By 7:30

Vonda Shepard By 7:30 Lyrics
1.By 7:30

I have been lost in this verbal rain
I went to bed feeling no pain
I was drowning baby, you're my wine
You're my thoughts, you're my silence
By 7:30 you'll fall in love with me
Do you believe in destiny?
Maybe your love's an uncrackable code
Or maybe your love is a railroad
That you ride when you are all alone
And you speed down the tracks
By 7:30 you'll fall in love with me
Do you believe in destiny?
Quite unsubtle these thoughts
You send me
Or is it I who sends them unreceived?
And they fly through the air
At enormous speed
By 7:30 you'll fall in love with me
By 7:30 you'll fall in love with me
Do you believe in destiny?
Destiny...
By 7:30 you'll fall in love with me
By 7:30
I believe...
Maybe your love's an uncrackable code
Quite unsubtle these thoughts
By 7:30 you'll fall in love with me
By 7:30 you'll fall in love with me
By 7:30 you'll fall in love with me


2.Mercy

I was raised on nothing, so I save my money
How amazing you make me feel
You're like a wave of heaven and you're breaking on me
But how amazing and how surreal
I can sell everything but my soul
I have give everything baby but my hand
I feel like a can
I kick myself down the street
I'm crushed for a while
I loved the illusive in every man I saw
I can sell everything baby but my soul
I can sell everything baby but my soul
I have never settled just to play some kind of role
I have given everything baby but my hand
Mercy can you save me from this wonderful man
I can sell everything baby but my soul
I have never settled just to play some kind of role
I have given everything baby but my hand
Mercy can you save me from this wonderful man
I have never settled just to play some kind of role
I have given everything baby but my hand
Mercy can you save me from this wonderful man
How amazing you make me feel
I can sell everything baby but my soul
I have give everything baby but my hand
You're like a wave of heaven and you're breaking on me
I feel like a can
I loved the illusive in every man I saw
But how amazing and how surreal
I can sell everything but my soul


3.Clear

If I don't take you seriously
If I can laugh at your randomness
If I can have a little fun baby
If I can only feel my bliss
If I can ignore my conscience
And reject my angry guide
If I can take my soul out of hiding
And get it right back
To reviving what had died
If I can love you without hating you
If I can accept your lack of guilt
If I can walk across the skinny wire
If I can make my conscience tilt
If I can lose myself for once
If I can regain my youth
I'm so sick and tired of lying
I found my Independence here
I finally let go of my fear
Whoever said we had to be crazy glued
To our personalities?
I wanna jump on the bed and hit the ceiling
Any symbol of being free
Last night you laughed so hard
Don't wanna live another day
I found my Independence here
I found my Independence here
I finally let go of my fear
My mind is finally, finally clear, clear, clear
I finally let go of my fear
My mind is finally, finally clear, clear, clear
I found my Independence here
Don't wanna live another day
If I can love you without hating you
Whoever said we had to be crazy glued
I found my Independence here


4.Sail On By

I've got a mind that you'll never see
I've got amazing remedies
I've got a heart that only wants to please
Let go my friend
Telling you I, Let go my friend
You know I had to, let go my friend
Sail on by
No girl is an island
I live in denial as you
Sail on by
There's more behind this crying
I've got a hand on the radio
I've got a song on the video
I work my fingers to the bone
You wouldn't notice
Let go my friend
Telling you I, let go my friend
You know I had to, let go my friend
Sail on by
Sail on by
No girl is an island
I live in denial as you
Sail on by
There's more behind this crying
Than meets the eye you
No girl is an island
I live in denial as you
Sail on by
There's more behind this crying
Repeat chorus
Repeat chorus
Let go my friend
Sail on by
Sail on by
I've got a hand on the radio
Let go my friend


5.Cross To Bear

You ran away with your conscience dear
There was a red flag waving in my ear saying
'Stay away, you've got something to fear'
Well why did I not choose to hear?
Well I am through with suffering
Gonna make better choices I don't need no wedding ring
I can sing, I can dance
But I can't make thus feeling cease
We all got our cross to bear
We all got our cross to bear
Our Star of David, our dreadlocked hair
And oh yeah baby, I still care
And if you need some help
Well it's been a strange year
You've been a very bad dog
As my fire went out
You'd put on another log
But it was worth never having any peace
Some nights I thought I'd cry forever
We all got our cross to bear
Our Star of David, our dreadlocked hair
And oh yeah baby, I still care
And if you need some help
Well it's been a strange year
I'd wish him away and then I'd turn into a beggar
But it was worth always scraping my knees
And I've got the aching love that only you can relieve
But I'm not afraid to go down with a sinking friend
And I still love you
Our Star of David, our dreadlocked hair
And oh yeah baby, I still care
Some nights I thought I'd cry forever
And I've got the aching love that only you can relieve
We all got our cross to bear
And I've got the aching love that only you can relieve
And I still love you
Well it's been a strange year


