James Morrison

I was sure
I was born and raised to
be my own man
I was so sure
I was never going to
need a helping hand
And she said
trust in your heart
and there's no need to
understand
Well
just when I thought
I had it planned out
Whatever I do
I'm under the influence of you
Whatever I do
I'm under the influence of you

I was driving
too close to the
edge and living dangerously
I felt strange
a warm sensation
rising up inside of me
Oh like a tidal wave
came from nowhere
swept me off my feet
Oh but somehow
making me complete now
Whatever I do
I'm under the influence of you
Whatever I do
I'm under the influence of you
Whatever I do
I'm under the influence of you
Whatever I do
I'm under the influence of you
Once you've had a taste of it
there's no going back
Once you've had a taste of it
there's no going back
Once you've had a taste of it
there's no going back
Once you've had a taste of it
there's no going back

Whatever I do
I'm under the influence of you
Whatever I do
I'm under the influence of you
Whatever I do
I'm under the influence of you

Whatever I do
I'm under the influence of you

You want to stay with me
in the morning
You only hold me when I sleep
I was meant to tread the water
Now I've gotten in too deep
For every piece of me that
wants you
Another piece backs away
Cause you give me something
That makes me scared alright
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to
give it a try
Please give me something
Cause someday I might know
my heart
You already waited up for hours
Just to spend a little time
alone with me
And I can say
I've never bought you flowers
I can't work out what the mean
I never thought that
I'd love someone
That was someone else's dream
Cause you give me something
That makes me scared alright
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to
give it a try
Please give me something
Cause someday I might
call you from my heart
But it might be a
second too late
And the words
I could never say
Gonna come out anyway

Cause you give me something
That makes me scared alright
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to
give it a try
Please give me something
Cause you give me something
That makes me scared alright
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to
give it a try
Please give me something
Cause someday
I might know my heart
Know my heart
know my heart
know my heart

I've been down so low
People look at me
and they know
They can tell
something is wrong
Like I don't belong
Staring through a window
Standing outside
they're just too
happy to care tonight
I want to be like them
But I'll mess it up again
I tripped on my way in
And got kicked outside
everybody saw
And I know that it's a
wonderful world
But I can't feel it
right now
Well I thought that
I was doing well
But I just want to cry now
Well I know that it's a
wonderful world
From the sky down to the sea
But I can only see it
when you're here
here with me
Sometimes I feel
so full of love
It just comes spilling out
It's uncomfortable to see
I give it away so easily
But if I had someone
I would do anything
I'd never never ever
let you feel alone
I won't I won't leave you
on your own
But who am I to dream
Dreams are for fools
they let you down
And I know that it's a
wonderful world
But I can't feel it
right now
Well I thought that
I was doing well
But I just want to cry now
Well I know that it's a
wonderful world
From the sky down to the sea
But I can only see it
when you're here
here with me

And I wish that
I could make it better
I'd give anything
for you to call me
or maybe just a little letter
Oh we could start again
And I know that it's a
wonderful world
But I can't feel it
right now
Well I thought that
I was doing well
But I just want to cry now
Well I know that it's a
wonderful world
From the sky down to the sea
But I can only see it
when you're here
here with me
And I know that it's a
wonderful world
I can't feel it right now
I got all the right
clothes to wear
I just want to cry now
Well I know that it's a
wonderful world
From the sky down to the sea
But I can only see it
when you're here
here with me
And I know that it's a
wonderful world
When you're with me

I've been twisting and turning
in a space that's too small

I've been drawing the line
and watching it fall

You've been closing me in
closing the space in my heart

Watching us fading and
watching us fall apart

Well I can't explain
why it's not enough
Coz I gave it all to you
And if you leave me now
Oh just leave me now
It's the better thing to do
It's time to surrender
It's been too long pretending
There's no use in trying
When the pieces
don't fit anymore
pieces don't fit anymore

You pulled me under
so I had to give in

Such a beautiful mess
that's breaking my skin
Well I'll hide all the bruises
I'll hide all the damage
that's done

But I show how I'm feeling
until all the feeling has gone

Well I can't explain
why it's not enough
Coz I gave it all to you
And if you leave me now
Oh just leave me now
It's the better thing to do
It's time to surrender
It's been too long pretending
There's no use in trying
When the pieces
don't fit anymore
The pieces don't fit anymore

