Martika - Martika's Kitchen (1997) by Martika (보컬) on maniadb.com

When the sands of time are running out
When the voice of opression screams and shouts
When all seems lost, you've got to try
To never let your spirit die

An angel came to greet me
It happened in a dream
He spoke of my reality
Not being what it seems

Within us lives a new world
This world, he calmly said
Will only be when evil and
All its sorrows are truly dead, whoa

(Chorus)
When the sands of time are running out
(Spirit)
When the voice of oppression screams and shouts
(Spirit)
When all seems lost, you got to try
(Spirit)
To never let your spirit die

(Never let your spirit die)

You cannot accept deception
And real love will never lie
We must try to be the chosen few
And keep that love alive
(Keep that love alive)

Yeah, we will never be unfulfilled, no
And your deck will be full of aces
'Cause, whenever the spirit wills
We can go to higher places (oh-oh)

(Repeat Chorus)

(Hey, hey, yeah, yeah)

(Spirit)

(Hey, hey, yeah, yeah)

(Spirit)

(Rap)
You got to view this world
Through kaleidoscopic eyes
You got to see every color
If you want to see the reasons why

An angel came to greet me
It happened in a dream
He spoke of my reality
Not being what it seems
Within us lives the new world
This world, he calmly said
Will only be when evil and
All it's sorrows are truly dead

Spirit, spirit, spirit, spirit, yeah!

When the time is running out
When the voice of oppression screams and shouts
(Spirit)
When all seems lost, you got to try
To never let your spirit die

Never, never, never, never

(Repeat Chorus)

(Repeat with Ad-Libs and Fade)
(Spirit)

Don't ever give up

love...thy will be done
I can no longer hide
I can no longer run
no longer can I resist your
guiding light
that gives me the power to keep up
the fight

love...thy will be done
since I have found you my life
has just begun
and i see all of your creations as one
perfect complex
no one less beautiful or more special
than the next
we are all blessed and so wise
to accept
thy will love be done

love...thy will be mine
and make me strive for the glorious
and divine
I could be no more satisfied
even when there's no peace outside
my window
there's peace inside
and that's why I no longer run
love...thy will be done

Red, the fire that burns my heart
when you're near it wraps me up
now I find the space to feel blue
like the water it fills me with peace
when you love me again I still breathe
king you're at my side
your soul in mine
but I long for your touch
it's hurting so much

you give me, give me colored kisses
colored kisses for my lips to taste
you lead me, lead me to an oasis
an oasis where I can lay
my head on your shoulder and pray
what else can I do?
cause all I want is more and more
colored kisses from you

yellow is the sun that shines on me
like your smile it sets me free
seasons change to blacken my mood
when I falter my heart goes astray
I remember the nights when you'd take me away
because when I moan your name
I'm safe and warm but never alone
because my heart is your home

I pray that no one can take me from you
and no one can break us in two
so lift us up in clouds
set me free and let your bow shine on me

you give me, give me colored kisses
colored kisses for my lips to taste
you lead me, lead me to an oasis
an oasis where I can lay
my head on your shoulder and pray
what else can I do?
cause all I want is more and more
colored kisses from you

You say my heart's an open book
There are pages of my life you've never seen
You're always there between the lines
But there's so much more you just can't seem to read

Pieces of dreams
Pull us our separate ways
But we'll return someday

*** So let the wind blow 'cause my heart knows
We were meant to be together from the start
When the stars shine over one sky
I'll have faith, I'll be safe in the arms of love

You take me to another world
It feels so natural so right
Then we awaken to reality
Cause we both know that now is not the time

Under your spell
I'll never be all that I can
But I'll come back again

***

I'll have faith
What's mine is mine and no one
Can take it away from me
I believe, in the end
We'll never have to be apart again

***

Listen...
Growing frightened of the sound of my own voice
I really didn't want to listen, but I had no choice
All the things you taught me begin to ring untrue
Now all I wanna do, all I wanna do is love you

(Chorus)
Pride and prejudice
Keep us from being together
Lies and cowardice
The walls that keep us locked out
Sticks and stones may break us
But the fire of hate will burn us down
Now we're all alone
With the war inside our souls

Everything I'm feeling is reflected in your eyes
(Can't you see?)
But caught up in a struggle and too blind to realize
That to love without connection
There's a rule that makes us strong
The only place to find it
Is deep inside and it's been there all along

(Repeat Chorus)

There is a hunger in the human heart
That leads us to the light
There is a higher power
To teach us wrong from right

(Repeat Chorus)

Inside our souls

(Rap)
No more hate, no more lies
We're all the same in God's eyes
Show some faith and peace will come
Give your heart and trust in love
No more pain, no more tears
Time to chase away the fears
Make this world a better place
Resurrect the human race

Let love in, let love in to your heart

(Repeat with Ad-Libs and Fade)

Situations come along
And I can't understand myself sometimes
Feel as if I were drowning
Won't you lift me up?

