(Finished April 20th, 2018) Great Lyrics of the 80s Era

Hello,

What are some of the best lyrics of the 80s? I hope to answer that question with this blog. I could write a blog about the dumbest lyrics of the 80s and that might be a longer blog. There were some pretty inane lyrics in the 80s. But even in the mist of all that inanity, there were several moments of genius.

Depeche Mode "Enjoy The Silence":

All I ever wanted
All I ever needed
Is here in my arms
Words are very unnecessary
They can only do harm 

U2 "One":

Love is a temple
Love the higher law
You ask me to enter
But then you made me crawl
And I can't be holding on
To what you got
When all you got is hurt

U2 "Bullet The Blue Sky":

In the locust wind comes a rattle and hum
Jacob wrestled the angel
And the angel was overcome
You plant a demon seed
You raise a flower of fire
See them burning crosses
See the flames higher and higher



Bruce Springsteen "Brilliant Disguise";

So tell me who I see
When I look in your eyes
Is that you baby
Or just a brilliant disguise



The Police "Don't Stand So Close To Me":

Young teacher, the subject
Of schoolgirl fantasy
She wants him so badly
Knows what she wants to be
Inside him, there's longing
This girl's an open page
Book marking, she's so close now
This girl is half his age



This song feels even more relevant in the era of Trump and environmental destroyer Scott Pruiit. I'll be glad when sanity resumes to exist in Washington D.C. Midnight Oil "Beds Are Burning":

The time has come
To say fair's fair
To pay the rent
To pay our share
The time has come
A fact's a fact
It belongs to them
Let's give it back



Michael Jackson "Man In The Mirror":

I'm Starting With The Man In
The Mirror
I'm Asking Him To Change
His Ways
And No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place



Prince "When Doves Cry":

Maybe I'm just 2 demanding
Maybe I'm just like my father 2 bold
Maybe you're just like my mother
Shes never satisfied (shes never satisfied)
Why do we scream at each other
This is what it sounds like
When doves cry



Grandmaster Flash "White Lines":

street kid gets arrested gonna, do some time He
got out three years from now just to commit more crime A
businessman is caught with 24 kilos He's
out on bail and, out of jail and that's the way it goes rrrruh,



AC/DC "You Shook Me All Night Long":

She had the sightless eyes
Telling me no lies
Knockin' me out with those American thighs
Taking more than her share
Had me fighting for air
She told me to come but I was already there
'Cause the walls start shaking
The earth was quaking
My mind was aching
And we were making it and you



REO Speedwagon "Can't Fight This Feeling":

And I can't fight this feeling anymore.
I've forgotten what I started fighting for.
It's time to bring this ship into the shore,
And throw away the oars, forever



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