- published: 04 Oct 2006
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- author: Marcelo Alvarez
I thought, I saw a man brought to life
He was warm, he came around and he was dignified
He showed me what it was to cry
Well, you couldn't be that man I adored
You don't seem to know
Seem to care what your heart is for
But I don't know him anymore
There's nothing where he used to lie
The conversation has run dry
That's what's going on
Nothing's fine, I'm torn
I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see
The perfect sky is torn
You're a little late, I'm already torn
So I guess the fortune teller's right
Should have seen just what was there
And not some holy light
It crawled beneath my veins
And now I don't care, I had no luck
I don't miss it all that much
There's just so many things
That I can touch, I'm torn
I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see
The perfect sky is torn
You're a little late, I'm already torn, torn
There's nothing where he used to lie
My inspiration has run dry
That's what's going on
Nothing's right, I'm torn
I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on this floor
Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see
The perfect sky is torn
I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I'm ashamed
Bound and broken on the floor
Back track, listen, stop, that before everything is lost
again, you lie away
Stand back, give it slack, you don't know where my head is at,
your in, too deep, don't try
Ooh Ooh, Ooh Ooh, I don't want, I don't want what you're up to
Ooh Ooh, Ooh Ooh, I don't need, I don't need what you're up to
Better sit down better turn around go,
better go now here's a boat now row
I don't want, I don't want what you're up to no
You grab, never give back and think I don't see through that,
I do, I'm on to you
Too far, pushing your luck,
get off it's the end of the line, for you, and now, you're mine
Ooh Ooh, Ooh Ooh, I don't want, I don't want what you're up to
Ooh Ooh, Ooh Ooh, I don't need, I don't need what you're up to
Better sit down better turn around go,
better go now here's a boat now row
I don't want, I don't want what you're up to no
I don't want, I don't want what you're up to
I don't want, I don't want what you're up to
I don't want, I don't want what you're up to
I don't want, I don't want what you're up to
I don't want, I don't want what you're up to
I don't want, I don't want what you're up to
Stand back, give it slack,
you don't know where my head is at, I do, I'm on to you
Ooh Ooh, Ooh Ooh, I don't want, I don't want what you're up to
Ooh Ooh, Ooh Ooh, I don't need, I don't need what you're up to
Better sit down better turn around go,
better go now here's a boat now row
I don't want, I don't want what you're up to,
Calling out, calling out
Haven't you wondered
Why I'm always alone
When you're in my dreams
Calling out, calling out
Haven't you wondered
Why you're finding it hard
Just looking at me
I want you
But I want you to understand
I leave you
I love you
Didn't want to leave you
With the wrong impression
Didn't want to leave you
With my last confession
Of love
Wasn't trying to pull you
In the wrong direction
All I wanna do is try and
Make a connection
Of love
Falling out, falling out
Haven't you wondered
If this was ever more
Than a crazy idea
Falling out, falling out
Haven't you wondered
What we could've been
If you'd only let me in
I want you
But I want you to understand
I miss you
I love you
Didn't want to leave you
With the wrong impression
Didn't want to leave you
With my last confession
Of love
Wasn't trying to pull you
In the wrong direction
All I wanna do is try and
Make a connection
Of love
I need you
The sky has fallen on my yesterday
I watch my moon and blue sun (?) slip away
Everybody's asking questions
Everybody's wanting more
Every time I catch myself, I fall
And it's why you ask me
And it's why i don't know
And i try to pull myself togehter
I don't want to go home (?)
The little girl has lost her way today
The tables turning on the game she plays
Everybody's asking questions
Everybody's wanting more
Every time I catch myself, I fall
And it's why you ask me
And it's why I don't know
And I try to pull myself together
I don't want to go home
Every time I catch myself, I fall
And it's why you ask me
And it's why I don't know
And I try to pull myself together
I don't want to go home
And it's why you ask me
And it's why I don't know
And I try to pull myself together
I don't want to go home
A round of applause, you got what you want
Take a good look at what you give up
Because I'm telling you
A heart can't be unbroken, oh, oh
And can you remember how I kiss you
Recall the sweet taste in your mouth
'Cause baby, the memory is all you get now
And I'm moving, moving, moving on
All that you want
I hope you get all that you want
I hope you get all that you want
'Cause I didn't
I hope you get all that you want
I hope you get all that you want
I hope you get all that you want
'Cause I didn't
Does every morning make you happy?
And tell me do you laugh yourself to sleep?
I hope you find it's easy to forget me, oh, oh
I hope you don't feel anything when you see me
I wonder if you're out there having fun
I hope you get all that you really wanted
'Cause I'm moving, moving, moving on
Don't you see the light has changed
And nothing looks the same
Just shadows on the ground
And if you listen carefully you'll hear the sound
All that you want
I hope you get all that you want
I hope you get all that you want
'Cause I didn't
I hope you get all that you want
I hope you get all that you want
I hope you get all that you want
'Cause I didn't
I hope you get all that you want
I hope you get all that you want
I hope you get all that you want
'Cause I didn't
(All that you want)
'Cause I didn't
All that you want
All that you want
All that you want
All that you want
All that you want
All that you want
All that you want
('Cause I didn't)
All that you want
All that you want
All that you want
All that you want
Lonely, lost every part of me
maybe, outstayed my company
walking in to sad scenes
hold me tight and say goodbye
I've seen, behind tomorrow's sky
you be, my missing alibi
bone me over backwards
turn around and change my mind
Cause I've been thinking
about our world tonight
slowly sinking into my appetite
tomorrow morning
are you a friend of mine
I swear, you've left me open
nowhere, to hide this moment
overcrowded daydreams
we're lost or so it seems
Cause I've been thinking
about our world tonight
slowly sinking into my appetite
tomorrow morning
are you a friend of mine
Cause I've been thinking
about our world tonight
slowly sinking into my appetite
tomorrow morning
When you beat on that drum
Talk in that tongue
You're just scratching
On the surface
So tell me what it means
A whisper to a scream
Slowly fades away
Then you wake up
And tomorrow is today
And you're crying
Crying like a baby
Caught between the tides
(Did you lose your way)
You lost your way
(Did you lose your way)
You lost your way
Do you know where I've been
Walls are caving in
It moves across a wire
There no need to talk
I crawl as you walk
Pushing me away
Flowers in the bin
Close this hole I'm in
Everything was one
Nothing gets undone
You pay the bill
You lost your will
Today we don't know
Who we are
Ashamed, hiding behind the scars
Too many times
We let the things we feel
Get in the way of letting us
Heal the wounds
That open in the dark
Did you ever feel
Sunlight on your face?
Did you ever taste clouds?
Did you ever touch space?
Did you ever feel
Sunlight on your face?
Did you ever truly live?
So walk, in time
To life's refrain
Relax, don't do it
To yourself again
Decaying yourself with
All the love you won't give
Killing yourself about the way
You don't live now
'Cause you're not
Gonna live forever
Did you ever feel
Sunlight on your face?
Did you ever taste clouds?
Did you ever touch space?
Did you ever feel
Sunlight on your face?
Did you ever truly live?
Did you ever feel
Sunlight on your face?
Did you ever breathe hope?
Did you ever
Dance with grace?
Did you ever feel
Sunlight on your face?
Starting today I'm not gonna waste another moment
Even if I had the chance before I would have blown it
But you took me by surprise
And you caught me just in time
Everyday you give me reason not to walk away
I stop believing that the world's gone crazy
And if it is you'll save me
Starting today I'm not gonna worry about tomorrow
I'll wash away all this fear that's left me feeling hollow
Cause you made me want to try
And you caught me just in time
Everyday you give me reason not to walk away
I'll stop believing I should burn like crazy
Cos if I did you chase me
Anyway, I should have told you
So many times
That I shyed away
Somehow you always seem to
Be there, making it easy
And you give me reason to stay
Everyday, Everyday, Everyday
Oh everyday I'll stop believing that I should burn like crazy
Cos if I did you chase me
Anyway you give me reason not to walk away
I stop believing that the world's gone crazy
And if it is you'll save me
My lullaby, hung out to dry
what's up with that
it's over
where are you dad
mums' looking sad
what's up with that
it's dark in here
why bleeding is breathing
you're hiding, underneath the smoke in the room
try, bleeding is believing
I used to
my mouth is dry
forgot how to cry
what's up with that
you're hurting me
I'm running fast
can't hide the past
what's up with that
you're pushing me
why, bleeding is breathing
you're hiding, underneath the smoke in the room
try, bleeding is believing
I used to
why, believing is breathing
you're hiding, underneath the smoke in the room
try, bleeding is believing
I saw you crawling on the floor
why, bleeding is believing
you're hiding, underneath the smoke in the room
why bleeding is believing
I saw you crawling to the door
why, bleeding is believing
you're hiding, underneath the smoke in the room
try, bleeding is believing
I walk a mile with a smile I don’t know I don’t care where I am
But I know it’s alright
Jump the tracks can’t get back I don’t know anyone around here
But I’m safe this time
Cos when you, tell me, tell me, tell me stupid things, like you do
Yes I, have to, have to, have to change the rules, I can’t lose
Cos I shiver, I just break up, when I’m near you it all gets out of hand
Yes I shiver, I get bent up, there’s no way that I’ll know you’ll understand
We talk and talk around it all, who’d of thought we’d end up here
But I’m feeling fine
In a rush never trust you’ll be there, if I’d only stop
And take my time
Cos with you, I’m running, running, running somewhere I can’t get to
Yes I, have to, have to, have to change the rules, I’m with you
Cos I shiver, I just break up when I’m near you it all gets out of hand
Yes I shiver I get bent up there’s no way that I’ll know you’ll understand
What if you get of at the next stop?
