[kokkinos]

Hey, that's a cool concept! I wish I'd seen it earlier, which would give me the time to think it through, but I'll post some of my favourites off the top of my head anyway - I did briefly check the existing quotes' list and spotted no overlap, apologies in advance if I missed anything.

When can we expect you? Why would you expect me? - Aesop Rock (Button Masher)
It's easy to see without looking too far that not much is really sacred - Bob Dylan (It’s Alright, Ma [I’m Only Bleeding])
Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now - Bob Dylan (My Back Pages)
And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing - Bob Dylan (Chimes of Freedom)
I know that evening's empire has returned into sand vanished from my hand - Bob Dylan (Mr. Tambourine Man)
Let me forget about today until tomorrow - Bob Dylan (Mr. Tambourine Man)
We had no money but I was rich as I could be in my coat of many colors my mama made for me - Dolly Parton (Coat of Many Colors)
Somebody please say grace, so I can save face and have a reason to cover my face - Kanye West (Family Business)
The only thing that I pray is that my feet don't fail me now - Kanye West (Jesus Walks)
I know I'm preachin' to the congregation we love Jesus, but she done learned a lot from Satan - Kanye West (Devil In A New Dress)
And if you have five seconds to spare then I'll tell you the story of my life - The Smiths (Half a Person)
She said, "In the days when you were hopelessly poor I just liked you more" - The Smiths (Half a Person)
Oh, has the world changed or have I changed? - The Smiths (The Queen Is Dead)
Life is very long when you're lonely - The Smiths (The Queen Is Dead)
"I know you, and you cannot sing" I said, "That's nothing, you should hear me play piano" - The Smiths (The Queen Is Dead)
A sad fact widely known the most impassionate song to a lonely soul is so easily outgrown - The Smiths (Rubber Ring)
When you're dancing and laughing and finally living hear my voice in your head and think of me kindly - The Smiths (Rubber Ring)
The passing of time and all of its crimes is making me sad again - The Smiths (Rubber Ring)
The passing of time leaves empty lives waiting to be filled - The Smiths (Rubber Ring)
On the day that your mentality catches up with your biology - The Smiths (I Want The One I Can't Have)
I want the one I can't have and it's driving me mad - The Smiths (I Want The One I Can't Have)
A double bed and a stalwart lover, for sure these are the riches of the poor - The Smiths (I Want The One I Can't Have)
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Bob Dylan
Charles Mingus

[MadhattanJack]

"When we're wrapped in polythene, what's that supposed to mean?" - Lush, "De-Luxe"

"A witch if I float, damned if I don't" - Honeyblood, "Babes Never Die"

"We drink and talk about stupid stuff, then hit the floor for Tainted Love" - The Divine Comedy, "At the Indie Disco"

[albummaster]

Thank you for everybody's submissions. Listed below are all of the suggestions put forward since the last time we voted. The list has been trimmed by culling quotes over 80 characters; duplicates that are already on the site have been removed and also some that contain profanity. Other quotes have been trimmed down to size where this was possible. 80 characters isn't a hard and fast rule, several have been allowed in the low 80s where the artist name is fairly short.

To make the vote easier to keep track of, each lyric has been assigned a sequence number.

Please keep the sequence number in your votes, or they won't be counted (sorry). There's no extra work for people to do since all you have to do is copy and paste the selections below (everything after the *** markers) into your post and delete the quotes you don't like.

Only your first post will count, so please try to get it right first time. Please don't vote twice or re-edit your vote afterwards (e.g. to change your mind after you've already voted) as this just complicates the tallying up of votes.

There are 68 quotes to pick from, so I suggest everyone pick a maximum of 30 favourites, and the ones receiving the most votes in the next seven days will be added to the site masthead. (If you list more than the stated number of votes, extra entries beyond the maximum will not be counted.)

The winning quotes will be tidied up/verified/corrected once the voting is complete, but if anyone spots any major errors, don't be shy to let me know! None of these quotes have been checked for correctness yet. These are pretty much directly copied from people's submissions with minor alterations to get them into one list. The list below will be updated for any corrections that people report in subsequent replies, and any duplicates already on the site will be removed.

