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Natalie Imbruglia
Left of the middle
Torn
I thought I saw a man brought to life
he was warm he came around like he was dignified
he showed me what t was to cry
Well you couldn't be that man I adored
you don't seem to know - or seem to care what your heart s for
I don't know him anymore
there's nothing where he used to lie
my conversation has run dry
that's what's goin' on
nothing's fine
I'm torn
I'm all out of faith, this is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
lying naked on the floor
illusion never changed
into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
you're a little late
I'm already torn
so I guess the fortune teller's right
I should have seen just what was there and not some holy light
but you `crawled beneath my veins and now I don't care, I have
no luck
I don't miss it all that much
there's just so many things
that I can't touch
I'm torn
there's nothing where he used to lie
my inspiration has run dry
that's what's goin' on
nothing's right I'm torn...
(chorus)
Written by Thornalley/Cutler/Previn Produced by Phil Thornalley Mixed by Nigel Godrich
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One more addiction
Natalie says about this song: "I was in this headspace where I felt that I had no control over a relationship, that even though I was in it, it had nothing to do with me."
First the good news
it's gonna feel very nice
then the bad news
you gotta pay a heavy price
rip tide, we slide we ride on a deep forbidden sea
underwe go - o so slow
and you're hanging onto me
and I say
oh oh one more addiction in my world
oh one more connection to let go
oh flowing down the river
out of sight forever (from my world)
it's the only thing I know how to do
I reject you
but I can't follow through
I'd forget you
but you'd end up tappin' on my back door
somehow I lost myself
in a tunnel long and black
somewhere, at the end, I pretend
there's a way of turning back
(chorus)
take a breath
let it out
all the things you frown about are meaningless of course,
unless you're doing this for real I guess
I meant to but
I don't know what
is in the way and could I say
it's you I bet
I won't forget
maybe I'm not ready yet
(chorus)
Written by Imbruglia/Thornalley/Munday Produced by Phil Thornalley Mixed by Nigel Godrich.
Big Mistake
There's no sign on the gate
and there's mud on your face
don't ya think it's time we re-investigate this stuation
put some fruit on your plate
you forgotten how it started
close your eyes
think of all the bubbles of love we made
and you're down on your knee
it's too late
oh don't come crawlin'
and you lie by my feet
what a big mistake
I see you fallin'
gotta buz in my head
and my flowers are dead
can't figure out a way to rectify this situation
don't believe what you said
you forgotten how it started
close your eyes
think of all the bubbles of love we made
and you're down on your knees
it's too late
oh don't come crawlin'
and you lie by my feet
what a big mistake
I see you fallin'
I could sting like a bee
careful how you treat me
baby I don't think l'll accept, your sorry invitation
close the door as you leave
and you cry over me
I can't wait
I feel you stallin'
and you try to reach me
what a big mistake
I hear you callin'
(chorus)
Written by Imbruglia/Goldenberg Produced by Mark Goldenberg Mixed by Bob Salcedo.
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Leave me alone
I ask you to hold me, but you don't wanna hold me,
it doesn't work that way
I want you to love me, but you don't wanna love me,
I'm losing patience now
oh leave me alone (oh leave me alone)
stop asking for more
I'm goin' home on my own
oh leave me alone (oh leave me alone)
I'm walking out of the door
I'll make it on my own
leave me alone
leave me alone
leave me alone
just leave me alone
you like me to stroke you
careful I don't choke you, did you read my mind
you say don't be blue
that is the best you can do
I've lost my patience now
(chorus)
Written by Imbruglia/Wright Produced by Andy Wright.
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Intuition
Everybody's been in my face
tellin' me I gotta make a change
all I ever hear day and night is "you better hurry up and get
a life"
I need some direction - 'cause the clock is ticking away
then a friend of a friend of mine
says I've really been on his mind
find wants to go out and check out what the feelin's about
says we have a deep connection - well it sure is news to me
and all can I say is
intuition tells me how to live my day
intuition tells me when to walk away
could have turned left
could haven turned right
but I ended up here
bang in the middle of real life
then another one always says - she'd do anything to get ahead
she doesn't care if she has to scratch and claw to get in the
door
she wants her 15 minutes of fame and 20 would be nice
but I guess it's her life
'cause intuition tells me that I'm doin' fine
intuition tells me when to draw the line
could have turned left
could have turned right
but I ended up here
bang in the middle of real life
should have turned left but I turned right
and I ended up here and I feel alright
you make it hard for me
can't find the real you
you really think that I can't see
what it is that you're going to do
(chorus}
Written by Imbruglia/Thornalley/Munday Produced by Phil Thornalley Mixed by Nigel Godrich.
