Sunday, 3 February 2013
You Give Me Hope
Saturday, 29 September 2012
John Grant: Queen of Denmark
I wanted to change the world
But I could not even change my underwear
And when the shit got really, really out of hand
I had it all the way up to my hairline
Which keeps receding like my self-confidence
As if I ever had any of that stuff anyway
I hope I didn't destroy your celebration
Or your Bar Mitzvah, birthday party or your Christmas
You put me in this cage and threw away the key
It was this 'us and them' shit that did me in
You tell me that my life is based upon a lie
I casually mention that I pissed in your coffee
I hope you know that all I want from you is sex
To be with someone who looks smashing in athletic wear
And if your haircut isn't right you'll be dismissed
Get your walking papers and you can leave now
I really don't know what to want from this world
I don't know what it is you want to want from me
You really have no right to want anything from me at all
Why don't you take it out on somebody else?
Why don't you bore the shit out of somebody else?
Why don't you tell somebody else that they're selfish?
A weakling coward, a pathetic fraudWho's gonna be the one to save me from myself?
You'd better bring a stun gun and perhaps a crowbar
You'd better pack a lunch and get up really early
And you should probably get down on your knees and pray
It's really fun to look embarrassed all the time
Like you could never cut the mustard with the big boys
I really don't know who the fuck you think you are
Can I please see your license and your registration?Don't know what to want from this world
I really don't know what to want from this world
I don't know what it is you want to want from me
You really have no right to want anything from me at all
Why don't you take it out on somebody else?
Why don't you bore the shit out of somebody else?
Why don't you tell somebody else that they're selfish?
A weakling coward, a pathetic fraudSo Jesus hasn't come in here to pick you up
You'll still be sitting right here ten years from now
You're just a sucker but we'll see who gets the last laugh
Who knows, maybe you'll get to be the next queen of Denmark
John Grant: Queen of Denmark
I wanted to change the world
But I could not even change my underwear
And when the shit got really, really out of hand
I had it all the way up to my hairline
Which keeps receding like my self-confidence
As if I ever had any of that stuff anyway
I hope I didn't destroy your celebration
Or your Bar Mitzvah, birthday party or your Christmas
You put me in this cage and threw away the key
It was this 'us and them' shit that did me in
You tell me that my life is based upon a lie
I casually mention that I pissed in your coffee
I hope you know that all I want from you is sex
To be with someone who looks smashing in athletic wear
And if your haircut isn't right you'll be dismissed
Get your walking papers and you can leave now
I really don't know what to want from this world
I don't know what it is you want to want from me
You really have no right to want anything from me at all
Why don't you take it out on somebody else?
Why don't you bore the shit out of somebody else?
Why don't you tell somebody else that they're selfish?
A weakling coward, a pathetic fraudWho's gonna be the one to save me from myself?
You'd better bring a stun gun and perhaps a crowbar
You'd better pack a lunch and get up really early
And you should probably get down on your knees and pray
It's really fun to look embarrassed all the time
Like you could never cut the mustard with the big boys
I really don't know who the fuck you think you are
Can I please see your license and your registration?Don't know what to want from this world
I really don't know what to want from this world
I don't know what it is you want to want from me
You really have no right to want anything from me at all
Why don't you take it out on somebody else?
Why don't you bore the shit out of somebody else?
Why don't you tell somebody else that they're selfish?
A weakling coward, a pathetic fraudSo Jesus hasn't come in here to pick you up
You'll still be sitting right here ten years from now
You're just a sucker but we'll see who gets the last laugh
Who knows, maybe you'll get to be the next queen of Denmark
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Tyler Ward Feat. Jess Moskaluke: We Found Love (by Rihanna)
Yellow diamonds in the light
And we're standing side by side
As your shadow crosses mine
What it takes to come alive
But I've gotta let it go We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place Shine a light through an open door
Love and life I will divide
Turn away cause I need you more
Feel the heartbeat in my mind It's the way I'm feeling I just can't deny
But I’ve gotta let it go We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place Yellow diamonds in the light
And we're standing side by side
As your shadow crosses mine... We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
(special thankks to Libby)
Saturday, 19 May 2012
Donna Summer: MacArthur Park Music Video & Lyrics
It ran one step ahead
As we followed in the dance
Between the parted pages and were pressed,
In love's hot, fevered iron
Like a striped pair of pants MacArthur Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down...
