℗ 2007
℗ 2007 : Sign Your Name: The Best of Terence Trent D'Arby
℗ 2007 : disc 1
She is negative as can be And she's weak emotionally But she kissed me And she put it there She's got a chip on her shoulderblade And her attitude makes me afraid But she kissed me And she put it there She kissed me there The way no other girl has kissed me there She kissed me there The way no other girl has kissed me there When I'm bare She kisses me there When she bets She'd never hedge She likes walking on the razor's edge But she kissed me And she put it there She likes rap and metal really loud And she makes her other home girls proud But she kissed me And she put it there She kissed me there The way no other girl has kissed me there She kissed me there The way no other girl has kissed me there When I'm bare She kisses me there She kissed me there The way no other girl has kissed me there She kissed me there The way no other girl has kissed me there When I'm bare She kisses me there She's as simple as a girl can be Yet she has a cool complexity But she kissed me And she put it there When she met me I was still a boy Now I'm an older woman's toy Because she kissed me And she put it there
She was a paragon of soft scented chinois curls She stood with nothing on As we watched my flag unfurl We fell in love so fast That it spun my head around Her coffee tawny skin Sent my blood pressure up and down Castilian blue Castilian blue I never ever thought I'd be so taken by a girl like you Lavender scented pillows Gave a smell to her room That when I smell it now Sends my heart into a sad mood Black men and her commitments She had a problem with And the mention of her father Would cause her to get very miffed at me Castilian blue Castilian blue I never ever thought I'd be so taken by a girl like you Bon bons and fishnet stockings Used to settle any score Till one day I felt the breeze awake me Coming in through an open door Recurring dreams I see her in Mirabella Magazine Multi-coloured babies Running round behind her knee She's long, long, gone Castilian blue Castilian blue I never ever thought I'd be so taken by a girl like you
(Terence Trent d'Arby)
You lead a life inside of your mind That has nothing to do whatsoever with my time She stated very clear She made it very plain Your subplot world is so cavalier Yet you knew the tension inside the sweetness was so near She stated very clear She made it very plain In a way that needs no refrain Frankie and Johnny were lovers alright A man and a woman toughened by the weight of time But not quite as hard as they seem Because they both have hearts awaiting dreams Frankie, a tough gal when she needs to be Johnny, a city hard street man A softer side seen eventually But they'll both be ok even with a heartbreak yesterday Oh when a gentle breeze takes love liberties When a breath of air Blows your heart a pair Of kisses where You wait for her Frankie and Johnny were lovers alright And the tempered scale of experience Cannot forever indict Two hearts looking to belong in the heat Of the sun as opposed to night No, I wouldn't worry about them 'Cos people in love cannot condemn Those who are in love too Frankie and Johnny were lovers alright
I know that it's your own life I tell you this With an eye on your future Yes I know Mind my own business But I am here As an aid and a comfort I can see what you're going through 'Cause we've all been there before But all in all Here's that I'm wondering I want to know Are you happy? Look me in the eye And answer my question I want to know Are you happy? Or are you afraid Of decisions that you need to make? I know that life's about choices But making a wrong one Will not stop the world When in doubt just live the questions And someday you will grow into the answer You're allowed as many mistakes As you need to learn and move on Well, well, well now ponder this 'Cause my heart is ringing a bell I want to know Are you happy? I'm coming to you from Heartbeat Avenue I wanna know Are you happy, Or are you running From decisions that you need to make? I wanna know Are you happy? Can I be of service? What can I do to help you now? I know life's a bitch sometimes But you got to take it in Chew it up And spit it out again You got to accept the pain You can't get around it You can't get under it But you can get over it
Whoever you are come forth Come forth These are the days that must happen to you Come forth I am a spirit Up above your head Though I rest in you As though you were a bed In a molecular world In an electric state I sing the praise of angels And I sit and wait for you Baby, baby, baby Succumb to me Baby, baby, baby Succumb to me Give me your tears I'll keep them in a glass I'll store them with the treasures That I've amassed Give me your ears I have secrets to tell I will make you hear the delicate bell All around you Baby, baby, baby Succumb to me Baby, baby, baby Succumb to me Give me your anger And I'll soften the tone I am the kiss that grows Where love is shown I am the mirror That reflects your flickering flame So follow me through your mirror frame Baby, baby, baby Succumb to me Baby, baby, baby Succumb to me These are the days that must happen to you Whoever you are come forth I have not revealed myself to you To be another statistic I have come to you to be my mystic Baby, baby, baby Succumb to me Baby, baby, baby Succumb to me Baby, baby, baby Succumb to me Baby, baby, baby Succumb to me Whoever you are come forth These are the days that must happen to you These are the days that must happen to you
I couldn't sleep last night wondering where were you? In your mind I mean Why didn't you scream? Though I say the wrong thing now and then I still love you In my hour of passionate thought You know I say things that I ought (not to) And though we may not stay together I still love you All alone now long down the line And still these tear storms loneliness finds But like the tide that rises Slaps against the beach and falls And though it's no longer my pail to pull and all And though the weight of all our years Their silent whispers call I still love you I still love you I still love you
