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Title: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: AllyDee on Sep 09, 2008, 05:49 PM
I know this has been a thread before, but whatever

I'm a senior in high school, "senior quotes" are due tomorrow, and I know I want to do an MMJ one!

I was thinking of "the fact that my heart's beating is all the proof you need" from Steam Engine, but even though the line means a lot to me, I think it sounds kinda weird out of context
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: ycartrob on Sep 09, 2008, 05:53 PM
take me out of this dead-end nightmare.
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: The DARK on Sep 09, 2008, 05:57 PM
We are the innovators! They are the imitators!
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: TheBigChicken on Sep 09, 2008, 06:07 PM
Deep in my heart,that's where the knot comes loose :)
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: bearass on Sep 09, 2008, 06:20 PM
let the foetus rock
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: tomEisenbraun on Sep 09, 2008, 06:26 PM
...a soldier's death is so much better tan defeat just hangin' around...

maybe, not entirely appropriately, but something always catches me with this one... I'll keep digging. Maybe I shouldn't try and suggest lyrics while I'm knee-deep in one particular song. If I'd waited three minutes, it would have been "I think I'm going to Hell." Actually, it'd be interesting to see the reaction to that one.

"Religion should appeal to the hearts of the young. Who are you? What have you become?" Might present an interesting parting challenge, if you're into that challenge...

Or throw 'em for a loop...
What Madonna said really helped... She said "Boy, you better learn to express yourself..."


Cobra reference couldn't ever hurt anything either, though...
"Covered in chocos, head to toe
Sticky sticky chocos, I want you to know....."
:-?
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: coupon on Sep 09, 2008, 06:30 PM
In my blood there's gasoline
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: AMightyCaporal on Sep 09, 2008, 06:40 PM
I'm addicted to four like one, two, three
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: tomEisenbraun on Sep 09, 2008, 06:58 PM
QuoteI'm addicted to four like one, two, three

Not to be an ass at all, but I do believe it's:

"I'm hooked on four like one, two, three"

(we've wrestled long hours some yeas ago on the decoding of this behemoth...i ought to dig that one up for some good memories...)
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: AMightyCaporal on Sep 09, 2008, 07:03 PM
Quote
QuoteI'm addicted to four like one, two, three

Not to be an ass at all, but I do believe it's:

"I'm hooked on four like one, two, three"

(we've wrestled long hours some yeas ago on the decoding of this behemoth...i ought to dig that one up for some good memories...)


my mistake dear sir- you are in every way right.  I should have made sure of my line before posting so quickly...  I hope the rock gods forgive my error and fulfill my dream of giving Jim James a tremendous hug and having a long talk with him
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: buymycar on Sep 09, 2008, 07:42 PM
"I'm ready for it now."

Keep your classmates guessing what exactly "it" is.
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: tomEisenbraun on Sep 09, 2008, 09:46 PM
Quote
Quote
QuoteI'm addicted to four like one, two, three

Not to be an ass at all, but I do believe it's:

"I'm hooked on four like one, two, three"

(we've wrestled long hours some yeas ago on the decoding of this behemoth...i ought to dig that one up for some good memories...)


my mistake dear sir- you are in every way right.  I should have made sure of my line before posting so quickly...  I hope the rock gods forgive my error and fulfill my dream of giving Jim James a tremendous hug and having a long talk with him

Haha, no sweat man! That's just one of my favorite lines, too!

If you can find them after a show, I think you'll find the rock gods will deliver the goodies...
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: easy way on Sep 09, 2008, 11:56 PM
I've said it before and I'll say it again:

"the brain melts in the twilight"...
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: YouAre_GivenToFly on Sep 10, 2008, 12:06 AM
I can't pick just one.....

Take me out of this dead end nightmare, and put me back in a world i can live.

there will bebigotry and there will be open minds.
there will be days of peace you'll never have the time.
as long as you keep a straight face
i will be there when you die.

"all your life is obscene!"
"forget the papers, forget your musical dreams!"
but that's when my knife rises,
their life ends and my life starts again!