Someone left the cake out in the rain
and I don't think that I can take it
'cause it took so long to bake it
and I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, no! I recall the yellow cotton dress
foaming like a wave
on the ground around your knees
The birds, like tender babies in your hands
and the old men playing checkers by the trees MacArthur Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down...
Someone left the cake out in the rain
and I don't think that I can take it
'cause it took so long to bake it
and I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, no! (BRIDGE)
There will be another song for me
For I will sing it
There will be another dream for me
Someone will bring it
I will drink the wine while it is warm
and never let you catch me looking at the sun
And after all the loves of my life
after all the loves of my life
You'll still be the one. I will take my life into my hands
and I will use it
I will win the worship in their eyes
and I will lose it
I will have the things that I desire
and my passion flow like rivers through the sky.
And after all the loves of my life
After all the loves of my life
I'll be thinking of you
and wondering why. MacArthur Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down...
Someone left the cake out in the rain
and I don't think that I can take it
'cause it took so long to bake it
and I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, no!
Sunday, 1 January 2012
Music & Video: The Only Exception by Paramore
When I was younger, I saw my daddy cry
And curse at the wind
He broke his own heart and I watched
As he tried to reassemble it
And my momma swore that
She would never let herself forget
And that was the day that I promised
I'd never sing of love if it does not exist
But darling, you are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
Maybe I know, somewhere deep in my soul
That love never lasts
And we've got to find other ways to make it alone
Or keep a straight face
And I've always lived like this
Keeping a comfortable distance
And up until now I had sworn to myself that I'm content with loneliness
Because none of it was ever worth the risk
But you are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
I've got a tight grip on reality
But I can't let go of what's in front of me here
I know you're leaving in the morning when you wake up
Leave me with some kind of proof, it's not a dream, oh
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
And I'm on my way to believing
Oh, and I'm on my way to believing
Monday, 11 July 2011
Music & Lyrics: Dolly Parton - Together You and I - With Dedication to TRDG
My love for you is deeper than the depths of any ocean, And as faithful as the stars that grace the night, As constant as the sun making its journey through heavens, and we'll always be together you and I. [Chorus] Together you and I can stop the rain and make the sun shine. Paint a pretty rainbow, brushed with love across the sky, Together you and I belong, like a songbird and a song and we'll always be together you and I Life with you is sweeter than the fragrance of the flowers And as happy as the laughter of a child As peaceful as a river and as lasting as forever
you know we'll always be together you and I [Chorus] I always be beside or close behind you. Wherever you go, you'll always know I'll always find you [Chorus] We'll always be together, you and I Forever together, forever you and I (forever you and I) Forever together, together you and I will always be (together, together) Together, you and I...
Dedicated to Travis Toogood for asking me the question of all questions on the 4th July 2011 - Our Independence Day.
Monday, 20 June 2011
Music & Lyrics: ONE LAST TRY ~ Ane Brun @anebun
I wish I had one last try
hidden somewhere inside
but it’s all been spent before
When I reach for it
I can sense it in my hand
and when I try to grasp it it’s like sand – or water through my hopeful fingers
This just won’t hold – hold
This just won’t hold – hold
There’s something so half-full about us
we get so little but what we get it tastes so much
we’re always longing for more
Is this the end of the thread?
the thread that led me to loose my head over something that started with wonder
This just won’t hold – hold...
And even if a butterfly lives a hundred years
Or the stream of water turns around in the rivers
You and me – we’ll still be the same
You and me – we’ll still be the same
Saturday, 19 February 2011
Music Video & Lyrics: Adele Performs 'Someone Like You' Live at the Brit Awards 2011
That you, found a girl and your married now.