Would you just wait as I’m drifting off?
And if I never saw you again, could I, put all, of this, aside
Cos I shiver, I just break up when I’m near you it all gets out of hand
Yes I shiver I get bent up there’s no way that I’ll know you’ll understand
I shiver, I shiver,
Cos I shiver, I just break up when I’m near you it all gets out of hand
This summer time I have no fury
No chance of sinking sailing ships
If time stood still I'd take aim and fire
For you
For every ocean there must be shore
On which I stand with restless toes
When everything I look for in myself is in you
I feel a little more than empty
But I wanna feel more than full
It's a pity all I have
Is just enough to keep you satisfied
This knot can come undone no matter how we try to keep it tied
Inside this bottle there's a message
You may be drinking way too much
If I had the strength to take the weight of you I would
I feel a little more than empty
But I wanna feel more than full
It's a pity all I have
Is just enough to keep you satisfied
This knot can come undone no matter how we try to keep it tied
Something high it keeps me here
Something that keeps us together
You keep me dry despite the weather
I don't need to feel this way
For you but I do end up feel satisfied
It's a pity all I have
Is just enough to keep you satisfied
This knot can come undone no matter how we try to keep it tied
It's a pity all I have
It just enough to keep you satisfied
This knot can come undone no matter how we try to keep it tide
It's a pity all I have
Is just enough to keep you satisfied
When I say it doesn't matter
It matters most of all
You're not up for conversation
So I'm blinded by it all
The further away you push me
The closer I feel to you
Every fall every crash
Everything that was never meant to be
All the perfect little things I could release
All the nights every time we were just about to leave
Now it makes no sense to me
But it seems when we fall that's when we land perfectly
Can't see what's before me
Cannot feel the ground
This place that we exist in
Is the sweetest thing I found
The further away you push me
The closer I feel to you
Every fall every crash
Everything that was never meant to be
All the perfect little things I could release
All the nights every time we were just about to leave
Now it makes no sense to me
But it seems when we fall that's when we land perfectly
The further away you push me
The closer I feel to you
Every fall every crash
Everything that was never meant to be
All the perfect little things I could release
All the nights every time we were just about to leave
Now it makes no sense to me
But it seems when we fall that's when we land perfectly
Perfectly
First the good news
it's gonna feel very nice
then the bad news
you gotta pay a heavy price
rip tide, we slide we ride on a deep forbidden sea
underwe go - o so slow
and you're hanging onto me
and I say
oh oh one more addiction in my world
oh one more connection to let go
oh flowing down the river
out of sight forever (from my world)
it's the only thing I know how to do
I reject you
but I can't follow through
I'd forget you
but you'd end up tappin' on my back door
somehow I lost myself
in a tunnel long and black
somewhere, at the end, I pretend
there's a way of turning back
take a breath
let it out
all the things you frown about are meaningless of course,
unless you're doing this for real I guess
I meant to but
I don't know what
is in the way and could I say
it's you I bet
I won't forget
I'm looking for a way to calm these voices in my head
With all this mad confusion
I don't wanna leave this bed
I'm on the run
I'm on the run again
And I don't know which way is left
And there's no point in not being right
So I'll hold my breath till the morning
Till I see the light
I'm on the run
I'm on the run again
From me
I'm drowning in these feelings
And it's scaring me to death
Staring at the ceiling
So many things I could have said
I'm on the run
I'm on the run again
And I don't know which way is left
And there's no point in not being right
So I'll hold my breath till the morning
Till I see the light
So, so many times
So many signs
You're out there waiting
I should have known
You're out there waiting, oh
And I don't know which way is left
And there's no point in not being right
So I'll hold my breath till the morning
Till I see the light
I'm on the run
I'm on the run again
They call him Lukas,
Climbing the stairs to talk to you,
Coming to tell his story,
Every single one of which is true,
Hello Lukas,
I'm pleased to meet you, now how you do?
So they go driving,
Up to the river like lovers do,
You smell like the summer,
Maybe the summer just smells of you,
One day i'm gonna be a famous writer,
Some look like love in the afternoon,
It was all Lukas could say,
Maybe one day we could run away,
Run away,
[Chorus x2]
ooh ooh ooh ooh,
I thought you'd never ask
Now here comes Lukas,
He'd done everything you wanted to,
It's 20 years later,
Come back to do what he promised to,
He'd come back to make her happy,
But these things don't always wait for you,
And poor Lukas was late,
For when he got back she've been married a day,
Gone away...
[Chorus x2]
ooh ooh ooh ooh,
I thought you'd never ask,
And Lukas would say,
For a million lonely people,
Another lonely day,
For a million hearts that open,
A million break,
And the world's just a fallen angel
In my wake,
High up in heaven you can hear them say,
Looking for Lukas
He'is always running away,
ooh ooh ooh ooh,
ooh ooh ooh ooh,
ooh ooh ooh ooh,
Everybody's been in my face
tellin' me I gotta make a change
all I ever hear day and night is "you better hurry up and get
a life"
I need some direction - 'cause the clock is ticking away
then a friend of a friend of mine
says I've really been on his mind
find wants to go out and check out what the feelin's about
says we have a deep connection - well it sure is news to me
and all can I say is
intuition tells me how to live my day
intuition tells me when to walk away
could have turned left
could haven turned right
but I ended up here
bang in the middle of real life
then another one always says - she'd do anything to get ahead
she doesn't care if she has to scratch and claw to get in the
door
she wants her 15 minutes of fame and 20 would be nice
but I guess it's her life
'cause intuition tells me that I'm doin' fine
intuition tells me when to draw the line
could have turned left
could have turned right
but I ended up here
bang in the middle of real life
should have turned left but I turned right
and I ended up here and I feel alright
you make it hard for me
can't find the real you
you really think that I can't see
Sweet confetti out looking for a saviour
finding it hard to break the chain
nothing ventured nothing gained
ice cream beauty acting on her best behavior
finding it hard to bite her tongue
feeling so old as the night is young
six foot leaning on a lizard chest
two red dragons ironed on his vest
all that money you deserve the best
I'm impressed, I'm impressed, I'm impressed
what you've got isn't all that you've been given
changing your body like you change your jeans
nothing is ever as seems
something tells me it's a marriage made in heaven
stealing your look from a magazine
playing the part from a movie scene
six foot leaning on a lizard chest
two red dragons ironed on his vest
that money you deserve the best
I'm impressed, I'm impressed, I'm impressed
everyday is like your birthday
When the rose.
slaps your face
says your pain is a state of grace (I think that's right)
mirror cracks
image bleeds
he'll touch your desires
but not your needs
I stand at an open window
I see everything there is to see
I've been watching you
isn't it true the fool keeps taking you down down
taking you
I've been watching you
isn't it true the world keeps taking you down down
taking you
party ends
on the floor
hear a voice
behind the door
in the dark
you play his games
forget yourself
forget your name
I stand at an open window
I see everything there is to see
I've been watching you
isn't it true the fool keeps taking you down down
taking you
I've been watching you
isn't it true the world keeps taking you down down
taking you
so there you are all dressed in black
walk away and don't look back
but if you must then cast a stone
the light is on but there's nothing and no one home (I think)
cos i've been watching you
isn't it true the fool keeps taking you down down
taIking you
I've been watching you
isn't it true the world keeps taking you down down
taking you
I said I i've been watching you
Isn't it true the fool keeps taking you down down
taking you
I've been watching you
isn't true the world keeps taking you down down
Melting honeycomb
Tie my shoelace on my own
That boy laughing you
Where are your warm hands
To pull me back in
Home
Home
Home
To your love
Home
Home
Home
To your love
Climb down the oaktree
Feeling the dry grass under my feet
I'm here without you
Holding on
Holding on
Nothing to lose
Home
Home
Home
To your love
Home
Home
Home
To your love
And I don't mind
You pretending to the others
And I don't mind
You protecting all the others
You, you carried me in
To bed from the car
I painted your face
But I had to ask
Permission to go
But don't go to far
And we like to watch
All the flickering stars
You don't like your face
But that's who you are
I got all those shells
And put them in a box
How far would you go
If I didn't want to stop
I looked in your eyes
And it was all gone
Home
Home
Home
To your love
Home
Home
Home
To your love
Home
Home
Home
To your love
Home
Home
Home
Everyday's the same
I feel them merge
I try to separate
Resist the urge
But they tell me
I'll be fine
That it will all get better
Just try to write it down
Or put it in a letter
But the words won't play
And there's no
Easy way to say
Goodbye, goodbye
Keep my head on straight
And don't look down
With all I've pushed away
I'm losing ground
But they tell me
I'll be fine
That it will all get better
Just try to write it down
Or put it in a letter
But the words won't play
And there's no
Easy way to say
Goodbye, goodbye
And from the sidelines
Watch me fall down
And I don't understand
The things I do
But I'll probably be fine
As long as I keep moving
I'll try to write it down
So things just keep improving
Still the words won't play
'Cause there's no
Easy way to say
I hear your silent scream
deep in your private dream
Two ways to go from here
one way will bring you near
fragile wish
Full moon no rain no shame
that distance still remains.
