Saint Etienne Album

He's gone, he's gone.


She wears sad jeans torn at the waistband.
Her pretty face is stained with tears.
And in her right hand she clasps a letter;
I know this means that he has gone.


And in this town of mis-guided tourists,
she never thought she'd fall in love.
It was a few days after her birthday,
The thrill hostess gave her first kiss.


He said her skin smelled just like petals,
said stupid things he knew she'd like.
She said her life was like a motorway:
Dull, grey, and long 'til he came along.


He's gone, he's gone.


I said "How could he ever leave you?
You two were good, you were so right."
She said "I wish that he just left me;
He'd be alive, alive tonight."


He's gone, he's gone.
He's gone, he's gone.
He's gone, he's gone.

(bup bup ba-da bup bup ba-da-da) /
Join our club! / (bup bup ba-da bup bup ba-da-da) /

Don't / you / worry `bout a thing. /
Teen spirit / is the '90s scene! /
I know you want to hold my hand, /
I know you're going to love my band, yeah! /

Join our club! / (bup bup ba-da bup bup ba-da-da) (do you believe in magic? ) /
Join our club! / (bup bup ba-da bup bup ba-da-da) (do you believe in magic? ) /

You should / call us up tonight. /
Our time, / everything's alright. /
There's gonna be a storm quite soon, /
Get ready `cause we're coming through, yeah! /

Join our club! / (bup bup ba-da bup bup ba-da-da) (do you believe in magic? ) /
Join our club! / (bup bup ba-da bup bup ba-da-da) (do you believe in magic? ) /

(do you believe in magic? ) /
(do you believe in magic? ) /

Slip on your pink fur coat, / bring your rude pictures, /
Put on your teenage head - / this is a love thing! /
We all want to / kiss the sky; /
Join our club, / we're going to try! /

Join our club! / (bup bup ba-da bup bup ba-da-da) (do you believe in magic? ) /
Join our club! / (bup bup ba-da bup bup ba-da-da) (do you believe in magic? ) /
Join our club! / (bup bup ba-da bup bup ba-da-da) (do you believe in magic? ) /
Join our club! / (bup bup ba-da bup bup ba-da-da) (do you believe in magic? ) /

(do you believe in magic? ) /
(do you believe in magic? ) /
(do you believe in magic? ) /

Lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala, /
Lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala. /

All of his friends have been wondering /
Why he spent so long with her; /
He's so dark and moody, /
She is his sunshine girl. /

Lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala, /
Lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala. /

In the bed where they make love /
She's in a film on the sheets. /
He shows dreams like a movie, /
She's the softness of cinema seats. /

Lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala, /
Lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala. /

He sees all of the girls /
Like demi moore as she sighs. /
Dreams come true as he holds her, /
`til the x's come up in her eyes. /

Lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala, /
Lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala. /

Like roses grow in a churchyard, /
Her skin as white as the milk, /
Just like a sherpa tensing /
Under a manilla silk. /

Lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala, /
Lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala. /
Lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala, /
Lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala. /
Lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala...

(The vocals for this song are some lovely over-the-top male soulful pose singing. There are a few real words:)


Oh / yeah!


Didn't know / the reason why, / yeah, / yeah.


(The remixes also contain some Spanish lyrics:)

Yo te quiero / Me haca falta tu amor /
te necesito / te adoro /
lo unico que yo quiero que tu hagas es a conocerme /
??? / ??? /
tu seras para mi / yo sere para ti /
lo unico que yo quiero que tu hagas es a conocerme /


(English translation: I love you, I need your love, I need you, I adore you, the only thing I want you to do is know me... you will belong yo me, I will belong to you, the only thing I want you to do is know me.)

When you were young
And on
Your own,
How did it feel
To be
Alone?
I was always thinking,
Games that I was playing,
Trying to make the best of my time.

But only love
Can break
Your heart;
Try to be sure
Right from
The start.
Yes, only love
Can break
Your heart,
But if your world
Should fall
Apart...

I have a friend
I've nev- -er seen
He hides his head
Inside
A dream
Someone should call him
And see if he can come out,
Try to lose the gang that he's found.

But only love
Can break
Your heart;
Try to be sure
Right from
The start.
Yes, only love
Can break
Your heart,
But if your world
Should fall
Apart...