I heard that your dreams came true.
Guess she gave you things, I didn't give to you. Old friend, why are you so shy?
Ain't like you to hold it back or hide from the light. I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited. But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it.
I'd hoped you'd see my face & that you'd be reminded, That for me, it isn't over. Nevermind, I'll find someone like you.
I wish nothing but the best, for you too.
Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you said:-
"Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead"
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead. You'd know, how the time flies.
Only yesterday, was the time of our lives.
We were born and raised in a summer haze.
Bound by the surprise of our glory days. I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited, But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it.
I'd hoped you'd see my face & that you'd be reminded, That for me, it isn't over. Nevermind, I'll find someone like you.
I wish nothing but the best for you too.
Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you say:-
"Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead". Nothing compares, no worries or cares.
Regrets and mistakes they're memories made.
Who would have known how bittersweet this would taste? Nevermind, I'll find someone like you.
I wish nothing but the best for you.
Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you said:-
"Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead". Nevermind, I'll find someone like you.
I wish nothing but the best for you too.
Don't forget me, I beg, I remembered you say:-
"Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead"
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead... © Adele
Tuesday, 15 February 2011
Video & Lyrics: Dolly Parton - Potential New Boyfriend
He's Eyeing Me Back
It's Looking Real Good
This Could Be It
And I Know That All of You Girls
Would Love to Steal Him Away
He Bought Me a Drink
I Thanked Him Real Sweet
It's Always So Nice When You First Meet
And I Know That All of You Women Would Love to Steal Him Away
So I'm Warning You Better Keep Your Hands Off My
Better Keep Your Hands Off My
Better Keep Your Hands Off My Potential New Boyfriend
Building Up An Appetite
You Can Look But You Can't Buy
Better Keep Your Hands Off My Potential New Boyfriend Pretty As a Picture
Comin' On So Strong
He's Twisting My Ignition Key
Turn My Motor On
But Anyone Can See, All His Attention's On Me
Give Us Some Privacy Better Keep Your Hands Off My
Better Keep Your Hands Off My
Better Keep Your Hands Off My Potential New Boyfriend
Better Keep Your Hands Off My
It's a Welcome Turn to Try
Better Keep Your Hands Off My Potential New Boyfriend Leave Us Alone Tonight
Then If It Don't Work Out Right
He's All Your's
Until Then Better Keep Your Hands Off My
Better Keep Your Hands Off My
Better Keep Your Hands Off My Potential New Boyfriend
They Keep Crowdin' in On Me
He Smiles Rather Unsuspiciously
Better Keep Your Hands Off My Potential New Boyfriend Better Keep Your Hands Off My
Better Keep Your Hands Off My
Better Keep Your Hands Off My Potential New Boyfriend
Building Up An Appetite
You Can Look But You Can't Buy
Better Keep Your Hands Off My Potential New Boyfriend
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
Music Video & Lyrics: Groove Armada - I Won't Kneel
I was wrong to tell you what was true,
Yes I, know I'm a victim of my pride,
I belong to all that I've been through. I drove for miles in a city trance,
I came to ask for a second chance,
But I won't dance, no I won't dance. I came for miles on a broken wheel,
I came to see whether love can heal,
But I won't kneel, no I won't kneel 'Cause I can't bend, can't hold,
Can't lend, can't fold,
Can't lose, won't cry,
Can't choose 'cause I know why. I, I want to always be with you,
What's wrong to tell you what I knew,
'Cause I know, I know I'm a slave to lonely pride,
I belong to all that I've been through. I drove for miles in a city trance,
I came to ask for a second chance,
But I won't dance, no I won't dance. I came for miles on a broken wheel,
I came to see whether love can heal,
But I won't kneel, no I won't kneel. 'Cause I can't bend, can't hold,
Can't dance, can't fold,
I get close and get scared,
And this grows in my head. Won't you give me something, something to hold?
