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Mike + The Mechanics: Let Me Fly

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s


Label: BMG Records
Released: 2017.04.07
Time:
 50:42
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): Mike Rutherford, Brian Rawling, Harry Rutherford, Mark Taylor, Paul Meehan
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.mikeandthemechanics.com
Appears with: Mike Rutherford, Genesis, Paul Carrack
Purchase date: 2017
Price in €: 1,00





 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


[1] Let Me Fly (A.Roachford, C.Datchler/M.Rutherford/Martin Sutton) - 4:42
[2] Are You Ready? (C.Datchler/M.Rutherford/T.Howar) - 4:27
[3] Wonder (A.Roachford/C.Datchler/M.Rutherford) - 4:36
[4] The Best Is Yet to Come (C.Datchler/M.Rutherford) - 4:00
[5] Save the World (A.Roachford/C.Datchler/M.Rutherford) - 4:42
[6] Don't Know What Came Over Me (A.Roachford/C.Datchler/M.Rutherford) - 4:20
[7] High Life (Ed Drewett/M.Rutherford) - 2:49
[8] The Letter (A.Roachford/C.Datchler/Mark Taylor/M.Rutherford/P.Mascall) - 4:55
[9] Not Out of Love (A.Roachford/M.Rutherford/T.Howar) - 4:17
[10] Love Left Over (C.Datchler/M.Rutherford/T.Howar) - 3:27
[11] I'll Be There for You (A.Roachford/Taylor/M.Rutherford/P.Mascall) - 3:31
[12] Save My Soul (A.Roachford/F.Thorneycroft-Smith/M.Rutherford) - 4:49

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l



Andrew Roachford - Lead Vocals on [1,3-5,8,10-12], Backing Vocals, Keyboards
Tim Howar - Lead Vocals on [2,6,7,9], Backing Vocals
Gary Wallis - Drums
Anthony Drennan - Guitar
Luke Juby - Keyboards

Zak Kemp - Drums on [5,6]
Clark Datchler - Piano on [5,6,9]
Patrick Mascall - Programming on [8,11]

Cherrice Kirton - Choir
Godfrey Gayle - Choir
Joy Malcolm - Choir
Priscilla Jones - Choir
Subrina McCalla - Choir
Xavier Barnett - Choir

Brian Rawling - Producer  on [1-6]
Paul Meehan - Producer on [1-6]
Mark Taylor - Producer on [8,11]
Harry Rutherford - Producer on [7,9,10,12], Engineer, Mixing

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


Let Me Fly is the second album from the latter-day incarnation of Mike + the Mechanics, the one featuring Andrew Roachford and Tim Howar splitting lead vocal duties. By this point, any of Mike Rutherford's lingering prog influences are long gone, leaving a streamlined and polished professional pop group. Even when the pace quickens and the arrangements sparkle, the affair seems subdued and, to that end, Roachford never quite gets the chance to stretch his chops. Then again, virtuosity isn't the name of the game here: this is gleaming mature pop, music for well-tailored moods and, to that end, it succeeds.

Rating: 3.5 out of 5

Stephen Thomas Erlewine - All Music Guide



Seven years into its relaunch, spirits are high in Mike + the Mechanics. And that's reflected in "Let Me Fly," the title track to the latest album by Genesis guitarist Mike Rutherford's other band -- and one of the first things the Mechanics worked on for the album.

"It's a nice simple message, which is a message of positivity," Rutherford tells Billboard of the reunited '80s band's new song. "It's like, 'Don't have any regrets. If you want to try something, do it.' Isn't that a lovely line: 'I'll see how far I can go if I don't fly/Dream to see what I can be.' It's about living out things you want to do in your life; Don't put it off and have that regret that, 'I should've done that.' Be a little brave with how you deal with your life."

That sentiment certainly reflects the current incarnation of Mike + the Mechanics, which releases the Let Me Fly album on April 7 (pre-order here). The follow-up to 2011's The Road finds the group comfortably ensconced with its current lineup, including dual singers Andrew Roachford and Tim Howar. "It's been a fun project for me," Rutherford acknowledged. "The last album was kind of the start of the next stage. I didn't really know the two singers really well. But now it's been five years of touring and getting to know everybody and getting to know their voices, so it's a lot easier to make."

Armed with that better perspective, the group -- with Rutherford's son Harry among its collaborators -- also took a more studious approach to writing the 12 songs for Let Me Fly, including the first single "Don't Know What Came Over Me." "This time around we've gone in and actually written a few songs and thrown some out and rewritten them," he explains. "The quality control on the songwriting has been a bit high this time."