Oh don't misunderstand
how I feel
Coz I've tried yes I've tried
Still I don't know why
No I don't know why
I don't know why
Why I can't explain
why it's not enough
I gave it all to you
And if you leave me now
just leave me now
It's the better thing to do
It's time to surrender
It's been too long pretending
There's no use in trying
When the pieces
don't fit anymore
The pieces
don't fit anymore

pieces don't fit anymore

In my life
I don't mean much to anyone
I've lost my way
can't go back anymore
Once I had everything
now it's gone
Don't tell me again
coz I've heard it all before
Some people say that
I'm not worth it
I've made mistakes but
nobody's perfect
Guess I'll give it a try
I've got one last chance to
get myself together
I can't lose no more time
it's now or never
and I try to remember
who I used to be
I've got one more chance to
get myself together
The time has come for me
to change again
I can't carry on like this
I will lose my friends
don't say that you have
given up on me
Just give me the time and
speace to heal my head
Some people say that
I'm not worth it
I've made mistakes but
nobody's perfect
Guess I'll give it a try
I've got one last chance to
get myself together
I can't lose no more time
it's now or never
and I try to remember
who I used to be
I've got one more chance to
get myself together
I don't wanna be misunderstood
I've got to take this chance
and make it into something good
Some people say that
I'm not worth it
I've made mistakes but
nobody's perfect
Guess I'll give it a try
I've got one last chance to
get myself together
I can't lose no more time
it's now or never
I've got one more chance to
get myself together
I can't lose no more time
it's now or never
and I try to remember
who I used to be
I've got one last chance to
get myself together
I've got one last chance

I look at you
you bite your tongue
You don't know why or
where I'm coming from

But in my head I'm close to you
We're in the rain still
searching for the sun

You think that I want to
run and hide
I keep it all locked up inside
I just want you to find me
I'm not lost I'm not lost
just undiscovered
And when we're alone
we are all the same
as each other
You see the look
that's on my face
You might think
I'm out of place
I'm not lost no no
just undiscovered
Well the time it takes to
know someone
It all can change before
you know it's gone

So close your eyes and
I feel the way I'm with you now
Believe there's nothing wrong

You think that I want to
run and hide
I keep it all locked up inside
but I just want you to find me
I'm not lost I'm not lost
just undiscovered
And when we're alone
we are all the same
as each other
You see the look
that's on my face
You might think
I'm out of place
I'm not lost no no
just undiscovered
I'm not running I'm not hiding
But if you dig a little deeper
you will find me
I'm not lost I'm not lost
just undiscovered
And when we're alone
we are all the same
as each other
You see the look
that's on my face
You might think
I'm out of place
I'm not lost I'm not lost
undiscovered
I'm not lost I'm not lost
undiscovered
And when we're alone
we are all the same
as each other
You see the look
that's on my face
You might think
I'm out of place
I'm not lost
just undiscovered

It's got my name on it
And it's just waiting
there for me
I feel the cold run
through my veins

And it's got her shame on it
She couldn't say it to my face
But I won't waste time
placing blame
I know that I'll move on
I tell myself
I'll find me something better
I'll let go and just forget her
She was no good for me
Deep down I know that's
the way it has to be so
How come I still can't open
this letter
I can't forget her

really wish I could

There must be a name for it
Whatever this is you've
done to me
I'm all twisted up inside

Well who's gonna pay for it
If it's not you
I guess it's me
You left with your life
And took mine
I know that I'll move on
I tell myself
I'll find me something better
I'll let go and just forget her
She was no good for me
Deep down I know that's
the way it has to be so
How come I still can't open
this letter
I can't forget her

really wish I could

really wish I could

I know that I'll move on
I tell myself
I'll find me something better
I'll let go and just forget her
She was no good for me
Deep down I know that's
the way it has to be so
How come I still can't open
this letter

It's got my name on it
And it's just waiting
there for me

I'm done shoot your gun
I think it's time to take it
back to where we started from
Your pain my pain
I write it down and tell you
exactly how I feel again
all I see is a mass of
confusion of who I am
and what I gotta be

