Snapshots Collectors Edition

Snapshots
2009 (MOSACD305)
Produced by Rupert Hine. Collectors Edition totally re-mastered from the original mix tapes by Ian Cooper.

Lyrics

There’s More To This Woman
All I Have
Did You Tell Him?
Please, Heart, You’re Killing Me
To One Who Didn’t Know You
Now You Tell Me
Wrapping Me Up In Luxury (Until The Morning Comes)
She Had It All
Territory Of Poets
Sophie
Easy To Lose Hope

There’s More To This Woman © ELEANOR MCEVOY

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

All I Have © CAROLINE LAVELLE/ELEANOR MCEVOY

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)

Did You Tell Him? © ELEANOR MCEVOY

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

Please, Heart, You’re Killing Me © RODNEY CROWELL/ELEANOR MCEVOY

I

Café 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

To One Who Didn’t Know You © ELEANOR MCEVOY

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.

Now You Tell Me © ELEANOR MCEVOY

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.

Wrapping Me Up In Luxury (Until The Morning Comes) © ELEANOR MCEVOY

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.

She Had It All © ELEANOR MCEVOY

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

He’s tired of getting up

Tired of life

Tired of working at the same old job

And tired of his wife.

Overcome with a desire

To come of age

Better step aside for Johnny

‘Cause he’s come to take the stage

Take the stage

He’s in the territory of poets

Movin’ slow

He’s in the territory of moving

But not knowing which way to go.

He hides the ring that’s on his finger

Made of gold

He’s in the territory of poets

And he’s doing what he’s told

What he’s told

Johnny’s looking ’round the bar

For a dance

Once he sets his eye on Sally

She doesn’t stand a chance

Though the lines that he’s rehearsed

Pass her by

When he asks her for a date

She says, “Friday would be fine.

How ’bout nine?”

Sally’s putting on her dress

Half past eight

Johnny takes a little line of something

Just to keep him straight

Through her shadow and her blush

She shines through

She says her powder makes her feel much better

He says his does too.

His does too.

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

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