Macy Gray ~ Don't Forget Me

Genre: R&B, soul
Writers: Macy Gray
Album: Confessions of a Shopaholic soundtrack
Label: Hollywood Records
Year: 2009

Macy Gray never planned on being a singer. She started off writing songs. When the artist failed to show for a recording demo, Gray stepped in. Eventually she was signed with Epic Records. "Don't Forget Me" was written for the Confessions of a Shopaholic soundtrack. I love that the song is short, simple, and to the point. Yet still tugs at the emotions.

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Don't Forget Me - Macy Gray lyrics
In the wintertime keep your feet warm,
But keep your clothes on and don't forget me.
Keep the memories, but keep your powder dry too.

In the summer by the poolside while the fireflies are
All around you, I'll miss you when I'm lonely.
I'll miss the sunshine too.

Now don't forget me.
Please don't forget me.
Make is easy on me just for a little while.
You know I'll think about you.
I hope you'll think about me too.

When we're older, a little slower,
It doesn't matter now come on get happy.
'Cause nothing lasts forever but I will always love you.

Now don't forget me.
Please don't forget me.
Make is easy on me just for a little while.
You know I'll think about you.
I hope you'll think about me too.

Micheal Jackson ~ You Rock My World

Genre: R&B
Writers: Jackson, Daniels, Jerkins, Payne
Producer: Michael Jackson, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins
Album: Invincible (Michael Jackson)
Label: Epic Records
Year: 2001

Invincible was Michael Jackson's tenth album, his first after a six year break. "You Rock My World" peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 2002, but lost out to James Taylor's "Let Me Be Lonely Tonight". Michael Jackson's unique style and an upbeat chorus makes this song frequent my playlist.

Note: If you do not want to watch the intro on the music video the song starts at 1:45.

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You Rock My World - Micheal Jackson lyrics

Ho-oh...
My life will never be the same.
'Cause girl you came and changed the way I walk, the way I talk.
I cannot explain the things I feel for you,
But girl you know it's true.
Stay with me - fulfill my dreams and I'll be all you'll need.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, ooh, it feels so right
(Girl.)
I've searched for the perfect love all my life
(All my life.)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, ooh, it feels like I
(Like I...)
Have finally found her perfect love is mine
(See, I finally found... Come on, girl.)

You rocked my world, you know you did
And everything I'm gonna give.
(You rocked my world.)
The rarest love,
Who'd think I'd find someone like you to call mine.
(You rocked my world.)

You rocked my world, you know you did (Girl)
And everything I'm gonna give.
(I want you, girl.)
The rarest love,
Who'd think I'd find someone like you to call mine.

In time I knew that love would bring this happiness to me.
I tried to keep my sanity.
I waited patiently.
Girl, you know it seems my life is fully complete.
Our love is true because of you.
You're doin' what you do.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, who'd think that I
(Oh...)
Have finally found the perfect love I searched for
All my life.
(Searched for all my life.)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, who'd think I'd find
(Whoa...oh...oh...)
Such a perfect love that's awesomely so right.
(Whoa, girl.)

You rocked my world, you know you did
(Come on, come on, come on, come on.)
And everything I'm gonna give.
(You rocked my world.)
The rarest love,
Who'd think I'd find someone like you
(Girl.)
to call mine.
(You rocked my world.)

You rocked my world, you know you did
(You rocked my world.)
And everything I'm gonna give.
(Girl, girl, girl.)
The rarest love,
Who'd think I'd find someone like you to call mine.
(Girl.)

You rocked my world, you know you did
(Oh...)
And everything I'm gonna give.
(You rocked my world.)
The rarest love,
Who'd think I'd find someone like you to call mine.

You rocked my world,
(Oh...)
You know you did
And everything I'm gonna give.
(You rock my world.)
The rarest love,
Who'd think I'd find someone like you to call mine.

Girl, I know that this is love,
I felt the magic all in the air.
And girl, I'll never get enough
That's why I always have to have you here.

You rocked my world,
(You rocked my world.)
You know you did
And everything I'm gonna give.
(Look what you did to me, baby, yeah.)
The rarest love,
(Yeah, yeah.)
Who'd think I'd find someone like you to call mine.
(You, You, You, to rock my world.)

You rocked my world, you know you did
(I cannot explain.)
And everything I'm gonna give
('Cause you rocked my world.)
The rarest love,
Who'd think I'd find someone like you to call mine.
(You rocked my world.)

You rocked my world, you know you did
(You, you, you, you, you did.)
And everything I'm gonna give.
(See, it's you and me and you and me.)
The rarest love,
Who'd think I'd find someone like you to call mine.
(You rocked my world.)

You rocked my world, you know you did
(You know you did, baby.)
And everything I'm gonna give.
('Cause you rocked my world.)
The rarest love,
Who'd think I'd find someone like you to call mine.

Tony Orlando and the Dawn ~ Knock Three Times

Genre: Pop
Label: Bell, Elektra
Year: 1970

Tony Orlando recorded his first hit under the alias Dawn incase of a flop, and soon after its success his background vocals took on the name. "Knock Three Times" was the trio's second hit. The song was a remake of an italian original which I have yet to hear. "Knock Three Times" hit number one on the US and UK charts in 1971. The song's catchy chorus easily gets stuck in my head. In recent years Paul and Storm wrote a parody of the song about the Larry Graig scandal, but I'll let you discover that song on your own.

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Knock Three Times - Tony Orlando lyrics

Hey girl, whatcha doin' down there dancin' alone every night
While I live right above you?
I can hear your music playin'.
I can feel your body swayin'.
One floor below me - you don't even know me.
I love you.

