sinead oconnor - nothing compares to you
It's been seven hours and fifteen days
Since you took your love away
I go out every night and sleep all day
Since you took your love away
Since you've been gone I can do whatever I want
I can see whomever I choose
I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant
But nothing
I said nothing can take away these blues
Because nothing compares
Nothing compares 2 u
It's been so lonely without you here
Like a bird without a song
Nothing can stop these lonely tears from falling
Tell me baby where did I go wrong
I could put my arms round every boy I see
But they'd only remind me of you
I went to the doctor guess what he told me
Guess what he told me
He said girl you better try to have fun
No matter what you do
But he's a fool
'Cos nothing compares
Nothing compares 2 u
All the flowers that you planted mama
In the backyard
All died when you went away
I know that living with your baby was sometimes hard
But I'm willing to give it another try
Nothing compares
Nothing compares 2 u
Nothing compares
Nothing compares 2 u
Nothing compares
Nothing compares 2 u
sinead oconnor - sacrifice
it's a human sign
when things go wrong
when the scent of her lingers
and temptation's strong
into the boundaries
of each married man
sweet deceit comes callin'
and negativity lands
cold, cold heart
hard done by you
some things look better baby
just passin' through
and it's no sacrifice
just a simple word
it's two hearts living
in two seperate worlds
and it's no sacrifice
no sacrifice
no sacrifice at all
mutual misunderstandings
after the fact
sensitivity builds a prison
in the final act
we lose direction
no stone unturned
no tears to damn you
when jealousy burns
cold, cold heart
hard done by you
some things look better baby
just passing through
and it's no sacrifice
just a simple word
it's two hearts living
in two seperate worlds
but it's no sacrifice
no sacrifice
no sacrifice at all
I gave my heart
I gave my heart
I gave my heart
I gave my heart
I gave my heart
I gave my heart
I gave my heart
I gave my heart
sinead oconnor - you do something to me
you do something to me
something that simply mystifies me
tell me, why should it be
you have the power to hypnotize me?
let me live 'neath your spell
do do that voodoo that you do so well
for you do something to me
that nobody else can do
let me live 'neath your spell
do do that voodoo that you do so well
for you do something to me
that nobody else can do
that nobody else can do
sinead oconnor - you made me the thief of your heart
I hope you're happy now...
...I could never make you so...
you were a hard man...
no harder in this world
you made me cold and you made me hard
and you made me the thief of your heart
Winter is cold...oh!
But you're colder still
and for the first time
I feel like you're mine
I share you with the one who will
mend what falls apart
and turn a blind eye
to the thief of your heart
Ohhh you lost
Ohhh you lost all
you lost all
you lost all
I'll never wash these clothes
I want to keep the stain
Your blood to me is precious
nor would I spill it in vain
your spirit sings
though your lips never part
singing only to me
the thief of your heart
Ohhh you lost
Ohhh you lost
Ohhh you lost all
lost all
Ohhh you lost
Ohhh you lost all
lost all
sinead oconnor - mother
Mother do you think they'll drop the bomb ?
Mother do you think they'll like this song ?
Mother do you think they'll try to break my balls ?
Ooooh, mother should I build a wall ?
Mother should I run for president ?
Mother should I trust the government ?
Mother will they put me in the firing line ?
Oooh is it just a waste of time ?
Hush now baby, baby don't you cry.
Mama's gonna make all of your nightmares come true.
Mama's gonna put all of her fears into you.
Mama's gonna keep you right here under her wing.
She won't let you fly but she might let you sing.
Mama will keep baby cosy and warm.
Ooooh Babe,
Ooooh Babe,
Ooooh Babe,
Of course Mama's gonna help build the wall !
Mother do you think she's good enough,
for me?
Mother do you think she's dangerous,
to me?
Mama will they tear little boy apart?
Oooh,
mother will she break my heart?
Hush now baby, baby don't you cry.
Mama's gonna check out all your girlfriends for you.
Mama won't let anyone dirty get through.
Mama's gonna wait up untill you get in.
Mama will always find out where you've been.
Mama's gonna keep baby healthy and clean.
Ooooh Babe,
Ooooh Babe,
Ooooh Babe,
You'll always be a baby to me !
Mother, did it need to be so high ?
sinead oconnor - angel
Darling, I don't like it when you say
Bad things about yourself
Oh please don't talk that way
You are so beautiful
I wish you could see what I see
You're an Angel
Angel, just like you always wanted to be
You're an Angel
Angel, just like you always wanted to be
So what if you did wrong things?
