LYRICS - BLUE (SHR08)
All songs ©1998 Mark Cohen


THE REASON

A shadow hangs overhead
You are the reason
You're a desperate infatuation
I'm now climbing right up the wall
And you are the reason
You're like a painful addiction
And this is so hard to take
From the nightmare I cannot wake

From darkness I cannot hide
You are the reason
More than adulation
And this knot I feel inside
You are the reason
You're an endless fascination I find
And this is so hard to take
From your spell I can't escape

A presence is everywhere
You are the reason
I've a hopeless obsession with you
Your voice is all I can hear
You are the reason
I've got a helpless adoration for you
And this is so hard to take
This feeling is hard to shake


NEVER HAPPY

All my effort is like a raindrop into the ocean
So I sit quiet like a robot with no emotion
And I will take this flak
I always come under attack
And there's no fighting back
Because I know sense and where it's at

All my toil is like breathing into a whirlwind
So I keep silent like a servant without opinion
However hard I've tried
You'll always be dissatisfied
I won't challenge your tack

You're never happy, this is what I'm saying
You're never happy

Another goal, another year
"Just hit the target" enforced by fear
"Don't forget the ones who don't make it"

You're never happy, this is what I'm saying
You're never happy


WON'T GET CAUGHT AGAIN

The conversation point is leading me astray
And now I feel obliged and I can't get away
Whenever we talk I feel I should have lied
Because I know what you want but I cannot provide

I should know better than to get involved again
It would be better if I'd treated you as a friend
I won't get caught again

You need something more and keep on dropping hints
You want me to commit but I am not convinced
And though I thought I'd stay I should bid goodbye
I know just what you want but I cannot supply

I should know better than to get involved again
It would be better if I'd treated you as a friend
I won't get caught again
I should know better than to fall in love again
It would be better if I'd treated you as a friend
I won't get caught again

Don't say you love me

I should know better than to get involved again
It would be better if I'd treated you as a friend
I won't get caught again
I should know better than to fall in love again
It would be better if I'd treated you as a friend
I won't get caught again


MR. WONDERFUL

I guess that you fell for Mr Wonderful
The love that you've found is truly beautiful
I take the blame for it all
I made mistakes
I've felt the pain through it all
I made you pay

At last you've escaped from Mr Sorrowful
The passion you've found is really meaningful
I take the blame for it all
I made mistakes
I've felt the pain through it all
I made you pay

You run into the arms of Mr Masterful
The life you now lead is oh so purposeful
With Mr Wonderful

With Mr Wonderful


VULNERABLE

I'm not smart at all I won't deny it
I will believe in what I read
What's written is gospel
I'm not proud at all and I will follow
The sordid tales in magazines
The failures and the falls

I'm so vulnerable
Well I'm a victim too
I'm so vulnerable

I'm not sharp at all
I will not argue
I will believe what's on TV
The truth is what you see
I'm not bright at all and they've no morals
I will believe in anything
The losers and the fools

I'm so vulnerable
I'm the victim too
I'm so vulnerable

I'm so gullible
I'm a victim too
I'm not responsible


I WON'T BE HOME

You might know by now I've been the homely kind
But that has changed today
Because someone's come my way

Now I won't be home
I won't be home

Once I would have been content to stay at home in bed
But I have found new hope and got a life instead

Now I won't be home
I won't be home

At last I've opened up the door
Never felt love like this before
Of being involved again once more
With a love I can be sure of

Goodbye to the past
Hello to life ahead
Memories will last
At least without regret

Now I won't be home
I won't be home

At last I've opened up the door
Never felt love like this before
Of being involved again once more
With a love I can be sure of

Now I won't be home
I won't be home

 

DETERMINED

Hard ambition in your head
Trash the rest and leave for dead
There's a fire in your sight
You fan the flames with all your might

You're so determined

Too much power in your hand
I don't approve or understand
You tread your rivals into the ground
But what you deal out will come around

You're so determined

All my innocence is lost
And now I'm counting up the cost
I feel like I've been double crossed
You won't see me run for dust

You're so determined


DRIFT APART

Could you return?
I have my doubts
The only time when I've been out
And drew attention my way that I was sure about
No reason to celebrate because I walked out

We were doomed to fail
I knew right from the start
We were sure to drift apart

Should I return?
I'm having doubts
Repeat that night with a different result
Disappointment and sense of wasted time
Have you ever felt that too more than once in your life?

The taste of happiness will surely come my way
Until that day does come this is the price to pay

We were sure to fail
A nightmare from the start
We were meant to drift apart

We were doomed to fail
I knew it from the start
We were sure to drift apart


TO SEE HER

Every morning when she walks by I see her
I get nervous and shake each time I see her

I would love to meet her given half the chance
But I don't know if I will be in that circumstance

I get restless if I should fail to see her
Every hour it's on my mind to see her

I would like to speak to her but I 'm too shy
So I watch from my window as she goes by

I would love to meet her given half the chance
I cannot ever see myself in this circumstance

To see her


WALKING

I don't have the bottle
Another chance I've thrown away
I'll regret the fact tomorrow
I wasn't bold enough today

It's the same old story
Love is just a fantasy

We had hardly spoken
Although I knew right from the start
A bad spell could be broken
If only I'd the strength of heart

It's the same old story
Love is but a fantasy

I don't want to get hurt
Or get my fingers burned
Still, I wish I could return

She couldn't have been much clearer
But I was frozen to the core
I couldn't move a muscle
It felt as if my feet were nailed to the floor

It's the same old story
Love's nothing but a fantasy

It's the same old story
Love's nothing but a travesty


SO SOON

You said you had to go
That seems so long ago
I can't believe you fell
So soon

You said it had to end
And we could still be friends
But now your engaged to him
So soon

I know that life has to move on
But I thought our love was so strong
Forgetting me didn't take you too long
So soon

I knew we'd grown apart
Your friends say it's a fresh new start
And you love him with all your heart
So soon

I know that life has to move on
But I thought our love was so strong
Forgetting me didn't take you too long
So soon


SOMETHING

With you I've been too shy
You've seen me in new light
I thought I wasn't good enough
And I cannot describe
This thrill I feel inside
I wish I could be bold enough

Because you and I have something
I can't translate into words
You and I have something
I cannot put into words

I wish I could explain
Affection aimed your way
I really wanted you to know
I hope you realised
When I looked into your eyes
Emotions that I can't let go

Because you and I have something
I can't translate into words
You and I have something
I cannot put into words

 

HERE WITH ME

Some people play their foolish games
To get the upper hand
Some people say some stupid things
But I don't understand

I read about bad things that happen
Well, I'm just content with you

Just to have you here with me