More shades of grey to come
we've been through more than one.
Close your eyes...
Like a frightened child
fragile in spirit
Like a wind blowing wild
no name you can give it
Like an infantile seeing the light for the very first
No tricks no sleight of hand
find somewhere safe to land
Before your walls were shakin'
but now the whole thing's breakin'
And it makes you feel...
Like a frightened child
fragile in spirit
Like a wind blowing wild
no name you can give it.
Like an infantile seeing the light for the very first
Yes you're right
What is right?
Yes it's night
I can tell.
Yes it's yours.
Yes I know.
You were right
And I don't wanna be here
If your gonna be there
Was that supposed to happen
I'll hold tight
I'll remember to smile
Though it has been a while
And without you does it matter
There's no room
No place to start
When our souls are apart
I wanna travel through time
See your surprise
Hold you so tight
I'm counting down the days tonight
I just wanna be a million miles away from here
I'm counting down the days
How've you been
It's just the usual here
And days are feeling like years
And every day's without you
Now I cry
Just a little too much
When I think of your touch
And everything about you
I feel cold
I'm in the dark
When our souls are apart
I wanna travel through time
See your surprise
Hold you so tight
I'm counting down the days tonight
I just wanna be a million miles away from here
I wanna travel through time
See your surprise
Hold you so tight
I'm counting down the days tonight
I just wanna be a million miles away from here
I'm counting down the days
I'm counting down the days
I'm counting down the days
I'm gonna be your surprise
I'm gonna hold you so tight
Yeah
I wanna travel through time
See your surprise
I'd hold you so tight
I'm counting down the days tonight
I just wanna be a million miles away from here
I wanna travel through time
See your surprise
I'd hold you so tight
I'm counting down the days tonight
I just wanna be a million miles away from here
Seventeen years in a dead end job
telling his dreams to a deaf eared god
Hangin' on tight by a single thread
prayin' for a change.
Everything you could have sacrificed
your flesh and blood had it's own sweet price
baby's all grown up and moved away
where's that leave you now?
It was your own decision
you made my life your mission.
Somebody tell me
it doesn't make no sense at all
Somebody tell me
Why we're living in a world of contradiction.
Somebody tell me
it doesn't make no sense at all
Somebody tell me
why we're living in a world of contradiction.
Why is it so hard to be understood?
Doing so much for the common good
sorry if I didn't see the truth
the sadness in your eyes
I wanted to stand on my own two feet
looking at life as a one way street.
Thinking that I had it all worked out
where's that leave me now?
We lost communication
too many expectations
Somebody tell me
it doesn't make no sense at all
Somebody tell me
Why we're living in a world of contradiction.
Somebody tell me
it doesn't make no sense at all
Somebody tell me
Why we're living in a world of contradiction.
Everything I have inside
I kept it wrapped up tight
All I know is ..
All I want to know is...
Somebody tell me.
Somebody tell me
it doesn't make no sense at all
Somebody tell me
Why we're living in a world of contradiction
In a world of contradiction.
Seventeen years in a dead end job
telling his dreams to a deaf eared god
Hangin' on tight by a single thread
VERSE 1
Waiting for the last leaf to fall
Can I hear a cry for a dead man to crawl
Asleep like stones in the well
Empty as you leave your dry sea shell
B Sec:
Never seen you came this far
Never thought I’d hope this hard
(Like Air)
Always looking down upon yourself
(Like Air)
You live 2ft above yourself
(Somewhere)
We will always be in parallel
(Out there)
It’s a place without a hope in hell
(Like Air)
VERSE 2
Haven’t made a sound all week
Tryin to gather up some promises to keep
I watched as the icicles fell
Pinned to the bottom or drowning, its hard to tell
B Sec:
You may be human after all
Must you build yourself so tall
VERSE 3
Trying to wash your trace off my skin
Cover up the footprints I’ve been making
Easier to cut you cold
There's no sign on the gate
and there's mud on your face
don't ya think it's time we re-investigate this stuation
put some fruit on your plate
you forgotten how it started
close your eyes
think of all the bubbles of love we made
and you're down on your knee
it's too late
oh don't come crawlin'
and you lie by my feet
what a big mistake
I see you fallin'
gotta buz in my head
and my flowers are dead
can't figure out a way to rectify this situation
don't believe what you said
you forgotten how it started
close your eyes
think of all the bubbles of love we made
and you're down on your knees
it's too late
oh don't come crawlin'
and you lie by my feet
what a big mistake
I see you fallin'
I could sting like a bee
careful how you treat me
baby I don't think l'll accept, your sorry invitation
close the door as you leave
and you cry over me
I can't wait
I feel you stallin'
and you try to reach me
what a big mistake
End of the third round
as I put the phone down
chasing the same lines
over the old ground
I'm pushing zero
where s my hero
he's out there somewhere
left of the middle
and your world falls down
and you're there calling out
but it's something I can't say
though it seems the only way
but it's a game that I can't play - not today
I got my ticket
find I got a straight road
but I'm passing the same signs
over and over
and my world falls down
and I'm there calling out
but it's something I cant say
though it's the only way
but it's a game that I can't play - not today
I need to tell you
trying to get through
it's not always easy
I ask you to hold me, but you don't wanna hold me,
it doesn't work that way
I want you to love me, but you don't wanna love me,
I'm losing patience now
oh leave me alone (oh leave me alone)
stop asking for more
I'm goin' home on my own
oh leave me alone (oh leave me alone)
I'm walking out of the door
I'll make it on my own
leave me alone
leave me alone
leave me alone
just leave me alone
you like me to stroke you
careful I don't choke you, did you read my mind
you say don't be blue
that is the best you can do
Gotta get back
Gotta figure out a way
I'm losing - my senses to you
Where'd it go , the bluebird I should follow
Back home? But where is home?
Guess it won't amount to much
Won't be long before I crush
I'll stand in line
Don't believe a thing they say , today
Seems we all get lost amongst the pigeons and the crumbs
All alone
But I'm in a crowded room
I'm sinking , in quicksand tonight
You pick me up , and I shine across the sky till morning , then you
colour me in
Guess it wont amount
to much
Seems to me I've lost my touch
I'm back in line
Don't believe a thing they say today
Turn around and walk away
Everything will go your way , I pray
Seems we all get lost amongst the pigeons and the crumbs
Do you lie awake
In the morning
Trying to find
A reason to call me
'Cause honey
All that I've been doing
Is thinking about your smile
But none of this is necessary
With me baby
You see baby
'Cause I like to
Keep it all simple
'Cause you are my
Satellite
So I'm trying to
Keep you in sight
But with all this space
Can we keep it alive
Keep it alive
So I'm asking you baby
Are you coming down tonight
There's something
In the air tonight
That feels right
But you're keeping me
Guessing and I'm
Finding it hard to
Catch your eye
So move a little closer
It's all right
I know
What you're thinking
You've been circling me
You live your life
You live like an island
Satisfied
You live for the moment
Here you come
You make it look easy
I bet you smile in your sleep
Are you smiling at me
You live your life
You live like an island
Surrounded by
Water and silence
Mmm there you go
You make it look easy
I bet you laugh at yourself
Are you laughing at me
'Cause sometimes anything goes
When you're looking at me
And sometimes everything goes
When you're looking at me
So come on, come on
Everything goes
(When you're looking at me)
Come on, come on
Everything goes
(Sometimes when
You're smiling at me)
Come on, come on
Everything goes
Come on
You live your life
You live like an island
What is it like
I wish I could hold it
Mmm there you go
Making it look easy
I bet you like how it feels
But do you feel me
So come on, come on
Anything goes
Come on, come on
Everything goes
Come on, come on
Everything goes
'Cause sometimes
Anything goes
When you're looking at me
And sometimes
Some people
don't worry
about nothing
don't know what's going on
I'm not one
who cant say they're sorry
I just care what's going on
there's more important things
than making sure your watch looks just right
and second hand opinions
don't make you look any smarter
don't you think
don't you think
don't you think that maybe it's time, yes it's time
time you started thinking
time you started thinking
and don 't just sweeten up the taste
brother shoots brother
but meanwhile you're fixing up your face
you're not affected by the truth
unless it's on your doorstep
deodorize your paradise
no point in getting crazy
don't you think
don't you think
don't you think that maybe it's time, yes it's time
time you started thinking 'bout things in the back of your
head
someone said before you turn a blind eye
hear a bell ring sex sells everything
but I don't buy it so don't try it
sleeping in the small world head in the sand
better wash your hands, make a new plan
there's more important things
than making sure your shoes walk just right
ignore reality there s nothing you can td about it...
