Rec | I ALWAYS LIKED THAT ONE NEIL YOUNG LYRIC

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I always liked that one Neil young lyric

It doesn’t mean that much to me, to mean that much to you.

@whalebutt

Feb 9, 2024

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‘Doesn’t mean that much to me/ to mean that much to you’ - neil young

Is there a more withering line in the history of rock not-love-songs? Uncle Neil, proto-punk. 🚫

@coreydubrowa

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@greenstar

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and when i die - blood sweat and tears (1968)

Swear there ain't no heaven And I pray there ain't no hell But I'll never know by living Only my dying will tell actually,, idk what lyric to choose..: All I ask of living is to have no chains on me And all I ask of dying is to go naturally does like.... anyone else feel so lame when ur tryna share lyrics... it always feels like im doing slam poetry...