Thinking about dragonfly's post about feelings, I went back to listen to probably one of my all time favorite love songs, and thought a neat thread would be to talk about favorite songs-romantic or not. This song was written by Fish, a scottish singer who was lead singer for the group Marillion in the 80's. For my UK friends you might remember the song Kayleigh that was a big hit for him.

[Dick/Simmonds/Lindes]

I've got a reputation of being a man with a gift of words
Romantic poetic type or so they say
But I find it hard to express the way I feel about you
Without getting involved with the old clichés

In the old clichés, it's an old cliché

This song's begun so many times but never in a way
That you won't consider to be an old cliché.
I want to say that I need you, I miss you when you're away
And how it seemed like fate - oh here we go - the same old clichés

It's the same old clichés

It's not that I'm embarrassed or shy, well, you know me too well
But I want to make this song special in a way that you can tell
That it's solely for you and nobody else
For my best friend, my lover, when I need help - cliché
Everything I want to say to you is wrapped up in an old cliché
I'd waited so long to find you, I'd been through the heartbreak and pain
But of course you already know that 'cause you've been through the same
That's why I'm trying to say with my deepest sincerity
That's why I'm finding it comes down to basic simplicities
The best way is with an old cliché
It's simply the best way, is with an old cliché
Always the best way is with an old cliché
I'll leave it to the best way, it's an old cliché
I love you

mine is IRIS BY THE GOO GOO DOLLS:
" IRIS"
And i'd give up forever to touch you
cause i know that you feel me somehow
your the closest to heaven that i'll ever be and i dont want to go home right now
and all i can tast is this moment
and all i can breath is your life
cause sooner or later its over,i just dont want to miss you tonight
and i dont want the world to see me
cause i dont think that they'd understand
when everythings made to be broken i just want you to know who i am
and you cant fight the tears that ain't coming or the moment of truth in your lies
when everything feels like the movies yea you bleed just to know your alive
and i dont want the world to see me
cause i dont think that they'd understand
when everythings made to be broken i just want you to know who i am
I just want you to know who i am
I just want you to know who i am ,i just want you to know who i am ,i just wany you to know who i am.

whoops typo want

I have so many favourite songs, but one that always touches me is lovesong by the cure

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

Savin Me Nickelback
Prison gates won’t open up for me
On these hands and knees I’m crawling
Oh, I reach for you

Well I’m terrified of these four walls
These iron bars can’t hold my soul in
All I need is you
Come please I’m calling
And oh I scream for you
Hurry I’m falling
I'm falling

Show me what it’s like
To be the last one standing
And teach me wrong from right
And I’ll show you what I can be
And say it for me
Say it to me
And I’ll leave this life behind me
Say it if it’s worth savin' me

Heaven’s gates won’t open up for me
With these broken wings I’m falling
And all I see is you

These city walls ain’t got no love for me
I’m on the ledge of the eighteenth story
And oh I scream for you
Come please I’m calling
And all I need from you
Hurry I’m falling
I'm falling

Show me what it’s like
To be the last one standing
And teach me wrong from right
And I’ll show you what I can be
And say it for me
Say it to me
And I’ll leave this life behind me
Say it if it’s worth savin' me
Hurry I’m falling

Yeah, yeah-hey

And all I need is you
Come please I’m calling
And oh I scream for you
Hurry I’m falling
I'm falling
I'm falling

Show me what it’s like
To be the last one standing
And teach me wrong from right
And I’ll show you what I can be
And say it for me
Say it to me
And I’ll leave this life behind me
Say it if it’s worth savin' me
Hurry I’m falling

And say it for me
Say it to me
And I’ll leave this life behind me
Say it if it’s worth savin' me

This is my song from my special pp
Let Me Love You


Mmmm ..... Mmmmm.... Yeah....Mmmmm....Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Mmmm...Yeah....Mmmm..... Yeah, Yeah

[Verse 1:]

Baby I just don't get it
Do you enjoy being hurt?
I know you smelled the perfume, the make-up on his shirt
You don't believe his stories
You know that they're all lies
Bad as you are, you stick around and I just don't know why

If I was ya man (baby you)
Never worry bout (what I do)
I'd be coming home (back to you)
Every night, doin' you right
You're the type of woman (deserves good thangs)
Fistful of diamonds (hand full of rings)
Baby you're a star (I just want to show you, you are)

[Chorus:]

You should let me love you
Let me be the one to give you everything you want and need
Baby good love and protection
Make me your selection
Show you the way love's supposed to be
Baby you should let me love you, love you, love you

[Verse 2:]

Listen
Your true beauty's description looks so good that it hurts
You're a dime plus ninety-nine and it's a shame
Don't even know what you're worth
Everywhere you go they stop and stare
Cause you're bad and it shows
From your head to your toes, Out of control, baby you know

If I was ya man (baby you)
Never worry bout (what I do)
I'd be coming home (back to you)
Every night doin' you right
You're the type of woman (deserves good thangs)
Fistful of diamonds (hand full of rings)
Baby you're a star (I just want to show you, you are)

[Chorus:]

You should let me love you
Let me be the one to give you everything you want and need
Ooh Baby good love and protection
Make me your selection
Show you the way love's supposed to be
Baby you should let me....

