데미언 라이스와 제프 버클리의 정서를 노래하는 매력적인 음성의 노르웨이 여성 송라이터 마리아 메나, 전 세계 음악팬들을 매혹시킨 APPARENTLY UNAFFECTED를 잇는 2008년 새 앨범본국 차트 4위에 오른 첫 번째 싱글로 탄탄한 구성이 돋보이는 팝 록 트랙 ‘BELLY UP’, 편안하고 대중적 느낌을 주는 ‘ALL THIS TIME "PICK-ME-UP SONG"’, 70년대를 풍미한 하드 록 밴드 키스"KISS"의 대표곡을 커버한 ‘I WAS MADE FOR LOVING YOU’, 그녀 특유의 소울풀하지만 낭랑하게 울리는 보컬 테크닉이 빛나는 ‘I'M IN LOVE’ 등은 전작에 비해 그녀가 한층 더 성숙하고 솔직해졌음을 증명하고 있다. 때로는 사라 맥라클란"SARAH MCLACHLAN"과 같은 온화함으로, 그리고 때로는 비요크"BJORK"과 같은 강한 울림으로 사랑스럽지만 우울한 감성을 전하는 마리아 메나의 음악은, 개인적의 음악 취향을 떠나 모든 이에게 충분히 매력적인 작품으로 다가올 것이다. .... ....
The way in which I fear is only a reflection of you The devastating child of the powertrip you forced me through But how could he leave you Could he f**k that hard He left you Forget revenge And by all means ask your nine year old daughter to choose between you Don't stay friends Now littering on how he's the devil He's just been falsely portrayed But force her to go stay at his house once a week Because you wanna get laid Hahaha Ask me why he scares me Do you wanna know why I'm angry? Can't you tell I'm crying? Mother I don't feel good You will always be the bitter saddest part of me Your girl's in the bathroom washing her hands again Why doesn't she eat? Her father left us What about me? I can't rest I can't sleep Mommy loves you I'm just tired of you and your other shit And I didn't mean to hit you But you were asking for it Hahaha Ask she scared me Do you wanna know I'm angry? Can't you tell I'm crying? Mother I don't feel good You will always be the bitter, saddest part of me You will always be the bitter, saddest part of me You will always be the bitter, saddest part of me You will always be the bitter, saddest part of me You will always be the bitter, saddest part of me You will always be the bitter, saddest part of me
You self destructive, Little girl. Pick yourself up, Don't blame the world. So you screwed up, But you're gonna be okay.
Now call your boyfriend, And apologize. You pushed him pretty far Away last night. He really loves you, You just don't always love yourself.
And all this time, Ohh-oh, all this time, You have had it in you, You just sometimes need a push. (La la la la la) All this time, Ohh-oh, all this time, You have had it in you, You just sometimes need a push.
(La la la la la)
Think all the mean girls, That pulled your hair, Are barefoot now, And pregnant dear, And you write pop songs, And get to travel around the world.
And all this time, Ohh-oh, all this time, You have had it in you, You just sometimes need a push. (La la la la la) And all this time, Ohh-oh, all this time, You have had it in you, You just sometimes need a push.
(La la la la la)
So you've had some detours, Some stupid men. Now we know what not To do again. Besides you lucked out, Finally.
And all this time (all this time) Ohh-oh, all this time (all this time) You have had it in you, You just sometimes need a push. (La la la la la) And all this time (all this time) Ohh-oh, all this time (all this time) You have had it in you, You just sometimes need a push.
(La la la la la)
All this time, Oh, all this time, You've had it in you, You just sometimes need a push. (La la la la la) (All this time) (All this time) (La la la la la)
I can’t laugh to hard I’m on a diet I’m trying to lose myself You ought to try it Just starve for 6 days straight Oh it’s a riot Every Sunday night I binch and I barve cause I carry the scars of an eight-year-old Who’s mother applied the same rules to a kids body As her own I think you’ll leave me soon Though I’ve no proof of it But I’ll make it easier for you By being a little bitch And this is just the fear But I think the reason Why I’m scared you broke is The only male influence I’ve had After daddy up and left Were my mother’s weekend lovers and Their alcoholic breaths I’ll tell u what caused it If u handle the effects (the effects 2x) Yes I’ll tell u what caused it If u handle the effects (the effects 2x) I’ll tell u what caused it If u handle the effects Yes I’ll tell u what caused it If u handle the effects I can’t laugh to hard I’m on a diet I’m trying to lose myself You ought to try it Just starve for 6 days straight Oh it’s a riot Every Sunday night
Each confession I make Translates to you as an insult We must rid ourselves of this habit I once heard you say youll never love anyone more Then why am I still fighting you? And its never felt like this before No, we have never fought like this before But you should know
That Im on your side I am on your side Although it may seem useless I am on your side
Your hands are bearing one down to the bone But youre still holding on me So I tightened my grip My god I wont let you slip But can you breath this way And its never felt like this before No, weve never fought like this before
And Im on your side I am on your side Although it may seem useless I am on your side I am on your side Love was never this frale or so good when its good No its never felt like this before No its never felt like this before
And Im on your side I am on your side Although it may seem useless I am on your side I am on your side I am on your side
The ugly naked truth She starves me of my youth And I stand alone until You catch on I swear it’s not by choice But Ana has this voice And it calms me down It gives me purpose And it’s alright I’m alright I want to be ok I’ve seen it before This eyesore, it’s me Oooh oooh oooh me I want out from under This convining skin That I so reluctantly live in My worth is measured solely According to the scale I’m heavy, I feel frail And it’s alright I’m alright I want to be ok I’ve seen it before This eyesore, it’s me Oooh oooh oooh Me oooh oooh oooh Oooooooooooooooh Oh
I was a backing track. Saving my green voice's back. Disguising the obvious, That I had no-one to sing for. I lived in a paper bin. Which I lived curled up and forgotten in. With an unfinished lovers hymn Tattooed on my forehead.
