Linger - The Cranberries (1993)

if you, if you could return
don't let it burn
don't let it fade
i'm sure i'm not being rude
but it's just your attitude
it's tearing me apart
it's ruining every day

i swore, i swore i would be true
and honey so did you
so why were you holding her hand?
is that the way we stand?
were you lying all the time?
was it just a game to you?

but i'm in so deep
you know i'm such a fool for you
you got me wrapped around your finger
do you have to let it linger?
do you have to, do you have to, do you have to let it linger?

oh, i thought the world of you
i thought nothing could go wrong
but i was wrong, i was wrong
if you, if you could get by
trying not to lie
things wouldn't be so confused
and i wouldn't feel so used
but you always really knew
i just want to be with you

and i'm in so deep
you know i'm such a fool for you
you got me wrapped around your finger
do you have to let it linger?
do you have to, do you have to, do you have to let it linger?

and i'm in so deep
you know i'm such a fool for you
you got me wrapped around your finger
do you have to let it linger?
do you have to, do you have to, do you have to let it linger?
you know i'm such a fool for you
you got me wrapped around your finger
do you have to let it linger?
do you have to, do you have to, do you have to let it linger?

Such A Shame - Talk Talk (1984)

such a shame to believe in escape
a life on every face and that's a change
till i'm finally left with the eight

tell me to relax
i just stare
maybe i don't know if i should change
a feeling that we share
it's a shame

such a shame
number me with rage
it's a shame
such a shame
number me in haste
such a shame
this eagerness to change
it's a shame

the dice decide my fate and that's a shame in these trembling hands
my faith tells me to react i don't care
maybe it's unkind if i should change a feeling that we share
it's a shame

such a shame
number me with rage
it's a shame
such a shame
number me in haste
such a shame
this eagerness to change
it's a shame

the dice decide my fate and that's a shame in these trembling hands
my faith tells me to react i don't care
maybe it's unkind if i should change a feeling that we share
it's a shame

such a shame
number me with rage
it's a shame
such a shame
number me in haste
such a shame
this eagerness to change
it's a shame

tell me to relax
i just stare
maybe i don't know if i should change
a feeling that we share
it's a shame

such a shame
number me with rage
it's a shame
such a shame
number me in haste
it's a shame
such a shame
this eagerness to change
it's a shame

such a shame

True Faith - New Order (1987)

i feel so extraordinary
something's got a hold on me
i get this feeling i'm in motion
a sudden sense of liberty

i don't care 'cause i'm not there
and i don't care if i'm here tomorrow
again and again, i've taken too much
of the things that cost you too much

i used to think that the day would never come
i'd see delight in the shade of the morning sun
my morning sun is the drug that brings me near
to the childhood i lost, replaced by fear
i used to think that the day would never come
that my life would depend on the morning sun

when i was a very small boy
very small boys talked to me
now that we've grown up together
they're afraid of what they see

that's the price that we all pay
and the value of destiny comes to nothing
i can't tell you where we're going
i guess there was just no way of knowing

i used to think that the day would never come
i'd see delight in the shade of the morning sun
my morning sun is the drug that brings me near
to the childhood i lost, replaced by fear
i used to think that the day would never come
that my life would depend on the morning sun

i feel so extraordinary
something's got a hold on me
i get this feeling i'm in motion
a sudden sense of liberty

the chances are we've gone too far
you took my time and you took my money
now i fear you've left me standing
in a world that's so demanding

i used to think that the day would never come
i'd see delight in the shade of the morning sun
my morning sun is the drug that brings me near
to the childhood i lost, replaced by fear
i used to think that the day would never come
that my life would depend on the morning sun

Here's Where The Story Ends - The Sundays (1990)

people i know, places i go
make me feel tongue tied
but i can see how people look down
they're on the inside

here's where the story ends

people i see, weary of me
showing my good side
i can see how people look down
i'm on the outside

here's where the story ends
ooh, here's where the story ends

it's that little souvenir of a terrible year
which makes my eyes feel sore
oh, i never should have said the books that you read
were all i loved you for
it's that little souvenir of a terrible year
which makes me wonder why
it's the memories of your shed that make me turn red
surprise, surprise, surprise

crazy i know, places i go
make me feel so tired
and i can see how people look down
i'm on the outside

