Paroles
Chapter One
(Bruno Dumarais / Joanna Hinde)
(Verse 1)
Unchained, they threw me out with the dregs
Unchained, they imagined I’d be a wreck
Unchained, they thought I’d become insane
Unchained, they believe that they’re not to blame
(Chorus)
Nobody knows, oh no nobody knows my friends
Nobody knows, oh no nobody knows my pains
(Verse 2)
Without them, now I’ve cleaned up my mess
Without them, all my errors to confess
Without them, I feel free like a bird And now,
I know my voice can be heard
Nobody knows, oh no nobody knows my friends
Nobody knows, oh no nobody knows my pains
(Bridge)
(Verse 3)
Unchained, they threw me out with the dregs
Unchained, they thought I’d become insane
Without them, I feel free like a bird
And now, I know my voice can be heard
(Chorus)
(Bruno Dumarais / Joanna Hinde)
(Take me Home…, take me Home…)
Gillian Anderson blows my mind, blows my mind
Gillian Anderson blows my mind, blows my mind
Gillian Anderson turns my heart inside out
Gillian Anderson blows my mind, blows my mind
(Take me Home…, take me Home…)
Gillian Anderson turns my head, turns my head
Gillian Anderson turns my head, turns my head
Gillian Anderson in my dreams speaks to me
Gillian Anderson turns my head, turns my head
Feeling so cold, feeling so cold,
Ice Queen you set me on fire!
I’m burning up with desire for you
So far from me, so far from me
So far from me on your pedestal,
Your beauty is so very far from me
Gillian Anderson I’ve fallen for you, I’ve fallen for you
Gillian Anderson I’ve fallen for you, I’ve fallen for you
Gillian Anderson I see your face on my wall
Gillian Anderson I’ve fallen for you, I’ve fallen for you
(Bruno Dumarais)
(Verse 1)
I know, sorrow’s all that you gave to me
I know, sorrow’s all that you gave to me
Some tears never dry, it’s my darkest day
Some tears never dry, there’s no other way
(Chorus)
Empty rooms kingdoms of doom
These voices keep calling me
TV news alone with booze
God this love’s deserted me
(Verse 2)
We wrote the laws, I still don’t want to obey
This feeling grows, oh God I’ve lost my way
Sleepers never die, need to hibernate
Sleepers never die, simple twist of fate
Chorus 2 (= Chorus 1)
Bridge
Like a new born searching for his mother’s milk
Like an insect trapped within a spider’s silk
Lack of interest nothing but my everyday
I’m really down, I could waste away (X2)
(Chorus 3)
Empty rooms kingdoms of doom
These voices keep calling me
TV news alone with booze
God this love’s deserted me
Pouring rain on my dreadful pain
Dark River’s calling me
An endless love might be fatal
Please Mum come save me
(Bruno Dumarais / Joanna Hinde)
(Verse 1)
You are tearing yourselves apart
And my friendship’s pushed to the limit
Each of you are hurting
And so am I, and so am I with you
I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know what to say
When you ask me, ask me what to do
I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know what to do
When you ask me, ask me what to say
(Chorus)
I don’t want to hear your secrets
Someone’s calling, someone’s calling
I love you both, but not together
So please don’t call me, please don’t call me
(Verse 2)
I don’t want to take sides in this
It’s just too painful, too painful to bear
I don’t want to get involved in this
Leave me on the edge, just a bystander
I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know what to say to you
When you ask for advice, ask me what to do
I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know what to do for you
When you ask me, what you need to say
(Chorus)
(Bruno Dumarais / Joanna Hinde)
I’m feeling good within this song
In the dance my feet can do no wrong
When I hear that tune again
I lose complete control
This song takes away my pain
And I dance till the night is old
This sound, it penetrates my soul
It blows my mind it makes me whole
So good in action, a liberation
Like a monkey jumping all around my house
I can feel freedom, delicious freedom
With good music, all on my own
When I hear that tune again
I lose complete control
This song takes away my pain
And I dance till the night is old
Intoxicating, exhilarating
The rhythm of the music, fills my heart with joy
My feet are flying, accelerating
With the rhythm, with the rhythm of the dance
(Bruno Dumarais / Joanna Hinde)
(Verse 1)
All night long All alone
In this room
I write this song On my own
Full of gloom
(Chorus 1)
This solitude pains my soul
A way of life that takes it’s toll
Can’t feel any joy only doom
This room to me is a tomb
(Verse 2)
Everyday
I’m on my way It’s time to play
End of the show It’s time to go
Where I don’t know
(Chorus 2)
Loneliness on the road
Drains me, leaves me cold
This feeling’s poisoning my soul
I need to get out of this hole
(Bridge)
(Chorus 1 repeat)
(Bruno Dumarais / Joanna Hinde)
(Verse 1)
Like a good friend it steals within me
Like a good friend it seems to smile with me
Everything now becomes so easy
Everything now seems to work for me
I’m in heaven
Good things only can happen
I’m in heaven
No, not a stranger now, stranger now
Just freedom
Free of inhibitions
Just freedom
No, not a stranger now, stranger now
(Chorus)
Innoncent we were, innoncent we were
Like children, innoncent
(Verse 2)
Unseen by me it’s not the same
My self control goes up in flames
Once it’s freedom now it’s blame
I cannot come home free from shame
Where am I?
