Song Quotes

Fierce warres and faithfull loves shall moralize my song.

Soft words, with nothing in them, make a song.

Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour? What tho' we wade in Wealth, or soar in Fame? Earth's highest station ends in 'Here he lies;' and 'Dust to dust' concludes the noblest songs.

Every girl wants songs written about her. Even the most hardened tattoo-covered punk rock girl would love a nice ballad written for her.

I will be singing primarily all the songs from the musicals that I have been in from over the years.

For my money, insecurity, depression, etc, can be healed by way of El Morocco, sad songs at 4am, and the pop of a champagne cork

In musical theater, if you have a song, it has to advance the plot. If you have a song in a musical and it does not advance the plot, it gets dropped.

God Himself is the best Poet, And the Real is His song.

To me, the lyrics of the song define the kind of style it is.

I always feel like when I've listened to a great song I know it, 'cuz it's the only time I'll ever get goosebumps or something like that.

By the time I was ten or eleven, I had a song-book and I was writing everything down. It used to just be my hobby but now it's like my diary, it's where I can go in my own little bubble.

From an early age I've written songs and played the piano.

Our lives are songs; God write the words And we set them to music at pleasure; And the song grows glad, or sweet or sad, As we choose to fashion the measure.

You know that song that asks, "Why do fools fall in love?"? I think the obvious answer is because they're fools.

It's so easy to write songs about misery and hard times and sadness. It's much more difficult to write songs about happy and chirpy stuff.

I saw you dancing out the ocean Running fast along the sand A spirit born of earth and water Fire flying from your hands

I can't think of anything until I've got printed words in front of me. I never wake up in the middle of the night with a song in my head.

It's not crazy to want to have certain songs be developed harmonically and still want to make noise with the guitar. And you can have both.

Certain songs have been written years apart, but they have a natural continuity to my mind.

I've always felt writing a song was a bit like going on location. That's true in an almost literal sense. Where you are seeps in somehow.

I think when I was younger I was not very good at writing love songs that didn't have a twist.

Since my baby left me, I've found a new place to dwell, down at the end of Lonely Street at Heartbreak Hotel.

True joy doth need no song to praise it, silence for love's delight is best.

I always knew I wanted to be a musician, and I always knew I wanted to write, 'cause the people I was listening to all wrote. I never thought it was an option to sing anyone else's songs.

I could have guessed it all along, cuz now some drama queen is gonna write a song for me

The architecture of the song, if it's built properly, can withstand all kinds of things.

Believe in the power of songs.

Oftentimes the most produced and synth-tastic songs are the ones that end up sounding the best acoustic.

Because of acting I've gotten to travel and meet so many amazing people, and they inspire new songs.

I appreciate short, perfect pop songs.

You will taste a way of life profoundly nourishing and from your tongue may spring a song or poem or sentence or word or maybe nothing but silence. Silence only the heart can turn to song.

I have a hard time memorizing stuff. I'm always in the process of writing a new song, so trying to learn a new one takes a minute.

Follow me and do exactly what the song says Smoke weed, take pills, drop outta school, kill people And drink and jump behind the wheel like it was still legal.

You know how it is - you make songs, and as you make the new ones, the old ones get old and you throw them out.

I think some people found the production took away from the actual songs, which I can understand.

It's pretty intense to have someone (the camera) looming there when you are singing a song but it's sort of invigorating too.

Writing every song is a little journey. The first note has to lift you.

When there's a shadow, you follow the sun. When there is love, then you look for the one. And for the promises, there is the sky. And for the heavens are those who can fly.

I think you just have to have some rapport with the song.

As a producer you can be more objective about the songs because you didn't write them.

It's hard to write any good song. It seems more rewarding, or maybe just easier, to write sad ones.

Sean Taylor is a wonderfully talented modern troubadour whose sincere, thoughtful songs pull you in. I've had the pleasure of sharing the stage with him. He swings. Check him out!

I've always thought, it's the artist that write the songs and make the records. And it's our responsibility to set the tone for what's happening in the industry. And I take that seriously.

When I feel like every day when I get up I'm writing songs, that's the time to make a record.

I think I deliberately sold out a couple of times. I picked the songs that I thought would do well in the marketplace, even though I didn't really love the song.

To me, there are 3 parts of the album process: writing, recording, and my favorite part: getting to sing the songs with the fans every night.

To me, the musical is best when it's a musical comedy. So if you have a very, very funny show, and very good, funny songs, that's what the musical does best.

All the songs are pieces to the puzzle. They each represent something different. So it's really difficult to say one song represents the album.

There are songs and artists now who are trying to do the same thing: be honest to their experiences.

Everything has it's own vibe. Every song has a different place, I guess, of where and when and what was going on and things of that nature.