더이상 말이 필요없는 마돈나는 이 앨범을 통해 99그래미 베스트 팝앨범, 베스트 레코딩 팩키지상을 수상했다. 그리고 수록곡 RAY OF LIGHT는 베스트 댄스 레코딩과 베스트 뮤직 비디오 상을 수상했다. 자신의 레이블을 설립하여 이미 유능한 아티스트들을 모으고 있는 그녀는, 얼마전까지 미국 학부모가 뽑은 `아이에게 악영향을 끼칠 가수` 1위로 선정되는 수모를 겪기도 했으나, 현대 미국 팝계의 여걸임에는 틀림없을 것이다. 이 앨범은 마돈나의 음악적 뿌리인 댄스 위에 싸이키델릭한 록기타, 덥, 차가운 테크노 에코 등 현대 음악장르가 총집합되어 있는 작품이다. .... ....
I traded fame for love Without a second thought It all became a silly a game Some things cannot be bought
I got exactly what I asked for Wanted it so badly Running, rushing back for more I suffered fools so gladly
And now I find I've changed my mind
*The face of you My substitute for love My substitute for love Should I wait for you My substitute for love My substitute for love
I traveled round the world Looking for a home I found myself in crowded rooms Feeling so alone
I had so many lovers Who settled for the thrill Of basking in my spotlight I never felt so happy
* Repeat
Mmmmm, ooohhh, mmmmm Famous faces, far off places Trinkets I can buy No handsome stranger, heady danger Drug that I can try No ferris wheel, no heart to steal No laughter in the dark No one-night stand, no far-off land No fire that I can spark Mmmmm, mmmmm
* Repeat
Now I find I've changed my mind This is my religion
Zephyr in the sky at night I wonder Do my tears of mourning sink beneath the sun She's got herself a universe gone quickly For the call of thunder threatens everyone
And I feel like I just got home And I feel And I feel like I just got home And I feel
Faster than the speeding light she's flying Trying to remember where it all began She's got herself a little piece of heaven Waiting for the time when Earth shall be as one
And I feel like I just got home And I feel And I feel like I just got home And I feel
Quicker than a ray of light Quicker than a ray of light Quicker than a ray of light
Zephyr in the sky at night I wonder Do my tears of mourning sink beneath the sun She's got herself a universe gone quickly For the call of thunder threatens everyone
And I feel Quicker than a ray of light Then gone for Someone else shall be there Through the endless years
She's got herself a universe She's got herself a universe She's got herself a universe
And I feel And I feel And I feel like I just got home And I feel
Quicker than a ray of light she's flying Quicker than a ray of light I'm flying
*Do I know you from somewhere? Why do you leave me wanting more? Why do all the things I say Sound like the stupid things I've said before?
[Put your hand on my skin] [Put your hand on my skin] [Put your hand on my skin]
Kiss me, I'm dying Put your hand on my skin I close my eyes I need to make a connection I'm walking on a thin line I close my eyes I close my eyes
* Repeat
Touch me, I'm trying To see inside of your soul I've got this thing I want to make a correction I'm not like this all the time You've got this thing You've got this thing
* Repeat
Kiss me, I'm dying Put your hand on my skin I close my eyes I need to have your protection I close my eyes I close your eyes
[Kiss, kiss, kiss me]
* Repeat
Kiss me, I'm dying Touch me, I'm trying, ohhh I'm not like this all the time I'm not like this all the time
Put your hand on my skin Put your hand on my skin Put your hand on my skin
Touch me, I'm trying, ohhh Put your hand on my skin Put your hand on my skin
I'm not like this all the time I'm not like this all the time I'm not like this all the time
Sky fits heaven so fly it That's what the prophet said to me Child fits mother so hold your baby tight That's what my future could see
Fate fits karma so use it That's what the wise man said to me Love fits virtue so hold on to the light That's what our future will be
*Traveling down this road Watching the signs as I go I think I'll follow the sun Isn't everyone just Traveling down their own road Watching the signs as they go I think I'll follow my heart It's a very good place to start
Traveling down my own road Watching the signs as I go Traveling down my own road And I'm watching the signs as they go
Traveling, traveling Watching the signs as I go
Hand fits giving so do it That's what the Gospel said to me Life fits living so let your judgments go That's how our future should be
* Repeat
Traveling down my own road Watching the signs as they go Traveling down my own road And I'm watching the signs as I go
Om Shanti, Om Shanti Shanti shanti Shantay Om (repeat)
(repeat entire song) I worship the gurus' lotus feet Awakening the happiness of the self revealed Beyond comparison, working like the jungle physician To pacify loss of consciousness from the poison of existence In the form of a man up to the shoulders Holding a conch, discus and sword Thousand headed, white I bow respectfully Peace