Tell me im wrong, tell me im right.
Tell me there's nobody else in the world.


alright I can't do this  ;D
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: ChronicHunger on Sep 10, 2008, 12:26 AM
there will be a knock on you back door
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: weeniebeenie on Sep 10, 2008, 08:29 AM
"Cause anytime's a good time to move on."
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: Love Dogg on Sep 10, 2008, 10:09 AM
It's not the way that you look, but your move that catches my eye.
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: megalicious on Sep 10, 2008, 01:04 PM
the fact that my heart's beatin is all the proof you need
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: keyfur on Sep 10, 2008, 11:22 PM
people always told me bars are dark and lonely



great thread btw.
thanks!
i'll be back to read more when there is more.
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: AMightyCaporal on Sep 11, 2008, 01:35 AM
Quote
Quote
Quote
QuoteI'm addicted to four like one, two, three

Not to be an ass at all, but I do believe it's:

"I'm hooked on four like one, two, three"

(we've wrestled long hours some yeas ago on the decoding of this behemoth...i ought to dig that one up for some good memories...)


my mistake dear sir- you are in every way right.  I should have made sure of my line before posting so quickly...  I hope the rock gods forgive my error and fulfill my dream of giving Jim James a tremendous hug and having a long talk with him

Haha, no sweat man! That's just one of my favorite lines, too!

If you can find them after a show, I think you'll find the rock gods will deliver the goodies...


i hope- one day... i mean it would have to be amazing to be friends with these guys.  but i suppose- all of us fans are friends with them- in some way.

Thanks for catching my slip up.  I heard that song recently- when I heard that line, man my jaw dropped i was just like,  "thats so badass!"
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: shesellsseashells on Sep 11, 2008, 01:26 PM
... When dark touches your skull baby ...


... if you don't know yourself, how could you ever know me.
But to have and to hold you, yeah that's the way its gotta be... (at first listening i heard "that's the way you are to me" which i think would be just fine as well.)

....you'll be right here forever. we'll go thru this thing together
and on heaven's golden shore we'll lay our heads ....


just from the top of my head.
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: timf_989 on Sep 11, 2008, 03:43 PM
a kitten on fire, a baby in a blender?
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: AMightyCaporal on Sep 11, 2008, 08:11 PM
Quotethe fact that my heart's beatin is all the proof you need


oh i really like that one
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: The Drake on Sep 11, 2008, 08:12 PM
goddamn those shaky knees
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: TheBri-Man on Sep 12, 2008, 09:39 AM
It ain't Evil baby, if it ain't hurtin anybody



However, I'll agree with someone above and say that for a high school senior quote...it's gotta be, "Anytime's a good time to move on!"
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: wakebord on Sep 12, 2008, 05:54 PM
there's so many wonderful ones...but "the fact that my heart's beatin' is all the proof you need" nails me every time.  god its so good.
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: MMJ_fanatic on Sep 12, 2008, 06:21 PM
Mine is self evident.  Nuff said
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: wordlesschorus on Sep 12, 2008, 08:07 PM
This is a great thread...There's alot of nuggets of lyrical gold scattered around in their catalogue but one off the top of my head off Evil Urges is:

"When God gave us mirrors/He had no idea..."  I love that line.
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: wordlesschorus on Sep 12, 2008, 08:08 PM
Oh and the opening to Golden is a classic.."Watching the stretch of road/miles of light explode"
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: Clarkwork on Sep 12, 2008, 08:31 PM
Pick any line from Steam Engine, or this one:

all your days I wish you blindness
from all the evils in the world


I really like that line right now.
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: blucas on Sep 13, 2008, 01:37 AM
soft and warm all the time, make you want it over and over

Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: pawpaw on Sep 13, 2008, 01:59 PM
Well, I know this is more than one line, more than one song even, but these are some of my favorites:

"The time is near,
To come forward with whatever killed your spark.
There's still time, for you,
To change your mind or whatever
Else you do."

"but that's when my knife rises,
their life ends and my life starts again!"

"Campin out all night... slow moves in the light...
Of all the things that you've seen...
Was the motorcycle so warm you sang melody?"
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: axround3r on Sep 13, 2008, 11:49 PM
"Wish you blindness from all the evils in the world..."

