Dave Gahan 'Paper Monsters' 2003 |
Song Lyrics by Album
Dirty Sticky Floors
author: Knox Chandler, Dave Gahan
Waiting for the last time
For my friend to change my mind
Waiting for the last drop
Seems like a long, long time
Maybe I should go back home
I'll sit and wait right by the phone
Praying over the porcelain throne
On my dirty sticky floor
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Ask me what I want
Easy, that's just more
How long will I wait for you?
Twice as long as I did before
Standing in the freezing snow
Maybe you left I just don't know
I'll soon be lying on my own
On some dirty sticky floor
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I hope no one can see me
The tinman says I'm doing fine
That lion ain't going to get me
See that gun right there - it's mine
I've painted a face where I burnt the floor
Now the face has become my devil's door
Laying in the back-room
On my dirty sticky floor
My dirty sticky
Hold On
author: Antonio Nigra
You keep sending me all these things
I'm learning how to smile
You keep sending me all these things
I think I'll stay awhile
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Tried to talk to you in my dream
You looked at me and smiled
Your smile said to me
I'll have to wait awhile
I have to wait awhile
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Hold on
You opened my eyes today
Hold on
Another surprise
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You keep giving me all these things
I see them in your smile
You keep giving me all these things
I think I'll stay awhile
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I guess I'll stay awhile
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Hold on
You opened my eyes today
Hold on
Another surprise
Hold on
Hold on
You opened my eyes
Hold on
Another surprise
Hold on
You opened my eyes today
Hold on
Another surprise
A Little Piece
author: Knox Chandler, Dave Gahan
All alone and bitter
All alone and mad
All alone with someone
And I should be so glad
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All alone and twisted
All alone and bad
Won't you come and fix it
I really feel quite sad
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A little piece of you
A little piece of me
A little piece of God
Is what you gave to me
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And all my wishes
Have come true
I know without a doubt
When I look at you
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When I trust in you
If you can trust in me
Maybe someday
We can all be free
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A little piece of you
A little piece of me
A little piece I've Got
It's what you gave to me
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Is what you gave to me
Bottle Living
author: Dave Gahan, Knox Chandler
He's like a king without a crown
He wears it like a clown
Watch him disappear
I wish he would come down
So call before you drown
I won' t always be around
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Living for the bottle
He's living for the bottle
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He's a ship without a sail
He's not listening when you speak
Living for the bottle
He'll be sitting there all week
So call before you drown
I won't always be around
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Living for the bottle
He's living for the bottle
Yeah
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There's no light on in his eyes
How heavy are the lies
Just jump right out his skin
He'll take you for a ride
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Living for the bottle
He's living for the bottle
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So call before you drown
I won't always be around
A dog without a bite
Still looking for a fight
All in black
He won't be home tonight
Yeah
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There's no light on in his eyes
How heavy are the lies
Just jump right out his skin
He'll take you for a ride
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Living for the bottle
He's living for the bottle
I won't always be around
So call before you drown
Black and Blue Again
author: Knox Chandler, Dave Gahan
I'm back in the room with the two-way door
I don't know where it is sure been there before
The thoughts in my head I just can't describe
They're too insane all outside
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All my apologies have been used up
All my words are not enough
I'm asking you on my knees
To look inside me I'm black and blue again
I'm black and blue again
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Do you remember we were such good friends
Now we're back in the ring fighting again
The taste that's in my mouth you see
It's not very nice screaming at you
There's tears in your eyes
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All my apologies have been used up
All my words are not enough
I'm asking you on my knees
To look inside me I'm black and blue again
I'm black and blue again
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I'm not very nice
You said I'm not very nice
I'm not very nice
You said I'm not very nice
I'm not very nice
You see I'm not very nice
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All my apologies have been used up
All my words are not enough
I'm asking you on my knees
To look inside me I'm black and blue again
I'm black and blue again
Black and blue again
Black and blue again
I'm not very nice
You know I'm not very nice
You said I'm not very nice
Stay
author: Dave Gahan, Knox Chandler
She's softly breathing next to me
A shining angel sent to me
From where she came it's hard to say
Tiny star she guides my way
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When we were lovers
We both discovered
Stay, you can leave tomorrow
Stay wait until tomorrow
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Please stay
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Living here in shades of grey