I was always thinking,
I was always thinking.
I was always thinking,
I was always thinking.
I was always thinking,
I was always thinking.
I was always thinking.

I was always thinking,
Games that I was playing.
I was always thinking,
Games that I was playing.
I was always thinking,
I was always thinking.
I was always thinking,
I was always thinking.
I - / I - / I - / I - /
I was always thinking,
Games that I was playing.
I was always thinking,
Games that I was playing.
I was always thinking,
Games that I was playing.
I was always thinking,
Games that I was playing.

Who am i? /
I'm just a girl / who only wants /
To try / to do what's right; /
I'll never make / you cry, /
But you're no good for me, and /
Who do you think you are? /
You tried to push me a bit too far, /
And every day sees another scar. /
Oh tell me, who do you think you are? /
If you want me there, / you gotta care! /
Oh tell me, /

Who do you think you are (who) /
Taking advantage of me this way? /
Tell me, who do you think you are (who), /
Hurting me more with the things you say? /
It's not fair, / you don't care. /
Who do you really think that you are? (who) /

Where are we? (oh where are we? ) /
We're at the cross roads and /
I just / can't see (just can't see) /
Which way to take / to keep you
Here / with me (here with me). /
The lights are changing, baby, /
Who do you think you are? /
You tried to push me a bit too far, /
And every day sees another scar. /
Oh tell me, who do you think you are? /
If you want me there, / you gotta care! /
Oh tell me, /

Who do you think you are (who) /
Taking advantage of me this way? /
Tell me, who do you think you are (who), /
Hurting me more with the things you say? /
It's not fair, / you don't care. /
Who do you really think that you are? (who) /

If you want me there, / you gotta care! /
Oh tell me, /

Who do you think you are (who) /
Taking advantage of me this way? /
Tell me, who do you think you are (who), /
Hurting me more with the things you say? /
It's not fair, / you don't care. /
Who do you really think that you are? (who)/

Who do you think you are (who) /
Taking advantage of me this way? /
Tell me, who do you think you are (who), /
Hurting me more with the things you say? /
It's not fair, / you don't care...

[sample:]
A lemonade.

Oo-oo-ooh, young heart.
Oo-oo-ooh, young heart.
Oo-oo-ooh, young heart.

[backing throughout the verses:] ba-ba-da ba-da ba-ba-ba-da...

Pass me the suitcase, baby. I know its not that easy and
Give me my mirror, love, just give me back my memories,
And oh, oh, how many years is it now maurice?

Oo-oo-ooh, young heart.
Oo-oo-ooh, young heart.
Oo-oo-ooh, young heart.
And, ooh, oh the clowns no good.

And I was half-asleep, and riding on a slow-coach, I
Think I lose all these things still, meaning Im not holy and, oh,
Oh, your honey-dish, oh, its on my list.

Oo-oo-ooh, young heart.
Oo-oo-ooh, young heart.
Oo-oo-ooh, young heart.
And, ooh, oh the clowns no good.

Wish my hearts wish climbing out your window
For your savage amusement.
You put a spell over me, well,
Smells like lemon flavour.

Ba-ba-da ba-da ba-ba-ba-da...

Tuesday, if I had you back again you know Im against the future.
Wednesday, I was a little girl (I was the little girl whod like to snog your face.)
And ooh, oh, how many years is it now maurice?

Oo-oo-ooh, young heart.
Oo-oo-ooh, young heart.
Oo-oo-ooh, young heart.
And, ooh, oh the clowns no good.

Oo-oo-ooh, young heart.
Oo-oo-ooh, young heart.
Oo-oo-ooh, young heart.
Oo-oo-ooh, young heart.
Oo-oo-ooh, young heart.
Oo-oo-ooh, young heart.
And, ooh, oh the clowns no good.
And, ooh, oh the clowns no good.
And, ooh, oh the clowns no good.
And, ooh, oh the clowns no good.
And, ooh, oh the clowns no good.
And, ooh, oh the clowns no good.
(and then I shall go back to maurice.)
And, ooh, oh the clowns no good.

