KT Tunstall Album

Hold your fire
I'm coming out and I'll tell you the truth
I was trying to raise my roof
Did you see it
That I needed to prove
That my stinger always stays
You said she's beautiful when she plays
Did I hit you in the proper place

Suddenly

[Chorus 1]
I, oh well I could live in this town
Five cold years before I
Yes I could live in this town
Before I head for home

It's my turn
With the spotlight burning a hole
But my bird-heart's turning cold
As the temperature rises all around
To the sound of a ticking bomb
And then it's not just showing off here
You know there's something going on here
Going on here

Suddenly

[Chorus 2]
I, oh well I could live in this town
Five cold years before I
Yes I could live in this town
Five cold years
Yes I could live in this town
Five cold years before I
Well I could live in this town
Before I head for home

And considered it odd
That I ever stayed

You know that feeling you get
when you don't want to leave

That feeling when you don't want to leave

[Chorus]
I, oh well I could live in this town
Five cold years before I
Yes I could live in this town
Five cold years
Yes I could live in this town
Five cold years before I
Well I could live in this town
Before I head for home

And considered it odd
That I ever stayed

(whistling)

Long legs (…) taking you somewhere
Catch your reflection in a window pane
The universe is startin' to feel ya (…)
Drinking tequila like its the name of the game (…)

(whistling)

Whoa whoa

CHORUS

Well you know it hasn't happened yeah (yet?)
You're relying on your next cheque (…)
I know that you're a glamour puss
My explanation's useless (…)
And you choo-choo on the roof (…)
In your beautiful high heeled shoes (…)
Miss Glamour Glamour Puss

(whistling)

Baby (…) blindfold (…)
Riding in motorcycles
(…) sounds like (…)
Showing (…) pressure
To loop to loop to loop (…)

Whoa oh

CHORUS

Well you know it hasn't happened yeah (yet?)
You're relying on your next cheque (…)
I know that you're a glamour puss
And my explanation's useless (…)
And you choo-choo on the roof (…)
In your beautiful high heeled shoes (…)
Miss Glamour Glamour Puss

Push a little harder
Dance a little longer
Never give yourself away
Love a little less (…)
To keep yourself together
Everything will come your way

(Yeah yeah)
Push a little harder
Dance a little longer
(Yeah yeah!)
Never give yourself away
(Yeah yeah)
Love a little less (…)
To keep yourself together
(Yeah yeah!)
Everything will come your way

Oh oh

(Yeah yeah)
Well you know it hasn't happened yeah (yet?)
(Yeah yeah!)
You're relying on your next cheque (…)
(Yeah yeah)
I know that you're a glamour puss
(Yeah yeah!)
And my explanation's useless useless (…)

Yeah yeah)
Well you know it hasn't happened yeah (yet?)
(Yeah yeah!)
You're relying on your next cheque (…)
(Yeah yeah)
I know that you're a glamour puss
(Yeah yeah!)
And my explanation's useless (…)

And you choo-choo on the roof (…)
In your beautiful high heeled shoes (…)
Miss Glamour Glamour Puss
Glamour glamour puss

May you always, may you always walk in hope
And may your days just be a way to walk along the great high road
When the dark comes, when the dark comes to your door
Will you deny him, don't recognize him
He's not welcome anymore
In your life, in your life, in your life

In the forest, in the forest when you hear
something that scares you, be aware that it is frightened of you too
You can push that knot away, you can push that knot away
Yes, you can push that knot away, you can push that knot away
You can push that knot away, you can push that knot away

And in the morning, in the morning when you wake
It is a doorway for you to walk through to become what you make
and just remember you have heaven in your heart
It is inside you, and it will guide you so long as you listen hard
In your life, in your life, in your life

Daisy, you know this. You know this already
Daisy, you know this. You know this already
Daisy, you know this. You know this already
Daisy, you know this. You know this already

Ohh, ahh, you can push that knot away
you can push that knot away

Oh, oh, oh, ohh, you can push that knot away
you can push that knot away, uh ah

You can push that knot away, oh, oh, oh, oh
(Daisy, you know this. You know this already)
You can push that knot away, oh ah
(Daisy, you know this. You know this already)

You won't regret it, I'm betting you'll push that knot away
(Daisy, you know this. You know this already)
You won't regret it, I'm betting you'll push that knot away
(Daisy, you know this. You know this already)

Yes, you can push that knot away, you can push that knot away
(day ee yeah ee yeah ee yeah ee yeah)

Isn't much more I can do for you
Isn't much more that I can try
Twisting myself into shapes
To stop you crying
What'll I do if I lose you
What'll I do if I lose
Difficulty is coming my way
Coming my way

