1001 NightsI can't tell what's real no more And I don't know wrong from right On leaving here I took the first express Into the darkness and the light Took me through One thousand nights And one more night One thousand nights And one more night Stone by stone by stone And sea by sea I was lost and torn And I was broken I made a wish and what I wished for Came out of light into the open There were seven figures Standing by the road And seven places For your dreams to go Took me through One thousand nights And one more night One thousand nights And one more night One thousand nights And one more night One thousand nights And if you want it, come and get it If you want it, come and get it See them coming through the window Going out there where your mind go Silver breaks of light Come through the walls And now you're leaving Silver breaks of light Come through your skin And now you're breathing If you want it, come and get it Never take it Never break it Took me through One thousand nights And one more night One thousand nights And one more night One thousand nights And one more night One thousand nights And one more night Silver breaks of light Took me through one thousand nights Silver breaks of ligh Took me through one thousand nights Break it down Break it down Break it down For one more time Break it down Break it down Break it down, down Down to your line Take it down Take it down Take it down Take it down Just this night Take it down Take it down Take it down In this light Took me one thousand nights One thousand dreams And every time Every time I heard her call Every time I would follow Just her voice was in this song She sang it loud and she sang it long Silver breaks of light Took me one thousand nights Silver breaks of light Took me one thousand nights Silver breaks of light Took me one thousand days Silver breaks of light Took me one thousand ways Breakdown Sinead O'Connor Index Afro LoverEverybody wants to be happy Everybody wants more money Everybody wants more loving Everybody wants the same things I came across the border Through the east and west divide The land between the trenches Was patrolled by the deaf and the blind The blind where shouting "Listen" While the deaf said "Can't you see?" Somewhere deep in no man's land Some man has lost a key I offer nothing to this mystery I have seen, I have seen, I have seen Centuries of fighting So I brought myself a gun The salesman called it freedom So my enemy bought a bigger one I'm saving up for a missile That will shoot him up with love Now his fingers on my button And my hand is in his glove I opened up into this mystery Every key can lock you up Or set you free I believe that there is magic in this mystery I have seen I have seen I have seen Everybody wants to be happy Everybody wants more money Everybody wants the same things I have seen, I have seen, I have seen I have seen, I have seen, I have seen I have seen, I have seen, I have seen I have seen, I have seen, I have seen Sinead O'Connor Index All Kinds Of EverythingSnowdrops and daffodils, Butterflies and bees, Sailboats and fishermen, Things of the sea, Wishing wells and wedding bells, Early morning dew, All kinds of everything Remind me of you. Seagulls and aeroplanes, Things of the sky, Winds that go howling, Breezes that sigh, City sight, neon lights, Grey skies or blue, All kinds of everything Remind me of you. Summer time, winter time, Spring and autumn too, Monday, tuesday, everyday, I think of you. Dances, romances, Things of the night, Sunshine and holidays, Postcards to write. Parting trees, autumn leaves, Snowflake or two, All kinds of everything Remind me of you. Summer time, winter time, Spring and autumn too, Seasons will never change The way that I love you. Dances, romances, Things of the night. Sunshine and holidays, Postcards to write, Parting trees, autumn leaves, A snowflake or two. All kinds of everything Remind me of you. All kinds of everything Remind me of you. Sinead O'Connor Index Almost In Your ArmsYou're near, that moment's here I'm almost in your arms Tonight, the mood is right I'm almost in your arms One sigh, one word and I Will rush to your embrase Say that certain word, Sigh that certain sigh And with all my heart, To your arms I'll fly It's strange, How we are changed By the things that seem so small One look can write a book One touch can say it all We know those nights of love And now we found our way I'm almost in your arms To stay You're near, that moment's here I'm almost in your arms Tonight, the mood is right I'm almost in your arms One sigh, one word and I Will rush to your embrase Say that certain word, Sigh that certain sigh And with all my heart, To your arms I'll fly It's strange, How we are changed By the things that seem so small One look can write a book One touch can say it all We know those nights of love And now we found our way I'm almost in your arms Almost in your arms Almost in your arms To stay Sinead O'Connor Index ConnectedAh well ah: well well my girl You're not connected no To the physical world Angel dreams green Blowing out of control In Spanish Maine crystal See the diamonds roll A blue copper scope Inside a paper globe Black hair and blond hair in love More alive Naked in the forest Love to lover's eyes A game of chess Touch me They take a long drive Music in the car in the summer Ah well: well well my girl You're not connected no To the physical world Ah well: well well my girl You're not connected no To the physical world Six o'clock wind White shirt in the twilight The sun on the lake Embrace deep in the night A feather on the waters edge Bright starlight A house made