Snapshots

Eleanor Mcevoy Snapshots Lyrics
1.There's More To This Woman

I
Something came along
And stopped me right in my tracks
I'd tell you what it was
But i can't be exact

Ii
But it filled me with strength
And it held me intact
When it blessed me with courage
And shamed me to act

Iii
I'm unable to establish
The moment in time
When swallowed in rhetoric
And dressed up in rhyme

Iv
I went and faced the music
And all that entailed
The right on my side gave
Wind to my sails

Chorus
When it's time, let it go,
You've got to let it go.
When the time has come,
You have to let it go

V
You took me for granted
You took me for mad
And you know you took advantage
Of the trust that i had

Vi
It shocked me to notice
The mess i was in
It hurt me to find out
The fool that i'd been

Vii
I know you always
Underestimated me
There's more to this girl
Than the girl (that) you see

Viii
You thought that when you'd gone
I'd be fallin' apart
But there's more to this woman
Than a woman's heart
But there's more to this woman
Than a woman's heart

Repeat chorus

Ix
There's a time to be faithful
There's a time to be brave
I was trying to rescue
Struggling to save

X
Every little piece of
What was left to me here
Every little shred
Of all i held dear

Xi
Until piece by piece
And bit by bit
I gathered them together
And i made them all fit

Xii
Until standing tall
And feeling strong
I'm facing the future
And my life goes on
And then life still goes on

Repeat chorus


2.All I Have

I
There was a time i gave too much away
Many times, i craved a touch too deep
Now i stand, alone, alone
There was a time, that time has passed for me

Chorus
All i have is me
All i need is me
All i want is me
All i've got is me

Ii
If you choose to lose yourself to me
Keep in mind to save your mystery
And my soul stays mine, alone
And yours may grow entwined but still is free.

And the closest things to me are
And the things that set me free are
All the things that matter most 'cause
They're the things that bring me close to
All the sights and sounds that move me
And all the crazy loves that soothe me
Till all the higher truths around me
Make a higher love surround me.

Chorus
All i have is me (and the closest things to me are)
(and the things that set me free are)
All i need is me (all the things that matter most 'cause)
(they're the things that bring me close to)
All i want is me (all the sights and sounds that move me)
(and all the crazy loves that soothe me)
All i've got is me (till all the higher truths around me)
(make a higher love surround me)


3.Did You Tell Him?

I
Is his hair still as long?
Are his eyes still as blue?
Can his face still conceal
Every clue to his mood?
Does his brow still display
Every beat of his heart?
Did he ask after me?
Did you send my regards?

Chorus
Or did you tell him that i've died
In every way that matters?
And did you tell him how i cry
With every day that passes?
That i am raw and bruised and torn
That i can't function any more
Well, did you tell him that?

Ii
Well i'd tell him myself
But i don't have the nerve
And i know, to my shame,
This is all i deserve
But i hope for my sake
You were not indiscreet
If he asked how i was,
Hope you lied, through your teeth

Repeat chorus

Middle 8
And if he didn't want to know
Oh, my friend, don't tell me that
Did you never speak my name?
Did he never even ask?

Repeat chorus


4.Please Heart, You're Killing Me

I
Caf?windows, street lamps
Neon lights ablaze that shine all over town
In brilliant conversation, with somebody new
He's out there showin' 'round

Chorus
Please, heart, you're killing me

Ii
I'm lost among the faces
Where a sideways glance says romance on a whim
Pretty boys with blue eyes
Smilin' stylin' just reminding me of him

Chorus
Please, heart, you're killing me
Please, heart, you're killing me

Can't go out at night
Can't stay here at home
Can't go anywhere
'cause he'll be there
Can't get out of bed
Can't get any sleep
Can't do anything
What does he care?
Does he care?

Iii
Everywhere i turn, i see
The past jump out in front of me 'hello'
Someone's got it in for me
This whole damn town has secrets i don't know

Chorus
Please, heart, you're killing me
Please, heart, you're killing me

Iv
Four a.m. i brave the cold
The garbage trucks are on a roll, 'surprise',
A vision through the subway steam
I see him and i can't believe my eyes

Chorus
Please, heart, you're killing me
Please, heart, you're killing me
You're killing me
You're killing me
You're killing me
Stop killing me


5.To One Who Didn't Know You

I
When i asked you how you'd been
You told me you were fine
But i knew it was a lie
Because i could see the lines
Of tiredness on your brow
And the tension in your eyes

Ii
Yet to another's face
There would have been no trace
Of trouble in your day
To one who'd never seen
The shadow of your dreams
Or the strangeness of your ways

Chorus
To one who didn't know you
Or want to touch and hold you
To one who didn't need you
Who'd never learned to read you
To one who didn't love you,
Wasn't aching just to hug you
You'd look fine
To one who didn't know your crazy mind
You'd look fine.

Iii
I knew you'd have a friend
Waiting in the bar
'cause that's the way you are
She looked like she was kind
And spoke with strength of mind
That had served her well so far.
But i hoped that she was tough
And wouldn't hurt too much
When you'd decide to go
And i swear i almost died
When i saw in her eyes
The image of my own.

Repeat chorus

Chorus
To one who didn't know you
Or want to touch and hold you
To one who didn't need you
Who'd never learned to read you
To one who didn't love you,
Wasn't aching just to hug you
You'd look fine
So very, very fine
To one who didn't know your crazy mind
You'd look fine.


