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Example - Can't Face The World Alone

Example - Can't Face The World Alone Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Live Life Living
Released: 2014

Can't Face The World Alone Lyrics

I was knocking on the wrong damn doors for ages
On the nigh-shift looking for a brighter day
Every single sweethearts face had faded
They'd decided there was not much left to say

I was guilty for sure
Lost in the war
Can't Face The World Alone
You wash up ashore
Wasn't lost anymore
Can't face the world alone

The world alone
The world alone
The world alone
Can't face the world alone

All the things they promise me sound amazing
Grass is always meaner on the other side
Living like a lost soul did my brain in
You found me and I had no place to hide

I was guilty for sure
Lost in the war
Can't face the world alone
You wash up ashore
Wasn't lost anymore
Can't face the world alone

Don't live your life a maybe
There's somebody out there waiting now
Who'll break it down
And build you up again
No ifs or maybes
Don't let em call you crazy
Aim for a blue sky gazing
We settle down
Can't face the world alone

The world alone
The world alone
The world alone
Can't face the world alone

Don't live your life a maybe
There's somebody out there waiting now
Who'll break it down
And build you up again
No ifs or maybes
Don't let em call you crazy
Aim for a blue sky gazing
We settle down
Can't face the world alone

The world alone
The world alone
The world alone
Can't face the world alone

Writer/s: SMITH, FRASER T. / GLEAVE, ELLIOT
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
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Can't Face The World Alone

This is one of several tracks on Live Life Living inspired by Example's wife, Australian model and actress Erin McNaught. "It's obviously about me being lost before I met Erin," he told The Daily Mirror, "and now I'm in a much better place."

"When the second chorus comes in, it's purely channeling Oasis," Example added. "'Don't live your life for maybeeee, Somebody out there waiiitng now, breeak it down, build you up agaaaaain,' it feels like a 'Champagne Supernova' sentiment in that lyric, it's a good line to belt out at the top of your voice. It's a sing a long moment."

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Tearjerker

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Tearjerker Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: One Hot Minute
Released: 1995

Tearjerker Lyrics

My mouth fell open
Hoping that the truth
Would not be true
Refuse the news

I'm feeling sick now
What the fuck am I
Supposed to do
Just loose and loose

First time I saw you
You were sitting
Backstage in a dress
A perfect mess

You never knew this
But I wanted badly for you to
Requite my love

[Chorus]
Left on the floor
Leaving your body
When highs are the lows
And lows are the way
So hard to stay
Guess now you know
I love you so.

I liked your whiskers
And I liked the
Dimple in your chin
Your pale blue eyes

You painted pictures
'Cause the one
Who hurts
Can give so much
You gave me such

[Chorus]

Writer/s: Kiedis, Anthony / Smith, Chad / Navarro, David / Balzary, Michael 'Flea'
Publisher: MoeBeToBlame
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Tearjerker

This was written about the life and death of Kurt Cobain and the effect he had on lead singer Anthony Kiedis. (thanks, Laura - Newport, Wales)

Example - Take Me As I Am

Example - Take Me As I Am Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Live Life Living
Released: 2014

Take Me As I Am Lyrics

I know I mess around, cos' of all I did before
I always seem to spoil myself, of that you can be sure
And if you want this journey, reach out and take my hand
I'm so so far from perfect Will you Take Me As I Am, as I am

Fight me, fight me, then ignore me
Don't look back, you know the story
Forgive me, hold me, say you'll see me
Hate me again, but never leave me
If you want this journey, reach out and take my hand
I'm so so far from perfect Will you take me as I am, as I am

Take me as I am

Take me, take me, take me, don't leave me
Take me, take me, take me, don't leave me
Take me, take me, take me, don't leave me
Take me as I am

Fight me, fight me, then ignore me
Don't look back, you know the story
Forgive me, hold me, say you'll see me
Hate me again, but never leave me
If you want this journey, reach out and take my hand
I'm so so far from perfect Will you take me as I am, as I am

It's happened again, back in the same place
It's happened again, back in the same place
Same place, same place, same place

Take me as I am

Take me, take me, take me, don't leave me
Take me, take me, take me, don't leave me
Take me, take me, take me, don't leave me
Take me as I am

If you want this journey, reach out and take my hand
I'm so so far from perfect Will you take me as I am, as I am

Writer/s: ALFIE BAMFORD, ELLIOT JOHN GLEAVE
Publisher: UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUB GROUP, THE ROYALTY NETWORK INC.
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Take Me As I Am

Example told The Daily Mirror the story of this song. "The key thing was wanting to start the song like a piano ballad, and I actually wrote the piano bit you can hear at the start," he said. "And then it goes into a trancey techy build up, and then there's this sudden, aggressive release. You have this gentle piano and people definitely don't get it, your first instinct is 'Is this some f--king Adele cover?' And then halfway through it goes a bit Laidback Luke and then it drops and you're like "f--k!"

