I've been on this album for a while now. It keep pushing its way back to me when ever another might come along. I just all around music I love. Its acoustic and electronic and looped and layered and Imogen has an amazing voice and is wonderful at telling stories. You all would never have it but I'd categorize this in Folk if I could. The lyrics from start to finish, tell as story, it may be vague but with an imagination and ears to hear the music its all there.
Imogen Heap: Say Goodnight and Go: from Speak For Yourself
'Headlock'
Distant flickerings
greener scenery
This weather's bringing it all back again
Great adventures
Faces in condensation
I'm going outside to take it all in
You say too late to start got your heart in a headlock
I don't believe any of it
You say too late to start got your heart in a headlock
You know you better than this
wear a different pair
do something out of step
throw a stranger an unexpected smile
With big intention
Still posted at your station
Allways on about the day you should have flied
You say too late to start got your heart in a headlock
I don't believe any of it
You say to late to start got your heart in a headlock
You know you better than this (how can you loose?)
You've been working
you've been hiding
and you look look half dead hald the time
Monitoring you
like machines do
You've still got it I'm just keeping an eye
So what
Don't care
will not
The end
The end
'Goodnight and Go'
Say goodnight and go
Woah Woah Woah
Skipping beats, blushing cheeks I am struggling
Daydreaming, bed scenes in the corner cafe
And then i'm left in bits recovering tectonic tremblings
You get me every time
Why d'ya have to be so cute?
It's impossible to ignore you
Must you make me laugh so much?
It's bad enough we get along so well
Say goodnight and go
Follow you home, you've got your headphones on and you're dancing
Got lucky, beautiful shot you taking everything off, watch the curtains wide open
Then you fall in the same routine flicking through the TV relaxed and reclining
And you think your alone...
Ch.2
One of these days, you'll miss your train and come stay with me
We'll have drinks and talk about things, any excuse to stay awake with you
You'll sleep here, i'll sleep there, but then the heating may be down again
at my convenience
we'd be good, we'd be great together
*sigh*
GO!
Ch.3
Say goodnight and go,
why's it always always goodnight and go?
Oh darling not again
Goodnight and go
'Have You Got It In You?'
It takes a lot
to be always on form
it takes a lot
I Maybe not
All the time all i've got
Maybe not
Been one of those days
Safety first don't push
what's the hurry?
One nerve remaining
Waiting on one look
Have you got it?
Have you got it in you?
all at once
Not a whisper no word
then all at once
let me it all, let me have it battle on
easy target, lock can we j, just get it over with?
It's getting worse
Against all the odds
It's getting worse
guard down, floor's yours
last man standing can we just get it over with
blue blue day make me blue
Head down quick take cover big girl in a mood
blue you make me any more blue
Long spin shout power clean right out of your suit
One more, one more, one more, one more
'Loose Ends'
Doing everything by halves
Got a real flair with excuses
meeting someone at the bar
Where loose ends still have uses
it's complicated
This time I think it could be
Triangulated
It could be just what we need
So what you say we give it up and walk away?
We're overrated anyway
we're kissing without kissing
Got it down to a fine art
love's supposed to keep you young and frisky
but we grew up and wide apart
Not now not ever no it's never a good time
how will the good times ever roll on?
Comparing photos
then and now, now and then
Just wondering where it all went wrong
it's complicated
This time I think it could be
Triangulated
It could be just what we need
So what you say we give it up and walk away?
Nothing to salvage anyway
want to, need to, try to
None of the above
LIAR
it's complicated
This time I think it could be
Triangulated
It could be just what we need
So what you say we give it up and walk away?
Nothing to salvage anyway
'Hide and Seek'
Where are we?
what the hell is going on?
the dust has only
just begun to fall
Crop circles in the carpet
Sinking feeling
Spin me round again
and rub my eyes
this can't be happening
when busy streets a mess with people
would stop to hold their heads heavy
Hide and seek
Trains and sewing machines
All those years
They were here first
oily marks appear on walls
where pleasure moments hung before
the takeover
the sweeping insensitivity
of this
still life
Hide and seek
trains and sewing machines
Blood and tears
They were here first
mm what d'ya say?
that you only meant well, well of course you did
this it's all for the best, of course it is
that it's just what we need, you decided this?
what did you say?
Ransom notes keep falling out your mouth
Mid sweet talk newspaper word cut outs
Speak no feeling no I don't believe you
you don't care a bit
Freeze or make it foreve
'Clear The Area'
Knock knock
are you alone?