Ooh, / what are you thinking of? /
Boy, / what are you dreaming of? / (anyway,) /
I run around the streets to find you, /
Shout your name, I want to hold you, / (what are you thinking of? ) /
I run around the streets to find you, /
Shout your name, I want to hold you. /

I'll be there / to run into your arms. /
I'll be there. / won't you hug my soul? /

Ooh, / what are you thinking of? /
Boy, / you're thinking about my love. / (anyway,) /
You're walking through my dreams at night, /
Losing all my appetite, oh no, / (what are you thinking of? ) /
You're walking through my dreams at night, /
Losing all my appetite, oh no, /

I'll be there / to run into your arms. /
I'll be there. / won't you hug my soul? /
I'll be there / to run into your arms. /
I'll be there. / baby, we're alright (alright, alright.) /

I'll be there / to run into your arms. /
I'll be there. / won't you hug my soul? /
I'll be there / to run into your arms. /
I'll be there. / baby, we're alright (alright, alright.)

Duppa duppa da, / duppa duppa da, /
Dup da, / dup da, /
[whistling] /
Dup da, / dup da...

He's gone, he's gone.


She wears sad jeans torn at the waistband.
Her pretty face is stained with tears.
And in her right hand she clasps a letter;
I know this means that he has gone.


And in this town of mis-guided tourists,
she never thought she'd fall in love.
It was a few days after her birthday,
The thrill hostess gave her first kiss.


He said her skin smelled just like petals,
said stupid things he knew she'd like.
She said her life was like a motorway:
Dull, grey, and long 'til he came along.


He's gone, he's gone.


I said "How could he ever leave you?
You two were good, you were so right."
She said "I wish that he just left me;
He'd be alive, alive tonight."


He's gone, he's gone.
He's gone, he's gone.
He's gone, he's gone.

You're mine...

Angel,
Nobody ever stopped to wonder why

Angel,
Nobody knows what's going on in my mind at night

Hello? / [laughs] / hello?

Rhyming as Im coming to the top, / with my back-pack of rhymes I wont stop. /
Every lyric / flying high like a dove / as the lord / sprinkles his love /
On me. / his assigned destiny, / teaching, preaching, cmon / question me! /
I have the answer to the master-plan. / if you cant, / then I can. /

Jumping the chitz(? ) as I speak out, / wondering what its all about, /
Wishing I was only a dream / and I wasnt so extreme. /
Gonna make you see Im not faking it / like all the others that be making it. /
Ecstatic, and stating the facts; / take heed to my extracts. /

Following the paths of me, / eat til you fill your greed. /
Feeding on my knowledge like a cake, / the smell of truth as I bake. /
Some goals / you will achieve; / no loss or debt to believe; /
Believe me, I wouldnt lie, / for my question / I need your reply. /

Whatever / you take from me, /
Whatever / you say, /
I try / to make you see /
Things / my way. /
Touch me, / take my hand. /
Hold on tight. / as tight as you can. /
Ill be with you / all the way. /
Im asking you / wont you stay? /
Its your reality. /

Durbba durbba duhr, /
Badurbba durbba duhr, /
Badurbba durbba duhr, /
Badurbba durbba duhr. /

Earning respect from the crowd / as expression of my meaning comes loud, /
Bringing it all across / so as you know whos boss. /
This is not a media hype - / maybe Im just not that type. /
My rhymes thatll lift you like a drug, / like a mat, Ill be your rug. /

Whatever / that you say, /
Ill never / turn you away. /
You dont know me / as you are, /
My mind is / what you have caught. /
Touch me, / take my hand. /
Hold on tight, / as tight as you can, /
Ill be with you / all the way. /
Im asking you / wont you stay? /
Its your reality. /

Durbba durbba duhr, /
Badurbba durbba duhr, /
Badurbba durbba duhr, /
Badurbba durbba duhr.
[laughs]

Get on the floor and look real sexy!

Saw you,
And when I saw you
I thought this is real,
This is real!
Kissed you,
And when I kissed you,
I whispered forever,
Forever!

I love the way,
I love the way you move
I love the way,
I love the way you move
Just lose yourself,
Lose yourself in circles of sound.

People get real,
People get real,
People get real!

Knowing
The way the way we are feeling
You told me that we'd turn clean,
? ? ? we turned clean.
Talking,
Taking advantage.
The other side of your dreams
Of your dreams.

Don't tell me
This is precious!
Don't tell me
This is soulful!
Well you have to be,
Have to be kidding me on!

People get real,
People get real,
People get real!