When you knew no better
The thing is to draw a line
And be the best you can at any given time
So what if some don't love you
That just means they do not know your heart
Is like the deepest ocean
Full of kindness and compassion
You're an Angel
Angel, just like you always wanted to be
You're an Angel
Angel, just like you always wanted to be
And I don't want no wedding band
No shiny jewel for my hand
I only want a golden chain
To hang my love upon,
To hang my love upon,
To hang my love upon
Don't hide your eyes from mine
Angels do fall down sometimes
They do get blind
It happens all the time
Oh let your eyes look into mine
You know I loved you all the time
I loved you all the time
Oh how I missed you when you weren't mine
So many tears I cried
Just like a little child
But now those days are gone
I'm by your side
I'll love you even after I die
You're an Angel
Angel, just like you always wanted to be
You're an Angel
Angel, just like you always wanted to be
And I don't want no wedding band
No shiny jewel for my hand
I only want a golden chain
To hang my love upon,
To hang my love upon,
To hang my love upon
sinead oconnor - the house of the rising sun
There is a house in New Orleans,
they call The Rising Sun.
And it's been the ruin of manys a poor boy,
and God, I know I'm one.
My mother was a tailores
she sewed my new blue jeans
an' my father was a gamblin' man
down in New Orleans.
Now the only thing a gambler needs
is a suitcase and a trunk.
And the only time that he's satisfied
is when he's down and drunk.
So mothers tell, tell your children
not to do what I have done
not to spend their lives in sin and misery
in the House of the Rising sun.
I've got one foot on the platform
and another one on the train.
I'm going home to New Orleans
to wear that ball and chain.
There is a house in New Orleans,
they call The Rising Sun.
And it's been the ruin of manys a poor boy,
and God, I know I'm one.
poor, poor boy
poor, poor boy
poor, poor boy
poor, poor boy
poor, poor boy
poor, poor boy
poor, poor boy
poor, poor boy
poor, poor boy
poor, poor boy
sinead oconnor - my heart belongs to daddy
While tearing off
a game of golf
I may make a play for the caddy
But if I do
I don't follow through
Cause my heart
belongs to Daddy
If I invite a boy some night
To dine on my fine
finnan haddie
I just adore his
asking for more
But my heart belongs to Daddy
Yes my heart belongs to Daddy
So I simply couldn't be bad
Yes my heart belongs to Daddy
Lalala, lalala, lalala
So I want to warn you, laddie
Though I know you perfectly swell
That my heart belongs to Daddy
Cause my daddy, he treats me so well
While tearing off
a game of golf
I may make a play for the caddy
But if I do
I don't follow through
Cause my heart belongs to Daddy
And if I invite a boy some night
To dine on my fine
finnan heddie
I just adore
his asking for more
But my heart belongs to Daddy
Yes my heart belongs to Daddy
So I simply couldn't be bad
Yes my heart belongs to Daddy
Lalala, aauuhhhoo
So I want to warn you, laddie
Though I know you perfectly swell
That my heart belongs to Daddy
And my Daddy, he treats me so well
He treats me so well
sinead oconnor - i want your
I want your hands on me
What I want, give me
You know I wanna please you
What I wanna do to you
You don't waste no time, do you?
You know I'm looking through you
Why you wanna tease me
I want you to come and please me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
You know that I can thrill you
I want you call me to you
I wanna move, will you?
I really wanna feel you
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put your hands on me
Put your hands on me
Put your hands on me
Put your hands on me
Put your hands on me
Put your hands on me
Put your hands on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Hands, gimme love
Hands, gimme loads
Hands, gimme love
Hands, gimme loads
I want your
Feelings
Gimme, yes
Aaahhhh
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Put'em on, put'em on, put'em on me
Hands, gimme love
Hands, gimme loads
Hands, gimme love
Hands, gimme loads
I want your
Feelings
Gimme, yes
sinead oconnor - rivers of babylon
By the rivers of Babylon
Where he sat down
And there he wept
When he remebered Zion.
For the wicked, carry us away
Captivity require from us a song
How can we sing King Alpha's song in a strange land?
So let the words of our mouth
And the meditations of our hearts
Be acceptable in thy sight
O fari
By the rivers of Babylon
Where he sat down
And there he wept
When he remebered Zion.
