God Song Beth Orton

My house was built for loving not a theatre of war I take the poison for the cure But he's my man and I've been doing him wrong Yeah he's my man and I've been doing him wrong And I'm praying for th...

Devil Song Beth Orton

When the devil comes blowing through your doorYou'll know there's trouble, and he's coming back for moreYou better keep what is precious hidden under the floorOr you better treat it so good it will...

A Place Aside Beth Orton

they've always been I can still hear your heartbeat in the dark We're still setting up the same old sparks Pull me close and we lay still Wrap my toes around your heel And we're talking as i write this song

Worms Beth Orton

Never been here before And now I'm your apple eating heathen The original sin Well you ain't got my faith So best keep your belief I had waited forever to love someone I swear I heard you thank your god

Heart Of Soul Beth Orton

love in your heart C'mon put a little love in your heart I don't care how much religion you've got You gotta put a little love in your heart And you , you look at me in disbelief Like you could teach me God

Anywhere Beth Orton

Paint what you know not what you see Hope blinds reason thankfully Know how it is when something fits There's just the question of being it I'd do anything to see you smile again And I'd go anywhe...

Paris Train Beth Orton

Now your sitting on a Paris train laughing at your own jokes again Sun splits the trees into beautiful broken light Never cry more tears than you could hold in your hands When all the world's airbr...

Daybreaker Beth Orton

We lay on our backs in the grass Silently watching the rain clouds move by far too fast You said it was a night where anything could happen But nothing was gonna last And we're doing fine now yeah ...

Ted's Waltz Beth Orton

If we should meet again on some darkened street Pack in it all and heed to the call Beat a drum to decide on a sketch or design Can you see to the light of bare winter night And wipe out the sun fo...

Touch Me With Your Love Beth Orton

I dreamed of you last night You had a different face Or maybe just a hair color You're older and wiser Yet more like a child I was amazed to find you still there in the back of my mind This dream w...

Carmella Beth Orton

There's something kinda funny 'bout a man making money Of a blonde haired blue eyed girl He's got a child at home who he likes to leave alone For his blonde haired blue eyed girl Carmell, where you...

She Cries Your Name Beth Orton

<< She Cries Your Name >> --- Beth Orton Falling from the western selves To find yourself alone again Wonderin' where you have been Your lonely voice Calls across the star lit coast Reaching out

Thinking About Tomorrow Beth Orton

Tired but I ain't sleeping Thinking about some sad affair And why i should be leaving cos some of these thoughts Only seem to take me outta here These habits are so hard to break and they're so eas...

This One's Gonna Bruise Beth Orton

Do you even know what goes on in a heart anymore Constellations turned into little polaroids in a cardboard box And I wanted so desperately to prove You were still breathing' but wouldn't move Okay...

Concrete Sky Beth Orton

Faith has a good side still everyone she ever loved they all turned bad Constance his own way of breathing and you know You couldn't will him to survive Couldn't will him if you if you tried, and t...

Precious Maybe Beth Orton

Sometimes I get to thinkin'', baby, when I''m all alone I could maybe make it on my own The more, oh, you set me free The more attractive you seem to be And my baby My precious baby You''re m...

Mount Washington Beth Orton

Watching the sun coming up Mount Washington Forever testing your intention Watching the sun going down over Mount Zion And what you sing you never could say It ain't because there's and question do...

Stolen Car Beth Orton

You walked into my house last night I couldn''t help but notice A light that was long gone still burning strong You were sitting Your fingers like fuses Your eyes were cinnamon You said you...

Sweetest Decline Beth Orton

She weaves secrets in her hair The whispers are not hers to share She''s deep as a well She''s deep as a well Another day wastes away And my heart sinks with the sun A new day''s dawning A...

So Much More Beth Orton

Another cold London night I wrap this head around my shoulders, tight Please excuse me, seems there's someone at my door I wouldn't leave, but the need is so much more So much more Another cold Lon...

Pass In Time Beth Orton

So much stays unknown ''til the time has come, Did you ever imagine you could feel so strong, And what you fear just turn into relief, Yes see your doubt become your own belief, Though tears do...

Stars All Seem To Weep Beth Orton

Stayed true to the things I knew when I was younger And food and love was all but left to hunger It's when I stray from the truth as I grow older Too much leaves an empty hollow hunger I thin...

Safe In Your Arms Beth Orton

Home is where the heartbreak Wraps cold around my bones Forgives me if I promise To forget what I have known Ignores and never mentions I just came waltzing in With stones tied together With broken...

Tangent Beth Orton

Lost myself in a tangent of words, Can't decide what I've seen or heard, Cannot sleep for counting sheep, How long does this river run deep, How long does this river run deep. Building a map in ord...

Don't Need A Reason Beth Orton

Have you ever seen a sign, That upon a time, There were angels, We all lose track, Was upon our backs, Feel the weight of them, Why they fall is hard tell, But some things you can buy yourself, Yea...

Sugar Boy Beth Orton

Sugar boy its all over now Sugar boy its all over now Ain't your loving But the things that you do Listen boy I'm getting tired of you Sugar boy, what you trying to do Well, I told you I loved you ...

