Best single line lyric in a song?

"Hello, hello this Romeo, calling from a jackpot telephone." - Melissa Etheridge "No Souvenirs"
 
'Well remember when I moved in you,
And the Holy Ghost was moving too,
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah'.

'And the sign said, The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls
And whispered in the sound of silence.'
 
The hills are filled with Fireflies and Bridges that are burning - Steve Carlson / Out here alone
 
'Well remember when I moved in you,
And the Holy Ghost was moving too,
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah'.

This song may be the greatest song ever written, in my opinion. I mean, it's a song about sex, so there you go. I do dislike the original version a lot though.

But the lines n the first verse:

"It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth, the minor fall and the major lift..."

This is one of the most brilliant things I've ever seen written as, musically, it actually follows those words. That's such an ingenious bit of writing, in my mind.
 
This song may be the greatest song ever written, in my opinion. I mean, it's a song about sex, so there you go. I do dislike the original version a lot though.

But the lines n the first verse:

"It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth, the minor fall and the major lift..."

This is one of the most brilliant things I've ever seen written as, musically, it actually follows those words. That's such an ingenious bit of writing, in my mind.
That is one of the many reasons I like it. A little like that Cole Porter line - 'How strange, the change, from major to minor, Every time you say goodbye.' The violins in the background are making that exact change as the line is sung.
 
Life might mean taking chances, but they're worth taking
Loving might be a mistake but it's worth making

Corny but I sing those lines to myself sometimes when I'm scared of what I'm about to do and they almost make me cry.
 
" I didn't get turned on, I just got turned. I wasn't as aroused as I was concerned." Lyrical genius Atmosphere; the song is The Woman With The Tattooed Hands.
 
Been walking my mind to an easy time, my back turned towards the sun.
Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around.
Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come.
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground.
 
There's a hole in my neighborhood down which of late I cannot help but fall.
 
Here's one that is very Lit appropriate.

Nobody know she puts on secret clothes
and lies in her splendor for her picture opportunity.
 
You have the right to free speech unless your dumb enough to actually try it....
 
One of the best lyrics to me are "Shoot for the moon if you miss, you still amongst those stars"
 
Yellow matter custard...dripping from a dead dog's eye
Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess
Boy you been a naughty girl, you let your knickers down
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen
I am the walrus, goo goo goo joob"
 
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