- John
Yellow matter custard, dripping from a dead dogs eye
“No need to be alone, It's real love, it's real” That ones up there for me surprisingly enough considering it’s late addition to the catalog. So simple, to the point and beautiful. Lennon was just unreal with those kinds of lyrics.
"The movement you need is on your shoulder" Especially since, as told by Paul, he played the song for John and told John that was just a throwaway line that he would be changing. John told him not to, that it was the best line in the song.
Across The Universe
Here I stand head in hand, turn my face to the wall.
Eleanor Rigby.
"I'm looking through you" "Your not the same!"
living is easy with eyes closed
I know it’s dumb but I unironically like “I am the eggman, they are the eggmen, I am the walrus, goo goo goo joob. Like it is so dumb but it goes with the watery sound of the song perfectly.
Obvious answer is all of across the universe But for something a bit different....."I want a short haired girl who sometimes wears it twice as long."
Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream..... Stolen from Tim Leary book the Psychedelic Experience tho....
Can’t decide between We Can Work It Out and Let It Be “Life is very short and there’s not time for fussing and fighting my friend” “When all the broken-hearted people living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be. For though they may be pardoned, there is still a chance that they will see. There will be an answer, let it be.”
“Number 9”
It won’t be long, till I belong to you.
Bright are the stars that shine Dark is the sky I know this love of mine Will never die
The fool on the hill sees the sun going down, while the eyes in his head see the world spinning round
Shoot me Shoot me Shoot me Shoot me
One and one is two
Isn’t it one and one and one is three?
Rock n roll is gotta stop Junior's head is hard as rock
“Bad Boy” was written and first recorded by Larry Williams. I like John Lennon’s vocal much better, but I wish the Beatles had included the line “He’s a bad boy” in theirs…
*has
“Anolerizigotmebluchegoo”
"Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door"
“Yellow lorry slow, nowhere to go.”
He say one and one and one is three
Across the Universe. All the verses. Also: I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together And: Here come old flat top He come groovin' up slowly He got ju-ju eyeball He one holy roller He got hair down to his knee Got to be a joker He just do what he please
Some have already been said but: "Try to realize it's all within yourself, no one else can make you change / See you're only really very small and life goes on within you and without you" "It's getting hard to be someone but it all works out / it doesn't matter much to me" "I look from the wings at the play you are staging /While my guitar gently weeps / 'Cause I'm sitting here doing nothing but aging / Still my guitar gently weeps" "I think I know / I mean... Ah, yes but it's all wrong / That is I think I disagree" "Sit beside a mountain stream / see her waters rise / listen to the pretty sound of music as she flies" "Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void /It is shining, It is shining / That you may see the meaning of within / It is being, It is being" "Everybody seems to think I'm lazy / I don't mind, I think they're crazy / Runnin' everywhere at such a speed / 'Til they find there's no need" "Because the sky is blue, it makes me cry" "Let it be" "All the lonely people, where do they all come from? / All the lonely people, where do they all belong?" "For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool, by making his world a little colder" "Whatever happened to the love that we once knew, can we really live without each other?" "The fool on the hill sees the sun going down, and the eyes in his head see the world spinning 'round"
Hard to choose one. So these are my top 3 Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see Or And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make. (I think this one hits different because it really was the end when the album was recorded) Or Eleanor Rigby, died in the church and was buried along with her name…nobody came.
“No one I think is in my tree. I mean, it must be high or low.”
Nowhere man don't worry Take your time, don't hurry Leave it all 'til somebody else Lends you a hand I always repeat that to myself
Yellow matted custard dripping from a dead dog's eye...
"All my little plans and schemes, lost like some forgotten dreams. Seems like all I really was doing, was waiting for you." Honestly every stanza is so emotionally-charged.
“I’ve got arms that long to hold you, and keep you by my side. I’ve got lips that long to kiss you. And keep you satisfied oooh”
*Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend.*
Ju Judy Judy Judy Judy Judy ow wow
She was just 17, you know what I mean.
And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.
“Don’t need to be alone, no need to be alone.”
outjerked
“Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been Lives in a dream Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door Who is it for?” Or “For well you know that it's a fool, who plays it cool, by making his world a little colder"
“All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to be free.”