And it's been awhile
Since I could hold my head up high
And it's been awhile
Since I first saw you
And it's been awhile
Since I could stand on my own two feet again
And it's been awhile
Since I could call you
And everything I can't remember
As fucked up as it all may seem
The consequences that are rendered
I've stretched myself beyond my means
And it's been awhile
Since I could say that I wasn't addicted
And it's been awhile
Since I could say I love myself as well
And it's been awhile
Since I've gone and fucked things up just like I always do
And it's been awhile
But all that shit seems to disappear when I'm with you
And everything I can't remember
As fucked up as it all may seem
The consequences that I've rendered
I've gone and fucked things up again, again
Why must I feel this way?
Just make this go away
Just one more peaceful day
And it's been awhile
Since I could look at myself straight
And it's been awhile
Since I said I'm sorry
And it's been awhile
Since I've seen the way the candles light your face
And it's been awhile
But I can still remember just the way you taste
And everything I can't remember
As fucked up as it all may seem to be I know it's me
I cannot blame this on my father
He did the best he could for me
And it's been awhile
Since I could hold my head up high
And it's been awhile
Since I said I'm sorry
If I should die before I wake It's 'cause you took my breath away Losing you is like living in a world with no air Oh
I'm here alone, didn't wanna leave My heart won't move, it's incomplete Wish there was a way that I can make you understand
But how do you expect me to live alone with just me 'Cause my world revolves around you It's so hard for me to breathe
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air Can't live, can't breathe with no air It's how I feel whenever you ain't there It's no air, no air Got me out here in the water so deep Tell me how you gonna be without me If you ain't here, I just can't breathe It's no air, no air
No air, air No air, air No air, air No air, air
I walked, I ran, I jumped, I flew Right off the ground to float to you There's no gravity to hold me down for real
But somehow I'm still alive inside You took my breath, but I survived I don't know how, but I don't even care
So how do you expect me to live alone with just me 'Cause my world revolves around you It's so hard for me to breathe
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air Can't live, can't breathe with no air It's how I feel whenever you ain't there It's no air, no air Got me out here in the water so deep Tell me how you gonna be without me If you ain't here, I just can't breathe It's no air, no air
No air, air No air, air No air, air No air, air No more It's no air, no air
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air Can't live, can't breathe with no air It's how I feel whenever you ain't there It's no air, no air Got me out here in the water so deep Tell me how you gonna be without me If you ain't here, I just can't breathe It's no air, no air
No air, air No air, air No air, air No air, air
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air Can't live, can't breathe with no air It's how I feel whenever you ain't there It's no air, no air
Got me out here in the water so deep Tell me how you gonna be without me If you ain't here, I just can't breathe It's no air, no air
Et si tu crois que tous ses rêves t'appartiennent, tu vis sans sommeil (tu vis sans sommeil) Elle vient de là où tous les gens déçus saignent, elle venait du ciel Elle venait du ciel, une fée, une magicienne Elle venait du ciel, une fée, une magicienne