Nothing’s the same
Where am I?
I guess I’m a stranger now, stranger now
I’m in hell
The booze is pulling me down
I’m in hell
I guess I’m a stranger now, stranger now
(Chorus)
Innoncent we were, innoncent we were
Like children, innoncent
(Bruno Dumarais / Joanna Hinde)
(Verse 1)
This all has left a bad taste in my mouth
So many lies that confuse my mind
I’ve got a pain in my chest, a pain in my chest
I need to rest my brain, rest my brain
I’ve got a pain in my chest, a pain in my chest
I need to rest my brain, rest my brain
(Verse 2)
My life’s in danger now
Forgiveness is the key, forgiveness
I want to trust you again, trust you like before
I need to find peace, it’s what I’m looking for
I want to trust you again, trust you like before
I need to find peace, it’s what I’m looking for
(Chorus)
Aaaaaa-aaaaaa-aaaaah
Forgiveness makes for happiness Aaaaaa-aaaaaa-aaaaah
Forgiveness please be my guest (X2)
(Verse 3)
You hurt me like no one before
These open wounds are still raw
My aim is to heal, for my love I must heal
Don’t be a drunk again, a drunk doesn’t feel
My aim is to heal, for my love I must heal
Don’t be a drunk again, a drunk doesn’t feel
(Chorus)
(Bruno Dumarais / Joanna Hinde)
(Verse 1)
You’re living the life you always dreamed
But still you’re feeling sad
You got all you always wanted
Do you know why you feel so bad?
He has put a spell on you
It can happen, it can happen…
It’s something you didn’t plan to do
It can happen, it can happen…
(Chorus 1)
The guilt of what you did
Is always on your mind
No matter what you hid
The truth is so unkind
(Verse 2)
Your secret is no longer yours
The truth is out, what do you do?
Time to put your lover in the trash
Your are suffering, what is new?
You have put a spell on him
You turn your back, you turn your back…
Poor guy, you won’t even speak with him
You turn your back, you turn your back…
(Chorus 2)
The guilt of what you did
Is always on your mind
No matter what you hid
The truth is so unkind
The love you felt for him
Has made you feel unclean
The passion now is dimmed
And happiness just a dream
(Bridge)
(Chorus 3)
The love you felt for him
Has made you feel unclean
The passion now is dimmed
And happiness just a dream
No matter what you do
It’s hopelessness you feel
Your life is unfulfilled
But your family is real
Pain & Euphoria
(Verse 1)
Oh God I need a drink, cos I can’t fall asleep
I’ve emptied all the bottles so I need some relief Got to keep on running – it’s good to calm me down 10 miles in my legs give me a buzz I’ve found
(Chorus 1/2)
Let me feel good
Give me my adrenaline rush
Give me give me give me my adrenaline rush I’m so high I feel I’ll touch the sky
(Verse 2)
I want a cigarette, cos it helps me go on
But the hunger it keeps growing it is never done Jumping from a cliff top to the ocean below Sensations that can show me where I need to go
(Chorus 3)
Let me feel good
Give me my adrenaline rush
Give me give me give me my adrenaline rush I’m so high I feel I’ll touch the sky
Help me feel good
I want, I want my adrenaline rush
I need, I need, I need my adrenaline rush
I’m on the top of the world I feel as free as a bird
(Verse 1)
Money
Life can’t function without money
All your waking hours money
That’s on your mind money
It drives you slowly mad
(Chorus 1)
Forget it
And think of simple things
A child’s smile
From across the street
Such innocence
Can make you heal your woes
All worries
Can disappear
(Verse 2)
Charges
Life is always full of charges
Always on the increase charges
How to make ends meet charges
They drive you slowly mad
(Chorus 2)
Embrace them
Your loving family
Is such a gift
They help you rise above
Your worries
Your daughter’s laughter Can make you
So much stronger
(Chorus 3)
Forget it
And think of simple things
A child’s smile
From across the street
You can hear it
Your daughter’s laughter
Can make you
So much stronger
(Verse 1)
Sally wants a friendship
She doesn’t like to be alone
Tired of the party
She just feels that she’s best at home
Sally wants a friendship
A best friend’s just the thing she needs
Work is not inspiring
She’d like to play among the trees
(Chorus)
Don’t think life has to be the same for eternity
There are so many things imagination brings
Your courage is the key where do you want your life to be
The world has all to give to those who want to live
(Verse 2)
Sally wants a friend cos
With a friend she’ll have some fun
They’ll get a little tipsy and
All their troubles will be gone
(Verse 1)
I live my life as I please
I know that not everyone likes it
I’m free I do what I want
I know it makes some people angry
(Chorus)
You don’t like me
