I've got loads but re-found this one last week.
In a little while from now
If I’m not feeling any less sour
I promise myself to treat myself
And visit a nearby tower
And climbing to the top will throw myself off
In an effort to make it clear to who
Ever what it’s like when you’re shattered
Left standing in the lurch at a church
Where people saying: "My God, that’s tough
She's stood him up"
No point in us remaining
We may as well go home
As I did on my own
Alone again, naturally
To think that only yesterday
I was cheerful, bright and gay
Looking forward to well wouldn’t do
The role I was about to play
But as if to knock me down
Reality came around
And without so much, as a mere touch
Cut me into little pieces
Leaving me to doubt
Talk about God and His mercy
Or if He really does exist
Why did He desert me in my hour of need
I truly am indeed Alone again, naturally
It seems to me that there are more hearts
broken in the world that can’t be mended
Left unattended
What do we do? What do we do?
Alone again, naturally
Now looking back over the years
And whatever else that appears
I remember I cried when my father died
Never wishing to hide the tears
And at sixty-five years old
My mother, God rest her soul,
Couldn’t understand why the only man
She had ever loved had been taken
Leaving her to start with a heart so badly broken
Despite encouragement from me
No words were ever spoken
And when she passed away
I cried and cried all day
Alone again, naturally
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Personally I would say
Don't Talk - 10'000 maniacs
The Jeff Buckley Version of Hallelujah
And for very personal reasons (to try and justify the embarrassment factor)
I'm gonna be Strong - Cyndi Lauper
songs that get me emotional :
nothing compares to you - sinead
no woman no cry - marley
more than words - extreme
these arms are mine - otis reading
Thanks for the times
That you've given me
The memories are all in my mind
And now that we've come
To the end of our rainbow
There's something
I must say out loud
You're once twice
Three times a lady
And I love you
Yes your once twice
Three times a lady
And I love you
I love you
You shared my dreams
My joys my pains
You made my life worth living for
And if I had to live my
life over again
I spend each and every moment with you
You're once twice
Three times a lady
And I love you
Yes you once twice
Three times a lady
And I love you
I love you
When we are together
The moments I cherish
With every beat of my heart
To touch you to hold you
To feel you to need you
There's nothing to keep us apart
You're once twice
Three times a lady
And I love you
Yes you're once twice
Three times a lady
And I love you
I love you
one song that will make me get goose pimples without fail, and brings a lump to my throat, especially the last note he sings and when the music(strings) bit finishes off the end of the song.
Lady, morning's just a moment away
And I'm without you once again
You laughed at me
You said you never needed me
I wonder if you need me now
Chorus:
So many dreams that flew away
So many words we didn't say
Two people lost in a storm
Where did we go?
Where'd we go?
We lost what we both had found
You know we let each other down
But then most of all
I do love you
Still
(chorus)
We played the games that people play
We made our mistakes along the way
Somehow I know deep in my heart
You needed me
'Cause I needed you so desperatly
We were too blind to see
But then most of all
I do love you
Still
But iris by the Goo Goo dolls is one of my favourite ever records which always leaves me feeling a bit melancholy at the same time.
Hurt by Johnny Cash is another.
Joni Mitchell's Blue is great for when you want a bit of melancholy. Beautiful songs some happy some sad especially the line about "I gave away the best baby I have had" which years later she revealed was about giving up a baby for adoption.
Oh i just thought of another song that I love but makes me feel sad Father to Son, Cat Stevens. is it cheesy, i dont know. i like it.
Father and Son yes, especially now that i'm a dad.
Forever Young by Bob Dylan always makes me think of my son and even though it is a positive song I well up.
As a little boy Puff the Magic Dragon made me cry. Poor old Puff left alone and never played with anymore.
http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/puff.htm
Lyrics:
Spend all your time waiting for that second chance
For the break that will make it ok
There's always some reason to feel “not good enough”
And it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction, oh beautiful release
Memories seep from my veins
They may be empty and weightless, and maybe
I'll find some peace tonight
In the arms of an Angel, fly away from here
From this dark, cold hotel room, and the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage of your silent reverie
You're in the arms of an Angel; may you find some comfort here
So tired of the straight line, and everywhere you turn
There's vultures and thieves at your back
The storm keeps on twisting, you keep on building the lies
That you make up for all that you lack
It don't make no difference, escaping one last time
It's easier to believe
In this sweet madness, oh this glorious sadness
That brings me to my knees
In the arms of an Angel, far away from here
From this dark, cold hotel room, and the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage of your silent reverie
In the arms of an Angel; may you find some comfort here
Dont know who did the original but covered by Barbra Streisand and just about everyone else.
Also anything by Japan particularly Night Porter.
Watching that Nike ad makes me angry to see that song used in a bloody ad for trainers. Loads of incredibly moving stuff on that album, though.
I'd say... City Sickness by Tindersticks, or Fade Into You by Mazzy Star.