SONG LYRICS TO DEFINE ATHLETES

By mhblatt • August 29, 2007

Mitchell Blatt

Terrell Owens - Staind

This series examines how song lyrics can be used to describe or convey a message to an athlete. For the first one, I’ve got Staind and Terrell Owens. I was just listening to Staind and thought “Terrell Owens is a complete jerk. These lyrics describe him perfectly.” Staind asked in one of their songs, a question that is pertenent to Terrell Owens: “Must be lonely with your head up in the clouds? How does it feel when your feet finally hit the ground?”

Price To Play lyrics

The more you take
The more you blame
But everything still feels the same
The more you hurt, the more you scream
The price you pay to play the game
And all you see, and all you gave
And all you step on with no shame

How About You lyrics

If someone showed you the way
Would you take the wheel and steer?
It hurts me that your not ashamed
Of what you’re doing here
If they jumped off a bridge
(Or overdosed on pills?)
Would you meet them on the ground?
Or would you try and claim
It never made a sound?
…
Just try not to forget
That the meek inherit earth

Falling Down lyrics

Must be lonely up there with your head up in the clouds
Even though you got there what does your conscience tell you now?
Its never the same on the way down
How does it feel when your feet finally hit the ground?
When all of your bridges aren’t around

Staind Albums I Recomend
14 Shades of Grey -Staind’s fourth album, released in 2003, this is the one that all three songs referenced came from. It is softer than their earlier albums.
Break the Cycle -Staind’s most popular album, released in 2001, is heavier than 14 Shades of Grey, but it contains more melody than their earlier albums.

Are these good song for TO? What other songs work? Post your opinion in the comment section.

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