[Bridge:]

You deserve better girl (you know you deserve better)
We should be together girl (baby)
With me and you it's whatever girl, hey!
So can we make this thing ours?

[Chorus:]

You should let me love you
Let me be the one to give you everything you want and need
Baby good love and protection
Make me your selection
Show you the way love's supposed to be
Baby you should let me love you, love you, love you

[repeat til it ends (about 3 times)]

[Mario (talking):]
Let me love you that's all you need baby

I really like old R & B but this song hit a nerve with me and I have to say right now its one of my favorites...formally of Creed

SCOTT STAPP LYRICS

"Surround Me"

They say no man's an island but I tend to disagree
I guess they've never seen my island,
And where it lies at sea
I'm lost inside my memory.
I'm still in disbelief.
If I could paint a picture for you this is what you'd see

I'm down on my knees
Begging you to rescue me
Please stop me
Don't let me run
Surround me...Surround me...now

A wounded man sounds desperate when he's lost all his belief
Can you look into my eyes and say you won't betray me
We're running out of time
How precious time can be
I'm counting all the moments of the times you could have helped me

I'm down on my knees
Begging you to rescue me
Please stop me
Don't let me run
Surround me...Surround me

I'm down on my knees
Begging you to rescue me
Please stop me
Don't let me run
Surround me...Surround me

Surround me now

I love this too Heather Headley

Doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo

Oh, my, where do, how do I begin
To answer the question I know you been wonderin'
Playin' cool, I, cool, how could it all be true
These things, who's that and what's it to you

He is the mind injector, the heart protector
The soul defender of anything I fear
The baby conceiver, the make me believer
The joy bringer, the love giver

He is the dough increaser, the pleasure releaser
The hard knocks knower without the scars to show ya
The night school teacher, the good life preacher
The caretaker, the kiss craver

He is

All these words are only frostin' on my cake
Feelings explain, don't do justice to how I feel
So alive, so in love for the first time
No way can I hide who am I

He is the mind injector, the heart protector
The soul defender of anything I fear
The baby conceiver, the make me believer
The joy bringer, the love giver

He is the dough increaser, the pleasure releaser
The hard knocks knower without the scars to show ya
The night school teacher, the good life preacher
The caretaker, the kiss craver

{He is} So {He is}, so {He is}
Everything, everything I want and I want it
{He is} So {He is}, so {He is}
And so much more than I thought it could be
{So right} So right {So right} girls, I
I gotta be the same for him {I gotta be the same for him}
For my baby
Oh...oh...yes, he is, oh, oh
I know exactly what he is

{He is, he is, he is}
My joy bringer
{He is, he is, he is}

He is the mind injector, the heart protector
The soul defender of anything I fear
The baby conceiver, the make me believer
The joy bringer, the love giver

He is the dough increaser, the pleasure releaser
The hard knocks knower without the scars to show ya
The night school teacher, the good life preacher
The caretaker, the kiss craver

He is make it alright to get you through the night
The soul defender of anything I fear
The pain remover, bad times undoer
The joy bringer, the love giver

He is

Ooh...oh...ho...oh...
Doo doo doo doo doo

He is

hmmm one more :PETER Gabriel
Your eyes
In your eyes love i get so lost ,sometimes days pass and this emptiness fills my heart
when i run away
i drive off in my car
but wichever way i go i come back to where you are
All ny instincts ,they return ,and the grand facade,so soon will burn,without a noise,without my pride i reach out from the inside
in your eyes
the light the heat
in your eyes
i am compleat
in your eyes
i see the doorway of a thousand churches
in your eyes
the resolution of all fruitless searches
in your eyes
oh i want to be complete ,i want to touch the light the heat i see in your eyes
love,i dont like to see so much pain,so much wasted and this moment keeps slipping away
i get so tierd of working so hard for our survival,i took the time with you to keep me awake and alive
and all my instincts they return and the grand facade,so soon will burn,without a noise,without my pride,i reach out from the inside
in your eyes,the light the heat,in your eyes i am complete,in your eyes,i see the doorway of a thousand churches,in your eyes,the resolution of all the fruitless seaches in your eyes oh i want to complete i want to touch the heat i see in your eyes
in your eyes ,in your eyes ,in your eyes

Pour les personnes qui parlent français:

The Emergency Kisses by Stereolab

je donnerais cher pour être à nouveau
assise sur un banc au parc avec toi
le fond de mon coeur était radiation
la toutes les couleurs, une révélation

le temps s’est figé et la j’ai vu
combien tes lèvres sont désirables
l’impalpable est devenu matière
il s’est clotie contre le vide

la tendresse aboutie
la violente carresse
qui réveille dans mon être
chaviré
une énigme


(Pardon if I've missed any accents, I'm in a hurry !)