Closed eyes big lines
I get so tempted just to let it
ride sometimes
Looks good tastes bad
Makes me wonder where
I buried all the dreams I had
all I see is a
less good version
Of a man I don't want to be
All I feel is you tying me down
To something that just isn't real
all I need is some truth
God help me
Before the devil buries me
I can't do nothing if I can't
do something my way
Well I must be crazy
if I follow every word you say
When the shit comes down
you'll be the first to walk away
Call the police
coz I've lost control and I
really want to see you bleed
I'm awake why wait
I don't need someone to tell me
who to be today
Quite sure unlike before
Came off the road
and I forgot what I was
looking for
And all I see is a
less good version
Of a man I don't want to be
All I feel is you tying me down
To something that just
isn't real
all I need is some truth
God help me
Before the devil buries me
I can't do nothing if I can't
do something my way
Well I must be crazy
if I follow every word you say
When the shit comes down
you'll be the first to walk away
Call the police
coz I've lost control and I
really want to see you bleed

you Can't just hack at me you know
You might just have to let me go
Closed in
I need some room to grow
You don't know what you
think you know
Hiding behind your pop machine
So you can break someone
else's dream
Call the police
coz I've lost control and I
really want to see you bleed
I can't do nothing if I can't
do something my way
I must be crazy if I follow
every word you say
When the shit comes down
you'll be the first to walk away
Call the police
coz I've lost control and I
really want to see you bleed
All I feel is you tying me down
To something that just
isn't real
all I need is some truth
God help me
Before the devil buries me

This boy wants to play
There's no time left today
It's a shame coz
he has to go home
This boy's got to work
got to sweat
Just to pay what he gets to
get left all alone
Let's step outside
Let's go for a ride
just for a while
No we won't get caught
Well that's what
I thought until we cried
I'm still here
But it hasn't been easy
I'm sure
That you had your reasons
I'm scared
Of all this emotion
For years I've been
holding it down
For years I've been
holding it down
This girl tries her
best every day
But it's all gone to waste
Coz there's no one around
This girl she can draw
she can paint
Likes to dance she can skate
Now she don't make a sound
We'll play in the park
until it's too dark for us to see
Well we'll make our way home
With mud on our clothes
She won't be pleased
I'm still here
But it hasn't been easy
I'm sure
That you had your reasons
I'm scared
Of all this emotion
For years I've been
holding it down
And I'd love to
forgive and forget
So I'll try to put
all this behind us
Just know that
my arms are wide open
The older I get the more
than I know
Well it's time to let this go
I got to let it go
I got to let it go
I got to let it go
I got to let it go
I'm still here
But it hasn't been easy
I'm sure
That you had your reasons
I'm scared
Of all this emotion
For years I've been
holding it down
And I'd love to
forgive and forget
So I'll try to put
all this behind us
Just know that
my arms are wide open
The older I get the more
than I know

And I'd love to
forgive and forget
So I'll try to put
all this behind us
Just know that
my arms are wide open
The older I get the more
than I know

Well it's time to let this go

Oh life can be strange
Good and bad in so many ways
And in time you will find
That things are not always
what they seem
Well I've got something to say
But you might laugh
joke or run away
Coz I'm awkward and nervous
Sometimes I don't
say much at all
But if the rain must fall
If I lose it all
If the world comes down
and takes my soul
If the sky turns black
And there's no no way back
It won't matter much to me
If I had you

All I need is your love
That's all I need
All I need is your love
Oh well dreams can come true
if you know inside
you really want them to
oh you can sit you can wait
You can leave your fate
in someone else's hands
Oh but I
I want you
And nothing else can make me
feel the way you do
So I'm waiting I'm wishing
That it's me
you'll be holding tonight
every night
But if the rain must fall
If I lose it all
If the world comes down
and takes my soul
If the sky turns black
And there's no way back
It won't matter much to me
If I had you
All I need is your love
'coz All I need is your love

All I need is your love

All I need is your love

All I need nothing else
nothing else way you do
and All I need is you

if the rain must fall
If I lose it all
If the world comes down
and takes my soul
If the sky turns black
If there's no no way back
It won't matter much to me
If I had you

'coz All I need is your love

How come you always wind up
changing your direction

How come you always end up
dancing through the room

How come you always never
wanna use protection

How come you're floating
like a helium balloon

I can't keep up
You're moving too fast
I got to know
Is this gonna last
Coz I can't tell whether you're
up or you're down
This whole situation is
spinning me round
spinning me round
spinning me round
How come you always end up
changing your intentions

