Before I made it to Haapavesi in 1997, I listened to classical music, almost exclusively. So it wasn't until I was 12 when I actually was able to catch some lyrics. I began to listen to a Finnish band called Nightwish, and liked it, but when I read the lyrics, to tell you the truth, I was disappointed.
Then a friend introduced me to Blind Guardian and I began to find lyrics more suitable to what was happening in my emotional world. It peaked in 2003, one of the strangest years in my life. To give an example on these lyrics, I chose And Then There Was Silence:
And then there was silence
Just a voice from other world
Like a leaf in an icy world
Memories will fade
Misty tales and poems lost
All the bliss and beauty will be gone
Will my weary soul find release for a while
At the moment of death I will smile
It's the triumph of shame and disease
But at the same time, I wanted to listen to Japanese Sailor Moon lyrics, here's something from 'La Soldier':
Ikusennen kurikaeshita
幾千年繰り返した
Repeated through milleniums
Koi wa shinpi no tatakai ne
恋は神秘のたたかいね
Love is a mysterious battle, isn't it
Anata kara ai no Moonlight
貴方からの愛のMoonlight
From you, the Moonlight of love
Abite watashi wa kawatte yuku
浴びて私は変わって行く
I bathe in it and transform
Amayaka ni himeyaka ni La Soldier
鮮やかに秘めやかにLa Soldier
Brilliatly, mysteriously, La Soldier
I still listen to these pieces, but may add more later when I have more time.