Carnival Of Life Marc Almond

your eyes Imagine you're in a place Where you can taste all you crave In life's masquerade Come hold my hand And all your wishes come true Burlesque and blue The carnival's calling to you Your peace of

The Frost Comes Tomorrow Marc Almond

Weary of life you retired from the world The voice in your soul that cried follow (follow) Told you of treasures of silver and gold Locked up in an heart that seemed hollow (hollow) Secretly yearning to

The Gambler Marc Almond

a wily and slippery ease With his sharp suit shade of lilac On a shuffle he made the cards sing Gold studs and menthol cigarettes Rubies set in a skull ring And the other of the clergy With a colour and

The Sensualist Marc Almond

don't ever solve me Because I won't be a mystery Anymore Something's holding my breath Strikes the moment down Gives me greater heights to reach Chorus Sensual Seriously sensual We are all in search of

Bitter Sweet Marc Almond

A little bitter A little sweet That's how I like my life to be I'll take it neat Bitter sweet That's how I see the world I like the rain I like the dark I like mornings in the park The summer heat Bitter

Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart (Solo Version) Marc Almond

Something's gotten hold of my heart Keeping my soul and my senses apart Something's gotten into my life Cutting its way through my dreams like a knife Turning me up, turning me down Making me smile, making

The Boy Who Came Back Marc Almond

He woke to the sound of the birds in the morning Felt charged with a new lease of life Time to break out of his present surroundings A mother, a child and a wife He'd not said good-bye to his last thread

The Stars We Are Marc Almond

Do you remember Those hazy amber days We were but children Having the time of our lives We had no regard, no respect A floor was a bed And a bed held the mysteries of life They had to end But so soon?

Tears Run Rings Marc Almond

On heavenly rain You fell into my life Unforgettable smile Unforgettable lies In the name of the cross Or a banner of love With the hand of a friend Or under a blanket of trust Chorus The angels sighed

She Took My Soul in Istanbul Marc Almond

Once in a night I spent in Istanbul I had a dream of a forbidden world Where even angels fear to look upon A place where all of love is doomed to die Her face appeared Through clouds of bitter wine Sour

Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart Marc Almond

Something's gotten hold of my heart Keeping my soul and my senses apart Something's gotten into my life Cutting its way through my dreams like a knife Turning me up, turning me down Making me smile and

A Lover Spurned (Full Length Version) Marc Almond

A lover spurned A lesson learned On love you've got Your fingers burnt Shed bitter tears Now love has turned The sweet revenge Of a lover spurned A passing phase A week of love But all at once You had

A Lover Spurned Marc Almond

A lover spurned, a lesson learned On love you've got your fingers burnt Shed bitter tears, now love has turned The sweet revenge of a lover spurned A passing phase, a week of love But all at once you had

Melancholy Rose Marc Almond

First I saw you Love in a silk black slip In dark waters Sinking like a ship Trouble on your lips Murder in your song Song of a mean man Lovers come and gone Oh Melancholy Rose Oh Melancholy Rose Come

Waifs And Strays Marc Almond

pleading Please don't leave me Don't go from me so soon I need to be found For I'm a stray too Chorus Don't go Just wait until tomorrow Just wait until tomorrow Just wait until tomorrow On the streets of

Real Evil Marc Almond

out alive Real evil- beware people All you hold dear brutalized Give me your symptoms, I'll be your drugstore I've got the sedative you need Bring me your troubles, lay down your head Just leave all of

Exotica Rose Marc Almond

nose Nobody knows She's not exotica rose And after her dance In a dressing room dusty and dirty She squints in the mirror And tells herself never again She's pushing an age that hits on the wrong side of

Say Hello, Wave Goodbye Marc Almond

Standing in the door of the Pink Flamingo Crying in the rain It was a kind of so so love And I'm going to make sure it never Happens again You and I It had to be The standing joke of the year You were

Death's Diary Marc Almond

there's room in my diary for you On Wednesday I took a man He begged please help me die For he lay in pain and suffering It made his loved ones cry I can be terrible and gentle In the blinking of

Litany For A Return Marc Almond

oh My stock My rock My stone, oh My night My thirst My hunger My day My bread My water My sail My wave My guide My way My blood My strength My fever My ray My song My love My wine My joy My dawn My life

Stories Of Johnny Marc Almond

Try hard to make the world look bright today Try hard to make my nightmares go away Try hard to keep the fear away The cold of day, try hard Try hard to play the games the world would like you to play

City Of Nights Marc Almond

In the city of nights In the city of nights As the lights go on there's a magic glow to the sea But as we move through the streets we can feel the fear As night goes on there's a tragic show in the city

The Desperate Hours Marc Almond

Tonight's the night it said in my stars That love would be round the next bend I felt for a while that my run of good luck Would never come to an end This world was not made for me, no no no no no no no

Toreador In The Rain Marc Almond

Sad little boy of the street Hands of a thief With the mind of a dreamer Dodging the puddles with feet Of a torero in an Arena Sings an old Andalucian song Dancing along Using his dirty red coat

These My Dreams Are Yours Marc Almond

I'm a labyrinth of hopes and fears Of tears of frustration and of anger But if you can break through this wall And search amongst it all You'll find a man there Who has a heart of love Who is afraid of