the clothes you wear don t make the man
Child, it's broke
And I feel you
Slipping away
Child, you spoke
And the world
Fell silent again
Do you love
Do you need love
Child, undone
By fear of falling
Through cracks
Child, by one mistake
You've lost your way back
(Something's gotta
Turn you round)
Do you love
Do you need love
When your angels shout
Is your heart strung out
Do you love
Do you need love
When your angels fall
Have you lost it all
Child be still
In the storm
To wave us goodbye
Child we will
Return to dance
With the sky
Do you love
Do you need love
When your angels shout
Is your heart strung out
Do you love
Do you need love
When your angels fall
Have you lost it all
Do you love
Do you need love
When your angels cry
Beautiful day
Shined when I needed that most
Shined on the church yard
Tin cans full of gold
Come on home
It€™s not too late
We can fall apart together
Beautiful girls smiled
When I needed it the most
Smiled on my heavy eyelids again
Come on home
It€™s not too late
You can fall apart together
Come on home
It€™s not too late
We can fall apart together
Fall apart together
Fall apart together
Fall apart together
Ooh don€™t wait to long
Come on home
It€™s not too late
We can fall apart together
Come on home
Oh baby It€™s not too late
We can fall apart together
Fall apart together
Here it comes again
Cannot out run my desire
Cover my decent
And throw the
Beauty on the fire
Drawn towards the edge
Do I assume I could fly
Every secret shared
Why do I drink
The feelings dry
Don't go too far
Limitation scars
Tonight
Could I be lost forever
To drown
My soul in
Sensory
Pleasure
Sensory
Pleasure
Here it comes again
You raise the bar even higher
I cannot catch my breath
So throw the
Beauty on the fire
Don't push too hard
Her bones will ache
Her mouth will shake
And as the passion dies
Her magic heart will break
She'll fly to France
'Cause there's no chance
No hope for Cinderella
Come September
Her violet sky
Will need to cry
'Cause if it doesn't rain
Then everything will die
She needs to heal
She needs to feel
Something more than tender
Come September
Everything wrong
Gonna be all right
Come September
The souls that burn
Will twist and turn and
Find you in the dark
No matter where you run
But lost her spark
And what she's pushing for
She can't remember
Everything wrong
Gonna be all right
Come September
Her eyes surrender
Her cry a crying shame
Coming undone
Is she ever gonna
Feel the same
She will run
She's gona drink the sun
Shining just for you
Instead of everyone
And so it goes
She'll stand alone
And try no to remember
Come September
Everything wrong
Gonna be all right
Come September
Five years old
And life had made me shy
I'm telling you
Shikaiya made me feel like I could fly
And there she was
So crazy but she was on fire
A smile behind the door of every answer
to my questions
You made it seem like everything was possible
That's where you stood out from everybody elese
Shikaiya , yeah
That's what you're about and
you should never lose yourself
Shikaiya , yeah
Down the phone
Years and miles apart
We try to find the magic we used to bounce
From heart to heart
But you don't seem to believe in anything today
I wonder if your dreams got smashed
Monday's eyes have got stuck on the ceiling again
Then motivation just hung up the phone on a friend
A bottle of wine and this sorry excuse for a song
Nothing excites me and I don't know where I belong
But I still...
Look in the mirror
And I still...
Get out of bed
It's just another day
It's just another day
Just like the other day
Sunday's lies have just written themselves on the wall
I should be crying but nothing can reach me at all
But I still...
Look in the mirror
And I still...
Get out of bed
And I still...
See your smiling face
It's just another day
It's just another day
Just like the other day
It's just another day
It's just another day
Just like the other day
(Just like the other day)
So now your heels are dragging
It's been a long time running away with your head in the clouds
What are you waiting for
What are you waiting for
What are you waiting for
But I still...
Look in the mirror
And I still...
Get out of bed
And I still...
Remember what you said
It's just another day
It's just another day
It's just another day
Just like the other day
(I don't know where I belong)
It's just another day
(Stuck on the ceiling again)
It's just another day
(Hung up the phone on a friend)
It's just another day
Just like the other day
Just like the other day
Just like the other day
Identify
Your eyes they send me to eternity,
Your heart may cast me down to hell.
I'm gone but lately it's your love,
It's condemnation enough.
Identify, please identify.
If it's me you want standing by your side.
Identify.
These tears of mine,
Am I lonely or am I just alive?
And let time to say Who and why we stand,
It's test of love.
Your hands were speaking "No".
I felt the movement go,
The ice was breaking so
I wonder why that I'd
Identify with you my life
To leave me empty
And see if I'd survive
For every questioned hour,
For every second devoured
You left me wonder you
Into a myth that I missed.
Identify, please identify.
If it's me you want standing by your side. Identify.
These tears of mine,
Am I lonely or am I just alive?
Isn't it like me
to want to say
things I can't explain ...
in simple ways?
Why should I be sane?
Why can't I be crazy?
Sometimes I'm up,
sometimes I'm down,
I choke on words,
and make no sound.
Sometimes
Sometimes I'm weak
sometimes I'm strong
living with the fear I don't belong
Sometimes
Why is it so hard
to know myself?
Underneath this skin you'll find
someone else.
Don't be so surprised
when you look inside me
inside me
Sometimes It's black
sometimes It's white
you hide behind electric light
Sometimes
Sometimes I swear
sometimes I pray
suddenly the guilty disobey
Sometimes
Sometimes I'm weak
sometimes I'm strong
living with the fear I don't belong
Sometimes
Sometimes I stand
sometimes I fall
I throw myself against the wall
Sometimes
Sometimes I sink
sometimes I swim
tell me why my world is caving in
Sometimes
Sometimes it's sweet
sometimes it's raw
trying to get so high like I did before
Sometimes
Sometimes in love
sometimes in hate
sometimes it's all a big mistake
I won't say anything
I'm hiding in the pink
if I move would I break the spell
or am I boring you
I can't feel anything
I think whatever you say
you took me riding on the big wheel
so I guess I'm happy now
And I'll stay with you
and I'll lay with you
and I'll always be there
nothing will go wrong
till something better comes along
So now you swallowed me
come and finish off the rest of me
a good house a cactus life
spent perfect days and sleepless nights whatever
And I'll stay with you
and I'll lay with you
and I'll always be there
nothing will go wrong
till something better comes along
And I 've lost my fingerprints
and I 've lost my sixth sense
but you just don't feel a thing
when the needles going in
And I'll stay with you
and I'll lay with you
and I'll always be there
oh go nowhere
and I'll stay with you
till something better comes along....
So now you swallowed me
Gotta get back
gotta figure out a way
I'm losing - my senses to you
Where'd it go, the bluebird I should follow
back home? But where is home?
