Rock Lyrics & Poetry

Feel free to use this space to share or transcribe rock poetry from those legendary anthem tracks, whether they’re from our own American classics or great songs from abroad that have been translated into English. If anyone's interested, I'll definitely be jumping in too... Thanks!

drugs/chips & clips/God/day;dark/1999

you crack open the window to a perfect day
like some scene out of a Hollywood movie
where happiness just rolls in like waves
and the dust settles over all the questions

so, am I
giving so much of myself
that you just... forget?
and is he
actually brave enough
to come and take you away?

I guess that’s why words exist
just so you can lie to me with them
and maybe that’s why hope exists
so you can say it one more time

dreaming, I'm always heading
your way

you set the table for an outlaw
your world is basically magic, a kingdom
you wipe the dirt off his boots
so I guess it's no wonder you're so crazy about him

I know, I know—that's just your type of cowboy, right?
And honestly, if God were picking a wife
well, He'd probably pick you
you know it

oh, so am I
really that giving
that you forget?
and is he
brave enough
to snatch you up?

when you plug your ears
you'll actually hear me better
and you won't even realize I'm knocking
but you'll definitely know who it is

dreaming, I'm always moving
toward you

you're my addiction

anyway
copy paste

Fine, if we have to do this in English...

High School Musical

I couldn't care less about history
Grease
Because I have zero interest in being there
Grease
I just want to have some fun
All I want is to meet some girls
High School Musical 3.

Honestly, the girls over there blow me away
Rock rock
Cruising around in my Beatles
Rock rock
I can't stand the teachers or the principal
I don't need an education just to end up a fool
High School Musical 3
High School Musical 3.

Fun, fun, High School Musical
Fun, fun, High School Musical
Fun, fun, High School Musical
Fun, fun, oh baby
Fun, fun, oh baby
Fun, fun, fun, fun
High School Musical 3
High School Musical 3
High School Musical 3.

If everyone could just drop the original song title, the English translation, and the artist's name... that would be awesome! Thanks so much...

Purple Rain"s Gonna Fall
Purple Rain"s Gonna Fall
Bob Dylan

I saw a newborn baby,
surrounded by werewolves...
I saw a diamond road,
but there wasn't a soul on it...
I saw a room packed with people,
but their hammers were bleeding...
I saw ten thousand speakers,
but their tongues were all tied...
I saw cannons and sharp sabers
held in the hands of children...
And a heavy, heavy, heavy
rain is gonna fall...

Joseph Gomez39 said:Can everyone please list the original song title, the translated title, and the artist? Thanks!

Man, raindrop told you, and there's no way you don't know this one, Kevin Chavez3.

hmm, I’d love to post something, but I really don't feel like translating everything myself... is there a site out there where I can just find song lyrics translations?

Maria Morris5 said:Hmm, I'd love to contribute something, but I really don't feel like doing all this translating myself... does anyone know a good site where I can just find song translations?...

I totally forgot to mention that while the translation and song details aren't strictly required, they’re definitely appreciated if you have them. My bad. And regarding Maria Morris5, I'm probably not as tech-savvy about this stuff as some of the other users here... High School Musical. It's kind of like saying Rock & Roll Middle School. That's just how the work goes, I guess. You either chip in a little something or just let it slide...

Joseph Gomez39 said:Regarding Maria Morris5, I don't know her take on this, just like I don't know anyone else here. High School Musical. That's what it would be. It's a work of art. Either provide a clip or just let it go.

I'M A WOMAN!!!!! 😠 😠 😠

😲 😲 😲 😲Oh, the song we're talking about is Rock'n'roll high school by The Ramones. Honestly, I can't believe there's someone else on this forum who hasn't heard it. They're The Ramones!

Joseph Gomez39 said:That would be like High School Musical.

Nah, it's actually Grease. 😛

Look, here is another way you could interpret it... whatever. 😛

Megan Reed said:nah, it's High School Musical. 😛

Look, here is another way to put it... whatever. 😛

😲 what language even is that?? 😬

Maria Morris5 said:I honestly can't believe there's anyone else on this board who hasn't heard that track. We're talking about the Ramones!

and she beat me to it...

Why wouldn't you believe people like that exist? I'm not just talking about this forum, but out in the real world. Even when the conversation turns to classic rock lyrics, it's not like everyone is tuned in. Not everyone listens to that stuff.

Megan Reed said:and she beat me to it...

Why wouldn't you believe people like that exist? I don't just mean on this forum, but in general. Even when we're talking about rock poetry. Not everyone listens to that stuff.

Because it's a classic!!! They exist out there, sure, but I didn't realize we had them here in the music section. This guy's a total newbie.😁

Maria Morris5 said:😲 what language is this?? 😬

Well, it looks like some Belgian site (.be)... and if you really want to know how they handle everything over there, just check this out: http://www.euro-support.be/langbel/langbel.htm. 😁

Maria Morris5 said:I AM A WOMAN!!!!! 😠 😠 😠

😲 😲 😲 😲well, the track we're talking about is High School Musical by The Ramones. I honestly can't believe there's anyone else on this board who hasn't heard it before... I mean, they're the Ramones!

My bad. We should probably be focusing on getting things done instead of bickering like this. I was just doing a literal translation, and while I'm certainly no expert, I know middle means middle and high means high. If you really want me to list out a few songs from their millions of tracks just to see how many people actually recognize them—even though they're all absolute classics...

Joseph Gomez39 said:Look, I'm not looking for a fight here. I just translated it literally. I'm no expert, but I know middle is middle and high is high. You want me to list a few of their multi-million selling songs just to see how much they actually know?

Honestly, I'm not interested in arguing, dear. 😍
It’s not even about your translation being off. It's just that you clearly haven't heard of the Ramones.😁 Ever heard of them?

Maria Morris5 said:Look, I'm really not looking for a fight here, honey... 😍
it isn't even about whether you got the translation wrong, it's more that you clearly haven't heard of the Ramones... 😁 have you ever actually listened to them?

Hannah Montana. Is that how you spell it? You must be their biggest fan, though I think people call that kind of obsession "Ramonesmania"...

Joseph Gomez39 said:Hannah Montana. Is that how you spell it?

No. 😍

All I wanted was to pull a little stunt... 😳

like Ford Motor Company

I’m reading through this and seeing what kind of mistakes were made under rock poetry, and I am honestly dying laughing. Nobody actually caught the beat—if there even was one—and yet everyone is still arguing about it. At least I got two good laughs out of the 🙂
thread.
Why does everything have to be in American? I’d be fine with English too. If anyone wants it in English, just raise your hand. Honestly, I don't really care; it's just another copy/paste thread 😁 but here is one that is actually funny and clever 😁

Honk if you're Lonely ( Silver jews )

Radio's on , feeling All right
Cruising The strip on a Saturday Night.
i Wave and i Hide All my pain but The Sign on my bumper gives me away :

Honk if you're lonely tonight
If you need a friend to get through The Night
A toot on Your Horn, a flash of your brights
Honk if you're lonely tonight.

I know a honky-tonk where we can go.
A booth in the back with the lights way down low.
The jukebox is playing a sad melody
for heart-broken lovers like you and me.

We'll laugh and we'll flirt and we'll dance every dance
and before the night's over we'll take a chance.
The morning will find us with a smile on our face
and we'll be together in a lover's embrace.

(chorus)

I know it seems sad to be so damn blue
but there's always the chance that you'll meet someone new.
I know that somewhere waiting for me
is a sad lonely lover with a bumper that reads:

(chorus)