I leave you the best phrases of rock songs by great rockers and groups like U2, REM, Kiss, Black Sabath, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd.
We have all belted out our favorite songs in English. You may know the words to some of the rock anthems, but have you realized the complex reality that many of those iconic melodies reveal?
You can make yourself comfortable on the couch and turn on the speakers at full volume, get ready to enjoy the stridency and wisdom of the genre that is here to stay.
You may also be interested in these quotes about music.
-Optimism is my best defense. // Optimism is my best defense-Rod Stewart.
-Send me dead flowers to my wedding and I won't forget to put roses on your grave. // Send me dead flowers to my wedding and I won't forget to put roses on your grave-The Rolling Stones.
-I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now. // I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now-Bob Dylan.
-Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da, life goes on. // Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da, life goes on-The Beatles.
-Take my hand, take my whole life too, but I can't help falling in love with you. // Take my hand, take my whole life too, because I can't help but fall in love with you- Elvis Presley.
-So often in time it happens, we all live our life in chains, and we never even know we have the key. // It happens so often in time, we all live our lives in chains, and we don't even know we have the key-The Eagles.
-Then one day you find, ten years have got behind you. No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun. // Then one day you will find, ten years are behind us. Nobody told you when to run, you missed the starting shot - Pink Floyd.
-All you touch and all you see, is all your life will ever be. // Everything you touch and everything you see is everything your life will ever be- Pink Floyd.
-All of us get lost in the darkness, dreamers learn to steer by the stars. // We all get lost in the dark, dreamers learn to be guided by the stars-Rush.
-All you need is love, love. Love is all you need. // All you need is love, love. Love is all you need-The Bealtes.
-An honest man's pillow is his peace of mind. // The pillow of an honest man is his tranquility-John Cougar Mellencamp.
-Don't ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to. // Don't ask me what I think of you, I couldn't give the answer you want-Fleetwood Mac.
-Fear is the lock and laughter the key to your heart. // Fear is a lock and laughter the key to your heart-Crosby, Stills, and Nash.
-Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose. // Freedom is just another word for nothing to lose-Janis Joplin.
-Get your head out of the mud, baby. Put flowers in the mud, baby. // Get your head out of the mud, honey. Put flowers in the mud, honey-U2.
-How many ears must one man have before he can hear people cry? Yes, and how many deaths will it take 'til he knows that too many people have died? // How many ears must a man have before he can hear people cry? Yes, and how many deaths will it take until you know that too many people have died? -Bob Dylan.
-I said, baby, do you have no shame? She just looked at me, uncomprehendingly, like cows at a passing train. // I said baby, aren't you ashamed? She just stared at me, blankly, like cows on a passing train — Don Henley.
-I understand about indecision, but I don't care if I get behind. People living in competition, all I want is to have my peace of mind. // I understand about indecision, but I don't care if I fall behind. People who live in competition, all I want is to have my peace of mind-Boston.
-I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth. // I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth-The Who.
-Fathers be good to your daughters, daughters will love like you do. Girls become lovers, who turn into mothers, so mothers be good to your daughters, too. // Parents be good to your daughters, daughters will love like you. Girls become lovers, they become mothers, mothers also be good to their daughters-John Mayer.
-Don't you draw the Queen of Diamonds, boy, she'll beat you if she's able. You know, the Queen of Hearts is always your best bet. // Don't draw the Queen of Diamonds, boy, he'll hit you if he can. You know, the Queen of Hearts is always your best bet-The Eagles.
-Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end. // Each new beginning comes from the end of another beginning-Semisonic.
-Since my baby left me, I've found a new place to dwell, down at the end of Lonely Street at Heartbreak Hotel. // Since my baby left me, I have found a new place to live, it is at the end of the street of solitude in the hotel of the broken hearts-Elvis Presley.
-Rather die on our feet, than keep living on our knees. // It is better to die standing than live on your knees-James Brown.
-So tonight you better stop and rebuild all your ruins, because peace and trust can win the day despite of all your losing. // So tonight you better stop and rebuild all your ruins, because peace and trust can triumph at the end of the day, despite all your losses-Led Zeppelin.
- If we were blind and had no choice, would we hate each other by the tone of our voice? // If we were blind and had no choice, would we hate each other for the tone of our voice? -Anthrax.
-If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. // If you choose not to decide, you've still made a choice-rush.
-It seems to me, sorry seems to be the hardest word. // Regret seems to me to be the hardest word-Elton John.
