Альбом Carly Simon

In a suitcase tied with string
On the highest shelf
In the closet down the hall
Hidden from myself
Fits of madness, pools of grief
Fevers of desire
How peculiar these remain
Salavaged from the fire

For some I crumpled
Some I burned
Some I tore to shreds
Lifetimes later, here they are
The ones I saved instead
Letters never sent to you
Letters never sent to you
Letters I never sent
Letters never sent to you

Never reached their destination
Mostly born of pain
Resurfaced with the purpose of
A trip down memory lane

Broken hearted, breaking hearts
All the ways it went
Evidence of what I saw
In my experiments

Life’s a riddle
Life’s a dream
Life’s an accident
Now I’m gonna set them free
Letters never sent

Letters that I never sent
Letters never sent to you
Letters that I never sent
Letters never sent

Life’s a riddle
Life’s a dream
Life’s an accident
So glad I saved them, here they are
Letters never sent

I’m lost in your love
So lost in my love for you
Everything that you say
Everything that you do
I’m lost in your love

I can find me a night
So lovely it might even change me
I can find me a place where mornings come from
But I’m lost when it comes to you

So lost in your love
So lost in my love for you
And I can’t see your face
‘Cause I’m tumbling through space
I’m lost in your love

Find me
Take me
Hold me
I can’t let you go free
‘Til you lose your self in me

I’m lost, so, so lost in your love
So lost in my love for you
Everything that you say
Everything that you do
I’m lost in your love
I’m lost in your love

Dear mother the struggle is over now
And your house is up for sale
We divided your railway watches
Between the four of us
I fought over the pearls
With the other girls
But it was all a metaphor
For what was wrong with us
As the room is emptying out
Your face so young comes into view
And on the back porch is a well-worn step
And a pool of light you can walk into

I'll wait no more for you like a daughter,
That part of our life together is over
But I will wait for you, forever
Like a river...

Can you clear up the mystery of the Sphinx?
Do you know any more about God?
Are you dancing with Benjamin Franklin
On the face of the moon?
Have you reconciled with Dad?
Does the rain still make you sad?
Last night I swear I could feel you
Moving through my room
And I thought you touched my feet
I so wanted it to be true
In my theater there is a stage
And a footlight you can step into...

I'll wait no more for you like a daughter,
That part of our life together is over
But I will wait for you, forever
Like a river...

In the river I know I will find the key
And your voice will rise like the spray
In the moment of knowing
The tide will wash away my doubt
'Cause you're already home
Making it nice for when I come home
Like the way I find my bed turned down
Coming in from a late night out.
Please keep reminding me
Of what in my soul I know is true

Come in my boat, there's a seat beside me
And two or three stars we can gaze into...

I'll wait no more for you like a daughter,
That part of our life together is over
But I will wait for you forever
Like a river...

I'll never leave, always just a dream away
A star that's always watching
Never turn away
We'll never leave, always just a thought away
A candle always burning
Never turn away
The moon will hide, the tree will bend
I'm right beside you
I'll never turn away

(Carly Simon/Ben Taylor)

Time works on all the wild young men
The ones who went for soldiers
The ones who reached for fame
The ones who swore they'd die for love
No matter what the shame
Time circles 'round them snuffs their spark
And there they are
Dancing in the dark

If you want to be brave
And reach for the top of the sky
And the farthest point on the horizon
Do you know who you'll meet there
Great soldiers and seafarers
Artists and dreamers
Who need to be close, close to the light
They need to be in danger of burning by fire
And I, I want to get there
I, I want to be one
One who is touched by the sun
One who is touched by the sun

Often I want to walk
The safe side of the street
And lull myself to sleep
And dull my pain

But deep down inside I know
I've got to learn from the greats
Earn my right to be living
Let my wings of desire
Soar over the night

I need to let them say
"She must have been mad"
And I, I want to get there
I, I want to be one
One who is touched by the sun
One who is touched by the sun

I've got to learn from the greats
Earn my right to be living
With every breath that I take
Every heartbeat
And I, I want to get there
I, I want to be one
One who is touched by the sun
One who is touched by the sun

Davy, is there a song out there
In the night for us

Davy, is there the kind of smile
That you read about

There are ghosts who would warn me
Keep me alone

Davy, are you the heat I feel
In my foolish heart

Davy, there’s not a day that I haven’t prayed
To feel something so worthy
For someone like you

Davy, could there be love so bright
Like to jump off the sea?

Davy, did I imagine it
Or did you look at me
With a look so bold
That I had to look away

But if it feels all right
If it feels all right and it feels all right
Davy, Davy, Davy........

