Death's Diary Marc Almond

wind And there's room in my diary for you, my friend And there's room in my diary for you On Wednesday I took a man He begged please help me die For he lay in pain and suffering It made his

The Sensualist Marc Almond

My room is flooded blue and green It's completely real this dream seems I need you Or I need somebody now The hurt it takes me to the edge The moment when I taste my breath Sweet with fear And near to death

Toreador In The Rain Marc Almond

pavement reflecting the neon Lights this Torero in his arena He looks down at his clothes Imagining those Worn of sequin, Gold and Brocade He kneels and kisses the beast Fearing the least Knowing death

The Gambler Marc Almond

facing reverend life The reverend paled as he saw the score The gambler felt pain as a knife His troubles, tribulations Revelations and regrets A wife, a child, a fight to trial Turned by the hand of death

The Stars We Are Marc Almond

Do you rememberThose hazy amber daysWe were but childrenHaving the time of our livesWe had no regard, no respectA floor was a bedAnd a bed held the mysteries of lifeThey had to endBut so soon?And t...

These My Dreams Are Yours Marc Almond

I'm a labyrinth of hopes and fearsOf tears of frustration and of angerBut if you can break through this wallAnd search amongst it allYou'll find a man thereWho has a heart of loveWho is afraid of g...

Bitter Sweet Marc Almond

A little bitterA little sweetThat's how I like my life to beI'll take it neatBitter sweetThat's how I see the worldI like the rainI like the darkI like mornings in the parkThe summer heatBitter swe...

Only the Moment Marc Almond

The clock on the wallHas just told youYour hour has comeAnd you know those that God lovesDie youngChorusBut rememberThere is never foreverOnly the momentThere is never foreverOnly the momentYou're ...

Your Kisses Burn Marc Almond

You make a fireHere in my heartYour kisses burn meSending sparksAuras fadeCharisma palesYour kisses burnThey scorch my soulAnd world without endThrough tempest andstormYour kisses my fireYour love ...

The Very Last Pearl Marc Almond

Somewhere deep in the scarlet cityA million dreams are not enoughI'm knee deep in fallen womenBeing alone in the scarlet cityCan be toughCall me romanticCall me deludedI'd give you anything you ask...

Tears Run Rings Marc Almond

On heavenly rainYou fell into my lifeUnforgettable smileUnforgettable liesIn the name of the crossOr a banner of loveWith the hand of a friendOr under a blanket of trustChorusThe angels sighedThe l...

Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart (Solo Version) Marc Almond

Something's gotten hold of my heartKeeping my soul and my senses apartSomething's gotten into my lifeCutting its way through my dreams like a knifeTurning me up, turning me downMaking me smile, mak...

She Took My Soul in Istanbul Marc Almond

Once in a nightI spent in IstanbulI had a dream of a forbidden worldWhere even angels fear to look uponA place where all of love is doomed to dieHer face appearedThrough clouds of bitter wineSour a...

The Frost Comes Tomorrow Marc Almond

Weary of life you retired from the worldThe voice in your soul that cried follow (follow)Told you of treasures of silver and goldLocked up in an heart that seemed hollow (hollow)Secretly yearning t...

Kept Boy Marc Almond

He brings me flowers every morningHe brings the world onto my bedHe makes my bedroom into spring timeViolets, gardenias, roses redHe brings me tea and serves me chocolateAnd I lick honey from his f...

Say Hello, Wave Goodbye Marc Almond

Standing in the door of the Pink FlamingoCrying in the rainIt was a kind of so so loveAnd I'm going to make sure it neverHappens againYou and IIt had to beThe standing joke of the yearYou were a sl...

Litany For A Return Marc Almond

My loveMy heartMy sweet, ohMy sky My fireMy heat, ohMy workMy springMy veilMy honeyMy bombMy grailMy gateMy goldMy thrown, ohMy stockMy rockMy stone, ohMy nightMy thirstMy hungerMy dayMy breadMy wa...

The Boy Who Came Back Marc Almond

He woke to the sound of the birds in the morningFelt charged with a new lease of lifeTime to break out of his present surroundingsA mother, a child and a wifeHe'd not said good-bye to his last thre...

You Have Marc Almond

Oh you have the saddest eyesThat I have ever seenSecret sorrows of a heartThat breaks so easilyDon't let me catch you cryingDon't let me catch you cryingWatching through the pane of glassThe final ...

Tenderness Is A Weakness Marc Almond

She was always aloneKept herself under lock and keyJust her sorrows for all to seeShe would break up and cry for meThrow her awayBlow the ash from the ashtrayLeave her alone to playLeave her alone ...

Stories Of Johnny Marc Almond

Try hard to make the world look bright todayTry hard to make my nightmares go awayTry hard to keep the fear awayThe cold of day, try hardTry hard to play the games the world would like you to playB...

Love Letter Marc Almond

There are timesYou can't help but to cryAnd time won't healBy and byThere are timesYou can't hold back the tearsAnd hurt won't healWith the yearsBut, I will always love youAlways love youAlways you...

A Woman's Story Marc Almond

There are many who have laid with meThen got up and walked away from meAnd played around with me like I was a gameEvery night was a one night flingWhen I'd given them everythingThey never even aske...

Ruby Red Marc Almond

Well it seems you have a heartI saw it once so I know it's trueYou let it out on Sundays whenYou let it beat me black and blueWhen you went and stole my heartI saw it go so I know it's trueIt was a...

Melancholy Rose Marc Almond

First I saw youLove in a silk black slipIn dark watersSinking like a shipTrouble on your lipsMurder in your songSong of a mean manLovers come and goneOh Melancholy RoseOh Melancholy RoseCome souls'...