of wood And two lovers They go out to some place To spend the whole night Where it is so load Place called the blue light Back up in the world Nitro dynamite Walk across the floor Music and the lights Memory unload She become Bonny Parker She dance so fast With Dutch Schultz as a partner Talk to her friends Who are the forty thieves Never stole in her whole life Had no need You're not connected no You're not connected no You're not connected no To your heart You're not connected to your heart To your heart You're not connected to your heart To your heart To your heart To your heart You're not connected to your heart To your heart Sinead O'Connor Index Danny BoyAh Danny boy, the pipes, The pipes are calling From glen to glen, And down the mountain side The summer's gone, And all the flowers are falling 'Tis you, 'tis you Must go and I must bide But come ye back When summer's in the meadow Or when the valley's hushed And white with snow And I'll be here In sunshine or in shadow Oh Danny boy, oh Danny boy, I love you so But if you come, And all the flowers are falling And I am dead, As dead I may well be You'll come and find The place where I am lying And kneel and say An "Ave" there for me And I will hear, Though soft your tread above me And o'er my grave Will warmer sweeter be And you will bend And tell me that you love me And I will sleep In peace until you come to me But if I live And should you die for Ireland Let not your dying thoughts Be just of me But say a prayer to God For our dearest Ireland I know He'll hear And help to set her free And I will take your pike And place my dearest And strike a blow, Though weak the blow may be Twill help the cause To which your heart was nearest Oh Danny Boy, Oh, Danny boy I love you so. Sinead O'Connor Index Fly Me To The MoonFly me to the moon And let me play Among the stars Let me see what Spring is like On Jupiter and Mars In other words, Hold my hands In other words, Darling kiss me Fill my heart with song And let me sing for ever more You are all I long for All I worship and adore In other words please be true In other words Fill my heart with song And let me sing for ever more You are all I long for All I worship and adore In other words please be true In other words, I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you love you Sinead O'Connor Index Hard SunThe city lights flick to display Bang there goes another day The believers in the basement They are singing songs about a way Reborn and regenerate But none of this communicates to me Up here on the second floor I've forgotten what I'm waiting for A friend, a brother, mother, woman maybe But I have all these in the sulphate Emotionless and considerate to me And it's a hard sun A hard sun that 'S been beating on my back It's a hard sun That shines it's light on me It's a hard sun A hard sun that 'S been beating on my back It's a hard sun That shines it's light on me The silver clock chimes off again Reminds me of my childhood pain And the burden that was lifted When I made it to the city Disillusioned and full of hate But a member of the mother state and free At empty walls I sit and stare I sense a feeling in the air In the throws of thought I wonder Can I make it on my own But, deep down in my heart I known That I ain't never, ever going home And it's a hard sun A hard sun that 'S been beating on my back It's a hard sun That shines it's light on me It's a hard sun A hard sun that 'S been beating on my back And it's a hard sun That shines it's light on me Sinead O'Connor Index HomelessHomeless Homeless Homeless, homeless, moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake. Homeless, homeless, moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake. Homeless, homeless, moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake. Homeless, homeless, moonlight sleeping on a midnight Somebody say; uhu uhu uhu uhu Somebody sing; hello hello hello Somebody say; uhu uhu uhu uhu Somebody cry; why why why Somebody say; uhu uhu uhu uhu Somebody sing; hello hello hello Somebody say; uhu uhu uhu uhu Somebody cry; why why why Well strong wind, strong wind Many death tonight it could be you Homeless Homeless Homeless Homeless I'm Homeless Homeless, homeless, moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake. Homeless, homeless, moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake. Homeless, homeless, moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake. Strong wind, strong wind Many death tonight it could be you Strong wind, strong wind Many death tonight it could be you Strong wind, strong wind Many death tonight it could be you Homeless, homeless, moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake. Sinead O'Connor Index I DefeatWe were doing so well We had broken the spell And freedom seemed just within reach We had managed the bend between lover and friend Found a place we could possibly meet Yes it's me I can't help myself I just run head along to defeat Yes it's me I can't help myself I defeat, I defeat, I defeat I'm so hard on myself, Don't deserve any help So I must let you go, let you go So I pushed you away While I hoped you would stay But I don't let you know, let you know Yes it's me I can't help myself I keep running around to this beat Yes it's me I can't help myself I defeat, I defeat, I defeat I defeat Yes it's me I can't help myself I keep running around to this beat Yes it's me I can't help myself I defeat, I defeat, help me I can't help myself I defeat, I defeat, help me I can't help myself I defeat, I defeat, help me Sinead O'Connor Index I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York