Oh my darlin', knock three times on the ceilin'
If you want me.
Mmm, twice on the pipe if the answer is no.
Oh my sweetness...
Means you'll meet me in the hallway.
Whoa, twice on the pipe means you ain't gonna show.

If you look out your window tonight pullin' the string
With the note that's attached to my heart,
Read how many times I saw you, how in my silence I adore you
And only in my dreams did that wall between us come apart.

Oh my darlin', knock three times on the ceilin'
If you want me.
Mmm, twice on the pipe if the answer is no.
Oh my sweetness...
Means you'll meet me in the hallway.
Whoa, twice on the pipe means you ain't gonna show.

Whoa I can hear the music playin'.
I can feel your body swayin'.
One floor below me - you don't even know me.
I love you.

Oh my darlin', knock three times on the ceilin'
If you want me.
Whoa, twice on the pipe if the answer is no.
Oh my sweetness...
Means you'll meet me in the hallway.
Mmm, twice on the pipe means you ain't gonna show.

The Frames ~ Falling Slowly

Genre: Indie Rock
Writers: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová
Album: The Cost (The Frames)
Label: Plateau Records,ANTI-
Year: 2006

In March I watched Irish rockers The Frames perform the Grammy winning hit "Falling Slowly" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Weeks later, SYTYCD brought the song back to visit my ears paired with some emotional choreography. The Frames have been making music for nearly two decades. Their rock version of "Falling Slowly" is featured on the most recent The Frames albums The Cost. The writers of the song, Glen Hansard (lead singer of the Frames) and Markéta Irglová, featured their version on the album The Swell Sea, which peaked at number two on the Irish charts. Later, "Falling Slowly" appeared on the duo's 2007 independent film Once.

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Falling Slowly - The Frames lyrics

I don't know you, but I want you all the more for that.
Words fall through me and always fool me and I can't react
And games that never amount to more than they're meant
Will play themselves out.

Take this sinkin' boat and point it home.
We've still got time.
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice.
You've made it now.

Falling slowly, eyes that know me and I can't go back
And moods that take me and erase me and I'm painted black.
You have suffered enough and warred with yourself,
It's time that you won.

Take this sinkin' boat and point it home.
We've still got time.
Raise your hopeful voice you have the choice.
You've made it now.

Take this sinkin' boat and point it home.
We've still got time.
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice.
You've made it now.
Falling slowly, sing your melody I'll sing along.

CAKE ~ The Distance

Genre: Alternative Rock
Writer: Greg Brown
Producer: CAKE
Album: Fashion Nugget (CAKE)
Label: Capricorn
Year: 1996

"The Distance" was CAKE's biggest hit featured on their third album Fashion Nugget. The song's stand out guitar and head-bobbing beat makes it one of my favorite songs to "rock out" to. "The Distance" along with a cover of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" propelled Fashion Nugget into platinum status.

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The Distance - Cake lyrics

Reluctantly crouched at the starting line,
Engines pumping and thumping in time.
The green light flashes, the flags goes up.
Churning and burning, they yearn for the cup.

They deftly maneuver and muscle for rank,
Fuel burning fast on an empty tank.
Reckless and wild they pour through the turns,
Their prow less is potent and secretly stern.

As they speed through the finish the flags go down.
The fans get up, and get out of town.
The arena is empty except for one man,
Still driving and striving as fast as he can.

The sun has gone down and the moon has come up
And long ago somebody left with the cup,
But he's driving and striving and hugging the turns
And thinking of someone for whom he still burns.

He's going the distance.
He's going for speed.
She's all alone,
(all alone)
All alone in her time of need.

Because he's racing and pacing and plotting the course.
He's fighting and biting and riding on his horse.
He's going the distance.

No trophy, no flowers, no flash bulbs, no wine.
He's haunted by something he cannot define.
Bowel shaking earthquakes of doubt and remorse
Assail him, impale him with monster truck force.

In his mind he's still driving, still making the grade.
She's hoping time that her memories will fade.
'Cause he's racing and pacing and plotting the course.
He's fighting and biting and riding on his horse.

The sun has gone down and the moon has come up
And long ago somebody left with the cup,
But he's driving and striving and hugging the turns
And thinking of someone for whom he still burns.

'Cause he's going the distance.
He's going for speed.
She's all alone,
(all alone)
All alone in her time of need.

Because he's racing and pacing and plotting the course.
He's fighting and biting and riding on his horse.
He's racing and pacing and plotting the course.
He's fighting and biting and riding on his horse.

He's going the distance.
He's going for speed.
He's going the distance.

Eminem ~ Beautiful

Genre: Hip Hop
Writers: M. Mathers, L. Resto, J. Bass, D. Black, A. Hill
Producer: Eminem
Album: Relapse (Eminem)
Label: Aftermath, Interscope, Shady
Year: 2009

After a five year break rapper Eminem recently released his sixth album Relapse. "Beautiful" is a ballad and stands out to me amidst all of the rest. It was the only song to appear on the album that was recorded while Eminem was dealing with depression and serious addiction. "Beautiful" starts with a powerful sample of Paul Rodgers from Rock Therapy singing "Reaching Out".


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Beautiful - Eminem lyrics

PAUL RODGERS:
Lately I've been hard to reach,
I've been too long on my own.
Everybody has a private world where they can be alone.
Are you calling me, are you trying to get through?
Are you reaching out for me like I'm reaching out for you?

EMINEM:
I'm just so fuckin' depressed.
I just can seem to get out this slump.
If I could just get over this hump,
But I need something to pull me out this dump.
I took my bruises, took my lumps.
Fell down and I got right back up,
But I need that spark to get psyched back up
In order for me to pick that mic back up.

