I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel
You were talking so brave and so sweet
Giving me head on the unmade bed
While the limousines wait in the street

Those were the reasons and that was New York
We were running for the money and the flesh
And that was called love for the workers in song
Probably still is for those of them left

Ah but you got away, didn't you babe
You just turned your back on the crowd
You got away, I never once heard you say
I need you, I don't need you
I need you, I don't need you
And all of that jiving around

I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel
You were famous, your heart was a legend
You told me again you preferred handsome men
But for me you would make an exception

And clenching your fist for the ones like us
Who are oppressed by the figures of beauty
You fixed yourself, you said, Well never mind,
We are ugly but we have the music

And you got away, didn't you babe,
You just turned your back on the crowd
You got away, I never once heard you say,
I need you, I don't need you
I need you, I don't need you
And all of that jiving around

I don't mean to suggest that I loved you the best
I can't keep track of each fallen robin
I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel
That's all, I don't even think of you that often

It’s such a shame I’ve met you
Now, when it’s all too late
Everything I had to give
I’ve already given away.

My heart is gone. My body’s gone
It’s just the ghost you see
The ghost of someone you would like
Someone I used to be

So, take this song
It’s all I’ve got
That wasn’t played before
The rest is stained
Worn out, gone astray.
I’ve played it down to the bone

In your eyes there’s a hunger
I cannot satisfy
I’ll never become your mistress
‘Cause I’ve been everyone else’s wife

My heart is gone. My body’s gone
I traded them so low
Just for a few drops of passion
Just for some scraps of love

So, take this song
It’s all I’ve got
That wasn’t played before
The rest is stained
Worn out, gone astray.
I’ve played it down to the bone

So, take this song
It’s all I’ve got
I hope you understand
The rest is stained
Worn out, gone astray
It’s not for you deserve

It’s such a shame I’ve met you
Now, when it’s all too late
If only I never met you
I wouldn’t mind the waste.

I’m not around
To turn off your light
Find you in the dark
And kiss you goodnight

I’m not around
To feed you with hope
And hold you tight
When your world goes cold

Time is time is time
an explosion of memories
I want you to know
You mean everything to me

And everything you do
I’m doing it with you
And everywhere you go
I’m there for you…

I’m not around
To see that smile on your face
To be there every day
Hear what you’ve got to say

I’m not around
When you get back alone
Break down and cry
Because I’ve left home

Time is time is time
An explosion of memories
I want you to know
You mean everything to me

You’re not around
To turn off my light
And I’m not around
To kiss you goodnight…

On the 7th day – magic gets a curse
On the 8th day – who’s going to give in first
On the 9th day – bags already packed
On the 10th day – no one’s ever coming back
Ain't coming back

Some relationships – they just fall sick
Being Master, then Servant – supplicate, then resist
A change of mood and look – can bring it to its knees
Cut it down – like an incurable disease

Oh, your kisses
Sweet as whiskey on ice
Your tender body
Soft as candlelight

You’re my flame, flame for life
You’re my flame, flame for life

The 1st problem – we didn’t even care
The 15th problem – there's something in the air
The 62nd problem – we didn’t speak to each other all day
The millionth problem – we went our separate ways

Still got your number – on my mobile phone
And some of your habits – when I’m all alone
I smoke too much, I drink too much, I think too much – every night
You’re my flame – my flame for life

You’re my flame, flame for life
You’re my flame, flame for life

Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I am home again
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I am whole again
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I am young again
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I am fun again
However far away
I will always love you
However long I stay
I will always love you
Whatever words I say
I will always love you
I will always love you
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I am free again
Whenever I'm alone with you
You make me feel like I am clean again
However far away
I will always love you
However long I stay
I will always love you
Whatever words I say
I will always love you
I will always love you

She’s sipping a cappuccino
Like a cat sipping out of a bowl
He’s black espresso
To start his heart when it gets cold

He’s thinking ‘cognac’
But afraid his hands might shake
She’s checking her make-up
Her smile’s giving nothing away

You better kill me before I kill you
You look good in black
Who’ll pay the bill and keep on walking
Will get a hole in your back

Two faded tourists
Their visas have long expired
Two forgotten journalists
Whose headlines have retired

What’s that in his pocket?
They ain’t Chinese banknotes
What’s that in her handbag?
That’s no bar of gold.