I won't say goodbye I don't want to use that exit line Please don't make me lie I have no excuse for you this time 'Cause sometimes (It's alright for a season) But then it's time to go The verses of my life are moving past And so now the chorus I must hear I've got to define my life and times Before I can give you more than tears 'Cause sometimes (It's alright for a season) But then it's time to go Your heart was stretched to the point of breaking Your tears are etched and your sorrow is waking This complicated curse Causes you to freeze our love in time If I awaken that first It's only 'cause you lost yourself in mine Please don't let me see you cry 'Cause sometimes It's alright for a season But then it's time to go
You're top man on the scene You don't think life comes in between But hey, she's just seventeen She feels that she's a worldly girl But man you've been around the world She is just some worried daddy's girl Even though there's nothing I can say To cheat you and nature any way Let her down easy Her heart is on a dime Let her down easy And you'll grow up in time In her strawberry eyes The way she sees you signifies That she's susceptible to your velvet lies But if you must lay her down May a butterscotch glow be her dressing gown And please do not lead her on when you leave town Even though there's nothing I can say To cheat you and nature any way Let her down easy Her heart is on the line Let her down easy And you'll grow up in time She's a woman now With a daughter to make her proud In her crayon world of paper clouds She still remembers you The first boy that she gave it to And she laughs at how little then she knew Her daughter's five and her grandfather adores her (of course) Let her down easy Her heart is on the line Let her down easy And you'll grow up in time
Come and go with me children Beautiful soul don't keep it in Can you transform the pain you feel? The birds of prey have swallowed The breadcrumbs you left behind To find your way back from the soul mines But sooner or later Sooner or later you'll feel the spirit move you And it'll come down to this, vibrator It'll come down to this, vibrator It'll come down to Beautiful child of God and man There's a messiah inside of you At times you feel like your life don't mean a damn thing But beware of the reflections that sorrows bring But sooner or later Sooner or later you'll feel a groove It'll come down to this, vibrator It'll come down to this, vibrator It'll come down to ...... VIBRATE! Come and go with me Laughing children seldom weep Laughing angels never sleep When your candle is burning low Strike a match and curse the darkness Feel it shaking like a bowl of soup Let it go loop de loop Starts the shaking Like you can't stop it But sooner or later When you least expect it You will feel connected Way down deep in your soul It'll come down to lift you It'll come down to Come and go with me children Would you be my teacher? Would you be my electric preacher? Just know that I need you
I left the east side for a west coast beauty A girl who burned my thoughts like kisses She was down by street decree She swore she'd pull my best years out of me Fat painted lips on a live wire beauty A tangerine girl with tambourine eyes Her face was my favourite magazine Her body was my favourite book to read They say that all poets must have and unrequited love As all lovers must have thought provoking fears But holding on to you means letting go on pain Means letting go of tears Means letting go of rain Means letting go of what's not real Holding on to you I left the rough side for a seaside baby A chamomile smile that pouts on cue For every moment I breathe her sigh Her bosom contains my sweet alibi In an emotional mist she breathes in fog And breathes it out as garden flowers Why me of all the tough talking boys? I guess she heard my heartbeat through the noise They say that all poets must have an unrequited love As all lovers must have thought provoking fears But holding on to you means letting go of pain Means letting go of tears Means letting go of the rain Holding on to you Means letting sorrows heal Means letting go of what's not real Holding on to you They say that all poets must have an unrequited love As all lovers I'm sure must have thought provoking fears But holding on to you means letting sorrows heal Means letting go of what's not real Holding on to you I left the east coast for a west coast beauty A woman who burned my thoughts like kisses She was down by street decree She swore she'd pull my best years out of me Fat wet lips on a sea salt canvas Goodbye Picasso hello Dolly/Dali The soil is fertile where her footsteps trod She's my new religion she's all I got They say that all poets must have an unrequited love As all lovers I'm sure must have thought provoking fears But holding on to you means letting go of pain Means letting go of tears Means letting go of rain Means letting sorrows heal It means letting go
The answer is... Yes! My sweet babe, How many times do I have to tell you? How many ways do I have to find To tell you that you're mine - all mine? Does a moth fly to a flame? Does a man cling to his name? Turn your head around my sweet babe Look at me and... Read my lips I, dig your scene... I'm a match in your kerosene I dig your scene, baby... I dig it... I dig it... My precious dear, Push your coins aside... Draw the veil above your fears And lay back in the coming tide 'Twas a player playing a game Would I seem to cause you pain? Baby, baby, baby... I'm not a player, I'm you dragon slayer I'm your dragon slayer babe... So bow your head Read my lips I dig your scene Read my lips... Read my lips I dig your scene I dig your scene... Get it! Baby, baby, girl... The inflection in your sigh Suggests that in a finer field of gentle graces You heard love's lullabye As the light holds the reins of day Will you believe me when I say... You're the sugar honey ice in tea Baby, baby, now look at me now... Read my lips I dig your scene Look at me babe Look at... Look at... I'm a match in your kerosene I really dig your scene, baby... Get it!
