Take a look a me now
There’s just an empty space
But to wait for you is all I can do
And that’s what I’ve got to face
Take a good look at me now
Cause I’ll still be standing here
You coming back to me is against all odds
That’s the chance I’ve got to take
—Phil Collins, “Against All Odds”
And in the end, you’re still my friend
At least we did intend for us to work
We didn’t break, we didn’t burn
We had to learn how to bend
Without the world caving in
I had to learn what I’ve got
And what I’m not
And who I am.
—Jason Mraz, “I Won’t Give Up”
I won’t give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I’m giving you all my love
I’m still looking up
—Jason Mraz, “I Won’t Give Up”
I remember you told me love was touching souls
Well surely you’ve touched mine
Cause part of you pours out of me
In these lines from time to time
—James Blake, “A Case Of You”
All I have, all I need
He’s the air I would kill to breathe
Holds my life in his hands
Still I’m searching for something
Out of breath I am left hoping someday
I’ll breathe again
—Sara Bareilles, “Breathe Again”
I met a woman
She had a mouth like yours
She knew your life
She knew your devils and your deeds
And she said
“Go to him, stay with him if you can
But be prepared to bleed”
Oh but you are in my blood
You’re my holy wine
You’re so bitter, bitter and so sweet
Oh, I could drink a case of you darling
Still I’d be on my feet
I would still be on my feet
—James Blake, “A Case Of You”
Maybe I should leave to help you see
That nothing is better then this
And this everything we need
So is it over? Is it really it?
You’re giving up so easily
I thought you loved me more than this
But go on and take it, take it all with you
Don’t look back at this crumbling fool
Just take it all with my love
Take it all with my love
I will change if I must
Slow it down and bring it home, I will adjust
Oh if only, if only you knew
That everything I do
Is for you
—Adele, “Take It All”
When laying with you
I could stay there, close my eyes
Feel you here forever
You and me together, nothing is better
—Adele, “Set Fire To The Rain”
I heard you’ve been missing me
You’ve been telling people things you shouldn’t be
Like when we creep out and she ain’t around
Haven’t you heard the rumors?
Bless your soul, you’ve got your head in the clouds
You made a fool out of me
And, boy, you’re bringing me down
You made my heart melt yet I’m cold to the core
But rumor has it I’m the one you’re leaving her for
—Adele, “Rumor Has It”
You think I’m pretty without any makeup on
You think I’m funny when I tell the punchline wrong
I know you get me, so I let my walls come down
Before you met me, I was a wreck
But things were kinda heavy
You brought me to life
Now every February you’ll be my valentine
Let’s go all the way tonight
No regrets, just love
We can dance until we die
You and I - we’ll be young forever
You make me feel like
I’m living a teenage dream
The way you turn me on
I can’t sleep
Let’s run away and don’t ever look back
Don’t ever look back
My heart stops when you look at me
Just one touch - now baby I believe
This is real
So take a chance and don’t ever look back
Don’t ever look back
—Katy Perry, “Teenage Dream”
I’m going in for the kill
I’m doing it for the thrill
I’m hoping you understand
And not let go of my hand
—La Roux, “In For The Kill”
There’s a limit to your love
Like a waterfall in slow-motion
Like a map with no ocean
There’s a limit to your love
Your love, your love, your love
I can’t read your smile
It should be written on your face
I’m piecing it together
There’s something out of place
I love, I love, I love
The dream of going upstream
I love, I love, I love
The trouble that you give me
I know, I know, I know
That only I can save me
I’ll go, I’ll go, I’ll go
Out on the road
Because there is no limit
There’s no limit, no limit, no limit
To my love
—Feist, “Limit To Your Love”
So what in the world am I still doing here
You push me away when I get too near
Saying love’s too simple to analyze
So why do I feel confused
Why do I feel so used
Like a worn-out thought you threw away
It wasn’t what you said
It’s what you didn’t say
Where are the windows
Where are the doors
I haven’t the key to your heart anymore
I haven’t a clue what’s gone wrong
Cause you look at me sometimes
As if I weren’t there
You say you’re listening, but you never hear
The strains of silence have grown so strong
I never wanted to doubt you
But I’d be better off without you
I’m no good at looking the other way
It wasn’t what you said
It’s what you didn’t say
So look at me one last time
With eyes that still know how to shine
Hold me like you won’t let go
But you’ll let go anyway
No one belongs where they’re not wanted
You’re just a ghost and my heart is haunted
When I said goodbye
You didn’t even beg me to stay
It wasn’t what you said
It’s what you didn’t say
—Mary Chapin Carpenter, “What You Didn’t Say”
When I wrote the words to the swan song / the author of the wrong / I said what I said and I meant it / but now I regret it
—A Fine Frenzy, “Swan Song”
I wrote you a story
But I’m afraid of how it ends
All my friends are doing well
And I’m still on the mend
—Christina Perri, “Backwards”
NIGHTNIGHT by DEDDY