New Found Glory - Sonny

New Found Glory - Sonny Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Sticks And Stones
Released: 2002

Sonny Lyrics

I'm sorry
I heard about the bad news today
A crowd of people around you
Telling you it's okay
And everything happens for a reason

When you lose a part of yourself
To somebody you know
It takes a lot to let go
Every breath that you remember
Pictures fade away
But memory's forever

An empty chair at all the tables
And I'll be seein' you when all my days boil down
But it's better where you're goin' anyway

I'm sorry
I heard about the bad news today
It's really hard to get through
Tough times and long days
But it really just depends on the season

When you lose a part of yourself
To somebody you know
It takes a lot to let go
Every breath that you remember
Pictures fade away
But memory's forever

An empty chair at all the tables
And I'll be seein' you when all my days boil down
For now we'll say goodbye
We know it's not the last time
I've lost the best part of my day-ay-ay...
But it's better where you're goin' anyway

An empty chair at all the tables
And I'll be seein' you when all my days boil down
For now we'll say goodbye
We know it's not the last time
I've lost the best part of my day-ay-ay...
This is the last thing I
I will remember
It's better where you're going anyway

Writer/s: BOLOOKI, CYRUS WILLIAM / GILBERT, CHAD EVERETT / GRUSHKA, IAN R. / KLEIN, STEPHEN LEE / PUNDIK, JORDAN I.
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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Sonny

This is about the death of lead singer Jordan Pundik's grandfather. His grandfather's nickname was Sonny. (thanks, lauren - new york, NY)

Example - Longest Goodbye

Example - Longest Goodbye Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Live Life Living
Released: 2014

Longest Goodbye Lyrics

I don't know where we go to when we fade away
I've asked a thousand times on the road to mandala
We live to tell the tale and fight another day
I told an atheist that now's the time to pray
The sun has disappeared for all my life
And it won't reappear for all my life
We're changing world so slowly
I know this chain so well
We're only friends till morning
Well we'll figure it out ourselves
We'll figure it out ourselves
We're bigger than they can tell
Before the eclipse has come again
So we're up against the world

Don't waste a second
Go, go choose a weapon
Don't waste a second
Go, go choose a weapon

We're changing world so slowly
I know this chain so well
We're only friends till morning
Well we'll figure it out ourselves
Before the eclipse has come again
Before the eclipse has come again
Before the eclipse has come again
So we're up against the world
Against the world
Against the world

The sun has disappeared for all my life
And it won't reappear for all my life
Don't waste a second
Go, go choose a weapon
Don't waste a second
Go, go choose a weapon
Before the eclipse has come again
So we're up against the world

We're changing world so slowly
I know this chain so well
We're only friends till morning
Well we'll figure it out ourselves
Before the eclipse has come again
Before the eclipse has come again
Before the eclipse has come again
So we're up against the world

Writer/s: PRICE, STUART / GLEAVE, ELLIOT JOHN
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
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Longest Goodbye

This fluety, atmospheric album closer is a tribute to Example's late pal. "It's about a friend of mine who was in a bad way, and he ended up taking his life," he explained to The Daily Mirror. "When you hear the lyrics, it starts to make sense. I was trying to understand what might be going through someone's head as they make their last walk before they take their life. He was under a lot of pressure, my friend, and he was an amazing guy. He spent his whole life making other people happy, but it got too much for him. Imagine having 15 people relying on you, your mother, your brothers and sisters, your kids. It's at the end because it is the end, really."

"The inspiration came from Massive Attack, Aphex Twin," Example added. "It's a tribute to him, and a fitting way to close the album. His family have said they really love it, which means such a lot to me."

