This has always been one of my favorite U2 songs, and I thought it'd be good to share my joy. Yippee. Anways, if you want to get a hold of this it's on the Zooropa CD. I really recommend checking it out, and this homepage also: The Edge's U2 Page, where I got the lyrics to this song. Okay, without any further ado, it's

LEMON

Performed, and written by U2.

See through in the sunlight
She wore lemon
Never in the daylight
She's gonna make you cry
She's gonna make you whisper and moan
But when you're dry
She draws water from a stone

I feel like I'm slowly, slowly, slowlys slipping under
I feel like I'm holding onto nothing

She wore lemon
To colour in the cold grey night
She had heaven
And she held on so tight

A man makes a picture
A moving picture
Through light projected
He can see himself up close
A man captures colour
A man likes to stare
He turns his money into light
To look for her

And I feel like I'm drifting, drifting, drifting from the shore
And I feel like I'm swimming out to her

Midnight is where the day begins
Midnight is where the day begins
Midnight is where the day begins

Lemon
See through in the sunlight

A man builds a city
With banks and cathedrals
A man melts the sand so he can
See the world outside You're gonna meet her there
A man makes a car She's your destination
And builds roads to run (them) on You gotta get to her
A man dreams of leaving She's imagination
But he always stays behind

And these are the days when our work has come assunder
And these are the days when we look for something other

Midnight is where the day begins
Midnight is where the day begins
Midnight is where the day begins

A man makes a picture A moving picture Through light projected He can see himself up close Gotta meet her there
A man captures colour She's your destination
A man likes to stare There's no sleeping there
He turns his money into light She's imagination
To look for her
She is the dreamer
She's imagination
Through the light projected
He can see himself up close

Here's another U2 song I love. I got these lyrics off the same page I got the Lemon lyrics off of. It's on the Joshua Tree CD, is a definite must for anyone who likes U2.

With or Without You

Performed, and written by U2.

See the stone set in your eyes
See the thorn twist in your side
I wait for you
Sleight of hand and twist of fate
On a bed of nails she makes me wait
And I wait... without you

With or without you
With or without you

Through the storm we reach the shore
You give it all but I want more
And I'm waiting for you

With or without you
With or without out you
I can't live
With or without you

My hands are tied
My body bruised, she's got me with
Nothing left to win
And nothing else to lose

With or without you
With or without you
I can't live
With or without you

Call me a wuss, but I love the Crandberries- this is my favorite song by them. I got the lyrics off this page. Anways, if you want to get a hold of this it's on their To the Faithfully Departed CD.

When You're Gone

Performed by The Cranberries

Hold on to love. That is what I do,
Now that I've found you.
And from above, everything's stinking,
Their not around you.

And in the night, I could be helpless
I could be lonely, sleeping without you.
And in the day, everything's complex
There's nothing simple, when I'm not around you.

But, I miss you when you're gone.
That is what I do, Bay, Bay, Bay
And it's going to carry on,
That is what I knew, Bay, Bay, Bay

Hold on to my hand,
I feel me sinking, sinking without you.
And to my mind, everything's stinking
Stinking without you.

And in the night, I could be helpless,
I could be lonely, sleeping without you.
And in the day, everything's complex,
There's nothing simple, when I'm not around you.

And I miss you when you're gone.
That is what I do, Bay, Bay, Bay
And it's going to carry on,
That is what I do, Bay, Bay, Bay

This is a wonderful REM song that is very singalongable (is that a word? ah well!) It's a good example of REM's work. I got the lyrics off this page. Anways, if you want to get a hold of this it's on the Green CD. Listen to the song. Live the words.