I don't know how or why or when
I ended up in this position I'm in.
I'm starting to feel distant again.
So I decided just to pick this pen
Up and tried to make an attempt to vent
But I just can't admit or come to grips
With the fact that I may be done with rap.
I need a new outlet.

I know some shit's so hard to swallow,
But I just can't sit back and wallow in my own sorrow,
But I know one fact - I'll be one tough act to follow,
One tough act to follow.
I'll be one tough act to follow.
Here today, gone tomorrow,

But you'd have to walk a thousand miles in my shoes,
Just to see what it's like to be me.
I'll be you.
Let's trade shoes,
Just to see what it'd be like to feel your pain.
You feel mine.
Go inside each other's mind,
Just to see what we find.
Look at shit through each other's eyes,

But don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful.
(Oh) They can all get fucked,
Just stay true to you. (So)
Don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful.
(Oh) They can all get fucked,
Just stay true to you. (So)

I think I'm starting to lose my sense of humor.
Everything is so tense and gloom.
I almost feel like I gotta check the temperature of the room.
Just as soon as I walk in it's like all eyes on me.
So I try to avoid any eye contact
'Cause if I do that then it opens a door for conversation,
Like I want that.

I'm not looking for extra attention.
I just wanna be just like you,
Blend in with the rest of the room.
Maybe just point me to the closest restroom.
I don't need no fucking man servin'
Tryin' to follow me around and wipe my ass.

Laugh at every single joke I crack,
And half of 'em ain't even funny like
Ahh Marshall, you're so funny man!
You should be a comedian, god damn!
Unfortunately I am,
I just hide behind the tears of a clown.
So why don't you all sit down,
Listen to the tale I'm about to tell.
Hell, we don't gotta trade our shoes
And you ain't gotta walk no thousand miles

In my shoes just to see what it's like to be me.
I'll be you.
Let's trade shoes,
Just to see what it'd be like to feel your pain.
You feel mine.
Go inside each other's mind,
Just to see what we find.
Look at shit through each other's eyes,

But don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful.
(Oh) They can all get fucked,
Just stay true to you. (So)
Don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful.
(Oh) They can all get fucked,
Just stay true to you. (So)

Nobody asked for life to deal us
With these bullshit hands we're dealt.
We gotta take these cards ourselves and flip 'em,
Don't expect no help.
Now I could have either
Just sat on my ass and pissed and moaned,
But take this situation in which I'm placed in
And get up and get my own.

I was never the type of kid to wait by the door
And pack his bags and sat on the porch and hoped
And prayed for a dad to show up who never did.
I just wanted to fit in every single place,
Every school I went.
I dreamed of being that cool kid
Even if it meant acting stupid.

Aunt Edna always told me,
Keep making that face 'til it gets stuck like that.
Meanwhile I'm just standing there
Holding my tongue up trying to talk like this.
'Til I stuck my tongue on that frozen stop sign poll
At 8 years old I learned my lesson then
'Cause I wasn't tryin' to impress my friends no more,

But I already told you my whole life story
Not just based on my description.
'Cause where you see it from where you're sitting
It's probably 110% different.
I guess we would have to walk a mile
In each other's shoes, at least.
What size you wear?
I wear tens,
Let's see if you can fit your feet

In my shoes just to see what it's like to be me.
I'll be you.
Let's trade shoes,
Just to see what it'd be like to feel your pain.
You feel mine.
Go inside each other's mind,
Just to see what we find.
Look at shit through each other's eyes,

But don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful.
(Oh) They can all get fucked,
Just stay true to you. (So)
Don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful.
(Oh) They can all get fucked,
Just stay true to you. (So)

PAUL RODGERS:
Lately I've been hard to reach,
I've been too long on my own.
(Oh) Everybody has a private world where they can be alone.
(So) Are you calling me, are you trying to get through?
(Oh) Are you reaching out for me like I'm reaching out for you? (So)

EMINEM:
Yeah, to my babies, stay strong.
Daddy will be home soon
And to the rest of the world,
God gave you the shoes that fit you,
So put 'em on and wear 'em
And be yourself man, be proud of who you are.
Even if it sounds corny, don't ever let no one tell you,
You ain't beautiful.

Fiona Apple ~ Love Ridden

Genre: alternative rock
Writer: Fiona Apple
Producer: Jon Brion
Album: When the Pawn... (Fiona Apple)
Label: Work/Epic Records
Year: 1999

When the pawn hits the conflicts he thinks like a king
What he knows throws the blows when he goes to the fight
And he'll win the whole thing before he enters the ring
There's no body to batter when your mind is your might
So when you go solo, you hold your own hand
And remember that depth is the greatest of heights
And if you know where you stand, then you know where to land
And if you fall it won't matter, cuz you'll know that you're right

Written above is the full title of Fiona Apple's second album When the Pawn.... It held the world record for longest album title for six years.
The album did not get as much commercial attention as her first, but sold over one million copies and was certified platinum. "Love Ridden" is one of my favorite ballads from the album, but it was a tough choice. I love this album as much as Tidal.

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Love Ridden - Fiona Apple lyrics

Love ridden, I've looked at you
With the focus I gave to my birthday candles.
I've wished on the lidded blue flames under your brow
And baby, I wished for you.

Nobody sees when you are lying in your bed
And I wanna crawl in with you,
But I cry instead.
I want your warm,
But it will only make me colder when it's over.
So I can't tonight, baby.

No not "baby" anymore,
If I need you I'll just use your simple name.
Only kisses on the cheek from now on
And in a little while we'll only have to wave.

My hand won't hold you down no more
The path is clear to follow through.
I stood too long in the way of the door
And now I'm giving up on you.

