Songs that remind you of Columbine.

Reminds me of E & D on their final day.....

Destroy Everything You Touch by Ladytron

Destroy everything you touch today
Destroy me this way
Anything that may desert you
So it cannot hurt you

You only have to look behind you
At who's undermined you
Destroy everything you touch today
Destroy me this way

Everything you touch you don't feel
Do not know what you steal
Shakes your hand
Takes your gun
Walks you out of the sun

What you touch you don't feel
Do not know what you steal
Destroy everything you touch today
Please destroy me this way

Destroy everything you touch today
Destroy me this way
Anything that may delay you
Might just save you

You only have to look behind you
At who's undermined you
Destroy everything you touch today
Destroy me this way

Tool - "Ænema". From 1996. Very similar sentiments to those that were written in Eric's journal entries and on his AOL web pages.



Click this link and scroll down to number 13 (ænema) for the lyrics if you'd care to read them.

tfsa47090 wrote:

Tool - "Ænema". From 1996. Very similar sentiments to those that were written in Eric's journal entries and on his AOL web pages.

Tool epitomized the anti-organized-religion vitriol that a lot of young people had in the mid to late 90s. A big deal is made of Eric's "contempt" for society in his You Know What I Hate rants, and how this is a psychopathic trait, but Maynard has just as much contempt for society as Eric did.

Here's a question: Would Eric still meet the psychopath diagnosis if didn't do the massacre? Because Eric's rants sound pretty much like the rantings of every musician that teenagers listen to.

StinkyOldGrapes wrote:

tfsa47090 wrote:

Tool - "Ænema". From 1996. Very similar sentiments to those that were written in Eric's journal entries and on his AOL web pages.

Tool epitomized the anti-organized-religion vitriol that a lot of young people had in the mid to late 90s. A big deal is made of Eric's "contempt" for society in his You Know What I Hate rants, and how this is a psychopathic trait, but Maynard has just as much contempt for society as Eric did.

Here's a question: Would Eric still meet the psychopath diagnosis if didn't do the massacre? Because Eric's rants sound pretty much like the rantings of every musician that teenagers listen to.

I very much doubt that the people who have come to that conclusion because of his writings would have, had he not committed the massacre. Very good point.

Actually, a number of Tool songs remind me of this situation, and Dylan and Eric.

Tool are one of the most moving, deeply spiritual bands I've ever experienced (that were somewhat commercially embraced). I was a bit sick of them during their heyday; they were played to death. But I always liked them and then later grew to adore them.

I think Keenan is incredibly similar to Eric in a plethora of ways, (and this actually includes, but is not limited to, some of their more extensive astrological makeup [beyond just their sun signs]).

Going a bit off topic, but still somewhat related: in the thread from the old board that I posted here awhile back, their former co-worker/manager stated that they sometimes listened to Tool at work (along with some of their other favorites). I wasn't surprised to hear that at all. In fact, I was shocked I hadn't heard it sooner. The more I delved into this subject throughout the years, I'd wondered why they hadn't been connected to or hadn't referenced that band. I mean, everyone doesn't have to like them, but a lot of what was conveyed in Tool's work was quite similar to how those two felt about so many things.

StinkyOldGrapes wrote:

xmichaelmyersii wrote:

I often wonder how both E&D would have felt about todays Rammstein, KMFDM, NIN and music and pop culture in general.  I have a decent idea

Personally, I thought KMFDM's Xtort was their best album and they never came close to beating it. I think Eric would have been disappointed with Adios. Then again, who am I to say, I like Front Line Assembly much better than KMFDM. As for Rammstein, I really think it's a pity that E/D didn't get to hear the album Mutter. I think they would have liked that one.

Electronic music was cool in the 90s when computer technology was new. I think E/D would have outgrown a lot of the music they liked when computers stopped being so new and exciting.

What do you think? What bands would E/D be listening to now?

Nihil was my favorite personally.  Very late 80's industrial with some heavy riffs.  Had a Pretty Hate Machine by NIN sound to it. Search and Destroy also happened to be the first KMFDM song i'd ever heard. Hau Ruck was bad-ass too.

Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang

I feel like reading through Dylans planner, he really wanted to be a G. I think he liked to listen to rap as his guilty pleasure.  <3

I'm going to ask an off-the-cuff question here.  Yesterday, while working out, "Godlike" came up in the queue.  Does anyone know what that toddler is saying in the song?  Sounds to me like a baby dubbed into the song. I've always kinda wondered what the kid is saying.  ;)   How's that for a KMFDM trivia question for you guys?  

That song 'Raised by wolves' by 'Falling in Reverse' reminds me of Eric. Perhaps because I saw a video once where they used that particular song? But, every time I hear it, I think of Eric. 

Huh, Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody came on the radio just now and some parts of the lyrics suddenly reminded me of, well, Columbine..  (I've heard this song a million times before and it never clicked like that. I think this is a sign that I need to take a break.  )

Mama, just killed a man
Put a gun against his head
Pulled my trigger, now he's dead
Mama, life had just begun
But now I've gone and thrown it all away
(..)
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow
Carry on, carry on, as if nothing really matters
(..)
I don't want to die
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all
(..)
So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye
So you think you can love me and leave me to die

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Hey man, you know I'm really OK
The gun in my hand will tell you the same
But when I'm in my car, don't give me no crap,
'Cause the slightest thing and I just might snap!

When I go driving I stay in my lane
But getting cut off; it makes me insane

Open the glove box,
Reach inside,
Gonna wreck this fucker's ride,
'Cause I got a bad habit
Of blowin' away, Yeah, Yeah
I got a bad habit, Yeah, Yeah


They say the road's a dangerous place
If you flip me off I'll get in your face
You drive on my ass,
Your foot's on the gas,
And your next breath is your last

'Cause I got a bad habit
Of blowin' away, Yeah, Yeah
I got a bad habit, Yeah, Yeah

Drivers are rude,
Such attitudes,
But when I show my PIECE,
Complaints cease, Something's odd,
I feel like I'm God,
You stupid dumb-shit god-damn motherfucker!

Does anybody think Columbine is like a really catchy song that wont get out of your head no matter how hard you try?!

Slipknot - People = Shit

Shinedown - 45

deadpoet wrote:

Shinedown - 45

I came in here just to post this!  

Juicy Jazzy wrote:

deadpoet wrote:

Shinedown - 45

I came in here just to post this!  

Hah  

I'd also add The Killers - All these things that I've done

Everytime I hear Avicii- Wake Me Up, it reminds me of Dylan. I have no real idea why...

The lyrics definitely remind me of Eric - Slipknot - People = Shit
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A lot of songs by KMFDM, Rammstein and NIN remind me of Eric and Dylan, but a lot of material by Combichrist does also. I think if Combichrist had been around back then, both boys (but especially Eric) would have adored them.

Combichrist -- This Is My Rifle

'Tonight you pukes will sleep with your rifle
You will give your rifle a girls name
Because this is the only p***y you people are going to get

This is my rifle, it is my life
We are masters of our enemy
Till there is no enemy'

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Combichrist -- In The Pit

'I'm cleaning out today
Now you can buy my soul
Everything must go
I'm closing down my life
I'm making room for a brand new show
It will consist of empty dreams
High fashion wars and dollar smiles
It will be filled with disco bombs
All I want is for you to be in the show
It's a matter of what I'll achieve
I'm all f****d up now I want you to care
Want it right now, I want you to care'

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Agreed Cherry. Add "Feed your anger" and "Throat full of glass" to that list as well.  

Yes, absolutely! I almost put the lyrics to Feed Your Anger instead of In The Pit, but the beginning to In The Pit is so thudding and menacing it makes me think of the two of them walking towards the school with their weapons loaded.

Also adding the album 'The Joy Of Gunz' by Combichrist, for obvious reasons.

This one... So much so I made the video using the documentary footage.

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I've also always thought "Paradise Now" by Die Krupps to be one that reminds me about Columbine, in particular the gunmen.