Stand

Performed and written by REM

Stand in the place where you live
Now face North
Think about direction
Wonder why you haven't before
Now stand in the place where you work
Now face West
Think about the place where you live
Wonder why you haven't before

If you are confused check with the sun
Carry a compass to help you along
Your feet are going to be on the ground
Your head is there to move you around

(repeat 1st verse)

Your feet are going to be on the ground
Your head is there to move you around
If wishes were trees the trees would be falling
Listen to reason
Season is calling

(repeat 1st verse)

If wishes were trees the trees would be falling
Listen to reason
Reason is calling
Your feet are going to be on the ground
Your head is there to move you around

So Stand (stand)
Now face North
Think about direction, wonder why you haven't before
Now stand (stand)
Now face West
Think about the place where you live
Wonder why you haven't

(repeat 1st verse)

Stand in the place where you are (Now face North)
Stand in the place where you are (Now face West)
Your feet are going to be on the ground (Stand in the place where you are)
Your head is there to move you around, so stand.

What do you mean you've never heard of the Cure? The Cure is a group I discovered a while back and fell instantly in love :) They are really musically unique and it shines through in every song they do. Check out the Japanese Whispers CD. I got the lyrics off this also very excellent homepage: The Unofficial Cure page, where I got the lyrics to this song. Okay, without any further ado, it's

Lovecats

Performed, and written by The Cure.

as close as we could get to a perfect pop song...
R. Smith, from cure news Number 10, December 1990

We move like cagey tigers
We couldn't get closer than this
The way we lovecats
The way we talk
The way we stalk
The way we kiss
We slip through the streets
While everyone sleeps
Getting bigger and sleeker
And wider and brighter
We bite and scratch and scream all night
Let's go and
Throw all the songs we know

Into the sea
You and me
All these years and no one heard
I'll show you in spring
It's a treacherous thing
We missed you hissed the lovecats

We're so wonderfully wonderfully wonderfully
Wonderfully pretty
Oh you know that I'd do anything for you
We should have each other to tea huh?
We should have each other with cream
Then curl up by the fire
And sleep for awhile
It's the grooviest thing
It's the perfect dream

Hand in hand
Is the only way to land
And always the right way round
Not broken in pieces
Like hated little meeces
How could we miss
Someone as dumb as this

I love you ... let's go
Oh ... solid gone ...
How could we miss someone as dumb
As this?

This song is also off the Japanese Whispers CD, and is of a different quality, darker and truly lives up to it's name. Yet another highly recommended favorite- which unlike Lovecats is true example of the Cure's more melancholy work- signature style you may say. Hmmm, listen to me- I could do reviews for Rolling Stone. Uh huh. Sorry about that- here's the lyrics for:

Lament

Performed, and written by The Cure.

Today there was a tragedy
Underneath the bridge
A man lamented
Cold and blue
Into La Ment
The sky coloured perfect
As the man slipped away
Waving with a last vanilla smile

Somewhere at a table
Two drowned fools
Smoking
Drinking water as they talked
Of how they loved our lady
And oh the smell as candles die

One more ice cream river body
Flowed underneath the bridge
Underneath the bridge

This song is off the Fumbling Toward Ecstasy CD, and an absolutly gorgeous song by Sarah McLachlan. I got the lyrics off Christian's Sarah McLachlan page. Forget Celine Dion and those other wannabees- McLachlan's voice is pure.... what is the word I'm looking for..... ecstacy?

Possession

Performed, and written by Sarah McLachlan.

Listen as the wind blows from across the great divide
voices trapped in yearning, memories trapped in time
the night is my companion, and solitude my guide
would I spend forever here and not be satisfied?

and I would be the one
to hold you down
kiss you so hard
I'll take your breath away
and after, I'd wipe away the tears
just close your eyes dear

Through this world I've stumbled
so many times betrayed
trying to find an honest word to find
the truth enslaved
oh you speak to me in riddles
and you speak to me in rhymes
my body aches to breathe your breath
your words keep me alive

And I would be the one
to hold you down
kiss you so hard
I'll take your breath away
and after, I'd wipe away the tears
just close your eyes dear

Into this night I wander
it's morning that I dread
another day of knowing of
the path I fear to tread
oh into the sea of waking dreams
I follow without pride
nothing stands between us here
and I won't be denied

and I would be the one
to hold you down
kiss you so hard
I'll take your breath away
and after, I'd wipe away the tears
just close your eyes...

