Below are the words to one of my favorite songs of all time, a synth-pop hit that came out in 1990. Warning: it’s super saccharine and over the top in the love category! So it’s kind of funny that I like it at all, as I can’t stand romantic comedies, romance novels, or anything too sappy.
No, if the book or film has a happy ending, I would rather not see it. Some of my favorites will bear this out. Sylvia Plath's Ariel collection, which she wrote just before she stuck her head in the oven, typifies my taste in poetry. For films: Capote, Husbands and Wives (Woody Allen), Titanic, Kill Bill, and Interview with the Vampire. Books: The French Lieutenant’s Woman by John Fowles, The Stranger by Albert Camus, The Sound and the Fury by Faulkner, Alexandria Quartet by Durrel, A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth, to name a few.
But with this song, it’s just so over the top that you can’t help but love it. Plus, the guy on vocals has an English accent! Verses 3 & the last one are the best.
Pure by The Lightning Seeds
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night time slows, raindrops splash rainbows
perhaps someone you know
could sparkle and shine
as daydreams slide to colour from shadow
picture the moonglow, that dazzles my eyes
and i love you
just lying smiling in the dark
shooting stars around your heart
dreams come bouncing in your head
pure and simple every time
now you're crying in your sleep
i wish you'd never learnt to weep
don't sell the dreams you should be keeping
pure and simple every time
dreams of sights, of sleigh rides in seasons
where feelings, not reasons
can make you decide
as leaves pour down, splash autumn on gardens
as colder nights harden, their moonlit delights
and i love you
just lying smiling in the dark
shooting stars around your heart
dreams come bouncing in your head
pure and simple every time
now you're crying in your sleep
i wish you'd never learnt to weep
don't sell the dreams you should be keeping
pure and simple every time
look at me with starry eyes
push me up to starry skies
there's stardust in my head
pure and simple every time
fresh and deep as oceans new
shiver at the sight of you
i'll sing a softer tune
pure and simple over you
if love's the truth then look no lies
and let me swim around your eyes
i've found a place i'll never leave
shut my mouth and just believe
love is the truth i realize
not a stream of pretty lies
to use us up and waste our time
lying smiling in the dark
shooting stars around your heart
dreams come bouncing in your head
pure and simple every time
now you're crying in your sleep
i wish you'd never learnt to weep
don't sell the dreams you should be keeping
pure and simple every time
look at me with starry eyes
push me up to starry skies
there's stardust in my head
pure and simple every time
fresh and deep as oceans new
shiver at the sight of you
i'll sing a softer tune
pure and simple over you
pure and simple just for you
2 comments:
You'd like the movie Map of the Human Heart. You should check it out. I recently have discovered our library has tons of free good movies to check out. Good way to save money as well. Every week I check out a new movie for the girls to watch, but right now I am watching Michael Clayton.
I love that song! It's so beautiful and has a nice rythem to it! Great taste in music!
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