Oh, oh, oh, where were you? Had I known you then, The outcome would have been better.
I got used to the treadmill love Where no matter how fast you run, You're stuck at the starting point, Only exhausted. I was the anonymous author Of songs I'd not dared to share. Lacking the audience of a lover's ear.
Oh, oh, oh, Oh, oh, oh, where were you? Had I know you then, The outcome would have been better.
You could have prevented this. You could have prevented this. You could have prevented this. You could have prevented this.
You could have prevented this. You could have prevented this. You could have prevented this. You could have prevented -
Oh, oh, oh, where were you? Had you known me then, The outcome would have been better.
He alledgedly fell for me through an open window Cracked his chest open to reveal his heart Still sceptic of my intentions he made me swear That I would always be there I will always be here
Oh, I'am in love again, again and you may call me tomorrow my friend, yes You may kiss me again and again I'll hold on tight
I climbed upon his shoulders and laughed until I cried The view and I collide to see this through his eyes We never looked so pretty never seemed so real I let go of myself now and tell him how I feel
Cause I'am in love again, again and you may call me tomorrow my friend, yes You may kiss me again and again I'll hold on tight
So I let go of myself now and tell him how I feel
Cause I'am in love again, again and you may call me tomorrow my friend, yes You may kiss me again and again I'll hold on thight
I'am in love again, again and you may call me tomorrow my friend, yes You may kiss me again and again I'll hold on tight I'll hold on tight
Self hatred grows in me like cancer, I can't locate its whereabouts but it's feasting on its host. I expected him to have the answers. I thought I taught him how to love me; Now he fears me like a ghost.
Self-fulfilling prophecy, You're the only guaranteed loyalty; In this town, Full of violent mothers, Cheating fathers, Leaving lovers. I swear to you, I'll never love again.
This hunger grows inside me like a tumor, The dizziness just compliments This failure of a girl. I'm settled now, This show of mine consumes me, But every pound I shed Speaks volumes of my lack of self control.
Self-fulfilling prophecy, You're the only one that dare speak the truth about me; In this town, with Well intentioned mothers, Starving daughters, Worried lovers. I swear to you, I'll never eat again.
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Self-fulfilling prophecy, You never fail to comfort me; In this town, filled with Violent mothers, Cheating fathers, Leaving lovers. Angry brothers, Starving daughters, Starving daughters, Worried lovers. I swear to you, I'll never trust again.
I'll always treasure the na챦vety Of the past we've shared. Our bodies grew much faster than our minds, But together we got good at stopping time.
My teen angst drove me to hurt myself, And I made you watch; Oh, the pain I must have caused, But by staying around you saved my life (saved my life)
We were never meant to be lovers (ahh) Just fellow late bloomers, Who blossomed apart (ahh) Who blossomed apart.
Watching my parents Made me look for something destructive, And there you were. With all the characteristics of my mom; Familiarity of home.
The geographic gap led to forced adulthood, And your rage exposed. I'm glad we left things when we did; I doubt I'd survive another bloody nose (bloody nose) We were never meant to be lovers (ahh) We just mirrored each other's self destructiveness (ahh) Self destructiveness.
The spotlight burned in the room when we were together. And we played our parts, And I wore an imaginary TV screen, So you never got to touch my heart (touch my heart)
We were never meant to be lovers (ahh) Our egos fed off each other, And died overweight (ahh) And died overweight.
I thought I'd seen it all when you first walked in, But you shut me up, And challenged every wrong perception I've had of myself, And you haven't ever stopped.