guess it won't amount to much
won't be long before I crush
I'll stand in line
don't believe a thing they say, today
seems we all get lost amongst the pigeons and the crumbs
all alone
but I'm in a crowded room
I'm sinking in quicksand tonight
you pick me up and I shine across the sky till morning, then
you color me in
guess it didn't amount to much
seems to me I've lost my touch
I'm back in line
don't believe a thing they say today
turn around and walk away
everything will go your way, I pray
Had a dream
had a drowning dream l was in a river of pain
only difference this time
I wasn't calling out your name yeah
has it ended before it's begun
you hold on
and I try to run but
anybody heading in my direction
away from the city
anybody wanna
change the way they feel step inside
doesn't really matter where you wanna take me
away from the city
I wanna start again
I wanna start again
I wanna take it back
I wanna start again
funny how those friends forget you when you tire of their
games
you miss a show or a party that blows
and they' ve forgotten your name, yeah
and you wonder what you've become
they pull you back when you try to run
well anybody heading in my direction
away from the city
anybody wanna change the way they feel step inside
doesn't really matter where you wanna take me
away from the city
I wanna start again
I wanna start again
I wanna take it back
I wanna start again
I left the me I used to be
I wanna see this through
I left the me I used to be
if only you'd see it too
well I wonder what you've become
You got it the wrong way round completely
The fact that I love you so
Doesn't make me a fool
One day you just might grow tired of chasing
The end of a rainbow
Your already there you know
So slow down
Tell me why you're running
Turn round
Let it out and keep it coming
Nothing I can do if I can't get to you
Slow down
Remember the day you came to see me
Even that lonely long drive
Couldn't keep us apart
And you opened up to me completely
And you gave me peace of mind
The rest we can leave behind
So slow down
Tell me why you're running
Turn round let it out and keep it coming
Nothing I can do if I can't get to you
Slow down
You don't have to hurt yourself
And feel so small
It's so confusing
And you're already there
Slow down
Tell me why you're running
Turn round let it all out keep it coming
Nothing I can do if I can't get to you
Slow down
So slow down
Tell me why you're running
Turn round let it all out and keep it coming
Nothing I can do if I can't get to you
Slow down
Why should it be
someone like me
could make the same mistakes again
haven't I learned
people get hurt
when they go diving in the deep end
in the deep end
in the deep end
in the deep end
thought I was smart
controlling the art, of turning of my intuition
haven't I seen
since I was fourteen
that life is all just repetition
you lose or you win
you sink or you swim
when you go diving in the deep end
in the deep end
in the deep end
in the deep end
now it's time to realise
you don't have to agonize
you don't have to compromise
but the one thing you must do is open your eyes
open your eyes
open your eyes
why should it be
someone like me
could make the same mistakes again
haven't I learned
people get hurt
when they go diving in the deep end
in the deep end
in the deep end
Beautiful day
Shined when I needed that most
Shined on the church yard
Tin cans full of gold
Come on home
It's not too late
We can fall apart together
Beautiful girl smiles
When I need it the most
Smile on my heavy eyelids again
Come on home
It's not too late
You can fall apart together
Come on home
It's not too late
We can fall apart together
Fall apart together
Fall apart together
Fall apart together
Ooh, don't wait till
Come on home
It's not too late
We can fall apart together
Come on home
It's not too late
We can fall apart together
Take your hand
and place it in my pocket
flick your eyes back in their sockets
put those thoughts away
sometimes they're much too loud
I'll take a breath
and cradle your sweet head
should've stayed at home in bed
put that face away
I'm melting for you
I know, I get cold
cause I cant leave things well alone
understand I'm accident prone
me, I get free
every night the mood is mine
but when the morning comes
don't say you love me
don't say you need me
I really don't think that's fair
boy I'm not so dumb
but when you leave me
I'll be wishing I, wishing I, wishing I was there
I dreamt
about another girl in bed with you
you just laughed and smiled
denied the proof
we're fine till I think of a problem
I wish it made sense
like a joke that no one gets
it's a life without regret
I want to feel that way, forever and ever
Like a song
Like new boots that I have on
A blue sky
Like a stranger that's walking by
Catching your eye
Could you set me free
Make a move on me
Cos someone's getting to ya
Is it someone getting to ya
I'm wild about it
I'm wild about it
(She's wild about it)
I'm wild about it
I'm wild about it
(She's wild about it)
Oh-ah
Like a bomb
Like fireworks to carry on
I wanna play
I wanna let the circus to take me away
So what do you say
Could you set me free
Make a move on me
Cos someone's getting to ya
Is it someone getting to ya
I'm wild about it
I'm wild about it
(She's wild about it)
I'm wild about it
I'm wild about it
(She's wild about it)
Come on and just show me
Take it away
The sun came up
Desperate, desperate
The stars above
Held you back
Once again
Half way here
Half way here they whisper
You talk so much sense
When you're sleeping
When you're sleeping
And you share all the secrets
And the mystery
When you're sleeping
I saw your tears
Violet, violet
And it's been years
The sky's been crying for you
I found out
Beautiful things about you
You talked so much sense
When you're sleeping
When you're sleeping, yeah
And you share all your secrets
And the mystery
When you're sleeping
So you go and wonder
Where you wander
Lose yourself to take us higher
And I'll be waiting
For you when you're down
You talk so much sense
When you're sleeping
When you're sleeping, yeah
And you share all the secrets
And the mystery
Twenty cities have past me by
Keep finding treasures I don't want to find
But I've stolen and I've crossed the line and I want you, I want you
Twenty seconds and you could be gone
You shine brighter than the morning sun
You think its over but its just begun, and I want you, I want you
This sky is grey,its full of gold
Can feel your heart and feel your soul
I'll drink it up and take it slow I don't need anything else
Tell me where I'm heading,
Tell me that I can be there soon
Somewhere I forgotten, I'll die a little more for you
When everything is broken
There's a piece I never use
I keep finding reasons to die a little more for you
Twenty questions ringing in my head
The moment sober but its never dead
What did I say and what is all this man, cause I want you, I want you
The fire light as it hits your eye
The heads all turn as you walk on by
Baby we belong in another time, but I still want you, I want you
This sky is grey,its full of gold
Can feel your heart and feel your soul
I'll drink it up and take it slow I don't need anything else
Tell me where I'm heading,
Tell me that I can be there soon
Somewhere I forgotten, I'll die a little more for you
When everything is broken
There's a piece i never use
I keep finding reasons to die a little more for you
Die a little more for you
How many things can you wish for
Cause wishing is all I do
When it comes to you
How many lies can you live through
How many times can you keep moving, keep moving on
Tell me where I'm heading,
Tell me that I can be there soon
Somewhere I forgotten, I'll die a little more for you
When everything is broken
There's a piece I never use
From hand to hand you bought and sold
blood is the shield against the weather
became a stone for fear of being melted
trouble from the day we came together
When you recover, from yesterdays low
tue slave to traction of pleasure
i collect the embers as i watch you grow
you left along the way we came together
As you breathe as you breathe it to life
you will lead, you will lead
as you stray as you star far from home
i will believe i will believe
Flames of love immerse you
cradle and coerce you
shadows over on the place you play
names of love remind along the way
seems shallowed by the way we came together
My heart carries on, umm,
but my head knows better
troubled by the way we came together
As you breathe, as you breathe it to life
you will lead, you will lead
as you stray as you stary far from home
i will believe, i will believe
'Cos you are here today, and gone tomorrow
basking in the fields of never never
you wanted today, oh but i wanted forever
troubled by the way we came together
My heart carries on, umm
but my head knows better
troubled by the way we came together
As you breathe as you breathe it to life
you will lead, you will lead
as you stray, as you stary far from home
i will believe, i will believe
'Cos you are here today
That day, that day
What a mess what a marvel
I walked into that cloud again
And I lost myself
And I'm sad, sad, sad
Small, alone, scared
Craving purity
A fragile mind and
A gentle spirit
That day, that day
What a marvellous mess
This is all that I can do
I'm done to be me
Sad, scared, small, alone, beautiful
It's supposed to be like this
I accept everything
It's supposed to be like this
That day, that day
I lay down beside myself
In this feeling of pain, sadness
Scared, small, climbing, crawling
Towards the light
And it's all I see and
I'm tired and I'm right
And I'm wrong
And it's beautiful
That day that day
What a mess
What a marvel
We're all the same
And no one thinks so
And it's okay
And I'm small
And I'm divine
And it's beautiful
And it's coming
But it's already here
And it's absolutely perfect
That day, that day
When everything was a mess
And everything was in place
And there's too much hurt
Sad, small, scared, alone
And everyone's a cynic
And it's hard and it's sweet
But it's supposed
To be like this
That day, that day
When I sat in the sun
And I thought and I cried
'Cause I'm sad, scared, small
Alone, strong
And I'm nothing
And I'm true
Only a brave man
Can break through
And it's all okay
Is this part of the process
Cannot find another way
Way around the pain
There's a place that I'm heading
I need to know, are you coming
Coming there with me
Because you left me here in *bedlam* and
You said I'll work it out I promise
I don't know how we got here in the first place
I climb the walls
You hit the bars
I am from Venus
You are from Mars
You got your brand new friends
And I got a broken heart
Doesn't matter who we are
Everyone has their scars
Everyone has their scars
Should I try not to notice
How do I know where to run when it's *calling* me to death
Because you left me here in *bedlam* and
You said I'll work it out I promise
I don't know how we got here in the first place
I climb the walls
You hit the bars
I am from Venus
You are from Mars
You got your brand new friends
And I got a broken heart
Doesn't matter who we are
Everyone has their scars
Everyone has their scars
What could be so bad
It's taken you so far
All the time I don't know who you are
I climb the walls
You hit the bars
You got your brand new friends
And I got a broken heart
Doesn't matter who we are
Sit down, wait a minute
I thought we were special
This town, and everyone in it
Moves a little faster than the underground
No time, time is money,
Feeling like a piece of machinery
Let down, when I saw you tumble
Falling over pieces of me
I, I, I wanna be your sanctuary, set you free, set you free
Foot down, turn it around
Don't even know where I wanna go
No sound, and tunnel vision
All I need is you on my radio
No time, time is money
