"The injuries we do in kind are visited upon us often. In the science of the mind, trying hard to move a shadow."
Musician, Songwriter
Lou Reed was an influential American musician and songwriter known for his innovative approach to rock music and his exploration of complex themes in works like 'The Velvet Underground.'
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"The injuries we do in kind are visited upon us often. In the science of the mind, trying hard to move a shadow."
"I don't like overdubs, never liked them."
"The only thing constantly changing is change, and change is always changing for the worse."
"I can't tell the difference between wrong and right, are you laughing at me?"
"Psychologically, it's better that I think that I'm dirt."
"Caroline says as she gets up from the floor, you can hit me all you want to, but I don't love you anymore."
"I dreamed that I was young and smart, and it was not a waste. I dreamed that there was a point of life, and to the human race."
"Teach them about anger, the sin that comes with dawning. Teach them about flowers, and the beauty of forgiveness."
"This violent rage that turned inward cannot be helped by drink."
"Jealousy endlessly eats through my mind, and jealously endlessly makes me be unkind."
"What could there be more purely bright in truth's day star?"
"Kill them now, cause I need some kicks. I need some kicks, I'm getting bored."
"I've made love to my mother, killed my father, and my brother. What am I to do?"
"The rich son waits for his father to die, the poor just drink and cry."
"The sickness of the mother runs on through the girl, leaving her small and helpless. Liquor flies through her brain with the force of a gun, leaving her running in circles."
"Why don't you swallow razor blades?"
"Writhe and sway to music's pain searing with asides, caress death with a lover's touch for it shall be your bride."
"When he beat my mother it made me so mad."
"Here comes Jesse Jackson, he talks of common ground. Does that common ground include me, or is it just a sound?"
"You know, when you're relaxed, you're putting it out there, and then it comes, oh, I can do that."