Searching for "abstain" reveals its use across various genres, appearing in lyrics of 20 tracks.Explore how artists use this specific phrasing in their creative work.
abstain
Singer: have heart
the way that goes against the grain
abstain
the grain
the way that goes against the grain
abstain
the grain
Singer: milo
the pain is in my ribcage
abstain from getting shit-faced
abstain from judging the people who don't abstain from getting shit-faced
the pain is in my ribcage
abstain from getting shit-faced
abstain from judging the people who don't abstain from getting shit-faced
Singer: k.a.a.n.
i can't complain i just maintain that would be distasteful
i rather abstain from all the games i cant be that wasteful
end
i can't complain i just maintain that would be distasteful
i rather abstain from all the games i cant be that wasteful
end
Singer: crystal castles
clean their cuts and scrapes
mercy we abstain
hope you're entertained
clean their cuts and scrapes
mercy we abstain
hope you're entertained
Singer: converge
start
below my solitude i abstain. above my bitterness i grace the lie. sinking alone i severed the chord
drifting into the wide. it lies below this tragedy
start
below my solitude i abstain. above my bitterness i grace the lie. sinking alone i severed the chord
drifting into the wide. it lies below this tragedy
Singer: paradise lost
for all you leave behind. let the sin go
on and on abstain
all the more suppression
for all you leave behind. let the sin go
on and on abstain
all the more suppression
Singer: anvil
safe sex
if i abstain
i'll go insane
safe sex
if i abstain
i'll go insane
Singer: waxahatchee
you're easy to erase
and i abstain
ideal falls in to place
you're easy to erase
and i abstain
ideal falls in to place
Singer: costello, elvis
proud and plain
i shall abstain
until you realise
proud and plain
i shall abstain
until you realise
Singer: dillon
ever so often i grind my teeth
abstain
deep-six this missing link
ever so often i grind my teeth
abstain
deep-six this missing link
Singer: bad religion
maintain subtle advantage
fighting hard to abstain and redress
do you know your place
maintain subtle advantage
fighting hard to abstain and redress
do you know your place
Singer: belle & sebastian
from the nhs. she proclaims a week of sadness!
she's abstained from telling jokes!
the world will see her poor image
from the nhs. she proclaims a week of sadness!
she's abstained from telling jokes!
the world will see her poor image
Singer: thy art is murder
open your eyes. there's no such thing as a god. i'm inflicting bloodshed upon bitches
just because i hate the female race. there's no remorse. there's no remorse in me. i keep wanting to burn my name onto the gospel. or burn the bible to hell. religion is a futile attempt to abstain from loosing your mind. there's no remorse in my eyes. women were born to be fucked. for some men
the power to destroy a life
open your eyes. there's no such thing as a god. i'm inflicting bloodshed upon bitches
just because i hate the female race. there's no remorse. there's no remorse in me. i keep wanting to burn my name onto the gospel. or burn the bible to hell. religion is a futile attempt to abstain from loosing your mind. there's no remorse in my eyes. women were born to be fucked. for some men
the power to destroy a life
Singer: flatliners, the
'til you're coming close to blowing smoke. so recognize your ghost is running out of rope. say it now or hold your peace. feel it bounce around your brain. what makes the suffering sweet
is the insurmountable pain. dried up and obsolete. your ugly pride can't exactly abstain. smoke your life down to the filter
'til you're coming close to blowing smoke. so recognize your ghost is running out of rope. now drop the anchor through the floorboards of your boat
'til you're coming close to blowing smoke. so recognize your ghost is running out of rope. say it now or hold your peace. feel it bounce around your brain. what makes the suffering sweet
is the insurmountable pain. dried up and obsolete. your ugly pride can't exactly abstain. smoke your life down to the filter
'til you're coming close to blowing smoke. so recognize your ghost is running out of rope. now drop the anchor through the floorboards of your boat
Singer: steel panther
i've got pharmaceuticals
and no plans to abstain
cuz i ain't buying
i've got pharmaceuticals
and no plans to abstain
cuz i ain't buying
Singer: sonic syndicate
you changed the world
abstained. laying broken. incomplete until i'm with you again. we'll find a way
mark my words
you changed the world
abstained. laying broken. incomplete until i'm with you again. we'll find a way
mark my words
Singer: angie stone
and all the lovey dovey sexy thing games we played
then i remember that we could never be abstain
but just like cinderella acted up for all that track
and all the lovey dovey sexy thing games we played
then i remember that we could never be abstain
but just like cinderella acted up for all that track
Singer: La Dispute
Album: Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair
"Oh, husband, I could not control it
Husband, I could not abstain
One cannot stop the wind from blowing
"Oh, husband, I could not control it
Husband, I could not abstain
One cannot stop the wind from blowing
Singer: christy moore
i don't think i'll last
but my vow to abstain was sincere
arch-confraternity men to the fight
i don't think i'll last
but my vow to abstain was sincere
arch-confraternity men to the fight
Singer: jackyl
i got the back woods of georgia running through my veins
i'll be the last man standing that can never abstain
from a good time and a chance to unload
i got the back woods of georgia running through my veins
i'll be the last man standing that can never abstain
from a good time and a chance to unload