Someone's Daughter Beth Orton

I wanna sit and talk and laugh with you as the day ends I wanna see your smiling face before the new day begins You'll never know what it means To see the sunlight in your hair and dancing everywhe...

I Wish I Never Saw The Sunshine Beth Orton

Baby do you know what you did today, Baby do you know what you took away, You took the blue out of the sky, My whole life changed when you said goodbye, An' I keep crying, crying. Ooooh baby, Ooooh...

Galaxy of Emptiness Beth Orton

Stars light they sky in a galaxy of emptiness tonight Though I''m happiest when there''s no reason for me to be When no one''s expectations do a heavy on my heart And so much hope it sometimes...

Central Reservation Beth Orton

Running down a central reservation in last night''s red dress, And I can still smell you on my fingers and taste you on my breath Stepping through brilliant shades, All the color you bring, T...

The Same Day Beth Orton

Met him in a cafe one day and he told his story right awayThey got married and divorced in the same dayNow he'd rather know her debt than walking down some street, another plan in her head, in her ...

Where Do I Begin Beth Orton

Sunday morning I'm waking upCan't even focus on a coffee cupDon't even know who's bed I'm inWhere do I startWhere do I begin [Repeat: x2]Where do I startWhere do I begin [Repeat: x4]Sunday morning ...

Don't Wanna Know About Evil Beth Orton

(Knowledge is power)Sometimes it gets so hard to listenHard for me to use my eyesAnd all around the gold is glisteningMaking sure it keeps me down to sizeI don't wanna know 'bout evilOnly wanna kno...

Where Do You Go Beth Orton

Now when i need youYou're nowhere aroundJust when i'm going thenYou're taking a trip down townHow do you fly so farWith the world in disguiseDo the people around youPut you to where they need youWh...

Water From A Vine Leaf Beth Orton

"Swimming and swimming and swimming until you reach the ocean Swimming into the sunset without me There are 4 young girls giving me water from a vine leaf Dropping it onto my tongue "

Ooh Child Beth Orton

Ooh child things are gonna get easierOoh child things'll get brighterOoh child things are gonna get easierOoh child things'll get brighter.Someday yeah, we'll put it together and we'll get it undon...

How Far Beth Orton

I heard you saying rightly so,Turn our backs on what we most need to know,Give in too fast then give in to no,Once they've got you where they want you,They don't wanna know.I could leave or I could...

It's This I Am, I Find Beth Orton

I'm that great divideThat never was at allThat's neither large nor heavyThat's neither light or smallThere always was and will beForever and through all timeCause here and there and nowherealways i...

Bullet Beth Orton

Something's buzzing round your brain and it won't let goCould be saying all you need to know, It could control whoYou are 'til you become a passenger, When all is said and doneWhere credits due the...

Skimming Stone Beth Orton

You been tryin' to find the line to define the strength in weak handsRead the first page then guess the rest and don't always know what's bestYou been tryin' to swim up the sun's burning reflection...

Couldn't Cause Me Harm Beth Orton

Ooh, yeah, you know,You couldn't cause me any harm.Although, at times, I may get startled,I'm not alarmed.I can see your eyesI know when they're telling me a truthI can feel the heart,Especially wh...

Central Reservation (Original Version) Beth Orton

Running down a central reservation in last night's red dress,And I can still smell you on my fingers and taste you on my breath; Stepping through brilliant shades,All the color you bring,This time,...

Love Like Laughter Beth Orton

Some of the worst wrongsGet righted on three chords,Like a promise,Or a kiss goodbye.When the sneer on your lipsIs the livest thing,Just alive enough to die.Open my heart,In my heart there's someth...

Blood Red River Beth Orton

Took a friend I foundCross some blood red riverNever did find my way homeIn time to forgive her.Why must people always fall for what they can't have?Why must people always grab what they'd never gr...

Feel To Believe Beth Orton

You lose it just to find it And as you walk right by it You forget how you got there, And why you never meant to stay. And I won't watch you waste away. And I won't fake another day And if one trut...

Central Reservation (The Then Again Version) Beth Orton

You walked into my house last night.I couldn't help but noticeA light that was long gone still burning strong.You were sitting,Your fingers like fuses.Your eyes were cinnamon.You said you stand for...

Countenance Beth Orton

For those who preach forgivenessWhilst theyMan will do to manBut natureIt ainIt ainThere are no rights for the manyThe ones already damnedThe fear born into graceTheyIt ainIt ainAnd thereAnd thereA...

Heartland Truckstop Beth Orton

There's a bridge across my streamNever seems to get brokenNever could never wouldNever clouds up my daySee I wanted to giveThen I just couldn't take itI wanted to loveAnd I turned 'round and hated ...

Rectify Beth Orton

Well love, love, love is a one way trainComes on gentle as a hurricaneIt’s got P.A.I.N. written all the way throughFrom where I’m set looking over at youAnd it takes all my mightAnd it'll take all ...

Comfort Of Strangers Beth Orton

I know the stars that shine on meAre brighter than you and I may ever beI know there's an answer to your questionBut I don't know that I could word it rightSay what you mean don't tell it like it c...