Oleta Adams 는 미국출신의 소울, 재즈 가스펠 싱어이자 피아니스트로 1980년대부터 활발한 활동을 해왔다. 사실 그녀는 영국 팝밴드인 Tears for Fears 에 의해서 켄자스시티의 한 바에서 발견하고 그들의 앨범에 콜라보레이션 하기도했다. 그것을 계기로 그들은 함께 투어를 다니기도 했다. 전작들에서 Brenda Russel 등의 곡을 리메이크 했던 그녀는 이번앨범에서는 오롯이 그녀가 작업한곡으로만 앨범을 채워나간다. 무려 8년만에 발매 되는 이번앨범에서 그녀는 보컬리스트로서의 훌륭한 면모를 자신의 커리어에 한계단 더 쌓아올렸다. .... ....
Verse 1: Broken wander-er, you think you know you so well It's hard to move ahead, when your so down on yourself Take it easy, take a lesson from me You'll be all you've ever needed to be
Verse 2: Love is simple, in its someone else And you see all the things, you wish you'd found in yourself just imagine, for a minute or two You could picture you the way that I do
Chorus: Oh, I wish you were to love you the way that I do Oh, I wish you'd see the beauty that I see in you I wish you could imagine a minute or two That you could picture you the way that I do (x2)
Verse 3: Your distracted, in your world of despair Broken hearted, convinced that nobody cares Your reflection is intented with grace
When the sunlight can't fall upon your face
Verse 4: Don't be troubled, by the image you see It's out of focus (out of focus), unless your seeing through me From where I'm standing, its the best point-of-view See the underlying beauty in you
Chorus (3x's)
Bridge (to fade): If you could see you (see you) I gotta see you (I gotta see you) Picture you like I do (x's 2)
If you believe in you like I do Picture you like I do (See you, ah)
Nobody said you had to want me You could've just smiled and walked away I wish I'd known you could be so hurtful I could've saved myself from a day like today
You were the one with the sweetest kisses You were the one who stole my heart I could've made my home your caresses If you hadn't torn our lives apart
[Chorus] Tell me what do you see in me That somehow makes you believe That I am the enemy At least that's what you perceive
It makes you do foolish things And I know we'll both regret From all of the pain it brings The pain that makes you forget to love me
It ain't no way to love me
If I could've had someone tell my fortune Of what was in store for you and me This ain't nothing like what I would imagine And it ain't the kind of love I need
We don't even have to stay together I'll be satisfied to live on my own Everytime you look at me your heart gets colder Then I'm better off alone
[Chorus]
Tell me what do you see in me That somehow makes you believe That I am the enemy At least that's what you perceive
It makes you do foolish things And I know we'll both regret From all of the pain it brings The pain that makes you forget to love me
It ain't no way to love me
Whooo Hooo hooo hoo hoo Oooh Oohhh Oh Ooohhh
[Chorus] Tell me what do you see in me That somehow makes you believe That I am the enemy At least that's what you perceive
It makes you do foolish things And I know we'll both regret From all of the pain it brings The pain that makes you forget to love me
Hush now, don't explain You're the cause of all my trouble and pain Unless you're mine don't explain My love, my love, my love don't explain There is nothing with me not to gain You know that I love you Look at what lovin' has done All my thoughts were real and so sincere I was so completely yours You know, I hear folks cha-cha-chatter And I know you cheat Right or wrong right now doesn't matter You're here with me, sit down, have a seat It's your time to feel the pain It's your time to reel, don't explain Hush now, don't explain There is nothing with me now to gain I'm gonna skip ? Don't explain, don't explain