B i o g r a p h y (by Heather Phares)
The electronic pop/trip-hop group Supreme Beings Of Leisure formed out of the ashes of Oversoul 7, the hip-hop project of guitarist/programmer Rick Torres, bassist/programmer Kiran Shahani and keyboardist/programmer Ramin Sakurai. While they were recording demos, the trio asked their friend singer/songwriter Geri Soriano-Lightwood to collaborate with them. Newly christened the Supreme Beings Of Leisure, the group released a few of their demos on Moonshine Records collections before their self-titled debut album appeared in early 2000 on the Palm Pictures imprint.
The music of SBL quite sounds like the bands name: like suprememe music of Leisure. Some tracks are surely under a pop umbrella, some go really deep ... making you gooseflesh deep that is. But it's always sexy, seductive, soulful and haunting. The band members' wide range of cultural influences (from India, Domenican Republic, Iran, Japan, Puerto Rico and Ireland) as well as their musical influences (from Massive Attack and Bjork to Ravi Shankar, Mozart and Tribe Called Quest) are responsible for their unique sound, fusing all those influences to some great piece of music. Before Supreme Beings Of Leisure, there was Oversoul 7. Rick Torres, Kiran Shahani, and Ramin Sakurai were recording a rap demo when on a whim they asked friend Geri Soriano-Lightwood, who was working on her own solo record, to try her hand at writing and singing over their tracks. The results took everyone by surprise; the chemistry was obvious. The trio's clever programming and seductive grooves beautifully showcased Geri's distinctive voice and her astonishing lyrics -- searching tales of longing and disillusionment. The demo versions of "What's The Deal" and "Nothing Like Tomorrow" were released on two Moonshine Records compilations to critical raves and great support from local radio. After contributing various tracks to compilation records both here and abroad, their collective experiences and shared philosophies confirmed that the band, rebooted as Supreme Beings Of Leisure, was onto something special. SBL eventually found solace in Palm Pictures, a label known for its broad-minded multi-media global perspective.
Supreme beings of leisure - 2000-02-22 -
Never the same Golddigger Last girl on earth Strangelove addiction Ain't got nothin' Truth from fiction You're always the sun Sublime Nothin' like tomorrow What's the deal Under the gun Naughty Boy (Australian Bonus Track)
Supreme Beings of leisure Never the same Soft hands my drug You taste like home to me Echoing reverberations I am now remembering Your kiss is a dream Elations extreme One step closer I am one step closer to heaven And now I'm never the same Never the same girl twice Oh no I'm never the same Never the same girl twice Not the same girl you loved last night Mysterious chemistry Someone's cookin in the kitchen Elixir of the pearl A luscious berry swirl I'm losin' some sleep No company I'd rather keep One step closer I am one step closer to heaven And now I'm never the same Never the same girl twice Oh no I'm never the same now Never the same girl twice Not the same girl you loved last night ( Not the same girl you fucked last night ) Never the same Never the same girl twice Oh no I'm never the same now Never the same girl twice Not the same girl you loved last night Not the same girl you loved last night Never the same, never the same. Never the same, never the same. Never the same, never the same.
Golddigger
Just a lazy cat in a dog eat dog world You know the pretty bird always catches the worm Got a rocket in your pocket headed straight to the top The simple life's a joke some fools never learn Her mission and condition is ease Ambition helps her do as she please Golddigger Golddigger Golddigger Who says you can't have it all Cause baby nothing for free No money don't grow on trees Golddigger Got a sweet little daddy yeah a pretty good scene He's got a house on the hill and he's swimming in green Always party on the A-list there's no need to wait Got a pretty thing on the side of his plate His mission and condition is ease Ambition helps him do as he please Golddigger Golddigger Golddigger Who says you can't have it all Cause baby nothing for free No money don't grow on trees Golddigger Passion's out of fashion, passe, strictly naive A fizzle's all you get in the end I'll take Manhattan I won't even pretend You can give love to the birds and the bees Golddigger Golddigger Golddigger Who says you can't have it all Cause baby nothins for free No money don't grow on trees Golddigger Golddigger Golddigger Golddigger Golddigger Catching flys whith honey No need to crawl Who says you can't have it all Cause baby nothins for free No money don't grow on trees Golddigger
*** Thanx a lot to Faller who corrected some mistakes ***
Last girl on earth
Crimson was the color of the sky that day A sudden flash try to shakes me Was someone singing in a dream I could not understand the voices There's nothing out there Am I the last girl on earth Don't you want me If I'm the last girl on earth There's nothing out there And I'm the last girl on earth Culture that is left behind cannot replace The warmth that once was your embrace And as far as I can see No starfish seas no love No love for me There's nothing out there Am I the last girl on earth Don't you want me If I'm the last girl on earth There's nothing out there And I'm the last girl on earth Out in the valley of wandering sleep The images flood I can not keep It's picking me up blind energy I'm floating on sensations wings Fluttering kisses I go by It catches me and soothes my worried mind There's nothing out there Am I the last girl on earth Don't you want me If I'm the last girl on earth There's nothing out there And I'm the last girl on earth There's no one out there Am I the last girl on earth Don't you want me If I'm the last girl on earth There's nothing out there And I'm the last girl on earth There's no one out there Am I the last girl on earth
*** Thanx a lot to Mike and Tigerlily & JH for this one !! ***
Strangelove addiction
I must resist the thought you kissed The truth you've somehow turned around I must resist your soft warm fist The pounding of a lonely sound You as thin as rain And me I wear my heart Like a red stain I fear that I am not enough for you I just don't measure up I fear this constant condition My strange strangelove addiction Strange Strangelove addiction Strange Strangelove addiction Strange Strangelove addiction Strange I must deny the lullabye The skin the touch that makes me high I must deny not knowing why The truth has left me dumb tongue-tied You don't feel my pain And me, I wear my heart Like a red stain I fear that I am not enough for you I just don't measure up I fear this constant condition My strange strangelove addiction Strange Strangelove addiction Strange Strangelove addiction Strange Strangelove addiction Strange, strange strange I fear I am not enough I don't measure up I fear this constant condition My strange strangelove addiction Strange Strangelove addiction ...