"Why does my mind blow to bits every time they play that song"

... if you don't know yourself, how could you ever know me.
But to have and to hold you, yeah that's the way its gotta be. < good1

Their lyrical catalogue really has so many great ones
...not as much as the dead but still...

"Its just a really fast risky ride at a fair."

"time i dont think i waste, it just seems to disappear"
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: tomEisenbraun on Sep 14, 2008, 02:33 PM
it's just a really fast, risky ride at the fair...

something poignant in that one. In all honesty, I think "If It Smashes Down" might be one the most important songs on At Dawn...
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: JacketGal on Sep 14, 2008, 10:37 PM
Kick ass thread~

Just a few - I agree with many already posted here too. 'specially the Steam Engine quotes:

"The time is near, to come forward with whatever killed your spark"

"Who could see and not believe? The heart that beats the wavelength"

"He'll be the water if you'll be the wine sent down from heaven in this earthly disguise"

"Always startin' over but somehow I always know where to begin"
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: Grateful Chabo on Sep 15, 2008, 12:14 AM
so for the past im digging a grave so big it could swallow up the sea...


you'll be right here forever, we'll go through these things together and on heavens golden shores we'll lay our heads...


i know theres someone who loves up above that wants to fix you a dream, he wants to sit down and think....he wants to pour you a drink.  and you wont feel a thing...
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: axround3r on Sep 15, 2008, 11:27 PM
AGAIN Awesome thread

lets see if i can pull some more outa my sleeve after all im listening to them now


"I will sing to you just dont make it last any longer than it has to"

"It wasnt until i woke up that i can hold down a joke a job or a dream then again they are all one in the same"

alright thats all i got idk how many of these are suitable for a yearbook hah but every line of every song is perfecto

Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: MickeyReds on Sep 17, 2008, 06:21 PM
Take off those glasses and let down your hair for me.
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: AllyDee on Sep 17, 2008, 06:59 PM
For anyone wondering, I ended up going with "The fact that my heart's beating is all the proof you need"






and then "lay low, let the fetus rock" credited to cap'n goodies...


Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: AMightyCaporal on Sep 18, 2008, 10:29 AM
QuoteFor anyone wondering, I ended up going with "The fact that my heart's beating is all the proof you need"






and then "lay low, let the fetus rock" credited to cap'n goodies...



a very good choice. well done- I wish I knew of the jacket when I was a senior in high school  :(
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: blucas on Sep 19, 2008, 09:16 PM



I know the soul needs wine and kindness....
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: Clarkwork on Sep 20, 2008, 08:52 PM
you said, evan, is comin over again. and i said, if he does, i'll
kick his head IN.


Sung so beautiful too
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: axround3r on Sep 20, 2008, 09:52 PM
"Why is it so soft when the cannons unload on the others?"

and also from they way that he sings

"Abeyaaabummbumm Abeyyaabum bum"
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: lime1968 on Sep 21, 2008, 01:22 AM
Cause nights tick, by like a long week except when you stop by...
But seein you feels good, and its always understood.
That anything much sweeter would make me DDDDDDDIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sippin the wine you got me, while eyes were rollin back...
the warm things you left behind they still want you here
but only in time you find that all things come back around...
oh i'll never say I knew you
but my heart cant wait
to meet you on the other side...aaahhhhh ahhhhhh uhhhhhhh

i belong to a race of robots, drownin' out my one. anytime your war gets out of hand i'll take it on

There'll be a knock on your back door.

and 1,000s more
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: coldnebraskablue on Sep 21, 2008, 05:29 AM
"but it's the touch. you need so much
to move around on this green earth
take your money and your drugs" from Steam Engine,

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

:)
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: SplatSplatSplat on Sep 25, 2008, 04:44 PM
i'm not gonna read all these posts, so if i'm repeatin someone, then good!