Thank you for informing me
That I was banned from Canada
It comes as no suprise to me
Last month it was Africa
Since you’ve been ambassador
There’s trouble at the border
La la la la la la la
Halfway ‘round the world

It’s amusing but it makes me wince
Your face is like a scimitar
When accidentally eye to eye
You shoot a look like vinegar
What could I have done to you
To make you act the way you do
La la la la la la la
Halfway ‘round the world

For whatever reason
You would keep me
Halfway ‘round the world
I believe it’s like a kind of compliment
I must be quite a girl
Quite a girl
La la la la la la la
Halfway ‘round the world

Once upon a time you swore you’d love me
‘Til the end of the world
Now, nowhere is far enough away for you
I must be quite a girl
Quite a girl...
La la la la la la la
Halfway ‘round the world

What about a holiday
Just the eight of us
You and me and all the Stones
Wouldn’t want to leave them out
Couldn’t find a nice bunch
But you can’t expect them to
Navigate the boulevards on their own
Those sweet Rolling Stones
Gosh, we better go hold their hands
While they cross the street

“I’m in love with him”, she said
With all the innocence of tender years
But somewhere down the road ahead
I could see the same eyes
Filled with bitter tears
I had the inclination
To tell her not to drop her guard
To tell her that life can be hard
But I didn’t have the heart

You have to hurt - to understand
You have to get by the best you can
Until you hurt - until you cry
You won't know about love
And the reason you’re alive
You have to hurt

She said, “I know he’ll never leave me
I never felt it deep inside like this before”
It was good to see her, believe me
But I couldn’t stand to hear this anymore

All that expectation
Too naive to really see
Maybe she knew better than me
It was better just to let her be

You have to hurt - to understand
You have to get by the best you can
Until you hurt - until you cry
You won't know about love
And the reason you’re alive
You have to hurt

Little sister, you’re so sweet
Thinking love runs smooth
You don’t know the half of it
We laugh until we lose
There’s no way around it

(Chorus)

Can you be private when the juice is sweet
And the secret is crimson
Can you be quiet when my hands are heat
And the riptide rises

Could you be blind and a beggar on your knees
And live on our desire alone
Could you ride the tide in this insanity
And still be as still as the shadows

When the cry is so wide on the inside
When the truth jumps quick to the heart
When the wind or the stars are violent
Can you keep silent

Here’s a little something that the wizard said:
“You can kiss, but never tell
All the wisdom you'll need
And you’ll be needing some
Can be heard in the mouth of a seashell”

When the cry is so wide on the inside
When the truth jumps quick to the heart
When the wind or the stars are violent
Can you keep silent

Just the wide grey sky
And the hunchback moon
Gonna keep our memories
Not a living soul will remember us
This is just for you and me

‘Cause if you're out with the boys one night
If you're out with the boys and there’s braggin’
If you break, speak or call me your lover
I’ll lie, I swear, I’ll lie, and it will be over

If you want someone bad enough
You can catch it like a fever
And it’s the last thing in the world you want
But you can catch it like a fever
And it's the only thing
That’s left of you
And you can catch it like a fever
The habit and the curse
You’re not here
Yet I have swallowed you whole

You were born to break
You were born to break
You were born to break my heart

The same kitchen, the same eyes
The same reaction to the same lies
It was not so long ago
A most auspicious start
And only now I know
You were born to break my heart
You were born to break my heart

Guilt Trip, I can hear you say
Get a grip girl, you’ve lost your way
You don’t begin to understand
I guess it’s time we part
And don't be using that old cliche
Yyou were born to break my heart
You were born to break my heart

No wonder we looked like the perfect couple
It was brilliantly conceived
It seems I have a yen to lose
And you can’t pass up the perfect
Chance to leave
The perfect chance to leave

The same plot, the same pain
I'm still standing here in the same rain
Just as stubborn as a fool
You’d think I might get smart
But here I am, cursed to seek love again
From yet another cold heart

You were born to break my heart
You were born to break my heart
Break my heart

And if I'd seen it coming
I would have said you were right on time
Even if I hadn't been so blind

Tonight the sun went down in flames
And the moon rose up in blue
Heaven spoke and called my name
But I’d rather it was you
I’d rather it was you

I’d rather it was you
To hold me like the child
That I never was
I’d like for you to carry me across
I’d rather it was you
Because

I'd rather it was you
To hold me like the girl
That I’ve never been
I’d like to feel your breath upon my skin
I’d like to feel it finally was beginning

One, he'll fit just like a glove
Two, he'll feel like brand new
But you are all these things and more
And I’d rather it was you
I’d rather it was you