LYRICS:
look at the past what do you see
look at the present what do you see
look to the future what do you see
you clearly see what will be

growing content in these hearts and minds
an feeling of anger that makes them blind
rising to the surface the will to destroy
shaking the system like an defective toy

paradise now (x2)
all we need is
paradise now
make the fear that will break

shout out (x3)
to hell with agony
shout out (x3)
to hell with misery
shout out (x3)
to hell with agony
shout out (x3)
to hell with misery

look deep inside you
what do you feel
test your senses to see what is real
look in the mirror
who do you see
what you desire make reality

when enemies connect like separated brothers
when hell becomes heaven and haters lovers
then we will build the ideal place
and then lend us richer peace and grace

paradise now
all we need is
paradise now
meet your worst yet
build it now

shout out
to hell with agony
shout out
to hell with misery
shout out.

cherrycherry wrote:

A lot of songs by KMFDM, Rammstein and NIN remind me of Eric and Dylan, but a lot of material by Combichrist does also. I think if Combichrist had been around back then, both boys (but especially Eric) would have adored them.

Combichrist -- This Is My Rifle

'Tonight you pukes will sleep with your rifle
You will give your rifle a girls name
Because this is the only p***y you people are going to get

This is my rifle, it is my life
We are masters of our enemy
Till there is no enemy'

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Combichrist -- In The Pit

'I'm cleaning out today
Now you can buy my soul
Everything must go
I'm closing down my life
I'm making room for a brand new show
It will consist of empty dreams
High fashion wars and dollar smiles
It will be filled with disco bombs
All I want is for you to be in the show
It's a matter of what I'll achieve
I'm all f****d up now I want you to care
Want it right now, I want you to care'

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AGREED. Eric especially would have loved this group

Look what I found today:

Countess- Columbine High Blues

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KoRn - Thoughtless

After all, I did hear that that song is about school shootings. Watch the music video too

Coma white and Rock is dead by Marilyn Manson. I wonder if E&D liked "Mechanical animals".
And of course Pearl Jam "Rival".

A line from a Bob Dylan song describes H/K to a tee.

"“We’re two of a kind and our blood runs hot
But we’re no way similar in body or thought"

Tin Angel.

Bob Dylan's "Basement tapes" album now reminds of Columbine

Another is "War" by Poets of the fall.

Especially this line

"I will let the memory heal, I will remember you with me on that field".

Korn - fagot

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Used in the movie Natural Born Killers during the tornado/escape scene.

No Excuses - Alice In Chains

I believe wurmholesshadow used it in a video one time, and it's been associated with Columbine in my head ever since.

Monster - Imagine Dragons



''Ever since I could remember
Everything inside of me
Just wanted to fit in (Oh oh oh oh)
I was never one for pretenders
Everything I tried to be
Just wouldn't settle in (Oh oh oh oh)

If I told you what I was
Would you turn your back on me?
And if I seem dangerous
Would you be scared?
I get the feeling just because
Everything I touch isn't dark enough
If this problem lies in me

I'm only a man with a chamber who's got me
I'm taking a stand to escape what's inside me
A monster, a monster
I've turned into a monster
A monster, a monster
And it keeps getting stronger

Can I clear my conscience,
If I'm different from the rest
Do I have to run and hide? (Oh oh oh oh)
I never said that I want this
This burden came to me
And it's made it's home inside (Oh oh oh oh) ''


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Glory and Gore- Lorde

"There's a humming in the restless summer air
And we're slipping off the course that we prepared
But in all chaos, there is calculation
Dropping glasses just to hear them break
You've been drinking like the world was gonna end (it didn't)
Took a shiner from the fist of your best friend (go figure)
It's clear that someone's gotta go
We mean it but I promise we're not mean

And the cry goes out
They lose their minds for us
And how it plays out
Now we're in the ring
And we're coming for blood

You could try and take us
But we're the gladiators
Everyone a rager
But secretly they're saviors
Glory and gore go hand in hand
That's why we're making headlines
You could try and take us
But victory's contagious

