Lou Reed

remain; remain present although waning or gradually dying

Baby, you just make me mad

Linger on your pale blue eyes

Linger on your pale blue eyes

of, relating to, exciting, or expressing sexual attraction or desire

Or a dancer who is glamorous

Then, you know, amorous life would soon be mine

But now the tinsel light of star break

dominant; position or state of being dominant or in control

Ooh, the heroine, ooh, the heroine

Strapped to the mast, the pale ascendant heroine

Strapped to the mast, the pale ascendant heroine

acclaim; clap one’s hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

But now the tinsel light of star break

Is all that's left to applaud my heart break

And eleven o'clock I watch the network news

cover; one celestial body obscures another

So, when push comes to shove, get the Harley revved up

The moon can eclipse even the sun

You're paying a price when there is no price to pay

permit; show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for

They said everybody had to leave

They had a warrant in their hand

They wanted to bust the whole band

destroy; kill in large numbers

I want the principles of a timeless muse

I want to eradicate my negative views

And get rid of those people who are always on a down

bookish; marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

Especially when I see you're not around

There's no Peter Pedantic saying things romantic

In Latin, Greek or Spic

distinguish; mark as different

They're trying a new treatment to get you out of bed

But radiation kills both bad and good, it can not differentiate

So to cure you, they must kill you

disgust; intense aversion

Waves of fear attack in the night

Waves of revulsion, sickening sights

My heart's nearly bursting, my chest's choking tight

of, relating to, or suggesting heaven

A woman's love can lift you up, and women can inspire

I feel like buying flowers and hiring a celestial choir

A choir of castrates to serenade my love

silly; not serious in content or attitude or behavior

This is no time to ignore hate

This is no time to be acting frivolous

Because the time is getting late

sophistication in speaking; using language effectively to please or persuade

The future is at head

This is no time for phony rhetoric

This is no time for political speech

dizziness; a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall

And F is anything I've left out

Dyslexia, kleptomania, and vertigo

Patricide A, matricide D, the same schizos

concluding section; the closing section of a musical composition

Paranoia key of E

Let's have a coda in the key of K

Something that only we can play

unfair opinion; a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

The bias of the father runs on through the son

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amateurish; an amateur without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

Do you want to expand your parameters

Or play museums like some dilettante

I fired him on the spot, he got red and he called me a rat

of, relating to, exhibiting, or characteristic of old age; especially, sometimes disparaging + offensive

Some gibbering old fool sitting all alone, drooling on his shirt

Some senile old fart playing in the dirt

It might be fun to have a kid I could pass something on to

break; act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

It'll take more than the Angels or Iron Mike Tyson

To heal this bloody breach, hey, hey

You better hold on

bitter; any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue

There are things you have to throw out

That caustic dread inside your head

Will never help you out

pride; overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

Some people never figure that out

You pass through arrogance, you pass through hurt

You pass through an ever present past

enjoy; derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

And have the strength to acknowledge it all

When the past makes you laugh, and you can savor the magic

That let you survive your own war

clean; completely free from dirt or contamination

Keep him from the poison of the crowd

But then again, pristine isolation might not be the best idea

It's not good trying to immortalize yourself

guilt; a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

You say "leave" and I'll be gone

Without any remorse

No letters faxes phones or tears

decrease; wear off or die down

And Jesse you're inside my thoughts

As the rhythmic words subside

My Common Ground invites you in

suitableness; correct or appropriate behavior

You wanna give, not only take (it's such a pretty face)

I know propriety is such a waste (it's such a disgrace)

But then it says you really have to wait (such a pretty face)

lessen; make less active or intense

But still, I really wish that you'd wait (such a waste)

Although the passion might abate (such a pretty face)

And find you in another state (it's such a state)

deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy)

As if his soul in that one word

He did outpour, "Pathetic."