The Mechanics toured the U.K. earlier this year and will be back in June to support Rutherford's Genesis mate Phil Collins in Dublin and London, while a European tour kicks off in early September and North America is set for the spring of 2018. "The original Mechanics were a recording band and hardly ever toured, because when Genesis was active there wasn't time," Rutherford says of the lineup that included singers Paul Carrack and Paul Young and had hits such as "Silent Running" and "All I Need Is A Miracle." "It makes it nice this one is different. We do a lot more touring, so some of these songs that were hardly ever heard live we're getting a chance to play. It feels like we're really building something."

The Mechanics have opened for Collins before, in Germany during Collins' last solo tour a decade ago. "It's great for us because there's an audience who probably know and like us anyway," Rutherford says. "It's a nice, friendly environment to do a couple of shows." Meanwhile, he's hoping, for many reasons, that Collins' return to the stage is successful.

"I'd like to see him just get off the ground this time," Rutherford says. "It's great that he's going to get back and do some playing live. He's had a funny few years in many ways. They haven't been the best time for him, actually. I think he needs something in his life like music again."

And if it works, might the R word be invoked for Genesis once again? "I've always had a very sensible approach to these things. I've always said 'never say never,' because who knows," Rutherford notes. "If Phil gets up there and has fun doing this, there's no reason we couldn't do something. We're all alive. We're all great friends. I think what puts Phil off is the thought of a big tour, the big grinding around the world. But I think those days are gone. A collection of shows like he's doing now, maybe 15 or so, is doable. There are no plans, but I can't see why not. Let's wait and see."

Gary Graff - 4/5/2017
© 2017 Billboard



Mike and the Mechanics will release their first album since 2011's The Road this spring. Let Me Fly, due April 7, is the eighth studio effort from Genesis co-founder Mike Rutherford's other hit-making band.
“In 1985, we were having the best time in Genesis,” Rutherford says in a press release announcing the album. “But after 28 years, myself [and fellow Genesis members] Phil [Collins] and Tony [Banks] wanted variety, so we ran our band and our solo careers side by side happily for many years. To be honest, it saved Genesis. The fact I’m still doing it with the Mechanics just makes me smile.”

Let Me Fly is the second record to feature the current Mike and the Mechanics lineup, which coalesced around singers Andrew Roachford and Tim Howar in 2010. Keyboardist Luke Juby, drummer Gary Wallis and guitarist Anthony Drennan round out the band. Vocalist Paul Young (who sang the hit singles "All I Need Is a Miracle" and "Taken In") died in 2000; Paul Carrack ("Silent Running," "The Living Years") left in 2004, around the time the band took a break. They returned with a 2014 update of "Living Years," which went to No. 1 25 years earlier.

An advance single from Let Me Fly, "Don’t Know What Came Over Me," is expected on Feb. 28. Look for a complete track listing for the album below. Mike and the Mechanics will tour the U.K. and Europe into March; after that, things are up in the air, Rutherford admitted. “I’ve never had a long-term plan, even with Genesis," he said. "I’ll put Let Me Fly out and I’ll see where it goes. What happens this year will tell me what to do next. I like that!”

Nick DeRiso - February 10, 2017
© 2017 Ultimate Classic Rock



The band feeling is back – Mike makes his Mechanics soar

Mike Rutherford has been in the music business for almost 50 years now. He has played in seedy clubs, in giant stadiums, created immortal bass lines, left his imprint on music history and provided unintentional comedy as the singer on his second solo album. But Mike has always done his thing. Not many musicians are lucky enough to have get a second good band going like Mike did with his Mechanics beside Genesis. The Mechanics have never been a copy of Genesis and the music has never been geared towards fans of progressive rock. The Mechanics have always been a pop band that tried out many different things within the borders of popular music, but they have always focused on good tunes and accessible music. Mike is getting on towards his 70th birthday now, and many fans of his old band Genesis are a bit confused why he keeps this pop project alive.
In fact, the Mechanics seemed to be over. Paul Young’s death in 2000 was a loss the Mechanics could not survive – that, at least, was public opinion then. Nevertheless they came back with Rewired, which was, interestingly, by Mike + The Mechanics feat. Paul Carrack. For Mike, Rewired became what Abacab was for Genesis. Not everybody liked it, but the band obviously wanted to do something different and came up with this very interesting album. Mike, funnily enough, appeared to be less satisfied with the outcome and the Mechanics rested – until Mike apparently felt bored after the end of the Genesis tour 2007.
He met singers Andrew Roachford, Arno Carstens and Tim Howar, who in turn sang on the Mechanics latest album, The Road. Several songs on it had quite some potential, but the overall problem was that it sounded strangely forced. Background Noise is the title of what was arguably the best song on the album – with vocals by Arno Carstens who soon vanished from sight. In 2011 the Mechanics began to play gigs again. Mike, Tim Howar and Andrew Roachford were usually accompanied by Gary Wallis, Luke Juby and Anthony Drennan on stage. This team closed ranks and became a solid band. Since then the Mechanics have played many shows each year, and everybody who went to see them confirmed that they are a terrific live line-up.