Yeah, elle venait du ciel À tous les gens autour de nous elle leur donnait du ciel Aux voisins plus pauvres que nous elle leur donnait du sel Enfermé dans ma cellule, frère, elle me donnait des ailes J'viens du ciel les étoiles entre elles ne parlent que de cage-bra Musicien j'peux plus bouger mes mains, les menottes me foudroient Yeah, elle disait "reste droit, ولدي reste al" J'ai mal car par la fenêtre j'entends plus العوني, إدخل لدار Adolescent réservé trop souvent en colère Échec scolaire, plus bas que terre, fout sa vie en l'air Où t'iras j'irai on se l'était juré Ils me menacent armés, je les supplie de tirer Si la rue rendait heureux, bah, je serais Bill Cosby J'galère depuis le Tam-Tam je vends depuis le cobbi À tous les mecs en manque à la recherche d'un bout d'ciel Ici la vie n'tient qu'à une ficelle
Et je repense à toi les yeux fermés J'attends que ton souffle vienne m'emporter J'ai les mains vides et le coeur avide de toi, de toi Si tu savais à quel point je t'aimais Otage de mes deux bras à jamais J'ai les mains vides et le coeur avide de toi, de toi
Et si tu crois que tous ses rêves t'appartiennent, tu vis sans sommeil (tu vis sans sommeil) Elle vient de là où tous les gens déçus saignent, elle venait du ciel Elle venait du ciel, une fée, une magicienne Elle venait du ciel, une fée, une magicienne
Joue pour elle ces tam-tam ra-pa-pa-pam-pam Joue pour elle ces tam-tam ra-pa-pa-pam-pam Joue pour elle ces tam-tam ra-pa-pa-pam-pam Joue pour elle ces tam-tam ra-pa-pa-pam-pam Joue pour elle ces tam-tam ra-pa-pa-pam-pam Joue pour elle ces tam-tam ra-pa-pa-pam-pam Joue pour elle ces tam-tam ra-pa-pa-pam-pam Joue pour elle ces tam-tam ra-pa-pa-pam-pam
Yeah, je tombe, donne-moi des ailes Dans les décombres de ma vie je cherche un p'tit bout de ciel Tu pleurais souvent en t'imaginant notre vie en mieux On ferme les yeux quand on meurt mais seule la mort nous ouvre les yeux Yeah, premier couplet, dernier souffle Même avec une tonne de parfum mes sapes puent la bouffe Elles sentent l'huile et la friture J'suis né à Trappes, ça sent la biture, la piqûre Si seulement le voisin du haut ne tapait pas sa femme Si seulement l'voisin du bas n'vendait pas d'la came Si seulement Amidou n'avait pas pris cette moto Si seulement Mourad nous avait pas quittés trop tôt J'ai mal et souvent j'les vois dans mes rêves Aucun tatouage sur ma peau je reste en "Adam et Eve" Mal dans ma tête elle me donnait des ailes Quand t'as pas connu l'vinaigre comment apprécier le miel ?
Et je repense à toi les yeux fermés J'attends que ton souffle vienne m'emporter J'ai les mains vides et le coeur avide de toi, de toi Si tu savais à quel point je t'aimais Otage de mes deux bras à jamais J'ai les mains vides et le coeur avide de toi, de toi
Et si tu crois que tous ses rêves t'appartiennent, tu vis sans sommeil (tu vis sans sommeil) Elle vient de là où tous les gens déçus saignent, elle venait du ciel Elle venait du ciel, une fée, une magicienne Elle venait du ciel, une fée, une magicienne
Joue pour elle ces tam-tam ra-pa-pa-pam-pam Joue pour elle ces tam-tam ra-pa-pa-pam-pam Joue pour elle ces tam-tam ra-pa-pa-pam-pam Joue pour elle ces tam-tam ra-pa-pa-pam-pam Joue pour elle ces tam-tam ra-pa-pa-pam-pam Joue pour elle ces tam-tam ra-pa-pa-pam-pam Joue pour elle ces tam-tam ra-pa-pa-pam-pam Joue pour elle ces tam-tam ra-pa-pa-pam-pam
You hit like a drunk cigarette
The feeling amplified
By saying things we never meant
Oh, yeah
You leave me filled with regret
At the end of the night
I always find myself wondering why
Oh, yeah
Do you got plans for life?
'Cause I don't wanna just romance tonight
I wanna see you in another light (Oh, yeah)
With rhythm, there is rhyme
With you, there always can be I
I wanna see you in another light (Ooh)
I don't wanna talk down on your lover
I don't wanna be a homewrecker
I just know I can be better, be better, be better
I don't wanna talk down on your lover
I don't wanna be a broken record
I just know I can be better, be better, be better
We sit on the fire escape
We talk and talk till dawn
I open up to you about my wrongs
Oh, yeah
Then we lay and contemplate
Just one more round of love
Before you go home to another one
Do you got plans for life?