Colour she light a reason to stay
From where she came it's hard to stay
Tiny star she guides my way
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When we were lovers
We both discovered
Stay, you can leave tomorrow
Stay wait until tomorrow
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Please stay
Please stay
Please stay
Please stay
I Need You
author: Knox Chandler, Dave Gahan
I need you
I need you
I need you
I need you
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I'm asking my friend I need you again
Can you do something for me
Time it just passed and we had some laughs
Maybe it's just about greed
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You'll always need me much more
Than I need you
You'll always need me much more
I need you
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I'll ask you again but I don't think you've changed
You never did nothing for me
I wonder sometimes if you're looking down
On everything that you see
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With all of your gold stories all told
Some things just aren't meant to be
You live in the past shadows don't last
This time it's all about me
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You'll always need me much more than I need you
You'll always need me much more
You'll always need me much more than I need you
You'll always need me much more
I need you
You'll always need me much more than I need you
I need you
You'll always need me much more
I need you
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I need you
Bitter Apple
author: Dave Gahan, Knox Chandler
Days long gone and lost hot nights
No crowded streets to walk tonight
Still the stars shine so bright
Don't need a coat, I'll be alright
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Then you walked into my life
A halo bright with dark brown eyes
Just standing in her light
Remembered love again at night
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Bitter apple, take a bite
(It's kind of wonderful)
Fallen star, you're mine tonight
(Strange but beautiful)
Bitter apple, take my life
(It's kind of wonderful)
If I close my eyes, you're mine tonight
Tonight
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We laughed so hard it caused some pain
Two strangers standing in the rain
We smoked our cigarettes
(It's kind of wonderful)
Exchanging our regrets
(Strange but beautiful)
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Bitter apple, take a bite
(It's kind of wonderful)
Fallen star, you're mine tonight
(Strange but beautiful)
Bitter apple, take my life
(It's kind of wonderful)
If I close my eyes, you're mine tonight
(Strange but beautiful)
Tonight
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If I close my eyes, you're mine tonight
Tonight
If I close my eyes
Hidden Houses
author: Knox Chandler, Dave Gahan
Behind the door a secret place
A hidden house you see
A place where you imagine
Just how life could be
In your head you've made your bed
You sleep alone you see
The person in the mirror can't be me
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And that's alright, you say that's life
It's alright, you saved my life
Hold my hand, close your eyes, understand
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Inside each man a frightened lamb
Who hides beneath the sheets
Waiting for a chance to just be free
Behind the masks try to last
Another day or week
A perfect life laid in front of me
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And that's alright, you say that's life
It's alright, you saved my life
Hold my hand, close your eyes, understand
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Come with me, let's walk
Close your eyes, let's talk
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My love
My love
My love
Goodbye
author: Dave Gahan, Knox Chandler
It isn't very hard to see from where I stand
There's no one to blame
I opened up my eyes to see a world
With so much pleasure not pain
As she looked into my eyes
I knew I might not see her again
We're changing and it's hard for me
To stay the same
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She, answers all the questions
Things I find so very hard to say
Аs I closed my eyes
I heard her whisper Goodbye
All these questions that I'm asking
Feel very foolish anyway (Goodbye)
As I turned the corner I heard her whisper again
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(Goodbye) Is what she said
(Goodbye) It's what she said
(Goodbye) It's what she said
It's what she said
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I loved her from the first time we kissed
She taste so great
She lit another candle and slowly
Fell into the flame
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She, answers all the questions
Things I find so very hard to say
Аs I closed my eyes
I heard her whisper Goodbye
All these questions that I'm asking
Feel very foolish anyway (Goodbye)
As I turned the corner I heard her whisper again
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(Goodbye) Is what she said
(Goodbye) It's what she said
(Goodbye) It's what she said
It's what she said
Goodbye
Goodbye
B-sides
Stand Up
single: "Dirty Sticky Floors" / author: Knox Chandler, Dave Gahan
You give me untold riches
To which I hatched a plan
I drink myself to death
Just because I can
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Gave me many choices
I didn't understand
Crawled across the floor
I knew I couldn't stand
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Can't lie to myself this way
I have to stand up and walk away
I can't lie to myself this way
I have to stand up and walk away
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Stand up
Stand up
Stand up
Stand up and walk
Away
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Hard to watch you suffer
So hard to feel the pain
But you're wrapped so tight in your one block world
Too scared to make the change
