My Morning Jacket

My Morning Jacket => The Music => Topic started by: aslongasukeepa on Jul 07, 2008, 12:35 PM

Title: one line
Post by: aslongasukeepa on Jul 07, 2008, 12:35 PM
your all time favorite mmj line...no lists, no alternates, your straight up one hundred percent favorite line from any mmj song.

"as long as you keep a straight face, I will be there when you die"

nothing poetic, no metaphors, just straight to the point, and something i've wanted to say to many previous girlfriends.
Title: Re: one line
Post by: wss on Jul 07, 2008, 12:53 PM
Quote"as long as you keep a straight face, I will be there when you die"

nothing poetic, no metaphors, just straight to the point, and something i've wanted to say to many previous girlfriends.

when you put it like that it sounds a bit scary.
Title: Re: one line
Post by: ycartrob on Jul 07, 2008, 12:56 PM
Quote
Quoteyour all time favorite mmj line...no lists, no alternates, your straight up one hundred percent favorite line from any mmj song.

"as long as you keep a straight face, I will be there when you die"

nothing poetic, no metaphors, just straight to the point, and something i've wanted to say to many previous girlfriends.

when you put it like that it sounds a bit scary.

that's funny.  ;D


I'm going with:

Strangulation
I don't wanna feel a thing
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Post by: joey_rogo on Jul 07, 2008, 12:58 PM
your skin looks good in the moonlight and god damn those shaky knees
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Post by: Love Dogg on Jul 07, 2008, 01:05 PM
Tell me Spirit, what has not been done.  I'll rush out and do it...or are we doin' it now?  8-)
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Post by: blueskyink on Jul 07, 2008, 01:17 PM
Peanut butter pudding surprise!

Had to be said.
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Post by: megalicious on Jul 07, 2008, 01:27 PM
the fact that my heart's beating is all the proof you need
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Post by: Angry Ewok on Jul 07, 2008, 01:35 PM
QuoteTell me Spirit, what has not been done.  I'll rush out and do it...or are we doin' it now?  8-)

That one gives me chills.
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Post by: LEATHER KID on Jul 07, 2008, 02:17 PM
Quotethe fact that my heart's beating is all the proof you need
Ditto
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Post by: BH on Jul 07, 2008, 02:30 PM
Don't let your silly dreams fall in between the crack of the bed and the wall.    awwawwahhah
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Post by: Crispy on Jul 07, 2008, 02:42 PM
Tell me there's nobody else in the world...
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Post by: Kory on Jul 07, 2008, 02:52 PM
We are the innovators, they are the immitators.
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Post by: Don Dante on Jul 07, 2008, 02:53 PM

You had me worried!  So worried!  That this would laaasst,
but now I'm learning!  Learning!, that this will pass.
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Post by: MMJ_fanatic on Jul 07, 2008, 03:49 PM
"Why does my mind blow to bits every time they play that song"
Obviously ;)
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Post by: laylow82 on Jul 07, 2008, 03:54 PM
"to all your days i wish them blindness, from all the evils in the world"
Title: Re: one line
Post by: corey on Jul 07, 2008, 04:10 PM
let's see how long this thread goes before someone posts an entire verse... or better yet, an entire song. I'll say page 3.
Title: Re: one line
Post by: ScottiePlz on Jul 07, 2008, 06:46 PM
All that I wanted to say - words only got in the way.
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Post by: Honest Man on Jul 07, 2008, 06:54 PM
Take me out of this dead end nightmare, and put me back in a world I can live
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Post by: Brother Beck on Jul 07, 2008, 07:14 PM
Why's it so great just to wake every day, alive and by your side?
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Post by: purvis9876 on Jul 07, 2008, 07:59 PM
QuoteAll that I wanted to say - words only got in the way.

aaaaahhhh, yes, ditto.
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Post by: TGMC421 on Jul 07, 2008, 08:08 PM
Hopefully it occurs to me that there's one thing I cant stand.
That's the thought of one single day, without your head in my hand.
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Post by: ManNamedTruth on Jul 08, 2008, 12:01 AM
sittin' here with me and mine. all wrapped up in a bottle of wine
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Post by: members only jacket on Jul 08, 2008, 12:16 AM
Hi.  I am new.

My favorite line is, "The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation."
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Post by: Dudley on Jul 08, 2008, 01:03 AM
The fact that my hearts beating, is all the proof you need.

Goosebumps...
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Post by: weeniebeenie on Jul 08, 2008, 07:33 AM
Has to be:
Don't let your silly dreams,
fall in between the crack of the bed and the wall.
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Post by: dhooseyawaddy1 on Jul 08, 2008, 09:20 AM
People always told me, bars are dark and lonely, talk is often cheap and filled with air... :'(
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Post by: suzanne on Jul 08, 2008, 09:51 AM
its everything that you want babe..its everything that you need..soft and warm all the time, make you want it over and over..strong on the horizon but its ends up bein really so sweet..oh so sweet!!!