no-one's out here and I was not followed
Love love
You're already home
Party's over and you
Don't look so good
You find your way back down
And i'll keep the area clear
When you find your way back down in one piece
I'll just be waiting here
Right here
Low light
Mercury morning
No need to stay
as it's always nothing
But your eyes tell a whole nother story
And I feel the weight of the wolrd
You won't talk
You won't try
Just move
It's too still in your silence
Cry
Give up
It's ok
You've just got to trust me
Slowly
Darling
Nobody means any more to me than you
If you're in
baby then i'm in
into this
with you always
careful
close to the edge there
fall into my arms
away with it all
fall
fall into love
LOVE
'Daylight Robbery'
Don't mind me
Just cruising by
by the girl with the balloon
Good it looks like we're the only one's around
Caught on CCTV
Heading towards the city
lights winking diamonds at me
arms strecthed now
It gets me everytime
Hapinness
and sillouettes
revolving in the deep water indigo it's
high tide
night sky
Pleasure moment
thinking big, thinking positive
and itching to get on with it it's
All stops out
Excess is the new moderation
Get dressed up to the power of 10
raise glasses on repeat and again again
Wade in the sonic joy
Pleasure the wave and synchronize
Sway in the sonic joy
'The Walk'
Upside down twisting beside myself
Stop that now
Coz you and I were never meant to meet
I think you'd better leave
It's not safe in here
I feel a weakness coming on
Alright then
I could keep your number for a rainy day
That's where this ends
NO mistakes no misbehaving
I was doing so well
Could we just be friends?
I feel a weakness coming on
It's not meant to be like this
Not what I planned at all
I don't want to feel like this
No
no it's not meant to be like this
Not what I planned at all
I don't want to feel like this
So that makes it all your fault
Inside out
Upside down twisting beside myself
that's where this ends
No mistakes no misbehaving
On no don't make it harder
Than it already is
I feel a weakness coming in
Big trouble loosing control
Primary resistance at a critical low
on the, on the double gotta get a hold
Point of no return one second to go
No response on any level
red alert this vessel's under seige
Total overlaod all sytems down they've got control
There's no way out
We are surrounded
Give in give in and relish every minute of it
'Just For Now'
It's that time of year
Leave all our hopelessnesses aside
if just for a little while
Tears stop right here
I know we've all had a bumpy ride
I'm secretly on your side
How did you know?
It's what I always wanted
You can never have too many of these
Will ya, quit kicking me under the table
I'm trying, will somebody make her
Shut up about it!
Can we settle down please?
It's that time of year
Leave all our hopelessnesses aside
if just for a little while
Tears stop right here
I know we've all had a bumpy ride
I'm secretly on your side
Bite Tongue, deep breaths, count to 10, nod your head.
(sniff sniff) i think something is burning
No you've ruined the whole thing
Muffle the smoke alarm
Whoever put on this music
had better quick sharp remove it
Pour me another
and don't wag your finger at me
It's that time of year
Leave all our hopelessnesses aside
if just for a little while
Tears stop right here
I know we've all had a bumpy ride
I'm secretly on your side
Get me out of here
Get me out of here
Get me out of here
'I Am In Love With You'
I am in love with you
I am in love with you baby
I am in love with you yeah
live for the moment
Right now another please
Right now another please, just like that ahhh
Like that another one babe
And kiss me for longer
Oh hey baby don't you run away
Come here and finish what you started
I am in love with you
I am in love with you baby
I am in love with you yeah
at least for the moment
Split second and it's all in smoke yeah
so wet this fire dry
No don't get yourself in situations
No don't get yourself in situations darling that you can't handle
No i don't mind if you forget yourself
No I don't mind, did you forget yourself darling?
Come on into my bed with me,
I'm not in love with you
I'm not in love with you baby
I'm not in love with you yeah
Not anymore
'Closing In'
I can't wait to be with you
No i just can't sit still
Are we there yet?
takes me back
I remember
such a magical place
It was all you
Closing in
I hope that you make it
Closing in
I hope that you find your way
Frame by frame
red speed ahead
A city dissolving
the thread of your love in the headlights
Is it safe now?
Will your arms be open?
Coz i'll just have to kiss you
try and stop me
Closing in
I hope that you make it
Closing in
I hope that you find your way
Closing in
It's all that I want in the whole world
Closing in
Please be there, please be there
what are you like?
where did you get to?
No word no nothing
You didn't hold me for any longer
Did you walk for the fear of love?
Or don't you beleive enough
I'll cover both of us
You can leave that to me
Closing in
I hope that you make it
Closing in
I hope that you find your way
Closing in
Coz you're all that I want in the whole world now
Closing in
Closing in
'The Moment I Said It'
The moment I said it
the moment I opened my mouth
lead in your eyelids
Bulldozed the life out of me
I know what you're thinking
But darling you're not thinking straight
Sadly things just happen we can't explain
It's not even light out
Buy you've somewhere to be (no hesitation)
I've never seen you like this
I don't like it, at all
just put back the car keys
or somebody's gonna get hurt
Who are you calling at this hour?
sit down, come round i need you now
We'll work it all out together
we're getting nowhere tonight
Now sleep I promise it'll all seem better somehow in time
It's not even light out
suddenly you've somewhere to be (no hesitation)
No I've never seen you like this
You're scaring me to death
Don't oh, smash... please
Don't oh, and another one
I'm losing you
I'm losing you
Trust me on this one
I've got a bad feeling
Oh trust me on this one
You're gonna throw it all away
With no hesitation
Bye bye bye bye bye bye
bye bye bye bye bye
bye bye bye
bye
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