Nothing farther than he uttered

sad and lonely because of isolation or desertion

Though you show here shorn and shaven

And I admit myself forlorn and craven

Ghastly grim and ancient raven

sneaky; marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

Stumbling upright my mind racing

Furtive thoughts flowing once more

I, there hoping for some sunrise

related to hell; characteristic of or resembling Hell

Came again

Infernal tapping on the door

In my mind jabbing

jelly-like; having a relatively high resistance to flow

The self's sad fancy smiles at you I swear

At this savage viscous countenance it wears

Though you show here shorn and shaven

coward; lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful

Though you show here shorn and shaven

And I admit myself forlorn and craven

Ghastly grim and ancient raven

saved item; a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists

Scotch sitting upon my basin

Remnants of the night before

Came again

disappear slowly; to cause to separate and go in different directions

Glad, when I'm gone you're glad

That overwhelming tension dissipates

Oh, tad, you think I'm a baby

having or showing a lack of depth of understanding or character

When your imagination has too much to say

When that facile voice inside your head says give your life away

You might think to ask - how it got that way

illusion; (psychology) an incorrect belief that is held in spite of evidence to the contrary

With you, it's a foregone conclusion

With you, empty, it's all a delusion

With you, I can have no illusions

practical; concerned with practical matters

What does he say if he's shy

What do you do with your pragmatic passions

With your classically neurotic style

having a quarrelsome or combative nature

"Don't mean to come on sanctimonious

But life's got me nervous and little pugnacious

Lugubrious, so I give a salutation

monologue; speech you make to yourself

And listen to the stories of Edgar Allan Poe

We give you the soliloquy, the raven at the door

Flaming pits, the moving walls, no equilibrium

hypocritically pious in manner; excessively or hypocritically pious

Pick up your guitar and look out at the crowd, and say

"Don't mean to come on sanctimonious

But life's got me nervous and little pugnacious

popular leader, troublemaker; a political leader who appeals to passions and prejudices

Hang on to your emotions, hang on to your emotions

When a demagogue inside your head has taken charge

And by default what you say or do is criticized

usually unauthorized markings (as of words, symbols, or images) on a public surface (such as a building, bridge, train car, etc.)

she says he likes collages but

the money's in graffiti

Money's in graffiti

clasp; a holding device attached to a workbench

A big doll, big enormous eyes

Big love holds you in a vise

A big man who cut them down to size

gloomy; excessively mournful

But life's got me nervous and little pugnacious

Lugubrious, so I give a salutation

And rock on out to beat real loud

to beg for urgently or anxiously

I'm not good enough to stay

So it is that I beseech you

To please turn me away

optional; of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled

In your sleep, I heard your screaming, "Ah-ah-ah

This is not voluntary! This is not voluntary!

If this is life, I'd rather die, oh, in the riptide!"

extraordinary; so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

Prehistoric or religious

Your accomplishments prodigious

Seeking out the perfect tone

deter; turn away from by persuasion

Nothing seems to scare you

And if it does, it won't dissuade you

You just won't think about it

think over; reflect deeply on a subject

But subjects are a poor excuse

When what you really want's a muse

An inspirating knowledge

hateful; having the nature of or resulting from malice

When did you start seeing me as a spider spinning web

Of malicious intent and you as poor, poor me

At the fire at the joint, this disinterred and broken mount

rascal; perform hastily and carelessly

We were meant to be ...

You're mother's an ogre your father's a scamp

You won't see my parents honored on any stamp

gaudy; tastelessly showy

All smile out from the news, at one time or another

Those smiles, those garish sickly smiles

When I was young, my mother said to me

theft; the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

I was told the stylish smiles of buffoonery

Chicanery and larceny abound

My mom said unless someone sticks you right in front of a camera

glowing; softly bright or radiant

As far at least lies that valley

As the bedridden sun in the luminous east

The paralyzed mountains, the sickly river

cut; set or keep apart

Roderick, whatever thy image may be

Roderick, no magic shall sever the music from thee

Thou hast bound many eyes in a dreamy sleep

the state or period of mental decline that typically accompanies old age

My love, dress them in the suits of mockery

And in their advanced state of stupidity and senility

Burn and destroy them, so their ashes might join the compost

greed; reprehensible acquisitiveness

Your loathsome vomitous businessman king is of the lowest order

His advisors, crumbling mockeries of education driven by avarice

My love, dress them in the suits of mockery

filthy; morally degraded

They listen to the music of idiots and amuse themselves

With the sordid miseries of their businesses

They are not the things of angels

ooze; pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings

Suit them, frame them to your own vision

But do not let one false word of mockery seep through to your vast heart

I have seen you from close and afar and your worth