Kurt Nilsen Album

(Nilsen/DON)

Have you ever met my friend,
her name is June – She’s a solid piece of work

Brought up in a shitty little town
which stays unknown – Still she misses home

She’s done it well on her own

Here she comes
She won’t be brushed aside
Here she comes
You’ll know it’s her
Here she comes - here she comes

While you’ve been sleepin’ she’s been up
since I don’t know when – Never waste her time

Once she set herself a goal
she switches mode – You’d better be on her side

You’d better be careful!

Here she comes
She won’t be brushed aside – oh, no
Here she comes
You’ll know it’s her
You’ll know for sure – here she comes

(solo)

And her voices lead her on
Embrace the shadows, enjoy the sun
She’s bright – She’s the one!

(first chorus)

(Nilsen2)

Hey – what is it with you today?
You know you shine
you know you glow
Don't drag yourself down

Just listen
to what I have to say
If not tomorrow
you'll soon be on your way

If this is all you have to offer
I think I'll pass
If this is all you have to show for
It'll never last

Hey – what if you put all things aside?
And say, hey –
It's time to kiss self-pity (good)bye

'Cause it feels good
just knowing you're OK
and not somebody
lost along the way

If this is all…

(chorus SOLO)

But, hey – I think you need to calm down
Seems like your mouth has got it's own mind
Or maybe it is me…

'Cause I love you
but you're ruinin' my smile
You're like a sad song
that I've been playin' for a while

If this is all…

In my head
that's where you are
You left a stain but not a scar

You move like tide
Oh, what a ride
I'll never let you go too far

I breathe you in
You ease my pain
When you come falling down from grace
Just like summer rain

You bend my soul
you make me shiver
put a spotlight where I stand

Blow the horns
I need attention
I've got something I want to say

I breathe you in…

I promise
I'll be everything you can imagine
I promise
I'll be everything you didn't think of
– but still needs

I breathe you in…

Keep the spirit up
you're in the zone
You're doing fine

Long lost kisses,
wet goodbyes
are yet for you to define

The future's bright, you passed your grade
You're just about to get laid
Oh, yeah..

Wake up late with a smile
just knowin' it's all-right
to fall asleep again

The girl from yesterday
leaves a number
but you really don't have to take a stand
It's all-right you do what you like

(The) Last day of summer has gone
Autumn leaves have covered your lawn
(The) Last day of summer moved on
The only thing that counts is the woman you won

Take a look around
this may be
your last warm sunny day

Ask your friends
to come along
and share a Kodak? moment
- for keeps
for good old memories

(The) Last day of summer…

(stikk solo)

(Nilsen/DON)

Threw a stone
You're surrounded by glass
You need to get out of this place
' cause it's holding you back

So, baby run
-run like the wind
Look at what you're leaving behind
nothing more than a hole in the ground

It's too late
There's nothing to hold on to
It's so sad
' cause everything's shut down
It's too bad
' cause everything you had was here
You find yourself lost in despair

So take a dive
You're surrounded by water
You need to find peace of mind
It won't kill you if you give it a try

So, baby run
-run like the wind
Look at what you're leaving behind
nothing more than a hole in the ground

It's too late
There's nothing to hold on to
It's so sad
' cause everything's shut down
It's too bad
' cause everything you had was here
You find yourself lost in despair

You find yourself lost in despair

You say
it's solid poetry
It's what you want to see
Some sensuality

When you cry,
I just can't prove you wrong
Hell I just play along
I guess it turns you on...

The games we play
The shows we give
The hearts we break
We live through this
the games we play

(oh) Do right,
it's getting critical
Are we too cynical
Could use a miracle...

The games we play
The shows we give
My heart you break
I live through this...
the games we play

The games we play
The rules we make
Like secret codes,
we can't escape
The games we play...
– The games we play...

You say
there really is no doubt
We just can't do without...

(solo chorus)
– The games we play
– The games we play...

The games we play
The shows we give
The hearts we break
We live through this
The games we play

The games we play
The rules we bend
With lovers lust, we will defend
The games we play...

You say

(Nilsen/DON)

A little bit of anger
It doesn't bother me at all
You're the one who has a problem
and not the other way around

I'd really like to help you
But I'd rather help somebody else
' Cause you never ever listen
to anybody but yourself, so…

Sue me if you want to
I don't need you anymore
Sue me if you want to
I don't need you like before

(I) hate to be the messenger
Stop jerkin' me around
Oh, why are you still here
You didn't come here for advice

I did you a favor
you took the fall
Now, you didn't like the flavor
But you can't have it all

(chorus)

You couldn't keep your big mouth shut
you had to let it out
' Cause there won't be no next time
' cause I'll be the one who's gone

(chorus)

(NILSEN/DON)

Oh where have you been
I've been missing you
I've really been missing you
How am I gonna prove
This ain't no lie
This is all for real
This is how I feel inside

Slap my face
I've just received a wakeup call
Seen the meaning of it all
It sucks but hell it is real
I failed, no wonder I'm in vain
Everything is true
This song was meant for you

Oh I guess I got scared
but I went out there
Well you know me
Well you know me

It's the fool in me
That forgets everytime
It's the state of conscience
That makes me go blind
We are both the passioned one
left behind
We are gathered here
I'll be staying this time

Came in from a rainy Thursday on the avenue
thought I heard you talking softly
I turned on the lights the TV and the radio
but still I can't escape the ghost of you

What is happening to me
crazy some say
Where is the life that I recognize (gone away)

And I won't cry for yesterday
there's an ordinary world
somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
to the ordinary world
I will learn to survive

Passion or coincidence once prompted you to say
pride will tear us both apart
Well now pride's gone out the window cross the rooftops runaway
Left me in the vacuum of my heart

What is happening to me
crazy some say
where is my friend when I need you most (gone away)

But I won't cry for yesterday
there's an ordinary world
somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
to the ordinary world
I will learn to survive

Papers in the roadside tell of suffering and grief
Fear today forgot tomorrow
o-oh, Here beside the news of holy war and holy need
Our's is just a little sorrowed talk (just blown away)

And I won't cry…

Every world is my world (I will learn to survive)
Any world is my world (I will learn to survive)

She's blood, flesh, and bone. No tucks or silicone
She's touch, smell, sight, taste and sound.
But somehow I can't believe that anything should happen
I know where I belong and nothing's gonna happen

Cause, She's so high, high above me. She's so lovely
She's so high, like Cleopatra, Joan of Ark or Aphrodite
Too-too-too….
She's so high, high above me

First class and fancy free, she's high society
She's got the best of everything
What could a guy like me ever really offer?
She's perfect as she can be, why should I even bother, a-hah…

[Repeat chorus]
[solo *]

She comes to speak to me, I freeze immediately
Cause what she says sounds so unreal
Cause somehow I can't believe that anything should happen
I know where I belong and nothings gonna happen

[NILSEN/DON]

Don't - don't disappoint me
I've done nothing wrong
but to support you

You create a wall
That's too hard to crack
I cannot reach you
And I cannot go back

New borders to bend the rules
New lifestyle, to make you new
Those sad eyes, when I'm with you

I've lost you
Hell I've lost you

Wake up and smell the roses
We had it all going our way
But now it hurts to tell you
Oh my god, it hurts to tell you, yeah

Wake up and smell the roses
This was too good to be true
So now it's time to say it
I've lost you
Hell I've lost you

You - you call me
Old habits die slowly
And they're hard to give up

New borders...

Wake up and smell the roses...