City And Colour - Bring Me Your Love lyrics
- Forgive Me
- Confessions
- The Death Of Me
- Body In A Box
- Sleeping Sickness
- What Makes A Man?
- Waiting...
- Constant Knot
- Against The Grain
- The Girl
- Sensible Heart
- As Much As I Ever Could
Forgive Me
So i cross my heart
and hope to die
before i have
the chance to lie
to you my dear
whom i wish no harm
but i know in the end
this will turn out wrong
see i've been known
to fall in love
but sometimes love
just is not enough
and my heart will stray
before too long
so please forgive me
for when i sing
this song
Confessions
I've been up for days,
Trying to find a way to write this confession down.
Seems every line I writes amiss,
At least this I'll admit.
For what I've done I am not proud.
But there's no need to pretend,
No need for innocence.
I've got to be honest now.
My verdict has come in,
It says I'm guilty for my sins this time.
I thought I could escape,
But then I finally felt the weight,
Of my crimes.
This passion is not love,
Infatuation never ends up right.
At least I won't be alone tonight.
'Cuz I don't want to be alone tonight.
The prosecution rests,
With convincing evidence.
It seems I've been deceived.
So now I stand alone and wait for the first stone,
To be cast upon me.
My verdict has come in,
It says I'm guilty for my sins this time.
I thought I could escape,
But then I finally felt the weight of my crimes.
This passion is not love,
Infatuation never ends up right.
At least I won't be alone tonight.
'Cuz I don't want to be alone tonight.
If convicted, I will surely do my time.
At least I won't be alone tonight.
'Cuz I don't want to be alone tonight.
The Death Of Me
Do I have nothing good left to say
Do I need whiskey to start fueling my complaints
People love to drink their troubles away
Sometimes I feel that I'd be better off that way
'Cause maybe then I could sleep at night
I wouldn't lie awake until the morning light
This is something that I'll never control
My nerves will be the death of me, I know
So here's to living life miserable
And here's to all the lovely stories that I've told
Maybe drinking wine will validate my sorrow
Every man needs a muse and mine could be the bottle
Maybe then I could sleep at night
I wouldn't lie awake until the morning light
This is something that I'll never control
My nerves will be the death of me, I know
Finally I could hope for a better day
No longer holding on to all the things that cloud my mind
Maybe then the weight of the world wouldn't seem so heavy
But then again, I'll probably always feel this way
At least I know I'll never sleep at night
I'll always lie awake until the morning light
This is something that I'll never control
My nerves will be the death of me, I know
Body In A Box
There's a funeral procession on the highway
traffic screeches to a halt
there's people searching for a better way
to live their lives
johnny lived a good life you'll hear them say
as tears of sadness soak the ground
the repo crept in, took his breath away
in the middle of the night
We celebrate the lives of the dead
it's like a man's best party
only happens when he dies
we gather round to pay our respects
while their souls are still searching for the light
so please don't come to me on my dying day
just let me go in peace.
with all the things that i forgot to say
racing through my mind
don't you bury me six feet under ground
just burn my body in a box
and let my ashes blow with the wind
out into the night sky
We celebrate the lives of the dead
it's like a man's best party
only happens when he dies
we gather round to pay our respects
while their souls are still searching for the light
searching for the light.
Sleeping Sickness
And I awoke
Only to find my lungs empty,
And through the night, so it seems im not breathing
And now my dreams are nothing like they were meant to be
And I'm breaking down, I think I'm breaking down
And I'm afraid, to sleep because of what haunts me
such as, living with the uncertainty, that ill never find the words to say which would completely explain,
just how im breaking down.
Someone come, Someone come and save my life
Maybe I'll sleep when I am dead
But now its like the night is taking up sides
With all the worries that occupy the back of my mind
Could it be? This misery will suffice
(Gordon Downey Singing This Verse)
I've become, the simple souvenir of someone's guilt
Like the sea, I'm constantly changing from calm to ill
Madness fills my heart and soul
As if the great divide could swallow me whole
Oh, how I'm breaking down
Someone come, Someone come and save my life
Maybe I'll sleep when I am dead
But now its like the night is taking up sides
With all the worries that occupy the back of my mind
Could it be? This misery will suffice
Someone come, Someone come and save my life
Someone come, Someone come and save my life
Someone come, Someone come and save my life
Could it be? This misery will suffice
What Makes A Man?
I can hear my train comin'
It's a lonesome and distant cry
I can hear my train comin'
Now I'm runnin' for my life
What makes a man walk away from his mind?
I think I know
I think I might know
I can feel the wind blowin'
It's sending shivers down my spine
I can feel the wind blowin'
It shakes the trees and the power lines
What makes a man spend his whole life in disguise?
I think I know
I think I might know
I think I might know
I think I might know, oh oh
I can see the sun settin'
It's casting shadows on the sea
I can see the sun, it's setting
It's getting colder, starting to freeze
What makes a man want to break a heart with ease?