You better kill me before l kill you
You look good in black
Who'll pay the bill and keep on walking
Will get a hole in their back

Two suntanned lovers
Love didn’t die, it just went dry
Fading into the sunlight
Those bones of love passing by

You felt that rocket of inspiration
That once again you could fly
Without fear, resurrected
Right across that great big sky
And every dream had rainbows at the red
Give or take one or two lost friends
It’s gonna hurt – it hurts

Words that soared and burnt your heart out
Now sound lifeless, empty and grey
And all your treasures that you brought out
You’re quickly packing them all away
Those flashing neon-lights are on the blink
And if it’s dark this tried swimmer just might sink
It’s gonna hurt – it hurts

That snow keeps on-a-falling
Just keeps on endlessly tumbling down
You’ve grown tired of yourself
Tired of this monochrome, soulless town
Maybe your love was a great big illusion
But it’s not me who has to convince you
It’s gonna hurt – it hurts

It’s Monday morning
The snow is still falling
No hope for spring today
We sit over coffee
When you say you don’t know me
No more after all these years

Maybe it’s true
I’ve been hiding from you
I’ve been running
Cause something in me
Tells me to keep
My own way

The devil is calling
I’ve got to get going
No smile on your pretty face
When I get black in the evening
You say that you’ve missed me
That lately I seem so strange

And maybe it’s true…etc.

Oh, oh – my own way

Life’s getting shorter
No sweet ever – after
The weather’s suddenly changed
There are storms and lightening
The damage is frightening
So we look for a fire escape

And maybe it’s true
I’ve been hiding from you
I’ve been running
But something inside
Tells me we’ll find
Our own way

Nail the stars across that wooden sky
Cover that crystal ball, that bloodshot eye
Let the last out turn off the light
But don’t lock the door, there’s someone still inside
A silly bride for a silly day
The guests they came
The guests they went away

What are we missing
What are we missing
Whose memories are we kissing
From our soul to your fingertips

Melt down that key to your broken heart
They never gave you a chance to even start
Too much sadness and your shadow will die
Hang out your tears to let them dry

She’s on fire but got frozen lips
The life she could have would never fit
She walks through the forest singing nursery rhymes
All the leaves on the trees whisper – “once upon a time”

I’ve been watching you for some time
Your handshake’s weak
And you only smile
In the moments when
Everybody else is crying

You consider life as a threat
So you watch TV
For a quick escape
But everything you see
Leaves you with no need for trying

And it’s like waiting for a thief
With your door right open.
Hoping everything’s gonna get stolen

There’s no limit to your complains
Nothing’s good enough
To make your day
All the stars are stuck
Against your luck, you’re helpless

The world is spinning too fast for you
There’re million things
You’d like to do
The time is never right
So you put it all down for later

And it’s like waiting for a thief
With your door right open.
Hoping everything’s gonna get stolen
Then maybe, just maybe
You’ll be free

See, I’ve been watching you for some time
Your handshake’s weak
It’s just like mine
Only difference that
I’m better at pretending…

I've got no glass
To raise to my lips
Got nothing to celebrate
Got no time to sit
With you, my friend
Oh, it's getting too late

And if I don't keep on moving
I feel the earth slip beneath my feet
And if my eyes aren't wide open
I might fall into an endless sleep

I wear scars
On my body, in my mind
They remind me
Of who I am
Got no place
To call my home
I live where I stand

But if I don't keep on trying
I feel my heart just might stand still
And all those stories that kept us warm
Now push me out into that lonely chill

There's always one more step to take
One more move to make
Life will always ache
It only lasts for one day

There's always one more step to take
One more move to make
Life will always ache
It only lasts for one day