This song is off the Odelay CD, and is good. You want to listen to it. Do it now. Just leave this page, turn off your computer, put this CD in, crank it up, and sing along. Beck just does that to people. I got the lyrics off The Beck page.

The New Pollution

Performed, and written by Beck.

She's got a cigarette on each arm
She's got the lily-white cavity crazes
She's got a carborator tied to the moon
Pink gods looking to the fruit of the ages

She's alone in the new pollution
She's alone in the new pollution

She's got a hand on a wheel of pain
She can talk to the mangling strangers
She can sleep in a fiery barn
Throwing troubles to the dying embers

She's alone in the new pollution
She's alone in the new pollution

She's alone in the new pollution
She's alone in the new pollution

She's got a paradise camoflauge
Like a whip-crack sending me shivers
She's a boat through a strip-mine ocean
Riding low on the drunken rivers

She's alone in the new pollution
She's alone in the new pollution

This song is off the Violator CD, and is just... what can I say? Depeche Mode! Love them or hate them. They just make me feel all warm and gooey. Uh huh. ;) I got the lyrics off The Depeche Mode Net.

Enjoy the Silence

Performed, and written by Depeche Mode.

Words like violence
Break the silence
Come crashing in
Into my little world

Painful to me
Pierce right through me
Can't you understand
Oh my little girl

All I ever wanted
All I ever needed
Is here in my arms
Words are very unnecessary
They can only do harm

Vows are spoken
To be broken
Feelings are intense
Words are trivial
Pleasures remain
So does the pain
Words are meaningless
And forgettable

All I ever wanted
All I ever needed
Is here in my arms
Words are very unnecessary
They can only do harm

Enjoy the silence

Yes, even more Depeche Mode- this song is off the UltraCD. Lyrics off the The Depeche Mode Net.

It's No Good

Performed, and written by Depeche Mode.

I'm going to take my time
I have all the time in the world
To make you mine
It is written in the stars above
The gods decree
You'll be right here by my side
Right next to me
You can run, but you cannot hide

Don't say you want me
Don't say you need me
Don't say you love me
It's understood
Don't say you're happy
Out there without me
I know you can't be
'cause it's no good

I'll be fine
I'll be waiting patiently
Till you see the signs
And come running to my open arms
When will you realise
Do we have to wait till our worlds collide
Open up your eyes
You can't turn back the tide

Don't say you want me
Don't say you need me
Don't say you love me
It's understood
Don't say you're happy
Out there without me
I know you can't be
'cause it's no good

I'm going to take my time
I have all the time in the world
To make you mine
It is written in the stars above

Yes, Meredith Brooks- bow down and worship that goddess! Lyrics off the Meredith Brooks Homepage.

Bitch

Performed, and written by Meredith Brooks.

I hate the world today, you're so good to me
I know but I can't change
Tried to tell you, but you look at me like
Maybe I'm an angel underneath
Innocent and sweet, yesterday I cried
You must have been relieved to see the softer side
I can understand how you can be confused, I don't envy you
I'm a little bit of everything all rolled into one
I'm a bitch, I'm a lover
I'm a child, I'm a mother
I'm a sinner, I'm a saint
I do not feel ashamed
I'm your hell, I'm your dream
I'm nothing in between
You know you wouldn't want it any other way
So take me as I am
This may mean you'll have to be a stronger man
Rest assured that when I start to make you nervous
And I'm going to extremes
Tomorrow I will change and today won't mean a thing
I'm a bitch, I'm a lover
I'm a child, I'm a mother
I'm a sinner, I'm a saint
I do not feel ashamed
I'm your hell, I'm your dream
I'm nothing in between
You know you wouldn't want it any other way
Just when you think you've got me figured out
The season's is already changing
I think it's cool you do what you do
And don't try to save me
I'm a bitch, I'm a lover
I'm a child, I'm a mother
I'm a sinner, I'm a saint
I do not feel ashamed
I'm your hell, I'm your dream
I'm nothing in between
You know you wouldn't want it any other way
I'm a bitch, I'm a tease
I'm a goddess on my knees
When you're hurt, when you suffer
I'm your angel undercover
I've been numb, I'm revived
Can't say I'm not alive
You know I wouldn't want it any other way

Sisters of Mercy- an awesome band with a huge range of style- incredible and not to be missed. This song, is one of my favorites- enjoy! off this page. Anways, if you want to get a hold of this it's on the Vision Thing CD.