So don't stop,
Don't stop believing,
No and don't stop,
Don't stop believing,
Just keep on, keep on, keep on believing it's here.

People get real,
People get real,
People get real!

(Sample)
Thank you every - come on,
give her a proper Liverpool hand you can do better than that!
And now, ladies and gentlemen what you've been waiting for.

(sung)
I've come a long way
(spoken)
I've come a long long way since the day you walked into mylife
(sung)
You walked into my life
(spoken)
You smoothed out all of the rough edges with your sweet
love and devotion
(sung)
I was tired, in love like a fool
(spoken)
I was tired of living the life of a fool I was wondering
where I'd gone wrong
(sung)
But I know it's gonna work out fine
(spoken)
But I know it's gonna work out fine when I see that
look in your eyes

CHORUS
yeah
I've never felt so good
I've never felt so strong
Nothing can stop us now
No, no, no, no

(sung)
I've heard some people say
(spoken)
Yeah nothing can stop us now I've heard people
say that a man who needs a woman is weak
(sung) So wrong oh they're so wrong
(spoken)
But they'te so wrong because nobody can hide from love
(sung)
Ooh do you want to know
(spoken)
Do you want to know, do you want to know something else that'strue?
(sung)
It's true it's true just the touch of your hand, wo-oh
(spoken)
Just the touch of your hand and I know we can make it

CHORUS

I've never felt so strong
I've never felt so good
Nothing can stop us now.

Nothing, nothing etc.

When I come home in the evening
I cry at the silence waiting for me
And you bring me a warm cup of coffee
Instead of the love you know that I need

Wait... wait...
Sometimes in Winter love can go astray
Lonely, don't you get lonely
Don't you get lonely for me

You cradled my head as you held me
I swore I could feel the earth turning around
But love seemed to go with the seasons
Now touching you feels like rain coming down

Little girl, she stands alone
This is such a different dream
Now we're on the road to hell
Who will see...?

[No lyrics]

A simple good morning
Or hello would have done
The silence 10 am
Not my idea of fun
The papers the photos
Things were found in the fire

Chorus:
Something that you said
The look upon your face
Something in the way you hold me
I know what they say
I know what this means
I know that you never told me

A change of hair colour
Clairol baby-blond
Im not quite used to it
It never takes too long
No makeup no earrings
Nothing to identify me

Chorus

Repeat chorus several times...

Hes on the phone, and she wants to go home;
Shoes in hand, dont make a sound, its time to go.

(ooh-ooh)
Someday (someday), someday.

Hes on the phone, doesnt want to go home.
The hotel life - forget your wife, youre on your own.
Academia girl;
Her lifes a gas, she loves the trash inside his world.
Cant find his way there,
Got the cash, feeling flash in leicester square.

(ooh-ooh)
Yes.
She never meant to call, she did anyway,
And now hes trying to find the words to say
Someday (someday), someday (someday.)
Yes.
She never meant to call, she did anyway,
And now hes trying to find the words to say
Someday (someday), someday.

Its five to twelve and shes nervous as hell,
With nothing to lose, its hard to choose its hard to tell.
[the remix has this additional couplet:
And hers is lilac and gold;
The things she has, shes feeling sad, shes feeling old.]
Skin is dewdrop and warm;
The lipstick kiss, reminisce, awake til dawn.

(ooh-ooh)
Yes.
She never meant to call, she did anyway,
And now hes trying to find the words to say
Someday (someday), someday (someday.)
Yes. (ooh-ooh)
She never meant to call, she did anyway,
And now hes trying to find the words to say
Someday (someday), someday (someday.)

Et cest alors que supposement blesse par le commun des mortels,
[the remix contains the middle section:
Quen habit pourpre et net, de mes cendres fictions,
Pour lencore inconnu(e), attendu(e); ]
Je reserecte encore et encore.
Je reserecte encore et encore.

Hes on the phone and she wants to go home,
Shoes in hand, dont make a sound, its time to go

Ooh-ooh
Yes.
She never meant to call, she did anyway,
And now hes trying to find the words to say
Someday (someday), someday (someday.)
Yes. (ooh-ooh)
She never meant to call, she did anyway,
And now hes trying to find the words to say
Someday (someday), someday (someday), someday.

[No lyrics]

You're mine...

Angel,
Nobody ever stopped to wonder why

Angel,
Nobody knows what's going on in my mind at night