"it's not the way that you look, but your move that catches my eye"
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: lazybones on Sep 25, 2008, 06:12 PM
"It's the art of feeling naked in your clothes"

"My mother held me like a motorcycle so warm, we sang melody"
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: CTdeadhead on Sep 25, 2008, 11:36 PM
Quote"It's the art of feeling naked in your clothes"

"My mother held me like a motorcycle so warm, we sang melody"
I concur, the art of feeling naked in your clothes....

sheer genius.  
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: the_wizzard on Sep 26, 2008, 12:48 AM
hmmm, no mention of one of my favs:

"Don't let your silly dreams, fall in between, the crack of the bed and the wall."
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: purvis9876 on Sep 26, 2008, 02:40 AM
"when will I know I have finally arrived?
so far I've come, so far to go, never ends"

'What Madonna Said Really Helped -
She Said: "Boy - You Better Learn To Express Yourself!"'


Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: Mi Chaqueta on Sep 26, 2008, 01:05 PM
QuoteDeep in my heart,that's where the knot comes loose :)
100% agree my fav as well.....
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: axround3r on Sep 29, 2008, 11:33 PM
"when will I know I have finally arrived?
so far I've come, so far to go, never ends"

"the art of feeling naked in your clothes"

What songs are these from!???!!! :-[

also how can we forget i need a human right by my side untied! :P
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: purvis9876 on Sep 29, 2008, 11:37 PM
Quote"when will I know I have finally arrived?
so far I've come, so far to go, never ends"

"the art of feeling naked in your clothes"

What songs are these from!???!!! :-[

also how can we forget i need a human right by my side untied! :P

Where to Begin
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: LB on Jun 15, 2014, 10:37 AM
Can't have one..

"your skin looks good in the moonliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight, but god damn those shaky knees"

"no you never gotta fight with me"

"IIIIIIiiiiiiiiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII wanna screeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam"
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: Gina on Jun 15, 2014, 11:44 AM
Quote from: The DARK on Sep 09, 2008, 05:57 PM
We are the innovators! They are the imitators!

This would have also been my choice!
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: HardNightConformist on Jun 16, 2014, 12:12 PM
The fact that my heart's beating is all the proof you need
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: ericm on Jun 16, 2014, 06:10 PM
Can't pick just one either  :grin:

Your ass it draws me in like a Bermuda Highway

Tell me there's nobody else in the world

It's not the way that you look but your move that catches my eye
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: jimsflyingv on Jun 17, 2014, 02:32 AM
Quote from: the_wizzard on Sep 26, 2008, 12:48 AM
hmmm, no mention of one of my favs:

"Don't let your silly dreams, fall in between, the crack of the bed and the wall."

The best line ever......... :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: BigHerm on Jun 17, 2014, 04:49 PM
On Heavens golden shore we'll lay our heads.
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: manonthemoon on Jun 17, 2014, 05:54 PM
And talk is often cheap and filled with air
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: APR on Jun 18, 2014, 01:31 PM
Quote from: jimsflyingv on Jun 17, 2014, 02:32 AM
Quote from: the_wizzard on Sep 26, 2008, 12:48 AM
hmmm, no mention of one of my favs:

"Don't let your silly dreams, fall in between, the crack of the bed and the wall."

The best line ever......... :thumbsup:

If I had to pick only one, this is hard to beat.  I concur.

Title: Re: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: johnnYYac on Jun 19, 2014, 01:12 AM
Quote from: HardNightConformist on Jun 16, 2014, 12:12 PM
The fact that my heart's beating is all the proof you need
This one gets me.
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: SaraBananaBear on Jun 19, 2014, 09:05 AM
Quote from: johnnYYac on Jun 19, 2014, 01:12 AM
Quote from: HardNightConformist on Jun 16, 2014, 12:12 PM
The fact that my heart's beating is all the proof you need
This one gets me.

