Line(s) of the Day #InTheAirTonight

Well I remember, I remember, don’t worry, how could I ever forget
It’s the first time, the last time we ever met
But I know the reason why you keep your silence up, oh no you don’t fool me
Well the hurt doesn’t show, but the pain still grows
It’s no stranger to you and me.

Taken from the song In the Air Tonight by the English musician Phil Collins, from his debut solo album Face Value (1981). The brooding song, accompanied by an atmospheric video and featuring a fantastic drum solo, is still considered the former Genesis star’s definitive song.

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Line(s) of the Day #KnightsofCydonia

Don’t waste your time, or time will waste you

Taken from the song Knights of Cydonia from English band Muse, from their fourth studio album Black Holes and Revelations (2006).

Line(s) of the Day #Time

Tired of lying in the sunshine, staying home to watch the rain,
And you are young and life is long, and there is time to kill today,
And then one day you find, the years have got behind you,
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.

Taken from the song Time from the seminal album The Dark Side of the Moon (1974) by hugely influential alternative rock group Pink Floyd. Along with its iconic cover, the album was a worldwide smash, is regularly voted one of the best ever and has sold over 45 million copies. It is one of my favourite Pink Floyd songs, along with Comfortably Numb.

Line(s) of the Day #Disintegration

I’ve been looking so long at these pictures of you
That I almost believe that they’re real
I’ve been living so long with my pictures of you
That I almost believe that the pictures
Are all I can feel

Taken from the song Pictures of You by The Cure, from the album Disintegration (1989). The album has long been one of my favourites.

Line(s) of the Day #NothingCompares2U

I could put my arms around every boy I see
But they’d only remind me of you

Taken from the song Nothing Compares 2U by Irish singer Sinead O’Connor from her second album I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got (1990). Originally written by Prince for his side project The Family, the song later achieved huge success and topped both sides of the Atlantic.

Line(s) of the Day #TheMission

Silver and gold and it’s growing cold
Autumn leaves lay as thick as thieves.
Shivers down your spine chill you to the bone
‘Cos the mandolin wind is the melody that turns your heart to stone.

The opening lines of the song ‘Butterfly on a Wheel’ by the Mission, from their album Carved in Sand (1990)

Line(s) of the Day

Tell me your secrets and ask me your questions
Oh, let’s go back to the start
Running in circles, coming up tails
Heads only science apart

Taken from the song’ The Scientist by Coldplay from the album ‘A Rush of Blood to the Head’ (2002)

Line(s) of the Day

You’ve gone a million miles
How far did you get?
To that place where you can’t remember
And you can’t forget

Taken from the song ‘Secret Garden’ by Bruce Springsteen (1995), as featured on his Greatest Hits album

Line(s) of the Day

Maybe I will never be all the things that I want to be
But now is not the time to cry
Now’s the time to find out why

Taken from the song ‘Live Forever’ by Oasis on their debut album Definitely Maybe.