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001. When can we expect you? Why would you expect me? - Aesop Rock
002. We can find comfort in debauchery - Alvvays
003. I'm not a fruit machine, a 1960's dream (The Jags - Back of my Hand).
004. You're the train that crashed my heart - Bat for Lashes
005. And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing - Bob Dylan
006. It's easy to see without looking too far that not much is really sacred - Bob Dylan
007. I know that evening's empire has returned into sand vanished from my hand - Bob Dylan
008. Let me forget about today until tomorrow - Bob Dylan
009. Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now - Bob Dylan
010. Come mothers & fathers throughout the land & don’t criticise what you don’t understand. - Bob Dylan
011. The Devil went down to Georgia he was looking for a soul to steal - Charlie Daniels Band
012. We had no money but I was rich as I could be in my coat of many colors my mama made for me - Dolly Parton
013. Fishin' for refrigerators - DommeDamian
014. Happiness is birthed by nature, not buried in a pill - DommeDamian
015. Got so much green, and I'm talking Mother Earth - DommeDamian
016. You say you like my company, but never wanna talk to me - DommeDamian
017. Up here, I appear, with the peers - DommeDamian
018. This nature shit makes me a free man like Morgan - DommeDamian
019. Lost cause, cut a tie, toxicity, fuck your life, relationships, butterknife - DommeDamian
020. Manifest a life I wanna enter - DommeDamian
021. Ain't no stopping me, with a life so sick rehab gave up on me - DommeDamian
022. Circlegate - DommeDamian
023. There's no hiding place in Hell - DommeDamian
024. Too much time on my hands, but time is money - DommeDamian
025. Why are expectations so high all in my head? - DommeDamian
026. I wanna cry, as a reminder of my human spirit - DommeDamian
027. There is not a single moment where I can fully feel like myself - DommeDamian
028. Gonna swim the benzine out of its spleen - DommeDamian
029. I always knew something was missing - DommeDamian
030. Too long I have been lost - DommeDamian
031. I always felt like I was cursed - DommeDamian
032. You don't give a fuck, I'mma beat it out of you - DommeDamian
033. Everybody Squidward, don't nobody Spongebob - DommeDamian
034. I don't want no cloud, that's a bad drug - DommeDamian
035. Want the beef neighbor, this'll be your last year - DommeDamian
036. Price seems lower at 2 A.M. - DommeDamian
037. I’m flying high and not ready to touch the ground - Dream Syndicate
038. I used to be God-fearing, Now I'm so Frightened. - Elvis Costello
039. Close the white book, unplug the brain from the game - Gorillaz
040. A witch if I float, damned if I don't - Honeyblood
041. Never get so attached to a poem you forget truth that lacks lyricism - Joanna Newsom
042. Somebody please say grace, so I can save face and have a reason to cover my face - Kanye West
043. The only thing that I pray is that my feet don't fail me now - Kanye West
044. I know I'm preachin' to the congregation we love Jesus, but she done learned a lot from Satan - Kanye West
045. There's no risk, I'll whisk them up in no moonlight - Kate Bush
046. Oh, must you tell me all your secrets when it's hard enough to love you knowing nothing - Lloyd Cole and The Commotions
047. When we're wrapped in polythene, what's that supposed to mean? - Lush
048. I wanted to see the world through your eyes until it happened - Phoebe Bridgers
049. Leading our maggot lives, dreaming of becoming flies - Pram
050. You hide behind this public machine, Still follow same old scheme - Public Image Limited.
051. I'm working late 'cause I'm a singer - Sabrina Carpenter
052. It's hard to be paid and it pays to be hard' - Sector 27
053. You took my life before, you'll take my life again - Shame
054. You're fluent in a language that dies every time you speak - Sound Team
055. We drink and talk about stupid stuff, then hit the floor for Tainted Love - The Divine Comedy
056. Oh, has the world changed or have I changed? - The Smiths
057. Life is very long when you're lonely - The Smiths
058. I know you, and you cannot sing I said, That's nothing, you should hear me play piano - The Smiths
059. And if you have five seconds to spare then I'll tell you the story of my life - The Smiths
060. She said, In the days when you were hopelessly poor I just liked you more - The Smiths
061. On the day that your mentality catches up with your biology - The Smiths
062. I want the one I can't have and it's driving me mad - The Smiths
063. A double bed and a stalwart lover, for sure these are the riches of the poor - The Smiths
064. A sad fact widely known the most impassionate song to a lonely soul is so easily outgrown - The Smiths
065. When you're dancing and laughing and finally living hear my voice in your head and think of me kindly - The Smiths
066. The passing of time and all of its crimes is making me sad again - The Smiths
067. The passing of time leaves empty lives waiting to be filled - The Smiths
068. I'm Wario when I'm in Mario Kart - Yung Lean
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[albummaster]