No not "baby" anymore,
If I need you I'll just use your simple name.
Only kisses on the cheek from now on
And in a little while we'll only have to wave.

No not "baby" anymore,
If I need you I'll just use your simple name.
Only kisses on the cheek from now on
And in a little while we'll only have to wave.

Bob Dylan ~ Make You Feel My Love

Genre: Blues, Rock
Writer: Bob Dylan
Producer: Daniel Lanois
Album: Time out of Mind (Bob Dylan)
Label: Columbia
Year: 1997

Bob Dylan's thirtieth album Time Out of Mind was his first in nearly two decades to go platinum. The record won several Grammys including "Album of the Year" in 1998. Dylan's "Make You Feel My Love" has been covered by several musicians. Covers of the song by both Garth Brooks and Billy Joel reached the top ten on the Billboard Adult Contempoarary charts. Though Dylan's rough voice might not be mine or your favorite version, the words make the song.

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Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan lyrics

When the rain is blowin' in your face
And the whole world is on your case
I could offer you a warm embrace
To make you feel my love.

When the evening shadows and the stars appear
And there is no one there to dry your tears
I could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love.

I know you haven't made your mind up yet,
But I would never do you wrong.
I've known it from the moment that we met
No doubt in my mind where you belong.

I'd go hungry, I'd go black and blue.
I'd go crawlin' down the avenue.
No, there's nothin' that I wouldn't do
To make you feel my love.

Though storms are raging on the rollin' sea
And on the highway of regrets,
Though winds of change are throwing wild and free
You ain't seen nothin' like me yet.

I could make you happy, make your dreams come true.
Nothing that I wouldn't do.
Go to the ends of the Earth for you
To make you feel my love.

Melissa Etheridge ~ I'm the Only One

Genre: Rock
Writer: Melissa Etheridge
Producer: Hugh Padgham, Melissa Etheridge
Album: Yes I Am (Melissa Etheridge)
Label: Island Records
Year: 1993

Lesbian rocker Melissa Etheridge recieved national recognition with the release of her fourth albumYes I Am. Strong lyrics paired with Etheridge's powerful voice made "I'm the Only One" one of the musician's biggest hits charting at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Adult Contemporary charts.

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I'm the Only One - Melissa Etheridge lyrics

Please baby, can't you see
My mind's a burnin' hell.
I got razors a rippin' and tearin'
And strippin' my heart apart as well.
Tonight you told me that you ache for something new
And some other woman is lookin' like something
That might be good for you.

Go on and hold her till the screaming is gone.
Go on believe her when she tells you
Nothing's wrong,
But I'm the only one
Who'll walk across the fire for you.
And I'm the only one
Who'll drown in my desire for you.
It's only fear that makes you run,
The demons that you're hiding from.
When all your promises are gone,
I'm the only one.

Please baby can't you see I'm trying to explain.
I've been here before and I'm locking the door
And I'm not going back again.
Her eyes and arms and skin
Won't make it go away.
You'll wake up tomorrow and wrestle the sorrow
That holds you down today.

Go on and hold her till the screaming is gone.
Go on believe her when she tells you
Nothing's wrong,
But I'm the only one
Who'll walk across the fire for you.
And I'm the only one
Who'll drown in my desire for you.
It's only fear that makes you run,
The demons that you're hiding from.
When all your promises are gone,
I'm the only one.

Go on and hold her till the screaming is gone.
Go on believe her when she tells you
Nothing's wrong,
But I'm the only one
Who'll walk across the fire for you.
And I'm the only one
Who'll drown in my desire for you.
It's only fear that makes you run,
The demons that you're hiding from.
When all your promises are gone,
I'm the only one.
Yeah..

And I'm the only one
Who'll drown in my desire for you.
It's only fear that makes you run,
The demons that you're hiding from.
When all your promises are gone,
I'm the only one.

Del Shannon ~ Runaway

Genre: Oldies, Rock
Writers: Del Shannon, Max Crook
Producer: Harry Balk
Label: BigTop 45-3067 (USA)
Year: 1961

"Runaway" is one of my favorite oldies. Singer Charles Westover and Max Crook, who had invented his own electric keyboard, won a recording contract with Big Top Records in 1960. Westover's took the stage name "Del Shannon" and Crook became "Maximilian". Originally called "Little Runaway" the song was rewritten and rerecorded to feature Crook's solo. "Runaway" was an immediate hit after Del Shannon made an appearance on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. The song peaked at number one and stayed there for four weeks.

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Runaway - Del Shannon lyrics

As I walk along I wonder a-what went wrong
With our love, a love that was so strong.
And as I still walk on
I think of the things we've done
Together, a-while our hearts were young.

I'm a-walkin' in the rain,
Tears are fallin' and I feel the pain.
Wishin' you were here by me
To end this misery.
And I wonder,
I wa-wa-wa-wa-wonder why.
Why, why, why, why, why she ran away.
and I wonder where she will stay,
My little runaway,
A Run, run, run, run, runaway.

I'm a-walkin' in the rain,
Tears are fallin' and I feel a pain.
Wishin' you were here by me
To end this misery.
And I wonder,
I wa-wa-wa-wa-wonder why.
Why, why, why, why, why she ran away.
And I wonder where she will stay,
My little runaway,
A run, run, run, run, runaway.
A run, run, run, run, runaway.
A run, run, run, run, runaway.
A run, run, run, run, runaway.