Ain't got nothin'
Nice clean sheets and a made up bed I sleep with a book written in my head Late night calls to nowhere And no one answers back I've got nothing but blues for you See I ain't got nothing If I ain't got blues I've got nothing but blues for you See I ain't got nothing If I ain't got blues Backed up sink and a bathtub ring Nothing in the fridge and plenty to drink And there's nowhere else to go Nowhere left to go Nowhere... I've got nothing but blues for you See I ain't got nothing If I ain't got blues Yeah I ain't got nothing I ain't got nothing It's not where you're going It's what you've been through It's not where you're going It's what you've been through Dirty sheets and a messed up bed Over worked and underfed Late night conversations It was so good It was so good I've got nothing but blues for you See I ain't got nothing If I ain't got blues Yeah I ain't got nothing I ain't got nothing See I ain't got nothing
Truth from fiction
I was too busy playing princess While you were off there somewhere else I was too worried about someone else And her name could almost rhyme with mine I never meant for you to feel this way I never meant for you to feel this way Can't tell truth from fiction Can't tell truth from fiction I said: pretty one listen to me Truth is all that's asked for And love is steering you to the inevitable But you can't stop trying Or you may start crying I can't tell truth from fiction I can't tell truth from fiction I was too busy playing princess While you were off there somewhere else I was too worried I was too worried about someone else I didn't know the truth was mined Mined... I never meant for you to feel this way I never meant for you to feel this way Feel this way Can't tell truth from fiction Can't tell truth from fiction I never meant for you to feel I never meant for you to feel this way Can't tell truth from fiction Fiction
You're always the sun
I don't see the hour I don't feel the day I don't notice anything 'Cause everything is you You're always the sun You're always the sun To me You're always the sun You're always the sun to me You're everything you're energy Delicious I can see forever I can dream for miles I can conquer anything Yes everything is true You're always the sun You're always the sun To me You're always the sun You're always the sun to me You're everything you're energy You're always the sun You're always the sun You're always the sun To me You're always the sun You're always the sun You're always you're always the sun You're always the sun You're always the sun You're always the sun You're everything you're energy You're always the sun You're everything you're energy You're always the sun Delicious
Sublime
In the mirror my love I see all the berries of the world Raining down on me From a berry tree in the sky A centuries forget me not A lullabye In the sublime In the sublime If only we could always be this way In the sublime If only we could always be this way In the sublime Oh ever, oh ever The sweetest bite of cherry Can't compare to thee I suck in the sin the sight of you Just like golden lotus I get lost Like golden lotus I get lost In the sublime In the sublime If only we could always be this way In the sublime If only we could always be this way Oh oh, always... In the sublime In the sublime If only we could always be this way In the sublime If only we could always be this way In the sublime In the sublime
Nothin' like tomorrow
Nothing like tomorrow Vapor kiss memory of such longing Whispered dream gone before the morning Time is such a funny thing It pulls you on like silly string Oh the pain and sorrow Never thought the haunting of Such a temporary love Could make me beg and borrow Nothing like tomorrow Nothing like tomorrow Sugar sweet I won't forget the dawning All alone smiles come throught the yawning Love is such a funny thing It pulls me on like silly string Something like a good dream If they find that I am lost Point me to the nearest cross Naked as a moonbeam Nothing like tomorrow Nothing like tomorrow Nothing like tomorrow Calling whispers sent to you at the speed of light At the speed of light Calling whispers sent to you at the speed of light At the speed of light Calling whispers sent to you at the speed of light Nothing like tomorrow Nothing like tomorrow Nothing like tomorrow There is nothing like tomorrow Love is such a funny thing Nothing like tomorrow And I'm waiting for tomorrow Nothing like tomorrow Nothing like tomorrow
What's the deal
I'm looking through new eyes again Another turn through a wrap around bend Another fiction about the end Another heel I have to mend What's the deal What's the deal What's the deal What's the deal Afraid that it hurts just to feel The headlights behind you are always too bright The road ain't the same and the bitterness bites Kiss of a stranger Another trance of circumstance Another girl a dime a dance Hidden danger What's the deal What's the deal What's the deal What's the deal Afraid that it hurts just to feel Lessons of the past get all confused All the stories that I've ever used Captor of my true desire Master of my inner choir I got to know - Won't you tell me What's the deal What's the deal What's the deal What's the deal Afraid that it hurts just to feel Afraid that it hurts just to feel A dream is true A dream is true romance Oh what's the deal Oh what's the deal Afraid that it hurts Just to feel... Afraid... Just to feel... Just to feel... Just to feel...