Smoke
My lullaby, hung out to dry
what's up with that
it's over
where are you dad
mums' looking sad
what's up with that
it's dark in here
why bleeding is breathing
you're hiding, underneath the smoke in the room
try, bleeding is believing
I used to
my mouth is dry
forgot how to cry
what's up with that
you're hurting me
I'm running fast
can't hide the past
what's up with that
you're pushing me
why, bleeding is breathing
you're hiding, underneath the smoke in the room
try, bleeding is believing
I used to
why, believing is breathing
you're hiding, underneath the smoke in the room
try, bleeding is believing
I saw you crawling on the floor
why, bleeding is believing
you're hiding, underneath the smoke in the room
why bleeding is believing
I saw you crawling to the door
why, bleeding is believing
you're hiding, underneath the smoke in the room
try, bleeding is believing
I saw you falling on the floor
Written by Imbruglia/Bronleewee Produced by Matt Bronleewee.
Pigeons and crumbs
According to Natalie this her father's favorite. At the concert in Amsterdam she attributed her performance of this song to him.
Gotta get back
gotta figure out a way
I'm losing - my senses to you
Where'd it go, the bluebird I should follow
back home? But where is home?
guess it won't amount to much
won't be long before I crush
I'll stand in line
don't believe a thing they say, today
seems we all get lost amongst the pigeons and the crumbs
all alone
but I'm in a crowded room
I'm sinking in quicksand tonight
you pick me up and I shine across the sky till morning, then
you color me in
guess it didn't amount to much
seems to me I've lost my touch
I'm back in line
don't believe a thing they say today
turn around and walk away
everything will go your way, I pray
seems we all get lost amongst the pigeons and the crumbs
Written by Imbruglia/Goldenberg Produced by Max Goldenberg Mixed by Bob Salcedo.
Don't you think
Some people
don't worry
about nothing
don't know what's going on
I'm not one
who cant say they're sorry
I just care what's going on
there's more important things
than making sure your watch looks just right
and second hand opinions
don't make you look any smarter
don't you think
don't you think
don't you think that maybe it's time, yes it's time
time you started thinking
time you started thinking
and don 't just sweeten up the taste
brother shoots brother
but meanwhile you're fixing up your face
you're not affected by the truth
unless it's on your doorstep
deodorize your paradise
no point in getting crazy
don't you think
don't you think
don't you think that maybe it's time, yes it's time
time you started thinking 'bout things in the back of your
head
someone said before you turn a blind eye
hear a bell ring sex sells everything
but I don't buy it so don't try it
sleeping in the small world head in the sand
better wash your hands, make a new plan
there's more important things
than making sure your shoes walk just right
ignore reality there s nothing you can td about it...
the clothes you wear don t make the man
it's just another party
(chorus)
Written by Thornalley/Campsie Produced by Thor- nalley Additional production & mix by Mark Plati.
Impressed
"Impressed" was inspired by a period of Natalie's life when going to night clubs was a frequent occurrence. Natalie says about this song: "It's about a sleazy guy with this six foot model who's with him for all the wrong reasons. This girl with "Ice cream beauty". You know, that very artificial kind of sexiness."
Sweet confetti out looking for a saviour
finding it hard to break the chain
nothing ventured nothing gained
ice cream beauty acting on her best behavior
finding it hard to bite her tongue
feeling so old as the night is young
six foot leaning on a lizard chest
two red dragons ironed on his vest
all that money you deserve the best
I'm impressed, I'm impressed, I'm impressed
what you've got isn't all that you've been given
changing your body like you change your jeans
nothing is ever as seems
something tells me it's a marriage made in heaven
stealing your look from a magazine
playing the part from a movie scene
six foot leaning on a lizard chest
two red dragons ironed on his vest
that money you deserve the best
I'm impressed, I'm impressed, I'm impressed
everyday is like your birthday
but the candle's burning, don't you see. don't you see
Written by Imbruglia/Pa- lombi/Trevisik Produced by Matt Bronleewee.
Wishing I was there
Take your hand
and place it in my pocket
flick your eyes back in my sockets
put those thoughts away
sometimes they're much too loud
I'll take a breath
and cradle your sweet head
should've stayed at home in bed
put that face away
I'm melting for you
I know, I get cold
cos I cant leave things well alone
understand I'm accident prone
me, I get free
every night the morn is mine
but when the morning comes
don't say you love me
don't say you need me
I really don't think that's fair
boy I'm not so dumb
but when you leave me
I'll be wishing I, wishing I, wishing I was there
I dreamt
about another girl in bed with you
you just laughed and smiled
denied the proof
we're fine till I think of a problem
I wish it made sense
like a joke that no one gets
it's alive without regret
I want to feel that way, forever and ever
(chorus)
Written by Imbruglia/Thornalley/Campsie Produced by Phil Thornalley Mixed by Nigel Godrich.