Let Me FlyNobody could guess, of course, that it would take the band six years to record a new studio album. In the meantime, at least, they released a new song, When My Feet Don’t Touch The Ground, on their “best of” compilation The Singles. All the while they were encouraged to make a new album, but at the same time expectations grew to absurd heights. Fans, each in their way, demand the maximum. Social networks, internet fora and other places of exchange have established an utterly new way of discussing music. All of a sudden, YouTube snippets become relevant, everything is consumed faster, judged faster – people do not take as much time. But they should take their time for Let Me Fly, easily accessible though the album may be because of its genre.
I have chosen not to listen to the precursor single Don’t Know What Came Over Me but wait for the album in its entirety. Visually, Let Me Fly is completely different from The Road. There is no writing on the cover. The album comes in a fine digipak with a booklet filled with additional information, accompanying text and the lyrics. We find out that Mike himself is responsible for the visual concept. We learn that the songwriters influenced the process, and the band consists of six musicians – years ago the Mechanics were billed as a trio.

Looking back ahead – the music

It is rather difficult to describe the flair of this album. Now and then you get the impression that you hear bits of sounds from way back when. Some moments sound like Living Years, others may remind you of a mixture of Beggar and the debut album, and other songs might make you think of Word Of Mouth. Comparisons like these are cheap when a band has that kind of history. In fact, the album also has a very modern flair, there is an idea of “the best of both worlds” that I would liken to they way gardners tend to both, the roots and the flowers of shrubbery.

The opening song takes in the listener. A richly textured song sets off Andrew Roachford’s excellent voice. Choir elements awake memories of The Living Years, particularly with the final climax. Add to these drum computer sounds, well-known from the 80s.
As soon as the music turns rougher with Are You Ready it is Tim Howar’s voice we hear. Are You Ready is currently the opening song for the live shows – with good reason, it is a very catchy pop-rock song. The rhythmic sound in the beginning is a bit confusing because there may be a bit Rewired in that. If you think that Roachford is going to sing the ballads and Howar the faster songs the album will prove you wrong. Wonder shows off the strengths of the Mechanics in the mid-tempo segment. It also proves that a song can sound good without breaks between verse and chorus – and sans fade-out. About the comparisons: Greetings from the Beggar album…
Don’t Know What Came Over Me confirms that all the songs on the album have a similarly high level. The melodies are catchy and there is a nice variety in the arrangements. Interestingly, Roachford sings the chorus much lower than the verses on that particluar one. Until here, calmer songs follow up-tempo songs. Then, High Life is a kind of detour. Sparsely instrumented, it is a welcome breather between lush sound blankets.

The Letter may well be the best song on the album. It combines much of the Mechanics’ history – there are moments where you may want to sing “can you hear me?”, but then the sound turns to Living Years, or is it M6? The Letter is some kind of musical autobiography of the band, complete with a little solo from Mike! Another song in this category might be I’ll Be There For You – there is some of the production style of Now That You’ve Gone in it – more on that in a bit. The song is edgy, and is really a good-vibe song.

It may be worth rehashing the distribution of lead vocals:
Roachford: Let Me Fly, Wonder, Save The World, Don't Know What Came Over Me, The Letter, Not Out Of Love, I'll Be There For You, Save My Soul
Howar: Are You Ready, The Best Is Yet To Come, High Life, Not Out Of Love, Love Left Over

Since Howar sings “only” backing vocals on Not Out Of Love it is Roachford who is “way ahead”. The M6-album had a similar vocal share.

Songwriters and producers

The Mechanics have always had an interesting mix of songwriters and producers, and they keep it up on Let Me Fly. Clark Datchler, known as the head of Johnny Hates Jazz, is probably the best-known of them. Brain Rawling and Mark Taylor may be less familiar names, but their work on Cher’s album and song Believe is not only very popular but also led to the sound of the Mechanics single Now That You’ve Gone. Mark Taylor also co-wrote two of the best songs on the album, The Letter and I’ll Be There For You. Other co-writers are Patrick Mascall, who worked with Tim Howar in his band van Tramp, Ed Drewitt and Fraser T. Smith. More information on them below. Of course, Mike Rutherford himself and Andrew Roachford and Tim Howar wrote or co-wrote many of the songs. Mike's son Harry is also one of the co-producers o this one. The production sounds like a mixture of modern and retro. The album is, however, well-rounded as far as the production is concerned, which shows in the fact that, the title song excepted, there are no fade-outs but regular endings.