Under the gun
I've been accused I've been abused Sometimes missused and yes confused A loaded pen I dip again Another trigger happy friend I don't know why I continue to fly In the face of reason Something inside me just clicked Like a tick from an awful season Under the gun under the gun I'm swimming through the sun And I ain't tripping on a thing Under the gun under the gun I'm swimming through the sun I ain't tripping on a thing I've been afraid to drive at night I've been a sinner such a lonely sight Not qualified not rarified I persevere I give it all my might I don't know why you continue to cry That I'll never make it At least there's some truth To the fact that you know I just cannot fake it Under the gun under the gun I'm swimming through the sun I ain't tripping on a thing Under the gun under the gun I'm swimming through the sun I ain't tripping on a thing Under the gun under the gun I'm swimming through the sun I ain't tripping on a thing Under the gun under the gun I'm swimming through the sun I ain't tripping on a thing ...
Naughty Boy ( Australian Bonus Track ) Sweat is the fuel And heat is desire Something consuming Something like fire No time to explain You're driven to lie What you need What you breathe Is always out of reach What you need What you breathe Is always out of reach (You've been a naughty, naughty boy...) (You've been a naughty, naughty boy...) (You've been a naughty, naughty boy...) (You've been a naughty boy...) Sweetest wine Still un-divine Intoxicate you With no fear of reprise What you seek makes you weep And always out of reach What you seek makes you weep And always out of reach (You've been a naughty, naughty boy...) (You've been a naughty, naughty boy...) (You've been a naughty, naughty boy...) (You've been a naughty boy...) You're always hungry, ain't you Forbidden fruit it haunts you It wants you It taunts you What you need What you breathe Is always out of reach What you need What you breathe Is always out of reach (Inserted voice #1, Female: *moaning noises from intercourse*) (Inserted voice #2, Male: All he cares about is himself.) (Inserted voice #3, Female: You wanna spank me or something?) (You've been a naughty, naughty boy...) (You've been a naughty, naughty boy...) (You've been a naughty, naughty boy...) (You've been a naughty boy...) (You've been a naughty, naughty boy...) (You've been a naughty, naughty boy...) (You've been a naughty, naughty boy...) (You've been a naughty boy...) (Oh, you've been a naughty boy...) (You've been a naughty, naughty boy...) (Da, da, da. Da, da, da...) (You've been a naughty, naughty boy...) (Da, da, da. Da, da, da...) (You've been a naughty, naughty boy...) (Da, da, da. Da, da, da...) (You've been a naughty boy...) (Da, da, da. Da, da, da...)
*** Thanx a lot to Virgilius Sade for this one ***
Divine Operating System Give Up You know it's time (x4) Nothing's ever easy It's always such a fight Hands are locked and ready A channel for your might Another world collides With your heart You know it's time to give up boy (x2) You're mine (x2) I know that you feel love I know that you feel lazy You know there's nothing wrong No, you're not crazy Another heart collides In my world. There's nothing for you to do Than give up and go with the groove You know it's right Just do me baby You know it's time to give up boy (x2) You're mine (x2) You know it's time (x3) Just give up Just give in Just don't fight You can't win Just give up Just give in Just don't fight You won't win You know it's time There's nothing for you to do Than give up and go with the groove You know it's right Just do me baby You know it's time to give up boy (x4) You're mine (x2) You know it's time
*** Thanx a lot to Losthopeful for this one *** Ghetto When your daddy lies And your mama cries Never giving you reprieve And your circumstance Is a sinner's dance Gotta fight what you believe You've been infected You lost respect and And now you're wanting out That nagging voice has come to bite you Come to fight you All through the night There's nowhere to run, there's nowhere to hide From what's in your mind, it's a getto There's nowhere to run, there's nowhere to hide From what's in your mind, better let go Will they crucify And you justify Never giving up your gun For an empty chance At a loaded dance Spinning circles watch them run Your soul is worn Your will is torn There's nothing you won't do Deaf to your cries Your savior's blind cause this state of mind Who will save you? There's nowhere to run, there's nowhere to hide From what's in your mind, it's a getto There's nowhere to run, there's nowhere to hide It's all in your mind, better let go There's nowhere to run, there's nowhere to hide From what's in your mind, it's a getto There's nowhere to run, there's nowhere to hide It's all in your mind, you better let go There's nowhere to run, There's nowhere to hide There's nowhere to go Your mind can set you free There's nowhere to run Your mind can set you free There's nowhere to run, there's nowhere to hide From what's in your mind, it's a getto There's nowhere to run, there's nowhere to hide It's all in your mind, you better let go
*** Thanx a lot to Luda for this one ***
Catch me
Don't tell me I'm silly Just searching for pearls Don't they see Life is for the free Yes I'll take my chances on simple romances High-wire dances I'm diving deep And destiny is my oyster. Catch me I'm falling in your dream It is all that it seems This is living, my love Yes the dream is alive Who's chasing rainbows I've got my pot of gold Heaven (??) Visions supreme I'm suspended in stardust Floating contagious I'm flying high on a bird in the sky Love is you and I Catch me I'm falling in your dream It is all that it seems This is living, my love Catch me I'm falling in your dream It is all that it seems This is living, my love Won't you surrender Catch me I'm falling in your dream It is all that it seems This is living, my love Catch me, I'm falling Catch me, I'm falling Catch me, I'm falling in your dream Yes this dream is alive Won't you surrender