Seems like the last guy you were with Was only interested in trying to bring you down Tear you down and keep you down But sweetness all I want to do is adore you And to help you restore you to your rightful glory The poet of your indecision speaks Undeniably I love you Undeniably I love you Baptized by the fire in your eyes I was mesmerized A perfect night in Paradise I spent with you and paid the price I know that angels must to their clouds return But I'm left to burn And blow a kiss to what might have been And blow a kiss to what might have been Undeniably I love you Undeniably I love you yes I do Inside of you I promised you a sweet refrain That only the sweetest grapes would pass your lips And then remain in cool sustain To let my words caress your ear and Say the things you long to hear But instead I blow a kiss to what might have been I blow a kiss to what might have been Undeniably I love you girl yes yes you know I do Undeniably
Though I need my soul for the next world I need my body for this one (and yours) Can you feel my love around you? Can you feel my love around you? Can you feel it, can you feel it? Can you feel my love around you? You're looking more like a real fine woman every day And you look like the kind of girl who likes to play Would you dance with me if I lied And told you you were fine? (hey I'm only kidding, If you were any more beautiful I'd have to spank you) Would you play with me? And let me eat you like a watermelon rind Get over here girl Can you feel my love around you? Can you feel my love around you? Can you feel it, can you feel it? Can you feel my love around you? You might be older, you might be younger It doesn't matter And stop freaking out 'Cause you think your ass is getting fatter (In this golden hour) Would you shower me if I read your poetry? Girl let's shake a leg, let's get stupid And hang around with Cupid Get over here girl Can you feel my love around you? Can you feel my love around you? Can you feel it, can you feel it? Can you feel my love around you? Push it over here sweet thing So I can re-examine those curves There's a fire crackling in your eyes It's warmth I long to feel Don't make me beg, don't take me down a peg Shake a leg, break an egg Just send TTD the bill Can you feel my love around you? Can you feel my love around you? Can you feel it, can you feel it? Can you feel my love around you?
Dearest ones in an eye of a star life is brief A speck of dust from grass to leaf If on the ascendant your soul arises And doesn't contradict what your esence extemporises I've been the hermit and the love thief And paid for the privilege with tears of grief Which soon by nature circumcises This song will be brief One day in the spring a question fell And went straight through me Do bleeding angels sing when close to tears? I need the answer So if you go before me would you let me know? If you go before me would you let me know? One day in the year a bullet screamed And ripped straight through you And I saw the sun begin to bleed Above a flood of tears and sirens And are spirit's colour blind? So if you go before me would you let me know? If you go before me would you let me know?
I took a good look at my life And what I saw it made me cry But there was nothing I could do But lift my head up to the sky and Surrender I took a good look at my friends And I saw that they were thieves Because they were stealing precious time So I dropped down on my knees and I Surrendered I took a good look at my soul And saw a liquid dancing fire light And the seed of man's most evil stare Could not deny my joy tonight Surrender I am a liquid dancing firelight I don't believe in the existence of sin But I believe in me and I believe in you And that's enough to believe in Surrender
Dig it Dress up to your thigh you wear it very high You walk by in a pig's eye I'm a guy so I sigh But you ain't shy Besta besta best of all, you're bi bi bi Flame fame flame fame flame fame flame Supermodel sandwich can I join your game? Flame fame flame fame flame fame flame Supermodel sandwich w/cheese I think I'm in love I think I want to fall in love with you 'Cause I'm an idiot One two three anatomy your academy will make a cad of me Flame fame flame fame flame fame flame Supermodel sandwich can I join your game? Flame fame flame fame flame fame flame Supermodel sandwich w/cheese (a funky sandwich vibe) Well Here we go, here we go Supermodel sandwich w/cheese Can I have some of that cheese please Black love flavour doing us all a favour Well Flame fame flame fame flame fame flame Supermodel sandwich can I join your game? Flame fame flame fame flame fame flame Supermodel sandwich w/cheese (very superficial) Black love slicing my cheese On your knees if you please Black love flavour doing us all a favour Turned on by the way you move You're the power I'm the fuse Turned on by the spunky cool 'Cause you're sex sexual Turned on by the way you grind The funky move with the jealous eyes Turned on 'cause I know you're mine And you're sex sexual But you're very superficial You're very superficial
It's been said be a poet better Sealed with a smile and perfumed letter It's been said by the painter's colours more brightly It's been said but here it goes again, I love you It's been said that your eyes are amazing And that they tell a deeper secret Than your body wishes to hold And that your quiet tears will be heard as gentle whispers It's been said but here it goes again, I love you It's been said by far too many drifters That perhaps your eyes had seen fall short the glory of It's been said from the soil of a prophet's graveyard It's been said by the light of your mirror's vanity It's been said but here it goes again, I love you (Please believe me that I love you) Take this you beautiful distraction I love you