Favorite Lyric?

[PorkyPrimeCut]

From "Visions of Johanna"

In the empty lot where the ladies play blindman's bluff with the key chain
And the all-night girls they whisper of escapades out on the "D" train
We can hear the night watchman click his flashlight
Ask himself if it's him or them that's really insane
Louise, she's all right, she's just near
She's delicate and seems like the mirror
But she just makes it all too concise and too clear
That Johanna's not here
The ghost of 'lectricity howls in the bones of her face
Where these visions of Johanna
have now taken my place

Kinda spoiled for choice with that song. Every single verse is fantastic lyrically.

[danbind]

I've always loved the sense of melancholy, love, wisdom and reconciliation gained by age and time in Leonard Cohen's "Famous Blue Raincoat". It resonated with me as a callow youth, even more so now that I'm an old man:

It's four in the morning, the end of December
I'm writing you now just to see if you're better
...
...
..
And Jane came by with a lock of your hair
She said that you gave it to her
That night that you planned to go clear

Sincerely, L Cohen

I always thought that that song should be a movie. It's what is NOT said that tells the story.

[Singlebladepickup]

"Deepest, bluest. My hand is like a shark's fin." -LL Cool J

[SadFuzz]

Repulsion by Dinosaur Jr
Three Imaginary Boys by The Cure
Almost everything by Rowland S Howard is a masterpiece.
As for Dylan, I'd say my favourite lyrically is It's Alright Ma.
And Birdland by Patti Smith