Let our bloody colours wave! And either victory, or else a grave. William Shakespeare
In a line: I fell off the wagon into your arms, into this long month of Sundays
In a line: I wish I was the brakeman on a hurtlin’ fevered train
Fisherman’s Blues – The Waterboys
In a line: I saw you cast your net up to the sky, you’re catching the words as they fly
Big Blue Above – Kavisha Mazella
In a line: I can’t get the devil off my back, and I’m sinking fast and I’m well aware of that
Angels Dressed In Black – Andy Whittle
In a line: I wanna catch my death of cold, cause I’m scared of growing old
Black and Blue – Chris Garneau
In a line: You’re headed for the boiling water
In a line: We will swim again from the high desert’s walls, to the seas red and black
Red Sea, Black Sea – Shearwater
In a line: I miss the typewriter in the basement, I miss making your room a mess
In a line: Sleep pretty darling, do not cry
Golden Slumbers (Cover) – Ben Folds
In a line: To the night another valentine, a burning flame
Image: Colours of Nature by Arkie Barton – 13 year old Aussie painter from Mt. Isa. More info from Robert Barton Art here.






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April 20, 2008 at 12:43 am
mjrc
i love this idea for a post! very often it is one line in a song that sucks me in. very often it only takes one line in a song to make it “mine.” : )
April 20, 2008 at 11:32 am
itallstarted
Thanks! Sometimes it’s hard to pick just one line though – ‘Big Blue Above’ is stuffed full of great lines so that one was a tricky one to narrow down!