Lyrics Girl

I've always been a lyrics girl.  The first thing I do when I buy a CD is open the liner notes to see if the lyrics are printed, and commence to scanning them.  It's like a rich chocolate dessert, I love lyrics and they make or break the song for me.  The instrumentation, as much as I love music, is often secondary in my eyes.

 

Lately, two songs have crossed my path that really resonate with me, and I'm not sure I can put it much better than they can, so I'm simply posting an excerpt of the lyrics and calling it a day.  

 

Another empty promise, good intentions from the start,
You failed to mention, our love would be this hard.
I'm tired of talkin', don't have nothing left to say,
Maybe sometime we'll sift through the ashes one day.

 

I can't lean on you, cause I'll fall right over,
Can't count on you, it doesn't add up.
I see we're through and the truth is pretty sober,
This is going nowhere, enough is enough.

 

The hardest part, in my choice to leave,
Was not quite knowin' what I achieved.
But now I know, I can be stronger on my own,
That's what sleepless nights and only God have shown.

 

I can't lean on you, cause I'll fall right over,
Can't count on you, it doesn't add up.
I see we're through and the truth is pretty sober,
This is going nowhere, enough is enough.

 

I made up my mind I won't have a change of heart
I've removed myself from every single part of you.

 

Eli Young Band "Enough is Enough." 

 

 

 

If you don't treat me better
 Baby, I'll just run away.
Baby, I don't know what drives you
To play these silly games...

C'mon baby I'm much stronger than you know
Sometimes  I'm not afraid to let it show

 

When will you wake up?
I want you more than the stars and the sun
But I can take only so much
Cool on your island
It's so cool on your island

 

I gotta brand new dress made
Could it make you wanna try?
I guess I didn't want to notice
The stars gone from your eyes...

C'mon baby  I'm much stronger than you know
Sometimes  I'm not afraid to let it show

 

When will you wake up?
I want you more than the stars and the sun
But I can take only so much
Cool on your island
It's so cool on your island

 

If you don't treat me better
Baby, I'll just run away
If you don't treat me better
Baby, I'll just run

Tori Amos "Cool on Your Island"