'Cause I don't wanna just romance tonight
I wanna see you in another light (Oh, yeah)
With rhythm, there is rhyme
With you, there always can be I
I wanna see you in another light (Ooh)
I don't wanna talk down on your lover
I don't wanna be a homewrecker
I just know I can be better, be better, be better
I don't wanna talk down on your lover
I don't wanna be a broken record
I just know I can be better, be better, be better
I don't wanna be how you formulate opinions on astrology (Oh, no)
Or to say we made peace
And then your friends don't even wanna talk to me no more
No more
I wanna kiss you on the bed and on the floor
When I'm poor, when I'm bored
I am yours, I am yours, I am yours
I don't wanna talk down on your lover
I don't wanna be a homewrecker
I just know I can be better, be better, be better
I don't wanna talk down on your lover
I don't wanna be a broken record
I just know I can be better, be better, be better
I'm at the bottom, can you come let me up
'Cause I wrote a vow for you
Your friends are faded, let me fill up your cup
And toast to the stars over
The oceans flow in
Emotions in the air
I don't wanna live for nothing
Just wanna be something
I never knew what it took to win
I don't wanna live for nothing
Just wanna be something
I never knew we'd be more than friends
We spin the bottle till we're kissing our cups
Felt like I'd die for you
You can't explain it, it's been years since we've touched
And I've waited none for you
I don't wanna live for nothing
Just wanna be something
I never knew what it took to win
I don't wanna live for nothing
Just wanna be something
I never knew we'd be more than friends
Come let me up
Can you hear me now
I'm bout half a block away out
Can you hear me now
The oceans flow in
Emotions in the air
I don't wanna live for nothing
Just wanna be something
I never knew what it took to win
I don't wanna live for nothing
Just wanna be something
I never knew we'd be more than friends
Come let me up
Can you hear me now?
Come let me up
I'm bout half a block away out
Come let me up
Can you hear me now
Come let me up
I'm bout half a block away out
Come let me up
Can you hear me now
Come let me up
About half a block away out Come let me up
I see myself Colliding into doubt And only time will tell If I have what it takes to make this one count
So how can I just look you in your eyes and tell a lie After all there's nothing left to hide But fear can only measure how hard you break It's a give and take So make up your mind
Cause I don't want to hurt you anymore I think I've fallen harder than ever before And if I can't have you then I can have myself to blame Because I know we'll never be the same If only I could hold you for one more night Just know that I would for those few seconds it feels like you are mine
And still I try my best Oh, just to face the fact that I can never take a back a god damn thing But you got to stay proud of the life you live When you've really nothing left to give A fixed image cannot erase All the love that you've misplaced
Cause I don't want to hurt you anymore I think I've fallen harder than ever before And if I can't have you then I can have myself to blame Because I know we'll never be the same If only I could hold you for one more night Just know that I would for those few seconds it feels like you are mine
And all along the fault was my own There's not a second of a memory that I don't recall Even if you've lost your faith in me Promise to never lose your faith in the life you seek
And all along the fault was my own There's not a second of a memory that I don't recall Even if you've lost your faith in me Promise to never lose your faith in the life you seek
Cause I don't want to hurt you anymore I think I've fallen harder than ever before And if I can't have you then I can have myself to blame Because I know we'll never be the same If only I could hold you for one more night Just know that I would for those few seconds it feels like you are mine
How can I decide what's right
When you're clouding up my mind?
I can't win your losing fight all the time
How can I ever own what's mine
When you're always taking sides
But you won't take away my pride
No not this time
Not this time
How did we get here?
Well, I used to know you so well
How did we get here?
Well, I think I know
The truth is hiding in your eyes
And it's hanging on your tongue
Just boiling in my blood
But you think that I can't see
What kind of man that you are
If you're a man at all
Well, I will figure this one out
On my own
(I'm screaming, "I love you so!")
On my own
(My thoughts you can't decode)
How did we get here?
Well, I used to know you so well, yeah
How did we get here?
Well, I think I know
Do you see what we've done?
We've gone and made such fools of ourselves
Do you see what we've done?
We've gone and made such fools of ourselves
Yeah...!
How did we get here?
Well, I used to know you so well, yeah, yeah
How did we get here? [Album version:] Well, I used to know you so well [Acoustic version:] Why won't you show yourself?