Carpenters - Top Of The World

Carpenters - Top Of The World Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: A Song For You
Released: 1972

Top Of The World Lyrics

Such a feelin's comin' over me
There is wonder in 'most ev'ry thing I see
Not a cloud in the sky, got the sun in my eyes
And I won't be surprised if it's a dream

Everything I want the world to be
Is now comin' true especially for me
And the reason is clear, it's because you are here
You're the nearest thing to heaven that I've seen

I'm on the Top Of The World lookin' down on creation
And the only explanation I can find
Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around
Your love's put me at the top of the world

Somethin' in the wind has learned my name
And it's tellin' me that things are not the same
In the leaves on the trees and the touch of the breeze
There's a pleasin' sense of happiness for me

There is only one wish on my mind
When this day is through I hope that I will find
That tomorrow will be just the same for you and me
All I need will be mine if you are here

I'm on the top of the world lookin' down on creation
And the only explanation I can find
Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around
Your love's put me at the top of the world

I'm on the top of the world lookin' down on creation
And the only explanation I can find
Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around
Your love's put me at the top of the world

Writer/s: CARPENTER, RICHARD LYNN / BETTIS, JOHN
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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Top Of The World

Richard Carpenter wrote this with John Bettis, a lyricist who wrote the words to several Carpenters' hits as well as Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" and The Pointer Sisters' "Slow Hand."

This originally showed up on the multi-platinum album A Song For You in June 1972. The song was released as a single in Japan in 1972 and went gold. At the same time, Country artist Lynn Anderson ("I Never Promised You A Rose Garden") covered it and her version reached #1 on the Country charts. Finally in September 1973, the Carpenters released the song as a single in the US and UK due to popular demand. It shot straight to #1 and became one of their best known hits. (thanks, Timm - Anaheim, CA, for above 2)

5 Seconds of Summer - Amnesia

5 Seconds of Summer - Amnesia Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: 5 Seconds Of Summer
Released: 2014

Amnesia Lyrics

I drove by all the places we used to hang out getting wasted
I thought about our last kiss, how it felt the way you tasted
And even though your friends tell me you're doing fine

Are you somewhere feeling lonely even though he's right beside you?
When he says those words that hurt you, do you read the ones I wrote you?

Sometimes I start to wonder, was it just a lie?
If what we had was real, how could you be fine?

'Cause I'm not fine at all

I remember the day you told me you were leaving
I remember the make-up running down your face
And the dreams you left behind you didn't need them
Like every single wish we ever made
I wish that I could wake up with Amnesia
And forget about the stupid little things
Like the way it felt to fall asleep next to you
And the memories I never can escape

'Cause I'm not fine at all

The pictures that you sent me they're still living in my phone
I'll admit I like to see them, I'll admit I feel alone
And all my friends keep asking why I'm not around

It hurts to know you're happy, yeah, it hurts that you've moved on
It's hard to hear your name when I haven't seen you in so long

It's like we never happened, was it just a lie?
If what we had was real, how could you be fine?

'Cause I'm not fine at all

I remember the day you told me you were leaving
I remember the make-up running down your face
And the dreams you left behind you didn't need them
Like every single wish we ever made
I wish that I could wake up with amnesia
And forget about the stupid little things
Like the way it felt to fall asleep next to you
And the memories I never can escape

If today I woke up with you right beside me
Like all of this was just some twisted dream
I'd hold you closer than I ever did before
And you'd never slip away
And you'd never hear me say

I remember the day you told me you were leaving
I remember the make-up running down your face
And the dreams you left behind you didn't need them
Like every single wish we ever made
I wish that I could wake up with amnesia
And forget about the stupid little things
Like the way it felt to fall asleep next to you
And the memories I never can escape

'Cause I'm not fine at all
No, I'm really not fine at all
Tell me this is just a dream
'Cause I'm really not fine at all

Writer/s: BIANCANIELLO, LOUIS / WATTERS, SAM / POOLE, KAREN / WILKINS, WAYNE
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
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Amnesia

This regretful track was co-written by Good Charlotte's Benji and Joel Madden along with Louis and Michael Biancaniello and Louis' frequent songwriting partner, Sam Watters. It finds the guys unable to escape the memories of a failed relationship. The song was released alongside the pre-order of the 5 Seconds of Summer album on iTunes on June 23, 2014.

