Waifs And Strays Marc Almond

And so they say they're leaving While you sleep away the day You go out every evening Collecting waifs and strays They follow their illusions They don't know what to do They need a clear direction That's

The Gambler Marc Almond

by brylcream and grease Flipped the cards with a flippancy Of 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

Death's Diary Marc Almond

wind And there's room in my diary for you, my friend And 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

The Libertine's Dream Marc Almond

up his own instead He dreams, he dreams, he dreams, he dreams And dreams A fantasy of sumptuous sensuality His reality Where only straw the more his mind hallucinates Creates desire and fire His thoughts

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 Boy Who Came Back Marc Almond

of childhood It lay just beyond his front gate So he packed just a few things And he packed in his job And he prayed he'd not left it too late He turned and he said "Well we always have time, Time on

City Of Nights Marc Almond

dealers, girls of easy virtue Laughter, lies and lovers sparkling eyes Glitter boys and girls out for the dancing Good time girls and boys out for the highs And there's a hotel on hope street Where the

Addicted Marc Almond

I just can't get enough I just can't get enough And I wake up And it's there like a freezing cloud Passing over the sun And I open my eyes I'm not moving White as a ghost And stiff as a gun And I wake

Love Letter Marc Almond

There are times You can't help but to cry And time won't heal By and by There are times You can't hold back the tears And hurt won't heal With the years But, I will always love you Always love you Always

Exotica Rose Marc Almond

Exotica rose Works the shows in the evening Exotica rose Works for dollars and dimes Exotica rose Nobody knows her secret Wherever she goes men shout "hey rose got the time?

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

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

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

Your Kisses Burn Marc Almond

You make a fire Here in my heart Your kisses burn me Sending sparks Auras fade Charisma pales Your kisses burn They scorch my soul And world without end Through tempest and storm Your kisses my fire Your

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

Tenderness Is A Weakness Marc Almond

She was always alone Kept herself under lock and key Just her sorrows for all to see She would break up and cry for me Throw her away Blow the ash from the ashtray Leave her alone to play Leave her alone

The Edge Of Heartbreak Marc Almond

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 heartbreak Then I turn and

The Sea Still Sings Marc Almond

sea still sings in her heart To the furthest shores of Alaska From the bow of a floundering tanker Her shores in eternal winter But the sea still sings in her heart She waits for the moment so still and

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

She Took My Soul in Istanbul Marc Almond

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 as the morning's early hours She took my hair and

Carnival Of Life Marc Almond

Desire...Love...Mystery...Magic Just close 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

Shining Brightly Marc Almond

This is my destiny For one brief moment And I'm not gonna let it die I'm like the sun I'm like the sun shining brightly This is my destiny For one brief moment And I'm not gonna let it die I'm like the

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

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

Love To Die For Marc Almond

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 you like They tell me who you are Come on and

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

Come In Sweet Assassin Marc Almond

Come in sweet assassin How will I ever know you love me Unless you hurt me Lay your head down on the pillow Take off your dancing shoes And rest your gypsy feet Come in sweet assassin You've got everything

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?

Madame De La Luna Marc Almond

She's in my veins 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

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

looking for love In all the wrong places Where your walk it's always shadow Conversation always shallow When they talk they never look you in the eye They look over your shoulder To faces even colder And

Kept Boy Marc Almond

He brings me flowers every morning He brings the world onto my bed He makes my bedroom into spring time Violets, gardenias, roses red He brings me tea and serves me chocolate And I lick honey from his

Toreador In The Rain Marc Almond

of people He feels free as the wind Free as the swifts Around the cathedral Kneels to acknowledge his fame Forgets all his pain Little Toreador in the Rain Bathed in a Rainbow of Pink Purple and

Only the Moment Marc Almond

The clock on the wall Has just told you Your hour has 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

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

On The Prowl Marc Almond

no good Got to find a lover by midnight On the prowl Wish that I could Satisfy my predator nature Star shine bright Won't you heal my sorrow tonight Let's chase the moonlight Burn the town to rubble And

Betrayed Marc Almond

Now you're kissing other guys And when you kiss you close your eyes Do you hold regrets or do you easily forget Can you be so quickly swayed Can tender words just fade away Can you blame me for feeling

A Lover Spurned (Full Length Version) Marc Almond

many ways For the pleasure of watching you squirm She'll tell her friends to treat you rough That you just weren't good enough Make the going really tough For the pleasure of watching you burn in hell And

A Lover Spurned Marc Almond

many ways For the pleasure of watching you squirm She'll tell her friends to treat you rough That you just weren't good enough Make the going really tough For the pleasure of watching you burn in hell And

You Have Marc Almond

ever seen Secret sorrows of a heart That breaks so easily Don't let me catch you crying Just hear the sad breeze sighing You have You have I wander out along the rain washed streets Blinded with tears And

A Woman's Story Marc Almond

There are many who have laid with me Then got up and walked away from me And played around with me like I was a game Every night was a one night fling When I'd given them everything They never even asked

Bitter Sweet Marc Almond

a lazy afternoon I'm a man over the moon Man of the world Repeat chorus Chain me to a tree Watch me I'll set myself free Escape from situations Houdini would be proud of me I'll lie around like Byron And

The Desperate Hours Marc Almond

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 There was you, there was I, and

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

Ruby Red Marc Almond

Well it seems you have a heart I saw it once so I know it's true You let it out on Sundays when You let it beat me black and blue When you went and stole my heart I saw it go so I know it's true It was

The Sensualist Marc Almond

answer yes each time It takes a little more to feel inspired I'm a teardrop in a storm A storm at the end of the world I love you I'd love you if you weren't you at all Chorus My room is flooded blue and

Tears Run Rings Marc Almond

name of the few Repeat chorus Don't look at me With your innocent smile When the bed is burning Around my head When a war breaks out It'll be no surprise Your unforgettable smile Your unforgettable lies And

We Need Jealousy Marc Almond

how I love 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

The Very Last Pearl Marc Almond

me romantic Call me deluded I want to be your angel I want to be your angel Call me romantic Call me deluded I've seen a Mediterranean night The ships on the sea The most beautiful eyes in the world And

Caged Marc Almond

lesson That I won't enjoy I need to break free You suffocate me I'm in pain I want to break 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

Everything I Wanted Love To Be Marc Almond

(I hoped it would be)I want love to make me happy(I hoped it would be)I want love to make me cry(I hoped it would be)I want love to be a promise(I hoped it would be)I want love to make me dieI want...