*** Thanx a lot to Losthopeful & Lorenda for this one ***
Get away
I am here on this road Knows me well With head on the wheel and my heart on the floor Trying through my tears I'm no delicate flower I'm wanting you near Every minute each hour Get away, can't get away, Can't get away, Can't get away from you, Can't get away from you, No space is sacred Time, it cannot heal This frail unforgiving relentless Defenseless invasion of fear I hide in the sand but the voices get louder I do what I can as the sea overpowers Get away, can't get away, Can't get away, Can't get away from you, Can't get away from you, I've been affected, I've been affected I hide in the sand but the voices get louder I do what i can as the sea overpowers Get away, can't get away, Can't get away, Can't get away from you, Can't get away from you, I've been affected, I've been affected
*** Thanx a lot to Erin & Losthopeful for this one ***
Rock and a Hard Place They'll never understand How hard it is to be you An endless game you always lose Your fate is sealed No future revealed Pitiful, pitiful You When your life has been a riddle And your trapped in the middle of A rock and a hard place. You're hard as nails You're cold as ice You've nothing to lose You roll the dice They'll never understand No, they'll never understand The only face you show Is programmed to deceive Can't wear your heart Upon your sleeve Your fate is sealed No future revealed Pitiful, pitiful You When your life has been a riddle And your trapped in the middle of A rock and a hard place. When your life has been a riddle And your trapped in the middle of A rock and a hard place. You're hard as nails You're cold as ice You've nothing to lose You roll the dice They'll never understand You know they'll never understand Stuck in a hard place
*** Thanx a lot to Losthopeful for this one ***
Calamity Jane
She has a place where she keeps her space neat In a tiny room where she never sleeps And she doesnt go there very often, but dreams of it nightly It holds tightly to her glass These feelings always pass The skys are not clear for Calamity Jane Everyone feels her pain Silly to hide it will get you again And no one is to blame It's just the way Another day for Jane And locked away in her better days sun Hides a tiny scene where the rain won't come Longing for her cloudy silver lining Where nothing is in the way Just dont put space between her dreams and her reality The skys are not clear for Calamity Jane Everyone feels her pain Silly to hide it will get you again And no one is to blame It's just the way Another day for Jane The skys are not clear for Calamity Jane Everyone feels her pain Silly to hide it will get you again And no one is to blame It's just the way Another day for Jane
*** Thanx a lot to Chris for this one ***
Divine When you feel divided Lost from source When your anchor is drifting Without a course Remember you're Divine Heaven's for the pure design Remember you're Divine Brilliant stars will shine, they shine We are, we are Divine. When the dark night has faded To morning light Like a first kiss you crash Into delight Return to that place with me Of perfect luxury Imagine that piece you see Like eternally Remember you're Divine Heaven's for the pure design Remember you're Divine Brilliant stars will shine, they shine We are, we are Divine. Touch me sunshine Divine Filled with blood wine Divine Remember at last Who you really are Remember at last Who you really are We are one and Divine We are all intertwined ?? Just start of with dust ?? And make some ?? Remember you're Divine Heaven's for the pure design Remember you're Divine Brilliant stars will shine, they shine We are, we are Divine. Remember you're Divine Touch me sunshine Divine Remember you're Divine Filled with blood wine?? Divine Remember you're Divine Touch me sunshine Divine Remember you're Divine Filled with blood wine?? Divine
*** Thanx a lot to Losthopeful for this one *** Touch Me How could I forget The wonderful things That keep me amused. How could I forget To worship you each day. I remember somewhere in my soul A promise I made. I forgot and somehow life Got in the way. Oh angel come to me. Yes, angel set me free, And touch me. Touch me now. Out of time, I'm still reeling. Lose my mind, I'm receiving. I am still in waiting, I exist now as you will. I forgot just how life gets in the way. Oh angel come to me. Yes, angel set me free, And touch me. Touch me now. How could i forget (x4) I have been painted, By a misty brush. Lost in my frame, It seems I always rush. Oh angel come to me. Yes, angel set me free And touch me. Touch me now Touch me Touch me now Touch me now
*** Thanx a lot to Losthopeful for this one *** So Much More Come with me Through the hills and valleys. Say you'll be an explorer for me. Say you'll see the shore for me. So you're free Just take my hand (my hand) So you're free And take my hand (my hand) I get lost in you music, your song I am longing to be I get lost in you music, your song I am longing to be I have nothing to offer but love Can't you see. You are you, I'm me, but we We are so much more. So much more. Ship sets sail Across a murky ocean Bright colored tails that shine Across all space and time So you're free Just take my hand (my hand) So you're free And take my hand (my hand) I get lost in you music, your song I am longing to be I get lost in you music, your song I am longing to be I have nothing to offer but love Can't you see. You are you, I'm me, but we We are much so more. So much more. (So much more) I get lost in you music, your song I am longing to be I get lost in you music, your song I am longing to be I have nothing to offer but love Can't you see. You are you, I'm me, but we We are so much more. I get lost in you music, your song I am longing to be I get lost in you music, your song I am longing to be I have nothing to offer but love Can't you see. You are, you are and me, but we We are so much more.