Crazy ~ Gnarls Barkley

Genre: R&B, Soul
Writer: Cee-Lo
Producer: Danger Mouse
Album: St. Elsewhere (Gnarls Barkley)
Label: Downtown Records, Warner Music
Year: 2006

Gnarls Barkley is a duo consisting of producer/instrumentalist Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) and vocalist Cee-Lo Green (Thomas Callaway). "Crazy" was Gnarls Barkley's first hit from their debut album St. Elsewhere. The song reached top ten status in several countries including the UK and US. "Crazy" won a Grammy in 2007 for Best Urban/Alternative Performance and was also nominated as Record of the Year, but lost to the Dixie Chicks. I think this song has a great beat and alot of soul, but maybe I'm crazy.

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Crazy - Gnarls Barkley lyrics

I remember when.. I remember,
I remember when I lost my mind.
There was something so pleasant about that place.
Even your emotions had an echo
In so much space.

And when you're out there without care,
Yeah, I was out of touch
But it wasn't because I didn't know enough.
I just knew too much.

Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
Possibly. (radio version)
Probably. (album version)

And I hope that you are having the time of your life,
But think twice.
That's my only advice.

Come on now, who do you, who do you, who do you,
Who do you think you are?
Ha ha ha bless your soul.
You really think you're in control.

Well, I think you're crazy.
I think you're crazy.
I think you're crazy
Just like me.

My heroes had the heart to lose their lives out on a limb.
And all I remember is thinking, I want to be like them.
Ever since I was little,
Ever since I was little it looked like fun
And it's no coincidence I've come
And I can die when I'm done.

Maybe I'm crazy.
Maybe you're crazy.
Maybe we're crazy.
Probably.

Helena Bonham Carter - By the Sea

Genre: Musical Soundtrack
Writer: Stephen Sondheim
Producer: Mike Higham
Album: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Year: 2007

The dark musical Sweeney Todd was redone by Tim Burton in 2007. The lead roles were Johnny Depp as the unforgiving Sweeney Todd and Helena Bonham Carter as the smitten Mrs. Lovett. Although the soundtrack sustained many changes, additions and deletions it stays up to par with the original. "By the Sea" is one of few upbeat songs on the album. I love Helena Bonham Carter's playfulness and Johnny Depps's unenthusiastic yet irresistible demeanor.

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By the Sea - Helena Bonham Carter lyrics

LOVETT:
Oh, Mr. Todd!
I'm so happy!
I could eat you up, I really could!
You know what I'd like to do, Mr. Todd
What I dream if the business stays as good?
Where I'd really like to go in a year or so?
Don't you want to know?

TODD:
Of course.
LOVETT:
Do you really want to know?
TODD:
Yes, I do.

By the sea, Mr. Todd, that's the life I covet.
By the sea, Mr. Todd, oh I know you'd love it!
You and me, Mr. T, we could be alone
In a house wot we'd almost own,
Down by the sea!

TODD:
Anything you say...
LOVETT:
Wouldn't that be smashing?

Think how snug it'll be underneath our flannel
When it's just you and me and the English Channel.
In our cozy retreat kept all neat and tidy
We'll have chums over every Friday
By the sea!
Don'tcha love the weather?
By the sea!
We'll grow old together
By the seaside.
Ho-oh!
By the beautiful sea!

It'll be so quiet that who'll come by it
Except a seagull.
Hoo, hoo!
We shouldn't try it until it's legal for two,
But a seaside wedding could be devised
Me rumpled bedding legitimized!
Me eyelids'll flutter.
I'll turn into butter
The moment I mutter I do!

Down by the sea,
Married nice and proper.
By the sea,
Bring along your chopper to the seaside.
Hoo, hoo!
By the beautiful sea!

Maria Mena ~ Where Were You

Genre: Contemporary,Pop
Writer: Maria Mena
Producer: Maria Mena, Martin Sjolie
Album: Cause and Effect (Maria Mena)
Label: Sony BMG
Year: 2008

I give alot of credit to So You Think You Can Dance for introducing me some of my most beloved musicians to date. Norwegian singer/songwriter Maria Mena is one of them. I recently got my hands on a copy of her fifth and most recent album Cause and Effect. "Where Were You" stood out from the rest right away. Mena's voice brings such great emotion to the song.

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Where Were You - Maria Mena lyrics

I was a backing track
Saving my green voice's back.
Disguising the obvious -
That I had no one to sing for.
I lived in a paper bin
Which I laid curled up and forgotten in
With an unfinished lovers hymn
Tattooed on my forehead.

Oh, oh, oh, where were you?
Had I known you then
The outcome would have been better.

I got used to the treadmill love -
Where no matter how fast you run
You're stuck at the starting point,
Only exhausted.
I was the anonymous author of
Songs I'd not dared to share
Lacking the audience of a lover's ear.

Oh, oh, oh,
Oh, oh, oh, where were you?
Had I know you then
The outcome would have been better.

You could have prevented this.
You could have prevented this.
You could have prevented this.
You could have prevented this.

You could have prevented this.
You could have prevented this.
You could have prevented this.
You could have prevented..

Oh, oh, oh, where were you?
Had you known me then
The outcome would have been better.

Peter Gabriel ~ In Your Eyes

Genre: Rock
Writer: Peter Gabriel
Producer: Peter Gabriel, Bill Laswell, Daniel Lanois
Album: So (Peter Gabriel)
Label: Geffen Records
Year: 1986

I watched "Say Anything" for the first time the other day. The classic heart broken boyfriend holding a boombox above his head blaring Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" inspired me to post about the song. Gabriel wrote "In Your Eyes" after an attempted reconciliation with his one-time girlfriend, actress Rosanna Arquette, which ended in failure. In 1986 "In Your Eyes" hit number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks and number twenty-six on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2005, the song reached over 500,000 copies sold and Gabriel recieved his first Gold single, certified in the U.S. by the RIAA.

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In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel lyrics

Love, I get so lost sometimes.
Days pass and this emptiness fills my heart.
When I want to run away I drive off in my car,
But whichever way I go I come back to the place you are.