5 Seconds of Summer filmed a music video for the song in San Pedro and Los Angeles in late April 2014.

Benji Madden told The Official Charts website : "5 Seconds of Summer remind me of Good Charlotte in the best possible way. They're a younger us. I'm glad they're doing this sound and I'm very happy to pass the torch."

Rush - By-Tor And The Snow Dog

Rush - By-Tor And The Snow Dog Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Fly By Night
Released: 1975

By-Tor And The Snow Dog Lyrics

I. At the Tobes of Hades
The Tobes of Hades
Lit by flickering torchlight
The Netherworld is gathered in the glare
Prince By-Tor takes the cavern
To the north light
The sign of Eth is rising in the air
By-Tor, knight of darkness,
Centurion of evil
Devil's prince

II. Across the Styx
Across the River Styx
Out of the lamplight
His nemesis is waiting at the gate
The Snow Dog, ermine glowing
In the damp night
Coal-black eyes shimmering with hate
By-Tor And The Snow Dog
Square for battle
Let the fray begin

III. Of the Battle
IV. Epilogue
The battle's over
And the dust is clearing
Disciples of the Snow Dog sound the knell
Rejoicing echoes
As the dawn is nearing
By-Tor in defeat
Retreats to Hell
Snow Dog is victorious
The land of the Overworld
Is saved again

Writer/s: ALEX LIFESON, ALEX ZIVOJINOVICH, GARY LEE WEINRIB, GEDDY LEE, NEIL PEART
Publisher: OLE MEDIA MANAGEMENT
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By-Tor And The Snow Dog

Rush's road manager Howard Ungerleider came up with the title at a party. There were two dogs at the party, one a German shepherd and the other a tiny white nervous dog. Howard used to call the shepherd By-Tor because anyone that walked into the house was bitten. The other dog was a snow-dog (white). So from that night on Howard called the pair of dogs "By-Tor and the Snow Dog." The dogs belonged to Rush's manager.

The song is divided into 4 chapters: I) At the Tobes of Hades, II) Across the Styx, III) Of the Battle, IV) Epilogue. Chapter 3 (Of the Battle) is divided into 4 chapters in and of itself: i) Challenge and Defiance, ii) 7/4 War Furor, iii) Aftermath, iv) Hymn of Triumph. Total running time, according to the label, is only 8:37.

On the back cover of the album Alex Lifeson is identified as "Snow Dog", and Geddy Lee is identified as "By-Tor".

The character By-Tor returned on the following release, "Caress of Steel." In that song, By-Tor was the victor in the battle. (thanks, Jeff - Haltom City, TX, for all above)

This was the first Rush album with Neil Peart, their drummer and lyricist who became an integral part of the group.

There is a video created for the Vapor Trails tour that played on screen behind stage. This is also a hidden feature on the Rush In Rio DVD (Easter egg) accessible on the second disc (Boys in Brazil). (thanks, Mike - Mountlake Terrace, Washington)

Section III was originally called "The Battle."

On the original vinyl album, the chimes at the end were printed into the fadeout groove of side one. On older turntables, until the stylus was physically lifted from the vinyl, the chimes would keep playing. On the Archives version, the song is 28 seconds longer as additional chimes were included. (thanks, Mike - Mountlake Terrace, Washington, for above 2)

Foxes - White Coats

Foxes - White Coats Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Glorious
Released: 2014

White Coats Lyrics

As a child, my mother said to me,
"Don't be afraid to lead the way you see"
And it's only you who knows
Nobody else can see

But do I chase myself into the dark?
In the thousand ways to lead me back to the start
But you make it easy, you
To be who I want to be

And if the men in White Coats are coming
I know you'll still be there for me
To chase down the wolves around us ('round us, 'round us)
Oh, oh, oh, ohh
I keep the memories inside my mind
To show me how to leave the darkness
You will take me home one day, believe me

Take my hand and lead me out from here
Hunted down, their footsteps drawing near
I knew you would come for me
I’m sorry you're in so deep

And if the men in white coats are coming
I know you'll still be there for me
To chase down the wolves around us ('round us, 'round us)
Oh, oh, oh, ohh
I keep the memories inside my mind
To show me how to leave the darkness
You will take me home one day, believe me

And I was so scared, I could not see the light
I didn't want to be alone
But you just stand there, watch them hold me down
I need to know that you're around

And I was so scared, I could not see the light
I didn't want to be alone
But you just stand there, watch them hold me down
I need to know that you're around

Writer/s: LOUISA ROSE ALLEN, JONNY HARRIS
Publisher: BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
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White Coats

Many of the tracks on Foxes debut album, Glorious, are about Foxes' first love. This song focuses on the singer's struggle with anxiety and how her boyfriend offered her comfort when she needed it most.

