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I don't remember last night but they took my picture
There was a car in the ocean off of Suicide Bridge
The heart collector had his hands on me
At the edge of the world looking up
I heard what you couldn't say to me
You gave it away when you said it to her
You're a secret that I tell myself
Running through a thousand lives
Hoping there's one on the other side
At the edge of the world looking up
You're so afraid of what you want that you don't want it anymore
You wrote your message on my back and left but time will pull us to the floor
I don't know when I came to and remembered your fingers
I went back to the house but it was a vacant lot
This matchbook you wrote on is all I've got
Am I falling, going down
Dreaming and singing without a sound?
At the edge of the world looking up
There was a car in the ocean off of Suicide Bridge
The heart collector had his hands on me
At the edge of the world looking up
I heard what you couldn't say to me
You gave it away when you said it to her
You're a secret that I tell myself
Running through a thousand lives
Hoping there's one on the other side
At the edge of the world looking up
You're so afraid of what you want that you don't want it anymore
You wrote your message on my back and left but time will pull us to the floor
I don't know when I came to and remembered your fingers
I went back to the house but it was a vacant lot
This matchbook you wrote on is all I've got
Am I falling, going down
Dreaming and singing without a sound?
At the edge of the world looking up
| akheise | Posted: May 09, 2013 - 14:41 now to hear Tom Waits' On the Other Side of the World... |
| unclehud (now 50 feet above the planet in Boston) | Posted: Feb 04, 2013 - 15:15 HAHAHAHAHA! Are these lyrics funny or really sad? By the way, the edge of the world is just past your fingertips, right? |
| oldviolin (Esse Quam Videri) | Posted: Aug 31, 2012 - 15:32 Stu_Pidasso wrote: I hear a hint of beetles in some of the melody Me too...stag I think... |
| coy (san antonio) | Posted: Sep 18, 2011 - 08:07 Dickieb68 wrote: Edge of the world... Are you making a comment about us far flung folk? but i thought NZ was the middle of the world |
| pinnyrat | Posted: May 15, 2011 - 07:28 Snore |
| LucidDreamer (Derby City) | Posted: Apr 13, 2011 - 17:22  |
| davewski | Posted: Sep 04, 2010 - 16:36 Rather reminds me of John Lennon after he left the Beatles. |
| Bad_Art (Outa' Space -- EVE Online) | Posted: Apr 30, 2010 - 07:01 Okay Bill. Time to bring the mood up a bit, please. |
| Stu_Pidasso | Posted: Jan 25, 2010 - 14:16 I hear a hint of beetles in some of the melody |
| SledDawg (High Bridge, NJ, USA) | Posted: Apr 16, 2009 - 11:38 Good song, not her best though. I'm a huge fan, and always check in on her. Her latest is very good and different. She's always interesting and stimulating, though I still find her 80s CDs the best - the T-Bone produced stuff (Martinis & Bikinis, Cruel Inventions). Yes they are very Beatley, and that's a major positive. But the lyrics are great too - when she was escaping (and commenting on) her Leslie Phillips years as a Christian rock figurehead. So many cool lyric puzzles. Hey RP - play some of that stuff! Like "Lying", "Strawberry Road", "Standing Still" (yeah!), "Same Changes" etc. |
| physastro2050 (Aachen,Germany) | Posted: May 04, 2008 - 05:22  |
| throwback (Bailey, CO) | Posted: Apr 02, 2008 - 17:22 :puke:  :puke: |
| Dickieb68 (Wellington NZ) | Posted: Jan 30, 2008 - 18:22 Edge of the world... Are you making a comment about us far flung folk? |
| Mari (île de lesvos) | Posted: Dec 30, 2007 - 07:53 Woo! Happy New Year Sam!  |
| Mari (île de lesvos) | Posted: Feb 19, 2007 - 06:42 Sam Phil lips for World President! |
| jjafri | Posted: Dec 07, 2006 - 19:42 Reminds me of Emitt Rhodes and you know who Emitt reminded everyone of. |
| bokey | Posted: Dec 07, 2006 - 19:40 Second song by her this week. |
| eman (PDX) | Posted: Dec 07, 2006 - 19:40 
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| LadyLovelyLocks (Otherside of the Mirror UK) | Posted: Feb 03, 2006 - 09:27 I got excited thinking this was new Sam Brown. Silly me  |
| Atombender (Frankfurt, Germany) | Posted: Jan 05, 2006 - 04:51 YaeMPs wrote: I'm not too sure why but I am strongly reminded of a Beatles tune...