And sometimes I can't face it, no, no
When I take a look inside
And I just don't like what I see
Is there nowhere left to hide?

Because I think about tomorrow
And what I really know
Is that I can't contain this feeling
Growing deep in my soul

(Chorus)
Take me to forever
Point me to the sky
'Cause I don't like it
And I don't wanna spent another sleepless night
We can be together
You can make it right

And I won't feel like my life was a waste of time

Reaching in the darkness, mm-hmm
My innocence is long, long gone
I'm caught up in this loneliness
Has time done me wrong?

'Cause when I look into the mirror
I see what I've become
And I've lost my own direction
Only you, only you can lead me home

(Repeat Chorus)

Time will turn all the pages into memories
Ever since you touched my heart
I have wanted to be free

(Repeat Chorus 2x with Ad-Libs)

Come over here
Right now, yeah

Just you and me
The image of the way it's gonna be
Close by my side
Livin' in the luxury of paradise

(Pre-Chorus 1)
Did you ever want something so bad, you'd risk it all
No matter what the the consequences are
You've lost control of something deep inside your soul
And now it's gone a little bit too far

(Chorus)
Temptation
Tappin' on the back of my neck
Up and down my spine
Workin' on my mind
I haven't got rid of it yet
Temptation
Every day it's haunting me back
Scratchin' on my brain
Drivin' me insane
I can't seem to get on track

I know you've got
Oh, someone in your life but I can't stop
Oh, we've tried to be just friends
But you feel it just like I do, so don't pretend

(Pre-Chorus 2)
'Cause you know you want it so bad that you'd risk it all

No matter what the consequences are
You've lost control of something deep inside your soul
And now it's gone a little bit too far

(Repeat Chorus)

Afraid you've lost a part of yourself
All your thoughts go to someone else
Bit by bit 'til there's nothing inside
Temptation is the question that you can't decide

(Repeat Pre-Chorus 2)

(Repeat Chorus 2x)

(Rap)
You can't control this feelin' that you're feelin'
And everyday life seems less than real and
You're body and mind don't connect to your soul
You try everything but there's no place to go
Admit to yourself that you have an addiction
The love in your life has caused you infliction
The deeper you go, the higher you search
But before it gets better it's gonna get worst
Kick it in!

(Repeat with Ad-Libs and Fade)
Temptation that you can't live without
Given you something to think about

I was only seventeen when my luck ran out
I didn't know where to turn, I was so in doubt
I had to find someone to hold, and I met my man
I loved him but I hated him too, his habit's so out of hand

I said, hey, can't you see what you're doing to me?
I gave you my heart, but you can set me free
Because I'm not in the mood to be apologized to
There's more to this life than your drugs and your booze

He said, please don't cry
Wipe those tears from your eyes
I will survive
I will see you through

He promised me he'd change
And then one day, a baby came

For the past nine months or so, I ain't feeling so sweet
They told me I had to behave myself, so I'd be healthy
I thought I did everything right, now everything's gone wrong
Our baby's got a broken heart, he ain't feeling so strong

My God, what did I do to deserve this from you
I don't think I've ever been so confused
I still feel the pain, even after the bruise
What should I do, tell me what should I do

He said, mama, don't cry

Wipe those tears from your eyes
I will survive
I will see my life through

Please understand
It was not in your hands
You do the best that you can
And I know your love is true

I'm not surprised that I feel so old
Sometimes existence can be so cold
I'll find the strength just to carry on
Am I destined to pay for my every mistake?
Will somebody tell me for how long?

(Sax Solo)

Please understand
It was not in your hands
You do the best that you can
And I know your love is true

Please, don't cry
Wipe those tears from your eyes
I will survive
I will see you through