Won't you give me something, something to hold? Won't you give me something, something to hold?
Won't you give me something, something to hold?
Saturday, 22 January 2011
Music Video & Lyrics (French & English): In-Grid - Tu Es Foutu
Et je te cruTu m'as promis le soleil en hiver et un arc-en-ciel
Tu m'as promis le sable doré; j'ai reçu une carte postale
Tu m'as promis le ciel, la terre, et une vie d'amour
Tu m'as promis ton cœur, ton sourire
Mais j'ai eu des grimacesTu m'as promis
Et je te cruTu m'as promis le cheval ailé que j'ai jamais eu
Tu m'as promis le fil d'Ariane, mais tu l'as coupé
Tu m'as promis les notes de Mozart, pas des plats cassés
Tu m'as promis d'être ta reine;
J'ai eu pour sceptre un balaiTu m'as promis
Et je te cruTu es foutu-tu-tu...
Tu es foutu-tu-tu...Je ne sais pas ce qui se passe
Mais je sais pourquoi on m'appelle
"Mademoiselle Pas de Chance"
Tu m'as promis, tu m'as promis
Tu m'as promisTu es foutu-tu-tu...
Tu es foutu-tu-tu...•••You promised me,
And I believed you.You promised me the sun in the winter, and a rainbow in the sky.
You promised me the golden sands; I received a postcard.
You promised me the sky, the earth, and a life of love.
You promised me your heart and your smile
But I only got frowns.You promised me
And I believed you
You promised me the winged horse that I never had.
You promised me the thread of Ariadne, but you cut that.
You promised me the notes of Mozart, not broken dishes.
You promised me that I would be your queen;
I had as a scepter a broom.You promised me
And I believed you.You are screwed-do-do-do-do-do...
You are screwed-do-do-do-do-do...I don't know what is happening,
But I know why people call me:
Miss Luckless
You promised me, you promised me
You promised meYou are screwed-do-do-do-do-do...
You are screwed-do-do-do-do-do...
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Maybe this Time - Cabaret - Liza Minnelli
Maybe this time, he'll stay, Maybe this time,
For the first time, Love won't hurry away. He will hold me fast,
I'll be home at last, Not a loser anymore, Like the last time, And the time before. Everybody loves a winner, So nobody loved me; 'Lady Peaceful,' 'Lady Happy,' That's what I long to be,
All the odds are in my favour, Something's bound to begin, It's got to happen, happen sometime,
Maybe this time I'll win..... Maybe this time, I'll be lucky, Maybe this time, he'll stay,
Maybe this time,
For the first time,
Love won't hurry away. He will hold me fast,
I'll be home at last,
Not a loser anymore,
Like the last time, And the time before. Everybody loves a winner,
So nobody loved me; 'Lady Peaceful,' 'Lady Happy,' That's what I long to be, All the odds are in my favour, Something's bound to begin! It's got to happen, happen sometime Maybe this time, maybe this time, I'll win.....
Thursday, 6 January 2011
Music Video & Lyrics: Tom Baxter - My Declaration
So I'm gonna be stronger,
I'm gonna be a braver soul than this,
So I'm gonna be stronger,
So I'm gonna be stronger,
'Cause I can't keep hiding,
contra omnia discrimina
Music Video & Lyrics: Tom Baxter - My Declaration
Saturday, 1 January 2011
Video & Lyrics: Firework by Katy Perry ~ Official Music Video
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting through the wind
Wanting to start again
Like a house of cards
One blow from caving inDo you ever feel already buried deep
Six feet under scream
But no one seems to hear a thingDo you know that there's still a chance for you
Cause there's a spark in youYou just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of JulyCause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-yBaby you're a firework
Come on let your colours burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gonna leave 'em fallin' down-down-downYou don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbowMaybe you're reason why all the doors are closed
So you can open one that leads you to the perfect road
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow
And when it's time, you'll knowYou just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of JulyCause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-yBaby you're a firework
Come on let your colours burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gonna leave 'em fallin' down-down-downBoom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it throughCause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-yBaby you're a firework
Come on let your colours burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gonna leave 'em goin' "Oh, oh, oh!"Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Copyright 2010-2011 © Katy Perry and Capitol Records LLC.
