All songs written by Scott Clifton.
BROKENrecords
Copyright 2006 Scott Clifton. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
STRANGER
From So Much for the Nightlife.
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Hey man, where you been
I caught a little hesitation but you're back again
And oh, when I find out you can bet that I'll pass it around
I think you been fooled
Into believing everything in life has got a rule
It's alright, it's okay, it's all good, don't be afraid
To dance with me in the rain
And I been asking a long long time
Only to hear that you're fine, fine, fine
And it's for sure you're a stranger to love, alright
Hey babe, talk is cheap
Unless you're dying for attention, then it's all you need
And I got so much to say, that it's good all the world is a stage
This gig's going live
I wanna have a conversation but I'm on in five
So sit down, here we go, let it flow, you never know
It might all be part of the show
(Chorus)
Hey girl, I been told about a little condition called growing old
And I swear I'll stay in love with every fraction of you
But it's a little complicated when you don't initiate it
I can still appreciate all that you do
But I'm a one-man caravan waiting on a gas can
I don't have a clue but I'm all for a plan, man
(Chorus)
Testify
From So Much for the Nightlife.
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So here you are, you hide your face behind the palms of your hands
The room is dark, the walls are closing in, no one understands
You think that you're the only one mad enough to face this demon alone
Somehow the steeple's fallen down, don't look now, your faith is gone
And I have walked a long mile in your shoes
I've been down, I've paid my dues
I have been there, I have been there, I will testify
And I woke up from nightmares in your bed
Running circles in your head
I have been there, I have been there, I will testify
Take one more step, you'll see eternity a heartache away
You got no bag of tricks, no crucifix to make you okay
One down, another dirty round, thought you found the easy road to your freedom
Tick-tock, the clock don't seem to stop, don't you know there's only one
(Chorus)
You better watch your back 'cause you're getting off track
And it's taking you over like a heart attack
Save your skin 'cause you're wearing it thin
You've been waiting on a miracle man, Amen
But it's one more thing to believe in, one more trial
C'mon and give it up
(Chorus)
The Inside Out
From So Much for the Nightlife.
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So hold out your hand, then
It's a pleasure to meet you, where the hell have you been
And were you around when
Everything fell to pieces, again and again
And are you lonely like me...
When heaven lets you out
You'll find me from the inside out
You'll be strong, you'll be proud, and you'll feel
You'll cry when I cry
Your heart beats to mine, oh my
And I can't wait for you to be real...
Tell me who you are, now
Your every detail, tell me what you're about
And give me the lowdown
Tell me, are you the same within as you are without
And are you waiting for me...
(Chorus)
And every time I turn around, it's one round down
And what I thought I found, well I've lost it again
And after all this time, I'd give it one more try
'Cause you were here inside me
Growing and growing, without ever even knowing you're mine
(Chorus)
LINGER
From Unbeautiful
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Songs For Rose, ASCAP
Jescetto Publishing, BMI
By Scott Clifton, ©2004 all rights reserved
Silhouette in the window
Outline of the good you’ve done by me
I couldn’t tell you what I know
It’s bad enough you’re in everything
I can feel you
And if only I were felt like that
You’ve taken my heart, and now
I want it back
(CHORUS)
So you want to leave
Until you get what you want
Well honey, two can play at that game
All night long
And did you really believe
That I would just let you linger
Forever, and ever, and ever
Rose on a pillow
Trademark of the only girl who believed in me
I couldn’t see it, but I know
It got harder to give to me
And now I’m all alone
Did I ever make you nervous
Did I call your bluff
Have you forgotten your reasons
Is that not enough?
(CHORUS)
Tell me how you linger enough
To say all that you’re thinking
All that you’re dreaming
And all that you are
Did you know, I don’t know
If I’m waiting holding on to nothing
Waiting around for something
And it’s you
Silhouette in the window
Outline of the good you’ve done by me…
(CHORUS)
Tell me how you linger.
LOVE SONG
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From my CD UNTITLED
Songs For Rose, ASCAP
Jescetto Publishing, BMI
By Scott Clifton, ©2003 all rights reserved
Sitting solemnly at home
Beside a silent telephone
A vacant heart, a world come and gone
So hold me in and I could see
A cold romantic one-way street
An empty bed of used up promises
And then you came to me
With conscious hands and steady feet
You took away my need to need
My history
And boy, well here goes nothing
(CHORUS)
But this is not a love song
It couldn't be that I could fall for you so soon,
My rose that blooms in autumn,
So go on,
Break me, take me
To the place I'd want to be
And we can just pretend it wasn't all a dream
All a dream...
At times it comes and goes againAn empire founded on a whim
And is it less important if we were young
In years will I look back and miss
The way that we made all of this
A sanctuary I would never trade for anything
And there you were again
To show me just how I fit in
This incandescent second skin
You've wrapped around me, time and time again
And so it goes
(CHORUS)
There's lifetimes inside of your eyes
It's been a long while since I woke up alive
And hell, I know there's times when troubles don't die
But I can try...
And could we try...
(CHORUS)
Come so close to me that I can feel you thinking... |