heyfrancis@mastodon.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoWhat song has good lyrics because of the idea/lesson/experience it shares?message-squaremessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up160arrow-down1message-squareWhat song has good lyrics because of the idea/lesson/experience it shares?heyfrancis@mastodon.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square38fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTutunkommon@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoThe line: “Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose” has stuck in my head for over 30 years. I can’t put my finger on what it is, but it feels like a profound outlook and I almost look forward to that freedom.
minus-squarevenusenvy47@lemm.eecakelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoYeah, I agree. That phrase was the more memorable one for me for many years until I noticed the “tomorrow” phrase that precedes it. Both of them together in one verse makes it the strongest verse of any song I know of.
The line: “Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose” has stuck in my head for over 30 years.
I can’t put my finger on what it is, but it feels like a profound outlook and I almost look forward to that freedom.
Yeah, I agree. That phrase was the more memorable one for me for many years until I noticed the “tomorrow” phrase that precedes it. Both of them together in one verse makes it the strongest verse of any song I know of.