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I was wondering about people's personal favourite lyrics by M and what they consider her best written lyrics generally (bonus question: the era overall with her strongest lyrics?) 

I honestly think some of her earlier more simplstic ones are top tier pop lyrics that get underrated compared to her 90s stuff. "Shine your heavenly body tonight" is my first thought in this regard.

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Such a great question. I was just listening to Masterpiece and thinking how beautifully written it was. She really touches your heart when she sings lyrics like this…

 And I'm right by your side
Like a thief in the night
I stand in front of the masterpiece
And I can't tell you why
It hurts so much
To be in love with the masterpiece
Cause after all
Nothing's indestructible

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Erotica 100% are the more dense lyrics .

"Well, I know from experience
That if you have to ask for something more than once or twice
It wasn't yours in the first place
And that's hard to accept when you love someone
And you're led to believe in their moment of need
That they want what you want but they don't"

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A linguistic form that can meaningfully be spoken in isolation (words)
Conversation, expression, a promise, a sigh
In short, a lie
A message from heaven, a signal from hell
I give you my word I'll never tell
Language that is used in anger
Personal feelings signalling danger
A brief remark, an utterance, information (I've grown tired of your words)
Don't mince words, don't be evasive
Speak your mind, be persuasive
A pledge, a commitment, communication, words

 

 

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If you don't like my attitude, then you can F off. Just go to Texas, isn't that where they golf?

Poor is the man who's pleasures depend on the permission of another.

You're not in love with someone else, you don't even love yourself but still I wish you'd ask me not to go.

What I want is to live forever, not defined by time and space it's a lonely place,  that's what I want.

If all else fails and you long to be something better than you are today, I know a place where you can get away. 

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Except from "shine your heavenly body tonight" these are all my favourites from Self Titled. The singles really did the heavy lifting lyrically. 

"Something in the way you love me won't let me be
I don't want to be your prisoner, so baby, won't you set me free
Stop playing with my heart
Finish what you start"

"Something in your eyes is making such a fool of me"

"Just try to understand I've given all I can

'Cause you got the best of me"

"You love me till I just can't see
But then you let me down, when I look around
Baby, you just can't be found"

"Do you wanna see me down on my knees?

Or bending over backwards, now, would you be pleased?
Unlike the others, I'd do anything
I'm not the same, I have no shame
I'm on fire
C'mon, let go"
"Don't put me off, 'cause I'm on fire

And I can't quench my desire
Don't you know that I'm burning up for your love?
You're not convinced that that is enough"

"You may be my Lucky Star, but I'm the luckiest by far"

"Baby, all I've got is time
And I'm waiting to make you mine"

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"You're so fine and you're mine
I'll be yours 'til the end of time 'cause you made me feel
Yeah, you made me feel I've nothing to hide"

"When your heart beats next to mine"

"Some boys romance, some boys slow dance"

"Only boys that save their pennies make my rainy day"

"Your love thawed out what was scared and cold"

''Cause everybody's living in a material world"

"They can beg and they can plead
But they can't see the light 
'Cause the boy with the cold hard cash is always Mister Right"

"I made it through the wilderness

Somehow I made it through
Didn't know how lost I was until I found you"

"Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me

I think they're okay"

"Experience has made me rich, and now they're after me"

"You're never going to see me standin' still
I'm never going to stop 'til I get my fill
It doesn't matter who you are
It's what you do that takes you far"

"Come to me, baby, don't say maybe"

"Music can be such a revelation

Dancing around, you feel the sweet sensation
We might be lovers if the rhythm's right
I hope this feeling never ends tonight"

"You'll feel it in my kiss, I'm crazy for you"

"Eye to eye we need no words at all"

"Strangers making the most of the dark
Two by two, their bodies become one
I see you through the smokey air
Can't you feel the weight of my stare?
You're so close but still a world away

"I'm tired of dancing here all by myself

Tonight, I want to dance with someone else"

I know she didn't write all of these herself but they're still my favourite from the LAV era. I'm tempted to go era by era to try to work out my favourite lyrically. 

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Madonna's lyrics often comforted me when I felt hurt:

"All by myself
I don't need anyone at all
I know I'll survive
I know I'll stay alive"

"You can't hurt me now
I got away from you, I never thought I would
You can't make me cry, you once had the power
I never felt so good about myself"

The lyrics of these ballads touched me because I thought she was going through the same as me and I felt close to her.

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These are my favourites:

"Nothing takes the past away
Like the future
Nothing makes the darkness go
Like the light
You're shelter from the storm
Give me comfort in your arms" 
- Nothing Really Matters
 

"Words are useless, especially sentences
They don't stand for anything
How could they explain how I feel?"  // 

"And all that you've ever learned
Try to forget 
I'll never explain again"  - Bedtime Story 

 

"Someone said that romance was dead
And I believed it instead of remembering
What my mama told me
Let my father mold me
Then you tried to hold me
You remind me what they said
This feeling inside
I can't explain
But my love is alive
And I'm never gonna hide it again" - Deeper and Deeper

 

"Keep it together in the family
They're a reminder of your history
Brothers and sisters they hold the key
To your heart and your soul
Don't forget that your family is gold" - Keep It Together 
(I actually have tons of favourite lines from KIT)

 

"Put your head on my shoulder, baby
Things can't get any worse
Night is getting colder
Sometimes life feels like it's a curse" - Swim

 

"Express yourself, don't repress yourself" - Human Nature
 

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