The Best Line Ever In A Song?

[Western Deity]

(Don't quote a whole verse)

What, in your opinion, is the greatest 1 line/1 bar embodiment of lyricism (that sounded special)?

 

[VanillaRose]

My most favorite line of all time is Sara Evans, I give in. I think it's so beautiful.

"In your eyes I see the souls of our unborn children."

 

[Roo6339]

Darkness imprisoning me, all that i see, absolute horror...

not the best, but still pretty cool...

 

[toxiciridescence]

Mistakes I've made in this life I can't say why or when, but the think that's strange is you only live once and never look back again
-Dying to Be Alive by Hanson

 

[equal-minded]

To win your life you've got to lose it! And all the losers get a crown!

Audio A. in... Get down.

or "Shout from the Mountain what God has done! Devil ain't a match for the Risin' Son! You cannot temp God, did you not know? Man, he doesn't live by bread alone!"

ApologetiX- Devil went down to Jordan

 

[DMBfanLongliveStrongBad!]

There are too many to pick one... but one that comes to mind:


Celebrate we will, for life is short but sweet for certain.



this is a verse, but it's soooooo good:


"Look at me in my fancy car, with my bank account.
Oh how i wish i could take it all down to my grave; God knows i'd save and save.
Take a look again at all the things i have collected;
when in the end it all piles up so tall to one big nothing at all"

 

[skilltroks]

"In santa monica in the winter time The lazy streets so undemanding"
"i'll never know how much it costs to see my sin apon that cross"

 

[Billnew]

The one I live my life by:

(I'm) not the sharpest tool in the shed...
(I add:But I won't be the dullest either.)

 

[God.is.my.force]

Hard question, maybe "I sit here clutching useless lists and keys for doors that don't exist..." -Thrice (Stare Into The Sun)

 

[Sign Of The Fish Burger]

"Look at me in my fancy car, with my bank account.
Oh how i wish i could take it all down to my grave; God knows i'd save and save.
Take a look again at all the things i have collected;
when in the end it all piles up so tall to one big nothing at all"

ahhh Bryce!!! That is what I was going to put... until I saw you already said it

 

[Roo6339]

"life is but a dream, drifting on a stream"
system of a down - ego brain

 

[traingosorry]

"Some say its cruel for God to make a life, then take it; I suppose that would be true if this were the life we were made for, if we weren't just passing through."
Carolyn Arends

 

[NINGirl]

"Cold silence has a tendency to atrophy any sense of compassion between supposed lovers, between supposed brothers." - Tool

Okay, this next one is way more than a line.

"In the back, off the side and far away, is a place where I hide, where I stay. Tried to say, tried to ask. I needed to all alone by myself. Where were you? How could I ever think it's funny how everything that swore it wouldn't change is different now? Just like you would always say "we'll make it through". Then my head fell apart, and where were you? How could I ever think it's funny how everything you swore would never change is different now? Like you said, you and me, make it through. Didn't quite, fell apart. Where were you?" - Nine Inch Nails

 

[Born_to_Lose_Live_to_Win]

"Mother did it need to be so high?"
--Pink Floyd.

 

[absolutely_lost_86]

'there are times when i feel im afraid for the world, there are times im ashamed of us all' - iron maiden - blood brothers

 

[Neenie]

"Throw a rock in the air, you'll hit someone guilty" - U2

 

[Western Deity]

^ That's a good line .

 

[Bargainfluger]

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Pink Floyd - "Wish You Were Here"

So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell,
blue skies from pain.
Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have we found? The same old fears.
Wish you were here.
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[FrancisIsMyBulldog]

"This body. This body holding me. Be my reminder here that I am not alone in
This body, this body holding me, feeling eternal all this pain is an illusion"

Parabola-Tool

 

[Links234]

Ones I like:

Getting lost within myself, nothing matters no one else...

~Metallica, "Fade to Black." I love that song.

And lots of lines in Rammstein and Megaherz songs. I'll have to look at the lyrics more.