SURVIVAL (MADONNA)
Iīll never be an angel, Iīll never be a saint, itīs true.
Iīm too busy surviving, whether itīs heaven or hell.
Iīm gonna be living to tell,
so hereīs my story...no risk, no glory...
...A little up and down and all around
Itīs all about survival.
Hereīs my question...Does your criticism...
...have you caught up in what you cannot see.
Well if you give me respect,
then youīll know what to expect, a little...
Up and down and all around...survival...
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SECRET (MADONNA)
Things havenīt been the same since you came into my life.
You found a way to touch my soul and Iīm never, ever...
...gonna let it go.
Happiness lies in your own hand,
it took me much too long to understand how it could be
until you shared your secret with me.
Somethingīs cominī over, mmm mmm...my babyīs got a secret.
You gave me back the paradise that I thought I lost for good.
You helped me find the reasons why
It took me by surprise that you understood
You knew all along what I never wanted to say,
until I learned to love myself,
I was never ever lovinī anybody else...
...Mmm mmm, my babyīs got a secret for me
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IīD RATHER BE YOUR LOVER (MADONNA)
I could be your sister, I could be your mother,
we could be friends, Iīd even be your brother,
but Iīd rather be your lover, thatīs right...
...I donīt know where I stand with you,
I never ever make any plans with you,
I donīt know what I mean to you,
the only thing I know is I dream of you. And all that I know...
...is I just donīt understand...
...Why my, mmmm, happiness always lies
In the palm of your hand, but...
...Sometimes I know what youīre thinking next
but wouldnīt it be better if I loved you less?
Sometimes I think that I made you up
but wouldnīt it be better if I gave you up?...Are you surprised?
(Spoken:)
Tell me whatch-ya want, tell me whatch-ya need...
...I, I betcha I, I give you...
...Take a walk within me, venture through the dark sea.
Canīt you see I need you beside me?,
donīt you see I want you to want me?...Are you?...
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DONīT STOP (MADONNA)
Get up on the dance floor, everything is groovinī...
...got to see you movinī.
Let the music shake you, let the rhythm take you,
feel it in your body, sing la dee da dee.
Donīt stop doinī what youīre doinī baby...
...keep movinī, keep groovinī...
...Come on join the party, let the bassline pump you,
bring your body over, baby let me bump you.
I know I can groove you, you know I can move you...
...Keep on doinī what youīre doinī baby...
...donīt stop groovinī...keep movinī, keep groovinī...
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INSIDE OF ME (MADONNA)
I canīt stop thinking of you, the things we used to do,
the secrets we once shared, Iīll always find them there
in my memories.
But this heartache isnīt going anywhere,
in the public eye I act like I donīt care.
When thereīs no one watching me, Iīm crying.
I will always have you inside of me,
eventhough youīre gone, love still carries on.
Love...I keep a picture of you next to my bed at night,
and when I wake up scared I know Iīll find you there
watching over me.
When my world seems to crumble all around,
and foolish people try to bring me down,
I just think of your smiling face and Iīm flying...
...Youīll always be inside of my heart...
...I will always feel you, youīll always be inside of my heart...
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HUMAN NATURE (MADONNA)
(Spoken:)
Express yourself, donīt repress yourself...
And Iīm not sorry...itīs human nature...
...Iīm not your bitch, donīt hang your shit on me...
...You wouldnīt let me say the words I longed to say,
you didnīt want to see life through my eyes...
...You tried to shove me back inside your narrow room,
and silence me with bitterness and lies...
...Did I say something wrong?
Oops, I didnīt know I couldnīt talk about sex.
[I musta been crazy] Did I stay too long?
Oops, I didnīt know I couldnīt speak my mind
[What was I thinking?]...
...You punished me for telling you my fantasies
Iīm breakinī all the rules I didnīt make...
...You took my words and made a trap for silly fools,
you held me down and tried to make me break...
...Did I say something true?...
...Did I have a point of view?
Oops, I didnīt know I couldnīt talk about you...
(chorus, with the following spoken substitutions)
[Iīm not apologizing] [Would it sound better if I were a man?]
[Youīre the one with the problem]
[Why donīt you just deal with it?]