Making my way into places
Only been seen on your darkest days
Breaking my heart to take a walk
Into your jungle
What can I do in this world for you
If difficulty is my friend
Keeping me company when I know
I don't need it

[Chorus]
You change every day
You change every day
(What can I do to make you notice)
You change every day
You change every day
(A little more time to bring you home)
You change every day
You change every day
How can I tell you the truth
When I don't want to

Possible days in my future
Possible ways into my past
Sewing it up nice and tightly
So I don't wonder
What if I did so much more for you
And what if I'd said so much more
Difficulty would be a stranger
A stranger to me

[Chorus]
You change every day
You change every day
(What can I do to make you notice)
You change every day
You change every day
(A little more time to bring you home)
You change every day
You change every day
How can I tell you the truth
When I don't want to

Oh, yeah
I'm governed by difficulty

[Chorus]
You change every day
You change every day
(What can I do to make you notice)
You change every day
You change every day
(A little more time to bring you home)
You change every day
You change every day
How can I tell you the truth
When I don't want to

You grew wings, on your heart
But you let it out your ribcage,
and it flew into the dark

Like a ghost, just like a ghost
And it flutters by my window
When I need my sleep the most..

So choose my weapon and choose my way
It's easy saying nothing when there's nothing to say
Thinking about it everyday, starting to notice you're fading away

Fade like a shadow, fade like a shadow, fade like a shadow, fade..
Fade like a shadow, fade like a shadow..

You want eyes, in your hands,
and power in your pocket,
as I stop to watch you dance

With your hips swinging they shake, hips swinging, got your
hips swinging, they shake, hips swinging, got your
hips swinging, they shake, hips swinging, again..

Got your hips swinging, they shake, hips swinging, got your
hips swinging, they shake, hips swinging, got your
hips swinging, they shake, hips swinging, again, again and again, and again

So choose my weapon and choose my way
It's easy saying nothing when there's nothing to say
Thinking about you everyday, starting to notice..

Two steps forward and one step back,
Make up in love what you think I lack,
You've got a vampire on your neck,
Everybody knows what happens next

You fade like a shadow, fade like a shadow, fade like a shadow, fade..
Fade like a shadow, fade like a shadow..

Fade like a shadow, fade like a shadow, fade like a shadow, fade..
Fade like a shadow, fade like a shadow..

Fade like a shadow, fade like a shadow, fade like a shadow, fade..
Fade like a shadow, fade like a shadow...

Following my nose
A detective with no lead
Only my dreams know
What's got into me
I run by your side
But I'm out of breath
Lower than the sea
And it's killing me
And it's killing me

[Chorus]
If I choose to go with the way I'm feeling
Does it really mean that's the way it is
Is it just a trick that my eyes are playing on my mind
Following the passage of least resistance
Following the pack just to pass the gate
It's a little late for a change of plan
Don't you think

I got lost following you
Following you

There's a camaraderie
In a number for my chest
Do this and do that
And forget the rest
But as the tide retreats
It's showing me the shore
There's danger going deeper
But I can't be here anymore
Can't be here anymore

[Chorus]
If I choose to go with the way I'm feeling
Does it really mean that's the way it is
Is it just a trick that my eyes are playing on my mind
Following the passage of least resistance
Following the pack just to pass the gate
It's a little late for a change of plan
Don't you think

I got lost following you

What did I do that for
Am I an idiot
What did I do that for
Am I an idiot
What did I do that, do that for
I run by your side
But I'm out of breath
And it's killing me
And it's killing me

[Chorus]
If I choose to go with the way I'm feeling
Does it really mean that's the way it is
Is it just a trick that my eyes are playing on my mind
Following the passage of least resistance
Following the pack just to pass the gate
It's a little late for a change of plan
Don't you think

I got lost following you
Time could have stopped
And I never knew
I got lost following you
Following you

It was the middle of the night
When she found there was something
On her mind
Pointless to fight, there was
Nothing to be done about the
Persistent nature of it
Emanating from the doorframe
Was a hum that grew into a roar
Followed by the light
Followed by the light
Followed by the terrible light

[Chorus]
In my life I've never seen
Anything quite like it
And I've been around for years
With the eyes of a bird, me
And the nose of a fox, me
I'm prepared, but I'm scared
It's coming for me

She was popular and pretty
Everybody knew her name
You couldn't count on the walls
Of the kitchen all the
Pictures in the golden frames
Oh the pictures in the golden frames
But she was followed by the light
Followed by the light
Swallowed by the terrible light

[Chorus]
In my life I've never seen
Anything quite like it
And I've been around for years
With the eyes of a bird, me
And the nose of a fox, me
I'm prepared, but I'm scared
It's coming for me

Woo-ooo...