*** Thanx a lot to Losthopeful & Antonia for this one *** Freezer I live my life in a freezer I live my life like millions of people I left my heart in a freezer I left my mind and I don't even know And I've turned to stone Yes I've turned to stone And I've turned to stone Left out alone I left my thoughts in a freezer I left my thoughts where nobody goes I lost my soul in a freezer I lost my heart where it's forty below And I've turned to stone Yes I've turned to stone Too many visions in the same stream One ?? living in a hazy dream To many voices make an ugly scream They're hounding? me, I cannot see Why must it be I'm in a freezer Free me from the freezer (x4) Cause I've turned to stone Yes I've turned to stone Well I've turned to stone Cause I've been alone Too many visions in the same stream One ?? living in a hazy dream To many voices make an ugly scream They're hounding? me, I cannot see Why must it be I'm in a freezer And I must be stone In the freezer
*** Thanx a lot to Losthopeful for this one *** Perfect I used to ignite the fire Consuming me I fanned the flames of endless Opportunity But now I believe I have everything I need I've lost my mind just to find it Now I see That nothing is perfect Not you, not me Yes, isn't that perfect? Embrace the fact And face the mask Nothing is perfect You know you're free to make mistakes I used to long for something To fill me inside I used to seek that somewhere I could hide But now I believe I am everything I need Undo your mind and find Now I see That nothing is perfect Not you, not me Yes, isn't that perfect? Embrace the fact And face the mask That nothing is perfect You know you're free to make mistakes I've lived so long just waiting To belong I've loved so, all not wanting To be myself But now I believe I have everything I need I've lost my mind just to find it Now I see That nothing is perfect Not you, not me Yes, isn't that perfect? Embrace the fact And face the mask That nothing is perfect And it's alright to me that nothing is perfect Such a beautiful faith Nothing is perfect Yes, isn't that perfect?
*** Thanx a lot to Losthopeful & Brixley for this one ***
11i
The Light Morning breaks the kettles on I'm not awake there's no alarm The hills aflame behind me As the ash seeps through my window My mother's voice spills out of me like vinegar Seems I just can't stop My fight a burning beacon Dare I let it shine this bright If you could take my youth And hold it in your hand Then you'd understand It falls through it's just sand No sense in holding on The currents much too strong Extinguish all those silly dreams Did you turn out the light You wonder through the day Did you turn out the light Did you turn out the light You wonder through the day Did you turn out the light Did you turn out the light I used to be consumed for hours Without consequence Burning at both ends With blasphemous indifference Yes just like you I was just like you If you could take my youth And hold it in your hand Then you'd understand It falls through it's just sand No sense in holding on The currents much too strong Extinguish all those silly dreams Did you turn out the light You wonder through the day Did you turn out the light Did you turn out the light You wonder through the day Did you turn out the light Did you turn out the light Did you turn out the light This World Lost in streams Remembering Your breathe upon my face The sweet song of your embrace Another dawn The fog of days roll on As the embers fade The glow is gone Rescue me From these everyday fires Set me free Let me feel that desire My darling our love Was not meant for this world My darling our love Was not meant for this world How did we get to where we are Tied a string upon a star We have everything But time love in this world All our devotions blown away By the madness of the day We have lost something With time love in this world Rescue me From our worldly desires Promise me We can bring back the fire My darling our love Was not meant for this world My darling our love Was not meant for this world My darling our love Was not meant for this world Not meant for this world Not meant for this world Not meant for this world Not meant for this world Not meant for this world Not meant for this world Mirror I know brother they tell you one thing And I know sister They sell you another Distract you with baubles and glitter Their taunts and subliminal whispers Keep you hungry and apart Consuming your heart There's a mirror in the next room Bending all that you see There's a mirror in the next room With your identity If only you can try it You know you‘ve got to buy it To have everything If only you can buy it You know you‘ve got to try it To have everything That's how they sell you I know mother they give you with one hand And I know father they take it with two Enslaving your deepest desires With shining things you can't acquire Keep you needy and un-whole Consuming your soul There's a mirror in the next room Bending all that you see There's a mirror in the next room And it won't set you free If only you can try it You know you‘ve got to buy it To have everything If only you can buy it You know you‘ve got to try it That's how they sell you That's how they sell you Telling you that you feel the pauper Telling you that your feeling scared Telling you that you just don't measure Telling you that you need repair That's how they sell you That's how they sell you Mirror Mirror on the wall The lure of illusion's my fall You are the cruelest of all Swallow Again they're teasing me I'm fighting what I cannot see I'm digging still can't find the key And logic just keeps failing me Take another swallow Lean back and disappear Take another swallow And release the fear One to fill the hollow One to make it clear One to hide the mess And one to keep me To keep me running To keep me running To keep me running To keep me running Oh doctor my dismay