Delicate in every way but one (the swordplay)
God knows we like archaic kinds of fun (the old way)
Chance is the only game I play with, baby
We let our battles choose us

No-one round here's good at keeping their eyes closed
The sun's starting to light up when we're walking home
Tired little laughs, gold-lie promises, we'll always win at this
I don't ever think about death
It's alright if you do, it's fine
We gladiate but I guess we're really fighting ourselves
Roughing up our minds so we're ready when the kill time comes
Wide awake in bed, words in my brain,
"Secretly you love this do you even wanna go free?"
Let me in the ring, I'll show you what that big word means"

(Dylan and Eric's POV)

I can feel a phoenix inside of me
As I march alone to a different beat
Slowly swallowing down my fear
Yeah, yeah

I am ready for the road less traveled
Suiting up for my crowning battle
This test is my own cross to bear
But I will get there

It's never easy to be chosen
Never easy to be called
Standing on the front line
When the bombs start to fall
I can see heavens
But I still hear the flames
Calling out my name

I can see the writing on the wall
I can't ignore this war
At the end of it all
Who am I living for?

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(Rachel Scott's POV)

I can feel this light that's inside of me
Growing fast into a bolt of lightning
I know one spark will shock the world
Yeah, yeah

So I pray for favor like Esther
I need your strength to handle the pressure
I know there will be sacrifice
But that's the price

It's never easy to be chosen
Never easy to be called
Standing on the front line
When the bombs start to fall
I can see heavens
But I still hear the flames
Calling out my name

I can see the writing on the wall
I can't ignore this war
At the end of it all
Who am I living for?

I can see the writing on the wall
I can't ignore this war
At the end of it all
Who am I living for?

At the end, at the end
Who am I living for?
At the end, at the end
Who am I living for?

Heavy is head that wears the crown
Don't let the greatness get you down
Heavy is head that wears the crown
Don't let the greatness get you down

Oh yeah
I can see the writing on the wall
I can't ignore this war
At the end of it all
Who am I living for?

I can see the writing on the wall
I can't ignore this war
At the end of it all
Who am I living for?

At the end, at the end
Who am I living for?
At the end, at the end
Who am I living for?


Katy Perry - Who Am I Living For?

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The song Mayonaise by The Smashing Pumpkings, always reminds me Dylan for some reason and Pumped Up Kicks of course too but is a pitty how in the beginning the people just listened to the music and not the lyrics

Closer by NIN for obvious reasons. Lol

Lananas wrote:

Glory and Gore- Lorde

"There's a humming in the restless summer air
And we're slipping off the course that we prepared
But in all chaos, there is calculation
Dropping glasses just to hear them break
You've been drinking like the world was gonna end (it didn't)
Took a shiner from the fist of your best friend (go figure)
It's clear that someone's gotta go
We mean it but I promise we're not mean

And the cry goes out
They lose their minds for us
And how it plays out
Now we're in the ring
And we're coming for blood

You could try and take us
But we're the gladiators
Everyone a rager
But secretly they're saviors
Glory and gore go hand in hand
That's why we're making headlines
You could try and take us
But victory's contagious

Delicate in every way but one (the swordplay)
God knows we like archaic kinds of fun (the old way)
Chance is the only game I play with, baby
We let our battles choose us

No-one round here's good at keeping their eyes closed
The sun's starting to light up when we're walking home
Tired little laughs, gold-lie promises, we'll always win at this
I don't ever think about death
It's alright if you do, it's fine
We gladiate but I guess we're really fighting ourselves
Roughing up our minds so we're ready when the kill time comes
Wide awake in bed, words in my brain,
"Secretly you love this do you even wanna go free?"
Let me in the ring, I'll show you what that big word means"

Agreed. This song just screams Columbine to me.

deelightful wrote:

Lananas wrote:

Glory and Gore- Lorde

"There's a humming in the restless summer air
And we're slipping off the course that we prepared
But in all chaos, there is calculation
Dropping glasses just to hear them break
You've been drinking like the world was gonna end (it didn't)
Took a shiner from the fist of your best friend (go figure)
It's clear that someone's gotta go
We mean it but I promise we're not mean