How come you always wind up
blowing hot and cold

One minute honest then you're
full of false pretension

Head in the clouds but still
you're desperate to control
to control
I just don't know
what to believe
You build me and
then you bring me
down on my knees
You say you want me
Then you're up and you're gone
I got to know just
where you're coming from
Coming from
where you're coming from

I got to know before it's over
One way or the other
If you're stringing me along

I can't keep up
You're moving too fast
I got to know
Is this gonna last
I can't tell whether you're
up or you're down
This whole situation is
spinning me round
spinning me round
spinning me round
How come
How come
How come you always wind up
changing your direction

I don't believe you
And I never will

Oh I can't live by your side
With the lies
you've tried to instill

I can't take anymore
I dont have to give you a reason

For leaving this time
Coz this is my last goodbye
It's like I hardly know you
But maybe I never did

It's like every emotion
you showed me
You kept well hid
And every true word
that you ever spoke
Was really deceiving

Now I'm leaving this time
Coz this is my last goodbye

I've gotta turn and walk away
I don't have anything left to say
I haven't already said before
I've grown tired of being used
And I'm sick and tired of
being accused
Now I'm walking away from you
And I'm not coming back
I don't believe you
And I never will
Oh I can't live by your side
With the lies
you've tried to instill

I can't take anymore
I dont have to give you a reason
oh for leaving this time
Coz this is my last goodbye

I've gotta turn and walk away
I don't have anything left to say
I haven't already said before
I've grown tired of being used
And I'm sick and tired of
being accused
Now I'm walking away from you
And I'm not coming back

I don't believe you
And I never will

Oh I can't take anymore
I dont have to give you a reason

for leaving this time
this is my last goodbye
my last goodbye

There was a time
I had nothing to give
I needed shelter from the storm I was in
And when it all got too heavy
You carried my weight
And I want to hold you
And I want to say

That you are all that I need
For you, I give my soul to keep
You see me, love me
Just the way I am
For you I am a better man
I said you are the reason
For everything that I do
I'd be lost, so lost, without you

Under the stars
At the edge of the sea
There's no one around
No one but you and me
We'd talk for hours
As time drifts away
I could stay here for ever
And hold you this way

You want to stay with me
in the morning
You only hold me when I sleep
I was meant to tread the water
Now I've gotten in too deep
For every piece of me that
wants you
Another piece backs away
Cause you give me something
That makes me scared alright
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to
give it a try
Please give me something
Cause someday I might know
my heart
You already waited up for hours
Just to spend a little time
alone with me
And I can say
I've never bought you flowers
I can't work out what the mean
I never thought that
I'd love someone
That was someone else's dream
Cause you give me something
That makes me scared alright
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to
give it a try
Please give me something
Cause someday I might
call you from my heart
But it might be a
second too late
And the words
I could never say
Gonna come out anyway

Cause you give me something
That makes me scared alright
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to
give it a try
Please give me something
Cause you give me something
That makes me scared alright
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to
give it a try
Please give me something
Cause someday
I might know my heart
Know my heart
know my heart
know my heart

to moonn6pence from shootingstar(papayeverte)



I've been moving in the wrong direction
I've been looking for something that's gone
Is there anybody who can hear me?
Is there anybody home?
Is there anybody home?

Tell me, where are all the happy people?
Where is the simple song?
Even the birds have lost their music

Tell me what is going on
Well, tell me what is going on

And we live our lives through magazines
And see our neighbours on tv
Hope someday that we can be like them
And ain't it sad that deep inside
We lost ourselves and don't know why
I look up to the sky when I'm alone
And I wonder is there's anybody home

Everybody's gonna say it's crazy
They say that it can't be done
When did we all stopped dreaming
About a world where everyone belongs
Where everyone belongs

The children lost their childhood
The mothers have lost their strength
The fathers have to keep on working

Till the day the money's spent
Oh, before they drop and die

Well, we turn our back on what is real
We don't even know how it feels
Really want to buy a bigger car
Baby ain't it true that deep in you
This feeling lives and lingers too
You look up to the sky when you're alone
And you wonder is there's anybody home

Tell me, tell me, tell me what is going on
We live our lives through magazines
We see our neighbours on tv
Hope someday we'll be like them
We lost ourselves and don't know why
I look up to the sky when I'm alone
And I wonder is there anybody home
Is there anybody home

to moonn6pence from shootingstar

Oh, I'm counting down
Hoping the time has come
To let it out
Never a time I had tried to breathe
I feel suffocated, I'm on my knees