Anyone else? Yes it sounds very much like it! Its the instruments and the mix... sounds exactly the same. I love the piano sound... a bit "dirty". |
| maryte (Austin, TX) | Posted: Apr 30, 2005 - 09:21 YaeMPs wrote: I'm not too sure why but I am strongly reminded of a Beatles tune...
Anyone else? Absolutely - they're one of her strongest influences. I saw her open up for Bruce Cockburn in Austin in the mid 80s and they both were fab-u-lous. Sad about the dissolution of her marriage to T-Bone Burnett, but apparently they're still friends (good enough for him to continue to brilliantly produce her albums)... |
| jerseygirl | Posted: Mar 02, 2005 - 13:48 gotta go to wvuv. can't stand the succession of songs today. once in a while playing a good song doesnt cut it. |
| rcurrier (San Juan Capistrano, CA) | Posted: Dec 18, 2004 - 19:35 (8?» wrote: Well gee, I wanted to comment on this song, but given the lack of published lyrics (as per google), I'm hardly qualified.
I really don't understand the point in writing a song, if you don't want people to know what it is. :( Got Ears? |
| timandjuliet (Colorado, USA) | Posted: Nov 04, 2004 - 11:26 Playful and cool and serene all at the same time. Who is this Sam Phillips and why does he sound like a woman? (just kidding) |
| Isobel (Florence, AL) | Posted: Mar 02, 2003 - 09:44 I had never heard her before. Oh, my. I'm headed to Amazon right now. Thank you, thank you Bill & Rebecca! (That is, thanks I think. I'm going to go broke listening to this station!) |
| (8?» ((+2 RPT, bioload) Columbia, MO) | Posted: Mar 20, 2002 - 12:12 Originally Posted by Dr._Crane:
Face, don't give up so easily. Here is a link to Sam's site with all the lyrics: ~Sam Phillips Lyrics~ Well, ain't I just a dumbass (that's rhetorical, BTW ;) ), I was at that site, on that page, but I didn't think the song titles were links. Gotta watch those artist types, huh? :) |
| Dr._Crane (Dickory Dock [+3 RPT], NC) | Posted: Mar 20, 2002 - 12:00 Face, don't give up so easily. Here is a link to Sam's site with all the lyrics: ~Sam Phillips Lyrics~ And the lyrics to this one: I don't remember last night but they took my picture There was a car in the ocean off of Suicide Bridge The heart collector had his hands in me At the edge of the world looking up I heard what you couldn't say to me You gave it away when you said it to her You're a secret that I tell myself Running through a thousand lives Hoping there's one on the other side At the edge of the world looking up You're so afraid of what you want that you don't want it anymore You wrote your message on my back and left but time will pull us to the floor I don't know when I came to and remembered your fingers I went back to the house but it was a vacant lot This matchbook you wrote on is all I've got I'm not falling down Dreaming and singing without a sound At the edge of the world looking up. A Sam Fan-I-Am! |
| (8?» ((+2 RPT, bioload) Columbia, MO) | Posted: Mar 20, 2002 - 11:55 Well gee, I wanted to comment on this song, but given the lack of published lyrics (as per google), I'm hardly qualified. I really don't understand the point in writing a song, if you don't want people to know what it is. :( |
| Dr._Crane (Dickory Dock [+3 RPT], NC) | Posted: Mar 20, 2002 - 11:49 The song of the year (2001) from the best producer of the year (T-Bone Burnett) and his talented spouse, Sam Phillips, who is indeed channeling the spirit of John Lennon. |
| (former member) (2nd star to the right) | Posted: Jan 22, 2002 - 00:49 The spirit of John Lennon lives on. |
| Leslie (Antioch, CA) | Posted: Dec 16, 2001 - 18:50 I often feel that I am on the edge of the world looking out, trying not to be too judgemental. |