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Absolutely!


Radiohead's 'Fitter Happier' perhaps? Actually a lot of OK Computer.

Here's one I rediscovered recently that may fit.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yBlVjJQ85c[/youtube]

Hey, hey,
The clouds are whey.
Theres straw for the donkeys,
And the innocents can all sleep safely,
All sleep safely.

My, my,
Sun is pie.
Theres fodder for the cannons,
And the guilty ones can all sleep safely,
All sleep safely.

And all the world is football-shaped
Its just for me to kick in space
And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste
And Ive got one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to take this all in.
Ive got one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to taste the difference
tween a lemon and a lime
Pain and the pleasure
And the church bells softly chime.

Hey hey,
Night fights day.
Theres food for the thinkers,
And the innocents can all live slowly,
All live slowly.
My, my,
The sky will cry
Jewels for the thirsty,
And the guilty ones can all die slowly ,
All die slowly.

And all the world is biscuit-shaped,
Its just for me to feed my face,
And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste,
And Ive got one, two, three, four, five,
Senses working overtime
Trying to take this all in.
Ive got one, two, three, four, five,
Senses working overtime
Trying to taste the difference,
tween a lemon and a lime,
Pain and the pleasure,
And the church bells softly chime,

And birds might fall from black skies,
And bullies might give you black eyes,
But to me its very, very beautiful
(englands glory!)
Beautiful
(a striking beauty!)

And all the world is football-shaped,
Its just for me to kick in space,
And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste,
And Ive got one, two, three, four, five,
Senses working overtime
Trying to take this all in
Ive got one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to tell the difference
tween the goods and grime
Turds and treasure
And theres one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to take this all in
Ive got one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to taste the difference
tween a lemon and a lime
Pain and the pleasure,
And the church bells softly chime.

Surprised that no one's mentioned this one yet, but "Eva" by Nightwish is one I very much relate to, as it's about a dreamer-type girl who's bullied by her peers:


6:30 winter morn
Snow keeps falling, silent dawn
A rose by any other name
Eva leaves her Swanbrook home
A kindest heart which always made
Me ashamed of my own
She walks alone but not without her name

Eva flies away
Dreams the world far away
In this cruel children's game
There's no friend to call her name
Eva sails away
Dreams the world far away
The Good in her will be my sunflower field

Mocked by man to depths of shame
Little girl with life ahead
For a memory of one kind word
She would stay among the beasts
Time for one more daring dream
Before her escape, edenbeam
We kill with her own loving heart

Eva flies away
Dreams the world far away
In this cruel children's game
There's no friend to call her name
Eva sails away
Dreams the world far away
The Good in her will be my sunflower field

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN8HwUxFouM[/youtube]

I Am a Rock - by simon and garfunkel

Seventeen- by Janis Ian ( not about aspies specifically, but anyone who
was an outsider as a teen growing up can relate.
Actually- its that one line about always being picked last for sports teams -
that strikes a chord.

-
The two giants of Bebop: Thelonius Monk, and Charlie Parker, both were aspies
in my opinion. Though their music (mostly instrumental) doesnt have much to do
with being on the spectrum.

omg yay someone mentioned this song lol. when i first heard it years ago i was like omg thats me! after learning about AS i looked at the lyrics again and i found that it describes how a lot of Aspies are feeling inside

Maybe for the Aspies in a relationship? I wouldn't know...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb6nYrN6s4o[/youtube]

"Stuttering," Ben's Brother

It's been it's been it's been it's been
su-su-su-such a long time long time long time
since anybody's touch me touch me touch me
the way that you touch me

so if I stutter stutter stutter
and I feel so so so unsexy
so maybe I'll just keep my mouth shut
at least until you kiss me

so kiss me again
cause only only you can stop this st-st-st-stuttering
kiss me again
and ease my su-su-su-su-su-su-su-su-su-suffering
woah,
yeyeyeyeyeyea, oh

I know, I know it's so, it's so-so-so-so-so symbolic
of everything
everything that's wrong with me and you, so tell me what I'm 'spose to do

oh, it's been ages, since we've been really honest
but I can make cha-cha-cha-changes
if you really want this

so kiss me again
cause only you can stop this st-st-st-stuttering
kiss me again
and ease my su-su-su-su-su-su-su-su-su-suffering
woah, yeyeyeyeyeyea, oh

kiss me again
cause only you can stop this st-st-st-stutterin
kiss me again
and ease my su-su-su-su-su-su-su-su-su-suffering

Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence (04 remix)

Ironic but awesome.