(chorus, with the following spoken substitutions)
[Would you like me better if I was?]
[We all feel the same way] [I have no regrets]
[Just look in the mirror]
(chorus, with the following spoken substitutions)
[I donīt have to justify anything] [Iīm just like you]
[Why should I be?] [Deal with it]...
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FORBIDEN LOVE (MADONNA)
Love without guilt, love without doubt...Rejection...
(spoken twice in background during first and second verses:)
...Donīt go near the fire, donīt go in the dark,
donīt give in to your desire, īcause heīs gonna break your heart.
Let go...I donīt...care if itīs not right to have
your arms around me. I want to feel what itīs like.
Take all of you inside of me. In your eyes...forbidden love.
In your smile...In your kiss...
...If I had one wish, love would feel like this...
...I know that youīre no good for me,
thatīs why I feel I must confess.
Whatīs wrong is why it feels so right,
I want to feel your sweet caress...
...If I only had one wish love would always feel like this,
wishinī on the stars above...
...one dream this would be more than it seems...
...Is the greatest aphrodisiac...
...Heaven forgive me, never forbid me...
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LOVE TRIED TO WELCOME ME (MADONNA)
These are my hands, but what can they give me?...
...my eyes, but they cannot see...
...my arms, but they donīt know tenderness.
And I must confess that I am usually drawn to sadness,
and loneliness has never been a stranger to me, but
love tried to welcome me, but my soul drew back,
guilty of lust and sin, love tried to take me in...
...my lips, but they whisper sorrow,
this is my voice, but itīs telling lies.
I know how to laugh, but I donīt know happiness...
...instead of spring, itīs always winter.
And my heart has always been a lonely hunter, but still...
...I was covered with dust and sin...
...Love tried to break me...
...I was guilty...[I was covered with dust, covered with sorrow]...
...Still, love tried to welcome me...[I was covered with sadness]...
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SANCTUARY (MADONNA)
(Spoken:)
Surely whoever speaks to me in the right voice,
Him or her, I shall follow.
Who needs the sun, when the rainīs so full of life?...
...the sky?
Itīs here in your arms I want to be buried,
you are my sanctuary...
...when the groundīs open wide?...
...a smile, when a tearīs so full of love?
...a home, with the stars up above?
Itīs here in your heart I want to be carried...
...the light, with the darkness in your eyes?...
...to sleep, with the stars in the sky?
Itīs here in your soul I want to be married...
(Spoken:)
And the earth was void and empty
and darkness was upon the face of the earth.
Is all of this pain so necessary?...
...As the water follows the moon, silently...
[with fluid steps]...[around the globe]...
...[I hear your voice]...
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BEDTIME STORY (MADONNA)
Today is the last day that Iīm using words,
Theyīve gone out, lost their meaning, donīt function anymore.
Letīs...get unconscious honey...Traveling, leaving logic and reason...
...to the arms of unconsciousness...
...Words are useless, especically sentences,
they donīt stand for anything, how could they explain how I feel?...
...Iīm traveling...Iīm gonna relax...
...And inside weīre all still wet, longing and yearning
How can I explain how I feel?...
...And all that youīve ever learned, try to forget,
Iīll never explain again...
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TAKE A BOW (MADONNA)
Take a bow, the night is over, this masquerade is getting older.
Light are low, the curtains down, thereīs no one here...
[...thereīs no one in the crowd]
Say your lines but, do you feel them?
Do you mean what you say when thereīs no one around...?
...Watching you, watching me, one lonely star...
[...you donīt know who you are].
Iīve always been in love with you [always with you]
I guess youīve always known itīs true [you know itīs true]
You took my love for granted, why? oh why?
The show is over, say good-bye...[bye bye]...
...Make them laugh, it comes so easy when you get to the part
where youīre breaking my heart...
...Hide behind your smile, all the world loves a clown
[Just make īem smile, the whole...]
Wish you well, I cannot stay.
You deserve an award for the role that you played...
...No more masquerade, youīre...
...All the world is a stage...and everyone has their part...
...But how was I to know which way the storyīd go?
How was I to know youīd break...? Youīd break my heart...
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