All my instincts - they return.
The grand facade so soon will burn.
Without a noise, without my pride
I reach out from the inside.

In your eyes
The light the heat.
In your eyes
I am complete.
In your eyes
I see the doorway
In your eyes
To a thousand churches
In your eyes
the resolution
In your eyes
of all my fruitless searches.
In your eyes
Oh, I see the light and the heat.
In your eyes
oh, I want to be that complete.
I want to touch the light,
The heat I see in your eyes.

Love, I don't like to see so much pain.
So much wasted and this moment keeps slipping away.
I get so tired working so hard for our survival.
I look to the time with you to keep me awake and alive.

And all my instincts - they return.
And the grand facade so soon will burn.
Without a noise, without my pride
I reach out from the inside.

In your eyes
The light the heat.
In your eyes
I am complete.
In your eyes
I see the doorway
To a thousand churches
In your eyes
the resolution
In your eyes
of all my fruitless searches.
Oh, I see the light and the heat.
In your eyes
oh, I want to be that complete.
I want to touch the light,
The heat I see in your eyes.
In your eyes..
In your eyes..
In your eyes..

The Isley Brothers ft R. Kelly ~ Contagious

Genre: R&B
Writer/Producer: R. Kelly
Album: Eternal (The Isley Brothers)
Label: DreamWorks Records
Year: 2001

The Isley Brothers have been making hit music together for over six decades. Though the group has had up to six members at times The Isley Brothers is currently a duo consisting of Ronald and Ernie Isley. "Contagious" made The Isleys the first band to to have a hit in six consecutive decades on Billboard's Hot 100. The song also won them a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo in 2002. "Contagious" is an entertaining R&B soap opera narrorated by Ron Isley telling the story of him coming home to find R. Kelly and Chante Moore in a compromising situation.

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Contagious - The Isley Brothers ft R. Kelly lyrics

R. KELLY:
Here is a story about a man coming in
And found his woman in bed with.. well, listen.

RON ISLEY:
Its 2AM just gettin' in about to check my message.
No one has called but my homies and some bill collectors.
Say your love brings somebody wants to borrow money.
I two way her - she don't hit me back something is funny.
So I called her mother's house and asked her had she seen my baby.
(Oh, I) Rolled my 6 around lookin' for that missin' lady.
Got back in turned the TV on and caught the news.
Then I put my hand on my head cause I'm so confused.
And then I turned the TV down (TV down)
Cause I thought I heard a squeaky sound.
Mmm something's goin on upstairs yeah,
Cause I know nobody else lives here.

(bum bum bum)
As I get closer to the stairways all I hear
And then I hear my baby's voice in my ear screamin' out..

You're contagious.
Touch me baby - give me what you got.
Then a man says:
Sexy lady, drive me crazy.
Drive me wild.
All I heard was my baby's voice screamin'..
You're contagious.
Touch me baby - give me what you got.
Sexy lady,
(Then I heard another man, yeah.)
drive me crazy.
Drive me wild.
And I just can't believe this sh..

I ran downstairs looked in the closet lookin for that hoo.
Said a prayer cause only god knows what I'm gonna do.
What I saw was enough to drive a preacher wild.
I'm in the hall contemplating not in my own damn house.
Who woulda thought she was creepin' with another man?
(Oh, I) The downlow had happenin' to me all over again.
And then I turned the TV down, (TV down)
Cause I know I heard a squeaky sound.
Somethin' goin' on up there upstairs
Cause I know it - no one else lives here.

(bum bum bum)
As I get closer to the stairways all I hear
And then I hear my baby's voice in my ear screamin'..

You're contagious.
Touch me baby - give me what you got.
Then a man says:
Sexy lady, drive me crazy.
Drive me wild.
(All I can do is hear them say)
You're contagious.
Touch me baby - give me what you got.
Sexy lady, drive me crazy.
Drive me wild.
Oh, I can't believe this sh..

RON ISLEY:
What the hell is goin on between the sheets in my home?
CHANTE MOORE:
Baby wait, let me explain before you start to point your cane.
RON ISLEY:
Girl I'm 'bout to have a fit.
R. KELLY:
Oh its about to be some shit.
How did I get into this?
Shoulda never came home with this bitch.
RON ISLEY:
You low down dirty woman back to where you come from!
CHANTE MOORE:
But baby wait..
RON ISLEY:
But wait my ass - hit the streets your ass is grass.
R. KELLY:
Now Mr. Biggs before your done..
RON ISLEY:
Wait, how you know my name son?
CHANTE MOORE:
Honey wait, I was gonna tell you.
RON ISLEY:
Oo this cat looks real familiar.
Hm now don't I know you from somewhere from a long time ago?
R. KELLY:
No no, I don't think so.
RON ISLEY:
Yeah yeah, I feel I know you brother very well.
R. KELLY:
No no, you mistaken me for somebody else.
CHANTE MOORE:
Frank!
RON ISLEY:
Shut up! Can't you see two men are talkin'?
CHANTE MOORE:
But..
RON ISLEY:
Thought I told your ass to get a walkin.
Now I think ya'll better leave this place,
Cause I'm about to catch a case..

You're contagious.
Touch me baby - give me what you got.
(Oh that's what she said)
Sexy lady, drive me crazy.
Drive me wild.
(And then he replied)
You're contagious.
Touch me baby - give me what you got.
Sexy lady, drive me crazy.
Drive me wild.
You're contagious. Touch me baby -
(I should've known from the shopping spree..)
Give me what you got.
(that's the only time you smiled at me.)
Sexy lady, drive me crazy.
(And makin' love girl it wasn't the same..)
Drive me wild.
(I can tell how you said my name.)