Widow Weeds Marc Almond

She draped herself in Widow Weeds Veil of black and buttoned sleeves Hid her face from the world A shadow where once had been a girl Her husband of past twenty years Had passed away leaving her in tears

Love To Die For Marc Almond

Fantasy dancer Dangerous rhythm Dance me your dance of Love forbidden Its love to die for Love to cry for Love to say goodbye for Dance your way into my heart Where I can love your scars They tell me what

The Edge Of Heartbreak Marc Almond

on my own My bed too cold for one alone I try to lose myself in dreams But you're not here so I can't sleep I suffer when the night is long My heart cries out for yours is gone You take me to the edge of

You Have Marc Almond

Oh you have the saddest eyes That I have ever seen Secret sorrows of a heart That breaks so easily Don't let me catch you crying Don't let me catch you crying Watching through the pane of glass The final

Old Jack's Charm Marc Almond

It was in the tattoo parlour Where he engraved their names Words a winding round his shoulders Reminders now he's older In the magic of the parlour Down his arm unwinds a story Love and hate and Mum and

The Sea Still Sings Marc Almond

I remember the sea I remember How I thought she would sing forever Though her voice it became a whisper But the sea still sings in her heart To the furthest shores of Alaska From the bow of a floundering

Addicted Marc Almond

eyes I'm not moving White as a ghost And stiff as a gun And I wake up my senses And I push all the stars from my head Is this what it's like to be dead And my heartbeat races onward to the other side of

We Need Jealousy Marc Almond

Your jealousy (jealousy) You're on the phone Or at my door You watch my home But I adore Your jealousy (jealousy) Oh your jealousy Oh I love your jealousy Each night I lie awake for hours And thoughts of

Only the Moment Marc Almond

come And you know those that God loves Die young Chorus But remember There is never forever Only the moment There is never forever Only the moment You're thinking too much about Who will think badly of

Come In Sweet Assassin Marc Almond

sweet assassin And do just what you have to do Make it quick, don't fool around Ignore all sombre warnings Not to succumb to love Leave my heart locked up forever more The rings upon your fingers Boast of

Baby Night Eyes Marc Almond

Don't shut your eyes When they're lighting up the skies I just want to see them shine And I cannot take my mind off you Halo of fire In my heart there is a choir And it's singing of desire And I'm watching

Madame De La Luna Marc Almond

Gold in my veins She is my pain And my joy Time and again Waxing or waning I am insane For La Luna Madame de la Luna When she is sleepy She's creepy, mysterious and wicked When she is full She is full of

Looking For Love (In All The Wrong Places) Marc Almond

shoulder To faces even colder And you feel a little older Every time You're looking for love In all the wrong places When you're looking for reaction When you're searching for direction When you're scared of

Orpheus In Red Velvet Marc Almond

Orpheus in Red Velvet Sing that song again That song of jealousy and pain Orpheus in Red Velvet Sing that tearful tune The one that's coloured by the moon Chorus Take me through Hell For I deserve it Take

The Libertine's Dream Marc Almond

On a bed of silken sheets he lay his head The pillow edged in gold and red A palace in his prison walls A feast for all, there's really only bread Those walls shut out the world Leaving him to conjure

Caged Marc Almond

out I've got to escape these chains You want all my love So I've got none to spare You drain all my resources And you leave my heart bare I'm eternally yours I'm forever engaged I'm caged In a prison of

Ruby Red Marc Almond

let it go so I know it's true It was a ruby, ruby, ruby red It keeps me warm when I'm feeling sad and blue Well you went and stole my heart I saw it go so I know it's true I wrapped it up in a bouquet of

Kept Boy Marc Almond

her money I know she has but little time I know that she completely trusts me I've got her where I want her She's completely mine I've seen her brooches thick with diamond I've seen her count her beads of

Mother Fist Marc Almond

Well now I've been on my own for many a year Seems like I'll never get loved Got me a hand on this brother of mine And I'm gonna get me the rub Turn me the lights down to a purple glow Put Bessie Smith

The Very Last Pearl Marc Almond

scarlet city A million dreams are not enough I'm knee deep in fallen women Being alone in the scarlet city Can be tough Call me romantic Call me deluded I'd give you anything you asked Just for a second of

Your Kisses Burn Marc Almond

I'll make a fire There in your heart Made not of love But only hate And for the fuel Will be your soul An inferno To consume you whole And world without end Through tempest and storm My soul be your fire

Everything I Wanted Love To Be Marc Almond

love to be a ship (I hoped it would be) I want love to be a journey (I hoped it would be) I want love to be a trip I want love I want love I want love Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, some kind of

Tenderness Is A Weakness Marc Almond

fantasy Tenderness is a weakness It tears down your fortresses Makes you easy access Tenderness is a weakness It makes you so vulnerable He was always alone Told me he liked it best that way Just a victim of

Love Letter Marc Almond

There are timesYou can't help but to cryAnd time won't healBy and byThere are timesYou can't hold back the tearsAnd hurt won't healWith the yearsBut, I will always love youAlways love youAlways you...

A Woman's Story Marc Almond

There are many who have laid with meThen got up and walked away from meAnd played around with me like I was a gameEvery night was a one night flingWhen I'd given them everythingThey never even aske...