Oh look into the Golden Frames
Step into the Golden Frames
Be careful of the Golden Frames

Well I worked it out
I gotta say goodbye
I can see it clear as day
With a naked eye
Smells like thunder
You look like rain
And it's spelling out
Disaster is my name

Oh, we could make it easy
We could do it right
'Cos you know the time has come
It must be done
We are going downhill

[Chorus]
Come on, can you see the light
Come on, you know it feels right
The door is open
Are you gonna take the ride
We're playing it all wrong
That's why I'm saying it
Come On, Get In

Gotta do it friendly
Gotta do it soon
Got to get this mean old beast
Out of the room
'Cos he's been greedy
And we've been blind
While we let him creep up on us
From behind

Oh but he's not gonna get me
He's not getting you
'Cos you know the time has come
It must be done
We are going downhill

[Chorus]
Come on, can you see the light
Come on, you know it feels right
The door is open
Are you gonna take the ride
We're playing it all wrong
That's why I'm saying it
Come On, Get In

I'll take the anger
You take the pain
And we'll promise that we
Won't go back again
Oh 'cos the time
The time has come
We could break these chains
And baby we could run
So keep your eyes on the road and
Keep your hands on the wheel
Cos we know the time is right
We just might
Make it going downhill

[Chorus]
Come on, can you see the light
Come on, you know it feels right
The door is open
Are you gonna take the ride
We're playing it all wrong
That's why I'm saying it
Come On, Get In

Now I know I took for granted that things
Would always go the way I wanted oh
I was going to be a treetop
A sea, a boat, a rock of ages

I dont always get it right
I'd see it in a different kind of light

Pay my lip service
Keep it eloquent
Optimistic but
Never quite elegant
Still a weirdo
Still a weirdo, after all these years

I'd always thought it's automatic
to grow into a soul less static
But here i am upon the same spot
Attempting to lift off into space

I dont always get it right
But a thousand different ways
And I just might

Pay my lip service
Keep it eloquent
Optimistic but
Never quite elegant
Still a weirdo
Still a weirdo, after all these years
Still a weirdo
Still a weirdo, after all these years

Pay my lip service
Keep it eloquent
Optimistic but
Never quite elegant
Still a weirdo
Still a weirdo, after all these years

Still a weirdo
Still a weirdo, after all these years

After all these years

Shimmy down and bail out
The side room of your hotel
Seems your dear diary
Didn't know you so well
What real grandeur had your
Weekends to shout about
Seems you had a way out
Yes you had a way out

Starting to kick in
Wanting to feel it
Something's coming out
Starting to feel it
Wanting to feel it
Sun is coming out

You're getting used to your
Exotic, embryonic new world
There's a reflection of
The goddess adulteress
In your pearls
Go on be honest
What's been the best time of your life
Please say it was chasing wood
While you were the President's wife

Starting to kick in
Wanting to feel it
Something's coming out
Starting to feel it
Wanting to feel it
Sun is coming out

[Chorus]
She's the one
Running out the door
She got the gris-gris on
And she's shouting I want more
Yeah give me more

And never again
Will you be accused
Of being something you are not
In light of the incident
With that little piece of
Clothing you forgot
And now your cheveux
Has gone grey
And you're standing by the fire
Your repertoire is so stellar
I can't help but admire

Starting to kick in
Wanting to feel it
Something's coming out
Starting to feel it
Want it to kick in
Sun is coming out

[Chorus]
She's the one
Running out the door
She got the gris-gris on
And she's shouting I want more
Yeah give me more

You're a cold bird Madame Trudeaux
Lead the way so others follow
Of all the things that you could do
They never thought of this

(Liar, Liar)

You
Write your songs of love
Like the channel of the century
And I'm receiving like I'm meant to be impressed
By you
Following your lust
Like an intrepid adventurer
While you leave your trail of
Disaster

[Chorus]
Sing it
Like you've never said it before
Mean it
With your wasted heart
Try to believe that there's
Something to stay for
But there's always before and after
For The Entertainer

Time
Folds out on itself
Like a never-ending mystery
And I wonder will there ever be enough
Time
To write your book of wrongs
And delight us like a bachelor
Is that why they call you
The Entertainer

[Chorus]
Sing it
Like you've never said it before
Mean it
With your wasted heart
Try to believe that there's
Something to stay for
But there's always before and after
For The Entertainer