Tag Archives: Patrice lyrics

THE MAKER

THIS IS AFTER THE GUNS ARE DRAWN
AFTER DUSK HAS TURNED TO DAWN
THIS IS THE CALM AFTER THE STORM
IT’S A BRAND NEW MORN
THIS IS AFTER YOU BEAT YOUR CHEST
AND YOU TALK HOW YOU’RE THE BADDEST AND THE BEST
AFTER WE’VE PUT IT ALL TO THE TEST
AND WE KILL THE ROT AND LEAVE THE REST
THIS IS AFTER THE [...]

AIN’T GOT NO/I GOT LIFE (NINA SIMONE)

I AIN’T GOT NO HOME, AIN’T GOT NO SHOES
AIN’T GOT NO MONEY, AIN’T GOT NO CLASS
AIN’T GOT NO PANTS, AIN’T GOT NO SWEATER
AIN’T GOT NO PERFUME, AIN’T GOT NO BED
AIN’T GOT NO MIND
AIN’T GOT NO FATHER, AIN’T GOT NO CULTURE
AIN’T GOT NO FRIENDS, AINT GOT NO SCHOOLIN’
AIN’T GOT NO LOVE, AIN’T GOT NO NAME
AIN’T GOT [...]

FADING AWAY

OH VERY WELL
I’M STANDING HERE WATCHING ALL THAT I BUILT
UP IN FLAMES GOING TO HELL
I CAN’T STAND THE SMELL
OF MY BELONGINGS, MY LIFE
SENDING OFF BLACK SMOKE LIKE PLASTIC THAT MELTS
WHAT AN EVIL SPELL
I WENT TO BUY BREAD AND TODAY’S PAPER
NOW HERE I AM IN FRONT OF THE PLACE WHERE I DWELL
PANTS WITH NO BELT, A [...]

TEN MEN DOWN

I WAS TOLD TIME AND TIME AGAIN
BUT I REFUSED TO UNDERSTAND
IT TOOK MUCH MORE TO BE A MAN
THAN I EVER THOUGHT EVER
I WANTED TO BE EVERYWHERE AT THE SAME TIME
ENDED UP BEING NOWHERE IGNORED THE SIGNS
I PRAY THAT TODAY MY STARS ALIGN
I’M COMING TO GET MINE
ONE MAN DOWN, TWO MEN DOWN
THREE MEN, FOUR MEN, FIVE [...]

NOBODY ELSE’S

YOU’RE UNSURE IF I LIKE YOUR DRESS
I REALLY WONDER WHY YOU ASK
YOU’RE THE FIRST THING ON MY MIND
THE LAST ONE I THINK ABOUT WHEN THE DAY HAS PAST
IT’S CLEAR TO SEE AT LEAST IT IS CLEAR TO ME
YOU ARE EVERYTHING YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE
YOU
YOU ARE THE ONE, YOU ARE THE ONE, YOU ARE THE ONLY [...]