You only see what your eyes want to see How can life be what you want it to be You're frozen When your heart's not open You're so consumed with how much you get You waste your time with hate and regret You're broken When your heart's not open
*Mmmmmm, if I could melt your heart Mmmmmm, we'd never be apart Mmmmmm, give yourself to me Mmmmmm, you hold the key
Now there's no point in placing the blame And you should know I suffer the same If I lose you My heart will be broken Love is a bird, she needs to fly Let all the hurt inside of you die You're frozen When your heart's not open
* Repeat
You only see what your eyes want to see How can life be what you want it to be You're frozen When your heart's not open
Your heart is not open so I must go The spell has been broken, I loved you so Freedom comes when you learn to let go Creation comes when you learn to say no
You were my lesson I had to learn I was your fortress you had to burn Pain is a warning that something's wrong I pray to God that it won't be long Do ya wanna go higher?
*There's nothing left to try There's no place left to hide There's no greater power Than the power of good-bye
Your heart is not open so I must go The spell has been broken, I loved you so You were my lesson I had to learn I was your fortress
There's nothing left to lose There's no more heart to bruise There's no greater power Than the power of good-bye
To have and not to hold So hot, yet so cold My heart is in your hand And yet you never stand Close enough for me to have my way
To love but not to keep To laugh, not to weep Your eyes, they go right through And yet you never do Anything to make me want to stay
*Like a moth to a flame Only I am to blame Ba ba da ba ba ba What can I do? Ba ba da ba ba ba I go straight to you Ba ba da ba ba ba I've been told You're to have, not to hold
To look but not to see To kiss but never be The object of your desire I'm walking on a wire And there's no one at all To break my fall
* Repeat
You're to have, not to hold You're to have, not to hold
* Repeat
You're to have, not to hold You're to have, not to hold You're to have, not to hold To break my heart
Never forget who you are Little star Never forget how to dream Butterfly
God gave a present to me Made of flesh and bones My life, my soul You make my spirit whole
Never forget who you are Little star Shining brighter than all the stars in the sky Never forget how to dream Butterfly Never forget where you come from From love
You are a treasure to me You are my star You breathe new life Into my broken heart
Never forget who you are Little star Never forget how to dream Butterfly
May the angels protect you And sadness forget you Little star
There's no reason to weep Lay your head down to sleep Little star
May goodness surround you My love I have found you Little star
Shining bright
You breathe new life Into my broken heart
Never forget who you are (Whispered:) Little star Shining brighter than all the stars in the sky Never forget how to dream Butterfly Flying higher than all the birds in the sky
Never forget who you are Little star Never forget where you come from From love
Little star Little star (Whispered:) Little star From love
I ran from my house that cannot contain me From the man that I cannot keep From my mother who haunts me, even though she's gone From my daughter that never sleeps I ran from the noise and the silence From the traffic on the streets
I ran to the treetops, I ran to the sky Out to the lake, into the rain that matted my hair And soaked my shoes and skin Hid my tears, hid my fears
I ran to the forest, I ran to the trees I ran and I ran, I was looking for me
I ran past the churches and the crooked old mailbox Past the apple orchards and the lady that never talks Up into the hills, I ran to the cemetery And held my breath, and thought about your death
I ran to the lake, up into the hills I ran and I ran, I'm looking there still And I saw the crumbling tombstones All forgotten names
I tasted the rain, I tasted my tears I cursed the angels, I tasted my fears
And the ground gave way beneath my feet And the earth took me in her arms Leaves covered my face Ants marched across my back Black sky opened up, blinding me
I ran to the forest, I ran to the trees I ran and I ran, I was looking for me I ran to the lakes and up to the hill I ran and I ran, I'm looking there still
And I smelled her burning flesh Her rotting bones Her decay