I think I know
I think I know
Ooh, there is something
I see in you
It might kill me
I want it to be true
(One, two)
(One, two, three)
Like water in the desert
Impossible to find
You found me when I was broken
Put me back together, gave me life
Like a flower in the concrete
So beautiful and rare
You gave me hope when I was empty
Walked me through the fire, you were there
You're the sun to the moon
You're my ocean, painted blue
You, I'm nothing without you
(Without you, without you)
Like an angel in a nightmare
You opened up my eyes
Looking in all the wrong places
You're the one I needed this whole time
You're the sun to the moon
You're my ocean, painted blue
You, I'm nothing without you
(Without you, without you)
You're the light in the dark
You're the arrow through my heart
You, I'm nothing without you
(Oh, oh) I'm nothing without you
(Oh, oh) I'm nothing without you
(Oh, oh) I'm nothing without you
You, I'm nothing without you
I'm nothing without you
I'm nothing without you
I'm nothing without you
You're the air in my lungs
You're the veins to my blood
Yeah, you, I'm nothing without you
You're the sun to the moon
You're my ocean, painted blue
You, I'm nothing without you
(Without you, without you)
You're the light in the dark
You're the arrow through my heart
You, I'm nothing without you
(Oh, oh) I'm nothing without you
(Oh, oh) I'm nothing without you
(Oh, oh) I'm nothing without you
I know Caught up in the middle (I cry, just a little) (When I think of letting go) Oh no Gave up on the riddle (I cry, just a little) (When I think of letting go)
I know you wanna get behind the wheel, but only one Rida Eyes shut, still got me swimming like a diver Can't let go, I got fans in Okinawa My heart to Japan, quake losers and survivors Norway, no, you didn't get my flowers No way to say it better, but the killer was a Coward Face just showered, the minute in a hour Heard about the news, whole day went sour Lil mama got me feeling like a lemon-head Put you in the box just as poisonous as cigarettes Give 'em my regards or regardless I get arrested Ain't worried about the killers, just the young and restless Getting mad cause the quarter million on my necklace DUI never said I was driving reckless You and I know that jealously is not impressive Oh no, I can't stop, I was destined
I know Caught up in the middle (I cry, just a little) (When I think of letting go) Oh no Gave up on the riddle (I cry, just a little) (When I think of letting go) I know Caught up in the middle (I cry, just a little) (When I think of letting go) Oh no Gave up on the riddle (I cry, just a little) (When I think of letting go)
Champagne buckets still got two tears in it And I put that on my tattoo of Jimi Hendrix Get the pressed leather outfit all in it 'Cause the press tell it all get a meal ticket Clean next, get a call, just a lil visit Sacrifice just to make a hit still vivid Reality stressed when you're blessed, just kill critics Bugatti never meant I'm rich, just God-fearing Look at me steering, got the bossing staring Got a good feeling, Mr. Mike Caren Tell his Billie Jeans, I'm on another planet Thank E-Class, Big Chuck or Lee Prince Perries Buy my momma chandeliers on my tears, dammit Thirty years you had thought these emotions vanish Tryna live, tryna figure how your sister vanish No cheers, I know you wouldn't panic
I know Caught up in the middle (I cry, just a little) (When I think of letting go) Oh no Gave up on the riddle (I cry, just a little) (When I think of letting go) I know Caught up in the middle (I cry, just a little) (When I think of letting go) Oh no Gave up on the riddle (I cry, just a little) (When I think of letting go)
When I need a healing, I just look up to the ceiling I see the sun coming down, I know it's all better now When I need a healing, I just look up to the ceiling I see the sun coming down, I know it's all better now When I need a healing, I just look up to the ceiling I see the sun coming down I know it's all better now When I need a healing, I just look up to the ceiling I see the sun coming down, I know it's all better now
I know I know I know I know I, I, I, I (I think of letting go, go, go)
I know Caught up in the middle (I cry, just a little) (When I think of letting go) Oh no Gave up on the riddle (I cry, just a little) (When I think of letting go) I know Caught up in the middle I cry, just a little (When I think of letting go) Oh no Gave up on the riddle I cry, just a little When I think of letting go
There's another world inside of me that you may never see There's secrets in this life that I can't hide But somewhere in this darkness There's a light that I can't find Well maybe it's too far away, yeah Or maybe I'm just blind Or maybe I'm just blind
So hold me when I'm here Right me when I'm wrong Hold me when I'm scared And love me when I'm gone Everything I am and everything in me Wants to be the one you wanted me to be I'd never let you down Even if I could I'd give up everything If only for your good So hold me when I'm here Right me when I'm wrong You can hold me when I'm scared You won't always be there So love me when I'm gone Love me when I'm gone
When your education X-ray Cannot see under my skin I won't tell you a damn thing That I could not tell my friends Roaming through this darkness I'm alive, but I'm alone And part of me is fighting this But part of me is gone