My votes:
002. We can find comfort in debauchery - Alvvays
004. You're the train that crashed my heart - Bat for Lashes
008. Let me forget about today until tomorrow - Bob Dylan
010. Come mothers & fathers throughout the land & don’t criticise what you don’t understand. - Bob Dylan
011. The Devil went down to Georgia he was looking for a soul to steal - Charlie Daniels Band
014. Happiness is birthed by nature, not buried in a pill - DommeDamian
037. I’m flying high and not ready to touch the ground - Dream Syndicate
038. I used to be God-fearing, Now I'm so Frightened. - Elvis Costello
040. A witch if I float, damned if I don't - Honeyblood
041. Never get so attached to a poem you forget truth that lacks lyricism - Joanna Newsom
042. Somebody please say grace, so I can save face and have a reason to cover my face - Kanye West
045. There's no risk, I'll whisk them up in no moonlight - Kate Bush
046. Oh, must you tell me all your secrets when it's hard enough to love you knowing nothing - Lloyd Cole and The Commotions
047. When we're wrapped in polythene, what's that supposed to mean? - Lush
048. I wanted to see the world through your eyes until it happened - Phoebe Bridgers
049. Leading our maggot lives, dreaming of becoming flies - Pram
050. You hide behind this public machine, Still follow same old scheme - Public Image Limited.
051. I'm working late 'cause I'm a singer - Sabrina Carpenter
052. It's hard to be paid and it pays to be hard' - Sector 27
053. You took my life before, you'll take my life again - Shame
054. You're fluent in a language that dies every time you speak - Sound Team
055. We drink and talk about stupid stuff, then hit the floor for Tainted Love - The Divine Comedy
057. Life is very long when you're lonely - The Smiths
058. I know you, and you cannot sing I said, That's nothing, you should hear me play piano - The Smiths
059. And if you have five seconds to spare then I'll tell you the story of my life - The Smiths
063. A double bed and a stalwart lover, for sure these are the riches of the poor - The Smiths
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Bluesky · Facebook · Spotify · X

[Johnnyo]

[Rhyner]

002. We can find comfort in debauchery - Alvvays
004. You're the train that crashed my heart - Bat for Lashes
006. It's easy to see without looking too far that not much is really sacred - Bob Dylan
008. Let me forget about today until tomorrow - Bob Dylan
009. Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now - Bob Dylan
011. The Devil went down to Georgia he was looking for a soul to steal - Charlie Daniels Band
012. We had no money but I was rich as I could be in my coat of many colors my mama made for me - Dolly Parton
016. You say you like my company, but never wanna talk to me - DommeDamian
023. There's no hiding place in Hell - DommeDamian
024. Too much time on my hands, but time is money - DommeDamian
025. Why are expectations so high all in my head? - DommeDamian
032. You don't give a fuck, I'mma beat it out of you - DommeDamian
038. I used to be God-fearing, Now I'm so Frightened. - Elvis Costello
041. Never get so attached to a poem you forget truth that lacks lyricism - Joanna Newsom
044. I know I'm preachin' to the congregation we love Jesus, but she done learned a lot from Satan - Kanye West
046. Oh, must you tell me all your secrets when it's hard enough to love you knowing nothing - Lloyd Cole and The Commotions
048. I wanted to see the world through your eyes until it happened - Phoebe Bridgers
049. Leading our maggot lives, dreaming of becoming flies - Pram
053. You took my life before, you'll take my life again - Shame
054. You're fluent in a language that dies every time you speak - Sound Team
056. Oh, has the world changed or have I changed? - The Smiths
057. Life is very long when you're lonely - The Smiths
058. I know you, and you cannot sing I said, That's nothing, you should hear me play piano - The Smiths
062. I want the one I can't have and it's driving me mad - The Smiths