...what i need daily..mmhmm ;)
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Post by: InTheZone on Jul 08, 2008, 10:31 AM
you'll be right here forever. we'll go thru this thing together
and on heaven's golden shore we'll lay our heads
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Post by: 1derfulman on Jul 08, 2008, 11:32 AM
Quotelet's see how long this thread goes before someone posts an entire verse... or better yet, an entire song. I'll say page 3.

Nobody piss off Cory please...
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Post by: realdeal on Jul 08, 2008, 12:55 PM
I would give you anything on a dime.
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Post by: Clarkwork on Jul 08, 2008, 01:37 PM
your skin looks good in moonlight
and god damn those shaky knees


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Post by: DaFunkyPrecedent on Jul 08, 2008, 03:10 PM
to all your days I wish you blindness, from all the evils in the world.
Title: Re: one line
Post by: shockadow on Jul 08, 2008, 03:19 PM
Up until this very past second, my favorite lyric was...

"Dancefloors, headlights, and my brother's got some weed."

Turns out it doesn't really say that.  
Damnit!

I'll regroup and report back later.  Now I have no idea.


I got it!!  I got it!!

[size=20]"Is there still a lock on your back door?"[/size]

Title: Re: one line
Post by: Penny Lane on Jul 08, 2008, 10:19 PM
QuoteHas to be:
Don't let your silly dreams,
fall in between the crack of the bed and the wall.

that is mine as well
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Post by: purvis9876 on Jul 08, 2008, 11:52 PM
my favorite off of the new album......"i need a human right by my side. untied. untied.
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Post by: The DARK on Jul 08, 2008, 11:57 PM
We are the [size=24]INNOVATORS!!![/size]

They are the [size=24]IMITATORS!!![/size]
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Post by: evilPaauwe on Jul 09, 2008, 12:59 AM
a carton of eggs think its all worth wild.
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Post by: slimkim on Jul 09, 2008, 10:13 AM

i'm in love with this soul...it's a meaning that i understand...
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Post by: Isobella on Jul 09, 2008, 11:44 AM
Hi, I am a longtime listener and lurker this is my first post.
My favorite line is-

I'm getting tired seeing faces

These animals they call the human race

Oh Lord, when will they come
Title: Re: one line
Post by: DaFunkyPrecedent on Jul 09, 2008, 12:41 PM
QuoteUp until this very past second, my favorite lyric was...

"Dancefloors, headlights, and my brother's got some weed."

Turns out it doesn't really say that.  
Damnit!

I'll regroup and report back later.  Now I have no idea.


I got it!!  I got it!!

[size=20]"Is there still a lock on your back door?"[/size]



HAHAHA!  love it.  When i was a kid i use to think during the Beatles song, "shes got a ticket to ride" when they say
"my baby dont care" i thought they said "My pee pee dont care" and i would laugh and laugh.  Oh to be a kid again.....
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Post by: Penny Lane on Jul 09, 2008, 01:14 PM
QuoteWe are the [size=24]INNOVATORS!!![/size]

They are the [size=24]IMITATORS!!![/size]

so good to see that live----i find myself screaming it.
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Post by: RoughGod on Jul 10, 2008, 02:20 PM
In my blood there's gasoline!
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Post by: pjmmj86 on Jul 10, 2008, 03:30 PM
Excellent choices so far. Here's mine:

Truly. Truly, we have become. Hated and feared for something we don't want.
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Post by: slimkim on Jul 10, 2008, 04:24 PM
feel compelled to add another...

Always startin' over but somehow,
I always know where to begin...

ahhh. the words and music of jim james. so sweet. so good.
Title: Re: one line
Post by: Haldon on Jul 10, 2008, 04:50 PM
lyrically, most of my favorites have been mentioned already by everyone

I absolutely love: "and I want it so bad! it's the first thing I see when I wake.  so bad! it's the first thing I see when I wake"

but live and in concert, there's nothing quite like hearing,

"wakin' up...feelin'...good and limber..........."  

Right at that moment, when Jim and everyone else is singing...when the stage lights are at their brightest, blinding you and hitting you square in the face, and all you can see are the outlines of hands stretched into the air....

magical

literally gives me chills everytime i'm at a show or watch a video of one
Title: Re: one line
Post by: shockadow on Jul 11, 2008, 04:06 PM
Quote
Quoteshockadow wrote on Jul 8th, 2008, 2:19pm:
Up until this very past second, my favorite lyric was...

"Dancefloors, headlights, and my brother's got some weed."

Turns out it doesn't really say that.  
Damnit!

I'll regroup and report back later.  Now I have no idea.


I got it!!  I got it!!

"Is there still a lock on your back door?"




HAHAHA!  love it.  When i was a kid i use to think during the Beatles song, "shes got a ticket to ride" when they say
"my baby dont care" i thought they said "My pee pee dont care" and i would laugh and laugh.  Oh to be a kid again.....  