The dragon never goes away Will your medicine keep him at bay Will it get me through another day Buried deep and tied up neat Laid to rest put down to sleep All the mischief knocking at my door I have tried in vain just to ignore Take another swallow Lean back and disappear Take another swallow And release the fear One to fill the hollow One to make it clear One to hide the mess And one to keep me To keep me running To keep me running To keep me running To keep me running... Ain't got time for looking back Good I disagree with your philosophy What killed the cat's not curiosity And you know that I'll do it again Yes you know that I'll do it again And there's no stopping me my friend Not this time I'll be good I'll be good tomorrow I'll be good Another day These palace walls are lined with excess When wisdom calls I'm riding express But I swear I won't do it again No, I swear I won't do it again And I promise this is the end One last time I'll be good I'll be good tomorrow I'll be good Another day I'll be good I'll be good tomorrow I'll be good Another day I take a bite Open my eyes Oh cover me Yes I am naked I've made my deals with moderation But virtue's a fleeting fascination ‘Cause I know that I'll do it again Yes I know that I'll do it again And it's silly for me to pretend All this time I'll be good I'll be good tomorrow I'll be good Another day I'll be good I'll be good tomorrow I'll be good Another day Pieces You've come to me an open book you say Still those dog eared pages get in the way All those slings and arrows I never pointed my dear Leave me shoring the dam And soothing the beast of your wild frontier Pieces of people and shapes of their hearts Layers of loving you've worn from the start Footsteps before me that carved who you are Echoes of someone you wear as a scar You're in pieces Pieces You're in pieces baby Under the rug buried in the dust Hides a little boy who cannot trust With your bow and arrow Ready and pointed my dear Leave me lost in a harbor Soothing your ghosts til they disappear Pieces of people and shapes of their hearts Layers of loving you've worn from the start Footsteps before me that carved who you are Echoes of someone you wear as a scar You're in pieces Pieces You're in pieces baby Angelhead And there you are Swift wings don't make a sound Your pilot star The voice won't let you down The angel in your head The angel in your head You're down on bended knee Some nights just push the edge Another foggy bit creeps in beneath door You've sought your shelter in some of the strangest arms It's any wonder that you've made it to the shore Tired and sore And there you are Swift wings don't make a sound Your pilot star The voice won't let you down The angel in your head The angel in your head The angel in your head The angel in your head Your heavy tears they fall Your heart it weigh a ton Another blind ballet of Trouble that you brew Be still your comfort has been with You all along In faded whispers your dawns Coming into view You always knew And there you are Swift wings don't make a sound Your pilot star The voice won't let you down The angel in your head The angel in your head The angel in your head The angel in your head Ride The walls you walk through in your sleep The map you had but couldn't keep Seems it's never as you planned That's a lie you understand Every fork in the road you choose Some you win some you lose It's all in the ride It's all in the ride For when you decide It's all in the ride Beauty's there it's deep inside Drifting on a brilliant tide It's all in the ride It's all in the ride The spell we're under it runs deep Full of illusions that we keep Seems it's only about time And we are slaves caught in its chime Every moment is only now And future past is just a cloud It's all in the ride It's all in the ride For when you decide It's all in the ride Beauty's there it's deep inside Drifting on a brilliant tide It's all in the ride It's all in the ride Oneness Tied to all you believe Drifting far from all you receive Let your mind fall away Let your black and white be gray When you close your eyes and open the window Let go of the lies and look at your shadow When you close your eyes and open the window Let go of the lies and look at your shadow Close your eyes You can see further High Frequency Everywhere It's in the mirror when I see Your face reflected back at me I half expect to hear your voice Reminders float like papers in the breeze Bathing in reverie Yes dust to dust but you remain you see So rooted deep within my groove No you don't miss a beat you linger on So strange I know you're here ‘Cause your love is everywhere We're one heart I do believe You're now the air I breathe You're in me It's in the way she looks at me A smile as wide as Tennessee I hold her tightly with your hands And cradle every possibility Ours is your legacy A downy crib and dreams of what could be I have nothing to fear You are with me each step of the dance You linger on So strange I know you're here ‘Cause your love is everywhere We're one heart I do believe You're now the air I breathe Your love is everywhere Your love is everywhere So strange I know you're here ‘Cause your love is everywhere We're one heart I do believe You're now the air I breathe You're in me You're the air I breathe You're in me In everything I see So strange I know you're here Lay me down What was I looking for Crawling in a darkened corridor What was it that I should find Hiding in the corners of my mind Where in my heart Where in this life Where in this world Is the memory Of all I ever was Of all I'll ever be The questions the same The answers come without a name Of all I ever was All I'll ever be The questions remain I ask them again and again As I lay me down As I lay me down Lay me down... Where in my heart Where in this life Where in this world Good night Sleep tight
