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
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..
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.
(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.
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 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'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.
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.
Bigger, Better, Faster, More! was the debut album of rock band 4 Non Blondes. The band's second single was "What's Up". The song was their only hit and peaked at number fourteen on the U.S Billboard 100. Lead vocalist Linda Perry then went solo and the group disbanded after recording, but not releasing, their second album Dear Mr. President (Live in Italy). "What's Up" is a fun song to makes me want to just let go and sing (or yell) along to.
What’s Up? by 4 Non Blondes lyrics
Twenty-five years and my life is still Trying to get up that great big hill of hope for a destination. I realized quickly when I knew I should That the world was made up of this brotherhood of man, For whatever that means.
And So I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed Just to get it all out what's in my head. And I, I am feeling a little peculiar. And so I wake in the morning and I step outside And I take deep breath and I get real high And I scream from the top of my lungs, What's goin' on?
And I say hey, hey I said Hey! What's goin' on? And I say hey, hey I said Hey! What's goin' on?
And I try, oh my God do I try. I try all the time in this institution. And I pray, oh my God do I pray. I pray every single day for a revolution.
And so I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed Just to get it all out what's in my head. And I, I am feeling a little peculiar. And so I wake in the morning and I step outside and I take deep breath And I get real high and I scream from the top of my lungs, What's goin' on?
And I say hey, hey I said Hey! What's goin' on? And I say hey, hey I said Hey! What's goin' on?
And I say hey, hey I said Hey! What's goin' on? And I say hey, hey I said Hey! What's goin' on?
Twenty-five years and my life is still Trying to get up that great big hill of hope for a destination.
Flyleaf's self-titled debut album was influnced by Christian faith, but the alternative rock band doesn't think it makes them a strictly Christian band. Lead singer Lacey Mosley once told MTV:
"We're a band, it's part of who we are, so it comes out in our music, and it's the fuel for what we do. And finding faith saved my life. So I'm not ashamed of it at all. And most of our album reflects that."
The song "All Around Me" was Flyleaf's highest ranking hit. It crossed over to the pop carts reaching number fourty on the Billboard Hot 100. "There For You" is my favorite from the album Flyleaf. The video is Flyleaf singing an acoustic version of "There For You" on a radio show. The sound is a little quiet, but one of the better live performaces I could find.
There For You by Flyleaf lyrics
Sometimes I’m a selfish fake. You’re always a true friend and I don’t deserve you ‘cause I’m not there for you. Please forgive me again.
I wanna be there for you - someone you can come to. Runs deeper than my bones. I wanna be there for you.
Swirling shades of blue slow dancing in your eyes.* The sun kisses the earth and I hush my urge to cry, cry.
I wanna be there for you - someone you can come to. Runs deeper than my bones. I wanna be there for you.
‘Cause I hear the whispered words in your masterpiece beautiful. You speak the unspeakable though, "I love you too."
I wanna be there for you - someone you can come to. I wanna be there for you and be someone you can come to. This love runs deeper than my bones. And I wanna be there for you.
*The word is eyes on the album version, but Mosley often sings the word sky during a live performance.
The first time I heard Italian singer Elisa Toffoli's "Dancing" it was accompanied by some great choreography on the show So You Think You Can Dance. The following year SYTYCD used the song yet again and shortly after "Dancing" became a hit in the US. After the first listen I was a big fan of Elisa and took the time to get my hands on all of her music. "Dancing" comes from Elisa'a third album Then Comes the Sun. It was hard for me to pick one song to feature, the whole album is a masterpiece in my eyes. The video is Elisa singing "Dancing" in a lower key than the album's version. The notes aren't as high, but I like this rendition of the song.
Dancing lyrics by Elisa
Time is gonna take my mind and carry it far away where I can fly. The depth of life will dim my temptation to live for you. If I were to be alone silence would rock my tears. 'Cause it's all about love and I know better - how life is a waving feather.
So I put my arms around you, around you and I know that I'll be leaving soon. My eyes are on you, they're on you and you see that I can't stop shaking.
No I won't step back, but I'll look down to hide from your eyes. 'Cause what I feel is so sweet And I'm scared that even my own breath oh, could burst it if it were a bubble And I'd better dream if I have to struggle.
So I put my arms around you, around you and I hope that I will do no wrong. My eyes are on you, they're on you and I hope that you won't hurt me.
I'm dancing in the room as if I was in the woods with you. No need for anything but music. Music's the reason why I know time still exists. Time still exists. Time still exists. Time still exists.
So I just put my arms around you, around you and I hope that I will do no wrong. My eyes are on you, they're on you and I hope that you won't hurt me. My arms around you, they're around you and I hope that I will do no wrong. My eyes are on you, they're on you, they're on you. My eyes..
The second studio album by soulful pianist Alicia Keys called The Diary of Alicia Keys had four singles hit top twenty of the Billboard Hot 100, three of which reaching top ten status. The record won a Grammy for Best R&B Album in 2005 and was also nominated for Album of the Year. "If I Ain't Got You" won Keys the Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and "You Don't Know My Name" won Best R&B Song.
If I Ain't Got You by Alicia Keys lyrics
Some people live for the fortune. Some people live just for the fame. Some people live for the power, yeah. Some people live just to play the game. Some people think that the physical things define what’s within And I've been there before. That’s life’s a bore so full of the superficial.
Some people want it all, but I don’t want nothing at all If it ain't you baby, if I aint got you baby. Some people want diamond rings. Some just want everything, but everything means nothing if I ain't got you, yeah.
Some people search for a fountain - the promise is forever young. (You know) Some people need 3 dozen roses And that’s the only way to prove you love them. Hand me the world on a silver platter and what good would it be With no one to share, with no one who truly cares for me.
Some people want it all, but I don’t want nothing at all If it ain't you baby, if I ain't got you baby. Some people want diamond rings. Some just want everything, but everything means nothing if I ain't got you, you, you.
Some people want it all, but I don’t want nothing at all If it ain't you baby, if I ain't got you baby. Some people want diamond rings. Some just want everything, but everything means nothing if I ain't got you, yeah.
If ain't got you with me baby, oh. Say nothing in this world don’t mean a thing if I ain't got you with me baby.