Sunday, 12 December 2010
A chair is still a chair
Even though there's no-one sitting there
But a chair is not a house
And a house is not a home
When there's no-one there to hold you tight
And no-one there you can kiss goodnightA room is still a room
Even though there's nothing there but gloom
But a room is not a house
And a house is not a home
When the two of us are far apart
And one of us has a broken heartNow and then I call your name
And suddenly your voice appears
But it's just a crazy game
When it ends, it ends in tearsDarling, have a heart
Don't let one mistake keep us apart
I'm not meant to live alone
Turn this house into a home
When I climb the stairs
And turn the key
Oh, please be there
Still in love with me
Home
I think of a place where there's love overflowing
I wish I was home
I wish I was back there with the things I been knowingWind that makes the tall grass bend into leaning
Suddenly the raindrops that fall have a meaning
Sprinklin' the scene, makes it all cleanMaybe there's a chance for me to go back there
Now that I have some direction
It would sure be nice to be back home
Where there's love and affection
And just maybe I can convince time to slow up
Giving me enough time in my life to grow up
Time be my friend, let me start againSuddenly my world has gone and changed it's face
But I still know where I'm going
I have had my mind spun around in space
And yet I've watched it growingIf you're list'ning God
Please don't make it hard to know
If we should believe in the things that we see
Tell us, should we try and stay
Or should we run away
Or would it be better just to let things be?Living here, in this brand new world
Might be a fantasy
But it taught me to love
So it's real, real, real to meAnd I've learned
That we must look, look inside our hearts
To find a world full of love
Like yours
Like mine
Like home...
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
Crows, Ravens & Rooks
That glides around the river bend
Enchants us, and is gone
Or if I did Then I could only do it once
For repetition in a love song
Will only make it seem too long
For heaven is a metaphor
The lovers of the world reach for
And truly, you may find the occasional angel
But mostly when we get up there
Far above the city air
All we have for company
Is crows, ravens and rooks
I may hesitate to say that you’re the one
When others came before you
And more may follow on
Or if I do Then it’s a lie I won’t repeat
Exaggeration in a love song
Will only make the truth seem weak
For heaven is a metaphor
The lovers of the world reach for
And truly, you may find the occasional angel
For mostly when we get up there
Far above the city air
All we have for company Is crows, ravens and rooks
[Sung and co-written by Kathryn Williams, this is, nevertheless, a somewhat middle-aged reflection on the virtues of serial monogamy. Features on David Rotheray's 'Life of Birds' album]
Sunday, 21 November 2010
Next Time You Fall in Love (It Better Be With Me)
I think I've found the answers but the answer's always wrong.
My first love was my true love and it should have been my last.
It better be with me,
The way it used to be.
Back then was when
We touched the starlight.Sometimes you turn away from what your heart tells you is right,
And so you settle for whatever gets you through the night.
The flame you thought was dead may suddenly begin to burn,
And broken hearts can be repaired, that's something that you learn.Next time you fall in love,
It better be with me,
The way it used to be.
Back then was when,
We touched the starlight.I've re-lived every moment that I ever shared with you.
What fools we were to end a dream, that looked like coming true.
Next time you fall in love
It better be with me,
The way it used to be.
Back then was when,
We touched the starlight.Next time you fall in love
It better be with me,
The way it used to be.
Back then was when,
We touched the starlight.I guess I'm not too good at keeping love alive for long,
I think I've found the answers but the answer's always wrong,
My first love was my true love and it should have been my last,
The only time I'm happy's when I'm dreaming in the past.Next time you fall in love,
It better be with me,
The way it used to be,
Back then was when,
We touched the starlight.Next time you fall in love,
It better be with me,
The way it used to be,
Back then was when
We touched the starlight.