Jessica Andrews ~ There's More to Me Than You

Country singer Jessica Andrews got her start in music business early, releasing her debut album Heart Shaped World at the young age of fifteen. "There's More to Me Than You" was the first single from her third album titled Now. The song was the only single on the album to reach the Top 20 on the country singles charts. "There's More to Me Than You" was released in two vesions: one fast-paced with an upbeat guitar and the other a highway ballad which was slower and accomanied by the piano. I prefer the ballad, but I'm a sucker for those. Here's a sample of each version.

There's More to Me Than You by Jessica Andrews lyrics

I spent years and all this time thinking
I was better off cuz you were mine.
You always said it was your way or the highway.
So I'm shiftin' my life into drive.
I'm getting out, kissing the past good-bye.
Like Toby said, "How do you like me now?"
This conversation has run dry and I keep telling myself..

ooo, ooo, ooo
There's more to me than you.
ooo, ooo
Don't underestimate what I can do.
Well I'm alright, it's okay.
I know I'll make it through.
'Cause there's more to me than you.

I'm not saying I'm battered and bruised,
But I might as well be with the words you used.
I believe in myself - that makes me stronger.
Things changed and so have I.
I'm gonna make hay while the sun still shines.
You can clip my wings, but I'm still gonna fly.
I'm on my own and on my way and I keep telling myself..

ooo, ooo, ooo
There's more to me than you.
ooo, ooo
Don't underestimate what I can do.
Well I'm alright, it's okay.
I know I'll make it through.
'Cause there's more to me than you.

There was always something that meant more to you than me
And I'm just sorry it's takin' this for you to see.

ooo, ooo, ooo
There's more to me than you.
ooo, ooo
Don't underestimate what I can do.
Well I'm alright, it's okay.
I know I'll make it through.
'Cause there's more to me than you.

ooo, ooo, ooo
There's more to me than you
ooo, ooo, ooo

Foo Fighters ~ Best of You

Best of You by Foo Fighters lyrics

I've got another confession to make - I'm your fool.
Everyone's got their chains to break holdin' you.
Were you born to resist or be abused?

Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you?
Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you?
Are you gone and onto someone new?

I needed somewhere to hang my head without your noose.
You gave me something that I didn't have, but had no use.
I was too weak to give in, too strong to lose.
My heart is under arrest again, but I break loose.
My head is giving me life or death, but I can't choose.
I swear I'll never give in.
I refuse.

Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you?
Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you?
Has someone taken your faith?
Its real - the pain you feel.
You trust.
You must Confess.

Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you?
Oh, oh, oh, oh..

Has someone taken your faith?
Its real - the pain you feel
The life - the love you'd die to heal.
The hope that starts the broken hearts.
You trust.
You must confess.

Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you?
Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you?

I've got another confession my friend - I'm no fool.
I'm getting tired of starting again somewhere new.
Were you born to resist or be abused?
I swear I'll never give in.
I refuse.

Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you?
Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you?
Has someone taken your faith?
Its real - the pain you feel.
You trust.
You must Confess.

Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you?
Oh..

Des'ree ~ You Gotta Be

You Gotta Be by Des'ree lyrics

Listen as your day unfolds.
Challenge what the future holds.
Try and keep your head up to the sky.
Lovers, they may cause you tears.
Go ahead release your fears.
Stand up and be counted.
Don't be ashamed to cry.

You gotta be..
You gotta be bad.
You gotta be bold.
You gotta be wiser.
You gotta be hard.
You gotta be tough.
You gotta be stronger.
You gotta be cool.
You gotta be calm.
You gotta stay together.
All I know, all I know - love will save the day.

Herald what your mother said.
Read the books your father read.
Try to solve the puzzles in your own sweet time.
Some may have more cash than you,
Others take a different view.
My oh my hey..

You gotta be..
You gotta be bad.
You gotta be bold.
You gotta be wiser.
You gotta be hard.
You gotta be tough.
You gotta be stronger.
You gotta be cool.
You gotta be calm.
You gotta stay together.
All I know, all I know - love will save the day.

Time asks no questions it goes on without you,
Leaving you behind if you can't stand the pace.
The world keeps on spinning,
You can't stop it if you try to.
This time it's danger staring you in the face.
Oh oh remember..

Listen as your day unfolds.
Challenge what the future holds.
Try and keep your head up to the sky.
Lovers, they may cause you tears.
Go ahead release your fears.
My oh my hey hey..

You gotta be..
You gotta be bad.
You gotta be bold.
You gotta be wiser.
You gotta be hard.
You gotta be tough.
You gotta be stronger.
You gotta be cool.
You gotta be calm.
You gotta stay together.
All I know, all I know - love will save the day.

You gotta be bad.
You gotta be bold.
You gotta be wiser.
You gotta be hard.
You gotta be tough.
You gotta be stronger.
You gotta be cool.
You gotta be calm.
You gotta stay together.
All I know, all I know - love will save the day.

Got to be bold.
Got to be bad.
Got to be wise.
Don't ever say it.
Got to be hard, not to to hard.
All I know is love will save the day.

Jade ft Elisa ~ Opera

Opera by Jade featuring Elisa lyrics

(You see a dancing sun bursting into flames.
Is this real?
I feel like I’ve known you for a while.
Please don’t ever say that you don’t mean if you can.
Don’t be scared of me.
Don’t be scared.)

La mer de mai
Incontro
J’ai vu le soleil
Danzare

Je suis
(Don’t let me fade away.)
l’amour dechire
(Don’t push me back. Don’t let go.
If you say that I’m your dream you’ll keep me alive.)