"Any world that I'm welcome to" was the "Location" info in my profile for a long time. Steely Dan is my favorite (group? duo?)

How about Randy Newman's "I'm Different"

Daniel Johnston - Story of An Artist
Everyone, and friends and family
Saying, "Hey! Get a job!"
"Why do you only do that only?
Why are you so odd?
We don't really like what you do.
We don't think anyone ever will.
It's a problem that you have,
And this problem's made you ill."

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_RbSAwMa3U[/youtube]

The Smiths - Unloveable - Sorry, Another smiths song!
And if I seem a little strange
Well, that's because I am
If I seem a little strange
That's because I am...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xldmXca0kvg[/youtube]

The Beach Boys - In my Room
Theres a world where I can go and tell my secrets to
In my room, in my room
In this world I lock out all my worries and my fears
In my room, in my room

Do my dreaming and my scheming
Lie awake and pray
Do my crying and my sighing
Laugh at yesterday

Now its dark and Im alone
But I wont be afraid

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usuu-xu75dI[/youtube]

For Me - fong ku!

Underground -fong ku!

Body - fong ku!

Collective Soul : I Don't Need Anymore Friends

I'm out of my head
And it's not the way that I wanted to feel
This loneliness and dread
gets your attention, makes us real
I'm going nowhere and it's slowly sinking in

[chorus:]
I don't stand a chance
Until you get me out of here
I just don't have the will to pretend
I'm running for the door
Can you get me out of here?
I really don't need anymore friends

Well turning it on
It's getting harder and harder to do
Well don't get me wrong
That's dedication, good for you
It's just your atmosphere that brings me to my knees

[chorus]

Not anymore
No not anymore
Don't take it bad
Don't look so sad
If I turn around and walk away
Don't take it hard
I'll try to play that part
But I'm having such a bad day

And I'm not that much fun anyway

[chorus]

Not anymore
No not anymore

Crüxshadows: Leave Me Alone

Leave me alone, I'm a freak
Leave me alone, make it easy for yourself
Everywhere I go they all stare
I don't understand why they care
They stare at me all in black
And when I turn they stare at my back
All these things can't,
All these things don't...
Let me go.

Leave me alone, I'm a freak
Leave me alone, make it easy for yourself
Everywhere I go they all stare
I don't understand why they care
And I don't want to be part of your world
And I don't want to see the things you see
Can't you understand how I feel?
Can't you let me be?

Leave, leave me alone
Leave, leave me alone

This band is no longer together and the lyrics aren't anywhere so I've done my best to work them out. Brackets like this () denote an echo and [] brackets denote me not being sure of the words but I hope you get the gist...

ONE IN A MILLION by Next In Line


Maybe I'm not always right
Maybe I'm too tired to fight myself
I don't always like myself
Never knew that I could feel this awkward

What if I was more alive
What if I just had more time would I
Slow down not pass things by
Always think I'm missing out on something

You're one in a million
Million smiles [without two feet? or without you freak?]
You're one in a million
Million days to go on pretending

I was just hoping for more
Our weeks come and soar right by
Should stop to wonder why
Everybody has problems

Could it be all well and fine
Could there be just a sign to raid
A million ways to pay
Unique, discrete, creative

Wake up (wake up)
Slow down (slow up)
Focus on (focus on)
What you need to change
What you need to pay
Instead of what everyone else should [remain?]
You're one in a million

BTW if you like it you can download the song for free at http://www.purevolume.com/nextinline.

You took the words right out of my mouth!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSINi_Vkpa8[/youtube]