(I don’t care)
You don’t like what i do
(I don’t care)
I won’t fight anymore
(I don’t care)
I’ll just walk away
(Verse 2)
I write music to have fun
I know that not everyone likes it
I’ve always been a self made man
Some people are enraged by it
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
(Verse 3)
I prefer to socialise with women
I know there will be gossip
I’ve loved my wife for 24 years
There are those who’d like it ended
(Chorus X2)
(Verse 1)
The phone rings in my sleep I hear her voice on my machine
I sensed trembling but I couldn’t pick it up
Right then I conceived a very simple remedy
I could pay the price
Then turn and walk away
In my eyes a moments passion was a distant memory
Get it on sleep it off and move along
That’s all love meant to me
(Verse 2)
Her coffee’s getting cold
She cut her lip up on the cup
It’s ok she said it’s only just my skin
Though she felt the pain it went away the scar was gone
Unlike the one she had
Across her heart
A little child cries alone in the apartment over me
Suddenly Ifelt like she had all along
That night had never gone
How could I be so wrong
I was Blind
Baby I was Blind
(Bridge)
Now that I have grown I think of the child that wasn’t born
How maybe I had acted hastily
Now I can’t ignore the pain I should have felt before
When we were young and she needed me
You fell deeply in love
Such a strong and crazy love
But you didn’t know your lover wanted to experience it all
You have known times of great joy
Where all was love and happiness
But you have also known the storms
And found the strength to face them all
Now you are the parents
Of a beautiful little girl
She makes you so happy you wonder what life would be without her
Now you are a real family
And your love’s grown stronger
What a lovely story for a love, a love that still fights its demons
Now you’re sure of one thing
Is that this man you fell in love with so young
Will always be by your side til you’re old and grey
(Verse 1)
Don’t talk to me like that
Watch how you speak to me
Don’t roll your eyes
Please answer me kindly
Behave at the table
You must put your phone down
Don’t be so quick to anger
Take your shoes off the couch
(Chorus)
Here we are, my Lily is a teenager…
(Verse 2)
Don’t look down on me
Don’t sigh behind my back
Don’t freak out for your homework
Let your Dad smoke a cigarette
Take off those bloody earphones
And talk to me at last
Oh yes you’re very beautiful
You’ll soon get boys around you
(Chorus 1)
Help me not to be afraid of the dark
Help me to find the right way
Help me not to be afraid of myself
Help me please not to stray
(Verse 1)
I need to feel
Your beating heart
I’ll keep you close
We’ll make a new start (X2)
(Chorus 2)
Help me to stay on the right side of the track
Take me gently into the light
Help me find those who won’t stab me in the back
Take me on this wonderful flight
(Verse 2)
I need to feel
Your beating heart
I’ll keep you close
We’ll make a new start (X2)
(Bridge)
We’ll be just fine
Together we’ll shine
I’ll not feel so scared again
We’ll be just fine
Together we’ll shine (-ine) (X2)
(Chorus 3)
Help me not to be afraid of the dark
Help me to find the right way
I’ll take you to a place forever in our hearts
Hold me and together we’ll stay
(Verse 1)
I was a wreck when I came to this place
I was afraid to be a prisoner just a number All my doubts were eased by the shrink She spoke to me of wonderful molecules
I was left with my pain in a room on my own
Suddenly everything turned happy and crazy
I started to think I was cured
But the doctor said take your time take your time
(Chorus 1)
In the Psychedelic Resort
They found the best pills for my brain
In the Psychedelic Resort
They manage to demolish all my pain
In the Psychedelic Resort
I can sleep the whole day away
In the Psychedelic Resort
It’s not against the rules to smoke all day
(Verse 2)
It felt good to meet my room-mates
I didn’t feel so alone in this storm
I used to spend some time with Joël in the park
And secretly smoke weed to get high very high
Then Alex was sent home cos he was boozing
Too bad no time to taste it so forget it
There wasn’t much to eat at mealtimes
Unlike the pills which were all so numerous very generous
(Chorus)
(Verse)
I’ve been an alcoholic for so long
I liked the euphoria very young
The substance was my friend all along
But today I decide that I’m done
(Chorus 1)
The wheel has turned and thanks to me
That sobriety’s my new company
The wheel has turned and thanks to me
I won’t destroy my family
(Verse 2)
I’ve been in denial for too long
I wouldn’t listen to anything that was said
But then it came to me what was meant all along