"I was obviously madly in love," she told Radio.com . "But the song is about my anxieties. That doesn't get brought up enough, anxiety and panic attacks. It's a problem a lot of people face. So it's a love story, but it's a crazy love story."

Las Ketchup - The Ketchup Song

Las Ketchup - The Ketchup Song Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Las Ketchup
Released: 2002

The Ketchup Song Lyrics

Mira lo que se avecina
A la vuelta de la esquina
Viene Diego rumbeando

Con la luna en las pupilas
Y su traje agua marina
Parece de contrabando

Y donde mas no cabe un alma
Alli se mete a darse caña
Poseido por el ritmo ragatanga

Y el dj que lo conoce
Toca el himno de las doce
Para Diego la cancion mas deseada
Why la baila, why la goza why la canta

Aserejé, ja deje tejebe tude jebere sebiunouba
Majabi an de bugui an de buididipí
Aserejé, ja deje tejebe tude jebere sebiunouba
Majabi an de bugui an de buididipí
Aserejé, ja deje tejebe tude jebere sebiunouba
Majabi an de bugui an de buididipí

No es cosa de brujería
Que lo encuentre tos los dias
Por donde voy caminando

Diego tiene chuleria
Why ese punto de alegria
Rastafari afrogitano

Y donde mas no cabe un alma
Alli se mete a darse caña
Poseido por el ritmo ragatanga

Y el dj que lo conoce
Toca el himno de las doce
Para Diego la cancion mas deseada
Y la baila, why la goza why la canta

Aserejé, ja deje tejebe tude jebere sebiunouba
Majabi an de bugui an de buididipí
Aserejé, ja deje tejebe tude jebere sebiunouba
Majabi an de bugui an de buididipí
Aserejé, ja deje tejebe tude jebere sebiunouba
Majabi an de bugui an de buididipí

Aserejé, ja deje tejebe tude jebere sebiunouba
Majabi an de bugui an de buididipí
Aserejé, ja deje tejebe tude jebere sebiunouba
Majabi an de bugui an de buididipí
Aserejé, ja deje tejebe tude jebere sebiunouba
Majabi an de bugui an de buididipí

Aserejé, ja deje tejebe tude jebere sebiunouba
Majabi an de bugui an de buididipí
Aserejé, ja deje tejebe tude jebere sebiunouba
Majabi an de bugui an de buididipí

Writer/s: RUIZ GOMEZ, FRANCISCO / BENITO, MANNY
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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The Ketchup Song

The group is made up of Pilar, Lola, and Lucia Munoz - 3 sisters from the Andalusia region of Spain. They took their name in honor of their father, a flamenco guitarist known as "El Tomate."

This was a huge international hit. It was #1 in several countries, but took a while to break in America, where it was first played on New York City dance station WKTU. Within 24 hours, it became the most requested song on the station.

The lyrics are based on snippets of the 1979 Sugar Hill Gang song "Rapper's Delight."

The lyrics are in Spanish, but it is Spanish gibberish based on "Rapper's Delight." The version released in the US has some English gibberish mixed in.

The song is about a gypsy named Diego who is very concerned about how he is dressed and loves "Rapper's Delight." Since Diego doesn't understand the English lyrics, he makes up his own raps, which translates into the gibberish in the song.

The Spanish version is known as "Asereje," as in "I Said A Hip," which is a lyric in "Rapper's Delight."

Has it's own dance, involving a kind of hand-jive and lots of gyrations.

This has been compared to the "Macarena," which was also a huge international hit by an unknown group with it's own dance that became a staple of dance clubs, cruise ships, and weddings when it eventually hit the US.

In the US, this got a lot of airplay on Spanish stations as well as the TV show Sabado Gigante before getting much mainstream airplay. It was especially popular in South Florida, which has a large Hispanic population.

