an emotive message from Voyager 2 as it hurtles away from our solar system.

Lyrics:

It's cold
and getting darker,
I'm getting old
and falling farther away from you.
The things I've seen,
like something from a dream,
even wilder than your wildest fantasies.

It's years
since I left the warmth of you.
Your fears, my solitude, are worth the view.
I wish,
you were here,
to share this with me.
But I'll tell you everything, I will help you see.

We don't 
talk as much as we used to do.
You knew
it would go this way as the years accrue.
There's no bitterness,
how could there be?
Our knowledge expands as I plummet through infinity.

Voyager 2

Lyrics:

A slight discolouration,
tinged with green and blue.
Some swelling on the surface,
and some tenderness too.
A moment of aggression,
what he said he'd never do.
The crossing of a boundary,
did he ever give a clue?

Shock hollows out your stomach.
He says it's something that you've done,
and now you're starting to believe him,
that you're the penitent one.
So apply a little blusher
and some contour to that cheek,
some shadow to those eyelids,
erase the tell tail tear streak.

So you hide away the pain
So you hide away the shame.

He'll beg you for forgiveness,
but now the die is cast.
The second fist is coming,
exactly like the last.
So please seize on this moment
and escape him while you can.
It'll only become harder,
now you've seen the real man.

Please don't hide away the pain
don't hide away the shame.

But you are not to blame.
You're not the cause.
You don't deserve this.
Just remember, you're not alone.

You don't have to hide away the pain
Please don't hide away the shame.

Hideaway (Mix 2)

As a few people have said my stuff sounded a bit Depeche-y, I thought it might be fun to cover one of their tracks and my favourite 'Behind the Wheel'. It's not a replication but I wanted to keep some of the flavour of the original. To make it a bit more of a challenge, I hadn't listened to the track for at least 3 months and made a point of not listening to it while recording this... I did check the lyrics though!

Behind The Wheel (Depeche Mode Cover)

Lyrics;

Come here,
Put your head on my chest,
Wrap your arms around me,
Nothing exists outside this embrace.
Breathe me in,
My scent will comfort you,
My body will protect you,
Nothing exists outside this embrace.

Take some time,
To savour this feeling,
It's just you and me now,
Nothing exists outside this embrace.
We possess,
This intimate moment,
Skin touching skin,
Nothing exists outside this embrace.

Shut out the noise, 
Shut out the voices,(let them fade away)
Shut out the world,
Nothing exists outside.
Shut out the noise, 
Shut out the voices,(let them fade away)
Shut out the world, (we don't need it)
Nothing exists outside this.

Nothing exists outside this embrace.

This Embrace

Lyrics:

I didn't leave you, but you left me

You left me alone on the dance floor,
Hot bodies all moving around,
Searching the crowd as they want more,
Moving to the beat of the sound.
Though the pulse of the room was infectious,
I felt like I was being drowned,
And though I scanned the room for your presence,
Not a sign of you could ever be found...

I didn't leave you, but you left me
I really need you, but you can't see
I didn't leave you, but you left me
I really need you, but you can't see

You told all my friends I'd decided
That I didn't want your company,
But that's not the truth of the matter,
You were playing for their sympathy.
Now I analyse my new situation,
You took my friends along with my heart.
Can we find a way to make a connection?
My life is slowly being torn apart.

I didn't leave you, but you left me
I really need you, but you can't see
I didn't leave you, but you left me
I really need you, but you can't see
(Why did you go? Why did you go away?)

I Didn't Leave You

A punchier more direct version than my original version

I Didn't Leave You (Remix)

An extended version of the remix in the classic 12" style, highlighting all the good stuff!

I Didn't Leave You (Classic 12 Inch Mix)

Dedicated to and inspired by Agnetha Falstkog in the Video for Winner Takes It All....

Lyrics:

That time when I saw you, when you walked by the quay side 
Looking lost and downtrodden with the wind in your hair 
You were saying that somehow you’d learned a life lesson 
That love was a game and the rules were unfair 

In photos of you and your friends from before 
You were smiling and joking and seemed not to care 
But I couldn’t help notice if I look a little closer 
There’s a melancholy inside your stare 

You were the girl with the sad eyes 
You felt the world was oh so cruel 
Always feeling like the fool 
Yes you were the girl with the sad eyes 
And I believe you said it all 
That the loser has to fall 

Where did you find the strength to sing those sad words 
How did you find a way to say the words you had to say 
And I want to reach out to you to commiserate 
But you’ve said too much no longer want to communicate

You were the girl with the sad eyes 
You felt the world was oh so cruel 
Always feeling like the fool 
Yes you were the girl with the sad eyes 
And I believe you said it all 
That the loser has to fall

The Girl With The Sad Eyes

Lyrics:

I didn't like you when I first met you
The strange sensations I felt inside
But a second taste changed my opinion
And I gladly came along for the ride
Pretty soon I couldn't be without you
When you're not there I'm sweating and shaking
And now I've lost all my self confidence without you near...

