Song lyrics that are like poetry

[Bluetitnest]

I like a friend to many is a friend to none

Joni Mitchell.
You're in my blood like holy wine.
You taste so bitter and so sweet. I could drink a case of you
And still be on my feet.

I could have showed you all the scars at the start
But that was always the most difficult part
See, I'm in love with how your soul's a mix of chaos and art
And how you never try to keep them apart.

But there's beauty here that's yet to depart
There's still a song inside the halls in the dark
I'll come for you, if you just stay where you are
And I'll always hold your hand in the car

I don't want to ride the milk train any more
I'll go to bed at nine, and waken with the dawn
And lunch at half past noon
Dinner prompt at five
The comfort of a few old friends long past their prime

Tomorrow changes
Fields of green today
Yesterday is dead, but not my memory
We were strangers
And then you came to stay
The sweetest spring old morning sings to me
So now I've found a living sound
That moves, that breathes, and then makes love to me

@Was126orbustandmaybebust Dermot Kennedy's entire album felt like a religious experience

Do you mean
a friend to all, is a friend to none

sorry, my brain just goes there automatically.

Tell me no secrets, tell me some lies, give me no reason give me alibis, tell me you love me and don't make me cry, say anything but don't say goodbye.

The lyrics to any Kings of Leon songs are very poetic.

Anything by Lana Del Rey

I don’t believe in an interventionist god
But I know darling that you do

Arabella's got a 70s head
But she's a modern lover
It's an exploration she's made of outer space
And her lips are like the galaxy's edge
And her kiss the colour of a constellation falling into place

Was just about to post this too. What a beautiful song.

Why is it so?
That I've always been the one who must go
That I've always been the one told to flee
When in fact you were the one long ago
Actually
In the drifting white snow
Who left me

Most songs by Taylor Swift, George Michael, a lot of later the 1975

But here's a little something from Florence..

I need my golden crown of sorrow
My bloody sword to swing
I need my empty halls to echo with grand self mythology
I am no mother
I am no bride
I am king.

Oh, thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing
Say, women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean, you'll know
You'll know

Yes, lots by Nick Cave. Joan Armatrading too

Winter’s chill had long gone by,
Spring and summer passed before me.
Nature heaved a heavy sigh,
Resting up for next year’s glory.
Colder winds would shake the trees,
Four-leaf clover will stay hidden,
For fickle luck brought only grief,
And these memories come unbidden.

It's never over
My kingdom for a kiss upon her shoulder
It's never over
All my riches for her smiles when I slept so soft against her
It's never over
All my blood for the sweetness of her laughter
It's never over
She's a tear that hangs inside my soul forever

But maybe I'm just too young
To keep good love from going wrong

Lover, you should've come over

Also this is my favourite

When you're weary
Feeling small
When tears are in your eyes
I'll dry them all
I'm on your side
Oh, when times get rough
And friends just can't be found
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

But also, Taylor

But you'll find the real thing instead
she'll patch up your tapestry that I shred

hold your hand while dancing
never leave you standing
crestfallen on the landing etc

I’d sacrifice anything
come what may
for the sake of having you near
in spite of a warning voice
inside my head
that repeats and repeats in my ear

don’t you know little fool
you never can win
use your mentality
wake up to reality

but each time I do
just the thought of you
makes me stop
Before I give in

Cos I’ve got you
Under my skin

And there’ll come a time, you’ll see
with no more tears
and love will not break your heart,
but dismiss your fears.
get over your hill and see
what you find there
with grace in your heart
and flowers in your hair

I was grounded
While you filled the skies
I was dumbfounded by truth
You cut through lies

With a torch in your pocket
And the wind at your heels
You climbed on the ladder
And you know how it feels
To get too high
Too far too soon
You saw the whole of the moon

Anything by Guy Garvey (Elbow)! This one was written about his not-yet-born child:

Magnificent (She Says)

This is where
This is where the bottle lands
Where all the biggest questions meet
With little feet stood in the sand
And this is where
The echoes swell to nothing on the tide
And where a tiny pair of hands
Finds a sea-worn piece of glass
And sets it as a sapphire in her mind
And there she stands
Throwing both her arms around the world
The world that doesn't even know
How much it needs this little girl

It's all gonna be magnificent, she says
It's all gonna be magnificent
This is where it all began
To light your mother's cigarette
And to go to touch her hand
And my heart
There defrosting in a gaze
Wasn't built to be that way
Suddenly I understand
There on the sand
Throwing both her arms around the world
The world that doesn't even know
How much it needs this little girl

It's all gonna be magnificent, she says
It's all gonna be magnificent
She says
It's all gonna be magnificent
She says, it's all gonna be magnificent
The echoes slow
The bottle lands
The echoes slow
And there she stands

Like a broken arrow
I'll catch the tail wind and draw the clouds
Burning sugar
As black as smoke
It clothes the walls
I open my heart
She sings when she hurts
It's good to sink deep inside
To my only touchstone
She's a friend in the dark
My strength, my memories
She delights in torture
She holds my hand but never shields me
Because the best shield is to accept the pain
Then what can really destroy me?
Let me close my eyes and lie invisible
And perhaps the clouds will pass through me."

May God bless and keep you always
May your wishes all come true
May you always do for others
And let others do for you
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung
May you stay forever young

… May you grow up to be righteous
May you grow up to be true
May you always know the truth
And see the light surrounding you
May you always be courageous
Stand upright and be strong
May you stay forever young
May you stay forever young

… May your hands always be busy
May your feet always be swift
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
May your heart always be joyful
May your song always be sung
And may you stay forever young
May you stay forever young