Dave Gahan 'Imposter' 2021 |
Song Lyrics by Album
The Dark End of the Street
performer: James Carr author: Chips Moman, Dan Penn
At the dark end of the street
That's where we always meet
Hiding in shadows where we don't belong
Living in darkness to hide our wrong
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You and me
At the dark end
Of the street
You and me
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I know time is gonna take it's toll
We have to pat for the love that we stole
It's a sin and we know it's wrong
Oh, but our love keeps coming on strong
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Steal away
To the dark end
Of the street
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They're gonna to find us
They're gonna to find us
They're gonna to find us lord, someday
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You and me
At the dark end
Of the street
You and me
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And when the daylight hours roll round
And by chance we're both downtown
If we should meet just walk on by
Oh, darling, please don't cry
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Tonight, we'll meet
At the dark end
Of the street
Strange Religion
performer: Mark Lanegan - ex Screaming Trees author: Mark Lanegan
Can you stay here next to me?
We'll just keep drivin'
Because of you I see a light
The Buick's a Century, a '73 like you
Some strange religion
I get my hands on some money momma, and a shot in the night
Stared down the past and just scarred my eyes
Now I know there's no easy ride
She's been the kind who would take it in stride
Some jack of diamonds kicked her heart around
Did they know they were walking on holy ground?
Almost called it a day so many times
Didn't know what it felt like to be alive
'Til you been a friend to me, like nobody else could be
Keep my hands on the wheel now momma
Gonna honestly try
She looked past the scars and the burned out eyes
You could see I'm no easy ride
She's just the kind who might get you to buy
Some strange religion
This jack of diamonds kicked her heart around
Shoulda known they were walking on holy ground
This life might eventually just be the end of me, will I still be with you
Get in next to me, just keep driving
Cause of you I been alive
And this Buick's a Century, '73 like you
Some strange religion
The Buick's a Century, '73 like you
Some strange religion
Lilac Wine
performer: James Shelton, Jeff Buckley author: James Shelton
I lost myself on a cool damp night
Gave myself in that misty light
Was hypnotized by a strange delight
Under a lilac tree
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I made wine from the lilac tree
Put my heart in it's recipe
It makes me see what I want to see
And be what I want to be
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When I think more than I want to think
Do things I never should do
I drink much more that I ought to drink
Because it brings me back you
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Lilac wine is sweet and heady, like my love
Lilac wine, I feel unsteady, like my love
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Listen to me... I cannot see clearly
Isn't that she coming to me nearly here
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Lilac wine is sweet and heady where's my love
Lilac wine, I feel unsteady, where's my love
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Listen to me, why is everything so hazy
Isn't that she, or am I just going crazy, dear
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Lilac wine, I feel unready for my love
I Held My Baby Last Night
performer: Elmore James author: Elmore James
I held my baby last, until everything was allright
I held my baby last, until everything was allright
She woke up early in the morning, baby,
All she gonna do was fuss and fight
She said baby, baby, baby, baby please come back to me
Yes, now baby please come back to me
You know I love you baby,
Now it's past ten in the morning, babe
And everyting is goin' on wrong
Yes, you know everything is goin' on wrong
You know I been with you so long baby, ah,
But now you thinkin' to drive me away from home
A Man Needs a Maid
performer: Neil Young author: Neil Young
My life is changin' in so many ways
I don't know who to trust anymore
There's a shadow runnin' through my days
Like a beggar goin' from door to door
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I was thinking that maybe I'd get a maid
Find a place nearby for her to stay
Just someone to keep my house clean
Fix my meals and go away
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A maid, a man needs a maid
A maid
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It's hard to make that change
When life and love turns strange and cold
To give a love, you gotta live a love
To live a love, you gotta be part of'
When will I see you again?
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A while ago somewhere, I don't know when
I was watchin' a movie with a friend
I fell in love with the actress
She was playin' a part that I could understand
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A maid, a man needs a maid
A maid, a man needs a maid
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When will I see you again?
Metal Heart
performer: Cat Power author: Cat Power, Marshall
Losing the star without a sky
Losing the reasons, reasons why
You're losing the calling that you've been faking
And I'm not kidding
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It's damned if you don't and it's damned if you do
Be true, 'cause they'll lock you up in a sad, sad zoo
Oh, hidy-hidy-hiding, whatcha trying to prove?