Je suis
(Don’t let me fade away.)
l’amour
(Don’t push me back. Don’t let go.)

The flower is dead
Ardente
This magnificent sculpture
Breathes, moves, loves, cries,
Bleed into my skin…cause..

She is..
(Don’t let me fade away.)

love in hell.
(Don’t push me back don’t let go.
If you say that I’m your dream you’ll keep me alive.)

'Cause she is..
(Don’t let me fade away.)

love.
(Don’t push me back. Don’t let go.)

(If you give me a name I’ll come to life.
I’ll become skin and bones for you.
Then I’ll come closer.)

And I’m held on you.
And I’m held on you.
And I’m held on you.
And I'm held.

Sia ~ Breathe Me

Breathe Me by Sia lyrics
Help, I have done it again.
I have been here many times before.
Hurt myself again today
And the worst part is there's no-one else to blame.

Be my friend.
Hold me.
Wrap me up.
Unfold me.
I am small and needy.
Warm me up and breathe me.

Ouch, I have lost myself again.
Lost myself and I am nowhere to be found.
Yeah, I think that I might break.
I've lost myself again and I feel unsafe.

Be my friend.
Hold me.
Wrap me up.
Unfold me.
I am small and needy.
Warm me up and breathe me.

Be my friend.
Hold me.
Wrap me up.
Unfold me.
I am small and needy.
Warm me up and breathe me.

Death Cab For Cutie ~ I Will Possess Your Heart

Death Cab For Cutie was put together by lead singer Benjamin Gibbard after he was signed by Barsuk Records. The indie rock band recently released thier sixth album titled Narrow Stairs. The album's first single "I Will Possess Your Heart" was Death Cab For Cutie's highest charting single. The song was nominated for a Grammy in 2008 for "Best Rock Song" and Narrow Stairs was nominated for "Best Alternative Music Album." The band won neither. The album vesion of "I Will Possess Your Heart" has a very long musical introduction which is not present in the radio edit. I love the strong lyrics in this song.

I Will Possess Your Heart by Death Cab For Cutie lyrics

How I wish you could see the potential, the potential of you and me.
Its like a book elegantly bound, but in a language that you can't read just yet.

You gotta spend some time, love.
You gotta spend some time with me and I know that you'll find love.
I will possess your heart.

You gotta spend some time, love.
You gotta spend some time with me and I know that you'll find love.
I will possess your heart.

There are days when outside your window I see my reflection as I slowly pass
And I long for this mirrored perspective when we'll be lovers, lovers at last.

You gotta spend some time, love.
You gotta spend some time with me and I know that you'll find love.
I will possess your heart.

You gotta spend some time, love.
You gotta spend some time with me and I know that you'll find love.
I will possess your heart.
I will possess your heart.
I will possess your heart.

You reject my advances and desperate plea.
I won't let you let me down so easily, so easily.

You gotta spend some time, love.
You gotta spend some time with me and I know that you'll find love.
I will possess your heart.

You gotta spend some time, love.
You gotta spend some time with me and I know that you'll find love.
I will possess your heart.

You gotta spend some time, love.
You gotta spend some time with me and I know that you'll find love.
I will possess your heart.
I will possess your heart.
I will possess your heart.

Sheryl Crow ~ Strong Enough

Sheryl Crow's debut album was titled Tuesday Night Music Club, after a group of credited musicians called the "Tuesday Music Club" who gathered on Tuesdays to work with Crow on the album. The record won three Grammy Awards in 1995: Record of the Year, Best New Artist and Best Female Vocal Performance. "Strong Enough" is a slow song filled with emotion. It peaked at number two on the Billborad Hot 100 and caused the Tuesday Night Music Club to reach number three on the U.S. Billboard 200 album charts.

Strong Enough by Sheryl Crow lyrics

God, I feel like hell tonight,
The tears of rage I cannot fight.
I'd be the last to help you understand.
Are you strong enough to be my man?
My man..

Nothing's true and nothing's right,
So let me be alone tonight.
'Cause you cant change the way I am.
Are you strong enough to be my man?

Lie to me, I promise I'll believe.
Lie to me, but please don't leave.

I have a face I cannot show.
I make the rules up as I go.
It's try and love me if you can.
Are you strong enough to be my man?
My man..

Are you strong enough to be my man?
Are you strong to be my man?
Are you strong enough my man?

When I've shown you that I just don't care..
When I'm throwing punches in the air..
When I'm broken down and I can't stand..
Would you be man enough to be my man?

Lie to me, I promise I'll believe.
Lie to me, but please don't leave.

Kings of Leon ~ Use Somebody

American band Kings of Leon is composed of three brothers from the south and their first cousin. Since thier debut album Kings of Leon has been a hit outside of the U.S. The group recently released thier fourth record Only by the Night which won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals, Best International Album at the Brit Awards and a NME Award for Best Album. I love the way thier style of southern rock compliments lead singer Caleb Followill's unique voice. "Use Somebody" is one of King of Leon's slower songs and the second single from Only by the Night

Use Somebody by Kings of Leon lyrics

I've been roaming around always lookin down at all I see.
Painted faces fill the places I can't reach.
You know that I could use somebody.
You know that I could use somebody.

Someone like you and all you know and how you speak.
Countless lovers undercover of the street.
You know that I could use somebody.
You know that I could use somebody.
Someone like you.

Off in the night while you live it up I'm off to sleep
Waging war to shape the poet and the beat.
I hope it's gonna make you notice.
I hope it's gonna make you notice..
Someone like me,
Someone like me,
Someone like me,
Somebody.

(Go and let it out)

Someone like you,
Somebody.
Someone like you,
Somebody.
Someone like you,
Somebody.
I've been roaming around always lookin down at all I see.