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It Takes a Girl The message can't be clearer There's something to be done We need to keep the Earth, the land, the trees Under the sun We wish that you would wake up It's time, you cannot run The truth you've tried to bury Keeps us separate and not one It takes a girl To save the world It takes a girl (To save the world) It takes a girl To save the world Failed in your dominion As stewards to this world Upsetting sacred balance For your coffers and resеrves How dare you sell our futurе Just to profit, but a few You will not get away with this We're watching what you do (It takes a girl) It takes a girl To save the world It takes a girl To save the world (To save the world) It takes a girl (It takes a girl) To save the world To save the world It takes a girl To save the world It takes a girl To save the world (To save the world) To save the world It takes a girl (It takes a girl) (To save the world) It takes a girl To save the world (It takes a girl) (It takes a girl) (To save the world) (To save the world)
Desert 40 days and 40 nights Devil by her side Says it's time she roll the dice Fortune's turned a tide Angels try to keep her in line You've got too much to lose But there ain't no way To keep this at bay She's caught up in his perfume She's gonna ride out to the desert She's been a good girl for far too long 40 days and 40 nights Monkey on his back Says it's time you roll the dice Savor and relax Angels try to keep him in line You've got too much to lose But there ain't no way He's fighting the sway He's caught up in her perfume He's gonna ride out to the desert He's been a good boy for far too long 40 days and 40 nights Pandora's left her box Says it's time you pay the price Your Eden has a cost Angels tried to keep them in line They had so much to lose But there ain't no way to keep love at bay They're caught up in it's perfume They're gonna ride out of the desert To find a good life where they belong They're gonna ride out of the desert To have the good life where they belong Ride ride ride out of the desert To have the good life Full Circle You thought that you could pull a fast one You thought that you could pull the wool Right over my eyes But you didn't see me coming No you didn't read the writing Cuz, I wrote the book And I've been keeping files on you You better step back I've been keeping my eyes on you I've been keeping my eyes on you This messing' round and round and round Has come full circle This messing' round and round and round Has come full circle You thought that I would never find out You thought that I would sweep it Right under the rug But you didn't see me coming And you didn't read the writing Cuz, I wrote the book And I've been keeping files on you You better step back I've been keeping my eyes on you I've been keeping my eyes on you This messing' round and round and round Has come full circle This messing' round and round and round Has come full circle This messing' round and round and round Has come full circle This messing' round and round and round Has come full circle You knew that you were such a charmer You could sweet talk every bird out of the tree Knew how to get their number Into your little black book of lovers I won't bite that hook Cuz I've been keeping eyes on you You better step back I've been keeping my eyes on you I've been keeping my eyes on you Your messing' round and round and round Has come full circle Your messing' round and round and round Has come full circle Your messing' round and round and round Has come full circle Your messing' round and round and round Has come full circle Woo boy you make me dizzy with your circles Round and round and round Oh your game is good You got a lot ways It's understood But player you got it coming' And if you see me you best be running I won't bite that hook Cuz I've been keeping eyes on you You better step back I've been keeping my eyes on you I've been keeping my eyes on you I've been keeping my eyes on you
Body I'd never believe you If you told me where I was last night And it wouldn't matter anyway In truth I was flying High above this carnal masquerade Got a bird's eye view As I bid adieu I've been disconnected for so long Slave to fortune I've done wrong But still I cannot go I gotta to get to my body Into my body Into my body now Gotta get into my body Into my body now Oh I wanna be Into my body You'd never believe me If I told you who I saw last night A vision all shimmering and light She stood there right next to me Her message love your time's not here Got a lot to do Baby you're not through I've been down no place where I belong Twist of fate it's done me wrong But still I cannot go I gotta to get to my body Into my body Into my body now Gotta get into my body Into my body now Oh I wanna be Into my body Floating high above it all I see a place where I belong Floating high above it all I feel a peace that comes in strong Part of everyone Ray come from the sun Part of everything And then in a blink Into my body Into my body now I've gotta get into my body Into my body now Oh I wanna be
My Ibiza Floating in the ether Alone in my Ibiza Cold light city night Everyone is out tonight Riding past that scene And there ain't no stopping me I can feel this love Washing over me Coming from above It's pure energy Floating in the ether Alone in my Ibiza Floating in the ether Alone in my Ibiza No where I'd rather be I just wanna chill Tired from running up that hill I got to be free And there ain't no stopping me I can feel this love Washing over me Coming from above It's pure energy Floating in the ether Alone in my Ibiza Floating in the ether Alone in my Ibiza No where I'd rather be I'd rather be with me No where I'd rather be I'd rather be with me Floating in the ether Alone in my Ibiza Floating in the ether Alone in my Ibiza No where I'd rather be I can feel this love Washing over me Coming from above It's pure energy Floating in the ether Alone in my Ibiza Floating in the ether Alone in my Ibiza No where I'd rather be Floating in the ether Floating in the ether Floating in the ether Floating in the ether Alone in my Ibiza Floating in the ether Alone in my Ibiza Floating in the ether Alone in my Ibiza