We've been through the traffic to cross the street
Blue skies, now you're talking
Gotta get the shoes off my feet
I wanna lead you and follow you
I wanna hold you and keep it true
So many things that I wanna do
With you
Last night under the light
I thought we were special
Your smile, dance for a while
I'm here to help you to keep it
I'm feeling kinda strange
I'm feeling kinda jammed up and outta the way
I know it's all derranged
And nothing's gonna give til I'm outta this place
Looking at the horizon
I wanted to rewind everything is blinding
I'm gonna take your time
I wonder if you float while the sea is rising
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know the way you make me feel
Here we go, here we go, here we go, here we go again
My god your face is so beautiful
My god I see you so clearly
If I could stay with you
Oh my god I'd give my soul there's nothing else
My god don't you leave me here
You're looking for a flower
You're looking for a flower but you find a tree
I'm looking for a river
And suddenly an ocean is washing over me
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know the way you make me feel
Here we go, here we go, here we go, here we go again
My god your face is so beautiful
My god I see you so clearly
If I could stay with you
Oh my god I'd give my soul there's nothing else
My god don't you leave me here
I wanted to know you
Wanted to see you
Wanted to feel you
Shoulda believed you
Wanted to hold you
Wanted to show you
Wanted to be you, be you
My god your face is so beautiful
My god I see you so clearly
If I could stay with you
Oh my god I'd give my soul there's nothing else
Fallen three times in a row
Waking up with vertigo
But you were there to break my fall
Before I had to face it all
Don't let me go
Don't let me go
Cause I wouldn't wanna move on
Without you
I won't be lost
Next time you see me
My pain will be gone
Baby believe me I been trying
But my heart keeps on breaking
I won't be lost
Smiling like a billionaire
Hoping you were unaware
The walls inside were caving in
My world had come apart again
Don't let me it show
Don't let them know
That I wouldn't be very strong
Without you
I won't be lost
Next time you see me
My pain will be gone
Baby believe me I been trying
But my heart keeps on breaking
I won't be lost
Don't you give up on me
Cause I wouldn't be very strong
And I wouldn't wanna move on
Without you
I won't be lost
Next time you see me
My pain will be gone
Baby believe me
I been trying but my heart keeps on breaking
I won't be lost
It came on like a hurricane
And I don't understand
And it moved me
Like a slow dance
Still I don't understand
It pushed me like a tailwind
And I don't understand
And it came in
Through the back door
And I don't understand
Still I don't understand
You're all that I could need
And I'm falling on my knees
Hurricane
You pulled me out of the past
And landed me in today
Hurricane
You pulled me out of the past
And walked me into tomorrow
Hurricane
It picked me like a cherry
And I don't understand
And it killed me with the craving
Still I don't understand
It thrilled me to starvation
And I don't understand
And it stripped me ugly naked
And I don't understand
Still I don't understand
You're all that I could be
Walking down the Frith Street
Dawn is creeping up on me
Some girls tears in a taxi
Five o'clock shadows, drinking coffee
So this is what it feels like
This is how it feels, now I'm finally smiling on the inside
This is what it looks like
This is how it looks from the outside staring in
And it's glorious just to laugh like us
And the world will turn, it'll never stop
'Cause I've got nothing to hide
And we've got nothing to lose, oh yeah
And it's glorious, and it's all I see
On a day like this you know it's meant to be
Now I've got nothing to find
And I've got nothing to lose but you
And it's glorious
Drinking wine back in my house
Remember someone said your name
I somehow lost the conversation
I've fallen a million miles away
So this is what it feels like
This is how it feels when you're finally walking on the inside
This is what it looks like
This is how it looks from the outside staring in
And it's glorious just to laugh like us
And the world will turn, it'll never stop
'Cause I've got nothing to hide
And we've got nothing to lose, oh yeah
And it's glorious, yeah it's all I see
On a day like this you know it's meant to be
'Cause I've got nothing to hide
And I've got nothing to lose but you
Keep wanting a little, a little more
Keep walking, keep walking
Keep getting a little, a little more
Keep running, keep running
Ooh, walking down the Frith Street
And it's glorious just to laugh like us
And the world will turn, will never, never stop
'Cause I've got nothing to hide
And we've got nothing to lose, oh yeah
And it's glorious, and it's all I see
On a day like this I know it's meant to be
'Cause I've got nothing to find
And I've got nothing to lose but you
So long
I've been waiting
To sing this song
Not sure
If it's worth it anymore
Working anymore
People always
Ask about you
People always
Want to talk about you
Sometimes when I
Sleep I think about you
With your new someone
Didn't we have fun
I know it hurts like hell
When you can't be with someone
Never stop to wonder why
Ohh how
I just hope you happy now
Hope you happy now
People always
Ask about you
People always
Want to talk about you
Sometimes when I
Sleep I think about you
With your new someone
Didn't we have fun
I know it hurts like hell
When you can't be with someone
Didn't we have fun
Though it hurts like hell
Yeah, I dont want to forget
Didn't we have fun
I know it hurts like hell
When you cant be with someone
Didn't we have fun
Though it hurts like hell
Yeah, I dont want to forget
Move
A little closer and Ill prove
That I have something that you crave
But you know all about it
Give me a minute of your time
And l can figure out a way
To make it worth your while
Cos I am drawn to you and
Everybody stares when you walk in the room
But you keep disappearing
Have I told you you're my cameo?
Wont you love it baby
Here we go
Cameo
Leave
Or you will find yourself in need
Of something more than you can take
And it'll drive you wild
I was a slave
To every signal that you gave
You had me ready for the chase
And there was no denying
Cos I am drawn to you and
Everybody stares when you walk in the room
But you keep disappearing
Have I told you you're my cameo?
Wont you love it baby
Here we go
Swallow purple terror candy
Don't forget to breathe
Sickened by the wanting
And drowning from the need
This dichromatic vision
Of one who does not care
To sipping cocktail sedatives
Two months to hide somewhere
Butterflies, butterflies
Cut the stomach out and
Hand it over
Butterflies, butterflies
My heart will be
The bridge that
You walk over
The wolf has
Caught the chicken
And now I feel unsteady
Emotions on the blink again
So kick me
When you're ready
Here lies a violet coffin
The death of my control
Along with all my skeletons
They put them in a hole
Sickened by the notion
I give myself again
Choking on the bullet
The gun that's found a friend
So raise your glass to sorrow
And dring to all the pain
Tie a silver ribbon around
The pieces that remain
Butterflies, butterflies
Cut the stomach out and
Hand it over
Butterflies, butterflies
My heart will
Be the bridge that
What do I do with all the roses outside
There not supposed to grow this time of year
It's a hard rain but you got me smiling
And you are the only one who can get me through
I can hear your voice when you're whispering
I can feel your heart when it's beating
I believe you're near when the ghost comes in
I can hear you when you're calling out my name
I can remember when a day lasted forever
Summer was everything and there was nothing to fear
You were so tough but your heart said so much
And nobody else got through quite like you
I can hear your voice when you're whispering
I can feel your heart when it's beating
I believe you're near when the ghost comes in
I can hear you when you're calling out my name
Did I get hit by the moonlight, under the stars
'Cos you feel so close that I can reach you
Wherever you are
I can hear your voice when you're whispering
I can feel your heart when it's beating
I believe you're near when the ghost comes in
I can hear you when you're calling
I can hear your voice when you're whispering
I can feel your heart when it's beating
I believe you're near when the ghost comes in
Natalie Imbruglia | |
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Imbruglia at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Natalie Jane Imbruglia |
Born | (1975-02-04) 4 February 1975 (age 37) Sydney, Australia |
Genres | Pop, pop rock, alternative rock |
Years active | 1989–present |
Labels | RCA / BMG (1997–2004) Brightside / Sony BMG (2004–2008) Malabar / Island (2009–2010) |
Website | natalieimbruglia.com |
Natalie Jane Imbruglia ( /ɪmˈbruːliə/; born 4 February 1975) is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress. In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Brennan in the popular Australian soap Neighbours. Three years after leaving the programme, Imbruglia launched a singing career with the international hit, "Torn". The subsequent debut album Left of the Middle (1997) sold over 7 million copies worldwide. Further releases, White Lilies Island (2001) and Counting Down the Days (2005), have been unable to match the commercial success of her debut, although the latter did become her first UK #1.
She co-starred in the 2003 film Johnny English and made her leading actress debut in the 2009 film Closed for Winter. Imbruglia is ranked #90 on VH1's Top 100 Sexiest Artists.[1]
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Natalie was born on 4 February 1975, in Sydney, Australia, the first of the four daughters to Elliot Imbruglia, her father of Italian descent (originally a Sicilian from Lipari)[2][3] and Maxene Anderson, her Anglo-Australian mother.[4] Imbruglia grew up in Berkeley Vale, New South Wales, between Sydney and Newcastle. At the age of 15, she moved to Sydney with her family.[2] Imbruglia studied ballet, tap, and highland dancing as a child, hoping to make a career out of it.
Imbruglia auditioned for Australian television commercials and appeared in spots for Coca-Cola and the popular Australian snack Twisties. By age 16, she left high school to start a career in acting. She soon obtained the chance to play a regular role on the Australian soap opera Neighbours.[5] By the end of her second year, she left the show to move to London in 1994,[2] immersing herself in the city's club scene. Natalie occasionally met with Anne Barret, who would become her future manager and convinced her to register a demo with four songs.[2] Her effort paid off and she was signed to BMG Publishing, after coming up with a demo of the song "Torn" which greatly impressed RCA Records.
She has received an MTV Award for Best New Artist in 1998, and 3 constitutive Grammy Award nominations in 1999. She has sold over 9 million albums worldwide. She was ranked No. 11 on Rock on the Net's list of single artists of the year in 1998, and No. 76 in 2001. Imbruglia has tied up her 4-album record deal with BMG after the delivery of her compilation album, Glorious: The Singles 1997–2007.
Imbruglia's first internationally released single, "Torn" (1997) (original version from Danish singer Lis Sørensen "Brænt"), was a cover of an Ednaswap song. Instantly the single became one of the biggest hits of the 90s, reaching number two in the UK Singles Chart in November 1997[6] and number one on airplay around the world and was number one on the Billboard Airplay chart for 14 weeks. The single went on to sell over a million copies in the United Kingdom alone.
