I've always loved Annie Lennox and I particularly like the words to the song, "Why". In the lyrics below, I put my favorite section in bold because it is such good writing. (Here's a link to the video if you'd like to listen in another tab as you read the lyrics).
Here are the lyrics:
Why?
Why?
How many times do I have to try
to tell you that I'm sorry for
the things I've done?
But when I start to try to tell you
That's when you have to tell me
Hey, this kind of trouble's
only just begun.
I tell myself too many times
Why don't you ever learn to keep
your big mouth shut?
That's why it hurts so bad
to hear the words
that keep on falling from your mouth
Falling from your mouth
falling from your mouth
Tell me...
Why?
Why?
I may be mad
I may be blind
I may be viciously unkind
But I can still read
what you're thinking
And I've heard it said
too many times
That you'd be better off
Besides...
Why can't you see this boat is sinking?
(this boat is sinking this boat is sinking)
Let's go down to the water's edge
And we can cast away those doubts
Some things are better left unsaid
But they still turn me inside out
Turning inside out
turning inside out
Tell me...
Why?
Tell me...
Why?
This is the book I never read
These are the words I never said
This is the path I'll never tread
These are the dreams I'll dream instead
This is the joy that's seldom spread
These are the tears...
The tears we shed
This is the fear
This is the dread
These are the contents of my head
And these are the years that we've spent
And this is what they represent
And this is how I feel
Do you know how I feel ?
'cause i don't think you know how I feel
I don't think you know what I feel
I don't think you know what I feel
You don't know what I feel
Phew. Killer lyrics. And of course, it's the melody and Annie's voice that bring these lyrics to full power. Amazing song.