F.E.M.A.L.E. I'll make you love me and want to cry I'll make you hate me and want to die I'll make you feel all I have to give I'll make you shiver make you run Make you quiver make you come Female Woman I am the one Female your woman The only one Let me show you just how it is done Rock you straight from midnight to the sun Female Woman I'll keep you hungry and satisfied I'll make you pay for all the times you lie I'll give you sugar all I have to give Make you shiver make you run Make you quiver make you come Female Woman I am the one Female your woman The only one Let me show you just how it is done Rock you straight from midnight to the sun Female Woman F E M A L E Female Woman I am the one Female your woman The only one Female
Trouble Had it hard for so long Kept me from my rhythm Couldn't find my song Blow by blow you kept it coming Fighting dirty just to see me crumbling Thought you could punish me for leaving But babe this war was never even Trouble trouble trouble trouble Easy come easy go Trouble trouble trouble trouble Knock me down let it flow Easy come easy go Had it hard quite a scene You came like magic Saying things you don't mean Blow by blow you kept me humming Played me sly made it feel like loving Thought you would hide your many secrets Until that day you couldn't keep it Trouble trouble trouble trouble Easy come easy go Trouble trouble trouble trouble Knock me down let it flow Easy come easy go Trouble trouble trouble trouble Easy come easy go Trouble trouble trouble trouble Knock me down let it flow Easy come easy go
Run Let me tell you how you made me feel Touched me in a way so deep so real I didn't want to see what's comin' I wouldn't read the signs You had something brewing Underneath your mind It could've been someone else It could've been me It could've been all those things You don't want be And what you were hiding I may never know As I watch you go It could've been magic you could've been my love Instead it was panic Run baby run Never told me how You really feel Somehow I fell from grace No longer your ideal You wanted that illusion shiny I ignored the signs Tossed like your old sweater Out of sight out of mind It could've been nothin else it could've been me It could've been all those things You just couldn't be And what you were hiding You let it grow I must let you go It could've been magic Instead we were tragic Run baby run Run my baby run It could've been tragic You could've been my love Instead it was magic Run my baby run Run run baby run Run my baby Run run baby run Contender See him walking down the street All full of swagger He's got the world at his feet He's all the matters It came so easy Since he was born The son of privilege And beyond scorn I'm just a pretender In his world And he can never see me I'm no more than just A lowly bird See him takes just what he wants By simply grabbing Dominating with his taunts And constant bragging It's been so easy To fool them all Into believing He's divinely called He's the great contender I'm just a pretender In his world He can never see me I'm no more than just A lowly bird... He's the great pretender He's the great pretender He's the great pretender He's the great pretender He's the great pretender He's the great pretender See him walking up that hill All cloak and dagger He's not prepared for his defeat The truth it matters It won't be easy But he must fall The tides are turning We hear the call He's the great pretender We will not surrender To his world He may never see us Time will give him just what he deserves He's the great pretender He's the great pretender He's the great pretender He's the great pretender He's the great pretender He's the great pretender
Waited How could you not find me You know you remind me Of someone I've always known How it's so easy Each moment you're near me It's something like coming home I have waited Waited so long I have waited Waited for love so strong Our time was electric We plugged in connected Like comets from out of space Other dimensions Sun warm reflections Held deep in your embrace I have waited Waited so long I have waited Waited but was I wrong You knew how to blind me Amuse and delight me Like something I've never known You found your reflection You lost the connection Echo left on her own And I'm waiting Waiting so long Yes I'm waiting Waiting for love so strong
The Other Side Every morning over water Calm the oceans of all my worried mind Tick tock extremes Upside down dreams and promises Is my focus all wrong Am I really that strong On the other side On the other side of you There's someone there that I never knew The other side The other side or you There's something there that was always true When what you can see the stars Right in front of you On the other side On the other side The other side of you Where everything is possible Shadows cast underneath the moon Illuminating steps that have got me here Blind faith and schemes Childhood dreams Sweet promises Is my focus that strong Am I singing this song Is my focus that strong Am I singing this song On the other side On the other side of you There's someone there that I never knew The other side The other side or you There's something there that was always true When what you can see the stars Right in front of you On the other side On the other side The other side of you On the other side On the other side of you There's someone there that I never knew The other side The other side or you There's something there that was always true When what you can see the stars Right in front of you On the other side On the other side The other side of you Where everything is possible