-It's better to burn out, than to fade away. // It's better to burn out, than to fade-Neil Young.
-It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine. // It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel good-REM.
-Love is a battlefield. // Love is a battlefield-Pat Benatar.
-Love when you can, cry when you have to, be who you must, that's a part of the plan. Await your arrival with simple survival, and one day we'll all understand. // Love when you can, cry when you have to, I know who you should be, that's part of the plan-Dan Fogelberg.
-My uniform is leather and my power is my age. // My uniform is leather and my power is my age-KISS.
-No matter what you do, you'll never run away from you. // No matter what you do, you will never run away from yourself-Paul Revere and the Raiders.
-Nobody wants him, he just stares at the world. Planning his vengeance, that he will soon unfold. // Nobody wants it, just look at the world. Planning his revenge, soon to unfold- Black Sabbath.
-Once upon a time I was falling in love, now I'm only falling apart. Nothing I can do, a total eclipse of the heart. // Once upon a time I was falling in love, now I'm just falling apart. Nothing I can do, a total eclipse of the heart-Bonnie Tyler.
-One victim lives in tragedy, another victim stops to stare, and still walks another on by pretending not to see. // A victim lives in tragedy, another victim stops to stare, and one more keeps walking pretending not to see-Bob Seger.
-Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea. All we do, crumbles to the ground though we refuse to see, dust in the wind. All we are is dust in the wind. // The same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea. Everything we do, crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see, the dust in the wind. All we are is dust in the wind-Kansas.
-Silence means security, silence means approval, watch a zenith on the TV. // Silence means security, silence means approval, watch a zenith on the REM-TV.
-Space ain't man's final frontier, man's final frontier is the soul. // Space is not the final frontier of man, the final frontier of man is the soul-Arrested Development.
-Talk about your plenty, talk about your ills, one man gathers what another man spills. // Speak of your abundance, speak of your ills, one man collects what another man spills-Grateful Dead.
-The pain of war cannot exceed the woe of aftermath. // The pain of war cannot exceed the affliction of its repercussions-Led Zeppelin.
-The path that I have chosen now has led me to a wall, and with each passing day I feel a little more like something dear was lost. // The path that I have chosen has led me to a wall, with each passing day I feel that something dear has been lost-Kansas.
-The preacher said: you know you always have the Lord by your side. And I was so pleased to be informed of this that I ran twenty red-lights in his name. // The preacher said: you know that you always have the Lord by your side. And I was so happy to be informed of this, that I ran twenty red lights on his behalf - The Rolling Stones.
-The swift don't win the race. It goes to the worthy, who can divide the word of truth. // The speedy does not win the race. The award goes to the worthy one, who can divide the word of truth - Bob Dylan.
-The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls. // The words of the prophets are written on the walls of the underground-Simon and Garfunkel.
-There are places I remember all my life, though some have changed. Some forever, not for better, some have gone and some remain. // There are places that I remember all my life, although some have changed. Some forever, though not for the better, some are gone and some remain - The Beatles.
-There's an opera out on the turnpike, there's a ballet being fought out in the alley. // There's an opera on the highway, there's a ballet fought down the alley-Bruce Springsteen.
-Thinking is the best way to travel. // Thinking is the best way to travel-The Moody Blues.
-Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees. // Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees-Eric Clapton.
-War is not the answer, because only love can conquer hate. // War is not the answer, because only love can conquer hate-Marvin Gaye.
-We learned more from a three minute record than we ever learned in school. // We learned more than a three minute recording of what we learned in school-Bruce Springsteen.
-We're going to Surf City, gonna have some fun. Now, two girls for every boy. // Let's go to Surf City, let's have fun. Now, two girls for every boy-Jan and Dean.
-We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl year after year. // We are just two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl, year after year-Pink Floyd.
-What the world needs now is love, sweet love. It's the only thing that there is just too little of. // What the world needs now is love, sweet love. It's the only thing that there is very little of-Jackie Del Shannon.
-Anyone who thinks they're happy should really see a doctor, because there is no reason to be happy.// Anyone who thinks they are happy should go see a doctor, because there is no reason to be.-Marilyn Manson.
-I'm down to a bottle of wine a day, but my hands still shake a bit.// I drink a bottle of wine daily, but my hands are still shaking a little.-Pete Way.