City
Natalie says about this song: ""I was very depressed when I wrote it. I was by myself in London, going out a lot so I wouldn't get lonely. I don't come from that kind of lifestyle and was really excited to be part of it. And then the bubble burst, and all I could think of was "Get me out of here."
Had a dream
had a drowning dream l was in a river of pain
only difference this time
I wasn't calling out your name yeah
has it ended before it's begun
you hold on
and I try to run but
anybody heading in my direction
away from the city
anybody wanna
change the way they feel step inside
doesn't really matter where you wanna take me
away from the city
I wanna start again
I wanna start again
I wanna take it back
I wanna start again
funny how those friends forget you when you tire of their
games
you miss a show or a party that blows
and they' ve forgotten your name, yeah
and you wonder what you've become
they pull you back when you try to run
well anybody heading in my direction
away from the city
anybody wanna change the way they feel step inside
doesn't really matter where you wanna take me
away from the city
I wanna start again
I wanna start again
I wanna take it back
I wanna start again
I left the me I used to be
I wanna see this through
I left the me I used to be
if only you'd see it too
well I wonder what you've become
you pull me back when I try to run
(chorus)
Written by Imbruglia/Thornalley Produced by Phil Thornalley Mixed by Nigel Godrich.
Left of the Middle
End of the third round
as I put the phone down
chasing the same lines
over the old ground
I'm pushing zero
where s my hero
he's out there somewhere
left of the middle
and your world falls down
and you're there calling out
but it's something I can't say
though it seems the only way
but it's a game that I can't play - not today
I got my ticket
find I got a straight road
but I'm passing the same signs
over and over
and my world falls down
and I'm there calling out
but it's something I cant say
though it's the only way
but it's a game that I can't play - not today
I need to tell you
trying to get through
it's not always easy
left of the middle
Written by Imbruglia/Booker Produced by Phil Thornalley.
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Diving in the deep end
Why should it be
someone like me
could make the same mistakes again
haven't I learned
people get hurt
when they go diving in the deep end
in the deep end
in the deep end
in the deep end
thought I was smart
controlling the art, of turning of my intuition
haven't I seen
since I was fourteen
that life is all just repetition
you lose or you win
you sink or you swim
when you go diving in the deep end
in the deep end
in the deep end
in the deep end
now it's time to realise
you don't have to agonize
you don't have to compromise
but the one thing you must do is open your eyes
open your eyes
open your eyes
why should it be
someone like me
could make the same mistakes again
haven't I learned
people get hurt
when they go diving in the deep end
in the deep end
in the deep end
in the deep end
Written by Imbruglia/Thornalley
Contradictions
Seventeen years in a dead end job
telling his dreams to a deaf eared god
Hangin' on tight by a single thread
prayin' for a change.
Everything you could have sacrificed
your flesh and blood had it's own sweet price
baby's all grown up and moved away
where's that leave you now?
It was your own decision
you made my life your mission.
Somebody tell me
it doesn't make no sense at all
Somebody tell me
Why we're living in a world of contradiction.
Somebody tell me
it doesn't make no sense at all
Somebody tell me
why we're living in a world of contradiction.
Why is it so hard to be understood?
Doing so much for the common good
sorry if I didn't see the truth
the sadness in your eyes
I wanted to stand on my own two feet
looking at life as a one way street.
Thinking that I had it all worked out
where's that leave me now?
We lost communication
too many expectations
Somebody tell me
it doesn't make no sense at all
Somebody tell me
Why we're living in a world of contradiction.
Somebody tell me
it doesn't make no sense at all
Somebody tell me
Why we're living in a world of contradiction.
Everything I have inside
I kept it wrapped up tight
All I know is ..
All I want to know is...
Somebody tell me.
Somebody tell me
it doesn't make no sense at all
Somebody tell me
Why we're living in a world of contradiction
In a world of contradiction.
Seventeen years in a dead end job
telling his dreams to a deaf eared god
Hangin' on tight by a single thread
where's that leave you now?
Written by Imbruglia/Palombi/Trevisik.
Frightened child
I hear your silent scream
deep in your private dream
Two ways to go from here
one way will bring you near
fragile wish
Full moon no rain no shame
that distance still remains.
More shades of grey to come
we've been through more than one.
Close your eyes...
Like a frightened child
fragile in spirit
Like a wind blowing wild
no name you can give it
Like an infantile seeing the light for the very first
No tricks no sleight of hand
find somewhere safe to land
Before your walls were shakin'
but now the whole thing's breakin'
And it makes you feel...
Like a frightened child
fragile in spirit
Like a wind blowing wild
no name you can give it.
Like an infantile seeing the light for the very first
Yes you're right
What is right?
Yes it's night
I can tell.
Yes it's yours.
Yes I know.