I saw the light and now can clear my head
(Chorus 2)
(Bridge)
(Chorus 3)
The wheel has turned and thanks to me
That sobriety is my new company
The wheel has turned and thanks to me
I won’t destroy my family
The seasons have turned and I give thanks and see
When I don’t drink no more anxiety
The seasons have turned and I give thanks and see
My daughter will be proud of me
Back to the Living
(Verse 1)
I was a music student
Living in a run down apartment
I was so young always chasing women
A rampant tom cat in the heart of Camden
(Chorus 1)
You can have everything and be sad, and be sad…
All these pretty girls made me mad, made me mad
(Verse 2)
Now I am a married man and older
Trying to be a good father
My existence now is so much quieter
I write my songs in a life that is calmer
(Chorus 2)
You can have everything and be sad, and be sad…
No matter who you are life can be bad, life can be bad
(Chorus 3)
You can have everything and be sad, and be sad…
All these pretty girls made me mad, made me mad
You can have everything and be sad, and be sad…
No matter who you are life can be bad, life can be bad
(Verse 1)
Hey man, what’s going on?
Barely up and already into drink
Hey man, give up the phone
You need to change the way you think
(Chorus 1)
You speak of the good old days
Where every day a celebration, a celebration
I don’t know what to say
You’re too old to look for new sensations, new sensations
(Verse 2)
Hey man, leave me alone
Think of the daughter you are losing
Hey man, your health has flown
Look at the things that you are choosing
(Chorus 2)
Much water passed under the bridge
But you feel you’re still in your twenties, in your twenties
Now your favorite place is the fridge
It’s full so there go your pennies, your pennies
(Verse 3)
Stop It Or Die
Hey man, could a stop to this
If not you’ll soon be very dead and gone
Hey man take care not to miss
That music will always make you go on
(Verse 1)
As soon as I climb out of bed
Things start turning in my head
From dawn til dusk I have to fight
Against compulsions that are not right
(Verse 2)
Trying to live a normal life
That’s already full of strife
I can’t get a break from this
It’s closing in and I can’t dismiss
(Verse 3)
My house has become a nest
It’s where compulsions have progressed
Working against this all my life
So very hard for my wife
(Chorus)
I spend my time everyday
(Fucking OC fucking CD)
I can’t stop it just for one day
(Fucking OC fucking CD)
(Verse 4)
The end of the day it’s now to bed
At last I may rest my head
The worries of the day now must go
Blissful sleep is what I need, I know
(Verse 1)
It’s late eyelids drooping
A good book and bed for me
To troubled sleep I’m falling
And now my mind’s not free
(Chorus 1)
My brain’s aching never stops working
The same things turning, over and over
Brooding on the things I could have done better
I’d like to turn it off just like a dumb machine
(Verse 2)
I face the law again
For drunken driving
The police showed compassion
Hope the judge is understanding
(Chorus 2 / Solo)
(Chorus 3)
My brain’s aching never stops working
The same things turning, over and over
Brooding on the things I could have done better
I’d like to turn it off just like a dumb machine
A good friend’s in so very much pain
I worry that he’ll hurt himself, hurt himself
My mind turns it over, over and over
I take the blame for it it’s always the same
(Verse 1)
My name is Zoya
I am 6 years old and my best friend’s my rabbit
And a quiet happy life was our habit
One day my mom said basta
Aircraft on us were bombing
Then so fast we were moving
(Chorus)
We left our houses really fast
With just few things of my past
So I got, my rabbit with me in the subway
My rabbit with me in the subway
Mommy told me please sweety don’t cry
There will be another child
All I need is, my rabbit with me in the subway
My rabbit with me in the subway
(Verse 2)
Everything changed one day
Mom didn’t tell me the enemy attacked us
And Daddy went to defend us
I began to pray
Something bad had happened to us
So into a subway car went all of us
(Verse 1)
I remember the first time I saw you
I was shy but I talked to you
Quickly something stirred deep within me
My feelings are strong I’m sorry
(Chorus 1)
You just wanna be my friend
I got it it’s ok
I wanted to be your lover
You only wanted a brother
(Verse 2)
When I gave my heart to you
To me the same you couldn’t do
Such a saddness takes hold of me
You’re so tender and kind to me
(Chorus 2/3)
You just wanna be my friend
I got it it’s ok
I wanted to be your lover
You only wanted a brother
(Verse 1)
I had friends
Where’ve they gone?