-Well she looked at me, and I, I could see that before too long I'd fall in love with her. She wouldn't dance with another since I saw her standin 'there.// She looked at me and I could imagine that within a short time, I would fall in love with her. She would not dance with another since I saw her standing there.-The Beatles.
-I dreamt about you near me every night this week… How many secrets can you keep? Cause there's this tune I found that makes me think of you somehow.//I have dreamed of you almost every night of the week How many secrets can you keep? Because this melody that I have found, somehow makes me think of you.-Arctic Monkeys.
-I love you all; I love you more than life itself, but you're all fucking mad.// I love you all and I adore you more than life itself, but you are completely unbalanced.-Ozzy Osbourne.
-Again I see you standing there watching me. Your gaze, those eyes are tantalizing openly, inviting meto get close to you, can't help myself. There's fascination in the air.// Again you are there looking at me standing with your tempting gaze, you make me want to approach you and it is inevitable, your charm is in the air.-Stratovarius.
-You hear about bands who say, “We did one show where only 20 people showed up”, well that was our average gig for five years.// Surely you've heard about bands that say: “We did a show where only 20 people showed up ”, well, that was the average concert of us for five years.-Dexter Holland.
-When you are too in love to let it show, oh but if you never try you'll never know just what you're worth.//When you're too in love to let it go, if you never try, you'll never know what worth it really.-Coldplay.
-It doesn't matter what you do or say just forget the things that you've been told We can't do it any other way everybody's got to rock and roll.// No matter what you do or say, simply forget the things they told you. There's no way to do it any other way: Everyone should rock and roll! -Kiss.
-You'll never know how much I really love you. You'll never know how much I really care. Listen, Do you want to know a secret? Do you promise not to tell? // You will never know how much I really love you. You'll never know how much I really care about you. Hey, do you want to know a secret? Do you promise not to tell? -The Beatles.
-Slow down, you crazy child and take the phone off the hook and disappear for a while it's all right, you can afford to lose a day or two.// Slow down, crazy child, take the phone off the hook, and disappear for a time. Okay, you can afford to miss a day or two.-Billy Joel
-She's got eyes of the bluest skies as if they thought of rain I hate to look into those eyes and see an ounce of pain.//She has eyes bluer than the sky and, as if they had thought about rain, I hate look into those eyes and see an ounce of pain.-Guns N 'Roses.
-Now that the war is through with me I'm waking up I can not see that there is not much left of me nothing is real but pain now.//Now that the war is over with me, I get up and I can see that there is no left much of me. Now nothing is real, only pain.-Metallica.
-Oh please, say to me You´ll let me be your man, and please, say to me You´ll let me hold your hand.// Please, I beg you, tell me that you will let me be your man and please tell me that you will let me strip your hand.-The Beatles.
- I was made for lovin 'you baby You were made for lovin' me and I can't get enough of you baby, can you get enough of me.//I was made to love you, stay, you were made to love me and I can't get tired of you dear, can you get tired of me? -Kiss.
-You keep on saying you'll be mine for a while You're lookin 'fancy and I like your style You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy You show us everything you've got.// You keep saying that You will be mine while you are imagining it. You look elegant and I like your style. You are capable of driving us crazy and we will drive you crazy. Show us everything you have.-Kiss.
-Life is ours, we live it our way all these words I don't just say and nothing else matters.// Life belongs to us, we live it our way and all these words that I don't limit myself to saying is because nothing else It matters.-Metallica.
-Now I lay me down to sleep pray the lord my soul to keep if I die before I wake pray the lord my soul to take.//Now that I'm going to rest, I pray to the Lord to protect my soul if I die before wake up, I pray to the lord that he takes my soul.-Metallica.
-A missive to all you metal bands, the world is totally over the rock thing. Rock is deader than it's ever been.//This is a message for all metal bands: the world is totally based on rock and rock is more dead than it has ever been.-Billy Corgan.
-It's a wicked life, but what the hell, the stars ain't falling down.// It's a cruel life, but what the hell, the stars don't collapse.-Bob Dylan.
-And it always seems you got someone on your mind other than me girl, you got to change your crazy ways you hear me.// And it always seems that you have someone other than me in your mind. Girl, you have to change your crazy way of being, do you hear me? -Aerosmith.
-Everybody's got their dues in life to pay.//Everybody has their dues in life to pay.-Aerosmith.
-This is what you get when you mess with us.//This is what you get in return when you get with us.-Radiohead.