Not every song has a purpose or unique meaning. Even fewer tell a story. Whether they represent a concept or theme or simply just tell a story, some of my favorite songs are songs that tell a story. To me it shows the skill of songwriter to write about more than just money, sex, partying, and drugs (although these topics can tell a good story). Here are some examples: The Cop - House of Heroes [spoiler]Some men do it 'cause it pays the bills, Others want to save the world. Me myself, I never was a hero though. Joined the force like my daddy did. Figured I'd marry young, But the things I've seen made me take a different road. 'Til you've been in the dark you might never feel it. 'Til you've been in the dark you might think you're guaranteed But your life can leave, With a spark. The rain falls on the blessed ones and the damned. Met my girl about a year ago, Knew that I'd found a home, Laughed so much I felt like a kid again Since that day it's hard to do the job, It's hard to know what I've known, So much pain, and so few innocent. 'Til you've been in the dark you might never question, 'Til you've been in the dark you might think you're quarantined, Yeah, but nothing's free And your love can leave, In the dark. The rain falls on the blessed ones, The rain falls on the damned, And you've changed my mind, I love you more, Than I love myself, And I'm scared to death, That you love me less[/spoiler] Ghost - House of Heroes [spoiler]Fell in love in high school With a brown haired, green eyed girl I walked her home most everyday Held her hand, I held the world We made our plan to run away I couldn't wait to share her life We started countin down the days She couldn't wait to be my wife I got a job and bought a car I turned 18 that spring By summer had my own place And I bought my baby's ring Fell in with the wrong crowd Breakin laws, I broke her heart By autumn was in handcuffs Baby's cryin out in her front yard And that's what hurt the most I saw it in her green eyes She had seen a ghost My mama saw me every week Tried her hardest not to cry She told me that she loved me Disappointment in her eyes I said, "Mama, I love you too And I'm gonna make you proud one day" A month before I got out They told me mama passed away And that's what hurt the most I saw it in her eyes, her son was a ghost I hate this life I chose Long before she died her son was a ghost Now I got my freedom But it feels like emptiness In front of the apartment Where your sister says you live And there's another man, who fills my empty shoes And darlin you don't see me But you know that I see you, I drift off... I'm gonna fade away Beyond the city lights I'm gonna fade away Through the empty night I'm gonna fade away Drifting out your life I wanna fade away Through the empty night[/spoiler] The Gambler - fun. [spoiler]Slow down, we've got time left to be lazy All the kids have bloomed from babies into flowers in our eyes We've got fifty good years left to spend out in the garden I don't care to beg your pardon, we should live until we die We were barely eighteen when we crossed collective hearts It was cold, but it got warm when you barely crossed my eye And then you turned, put out your hand, and you asked me to dance I knew nothing of romance, but it was love at second sight I swear when I grow up I won't just buy you a rose I will buy the flower shop, and you will never be lonely For even if the sun stops waking up over the fields I will not leave, I will not leave 'til it's our time So just take my hand, you know that I will never leave your side It was the winter of '86, all the fields had frozen over So we moved to Arizona to save our only son And now he's turned into a man, though he thinks just like his mother He believes we're all just lovers, he sees hope in everyone And even though she moved away, we always get calls from our daughter She has eyes just like her father's, they are blue when skies are gray And just like him she never stops, never takes the day for granted Works for everything that's handed to her, never once complains You think that I nearly lost you when the doctors tried to take you away Like the night you took my hand beside the fire thirty years ago to this day, You swore you'd be here 'til we decide that it's our time But it's not time, you never quit in all your life So just take my hand, you know that I will never leave your side You're the love of my life, you know that I will never leave your side You come home from work, and you kiss me on the eye You curse the dog, you say that I should never feed them what is ours So we move out to the garden, look at everything we've grown And the kids are coming home so I'll set the table; you can make the fire[/spoiler] Angels In Top Hats - House of Heroes [spoiler]I waited for you, watching you sleep machines were breathing for you. Dolled up in white, wrapped in tubes You wore them so gracefully Angels and demons were fighting for you Your maidens do your bidding If you wake, mine will be The first eyes you see Oh, hey Hopeless cathedrals, blankets and needles Oh, hey Angels in top hats, and cups full of blood Everything happened so fast I can't recall the road, the rain The bag, the blood, the splash Tell me everything's fine, tell me that she's alright But she's not, she's not I see you now only in pieces, in pieces Janie, can you hear my prayers hit the ceiling? And can you tell me if my words have meaning? Can you tell me what my hope is to look like? Hey, you'll never find another Hey, hey, you'll never find another end Hey, hey, you'll never find another Hey, hey, hey, you'll never find another Hopeless cathedrals, blankets and needles Angels in top hats, cups full of blood Dreams are for dreaming, buckets for bleeding Eyes are for seeing, but you'll still be sleeping[/spoiler] By Your Side - House of Heroes [spoiler]Born on the plains, a farmer's sons and brothers the same,raised on promises... we'd stay that way. As boys we believed, summers at the sea we were free to become men of good will... side by side. And we were children then,foot prints in the sand And where the ocean bends, we made our promises... He knows. Duty soon called, 1943 we enrolled, together we would be our family's pride... And we were soldiers then,our bodies in the sand And like that sand through our hands, go our grandest plans. And just to see your face for one moment, I'd cross the ocean again, the end... is not the end. And I'll be by your side, on the other side And I'll be by your side, on the other side And through the cloud of death, we find our way back home. And though I hold your hand, all must go alone. And when you see the face of our Maker, you don't have to be ashamed, He knows the promises we made. And I'll be by your side, on the other side.[/spoiler] Let's see what OffTopic can come up with.