It was also released as a radio single in the US, but not in buyable CD-format. The single quickly hit No. 1 on the Billboard's Hot 100 Airplay chart, where it stayed for 14 weeks. At the time, singles not released commercially were unable to chart to the overall Hot 100 chart (combined sales and airplay), so "Torn" made no appearance on it for a while. By the time the policy was changed in late 1998 to allow airplay-only songs, "Torn" was already heading down the charts, so its peak on the Hot 100 only ended up being at #42. The single also topped the Top 40 Mainstream/CHR Pop and Adult Top 40 charts.
In October 1997, it broke the all-time airplay record in the UK for being the most played (more than 2000 plays) for six consecutive weeks. It was finally No. 1 for 14 weeks in the UK radio chart, a record that is being tied by only Simply Red's Fairground. It was the No. 1 radio single in the US from March to July 1998. It was knocked down to No. 2 by The Goo Goo Dolls' Iris.
Rick Dees, in his Top 40 Chart show also declared "Torn" as the 'number one radio single of 1990s' in their 2000 Millennium Countdown show, broadcast from KIIS-FM on New Year's Eve.
Imbruglia made a surprise appearance alongside David Armand midway through a performance of his 'interpretative dance' routine to sing her hit song Torn at Amnesty International's The Secret Policeman's Ball (2006).
Imbruglia's debut album Left of the Middle was released on 8 December 1997. It sold 350,000 copies in the UK 3 weeks after its initial release and was certified platinum. It has sold over 6 million copies to date. It broke the record of the highest selling debut album by a pop/rock/alternative female artist, more than Alanis Morissette, Fiona Apple, and Meredith Brooks combined in its first week according to Billboard. The second single released in the UK, after "Torn" was "Big Mistake", which debuted at number-two. "Wishing I Was There" followed and it was less successful than her first two singles, reaching number 19. However, "Wishing I Was There" was a smash hit on the UK radio, peaked at No. 2 in summer 1998, and was a summer smash hit in the US radio, peaked at No. 14 on the Top 40 Show. The final single from Left of the Middle was "Smoke", and the reception was much more divided compared to the other singles. It was a hit in the UK and made the top 5, while in Australia it just missed the top 40. Eventually, the album became a million-seller after charting well in many countries and entering the Top 10 in the US and UK. In 1999, she recorded a cover of the song Never Tear Us Apart by INXS with Tom Jones which appeared on his album Reload.
Left of the Middle was certified platinum by RIAA within 4 weeks of release (3 April 1998) and was certified 2X platinum in November 1998.
As of 2011, 'Torn' holds the record for most played song on Australian radio since 1990, played more than 300,500 times since its 1998 release, an average of 75 times a day, based on data compiled by the Australian Performing Rights Association (APRA).[7]
Imbruglia's next album, White Lilies Island, arrived in 2001. It is named after the island where her English and main home is situated on the banks of the River Thames at Windsor. The writing process, in which Imbruglia co-wrote every track, took almost three years to complete. The album's first single, "That Day", was very different stylistically from her previous singles, but it did not reach the UK Top 10. In the US, "Wrong Impression" was released as the first single and it enjoyed small success, charting in the Hot 100 Singles chart and the Adult Contemporary chart. The track was also released in the UK as a second single, and it did slightly better than That Day. "Beauty On The Fire", the final single, experienced minimal success and barely entered charts worldwide, and did not make the top 50 in Australia. The album, which gained brief notoriety in the Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal, still managed to sell over 1 million copies but failed to repeat the widespread success of Left of the Middle.
Imbruglia's third album was ready in November 2003. Imbruglia's record label refused to release it due to it being too rock and not radio-friendly. She was later given songs to record with Swedish pop producers, Bloodshy & Avant, which she refused to do. Imbruglia and her record label parted ways at the beginning of 2004. Four months later she signed with a new label Brightside Recordings, which was formed by a former Innocent Records executive, Hugh Goldsmith.
In April 2005, Imbruglia released her third studio album Counting Down the Days in the UK with "Shiver" as its first single. "Shiver" was a huge success, and it became her longest running single in the UK since "Torn." It topped UK airplay charts for several weeks, reaching eighth place in the UK charts. It also became the most played song of 2005. The song's acclaim and reception paid off and Counting Down The Days became her first album to reach the top spot on the album charts.
It was decided that 'Sanctuary' would be second single from the album. The promo singles were sent to radio stations. The decision was later changed to the title track "Counting Down the Days", with radio stations being asked to play the album version, because the radio mix was not finished. The single was released on 25 July but it did not have as much success in the singles chart as "Shiver," although it managed to reignite interest in its parent album and also received a lot of airplay in the UK. Due to the single, the album managed to re-enter the top 40 in the official UK charts.
Imbruglia had a choice to either release 'Perfectly' as her third single, or use the GBP200,000 funding from BMG to do a tour. She decided to do a small European tour (as she had not done a proper tour since Left of the Middle) in late October and November to promote the album. Though the album never entered UK Top 40 again, she proved once again that she had maintained a dedicated fan base; several concerts, especially those in London, sold out.
The album is the 100th best-selling album in 2005, selling 204,877 copies in the UK alone.[8]
Imbruglia started working on her fourth album in late 2005. In mid 2007 the plans changed and Imbruglia's record company decided to release the single collection instead. The compilation is a celebration of Imbruglia's 10 years in the music industry. The only single lifted from the album – "Glorious" premiered in BBC Radio 1 on the Chris Moyles Show. The promotion included a special acoustic gig. It can be found on iTunes. The Singles Collection debuted at No. 5 in the UK Music charts, and boasted 5 new songs, including the single "Glorious", as well as a bonus DVD featuring all Imbruglia's Music Videos. The album has sold around 600,000 copies worldwide to date.
She parted ways with her record label.[9] She is no longer associated with Brightside Recordings. It has been confirmed that Imbruglia obtained the rights to the songs recorded for the album and is going to release her fourth studio album on her own independent label, Malabar Records.[10] She confirmed that the songs included on the record were co-written with Ben Hillier, Dave McCracken, Daniel Johns, Gary Clark, Jamie Hartman, Paul Harris and Shep Solomon. Some of the tracks were produced by Hillier and mixed by Danton Supple, who previously collaborated with the singer on her album White Lilies Island. The album was scheduled to be released in March 2009 with the first single being sent to radio stations in February.[11] It has now been confirmed by Imbruglia that the first single will be sent to radio around July, as she had a “last-minute inspiration" and also had some new material offered from Chris Martin.[12] In an interview with BBC Radio 1 she said that "there is some electronic stuff in there". The album is confirmed to be titled Come to Life.[13][14] According to The Sun, Imbruglia and Chris Martin of Coldplay collaborated on "a string of tracks, which are likely to feature on her forthcoming album".[15] Martin later confirmed the information. In an interview he said he had asked Imbruglia to record one of the band's songs which, he thinks, turned out great adding "we've given her the best Coldplay song of all time [. . .] she sounds [. . .] brilliant on it. I think she has a very unique talent and an incredibly unique voice."[16] She later stressed that she recorded two songs written by him saying "if Chris Martin calls with two songs, you don't think, you say, 'Yes'."[17] It was confirmed that the songs were mixed by Michael Brauer. He also informed that there are actually three songs written by Chris, which were recorded by Imbruglia and that the album is finished and awaits mastering.[18] Two songs – "My God" and "Apologise" – leaked to the Internet in early February. It was confirmed that the latter was co-written with Jamie Hartman of Ben's Brother and will not be included on her fourth album.[19] A version of "Apologise" performed by Ben's Brother was released instead in 2009 as the first single from their second album, Battling Giants. Tracks confirmed to be part of the album include "Fun", "Lukas", and "Want", which were mixed by Michael Brauer.[20] The music video for a pre-single track, "Wild About It", was filmed in London on 25 July 2009.[21] In July 2009, it was announced that the album will be released via Island Records outside of Australia and New Zealand. A record deal for distribution in Australia and New Zealand is expected to be announced soon.[22] Universal Music is set to release the album locally in Australia on 9 October 2009,[23] and New Zealand on 5 October 2009.[24][25]
The first official single taken from Come to Life, "Want", which was written by Imbruglia, Daniel Johns (credited Kat Kourtney), Gary Clark, and Chris Martin,[26] was released on 28 September 2009, to critical acclaim, but poor worldwide chart performances.[27] On 3 August 2009 the music video of "Wild About It" was released.
Come to Life was released on 12 October 2009 in Europe, and in the UK on 3 May 2010, with a new lead single "Scars". The video for "Scars" was filmed on 26 February 2010 according to her Twitter. "Scars" was sent to radio in the UK on 22 March 2010; however, due to no support from radio networks, the single release was cancelled. There was further news that the single would be released with a 5 July date, however the video and single cannot be found on the internet anywhere. The release of her album was also cancelled in the UK.
Imbruglia is currently working on her fifth album, which is scheduled for a Fall/Autumn 2012 release.
