xtc, “dear god”
dear god, sorry to disturb you but / i feel that i should be heard loud and clear / we all need a big reduction in amount of tears / and all the people that you made in your image / see them fighting in the street / ‘cause they can’t make opinions meet about god / i can’t believe in you
yaz, “situation”
now he’s in control, he is my lover / nations stand against him, he’s your brother / been a long time, been a long time now / i’ll get to you somehow
dexy’s midnight runners, “come on eileen”
these people around here wear beaten-down eyes / sunk in smoke-dried faces / they’re so resigned to what their fate is / but not us, no, not us / we are far too young and clever
the cure, “lullaby”
quietly he laughs and shaking his head / creeps closer now / closer to the foot of the bed / and softer than shadow and quicker than flies / his arms are all around me and his tongue in my eyes / be still, be calm, be quiet now, my precious boy / don’t struggle like that or i will only love you more / for it’s much too late to get away or turn on the light / the spiderman is having you for dinner tonight
love and rockets, “so alive”
your strut makes me crazy / makes me see you more clearly / oh, baby, now i can see you / wish i could stop / switch off the clock // make it all happen for you
asher roth, “i love college”
i wanna go to college for the rest of my life / sip banker’s club and drink miller lite / on thirsty thursday and tuesday night ice / and i can get pizza a dollar a slice / so fill up my cup / let’s get fucked up
estelle, “american boy”
take me on a trip / i’d like to go some day / take me to new york / i’d love to see l.a. / i really want to come kick it with you / you’ll be my american boy
flobots, “handlebars”
movers, shakers, and producers / me and my friends understand the future / i see the strings that control the system / i can do anything with no assistance / ‘cause i can lead a nation with a microphone / with a microphone / with a microphone / and i can split the atom of a molecule / of a molecule / of a molecule
matisyahu, “king without a crown”
i want to be close to you / yes i’m so hungry / you’re like water for my soul when it gets thirsty / without you there’s no me / you’re the air that i breathe
terror squad, “lean back”
listen we don’t pay admission and the bouncers don’t check us / and we / walk around the metal detectors / and there really ain’t a need for a VIP section / in the middle of the dance floor reckless, check it
t.a.t.u., “all the things she said”
i keep asking myself / wondering how / i keep closing my eyes / but i can’t block you out / want to fly to a place / where it’s just you and me / nobody else so we can be free
jc chasez, “blowin’ me up (with her love)”
she was disco lights on a friday night / she moves across the floor / she was oh so tight like dynamite / blowin’ me up with her love
blu cantrell, “hit ‘em up style (oops!)”
hey ladies / when your man wanna get buckwild / just go back and hit ‘em up style / put your hands on his cash / and spend it to the last dime / for all the hard times
fuel, “hemorrhage (in my hands)”
oh, hold me now i feel contagious / am i the only place that you’ve left to go / she cries, her life is like / some movie black and white / dead actors faking lines / over and over and over again she cries
eiffel 65, “blue (da ba dee)”
yo listen up here’s a story / about a little guy that lives in a blue world / and all day and all night and everything he sees is just blue / like him inside and outside