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I was sitting here working, listening to 3 Inches of Blood and decided to start this list of some of the coolest first lines/phrases in music. I wish there was a better way to present these but I don’t think there is. They’re in no particular order, but tend to be loosely grouped by artist.

Bolded lines are the ones where I _really_ like the song itself or the line.

How many do you know? Did I miss any wicked awesome songs?

In the year four thousand fifty five, Wykydtron came to life
Just a small town girl, livin in a lonely world, She took the midnight train goin anywhere
Mama take this badge from me, I can’t use it anymore
Here in your bedroom, I can turn my head off
Im broke but Im happy, Im poor but Im kind
I want you to know that Im happy for you, I wish nothing but the best for you both
On the floor of Tokyo, Or down in London town to go, go
Hey little sister what have you done, Hey little sister who’s the only one

Has he lost his mind?, Can he see or is he blind?
You wake up late for school – man you don’t wanna go
Whenever i’m alone with you you make me feel Like i am home again
Someone told me long ago theres a calm before the storm, I know; its been comin for some time
I want you to want me. I need you to need me. Id love you to love me.
A long december and theres reason to believe, Maybe this year will be better than the last
I am colorblind, Coffee black and egg white
Well i woke in mid-afternoon cause that’s when it all hurts the most
Words like violence, Break the silence
I took my love and I took it down, I climbed a mountain and I turned around
A long, long time ago… I can still remember How that music used to make me smile.
Look, if you had one shot, one opportunity, To seize everything you ever wanted, one moment, Would you capture it or just let it slip?
You put yourself in stupid places, Yes I think you know its true
So denied, so I lied, Are you the now or never kind?
Saturday night burns a redness on my face, I tasted you tasted me you were never my taste
One thousand faces all look the same, They’re all so boring mild and tame
I would swallow my pride, I would choke on the rhines, But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside
Yo listen up, Heres the story about a little guy that lives in a blue world
Ends, some people will rob their mother, For the ends, rats snitch on one another
Awake on my airplane, Awake on my airplane, My skin is bare
I cant stand to fly, Im not that naive, Im just out to find The better part of me
Well I guess it would be nice, If I could touch your body
We call them cool, Those hearts that have no scars to show, The ones that never do let go, And risk the tables being turned.
At first I was afraid I was petrified, Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side
The power of love is a curious thing, Make a one man weep, make another man sing
What is love? Oh baby, don’t hurt me, Don’t hurt me no more
Love’s the funeral of hearts, And an ode for cruelty, When angels cry blood, On flowers of evil in bloom
White man came across the sea, He brought us pain and misery
I can’t tolerate your sadness, cause it’s me you’re drowning
We ain’t going to the town, We’re going to the city
So the beast resides in me, Deep down I always knew, I never really did fit in, So diverse from all of you
I met her in a club down in old soho, Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry-cola
I walked across an empty land, I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I see trees of green, red roses too, I see em bloom, for me and for you
Got a picture of you I carry in my heart, Close my eyes to see it when the world gets dark
Mama told me when I was young, Come sit beside me, my only son
Lashing out the action, returning the reaction, Weak are ripped and torn away, Hypnotizing power, crushing all that cower
I dont want you and I dont need you, Dont bother to resist, Ill beat you, Its not your fault that youre always wrong
Sometimes i feel i’ve got to, Run away, i’ve got to, Get away.
Sweet dreams are made of these, Who am i to disagree?
I hurt myself today, To see if i still feel
What else should I be, All apologies, What else should I say, Everyone is gay
She eyes me like a pisces when I am weak, Ive been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks
Rape me, Rape me my friend, Rape me, Rape me again
Like the latest fashion, Like a spreading disease
I wrote her off for the tenth time today, And practiced all the things I would say
I walked around my good intentions, And found that there were none
Do you worry that youre not liked, How long till you break, Youre happy cause you smile, But how much can you fake
Its just one of those days, When you dont wanna wake up
My words are weapons, in which i murder you with, Please don’t be scared; please do not turn your head
Magic people, voodoo people, The voodoo, who-do-what-you-dont-dare-to-people
Met a girl, thought she was grand, Fell in love found out first hand, Went well for a week or two, Then it all came unglued
Fitter, happier, more productive, comfortable, not drinking too much, Regular exercise at the gym, 3 days a week
Nightswimming deserves a quiet night. The photograph on the dashboard, taken years ago, Turned around backwards so the windshield shows.
Theres a ska band on my street, a little ska band, Everybody thinks theyre so fuckin neat.
Disarm you with a smile, And cut you like you want me to
My reflection, dirty mirror, There’s no connection to myself, I’m your lover, i’m your zero
I’ll sing it one last time for you, then we really have to go
The world is a vampire, sent to drain, Secret destroyers, hold you up to the flames
All around me are familiar faces, Worn out places, worn out faces, Bright and early for their daily races, Going nowhere, going nowhere
I’m only pretty sure that I cant take anymore, Before you take a swing
I wish you would step back from that ledge my friend
Im your only friend, Im not your only friend, But Im a little glowing friend
I could never sleep my way to the top, ’cause my alarm clock always wakes me right up
Is it getting better, Or do you feel the same, Will it make it easier on you, Now you got someone to blame?
Im not afraid of anything in this world, Theres nothing you can throw at me that I havent already heard
I want to run, I want to hide, I want to tear down the walls, That hold me inside
You dont know how you met me, You dont know why, you cant turn around and say good-bye
Whats with these homies dissing my girl? Why do they gotta front?
6 am day after christmas, I throw some clothes on in The dark
Good morning, son. I am a bird Wearing a brown polyester shirt
Took half your face and both your eyes. It left you nothing but paralyzed. And mushroom clouds, they left behind our cities crumbling, but I don’t mind.
I’ve got a secret. A terrible secret. And if I told you would you promise to keep it secret?
Call off the execution i won’t be here, beware of those who say the end is near, got us a new religion have no fear
Oh yeah. All right.