You're a beautiful stranger to yourself
Sometimes
Isn't it like me
to want to say
things I can't explain ...
in simple ways?
Why should I be sane?
Why can't I be crazy?
Sometimes I'm up,
sometimes I'm down,
I choke on words,
and make no sound.
Sometimes
Sometimes I'm weak
sometimes I'm strong
living with the fear I don't belong
Sometimes
Why is it so hard
to know myself?
Underneath this skin you'll find
someone else.
Don't be so surprised
when you look inside me
inside me
Sometimes It's black
sometimes It's white
you hide behind electric light
Sometimes
Sometimes I swear
sometimes I pray
suddenly the guilty disobey
Sometimes
Sometimes I'm weak
sometimes I'm strong
living with the fear I don't belong
Sometimes
Sometimes I stand
sometimes I fall
I throw myself against the wall
Sometimes
Sometimes I sink
sometimes I swim
tell me why my world is caving in
Sometimes
Sometimes it's sweet
sometimes it's raw
trying to get so high like I did before
Sometimes
Sometimes in love
sometimes in hate
sometimes it's all a big mistake
Sometimes
Written by Imbruglia/Palombi/Trevisik Produced by Matt Bronleewee
Something better
I won't say anything
I'm hiding in the pink
if I move would I break the spell
or am I boring you
I can't feel anything
I think whatever you say
you took me riding on the big wheel
so I guess I'm happy now
And I'll stay with you
and I'll lay with you
and I'll always be there
nothing will go wrong
till something better comes along
So now you swallowed me
come and finish off the rest of me
a good house a cactus life
spent perfect days and sleepless nights whatever
And I'll stay with you
and I'll lay with you
and I'll always be there
nothing will go wrong
till something better comes along
And I 've lost my fingerprints
and I 've lost my sixth sense
but you just don't feel a thing
when the needles going in
And I'll stay with you
and I'll lay with you
and I'll always be there
oh go nowhere
and I'll stay with you
till something better comes along....
So now you swallowed me
come and finish off the rest of me
Written by Natalie Imbruglia/Phil Thornalley/Boo Hewerdine. Produced by Phil Thornalley
Tomorrow morning
Lonely, lost every part of me
maybe, outstayed my company
walking in to sad scenes
hold me tight and say goodbye
I've seen, behind tomorrow's sky
you be, my missing alibi
bone me over backwards
turn around and change my mind
Cause I've been thinking
about our world tonight
slowly sinking into my appetite
tomorrow morning
are you a friend of mine
I swear, you've left me open
nowhere, to hide this moment
overcrowded daydreams
we're lost or so it seems
Cause I've been thinking
about our world tonight
slowly sinking into my appetite
tomorrow morning
are you a friend of mine
Cause I've been thinking
about our world tonight
slowly sinking into my appetite
tomorrow morning
are you a friend of mine
Written by Natalie Imbruglia/S.Booker.
Why
The sky has fallen on my yesterday
I watch my moon and blue sun (?) slip away
Everybody's asking questions
Everybody's wanting more
Every time I catch myself, I fall
And it's why you ask me
And it's why i don't know
And i try to pull myself togehter
I don't want to go home (?)
The little girl has lost her way today
The tables turning on the game she plays
Everybody's asking questions
Everybody's wanting more
Every time I catch myself, I fall
And it's why you ask me
And it's why I don't know
And I try to pull myself together
I don't want to go home
Every time I catch myself, I fall
And it's why you ask me
And it's why I don't know
And I try to pull myself together
I don't want to go home
And it's why you ask me
And it's why I don't know
And I try to pull myself together
I don't want to go home
Every time I catch myself, I (slip away) fall . . .
Written by Imbruglia/Bronleewee Produced by Matt Bronleewee Mixed by Mark Plati.
I've Been Watching you.
When the rose.
slaps your face
says your pain is a state of grace (I think that's right)
mirror cracks
image bleeds
he'll touch your desires
but not your needs
I stand at an open window
I see everything there is to see
I've been watching you
isn't it true the fool keeps taking you down down
taking you
I've been watching you
isn't it true the world keeps taking you down down
taking you
party ends
on the floor
hear a voice
behind the door
in the dark
you play his games
forget yourself
forget your name
I stand at an open window
I see everything there is to see
I've been watching you
isn't it true the fool keeps taking you down down
taking you
I've been watching you
isn't it true the world keeps taking you down down
taking you
so there you are all dressed in black
walk away and don't look back
but if you must then cast a stone
the light is on but there's nothing and no one home (I think)
cos i've been watching you
isn't it true the fool keeps taking you down down
taIking you
I've been watching you
isn't it true the world keeps taking you down down
taking you
I said I i've been watching you
Isn't it true the fool keeps taking you down down
taking you
I've been watching you
isn't true the world keeps taking you down down
taking you down.
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