By hidy-hidy-hiding
You're not worth a thing
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Sew your fortunes on a string
And hold them up to light
Blue smoke will take a very violent flight
And you will be changed and everything
And you will be in a very sad, sad zoo
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I once was lost, but now I'm found
Was blind, but now I see you
How selfish of you
To believe in the meaning of all the bad dreaming
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Metal heart, you're not hiding
Metal heart, you're not worth a thing
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Metal heart, you're not hiding
Metal heart, you're not worth a thing
Shut Me Down
performer: Cat Power author: Cat Power, Marshall
Well, so long, baby
I’ve had enough
I can’t ignore it
I miss you so much
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I miss you so much
I miss you so much
I’m standing in a suit
As ragged as my nerves
And I agree what I’ve become
Is surely worth the hatred
That you spat on me
The stars above me
The night so deep
That I could trip or drown
And still I see that you would dearly love
To shut me down
Well, so long, soldier
We’re deep in dutch
I can’t ignore it
I miss you so much
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I miss you so much
I miss you so much
I’m standing in a suit
As ragged as my nerves
And I agree what I’ve become
Is surely worth the hatred
That you spat on me
The sky above me
The night so deep
That I could trip and drown
And still I see that you would dearly love
To shut me down
I miss you so much
I miss you so much
I miss you so much
Where My Love Lies Asleep
performer: Gene Clark author: Gene Clark
Where my love lies asleep
There's no chains to her spirit
As she enters the doorway
Of dreams drifting free
Lightning's flash, rivers roar
Round the island she's sleeping
And the echoes soul
That speaks where she's sleeping
Where my love lies asleep
There's no past nor tomorrow
Only treasures to keep
There's no fears there to borrow
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Through the hallways of wonder
Down the steps of the deep
And the secrets that drum
Where my love lies asleep
Past the suns in the morning
Past the stars in their sleep
And the worlds that are near
Where my love lies asleep
Smile
performer: Charlie Chaplin author: John Turner, Jerry Parsons
Smile though your heart is aching,
Smile even though it's breaking,
When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by.
If you smile through your pain and sorrow,
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll see the sun come shining through for you.
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Light up your face with gladness,
Hide every trace of sadness,
Although a tear may be ever so near.
That's the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying?
You'll find that life is still worthwhile if you just smile.
The Desperate Kingdom of Love
performer: PJ Harvey author: Polly Jean Harvey
Oh love, you were a sickly child
And how the wind knocked you down
Put on your spurs, swagger around
In the desperate kingdom of love
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Holy water cannot help you now
Your mysterious eyes cannot help you
Selling your reason will not bring you through
The desperate kingdom of love
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There's another who looks from behind your eyes
I learn from you how to hide
From the desperate kingdom of love
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At the end of this burning world
You'll stand proud, face upheld
And I'll follow you, into Heaven or Hell
And I'll become, as a girl
In the desperate kingdom of love
Not Dark Yet
performer: Bob Dylan author: Bob Dylan
Shadows are fallin' and I've been here all day
It's too hot to sleep and time is runnin' away
Feel like my soul has turned into steel
I've still got the scars that the sun didn't heal
There's not even room enough to be anywhere
It's not dark yet but it's gettin' there
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Well, my sense of humanity has gone down the drain
Behind every beautiful thing there's been some kind of pain
She wrote me a letter and she wrote it so kind
She put down in writin' what was in her mind
I just don't see why I should even care
It's not dark yet but it's gettin' there
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Well, I've been to London and I been to gay Paris
I've followed the river and I got to the sea
I've been down on the bottom of the world full of lies
I ain't lookin' for nothin' in anyone's eyes
Sometimes my burden is more than I can bear
It's not dark yet but it's gettin' there
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I was born here and I'll die here against my will
I know it looks like I'm movin' but I'm standin' still
Every nerve in my body is so naked and numb
I can't even remember what it was I came here to get away from
Don't even hear the murmur of a prayer
It's not dark yet but it's gettin' there
Always On My Mind
performer: Elvis Presley author: Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne Carson
Maybe I didn't treat you
Quite as good as I should have
Maybe I didn't love you
Quite as often as I could have
Little things I should have said and done
I just never took the time
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
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Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died
Give me, give me one more chance
To keep you satisfied, satisfied
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Maybe I didn't hold you
All those lonely, lonely times
And I guess I never told you
I'm so happy that you're mine
If I make you feel second best
Girl, I'm sorry I was blind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
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Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died
Give me, give me one more chance
To keep you satisfied, satisfied
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Little things I should have said and done
I just never took the time
You were always on my mind
You are always on my mind
2021
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