post thirty-four. lyrics.

I overheard a conversation the other day about how people have stopped bothering to give their lyrics meaning, and how they wish that all lyrics were deep and philisophical like the ones from the seventies. If there's one thing I hate, it's generalisations.
Legendary bands had some beautiful lyrics, that's no lie. Some that stand out are:

• and in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.
• try to realise it's all within yourself, no one else can make you change.
• but my dreams, they aren't as empty as my conscience seems to be.

And when you think about those, you say "yeah, wow, those lyrics are great compared to current bad lyrics". The lyrics people are thinking of when they say this are lyrics like:

• and i was like "baby baby baby oh".
• hey, i just met you, and this is crazy, but here's my number, so call me maybe.
• starships were meant to fly, hands up and touch the sky, can't stop cause we're so high, let's do this one more time.

But, there are some lyrics from earlier bands that aren't exactly philisophical.

• Love love me do, you know i love you, i'll always be true, so please love me do.
• babe x 32
• i've got a brand new pair of rollerskates, you've got a brand new key. i think that we should get together and try them out to see.
• the whole of rolling stones' "brown sugar".

And there are some lyrics from today FROM POPULAR that are more impressive than you think. A lot of them.

• you desired my attention, but denied my affections, so tell me now, where was my fault in loving you with my whole heart?
• you'll never love yourself half as much as i love you, you'll never treat yourself right, darling, but i want you to, if i let you know i'm here for you, maybe you'll love yourself like i love you.
• tell me with your mind, body, and spirit, i can make your tears fall down like the showers that are british, whether we're together or apart, we can both remove the masks, and admit we regret it from the start.
• a pebble in the water makes a ripple effect, every action in this world will bear a consequence, if you wade around forever you will surely drown.
• we are the everliving ghosts of what once was.
• you can be addicted to a certain kind of sadness.
• it's empty in the valley of your heart, the sun it rises slowly as you walk, away from all the fears and all the faults you left behind.
• white lips, pale face, breathe in snowflakes.
• don't you dare look out your window, darling everything's on fire. the war outside your door keeps raging on. hold on to this lullabye, even when the music's gone.
• what am i supposed to say when i'm all choked up and you're okay, i'm falling to pieces.
• i never knew that everything was falling through, that everyone i knew was waiting on a queue to turn and run when all i needed was the truth.
• so here's to another banner year, we've crossed that thin line, don't try and hold us here, if for just this once you'd think of us, i hope you're happy with yourself.
• said i'd never leave her, cause her hands fit like my t-shirt, tongue tied over three words, cursed, running over thoughts that make my feet hurt, bodies intertwined with her lips.

That's a lot more than you thought, wasn't it? And guess what, that's just a small percentage.
So open your eyes, stop being so judgmental, and THINK, because  not everything current is bad, and you're not superior to anyone for criticising it because it's "mainstream". Wanna know something? Some of those songs were by One Direction. One was Taylor Swift. Not all bands only have one song. They can have good lyrics too. You just have to stop being so ignorant and LISTEN instead of generalising everything just because it's current.