It's so hard to choose, but I really like that one as well. I've never noticed "I'm hooked on four like one, two, three" before, but thumbs up for that one as well. Love the beautiful ones, the silly ones, the empathic ones, the political ones... eh... all of them basically!  :thumbsup: I love the general positivity,  this all-embracing goodness that seems to be in so many of them. Okay... getting off topic here. Anyhow, excellent thread, thanks everyone!  :smiley:
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: rmpotsy on Jun 19, 2014, 03:06 PM
see below
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: johnnYYac on Jun 19, 2014, 03:23 PM
Quote from: rmpotsy on Jun 19, 2014, 03:06 PM
see below
Took me a second...  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: paloozajam on Jun 20, 2014, 10:03 AM
Oh shit, RUNNNNNNN
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: EverythingChanges on Jun 20, 2014, 11:13 AM
Not really one line, but here is one that always gives me the chills:

Who makes my decisions?
Who reads all your thoughts?
What makes us how we are?
Faith can't prove what science won't resolve

Kumbaya my Lord
C'mon, row your boat ashore
The river's long, it is cold
It chills the body but not the soul, oh
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: SaraBananaBear on Jun 27, 2014, 11:27 AM
Quote from: EverythingChanges on Jun 20, 2014, 11:13 AM
Not really one line, but here is one that always gives me the chills:

Who makes my decisions?
Who reads all your thoughts?
What makes us how we are?
Faith can't prove what science won't resolve

Kumbaya my Lord
C'mon, row your boat ashore
The river's long, it is cold
It chills the body but not the soul, oh

Yes! Me too, definitely a chills moment! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: The Radar Watches Me on Jun 29, 2014, 01:47 PM
Not really one line either (It's the whole song). Short on lyrics, but they mean a lot to me.

Honest Man

Try to walk this earth an honest man
But evil waves at me its ugly hand
The radar watches me from above
Shouting down

I hope you make it on this earth
Sometimes this world will leave you, Lord
Kickin' and a screamin', wonderin'
If you'll see the next day through

But as for me I do believe
That good luck comes from tryin'
So until I get mine
I'll work me the whole day through

I guess the one line that gets me is, "Try to walk this earth an honest man"
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: e_wind on Jun 29, 2014, 03:45 PM
Quote from: rmpotsy on Jun 19, 2014, 03:06 PM
see below
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: easy way on Jun 29, 2014, 05:21 PM
This one always gave me hope:
'The time is near to come forward with whatever killed your spark...'

This one always gets me fired up:
'I'm drinkin' cold, cold lightning with the bugs in my hair...'
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: Jaimoe on Jun 29, 2014, 07:44 PM
As long as you keep a straight face, I will be there when you die.
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: lucylew on Jun 30, 2014, 11:32 PM
I have many MMJ lyrical loves but the lyrics to Circuital are sheer perfection.  Yes.  The entire song. 
Title: Re: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: Fully on Jul 01, 2014, 01:57 PM
Quote from: Jaimoe on Jun 29, 2014, 07:44 PM
As long as you keep a straight face, I will be there when you die.
This one is one of my favorites.
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: Emb1528 on Jul 02, 2014, 10:30 AM
Quote from: EverythingChanges on Jun 20, 2014, 11:13 AM
Not really one line, but here is one that always gives me the chills:

Who makes my decisions?
Who reads all your thoughts?
What makes us how we are?
Faith can't prove what science won't resolve

Kumbaya my Lord
C'mon, row your boat ashore
The river's long, it is cold
It chills the body but not the soul, oh

I was reading through the thread getting ready to post this!

Some seriously deep words here.
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: Angelo on Jul 04, 2014, 09:15 AM
To prove its true, I'll tell everyone.
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: Clarkwork on Jul 09, 2014, 09:11 PM
Any line from Steam Engine....Goddamn those shaky knees is my favorite. That song just means a lot to me.
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: AlbertNiles on Jul 17, 2014, 05:07 AM
I'm going where there ain't no fear
I'm going where the spirit is near
I'm going where the livin' is easy
And the people are kind, a new state of mind
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: marcono on Nov 18, 2014, 10:38 PM
None of this is physical, at least not to me
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: SaraBananaBear on Nov 19, 2014, 04:09 PM
Quote from: Angelo on Jul 04, 2014, 09:15 AM
To prove its true, I'll tell everyone.

Good choice! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Your one favorite MMJ line
Post by: SaraBananaBear on Nov 19, 2014, 04:10 PM
Quote from: marcono on Nov 18, 2014, 10:38 PM
None of this is physical, at least not to me

Agreed, absolutely beautiful!