And the cry goes out
They lose their minds for us
And how it plays out
Now we're in the ring
And we're coming for blood

You could try and take us
But we're the gladiators
Everyone a rager
But secretly they're saviors
Glory and gore go hand in hand
That's why we're making headlines
You could try and take us
But victory's contagious

Delicate in every way but one (the swordplay)
God knows we like archaic kinds of fun (the old way)
Chance is the only game I play with, baby
We let our battles choose us

No-one round here's good at keeping their eyes closed
The sun's starting to light up when we're walking home
Tired little laughs, gold-lie promises, we'll always win at this
I don't ever think about death
It's alright if you do, it's fine
We gladiate but I guess we're really fighting ourselves
Roughing up our minds so we're ready when the kill time comes
Wide awake in bed, words in my brain,
"Secretly you love this do you even wanna go free?"
Let me in the ring, I'll show you what that big word means"

Agreed. This song just screams Columbine to me.

"Roughing up our minds so we're ready when the kill time comes"
When I first heard the song after buying her album, I was so shocked at how much this could relate to Columbine. Especially the line above...

"Lord Kill the Pain" - Red House Painters

Lyrics.

How about "You and Me Against the World" by Helen Reddy in terms of E/D? Lmfao

The first song I heard on a Columbine tribute was "What's This Life For" by Creed. They played it on the news. Everytime I hear that song, I think about Columbine.

Another song is Blind by Lifehouse, in reference to Susan Klebold and how she must be taking everything.

I watched The Stand recently and the opening sequence used 'Don't Fear the Reaper' by Blue Oyster Cult. It reminded me of Dylan's attitude toward Death.

InFiNiNcEX5 wrote:

I watched The Stand recently and the opening sequence used 'Don't Fear the Reaper' by Blue Oyster Cult.  It reminded me of Dylan's attitude toward Death.

That is a really good movie, not to mention I think Gary Sinise is an excellent actor. I've tried to get Ivan to watch that movie with me, but he doesn't like it. I read the book years ago, before I was even interested in Columbine. The book was great too, but really long. It took me like 6 weeks to read it but it was worth it. I found out after I got interested in Columbine that Eric enjoyed that movie too.

Smashing Pumpkins' song Disarm reminds me of Dylan..

Rosabel wrote:

Smashing Pumpkins' song Disarm reminds me of Dylan..

I posted: I'll sent a smile over to you
The killer in me is the killer in you on 4/20 last year
Nobody got it...  

tragedy79 wrote:

Rosabel wrote:

Smashing Pumpkins' song Disarm reminds me of Dylan..

I posted: I'll sent a smile over to you
The killer in me is the killer in you on 4/20 last year
Nobody got it...  

Disarm makes me think of Eric.

Dylan   

Remember Everything by Five Finger Death Punch

Oh, dear mother, I love you
I'm sorry, I wasn't good enough
Dear father, forgive me
'Cause in your eyes, I just never added up
In my heart I know I failed you, but you left me here alone


If I could hold back the rain, would you numb the pain?
'Cause I remember everything.
If I could help you forget, would you take my regrets?
'Cause I remember everything.

Oh, dear brother, just don't hate me
For never standing by you or being by your side
Dear sister, please don't blame me
I only did what I thought was truly right
It's a long and lonely road, when you know you walk alone


If I could hold back the rain, would you numb the pain?
'Cause I remember everything.
If I could help you forget, would you take my regrets?
'Cause I remember everything.

I feel like running away
I'm still so far from home
You say that I'll never change
But what the fuck do you know?
I'll burn it all to the ground before I let you in
Please forgive me, I can't forgive you now.
I remember everything.


If I could hold back the rain, would you numb the pain?
'Cause I remember everything.
If I could help you forget, would you take my regrets?
'Cause I remember everything.

It all went by so fast;
I still can't change the past
I always will remember everything
If we could start again,
Would that have changed the end?
We remember everything, everything.