Breaking the Habit Lyrics by Linkin Park
"Breaking the Habit" lyrics by Linkin Park are the perfect anthem for dealing with addiction. Though the listener is never sure from the song's lyrics, which addiction is being broken, the message is one that is positive, determined and resolute.
The opening two lines of "Breaking the Habit" set up the conflict, "Memories consume / Like opening a wound", which one would take is the reason for the addiction in the first place. Blocking out unwanted feelings and memories with addiction is a tactic many take.
A little bit later in the lyrics is the line "I don't know what's worth fighting for / Or why I have to scream", which brings to mind a struggle for self-awareness that will be necessary down the road if the addict is to stay clean and sober.
Still a little further along in the song are the lyrics, "Clutching my cure / I tightly lock the door", which most likely means the singer is going to ride out the unpleasant withdrawal symptoms that come with the addiction. This is also why many addicts fail to get sober is that they are afraid of going through painful withdrawal.
The lyrics of "Breaking the Habit" by Linkin Park are a positive expression of personal power one needs to proclaim and process in order to prohibit the poison that is addiction. Alliteration anyone? Positively!
Chris Daughtry Music & Lyrics
Chris Daughtry, the American Idol who almost was, has come out with a self-titled album that is more than just the rants and ravings of a mad rocker dude. After his surprise upset on American Idol, Chris Daughtry set out to take advantage of his newfound celebrity and today his new album is number one on the Billboard 200 charts.
Chris Daughtry's lyrics on his
Daughtry album maintain the steady theme of love lost throughout. In the song Crashed there is a particularly well executed rhyme from a lyrics standpoint, "Could've been the death of me / But then you breathed your breath in me."
Another good rhyme can be found in the lyrics of "Gone" in the lines, "Feeling overwhelmed, I take a dive / To a once overfilled but now empty place to hide." Besides the excellent rhyme there is an a gripping metaphor at work that pulls the listener deeper into the song.
Out of all the songs on the entire
Daughtry album, though, perhaps the one with the most innovative lyrics is "All These Lives", which isn't about the usual adult love gone bad theme. This song in particular is about child abduction, another kind of love lost theme, that has rarely been explored in the musical realm.
Two drums up for Chris Daughtry and his interesting music and innovative lyrics that have put him number one on the Billboard charts.
VH1 Your Music Your Lyrics Judged by Grant, Barrymore
Stars of the upcoming movie
Music and Lyrics, Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore will be celebrity judges in the VH1 "
Your Music, Your Lyrics" contest. The contest, which ran from December 26, 2006 through January 20, 2007 asked contestants to upload a video of an original love song to a special VH1 website and nearly 400 entries were received.
Songs are currently being judged online by users until February 2 and then on February 3, Grant, Barrymore and a panel of expert judges from VH1 will pick the lucky winner who will be flown to Los Angeles for the premiere of the movie,
Music and Lyrics as well as have their song professionally recorded.
The world premiere of the movie will also benefit the National Resources Defense Council, an environmental organization dedicated to preserving wildlife and wild places, with 1.2 million members worldwide.
American Idol Judging Nastier Than Ever?
There's "train wreck" TV and then there's good train wreck TV and
American Idol is good train wreck television. As the world's most popular singing competition heads into its 6th season, I've heard many people ask, "Are the judges nastier this year than last?"
Unfortunately, the answer to this question is no, they are about the same. It is we the audience who has had a respite from this acerbic repartee who have forgotten the blunt, intolerant and sometimes razor-like comments from judges like Simon Cowell who are now reintroduced to this brand of entertainment all over again with fresh eyes and ears.
The good news is that there a few contestants who are singer-songwriters who have made it through to the next round. So, hopefully this year's American Idol winner will be a singer-songwriter just like last season's winner, Taylor Hicks.
Music Lyrics Blog
Welcome, as this is the humble beginnings to the music lyrics blog. This blog will feature all sorts of information on music and song lyrics including writing, publishing, industry news and information. We are taking a broad brush approach in this music lyrics blog so as long as it relates in some way to music lyrics, it's fair game here!
It is our hope in the coming weeks to bring you the latest news and information about the popular and not so popular song lyrics that currently hot right now. We also will be talking about classic music lyrics and analyzing why they are timeless.
As you've already guessed, we use the terms "music lyrics" and "song lyrics" interchangeably around here so don't be confused by the terminology. Remember to check out this blog often in the upcoming weeks as we'll be adding lots of exciting news and information.