Is this the end?
I want to have fun
We’d always meet at someone’s house
And partied late, we didn’t doubt
We’d drink and smoke weed, we didn’t care
We danced and laughed, all laissez faire
(Verse 2)
I had friends
Where’ve they gone?
Is this the end?
I want to have fun
But one fine day things were to end
The group kicked out me and my best friend
The friendships suddenly broke apart
And I found myself with a broken heart
(Chorus)
Lost Friends
(So) what did I do?
I don’t understand it all
I don’t understand it all
What did I do?
I don’t understand it all
My back is against the wall
(Verse 3)
We’d spend the night playing games
Or watching til late all the classic films
We’d talk and joke til the light of day
And put all the worries of the world at bay
(Verse 1)
My best Friend is really pretty
I’m happy cos she’s a sweety
People would say we’d sleep together
That’s so silly she’s my little sister
(Chorus 1)
When we meet we always act like kids
Being with you is really so great
Moving garden gnomes, kicking trash lids
You’re my best friend you’re my soul mate
(Verse 2)
When so called friends spread bad rumours
Made me lose my sense of humour
I really don’t want you to be hurt
Cos what they think is nothing more than dirt
(Chorus 2)
When we meet we always act like kids
Being with you is really so great
Moving garden gnomes, kicking trash lids
You’re my best friend you’re my soul mate
(Chorus 3)
When we meet we always act like kids
Being with you is really so great
Moving garden gnomes, kicking trash lids
You’re my best friend you’re my soul mate
You always make me super delirious
For having fun you’re the queen I’m the king
Men and women’s friendship seems mysterious
But it’s really such a natural thing
(Verse 1)
I got up from my bed this morning
Thinking all about my little worries
My woes are petty in a world of suffering
Of famine, war, pain and disease
(Pre Chorus 1)
I’m looking for an explanation
Or a little sense and reason
Ohhh help me to understand
(Chorus 1)
8 billion and me
An odd feeling of being so tiny
8 billion and me
So glad to be born in this country
(Verse 2)
I feel lucky to have a great vocation
I think of those who aren’t so blest
I make my living from it don’t need donations
Don’t need to steal, don’t feel agressed
(Pre Chorus 2)
I’m thinking of migrants without work
Of politicians their duty they shirk
Ohhh help me to comprehend
(Chorus X2) Bridge :
The planet is so big
And yet overcrowded
The planet is so big
And yet so polluted
(Chorus 2)
8 Billion and Me
There is no planet B
8 Billion and Me
We need to clean up, I think you agree
(Chorus)
Would you cry? At my funeral
Don’t be shy just come through the door
Would you cry? At my funeral
You could lay flowers on the floor
(Verse 1)
I had so many friends in my life
Stopped the drugs and booze to survive
No more fear now to feel alive
Don’t understand! There were no goodbyes
A brand new man I became
There’s nothing that fills me with shame
I’m lucky with the music I play
Didn’t make the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
(Verse 2)
I’d like to meet some new friends
Don’t tell me this is the end
It’s so hard to comprehend
To this pain I’m condemned
I have so much to confess
I was in such a mess
Now it’s time for happiness
No more emptiness
(Verse 1)
My brain had started closing down, closing down
With the stress I felt my inspiration drown, drown
I needed something stronger to help me, help me
I’ve found it now, I’ve found the key, the key
(Chorus 1/3)
Free my mind is free
I am no longer frightened
My concentration is now at it’s peak
Free my mind is free
My senses all are heightened
I now can fonction, my future’s not so bleak
(Verse 2)
I’m really back in action, back in action
And feeling great sensations, great sensations
I can play my sports, my mind’s alive, it’s alive
The fog has lifted now my brain can thrive, can thrive
(Chorus 2/4)
Free my mind is free
And I can wake up without fear
My mind no longer feels invaded
Free my mind is free
I can create, everything is clear
The parasites annihilated
Me suivre