For the wicked, carry us away
Captivity require from us a song
How can we sing King Alpha's song in a strange land?
sinead oconnor - harbour
The street bears no relief
When everybody's fighting
The street bears no relief
With light so hot and binding
I run the stairs away
And walk into the nighttime
The sadness flows like water
And washes down the heartache
And washes down the heartache
My heart is full
My heart is wide
The saddest song to play
On the strings of my heart
The heat is on its own
The roof seems so inviting
A vantage point is gained
To watch the children fighting
So lead me to the harbour
And float me on the waves
Sink me in the ocean
To sleep in a sailor's grave
To sleep in a sailor's grave
My heart is full
My heart is wide
The saddest song to play
On the strings of my heart
My heart is full
My heart is wide, so wide
The saddest song to play
On the strings of my heart
sinead oconnor - the emperor s new clothes
It seems like years since you held the baby
While i wrecked the bedroom
You said it was dangerous after sunday
And i knew you loved me
He thinks i just became famous
And that's what messed me up
But he's wrong
How could i possibly know what i want
When i was only twenty-one?
And there's millions of people
To offer advice and say how i should be
But they're twisted
And they will never be any influence on me
But you will always be
You will always be
If i treated you mean
I really didn't mean to
But you know how it is
And how a pregnancy can change you
I see plenty of clothes that i like
But i won't go anywhere nice for a while
All i want to do is just sit here
And write it all down and rest for a while
I can't bear to be in another city
One where you are not
I would return to nothing without you
If i'm your girlfriend of not
Maybe i was mean
But i really don't think so
You asked if i'm scared
And i said so
Everyone can see what's going on
They laugh 'cos they know they're untouchable
Not because what i said was wrong
Whatever it may bring
I will have my own policies
I will sleep with a clear conscience
I will sleep in peace
Maybe it sounds mean
But i really don't think so
You asked for the truth and i told you
Through their own words
They will be exposed
They've got a severe case of
The emperor's new clothes.
sinead oconnor - the last day of our acquaintance
this is the last day of our acquaintance
I will meet you later in somebody's office
I'll talk but you won't listen to me
I know what your answer will be
I know you don't love me anymore
you used to hold my hand when the plane took off
two years ago there just seemed so much more
and I don't know what happened to our love
today's the day
our friendship has been stale
and we will meet later to finalise the details
two years ago the seed was planted
and since then you have taken me for granted
but this is the last day of our acquintance
I will meet you later in somebody's office
I'll talk but you won't listen to me
I know your answer already
(repeat)
sinead oconnor - this is to mother you
This is to mother you
To comfort you and get you through
Through when your nights are lonely
Through when your dreams are only blue
This is to mother you
This is to be with you
To hold you and to kiss you too
For when you need me I will do
What your own mother didn't do
Which is to mother you
All the pain that you have known
All the violence in your soul
All the 'wrong' things you have done
I will take from you when I come
All mistakes made in distress
All your unhappiness
I will take away with my kiss, yes
I will give you tenderness
For child I am so glad I've found you
Although my arms have always been around you
Sweet bird although you did not see me
I saw you
And I'm here to mother you
To comfort you and get you through
Through when your nights are lonely
Through when your dreams are only blue
This is to mother you
sinead oconnor - take me to church
I don't wanna love the way I loved before
I don't wanna love that way no more
What've I been writing love songs for
I don't want to write them anymore
I don't wanna sing from where I sang before
I don't wanna sing that way no more
What've I've been singing love songs for
I don't wanna sing them anymore
I don't wanna be that girl no more
I don't wanna cry no more
I don't wanna die no more
So cut me down from this here tree
Cut the rope from off of me
Set me on the floor
I'm the only one I should adore
Oh, take me to church
I've done so many
Bad things it hurts
Yeah, take me to church
But not the ones that hurt
'Cause that ain't the truth
And that's not what it's worth
Yeah, take me to church
Oh, take me to church
I've done so many
Bad things it hurts
Yeah, get me to church
But not the ones that hurt
'Cause that ain't the truth
And that's not what it's worth
I'm gonna sing songs of loving and forgiving
Songs of eating and of drinking
Songs of living
Songs of calling in the night
'Cause songs are like a bolt of light
And love's the only love you should invite
Songs of long and spiteful fails
Songs that won't let you sit still
Songs that mend your broken bones
And don't leave you alone
So get me down from this here tree
Take the rope from off of me
Set me on the floor
I'm the only one I should adore
Oh, take me to church
I've done so many
Bad things it hurts
Yeah take me to church
But not the ones that hurt
'Cause that ain't the truth
And that's not what it's worth
Yeah, take me to church
Oh, take me to church
I've done so many
Bad things it hurts
Yeah, get me to church
But not the ones that hurt
'Cause that ain't the truth
And that's not what it's worth