So hold me when I'm here Right me when I'm wrong Hold me when I'm scared And love me when I'm gone Everything I am and everything in me Wants to be the one you wanted me to be I'd never let you down Even if I could I'd give up everything If only for your good So hold me when I'm here Right me when I'm wrong You can hold me when I'm scared You won't always be there So love me when I'm gone Love me when I'm gone
Or maybe I'm just blind
So hold me when I'm here Right me when I'm wrong Hold me when I'm scared And love me when I'm gone Everything I am and everything in me Wants to be the one you wanted me to be I'd never let you down Even if I could I'd give up everything If only for your good So hold me when I'm here Right me when I'm wrong You can hold me when I'm scared You won't always be there So love me when I'm gone Love me when I'm gone Love me when I'm gone
Love me when I'm gone When I'm gone When I'm gone When I'm gone
Tell me what you're crying for I'll wipe your tears, oh love If your soul is aching love I will comfort you for sure
If we're caught in a wave, I will carry you over It don't matter where you are, I'll run to your front door When my head goes in different directions You know my heart's never on the move And in the dark times you don't have to question If I'm a hundred with you
You could put an ocean between our love, love, love It won't keep us apart You could build a wall, I would run it up, up, up Just to get to your heart If we're caught in a wave Baby, we'll make a way You could put an ocean between our love, love, love It won't keep us apart
Love, between our love Love, between our love
Shadows play on idle hands I lose myself, I do But I find my way to velvet sands I'll crash right into you
If we're caught in a wave, I will carry you over It don't matter where we are, you're still the one I choose When my head goes in different directions You know my heart's never on the move And in the dark times you don't have to question If I'm a hundred with you
You could put an ocean between our love, love, love It won't keep us apart You could build a wall, I would run it up, up, up (run it up) Just to get to your heart If we're caught in a wave (in a wave) Baby, we'll make a way You could put an ocean between our love, love, love It won't keep us apart
Love, between our love Love, between our love
You could put an ocean between our love, love, love It won't keep us apart You could build a wall, I would run it up, up, up (run it up) Just to get to your heart If we're caught in a wave Baby, we'll make a way You could put an ocean between our love, love, love It won't keep us apart
Now this might be a mistake
That I'm calling you this late
But these dreams I have of you ain't real enough
Started bringing up the past
How the things you love don't last
Even though this isn't fair for both of us
Ooh
Maybe I'm just a fool
I still belong with you
Anywhere you, anywhere you are
Ooh, these minefields that I walk through
Ooh, what I risk to be close to you
Ooh, these minefields keeping me from you
Ooh, what I risk to be close to you
Close to you-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
I didn't notice what I lost
Until all the lights were off
And not knowing what you're up to tortured me
Now this might be a mistake
We're broken in so many ways
But I piece us back together slowly
Ooh
Maybe I'm just a fool
I still belong with you
Anywhere you, anywhere you are
Ooh, these minefields that I walk through
Ooh, what I risk to be close to you
Ooh, these minefields keeping me from you
Whoa, what I risk to be close to you
Close to you-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh (To be close to you)
Close to you-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh (To you, to you)
Now this might be a mistake
That I'm calling you this late
But these dreams I have of you ain't real enough
Once upon a time, there was a charming prince Warm soul and arms of steel, but luckless on his love Once upon a time, an angel prayed for him They had a destiny, remember it Oh, please, remember it
Though the shadows tried to keep our hearts away forever, it never came true My love was within you
Once upon a time there was an evil hag Was known as Lady Dark Who made me wonder, and before I knew it She poisoned my heart and drowned yours with this sorrow And you're gone, and I'm just torn Please forgive me, please forgive me Don't be apart of me
I'll keep remembrances of you Until heaven takes me, with him I'll need it to survive without your love Please remember me, oh Please remember me Just remember me 'Cause I'll remember you
Yes, I know you
Sometime she talks to him
Sometimes when she's only dreaming
Then when she wakes up
Somehow she still believes him
Yes, I know you
Tho we've been out of touch
Yes, I know you
To be continued, it's too much baby
I can't wait... I can't wait
Well, I've got to know when I can see you again, now baby
I can't wait... I can't wait
Am I wasting my time while you make up your mind
Well, I can't wait... I can't wait
Yes, I know you
Tho we've been out of touch
I can't wait... I can't wait
What can I do when I'm crazy for you
She wonders how many more hours
Her heart will feel broken
In secret she says she needs to see him
But no words are spoken
She dances around in a circle
Well she's got that feeling now
Blame it on something at first sight