oh, here's where the story ends
ooh, here's where the story ends

it's that little souvenir of a terrible year
which makes my eyes feel sore
and who ever would've thought the books that you brought
were all i loved you for
oh, the devil in me said, "Go down to the shed"
i know where i belong
but the only thing i ever really wanted to say
was wrong, was wrong, was wrong

it's that little souvenir of a colorful year
which makes me smile inside
so i cynically, cynically say the world is that way
surprise, surprise, surprise, surprise, surprise

here's where the story ends
ooh, here's where the story ends

Away - The Bolshoi (1986)

we're in love, let's be together
happy times or heavy weather
mother says, "today's a special day"
so let's not fight, okay, yeah

when you were at school you were a honey
the boys all loved you, you loved the money
the boys would stare, you'd cross your legs
and then you'd toss your hair

away
yes you get by
away

money's scarce, but family honor
brings it home brings it home
and down the shop, the tongues they snicker
tv dinners, beer and liquor... oh yeah

skeletons fall out of cupboards
curtains drawn fall open to allow
the light shows up the dust
that plays around your face

away
yes you get by
away
away
yes you get by
away

innocence and lies don't make a perfect match
leave your door unlatched
i know a word can be untrue
and yet still move you

all the time they bring their friends 'round
dress you up, show you up
and all the time they told you it was true
well i'll believe you now

but then i just don't know i
think i have to reconsider, yeah
i know when she got married
she looked fine in white and lacy frills
oh yeah, she had a baby
it was painful, it was worth it
and all the time they stuck the knife in
pulled it up and twist it around

away
yes you get by
away

away
yes you get by
away

away
yes you get by
away

well that's fine, fine, fine

(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding - Elvis Costello & The Attractions (1979)

as i walk through this wicked world
searchin' for light in the darkness of insanity
i ask myself, "is all hope lost?
is there only pain and hatred and misery?"

and each time i feel like this inside
there's one thing i wanna know
what's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding? Oh-oh
what's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?

and as i walk on through troubled times
my spirit gets so downhearted sometimes
so where are the strong, and who are the trusted?
and where is the harmony, sweet harmony?

'cause each time i feel it slippin' away, just makes me wanna cry
what's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding? Oh-oh
what's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?

so where are the strong, and who are the trusted?
and where is the harmony, sweet harmony?
'cause each time i feel it slippin' away
just makes me wanna cry

what's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding? Oh-oh
what's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding? Oh-oh
what's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?

Skin Deep - The Stranglers (1984)

many people tell you that they're your friend
you believe them, you need them for what's 'round the river bend
make sure that you're receiving the signals they send
'cause brother, you've only got two hands to lend

maybe there's someone who makes you weep
and some nights loom up ahead when you're asleep
some days there's things on your mind you should keep
sometimes, it's tougher to look than to leap

(ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) better watch out for the skin deep
(ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) better watch out for the skin deep
(better watch out) watch out for the skin deep
(better watch out) watch out for the skin deep
better watch out for the skin deep

one day the track that you're climbing gets steep
your emotions are frayed and your nerves are starting to creep
just remember the days as long as the time that you keep
brother, you better watch out for the skin deep

(ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) better watch out for the skin deep
(ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) better watch out for the skin deep
(better watch out) watch out for the skin deep
(better watch out) watch out for the skin deep
better watch out for the skin deep

(ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) better watch out for the skin deep
(ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) better watch out for the skin deep
(better watch out) watch out for the skin deep
(better watch out) watch out for the skin deep
better watch out for the skin deep

Take On Me - a-Ha (1985)

we're talking away
i don't know what i'm to say
i'll say it anyway
today is another day to find you
shyin' away
oh, i'll be comin' for your love, okay

take on me
(take on me)
take me on
(take on me)
i'll be gone
in a day or two

so needless to say
i'm odds and ends
but I'll be stumblin' away
slowly learnin' that life is okay
say after me
it's no better to be safe than sorry

take on me
(take on me)
take me on
(take on me)
i'll be gone
in a day or two

all the things that you say, yeah
is it life or just to play my worries away?
you're all the things I've got to remember
you're shyin' away
i'll be comin' for you anyway

take on me
(take on me)
take me on
(take on me)
i'll be gone
in a day
(take on me)
(take on me)
(take me on)
(take on me)
i'll be gone
(take on me)
in a day
(take me on)
(take on me)
(take on me)
(take on me)
(take me on)
(take on me)