I think I know
I think I might know
I think I might know
I think I might know, oh oh
Well I can hear my train comin'
Looks like time is not on my side
Well I can hear my train comin'
I'm still runnin' for my life
What makes a man pray, when he's about to die?
I think I know
I think I might know
Waiting...
A coma might feel better, than this
Attempting to discover where to begin
you're weighed down, you're full of something
a sickness and desertion
you're weighed down, you're full of someting
underneath it all
So say goodbye to love
and hold your head up high
there's no need to rush
we're all just waiting, waiting to die
Hoping a better place is all I need
with moments of innocence and mystery
Oh, it's the little things you miss
Like waking up all alone
Oh, its the little things you miss
when you're underneath it all
So say goodbye to love
and hold your head up high
there's no need to rush
we're all just waiting, waiting to die
All your friends seem like enemies
when you're broken down and empty
ooooh
All your friends seem like enemies
when you're broken down and empty
ooooh
So say goodbye to love
and hold your head up high
there's no need to rush
we're all just waiting, waiting to die
oh oh ohhh
oh oh ohhh
oh oh ohhh
oh oh ohhh
oh oh ohhh
oh oh ohhh
oh oh ohhh
oh oh ohhh
Constant Knot
How much would you bet
that if I tried hard enough
I would spontaneously combust?
I wish I could disappear
and run away from all of my fears.
I think I'm coming undone.
So stay the night.
I promise that I won't bite.
'cause without you there,
I don't think I can close my eyes.
How did I end up this way?
A constant knot in my gut,
tied with uncertainty and with lust.
A classic case, I suppose,
a haunted man who can't outrun his ghosts.
They're in my skin and my bones.
So stay the night.
I promise that I won't bite.
'cause without you there,
I don't think I can close my eyes.
And now I sing.
Against The Grain
You need not to climb mountain tops
you need not to cross the sea
you need not to find a cure
for everything that makes you weak
you need not to reach for the stars
when life becomes so dark
and when the wind does blow against the grain
you must follow your heart
you must follow your heart
all your friends have come and gone
and the sun no longer shines
and the happiness for which you long
is washed away like an oceans tide
when all the hard times outweigh the good
and all your words are misunderstood
when the day seems lost from the start
you must follow your heart
you must follow your heart
If you feel you've paid the price
and your wounds should cease to heal
and everything you love in life
spins like a winding wheel
if you should wake to find your abandoned
and the road you traveled leads to a dead end
when death creaps in to play it's part
you must follow your heart.
you must follow your heart.
The Girl
I wish I
Could do better by
You, 'cause that's what you deserve
You sacrifice
So much of your life
In order for this to work
While I'm off chasing my own dreams
Sailing around the world
Please know that I'm yours to keep
My beautiful girl
And when you cry
A piece of my heart dies
Knowing that I may have been the cause
If you were to leave
Fulfill someone else's dreams
I think I might totally be lost
You don't ask for no diamond rings
No delicate strings of pearls
That's why I wrote this song to sing
My beautiful girl
Oooh...
1, 2
1, 2, 3, 4
I wish I
Could do better by
You, 'cause it's what you deserve
You sacrifice
So much of your life
In order for this to work
While I'm off chasing my own dreams (my own dreams)
And sailing around the world (around the world)
Please know that I'm yours to keep
My beautiful girl
And when you cry
A piece of my heart dies
Knowing that I may have been the cause
If you were to leave
And fulfill someone else's dreams
I think I might totally be lost
But you don't ask for no diamond rings (diamond rings)
No delicate string of pearls (string of pearls)
That's why I wrote this song to sing
My beautiful girl
Ohh...
But you don't ask for no diamond rings (diamond rings)
No delicate string of pearls (string of pearls)
That's why I wrote this song to sing
My beautiful girl
I get so distracted
By some people's reactions
I don't see my own faults
For what they are.
Sensible Heart
I get so distracted
By some peoples reactions
That I don't see my own faults
For what they are
For what they are
At times so self destructive
With no intent on moulding
But behind this emotion
My sensible heart
My sensible heart
See I'm no king, I wear no crown
But desperate times seem over now
But still I weaken somehow
And it tears me apart
It tears me apart
I hope to learn as time goes by
That I should trust what's deep inside
Burning bright, oh burning bright
My sensible heart
My sensible heart
My sensible heart
My sensible heart.
As Much As I Ever Could
Ooh...
Love of mine
Won't you lay by my side
And rest your weary eyes
Before we're out of time?
Give me one last kiss
For soon, such distance
Will stretch between our lips
Now the day's losing light
Ooh...
Bring me your love tonight
Bring me your love tonight
Lost at sea
My heartbeat was growing weak
Hoping you'd hear my plea
And come save my life
As the storm grew fierce
An angel was certainly near
I knew there was nothing to fear
Bring me your love tonight
Bring me your love tonight
No, I am not where I belong
Bring me your love tonight
No, I am not where I belong
So shine a light and guide me home
No, I am not where I belong
So shine a light, guide me back home
Ooh...