CityI say goodbye to all my sorrows And by tomorrow I'll be on my way I guess the lord must be in New York City I'm so tired of getting nowhere Seein' my prayers going unanswered I guess the lord must be in New York City Well here I am Lord Knocking on your back door Ain't it wonderful to be Where I've always wanted to be For the first time I'll be free In New York City I say goodbye to all my sorrows And by tomorrow I'll be on my way I guess the lord must be in New York City I'm so tired of getting nowhere Seein' my prayers going unanswered I guess the lord must be in New York City Well here I am Lord Knocking on your back door Ain't it wonderful to be Where I've always wanted to be For the first time I'll be free In New York City Sinead O'Connor Index Lullaby For CainFrom the silence from the night Comes a distant lullaby Cry remember that first cry Your brother's standing by And lot of loved Beloved that sons of mine Sing a lullaby Mother is close by Inocent date Such inocent eyes And he stole your brothers life Came home murdered piece of mine Left you nightmares on the pillow Sleep now Soul surrendering your soul The harm your not whole For love, but love walked on Cast into the dawn Branded with them all Of shames of Cain From a garden of those light To a wilderness of night Sleep now Sleep now Sinead O'Connor Index Monkey In WinterRemember tumble weeds on an empty road That coffee pot on a burnin' stove The Christmas tree in a place a called home That's what I miss the most This drifting leaves fall to the ground I scoop them up and I throw them down I close my eyes and I start to count The lonely people leaving town And I feel like a monkey in winter And you are a lizard in the sun Yes I feel like a monkey in winter Say hello to something new Is what a friend told me to do 'Cos beggars can't be choosers and I can't afford to loose We never touched we never kissed We never loved though we thought we did So I walked away and I called it quits What the eyes don't see, you know the heart won't miss But I feel like a monkey in winter And you are a lizard in the sun Yes I feel like a monkey in winter And winter's just began Remember summer long ago The sun beats down, the air was clean It came and went away Things come and go But do you, do you remember me? Remember tumble weeds on an empty road Coffee pot on a burnin' stove The Christmas tree in a place a called home That's what I miss the most We never touched we never kissed We never loved though we thought we did So I walked away and I called it quits What the eyes don't see, you know the heart don't miss But I feel like a monkey in winter And you are a lizard in the sun Yes I feel like a monkey in winter And it looks like winter's gone Sinead O'Connor Index Morning TimeThis used to be a lonely place Now it's morning time And it was the only place Morning time Then Mary paid off the angel so that It's morning time The night stops right here and know that Morning time One thousand pictures They come down the roadway They're gold and they're black Like a motor cycle Helen and mary are carrying flames For the wild fire for the wild fire Just get away from your tears What you got is already and spoken for Over your shoulder they still want some revenge As you know as you know You seen that you got that Morning time Morning time Morning time Morning time Morning time Morning time Morning time Morning time Move it out move it out He was a gun runner Took all his money to a better place Cool air it blows through your window You turn for the same thing, for the same thing Outside there's all kind of ways you can travel breaks over here Breaks over there You get there now and you get there quick From the sun breaks And the low run Then you climb on Then you climb on This was a lonely place Now it's morning time And it was the only place Morning time Then Mary paid off the angel so that It's morning time The night stops right here and know that Morning time Morning time Morning time You get that You seen that You want that You need that You got that You want that You seen that You need that Helen and Mary Helen and Mary Helen and Mary Helen and Mary I just got to get to you then I just got to get to you then I just got to get to you then I just got to get to you then This morning time Sinead O'Connor Index Power BreaksLocked in misfit hi tech It's the high ground Rita Rita Making out for all the thrill of it Six of them all got a reason And your mouth outlined with fire Power breaks I seen you there for sure I went to sleep last night And my baby was long gone Then I marked the blank time That stared back And I opened opened wide The distance And your mouth outlined with fire Power breaks I seen you there for sure Soft words that beguile you And your eyes are far already Spirit came out here To guide you Very lightly from your sleeping And your mouth outlined with fire Power breaks I seen you there for sure There for sure There for sure There for sure There for sure Sinead O'Connor Index Someday My Prince Will ComeSomeday my Prince will come Someday we'll meet again And way to his castle we'll go To be happy forever, I know. Someday when spring is near, We'll find our "lover new" And birds will sing And wedding bells will ring The moment my dreams come true Sinead O'Connor Index Summer's EndSometimes I feel so sad Other times I feel so glad I can't explain the way you play games With my mind and soul I only know I love you and I won't let go I can wait till summer's end I can wait to see you again I can wait for summer's end I can wait to see you again I can wait to be your friend Your lover, oh, once again