Something Fast

Performed and written by Sister of Mercy

All the things
We never needed
I don't need them now
All the things
Were always confidential
And hidden from me anyhow

You can stand all night
At a red light anywhere in town
Hailing maries left and right
But none of them slow down
I seen the best of men go past
I don't want to be the last
Gimme something fast

God knows everybody needs
A hand in their decision
Some of us are not so sure
I seen his own held out
For a ride on television
I think he's still in Baltimore

You can stand all night
At a red light anywhere in town
Hailing maries left and right
But none of them slow down
I seen the best of men go past
I don't want to be the last
Gimme something fast

MMmmm..... Cocteau Twins.... What?! You haven't heard of them before? Blasphemer! Seriously.... This is a song that must be experienced.... It's of the Four-Calendar Cafe cd. I got the lyrics off this page Cocteau Twins Lyrics.

Know Who You Are At Every Age

Performed, and written by Cocteau Twins

It seems things are indicative to a discreet desire to observe such, feel such,
behave such it makes this hard for me. I'm not real, and I deny. I won't
heal unless I cry. I can't grieve so I won't grow. I won't heal 'til I let it go.
I'm not real, and I deny. I won't heal unless I cry. I can't grieve so I won't
grow. I won't heal 'til I let itgo. It seems things are indicative to a discreet
desire to observe such, feel such, behave such it makes this hard for me.
I'm not real, and I deny. I won't heal unless I cry. I can't grieve so I won't
grow. I won't heal 'til I let it go. I'm not real, and I deny.I won't heal unless
I cry. I can't grieve so I won't grow. I won't heal 'til I let it go. Cry, cry, cry
'til you know why. I lost myself. Identify. Cry, cry, cry 'til you know why.
I lost myself. Identify. I'm not real, and I deny. I won't heal unless I cry. I
can't grieve so I won't grow. I won't heal 'til I let it go...

Rolling Stones. Nice nice nice.

Sympathy for the Devil

Rolling Stones

Please allow me to introduce
myself
I'm a man of wealth and
taste
I've been around for a long
long year stolen many man's
soul and faith
I was around when Jesus
Christ had His moment of
doubt and pain
Made damn sure that Pilate
washed his hands and sealed
His fate
Pleased to meet you hope
you guess my name
But what's puzzling you is
the nature of my game

Stuck around St. Petersburg
when I saw it was a time for
a change
Killed the Tzar and his
ministers, Anastasia
screamed in vain
I rode a tank held a gen'rals
rank when the blitzkrieg
raged and the bodies stank
Pleased to meet you hope
you guess my name. Oh
yeah
Ah what's puzzling you is the
nature of my game. Oh yeah

I watched the glee while
your kings and queens
fought for
ten decades for the Gods
they made
I shouted out "Who killed
the Kennedy's?" when after all
it was you and me
Let me please intruduce
myself I'm a man of wealth
and taste
And I lay traps for
troubadors who get killed
before they reach Bombay
Pleased to meet you hope
you guess my name. Oh
yeah
But what's puzzling you is
the nature of my game. Ohyeah
Pleased to meet you hope
you guess my name
But what's puzzling you is
the nature of my game

Just as every cop is a
criminal and all the sinners,
Saints
as heads is tails, just call me
Lucifer 'cause I'm in need
of some restraint
So if you meet me, have some courtesy have some
sympathy
and some taste
Use all your well learned
politesse or I'll lay your soul to waste
Pleased to meet you hope
you guess my name
But what's puzzling you is
the nature of my game

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