Edwyn Collins

Darkness, darkness all around
And my senses have been stripped
Of sight and sound

Suddenly I came to, I pulled through
Amazed at what I saw
Struggling hard to find the words
When words tends to stick right in my craw

[Chorus]
I'm talking about seizing the moments
When the moment has gone
There's no telling me 'cause I'm holding on
Hoping against hope that you've got it wrong

If you could love me
Like I love you
If you could love me
Like I love you

Frozen in time and space
Yet I feel no need
To get out of this place

And suddenly the earth moved
The planets grooved, I fell down on my knees
Someone whispered take your leave
You're free to go any way you please

[Chorus]

If you could love me
Like I love you
If you could love me
Like I love you

I'm talking 'bout holding out
So scared to follow through
I'm talking 'bout holding out
So scared of losing you

If you could love me
Like I love you
If you could love me
Like I love you

If you could love me
Like I love you
Like I love you
Like I love you
'Cause I love you

I've been prayin', I'm prayin' that you come to your senses
'Cause whilst you bask in the warmth of the sun
We're vulnerable and defenseless
There are so many people, who've come to depend on you
There are even some impressionable fools to whom you are a guru

And return to them and you say, "Love is in this season"
But the seasons change and what will you believe in
When the winter comes that's when I'll be leavin'
I'll leave to find a way to break out of this world
Yes, there's got to be a way to break out of this world

You were burned, yours is a love that smolders, so hard to heal
That you're carrying the weight of the world upon you're shoulders
Not that it amounts to much but I'd help you if I could
Now, don't waste your breath refusing my help but so many understood

And return to me and you say, "Love is in this season"
But the seasons change and what will you believe in
When the winter comes that's when I'll be leavin'
I'll leave to find a way to break out of this world
Yes, there's got to be a way to break out of this world

And return to me and you say, "Love is in this season"
But the seasons change and what will you believe in
When the winter comes that's when I'll be leavin'
I'll leave to find a way to break out of this world
Yes, there's got to be a way to break out of this world
Yes, there's got to be a way to break out of this world

I've never known a girl like you before
Now just like in a song from days of yore
Here you come a knockin', knockin' at my door
And I've never met a girl like you before
You give me just a taste so I want more and more
Now my hands are bleeding and my knees are raw
Now you've got me crawlin', crawlin' on the floor
And I've never met a girl like you before
You've made me acknowledge the devil in me
I hope to God I'm talkin' metaphorically
Hope that I'm talkin' allegorically
Know that I'm talkin' about the way I feel
And I've never known a girl like you before
Never, never, never, never
Never known a girl like you before
This old town's changed so much
Don't feel like I belong
Too many protest singers
Not enough protest songs
And now you've come along
Yes you've come along
And I've never met a girl like you before

It's right in front of you
You still describe as your latest undertaking
It seems to me it's been a lifetime in the making
And somehow it won't come right
Somehow it won't come good
Somehow it won't come easy
Not that you thought it would

You're feeling tired you're feeling dissipated
This is not what you anticipated
And somehow it won't come right
Somehow it won't come good
Somehow it won't come easy
But it's there
Right in front of you

You just keep on striving
As if that were enough in itself
Why don't you stand back a bit
And consider the view of somebody else

These aren't the times for seeking perfection
You could look back upon these days with affection
When somehow it all came right
Somehow it all came good
Somehow it all came easy
Just like you knew it could
'Cause it's there
It's right in front of you
Yes it's there right in front of you

I've been prayin', I'm prayin' that you come to your senses
'Cause whilst you bask in the warmth of the sun
We're vulnerable and defenseless
There are so many people, who've come to depend on you
There are even some impressionable fools to whom you are a guru

And return to them and you say, "Love is in this season"
But the seasons change and what will you believe in
When the winter comes that's when I'll be leavin'
I'll leave to find a way to break out of this world
Yes, there's got to be a way to break out of this world

You were burned, yours is a love that smolders, so hard to heal
That you're carrying the weight of the world upon you're shoulders
Not that it amounts to much but I'd help you if I could
Now, don't waste your breath refusing my help but so many understood

And return to me and you say, "Love is in this season"
But the seasons change and what will you believe in
When the winter comes that's when I'll be leavin'
I'll leave to find a way to break out of this world
Yes, there's got to be a way to break out of this world

And return to me and you say, "Love is in this season"
But the seasons change and what will you believe in
When the winter comes that's when I'll be leavin'
I'll leave to find a way to break out of this world
Yes, there's got to be a way to break out of this world
Yes, there's got to be a way to break out of this world

I've never known a girl like you before
Now just like in a song from days of yore
Here you come a knockin', knockin' at my door
And I've never met a girl like you before
You give me just a taste so I want more and more
Now my hands are bleeding and my knees are raw
Now you've got me crawlin', crawlin' on the floor
And I've never met a girl like you before
You've made me acknowledge the devil in me
I hope to God I'm talkin' metaphorically
Hope that I'm talkin' allegorically
Know that I'm talkin' about the way I feel
And I've never known a girl like you before
Never, never, never, never
Never known a girl like you before
This old town's changed so much
Don't feel like I belong
Too many protest singers
Not enough protest songs
And now you've come along
Yes you've come along
And I've never met a girl like you before

Don't pretend that you don't know me
If you mean to offend me then you're doing pretty well
And how convincingly you've shown me
That the love I thought was built to last is now an empty shell

Things can only get better
What's around the corner, who can tell?
I'll build a little place just north of heaven
I'm kinda tired of living south of hell

Don't assume you can ignore me
You'd best bite your lip in case I make it after all
And how contemptuously you've shown me
That all my aspirations were so paltry and so small

Things can only get better
What's around the corner, who can tell?
I'll build a little place just north of heaven
I'm kinda tired of living south of hell

Some mother's talking 'bout Guns 'n' Roses
As if I give a fuck, at best I think they suck
I'm too preoccupied with my memories
Not non-entities

Things can only get better
What's around the corner, who can tell?
I'll build a little place just north of heaven
I'm kinda tired of living south of hell

I'm kinda tired of living south of hell
I'm kinda tired of living