Have you set some test to pass Who shall crawl on broken glass Yes. I can wait for summer's end I can wait to be your friend I am that woman, I am that woman, I am that woman, It's not hard to understand You say you miss me too I do, do, do I don't want no other love then you You, you, you, you You say you need me to And do, do, do I want part no other love with you So, you can do Anything that you want to, do I don't want no love then you you But you know you'd better be true True, true, true, true, I'll be making love with you Soon, soon, soon, soon I can't wait to Someday Sinead O'Connor Index SurpriseSo you thought we were over Surprise, surprise We're not going anywhere So you fell On your sword again Tell me what the views like Deep down in your carpet You were straight You were straight, Now you're twisted You're right, you're right Burn the joint and leave the way you came We're all surprised Don't you turn Turn out your lights We're all surprised Surprise, surprise We're all surprised Don't you turn Your day into night We're all surprised Surprise, surprise We all prayed We all prayed you'd rise again From the hard shoulder What the doctor ordered Gotta fix Gotta fix what's not broken All broke, all broke and busted Hey, 21 and over We're all surprised Don't you turn Turn out your light We're all surprised Surprise, surprise We're all surprised Don't you turn Your day into night We're all surprised Surprise, surprise Still not satisfied Still not satisfied Still not satisfied Still not satisfied Woman backwards into darkness Loving wreckless, hiding, distracks I've got a message for you You were ones encaged to come true We're all surprised Don't you turn Turn out your light We're all surprised Surprise, surprise We're all surprised Don't you turn Your day into night We're all surprised Surprise, surprise Still not satisfied Still not satisfied We're all surprised Still not satisfied Still not satisfied We're all surprised Still not satisfied Still not satisfied Still not satisfied Still not satisfied Still not satisfied Sinead O'Connor Index Take My HandLonely man Tired man Play the blues Sing while you have nothing to lose Silver moon Weeping moon Cry for me Show me your soul sympathy You have done all you can Live no more Sigh as you walk through the door Take my hand Take my hand Lie on sand Rest on sand Close your eyes Slowly close Go to sleep Sleep while you've dreams to keep You have meant all you can Live no more Sigh as you walk through the door Take my hand Take my hand Lie on sand Rest on sand Windy shore Crying But don't cry no more Sinead O'Connor Index The Dreaming Of The BonesMy only love What will happen to me What will happen to me When you are gone I'm frightened love What will God do to me What will God do to me When I am all alone Child I won't be gone See I am in your soul And in your song The calling of your heart has brought me in So good morning love Shall I kiss your face Shall I give you a taste Of what I'm dreaming of Child, I can't be gone See I am in your soul And in your song The calling of your heart has brought me on So good morning love Shall I kiss your face Shall I give you a taste Of what I'm dreaming of You're my only love You're my softest love My only love Oh-- Oh-- You're my softest love Sinead O'Connor Index TwilightWill you ever get enough Of twilight colour Dawn and dusk That falls upon the crowded street Where the traffic light runs deep Deeper Deeper This place is yours is yours my brave The place you choose to go When twilight shine Through this time Through this time See the twilight shine Through this time Through this time Through this time When the midnight calls us here Signs are buzzin' everywhere Like the towers open face Like the sky is out of place And right there where the lovers meet And feel the ground's beneath their feet The window's lit The streets are high 50 miles of light When twilight shine Through this time Through this time See the twilight shine Through this time Through this time Yeah the twilight shine Through this time Through this time See the twilight shine Through this time Through this time And in the room where the lovers meet They look out and they can see Over 50 miles of city, yeah Over 50 miles of bright light Moving out across the night Better hurry it's twilight, hey Better move it to twilight Sinead O'Connor Index VervaceousVervacious Drifting through the atmosphere Through the afterglow Witnessing 1,000 lives I'll blow Where the wind blows Falling in between the lines Never fitting in Someone tells me what's my crime Too thin I'm too thin Due to come back down Due to come back down Don't wanna don't wanna land Due to come back down Due to come back down Don't wanna don't wanna land Don't wanna don't wanna land Land Land This time I've a staring role Hide the shape I'm in I'm too old to sacrafice for gold and skin For gold and skin For gold, gold Drifting through the atmosphere Floating through this land Sifting through 1,000 years of sand All sand Down, don't want you come back Down, don't you want your lack Down, don't want you come down Down, don't want you around Down, don't want you come down Down, don't want you around Down, don't want you to come back Down, don't want your lack Drifting through the atmosphere Flowing through this land Sifting though one thousand years of sand, of sand Drifting through the atmosphere Flowing through this land Sifting though one thousand years of sand, of sand Drifting through the atmosphere Flowing through this land Sifting though one thousand years of sand, of sand Drifting through the atmosphere Sinead O'Connor Index |