6.Now You Tell Me

I
You said you'd win me over
I said you never would
You said you'd wear me down, well,
Never thought you could

Ii
So how did you make me love you?
You're not even my type
You tore down my defences
Against my best advice

Chorus
(and) now you tell you you're leaving
Now you tell me you can't go on
Now you tell me you're leaving
Now you tell me
Now you tell me

Iii
I'd built my walls around me
Out of common sense
My natural inclinations
Were my best defence

Iv
I thought my heart was safe 'cause
I kept it out of your sight
So how did you steal it from me?
Have i no legal rights?

Repeat chorus

V
I wish i'd never lost my head
I wish i'd stuck to what i said
It wouldn't be me here cryin' now
I suppose i've made my bed
And about those tears i shed
It shouldn't be me here cryin'
It shouldn't be me here cryin'

Repeat chorus ad lib.


7.Wrapping Me Up In Luxury

I
Sometimes late at night
By the candle light
All too subtly
You mood alter me and i

Chorus
I'll be drinking up the minutes as they pass
I'll be cherishing the seconds while they last
And you'll be wrapping me, up in luxury,
Until the morning comes

Ii
So we go upstairs
And you stroke my hair
And you're touching me
It gets too much for me and i

Chorus
I am drinking up the minutes as they pass
I am cherishing the seconds while they last
And you are wrapping me, up in luxury,
Until the morning comes

And oh how i could weep
When i drift to sleep
Cause it seems such a sin
Not to see your face
So i stay awake
Just to drink you in.

Iii
When the morning breaks
And we both awake
And we're forced to part,
That just breaks my heart 'cause i

Chorus
I've been drinking up the minutes as they pass
I've been cherishing the seconds while they last
And you've been wrapping me, up in luxury,
Until the morning comes
You've been wrapping me up in luxury
Until the morning comes.


8.She Had It All

I
She's graceful to the eye
Elegant and tall
To see her walking by,
You'd think she had it all.
But i see her all the time now
A little red around the eyes now
Even so, it doesn't show
'till i hear it in her words there
Just a little bit slurred there,
Then i know, i know

Chorus
That she's drinking again,
Started sinking again
What's she thinking of then?
Well i don't know.
But she's drinking again
Started sinking again
What's she thinking of then?
Well i don't know.

Ii
None of this is new
It all went down before
When she made it through
I thought she knew the score
But she's nothing left to hope with
And it's such a lot to cope with
Even still, i think she will,
She's trying really hard now,
But letting down her guard now
Until, until

Repeat chorus

She dreamed of being so fine,
She dreamed of having someone by her side
And even when her dream had died,
She dreamed that she could somehow make it right

Iii
Lipstick smudging her face
Hair all over the place
They say she's a disgrace
But they don't know
If she's drinkin' a lot
And if she says that she's not
Is she able to stop?
Well i don't know

Repeat chorus


9.Territory Of Poets


10.Sophie

I
Sophie cannot finish her dinner
Says she's eatin' enough
Sophie's tryin' to make herself thinner
Says she's eatin' too much
And her brother says, 'you're joking,'
And her mother's heart is broken
Sophie has a hard time copin'
And, besides, sophie's hopin'

Chorus
She can be like all the other girls
Be just like all the other girls
Livin' in an ordinary world
Just to fit in, in the ordinary world
Just to fit in like an ordinary girl.

Ii
Sophie's losin' weight by the minute
How did things get this bad?
Sophie's family don't understand it
Gave her all that they had
And her sister won't stop cryin'
'cause her father says she's dyin'
Sophie says she's really tryin'
Problem is, sophie's lying.

Repeat chorus

How did she get this way?
How did she get this way?
Through tryin' to hide it.
What does it take to say,
What does it take to say
She's dying, sophie's dying to

Repeat chorus


11.Easy To Lose Hope

I
My home town's dear to me, it's always in my sight
(but) my city's shadows walk around in broad daylight
They'll even shoot a woman down for what she writes
So now you pay for civil liberty with life

Chorus
So hard it's easy to lose hope for everyone
So bad it's easier to never take it on
But we can't give up
And we can't lose hope
And we cannot hide away
We can overcome
But we must be strong
And we must not be afraid

Ii
You must not ever stop the search for peace within
Cause if you find it, there's no better prize to win
In losing peace of mind you're losing everything
Don't draw away from it whatever shape you're in

Chorus
So hard it's easy to lose hope for everyone
So bad it's easier to never take it on
But we can't give up
And we can't lose hope
And we cannot hide away
We can overcome
But we must be strong
And we must not be afraid

Iii
With all our songs and stories we have brushed aside
The very nature of a beast we tried to hide
With all the ugliness this city has to fight
How could we leave it to a mother and a wife?

Chorus
So hard it's easy to lose hope for everyone
So bad it's easier to never take it on
But we can't give up
And we can't lose hope
And we cannot hide away
We can overcome
But we must be strong
And we must not be afraid
We must not be afraid
We must not be afraid

Chorus
But we can't give up
And we can't lose hope
And we cannot hide away
We can overcome
But we must be strong
And we must not be
We must not be afraid
We must not be afraid