Put the blame on me if you want to
To be continued
I can't wait... I can't wait
Am I wasting my time while you make up your mind
Well, I can't wait... I can't wait
I got to know when I can see you again
Well, I can't wait... I can't wait
I can't wait... I can't wait
I can't wait... I can't wait
How will we feel 20 years from now
Mr. Sandman
Bring me a dream
Make her the cutest that I've ever seen
Give her two lips like roses and clover
And tell her that her lonely nights are over
Sandman
I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman
Bring me a dream
Mr. Sandman
Bring me a dream
Make her the cutest that I've ever seen
Give her the word that I'm not a rover
And tell her that her lonely nights are over
Oh Sandman
I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
So please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman
Bring me a dream
Oh Sandman
Bring us a dream
Make her the cutest that I've ever seen
Give her two lips like roses and clover
And tell her that her lonely nights are over
Oh Sandman
I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
So please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman
Bring me a dream
Mr. Sandman
Bring me a dream
Make her the cutest that I've ever seen
Give her two lips like roses and clover
And tell her that her lonely nights are over
I know how to speak And I know where I'm going I wanted to seek But I got distracted
It's a mirage One that leaves me embarrassed Because no one knows me like you You know there's nothing left for you So I continually move Try to pass it through for ya Does that bore ya?
Asked about pain It's timeless and honest So let go of your shame It's dead dampening blanket It's a facade Go back and look at your training
There's nobody else like you I think I finally explained it I continue to move Between the bank and the blanket Don't fake it
I really am gonna try this time Gonna give you my heart in spite of my soul I really am gonna try this time Gonna give you my heart in spite of my soul
I want your name Burnt in my ceiling Floats like a flame An unpredictable wonder You gave it all hope That all of this is a circle
There's nobody else like you So many that came before ya This is the moment I choose Between the hope and the harness So be honest
I'm really gonna try this time Gonna give you my heart In spite of my soul
Remember those walls I built?
Well, baby, they're tumblin' down
And they didn't even put up a fight
They didn't even make a sound
I found a way to let you in
But I never really had a doubt
Standin' in the light of your halo
I got my angel now
It's like I've been awakened
Every rule I had you breakin'
It's the risk that I'm takin'
I ain't never gonna shut you out
Everywhere I'm lookin' now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby, I can see your halo
You know you're my savin' grace
You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby, I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away
I can feel your halo, halo, halo
I can see your halo, halo, halo
I can feel your halo, halo, halo
I can see your halo, halo
Halo
Hit me like a ray of sun
Burnin' through my darkest night
You're the only one that I want
Think I'm addicted to your light
I swore I'd never fall again
But this don't even feel like fallin'
Gravity can't begin
To pull me back to the ground again
It's like I've been awakened
Every rule I had you breakin'
The risk that I'm takin'
I'm never gonna shut you out
Everywhere I'm lookin' now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby, I can see your halo
You know you're my savin' grace
You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby, I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away
I can feel your halo, halo, halo
I can see your halo, halo, halo
I can feel your halo, halo, halo
I can see your halo, halo
I can feel your halo, halo, halo
I can see your halo, halo, halo
I can feel your halo, halo, halo
I can see your halo, halo
Halo
Halo
Ooh
Everywhere I'm lookin' now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby, I can see your halo
You know you're my savin' grace
You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby, I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away
I can feel your halo, halo, halo
I can see your halo, halo, halo
I can feel your halo, halo, halo
I can see your halo, halo
Halo, oh oh
I can feel your halo, halo, halo
I can see your halo, halo, halo
I can feel your halo, halo, halo
I can see your halo, halo
Halo
Every breaking wave on the shore
Tells the next one there'll be one more
Every gambler knows that to lose
Is what you're really there for
Summer I was fearless
Now, I speak into an answer phone
Like every falling leaf on the breeze
Winter wouldn't leave it alone, alone
If you go
If you go your way and I go mine
Are we so
Are we so helpless against the tide?
Baby, every dog on the street
Knows that we're in love with defeat
Are we ready to be swept off our feet
And stop chasing
Every breaking wave?
Every sailor knows that the sea
Is a friend made enemy
Every shipwrecked soul knows what it is
To live without intimacy
I thought I heard the captain's voice
It's hard to listen while you preach
Like every broken wave on the shore
This is as far as I could reach
If you go
If you go your way and I go mine
Are we so
Are we so helpless against the tide?
