Chelsea Hotel #2
I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel,
You were talking so brave and so sweet,
Give me head on the unmade bed,
While the limousines wait in the street,
Those were the reasons and that was New York,
We were running for the money and the flash
And that was called love for the workers in song
Probably still is for those of them left
Ah but you got away, didn’t you babe,
You just turned your back on the crowd,
You got away, I never once heard you say,
I need you, I don’t need you,
I need you, I don’t need you,
And all of that jiving around
I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel
You were famous, your heart was a legend
You told me again you preferred handsome men
But for me you would make an exception
And clenching your fist for the once like us
Who are oppressed by the figures of beauty,
You fixed yourself, you said, “Well never mind,
We are ugly but we have the music”
And then you got away, didn’t you babe…
You just turned your back on the crowd,
You got away, I never once heard you say,
I need you, I don’t need you,
I need you, I don’t need you,
And all of that jiving around
I don’t mean to suggest that I loved you the best,
I can’t keep track of each fallen robin
I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel,
That’s all, I don’t even think of you that often
Such a Shame
It’s such a shame I’ve met you
Now, when it’s all too late
Everything I had to give
I’ve already given away.
My heart is gone. My body’s gone
It’s just the ghost you see
The ghost of someone you would like
Someone I used to be
So, take this song
It’s all I’ve got
That wasn’t played before
The rest is stained
Worn out, gone astray.
I’ve played it down to the bone
In your eyes there’s a hunger
I cannot satisfy
I’ll never become your mistress
I’ve been everyone else’s wife
My heart is gone. My body’s gone
I traded them so low
Just for a few drops of passion
Just for some scraps of love
So, take this song
It’s all I’ve got
That wasn’t played before
The rest is stained
Worn out, gone astray.
I’ve played it down to the bone
So, take this song
It’s all I’ve got
I hope you understand
The rest is stained
Worn out, gone astray
It’s such a shame I’ve met you
Now, when it’s all too late
If only I never met you
I wouldn’t mind the waste.
For You
I’m not around
To turn off your light
Find you in the dark
And kiss you goodnight
I’m not around
To feed you with hope
And hold you tight
When your hold goes cold
Time is time is time
Just an explosion of memories
I want you to know
You mean everything to me
Ref.: And everything you do
I’m doing it with you
And everywhere you go
I’m there for you…
I’m not around
To see that smile on your face
To be there every day
Hear what you’ve got to say
I’m not around
When you get back alone
Break down and cry
Because I’ve left home
Time is time is time
An explosion of memories
I want you to know
You mean everything to me
Ref.: And everything… etc x2
You’re not around
To turn off my light
And I’m not around
To kiss you goodnight…
Ref.: And everything… etc x2
Flame
On the 7th day – the magic gets a curse
On the 8th day – who’s going to give in first
On the 9th day – bags are being packed
On the 10th day – no one’s coming back
Some relationships – just fall sick
Being Master, then Servant – supplicate, then resist
A change of mood, a look – can bring it to its knees
Cut it down – like an incurable disease
Ah, but your kisses
Sweet as whiskey on ice
And your tattooed body
Soft as candlelight
Flame – you’re my flame for life
The 1st problem – we didn’t even care
The 15th problem – something in the air
The 62nd problem – we didn’t speak to each other all day
The millionth problem – we went our separate ways
Still got your number – on my mobile phone
And some of your habits – when I’m all on my own
I smoke too much, drink too much, read too much – every night
You’re my flame – flame for life
Love Song
Whenever I’m alone with you
You make me feel like I am home again
Whenever I’m alone with you
You make me feel like I am whole again
Whenever I’m alone with you
You make me feel like I am young again
Whenever I’m alone with you
You make me feel like I am fun again
However far away
I will always love you
However long I stay
I will always love you
Whatever words I say
I will always love you
I will always love you
Whenever I’m alone with you
You make me feel like I am free again
Whenever I’m alone with you
You make me feel like I am clean again
However far away I will always love you… etc
Bones of Love
She’s sipping a cappuccino
Like a cat sipping out of a bowl
He’s black espresso
To start his heart from going cold
He’s thinking ‘cognac’
But afraid his hands might shake
She’s checking her make-up
Her smile’s giving nothing away
You better kill me before I kill you
You look good in black
Who’ll pay the bill and keep on walking
Will get a hole in their back
Two faded tourists
Their visas have long expired
Two forgotten journalists
Whose headlines have retired
What’s that in his pocket?
They aint Chinese banknotes
What’s that in her handbag?
That’s no bar of gold.
Two suntanned lovers
Love didn’t die, it just went dry
Fading into the sunset
Those bones of love passing by