You're my snow white crystals
You are my nicotine
Can I be your hero?
'Cause you are my heroine

What's the science that's behind this reaction?
The chemistry that's making me itch
I struggle but I can't get no traction
The vein you hit is laden and rich
In control of my compulsion
It's my choice to not be without you
But I just don't wanna do a thing without you near...

You're my snow white crystals
You are my nicotine
Can I be your hero?
'Cause you are my heroine

You're my snow white crystals
You are my nicotine
Can I be your hero?
'Cause you are my heroine

My Heroine

Lyrics:

Leaving the city
And all of it's joys
Leaving the noise
Goodbye to the city
Been breathing the city
I'm starting to choke
Can't see through the smoke
Blow a kiss to the city

So we took our pain and scraps of dreams 
On some leatherette with broken seams
Of a passing car which went our way
To a grey horizon on a feted day

Escaping the city

Now those teenage eyes that burned so bright
Are framed and creased by their failing sight
And the things that once were held so dear
Have lost their value so the choice is clear

Escaping the city

Leaving the city
And all of it's joys
Leaving the noise
Goodbye to the city
Been breathing the city
I'm starting to choke
Can't see through the smoke
Blow a kiss to the city

Yes the passing years have seen some fun
And I won't forget when it's all said and done
But your mask has slipped the spell come undone
In the yellow haze of the setting sun

Escaping the city

I can't stand it anymore, anymore
I can't stand it anymore

Escaping the city

Leaving the city
And all of it's joys
Leaving the noise
Goodbye to the city
Been breathing the city
I'm starting to choke
Can't see through the smoke
Blow a kiss to the city

Leaving The City

Lyrics:

Night sky, studded with diamonds
A billion different points of light
Take flight, in the dark and the glitter
Believing that you can make it right

Don't be afraid of your dreams
Things are never as bad or good as it seems

Night time, land of the dreamers
Lost in their maze of reverie
They try to dissect the meaning
But what ever will be, will be you see

Don't be afraid of your dreams
Things are never as bad or good as it seems
There's no need to be afraid
There's no need to be afraid

Sleep tight, rapid eye movement
Process the things we see and do
Some frights and sometimes elation
Pick it apart to find what's true

There's no need to be afraid
There's no need to be afraid

Of Dreams (part 1)

Lyrics:

dreams of life
loving
losing 
lust
giving
taking
bruising
rust
making 
breaking
wrong
just
tears 
sorrow
Joy
Love
Dreams of love

Of Dreams (part 2)

Lyrics:

I’m being stretched thin
You know it’s true 
It’s difficult times
For me and you
Fire, floods and drought 
And pestilence 
It’s not what you’d call fun
In any sense


Stick you fingers in your ears
And your drill in the ground
Take all you can get
Power dollar and pound
Flesh is a resource 
Grind it into the dust
Discard what you don’t need
And leave it to rust

I hope your sweet dreams of power are destroyed by the nightmare of your creation 

It’s a terrible shame 
That the powerful few
Are only endowed
With a myopic view
Private lives and
Private hells
Equal opportunities 
Fend for yourselves 

When there’s nothing left to burn
And the ice has gone too
Oceans full of filth
The worst has become true
Take your cash from your account 
And you know what to do
Put your money where your mouth is
And have good chew

I hope your sweet dreams of power are destroyed by the nightmare of your creation

Pursuit Of Power 24

Mix 3 - more improvements to the mix

Lyrics:

Sometimes life can be hard
It threatens to break you apart
It tears at your very heart
Then I see you smile

I’m feeling lost and alone
Confused, unsure, skin and bone
Needing to be lead back home
Then I see you smile

Then I see you  smile

EP01

You Smile (Mix 3)

I’m being stretched thin
You know it’s true 
It’s difficult times
For me and you
Fire, floods and drought 
And pestilence 
It’s not what you’d call fun
In any sense

Stick you fingers in your ears
And your drill in the ground
Take all you can get
Power dollar and pound
Flesh is a resource 
Grind it into the dust
Discard what you don’t need
And leave it to rust

I hope your sweet dreams of power are destroyed by the nightmare of your creation 

It’s a terrible shame 
That the powerful few
Are only endowed
With a myopic view
Private lives and
Private hells
Equal opportunities 
Fend for yourselves 

When there’s nothing left to burn
And the ice has gone too
Oceans full of filth
The worst has become true
Take your cash from your account 
And you know what to do
Put your money where your mouth is
And have good chew

I hope your sweet dreams of power are destroyed by the nightmare of your creation 
I hope your sweet dreams of power are destroyed by the nightmare of your creation

Pursuit Of Power

Can you hear me?
I'm still here for you.
Can you hear me?
We can push on through.
There's no complication,
We can't figure out.
It's our hesitation,
That's causing us doubt.

If you need me,
I'm still here for you.
If you need me,
I'll do what you want to do.
Don't fear isolation,
I'm here to confide.
Without hesitation,
I'll be at your side.

I'm Here

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