6.Venus Is Breaking

I kissed this man with one of my lips
Now I'm sad and I'm free again, he won't be coming back
It's snowing outside, it's a desert in here
And I feel so strange, I need to love somebody whole
I'm just a girl who wants to have fun
Life is a scream I cling to this dream
I kick the sand, get drunk again
And I feel so lame for getting sucked in this deep
You shined n my world like a burning sun
Life is a scream, I cling to this dream
Life is a scream, I cling to this dream
Venus is breaking in me (she's breaking inside me)
Life is a scream, I cling to this dream
I paid this price one time before
Venus is breaking inside of me
She dreams of a life that'll never be
Venus is breaking in me (she's breaking inside me)
Life is a scream, I cling to this dream
I paid this price one time before
Now I'm sad and I'm free again, he won't be coming back
And I feel so lame for getting sucked in this deep
And I feel so strange, I need to love somebody whole
Venus is breaking inside of me
I paid this price one time before
It's snowing outside, it's a desert in here
I'm just a girl who wants to have fun
I kick the sand, get drunk again
Life is a scream, I cling to this dream
Life is a scream I cling to this dream
You shined n my world like a burning sun


7.Newspaper Wife

Sitting here in this dirty bar
Watching the trash go by
She's selling cigarettes and lollipops
She says 'Maybe my time will come'
He said he'd sweep her off her feet
Defying all of gravity
Well she'd move any bright city
I'm a slave in this empty life
Well he must have a very small broom
As she sits in this very large room
Maybe it's just a piece of straw
I'm a slave to this empty life
I'm a slave to this empty life
Diggin' my grave I'm his newspaper wife
I'm ashamed of this meaningless life
She sits across from him
Drinking her coffee
His face is buried in other people's lives, she says
'I wonder if he's gonna read forever
Repeat Chorus
Diggin' my grave I'm his newspaper wife
I'm ashamed of this meaningless life
She sits across from him
Well he must have a very small broom
She sits across from him
Repeat Chorus
He said he'd sweep her off her feet
I'm a slave to this empty life
She says 'Maybe my time will come'
I'm a slave in this empty life


8.Soothe Me

Maybe I should wander
Through these streets a little longer
Hey New York City
Won't you welcome me back home?
And darling I love you
But I swear that I'll be gone
Maybe I should wander
Through my solitude a little longer
Turn your head now sailor
Well I used to be so much stronger
How in the hell did I get here?
In this city so alone
You can't soothe me with your sweet voice
You can't soothe me with your sweet voice
If I can't be your first choice
You can't soothe me with your deep eyes
If I can't be your first prize
You can't soothe me with affection
If it's pointed in the wrong direction
Unless you think I'm perfection
Maybe I should wander
Through these streets a little longer
Find my ruthless angel
That will carry me back home
Cause we all wanna go home
And we search for love our whole lives
Maybe down the road who knows?
You can't soothe me with your sweet voice
If I can't be your first choice
You can't soothe me with your deep eyes
If I can't be your first prize
You can't soothe me with affection
If it's pointed in the wrong direction
Unless you think I'm perfection
Maybe I should wander
You'll get it together
With all your charm my hope grows
It's wonderful
But you're flirting only as a friend
You touch my heart
It'll be a mighty cold winter
Five million people
Couldn't one of them be you?
And darling I love you
But I swear that I'll be gone
By the time you figure out
You can't soothe me
If I can't be your first choice
You can't soothe me with your deep eyes
If I can't be your first prize
You can't soothe me with affection
If it's pointed in the wrong direction
Unless you think I'm perfection
It'll be a mighty cold winter
Maybe I should wander
Maybe down the road who knows?
You can't soothe me with your sweet voice
Maybe I should wander
You can't soothe me


9.Souvenir

Sure as the breeze
There is no mistaking these
These are days in a life of passion
Watch over me for eternity
And I will smile till my heart stops beating
All my worries disappear
Your words are like a Souvenir
Of love in a life of passion
Days in a life of passion


10.Baby Don't You Break My Heart Slow

I like the way you wanted me
I like the way you wanted me
Every night for so long baby
I like the way you needed me
I was believing in you
Was I mistaken,
Do you say, do you say what you mean
But I'd rather you be more than love and lie
I'd rather hear the truth and have to say goodbye
I'd rather take a blow at least then I would know
I like the way you'd hold me
Every night for so long baby
And I like the way you'd say my name
In the middle of the night
I was believing in you
Was I mistaken
Do you mean, do you mean what you say
Well I'd rather you be more than love and lie
I'd rather hear the truth and have to say goodbye
I'd rather take a blow at least then I would know
You would run around and lead me on forever
While I wait at home still thinking that we're together
I wanted our love to last forever
I'd rather you be more than love and lie
I'd rather hear the truth and have to say goodbye
I'd rather take a blow at least then I would know
more than love and lie
I'd rather hear the truth and have to say goodbye
I'd rather take a blow at least then I would know
p 1999 Three Roads, Inc.
c 1999 Vendredi Music (ASCAP)
p 1999 Three Roads, Inc.
I like the way you'd hold me
You would run around and lead me on forever
more than love and lie
p 1999 Three Roads, Inc.
I was believing in you
But I'd rather you be more than love and lie
I'd rather you be more than love and lie
Well I'd rather you be more than love and lie
I was believing in you