Ketchup, or catsup, originated in China in 1690 as a pickled fish sauce called "ke-tsiap." British sailors took Asian catsup or ketchup from Singapore to England but the British were unable to duplicate the recipe so they started substituting other ingredients, including ground mushrooms, walnuts, and cucumbers. Later the first recipe for "tomato catsup" appeared. (From the book Food for Thought: Extraordinary Little Chronicles of the World by Ed Pearce)

Despite the lyrics being Spanish gibberish, this was the best-selling single in France during the 2000s.

G-Eazy - Downtown Love

G-Eazy - Downtown Love Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: These Things Happen
Released: 2014

Downtown Love Lyrics

Downtown Love

G-Eazy explained during a Reddit AMA that this song is, "kinda loosely based off of Edie Sedgwick and her story, but told in a modern setting."

Edie Sedgwick (1943 – 1971) was a socialite who formed part of the artist Andy Warhol's Factory scene in New York in the '60s and starred in several of his short films. Plagued by mental health issues and drug addictions, she died in 1971 aged 28 of an overdose.

Sedgwick had a brief affair with Bob Dylan and "Just Like A Woman" and "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat" from his 1966 album Blonde on Blonde were both purportedly penned about her. The Velvet Underground's "Femme Fatale" from their 1967 album The Velvet Underground & Nico and The Cult's 1969 hit single "Edie (Ciao Baby)" were also inspired by the troubled socialite.

The song is preceded on These Things Happen by "Factory Girl (Skit)" which is sampled from the Merv Griffin show in the 60s when Edie Sedgwick and Andy Warhol were guests.

Suzanne Vega - Marlene On The Wall

Suzanne Vega - Marlene On The Wall Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Suzanne Vega
Released: 1985

Marlene On The Wall Lyrics

Even if I am in love with you
All this to say, what's it to you?
Observe the blood, the rose tattoo
Of the fingerprints on me from you

Other evidence has shown
That you and I are still alone
We skirt around the danger zone
And don't talk about it later

Marlene watches from the wall
Her mocking smile says it all
As the records the rise and fall
Of every soldier passing

But the only soldier now is me
I'm fighting things I cannot see
I think it's called my destiny
That I am changing

Marlene On The Wall

I walk to your house in the afternoon
By the butcher shot with the sawdust strewn
"Don't give away the goods too soon"
Is what she might have told me

Marlene watches from the wall
Her mocking smile says it all
As the records the rise and fall
Of every man who's been here

But the only one here now is me
I'm fighting things I cannot see
I think it's called my destiny
That I am changing

Marlene on the wall

Writer/s: VEGA, SUZANNE
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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Marlene On The Wall

Vega wrote this about coping with loneliness; she finds comfort by looking up to a poster of Marlene Dietrich on the wall. Vega really did have a poster of Dietrich on her wall. She explained in SongTalk magazine: "That was a truthful song. The lines came out of my life. But you want to be careful, too, because you don't want to get into 'Oh, my boyfriend left me...' I have a problem with specifically confessional songwriting. I think you have to craft it in some way. I don't think you can come on stage and blurt out your innermost feelings. My niece can blurt out her innermost feelings. She's four years old. I wouldn't want to pay $25 to go see her do that. You need to put it in a form. Although it is truthful, you have to give it some respect, or a certain kind of dignity, by putting it into a kind of form. Because these people are not my friends. They're paying to see a show, some form of entertainment. So I'm not gonna sit there and talk to them like Ronee Blakely in Nashville."

Marlene Dietrich was a German actress who became an international film star in the 1930's. During World War II, she put her movie career on hold in order to entertain US troops, a move that won her the Medal of Freedom, the highest military award a civilian can receive. Dietrich was 90 years old when she died in 1992.

Vega told SongTalk that this song always seemed "A little wide of mark, somehow." Said Vega: "It's accessible and people do like it, but for me, personally, inside myself, I feel I had something in mind, and I kind of did it, it was stylish, it was interesting, but I didn't feel it was quite the bulls-eye that some of the others were. The idea of using a poster as a reference point is a very pop idea. It's a song about Marlene Dietrich. You kind of get that from it, or it's a song about a relationship."

This was Vega's first single. It did well in the UK, but didn't get noticed in America. Vega, who is from New York, found success in the US 2 years later with her album Solitude Standing, which contained the hit song, "Luka."