Baby, every dog on the street
Knows that we're in love with defeat
Are we ready to be swept off our feet
And stop chasing
Every breaking wave?
The sea knows where are the rocks
And drowning is no sin
You know where my heart is
The same place that yours has been
We know that we fear to win
And so we end before we begin
Before we begin
If you go
If you go your way and I go mine
Are we so
Are we so helpless against the tide?
Baby, every dog on the street
Knows that we're in love with defeat
Are we ready to be swept off our feet
And stop chasing
Every breaking wave?
When my love said to me, Meet me down by the gallow tree. For it's sad news I bring, About this old town and all that it's offering. Some say troubles abound, Some day soon they're gonna pull the old town down. One day we'll return here, When the Belfast Child sings again
Brothers, sisters, where are you now? As I look for you right through the crowd. All my life here I've spent, With my faith in God the Church and the Government. But there's sadness abound, Some day soon they're gonna pull the old town down.
One day we'll return here, When the Belfast Child sings again, When the Belfast Child sings again
So come back Billy, won't you come on home? Come back Mary, you've been away so long. The streets are empty, and your mother's gone. The girls are crying, it's been oh so long. And your father's calling, come on home. Won't you come on home, won't you come on home?
Come back people, you've been gone a while, And the war is raging, through the Emerald Isle. That's flesh and blood man, that's flesh and blood, All the girls are crying but all's not lost.
The streets are empty, the streets are cold. Won't you come on home, won't you come on home?
The streets are empty, Life goes on.
One day we'll return here, When the Belfast Child sings again, When the Belfast Child sings again.
On Raglan Road on an autumn day
I saw her first and knew
That her dark hair would weave a snare
That I might one day rue
I saw the danger, yet I passed
Along the enchanted way
And I said, "Let grief be a falling leaf
At the dawning of the day"
On Grafton Street in November
We tripped lightly along the ledge
Of a deep ravine where can be seen
The worth of passions pledged
The 'Queen of Hearts' still making tarts
And I not making hay
Oh, I loved too much and by such, by such
Is happiness thrown away
I gave her gifts of the mind
I gave her the secret sign
That's known to the artists who have known
The true gods of sound and stone
And word and tint I did not stint
For I gave her poems to say
With her own name there and her own dark hair
Like clouds over fields of May
On a quiet street where old ghosts meet
I see her walking now
Away from me so hurriedly
My reason must allow
That I had loved not as I should
A creature made of clay
When the angel woos the clay
He'll lose his wings at dawn of day
De semaines inutiles en futiles dimanches
De secondes immobiles aux aiguilles qui penchent
J'oublierai ton nom
De quatre nouveaux murs dans un autre quartier
De pinceaux de peinture en meubles à installer
J'oublierai ton nom
De la piste suante à la dernière danse
De quelques nuits de feu aux matinées de cendres
De cette agitation dénuée de tout sens
Du fond de ma raison jusqu'à mon inconscience
De la main d'un ami au baiser d'une bouche
Tous ceux qui sauront lire que le mal a fait mouche
J'oublierai ton nom
J'oublierai ton nom
De mille façons
Et cette certitude
Me fait plus mal encore
J'aimais cette blessure
C'était toi encore
I know it's been tough
I've hurt you enough
But you'll never see
That I must be free
Forget my name
You'll find someone, somewhere
All your troubles to share
She'll wipe out the past
And feel at last
Forget my name
All the good and bad times
We've ever had
Will seem so far away
Will be lonely sad
There's hundreds of ways
To kill away the time
That's how you are made
You know you'll never be mine
De la main d'un ami
Au baiser d'une bouche
Tous ceux qui sauront lire
Que le mal a fait mouche
J'oublierai ton nom
J'oublierai ton nom
De mille façons
Et cette certitude
Me fait plus mal encore
J'aimais cette blessure
C'était toi encore
J'oublierai ton nom
De mille façons
Pour les mêmes raisons qui m'ont fait t'aimer
Parce qu'il fallait bien vivre avant d'oublier
J'oublierai ton nom
De mille façons
Et cette certitude
M'est la pire des morts
J'aimais cette blessure
C'était toi encore
J'oublierai ton nom