I felt the cold and dark run through my veins
Shivered when I heard her call my name

She burns like summer sun
I know she's the only one I want
Even when she's gone, wait
I felt the heat on my skin
When my head started to spin
Too much is never enough
She burns like summer sun, for me

Oh, I'm holding out
Now that the time has come
For giving in
So just for tonight would you keep me warm
Take away my pain
Help me forget it all

I felt the cold and dark run through my veins

Shivered when I heard her call my name

She burns like summer sun
I know she's the only one I want
Even when she's gone, wait
I felt the heat on my skin
When my head started to spin
Too much is never enough
She burns like summer sun, for me

No, yeah she burns
Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

The time has come I'm counting down
Hear my breath and I let it out
Now there's nothing left she can take from me

She burns like summer sun
I know she's the only one I want
Even when she's gone, wait
I felt the heat on my skin
When my head started to spin
Too much is never enough
She burns like summer sun, for me

She burns like summer sun, oh no
She burns like summer sun, oh no
Burns like summer sun, sing it out now
Burns like summer sun, for me

I've been down so low
People look at me
and they know
They can tell
something is wrong
Like I don't belong
Staring through a window
Standing outside
they're just too
happy to care tonight
I want to be like them
But I'll mess it up again
I tripped on my way in
And got kicked outside
everybody saw
And I know that it's a
wonderful world
But I can't feel it
right now
Well I thought that
I was doing well
But I just want to cry now
Well I know that it's a
wonderful world
From the sky down to the sea
But I can only see it
when you're here
here with me
Sometimes I feel
so full of love
It just comes spilling out
It's uncomfortable to see
I give it away so easily
But if I had someone
I would do anything
I'd never never ever
let you feel alone
I won't I won't leave you
on your own
But who am I to dream
Dreams are for fools
they let you down
And I know that it's a
wonderful world
But I can't feel it
right now
Well I thought that
I was doing well
But I just want to cry now
Well I know that it's a
wonderful world
From the sky down to the sea
But I can only see it
when you're here
here with me

And I wish that
I could make it better
I'd give anything
for you to call me
or maybe just a little letter
Oh we could start again
And I know that it's a
wonderful world
But I can't feel it
right now
Well I thought that
I was doing well
But I just want to cry now
Well I know that it's a
wonderful world
From the sky down to the sea
But I can only see it
when you're here
here with me
And I know that it's a
wonderful world
I can't feel it right now
I got all the right
clothes to wear
I just want to cry now
Well I know that it's a
wonderful world
From the sky down to the sea
But I can only see it
when you're here
here with me
And I know that it's a
wonderful world
When you're with me

You want to stay with me
in the morning
You only hold me when I sleep
I was meant to tread the water
Now I've gotten in too deep
For every piece of me that
wants you
Another piece backs away
Cause you give me something
That makes me scared alright
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to
give it a try
Please give me something
Cause someday I might know
my heart
You already waited up for hours
Just to spend a little time
alone with me
And I can say
I've never bought you flowers
I can't work out what the mean
I never thought that
I'd love someone
That was someone else's dream
Cause you give me something
That makes me scared alright
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to
give it a try
Please give me something
Cause someday I might
call you from my heart
But it might be a
second too late
And the words
I could never say
Gonna come out anyway

Cause you give me something
That makes me scared alright
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to
give it a try
Please give me something
Cause you give me something
That makes me scared alright
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to
give it a try
Please give me something
Cause someday
I might know my heart
Know my heart
know my heart
know my heart

I'm trying to change to make the best, for us But I'm just the same same as I ever was Oh and if you stay with me obviously it's what I want But if you stay with me I know I'll hurt you more So won't you save, save yourself by leaving me now For someone else if I'm crying out don't listen to it It's all in my heart save yourself it's all in my heart Oh no So tell me I'm gone please won't you change, my mind This feels so intense sometimes it can lead, you back Oh and if you stay with me obviously it's what I want But if you stay with me I know I'll hurt you more So won't you save, save yourself by leaving me now For someone else if I'm crying out don't listen to it It's all in my heart save yourself It's all in my heart save yourself And I don't want to let you go But I know it's the right thing to do baby And I don't think I'm that strong to say goodbye I don't wanna see you cry So won't you save, save yourself by leaving me now For someone else if I'm crying out don't listen to it It's all in my heart save yourself