In May 2010, after Dannii Minogue, who is a judge on the British version of The X Factor, declined to judge the Australian show, Imbruglia became one of the new judges instead. The series began airing on Channel Seven in the second half of 2010. The auditions took place in June 2010. Imbruglia mentors the Girls category and her final three contestants that she chose for the top twelve live stages were Hayley Teal, Sally Chatfield and India-Rose Madderom. Chatfield came second to Altyian Childs. Imbruglia has since been nominated for a TV Week Silver Logie for Most Popular TV Presenter. In March 2011, it was announced that she was replaced by Natalie Bassingthwaighte as a judge on the third season of The X Factor.[28]
On New Year's Eve 2003, Imbruglia and her boyfriend of three and a half years, Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns, were married in a beach ceremony in Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia. While Imbruglia lived mainly in Windsor, Berkshire, UK, on an island named "White Lilies" (also the name of her second album), Johns lived in Newcastle, Australia.[29] On 4 January 2008, Imbruglia and Johns released a statement announcing their divorce, citing distance as the main reason.[30] However, the two remain friends.
Natalie Imbruglia is the eldest sister of singer-songwriter Laura Imbruglia.
Imbruglia was named 6th most naturally beautiful woman of all time in 2004.[32] Audrey Hepburn topped the poll in which only experts like fashion editors, model agents and make-up artists could vote. The voting was decided on the "most naturally beautiful woman, inside and out". She was ranked 90th on the VH1 100 Sexiest Artists.[33]
She has been seen sporting tattoos of Sanskrit/Hindi inscription "Shreya" on her neck, Chinese word for courage on her left foot and Sanskrit Aum on her lower back.
Imbruglia stated that she has never had any plastic surgery but added "I wouldn't rule it out because I don't know how I'll feel in the future." She also stated she'd like to "grow old gracefully, wrinkles and all".[34]
Besides modelling for L'Oréal, Imbruglia also modelled Sass and Bide's "The Mad Ones" dress to raise money for cancer research.
Year | Film | Role | Notes and awards |
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2003 | Johnny English | Lorna Campbell | Imbruglia made her big screen debut as an actress in the 2003 British comedy, Johnny English. Acting alongside Rowan Atkinson, she played a supporting role as Lorna Campbell. The movie also featured another musical talent, Bond, in a cameo appearance. Internationally, the movie did well despite negative reviews from critics. It topped box offices in 22 countries and grossed more than $160 mil. worldwide.[35] |
2009 | Closed for Winter | Elise Silverston | Imbruglia's second film appearance is in Closed for Winter, based on Georgia Blain's book of the same name. The movie was filmed in Adelaide and premiered at the 2009 Adelaide Film Festival to generally positive reviews. It was released in Australia in April 2009. |
Year | Show | Role | Notes and awards |
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1992–1994 | Neighbours | Beth Brennan | Imbruglia made her first regular TV appearance as the character Beth Brennan in the popular Australian soap Neighbours at the age of 16 in 1991. |
1997 | Law of the Land | Faye Watson | Imbruglia starred in an episode entitled 'Late Kill' in the Crime Series. |
1998 | Saturday Night Live | Musical Guest/Herself | |
2002 | Legend of the Lost Tribe | Koala | Imbruglia lent her voice to this animated feature film. |
2009 | In Memory Of Maia | Herself | Maia was a European brown bear whose brutal death served as the inspiration for a unique bear sanctuary in the mountains of Transylvania. In her first television documentary, Imbruglia traveled to Romania with the WSPA and Network Ten to meet the people behind the sanctuary. |
2010 | The X Factor | Guest Judge | Natalie stood in for Dannii Minogue during the Birmingham auditions. She returned to work alongside Minogue at the Judges Houses section of the show, helping make the final three boys selection in Australia. |
2010 | The X Factor (Australia) | Judge/Herself | Judge on the Australian version of The X Factor on the Seven Network. |
Year | Name | Media | Notes |
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1989 | Twisties | Television | She starred in a TV advertisement for Twisties as a waitress. |
1991 | Bubblicious | Television | She was a pineapple princess for the advertisement. |
2002 | Gap | She modelled for various advertisements from the Summer to Winter. | |
2002–2006 | L'oreal | Print & Television | Imbruglia became a worldwide spokesperson for L'Oréal after the release of White Lilies Island. She was a model for many cosmetic products by L'Oréal, particularly mascaras and skincare products. She also appeared in several TV commercials for L'Oréal. In July 2007, her five-year contract with L'Oréal expired and was not prolonged, because, in her words during an appearance on The Graham Norton Show, she's "apparently ... not worth it anymore".[7] (The quote refers to the company's slogan "Because You're Worth It".) |
2005 | Make Poverty History | Television | She was one of the stars that appeared in the European version of the advertisement. |
2008 | PETA | What's the difference between a full-length fur coat and just a little fur trim? Nothing, says famed Australian singer, actor, and model Natalie Imbruglia, who took time out of her busy schedule to pose for a sexy new anti-fur ad for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). In the ad, Imbruglia is holding a rabbit to her naked chest next to the tagline "Try Telling Him It's Just a Little Fur Trim." | |
2009 | Oxfam | Oxfam's "Sustain Me" campaign that featured Imbruglia as one of their models, aimed at highlighting Oxfam as a fashionable and more sustainable alternative to the high street. She donned second-hand clothes that were restyled by designer Katie Shillingford. | |
2011 | Kailis | Print/Television | Natalie has signed a 2 year contract with Australian luxury brand Kailis. She will be the feature model and spokesperson during this period. |
Year | Award | Category | Country | For | Result |
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1998 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best New Artist | US | "Torn" | Won |
Best Female Video | US | "Torn" | Nominated | ||
International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Australia | US | "Torn" | Nominated | ||
MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Song | Europe | Torn | Won | |
Best New Act | Europe | Left of the Middle | Nominated | ||
Best Female Artist | Europe | Left of the Middle | Nominated | ||
ARIA Music Awards | Best Australian Single | Australia | Torn | Won | |
Best Australian Female Artist | Australia | Left of the Middle | Won | ||
Best Australian New Talent | Australia | Left of the Middle | Won | ||
Best Australian Debut Album | Australia | Left of the Middle | Won | ||
Best Australian Debut Single | Australia | Torn | Won | ||
Best Australian Pop Release | Australia | Left of the Middle | Nominated | ||
Best Selling Australian Release | Australia | Left of the Middle | Nominated | ||
Best Selling Australian Single | Australia | Torn | Won | ||
Billboard Music Award | Adult Top 40 Track of the Year | US | Torn | Won | |
1999 | Grammy Award | Best New Artist | US | Natalie Imbruglia | Nominated |
Best Pop Vocal Album | US | Left of the Middle | Nominated | ||
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance | US | Torn | Nominated | ||
BRIT Awards | Best International Newcomer | UK | Left of the Middle | Won | |
Best International Female Solo Artist | UK | Left of the Middle | Won | ||
American Music Awards | Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist | US | Left of the Middle | Nominated | |
Premios Amigo Awards | Best International Female | Spain | Left of the Middle | Nominated | |
Best New Artist/Group | Spain | Left of the Middle | Nominated | ||
ARIA Music Awards | Best Australian Female | Australia | Left Of The Middle | Won | |
Artistic Achievement Award | Australia | Left of The Middle | Won | ||
2000 | IFPI | Platinum Award for over 2 Million Sales | World | Left of the Middle | Won |
2002 | ARIA Music Awards | Best Australian Singer | Australia | White Lilies Island | Nominated |
Silver Clef Award | International Award | UK | White Lilies Island | Won | |
2005 | ARIA Music Awards | Best Female Artist | Australia | Counting Down the Days | Nominated |
PPL Awards | Most Performed Track | UK | Shiver | Won | |
2006 | NRJ Music Awards | Best International Female | France | Counting Down the Days | Nominated |
Ivor Novello Awards | Most Performed Track | UK | Shiver | Nominated | |
APRA Awards | Most Performed Foreign Work | Australia | Shiver | Nominated | |
2009 | Asian Festival of First Films | Best Actress | Singapore | Closed For Winter | Nominated |
2012 | InStyle Women of Style | News & Entertainment | Australia | - | Nominated |
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Fiona Apple |
MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist 1998 |
Succeeded by Eminem |
Preceded by "Mmmbop" by Hanson |
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song for "Torn" 1998 |
Succeeded by "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears |
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Natalie Jane Imbruglia ( /ɪmˈbruːliə/; born 4 February 1975) is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress. In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Brennan in the popular Australian soap Neighbours. Three years after leaving the programme, Imbruglia launched a singing career with the international hit, "Torn". The subsequent debut album Left of the Middle (1997) sold over 7 million copies worldwide. Further releases, White Lilies Island (2001) and Counting Down the Days (2005), have been unable to match the commercial success of her debut, although the latter did become her first UK #1.
She co-starred in the 2003 film Johnny English and made her leading actress debut in the 2009 film Closed for Winter. Imbruglia is ranked #90 on VH1's Top 100 Sexiest Artists.
Natalie was born on 4 February 1975, in Sydney, Australia, the first of the four daughters to Elliot Imbruglia, her father of Italian descent (originally a Sicilian from Lipari) and Maxene Anderson, her Anglo-Australian mother. Imbruglia grew up in Berkeley Vale, New South Wales, between Sydney and Newcastle. At the age of 15, she moved to Sydney with her family. Imbruglia studied ballet, tap, and highland dancing as a child, hoping to make a career out of it.