11.Confetti

Skinny little brats
Skinny little brats
Walking down Avenue A
Dangling their cigarettes
Their Independence Day
Tears like filigrees
Wear them on their sleeves
Nobody's main squeeze
Poetry of ordinary life
Poetry of ordinary life
Is what I live for
They just wanna be seen
My words are like Confetti
My words are like Confetti
And you never pick them up
They fall onto the ground
So diaphanous, so ephemeral
And all those bad words
They never learned in school
Groovy like my mamma was
In her black turtle neck
She was so high strung
Poetry and tattooed dreams
And fourteen caret nose rings
The children of elite
My words are like confetti
And you never pick them up
They fall onto the ground
My words are like confetti
And you never pick them up
They fall onto the ground
I need someone to lift me up
Is what I live for
They just wanna be seen
My words are like Confetti
My words are like Confetti
And you never pick them up
They fall onto the ground
So diaphanous, so ephemeral
And you never pick them up
They fall onto the ground
So diaphanous, so ephemeral
My words are like confetti
So diaphanous, so ephemeral
My words are like confetti
Poetry of ordinary life
Poetry and tattooed dreams
My words are like Confetti


12.This Is Crazy Now

Also on her album 'By 7:30'
Also on her album 'By 7:30'
Blown like the wind, restless again
Blown like the wind, restless again
Blown like the wind, restless again
Blown like the wind, restless again
My only friend has gone away
My only friend has gone away
Washed like the tide but I'm still alive
Washed like the tide but I'm still alive
This is crazy now, I'll fill the space somehow
This is crazy now, I'll fill the space somehow
If there were some way to get through
If there were some way to get through
This is crazy now, I'll fill the space somehow
This is crazy now, I'll fill the space somehow
Shaken like a leaf, sharpened like a reef
Shaken like a leaf, sharpened like a reef
All of my senses need relief
All of my senses need relief
Looking out to sea, I still believe
Looking out to sea, I still believe
This is crazy now, I'll fill the space somehow
This is crazy now, I'll fill the space somehow
If there were some way to get through
If there were some way to get through
This is crazy now (like a finger paint)
This is crazy now (like a finger paint)
Fill the space somehow (smearing in the rain)
Fill the space somehow (smearing in the rain)
This is crazy now (shaken like a leaf)
This is crazy now (shaken like a leaf)
I'll fill the space somehow (sharpened like a reef)
I'll fill the space somehow (sharpened like a reef)
This is crazy now (shaken like a leaf)
This is crazy now (shaken like a leaf)
Fill the space somehow (sharpened like a reef)
Fill the space somehow (sharpened like a reef)
p 1999 Three Roads Inc.
p 1999 Three Roads Inc.
p 1999 Three Roads Inc.
p 1999 Three Roads Inc.
c 1999 Vendredi Music (ASCAP)
c 1999 Vendredi Music (ASCAP)
This is crazy now (shaken like a leaf)
This is crazy now (shaken like a leaf)
Shaken like a leaf, sharpened like a reef
Shaken like a leaf, sharpened like a reef
p 1999 Three Roads Inc.
p 1999 Three Roads Inc.
This is crazy now, I'll fill the space somehow
This is crazy now, I'll fill the space somehow
This is crazy now (shaken like a leaf)
This is crazy now (shaken like a leaf)
This is crazy now, I'll fill the space somehow
This is crazy now, I'll fill the space somehow


13.You and Me

Part of me wants to break the ice
And part of me wants to leave it exactly how it stands
Part of me wants to roll the dice
Where they will be safe and no one will know
How I really feel and I'll never be real
And I'll roll with the punches that I'll never feel
It's you and me and you're nowhere to be found
I'm rolling on the ground
Part of me wants to break these chains
And part of me wants to keep them locked up tight
Part of me wants to stop these rains
Fall on my head just to wake me up
Anything to drench my half-empty cup
And I'm sorry baby I've had enough
It's you and me and you're nowhere to be found
I'm rolling on the ground
You will be safe and no one will know
How you really feel and you'll never be real
And you'll roll with the punches that you'll never feel
It's you and me and you're nowhere to be found
It's you and me and you're nowhere to be found
I'm rolling on the ground
It's me and you and I'm nowhere to be found
It's you and me and you're nowhere to be found
It's you and me and you're nowhere to be found
Fall on my head just to wake me up
Where they will be safe and no one will know
It's you and me and you're nowhere to be found
It's you and me and you're nowhere to be found
Part of me wants to break these chains
You will be safe and no one will know