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Ask yourself this question
While you're playing with your gun
Is your finger shaking on the trigger
Are you really having fun
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I can't lie to myself this way
I have to stand up and walk away
I can't lie to myself this way
I have to stand up and walk away
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Stand up
Stand up
Stand up
Stand up and walk
Away
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Stop talking
Try listening
To what I'm trying to say
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If you're walking
You're breathing
Maybe you can make a change
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You give me untold riches
To which I hatched a plan
I drink myself to death
Just because I can
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Now I'm judge and jury
Are you having so much fun
Sitting up there on your throne
I've only just begun
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I can't lie to myself this way
I have to stand up and walk away
I can't lie to myself today
I have to stand up and walk away
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Stand up
Stand up
Stand up
Stand up and walk
Away
Maybe
single: "Dirty Sticky Floors" / author: Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin
Running around a gigantic tree
Round and round
I can't shake free
Maybe
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Looking behind you're much closer to me
The man I fear
He lives inside of me
Maybe
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I know I can swim
But what if I drown
I know I can't win
When you're not around
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Maybe
Thought you left me when I put her down
I know I can swim
But what if I drown
Maybe
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Standing in the middle of a crowded room
Feels like hell
Take me home soon
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Maybe
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I know I can swim
But what if I drown
I know I can't win
If you're not around
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Maybe
Closer
single: "I Need You" / author: Dave Gahan, Knox Chandler
The ocean is creeping in
Closer each day with every sin
Now when did our life begin?
The ocean keeps rolling in
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The night is oh so dark
And that dog will howl and bark
And your face is oh so stark
The ocean is creeping in
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The ocean is creeping in
Closer each day with every sin
My heart is caving in
The ocean keeps rolling in
The ocean keeps rolling in
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Now another long year has passed
And I don't know how long we'll last
I can hear your distant laughs
And the ocean keeps rolling in
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And the sun seems oh so clear
I can hear its hiss and sneer
My stomach it starts to burn
Oh God let's hope we learn
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The ocean is creeping in
With every and every sin
My hearts still caving in
The ocean keeps rolling in
The ocean keeps rolling in
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Stay with me, it's hard to breathe
Lay with me, please don't leave now
Close your eyes, don't miss a beat now
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The ocean keeps rolling in
The ocean keeps rolling in
The ocean keeps rolling in
The ocean keeps rolling in
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The ocean is creeping in
Closer each day with every sin
Now when did our life begin?
The ocean keeps rolling in
***
The night is oh so dark
And that dog will howl and bark
And your face is oh so stark
The ocean is creeping in
***
The ocean is creeping in
Closer each day with every sin
My heart is caving in
The ocean keeps rolling in
The ocean keeps rolling in
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Now another long year has passed
And I don't know how long we'll last
I can hear your distant laughs
And the ocean keeps rolling in
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And the sun seems oh so clear
I can hear its hiss and sneer
My stomach it starts to burn
Oh God let's hope we learn
***
The ocean is creeping in
With every and every sin
My hearts still caving in
The ocean keeps rolling in
The ocean keeps rolling in
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Stay with me, it's hard to breathe
Lay with me, please don't leave now
Close your eyes, don't miss a beat now
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The ocean keeps rolling in
The ocean keeps rolling in
The ocean keeps rolling in
The ocean keeps rolling in
Breathe
single: "I Need You" / author: Knox Chandler, Dave Gahan
A sudden calm inside of me
Now everything is better
Together in a safe warm place
I remember when I met you
I took your hand
You guided me
Even felt much clever
Bought your love
Soft and white
Just a soft pink letter
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Breathe for me
Breathe for me
Breathe for me
We can be together
If you breathe for me
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All the trees have lost their leaves
It's hard to lift my eyes
HavenOt seen the sun for weeks now
Is it day or night
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Can't remember where I met you
Don't know if I'm here
Think I need a little help to
Take away my fear
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Breathe for me
Breathe for me
Breathe for me
We can be together
If you breathe for me
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Breathe for me
Breathe for me
Breathe for me
Put your hands in my hands
You can bleed for me
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Could you breathe for me?
2003
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