Mother Fist Marc Almond

Well now I've been on my own for many a yearSeems like I'll never get lovedGot me a hand on this brother of mineAnd I'm gonna get me the rubTurn me the lights down to a purple glowPut Bessie Smith ...

Madame De La Luna Marc Almond

She's in my veinsGold in my veinsShe is my painAnd my joyTime and againWaxing or waningI am insaneFor La LunaMadame de la LunaWhen she is sleepyShe's creepy, mysterious and wickedWhen she is fullSh...

Waifs And Strays Marc Almond

And so they say they're leavingWhile you sleep away the dayYou go out every eveningCollecting waifs and straysThey follow their illusionsThey don't know what to doThey need a clear directionThat's ...

The Desperate Hours Marc Almond

Tonight's the night it said in my starsThat love would be round the next bendI felt for a while that my run of good luckWould never come to an endThis world was not made for me, no no no no no no n...

Widow Weeds Marc Almond

She draped herself in Widow WeedsVeil of black and buttoned sleevesHid her face from the worldA shadow where once had been a girlHer husband of past twenty yearsHad passed away leaving her in tears...

A Lover Spurned (Full Length Version) Marc Almond

A lover spurnedA lesson learnedOn love you've gotYour fingers burntShed bitter tearsNow love has turnedThe sweet revengeOf a lover spurnedA passing phaseA week of loveBut all at onceYou had enoughI...

The Sea Still Sings Marc Almond

I remember the sea I rememberHow I thought she would sing foreverThough her voice it became a whisperBut the sea still sings in her heartTo the furthest shores of AlaskaFrom the bow of a flounderin...

Carnival Of Life Marc Almond

Desire...Love...Mystery...MagicJust close your eyesImagine you're in a placeWhere you can taste all you craveIn life's masqueradeCome hold my handAnd all your wishes come trueBurlesque and blueThe ...

Orpheus In Red Velvet Marc Almond

Orpheus in Red VelvetSing that song againThat song of jealousy and painOrpheus in Red VelvetSing that tearful tuneThe one that's coloured by the moonChorusTake me through HellFor I deserve itTake m...

City Of Nights Marc Almond

In the city of nightsIn the city of nightsAs the lights go on there's a magic glow to the seaBut as we move through the streets we can feel the fearAs night goes on there's a tragic show in the cit...

The Libertine's Dream Marc Almond

On a bed of silken sheets he lay his headThe pillow edged in gold and redA palace in his prison wallsA feast for all, there's really only breadThose walls shut out the worldLeaving him to conjure u...

Everything I Wanted Love To Be Marc Almond

(I hoped it would be)I want love to make me happy(I hoped it would be)I want love to make me cry(I hoped it would be)I want love to be a promise(I hoped it would be)I want love to make me dieI want...

Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart Marc Almond

Something's gotten hold of my heartKeeping my soul and my senses apartSomething's gotten into my lifeCutting its way through my dreams like a knifeTurning me up, turning me downMaking me smile and ...

A Lover Spurned Marc Almond

A lover spurned, a lesson learnedOn love you've got your fingers burntShed bitter tears, now love has turnedThe sweet revenge of a lover spurnedA passing phase, a week of loveBut all at once you ha...

Real Evil Marc Almond

Real evil I feel real evilYou're gonna fight hard to get out aliveReal evil- beware peopleAll you hold dear brutalizedGive me your symptoms, I'll be your drugstoreI've got the sedative you needBrin...

Exotica Rose Marc Almond

Exotica roseWorks the shows in the eveningExotica roseWorks for dollars and dimesExotica roseNobody knows her secretWherever she goes men shout"hey rose got the time? "Exotica roseDances in beads a...

Old Jack's Charm Marc Almond

It was in the tattoo parlourWhere he engraved their namesWords a winding round his shouldersReminders now he's older In the magic of the parlourDown his arm unwinds a storyLove and hate and Mum and...

Looking For Love (In All The Wrong Places) Marc Almond

Keep on looking nowYou gotta keep on looking nowKeep on looking nowYou're looking for loveIn all the wrong placesWhere your walk it's always shadowConversation always shallowWhen they talk they nev...

Addicted Marc Almond

I just can't get enoughI just can't get enoughAnd I wake upAnd it's there like a freezing cloudPassing over the sunAnd I open my eyesI'm not movingWhite as a ghostAnd stiff as a gunAnd I wake up my...

The Edge Of Heartbreak Marc Almond

Sometimes when I'm on my ownMy bed too cold for one aloneI try to lose myself in dreamsBut you're not here so I can't sleepI suffer when the night is longMy heart cries out for yours is goneYou tak...

Love To Die For Marc Almond

Fantasy dancerDangerous rhythmDance me your dance ofLove forbiddenIts love to die forLove to cry forLove to say goodbye forDance your way into my heartWhere I can love your scarsThey tell me what y...

Betrayed Marc Almond

Now you're kissing other guysAnd when you kiss you close your eyesDo you hold regrets or do you easily forgetCan you be so quickly swayedCan tender words just fade awayCan you blame me for feeling ...

On The Prowl Marc Almond

On the prowlUp to no goodGot to find a lover by midnightOn the prowlWish that I couldSatisfy my predator natureStar shine brightWon't you heal my sorrow tonightLet's chase the moonlightBurn the tow...

Come In Sweet Assassin Marc Almond

Come in sweet assassinHow will I ever know you love meUnless you hurt meLay your head down on the pillowTake off your dancing shoesAnd rest your gypsy feetCome in sweet assassinYou've got everythin...

Shining Brightly Marc Almond

This is my destinyFor one brief momentAnd I'm not gonna let it dieI'm like the sunI'm like the sun shining brightlyThis is my destinyFor one brief momentAnd I'm not gonna let it dieI'm like the sun...