[size=20]Don't ever quit being a kid and you'll never miss it...  S.W.A.K.!!![/size]
Title: Re: one line
Post by: Murph on Jul 11, 2008, 04:07 PM
for the time being my favorite line is: "your ass it draws me in like a bermuda highway"

all time favorite line though is "there will be a knock on your back door"
Title: Re: one line
Post by: Evening Rebel on Jul 11, 2008, 04:51 PM
Hey all! Mine is, "So. I do believe. None of this is physical at least not to me..."
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Post by: shockadow on Jul 12, 2008, 11:53 AM
MURPH SAID-
Quoteall time favorite line though is "there will be a knock on your back door"

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thinks this song is about trying to coax a girl into anal penetration...
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Post by: wordawg on Jul 13, 2008, 01:49 PM
QuoteMURPH SAID-
Quoteall time favorite line though is "there will be a knock on your back door"

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thinks this song is about trying to coax a girl into anal penetration...

That is so nasty.

Leave it be.
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Post by: shockadow on Jul 13, 2008, 06:03 PM
Shoot.  I think there are several pretty explicit innuendos and metaphors for knockin' boots in this band's repetoire.  Jim's funny like that and I  love it!!  When i can waste some time at work, i'll get a few of the gems together for your consideration.
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Post by: D. Sinclair on Jul 13, 2008, 06:08 PM
QuoteWhen i can waste some time at work, i'll get a few of the gems together for your consideration.

Gosh, please don't.
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Post by: Jahmazed on Jul 14, 2008, 08:18 AM
QuoteHey all! Mine is, "So. I do believe. None of this is physical at least not to me..."

One of my favorite lines too..  But on this tour hearing Jim wail "I'm ready for it now!" seemed so appropriately intense during the first song of the show..
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Post by: Croweyes1121 on Jul 14, 2008, 02:16 PM
"Lay that down and roll with me now" from How Could I Know (Oxen).

Means a lot to anyone who's ever tried helping someone who had a drug problem.  I almost cried when I heard that line.
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Post by: Clarkwork on Jul 15, 2008, 10:47 AM
Just pick any line from Steam Engine.  
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Post by: SMc55 on Jul 16, 2008, 01:34 PM
Oh shit! Run!
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Post by: masterplanjohn on Jul 17, 2008, 07:00 AM
QuoteOh shit! Run!

Absolutely love it, hope they play it for me live when I catch them in KC and Council Bluffs. Had my heart set on hearing it in London, but alas I'll take a 15 minute Dondante w/ Sax over Run Thru any day. Here is my contribution, ala my username:

Sometimes I wanna lay down babe.
Sometimes I wanna stand up and fight.
Sometimes it runs its course in a day.
Sometimes it goes for night after night.
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Post by: easy way on Jul 18, 2008, 02:36 PM
"the brain melts in the twilight"
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Post by: Sparkle on Jul 19, 2008, 05:04 PM
"Put In More Than You Could Ever Get Out"
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Post by: sweatboard on Jul 19, 2008, 09:14 PM
QuoteJust pick any line from Steam Engine.  

Ok,

The fact that my hearts still beating is all the proof you need.
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Post by: forgetthepapers on Jul 21, 2008, 09:23 PM
Forget the papers, forget your musical dream
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Post by: chub-a-cabra on Jul 21, 2008, 09:28 PM
Things I could say to myself, I could never say to anyone else.
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Post by: tenn on Jul 22, 2008, 01:44 AM

"somebody stole my lighter"  never sounded more beautiful

one of many favs
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Post by: ChronicHunger on Jul 22, 2008, 02:52 AM
when the light vanished from on high
oh I'll never say I knew you, but my heart can't wait
to meet you on the other side
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Post by: Love Dogg on Jul 24, 2008, 12:18 PM
Entry #2:


"It's not the way that you look, but your move that catches my eye."

8-)
Title: Re: one line
Post by: Penny Lane on Jul 25, 2008, 09:45 AM
QuoteMURPH SAID-
Quoteall time favorite line though is "there will be a knock on your back door"

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thinks this song is about trying to coax a girl into anal penetration...

i'm not a perv but i've thought that at times---that's all guys think about--ha ha
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Post by: B.B. on Jul 25, 2008, 09:47 AM
Quote
QuoteMURPH SAID-
Quoteall time favorite line though is "there will be a knock on your back door"

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thinks this song is about trying to coax a girl into anal penetration...

i'm not a perv but i've thought that at times---that's all guys think about--ha ha

Your ass it draws me in...


hmmm....
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Post by: InTheZone on Jul 25, 2008, 10:17 AM
'the river is long, it is cold, it chills the body but not the soul'

love that line.
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Post by: AWasik on Jul 25, 2008, 10:24 AM
a good shower head, and my right hand; two best lovers that ive ever had!!!!!
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Post by: TGMC421 on Jul 25, 2008, 04:39 PM
if you don't know yourself, how could you ever know me?
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Post by: Dodobird on Jul 25, 2008, 09:55 PM
"people always told me. that bars are dark and lonely
and talk is often cheap and filled with air. sure sometimes they thrill me but nothin' could ever chill me. like the way they make the time just disappear"

This hits home with me because I bartend.