All things considered

Six years ago Mike re-formed his Mechanics. Long tours have forged the line-up into a band. Mike took his time to make the new studio album that has come out on April 7 on BMG. The (still) new singers Andrew Roachford and Tim Howar are involved in the creative process, and there is a host of interesting co-writers and co-producers. The material moves between solid and excellent. You may perhaps miss a über-hit, but then all the songs are equally good. There is no song that is inferior to the others. Neither is any song absolutely superior. You can hear that the songs are based on fresh ideas. This is a hungry band. This is no music for blinkered fans of progressive rock, but an album you can enjoy with the certain knowledge that you are offered good quality songs. 32 years after their debut album Mike + The Mechanics release Let Me Fly, a wonderful pop album. There is absolutely no reason why this should be their last. Mike finally lets his Mechanics fly. And boy, do they soar!

Christian Gerhardts (English by Martin Klinkhardt)
© 1991-2017 Genesis News



Genesis-Gründungsmitglied und Gitarrist Mike Rutherford rief Mike + The Mechanics vor 32 Jahren ins Leben. Nicht als Ersatz, sondern als Ergänzung zu Genesis. Mit der Veröffentlichung von „Let Me Fly“ am 07. April 2017, liegt das mittlerweile achte Album der Band vor, die längst keine Identitätssuche mehr betreiben muss. Mike Rutherford hat derzeit allen Grund dazu, glücklich zu sein, denn „Let Me Fly“ destilliert alles, was Mike + The Mechanics ausmacht: das Songwriting, das erbaulich-Lebensbejahende und die typisch-eigenartigen Untertöne. „Let Me Fly“ nahm an Fahrtwind auf als die Band 2011 mit „The Road“ auf Tour war, dem ersten Album mit der momentanen Besetzung: Rutherford (Gitarre/Bass), Luke Juby (Keyboards), Gary Wallis (Schlagzeug), Anthony Drennan (Gitarre), Andrew Roachford (Gesang), Tim Howar (Gesang). „Let Me Fly“ besitzt jene Form von Lebensfreude, für die Mike + The Mechanics seit jeher stehen.

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LET ME FLY


[Verse 1]
I don't wanna live without living
I don't wanna wear a disguise
I don't wanna keep on pretending
Just living a lie
Every day the pressure is building
Every night I'm howling at the moon
Feeling like the wolves are just closing in
What can I do?

[Chorus]
So let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly
If I don't try, I will never know
Let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly
See how far I can go

[Verse 2]
None of us is born to be prisoners
But some of us end up in a cell
What if we were born to be a witness
Living is the only way to tell

[Chorus]
So let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly
If I don't try, I will never know
Let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly
See how far I can go
And let me dream, let me dream, let me dream
I can be who I wanna be
Let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly
See how high I can go

[Bridge]
Funny thing is
Make a wish and
Hope it counts for something
Standing here
And I'm looking down
Not afraid to fall

[Chorus]
So let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly
If I don't try, I will never know
Let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly
See how far I can go
And let me dream, let me dream, let me dream
I can be who I wanna be
Let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly
See how high I can go
So let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly
If I don't try, I will never know
Let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly
See how far I can go
And let me dream, let me dream, let me dream
I can be who I wanna be
Let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly
See how high I can go
So let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly
If I don't try, I will never know
Let me fly, let me fly, oh, let me fly
See how far I can go
 

[Outro]
And let me dream, let me dream, let me dream
I can be who I wanna be



ARE YOU READY?


Are you ready?
To put your heart on the line
To tell the world that you're mine
To love me all of the time

Wiser and older
I thought it was over
But I'm haunted again by you

Stronger and deeper
I'm still a believer
No, I never got over you

Over the waves and across the years
I've dealt with my demons and faced my fears
But, there's only one thing I need to know

Are you ready?
To put your heart on the line
To tell the world that you're mine
To love me all of the time

Are you ready?
To stand with me when it counts
Let go of all your doubts
Love me all of the time

When I was younger
I let you go under
And I never forgave myself

All of the time I was on the run
I'm back here to finish what I've begun
Now there's only one thing I need to know

Are you ready?
To put your heart on the line
To tell the world that you're mine
To love me all of the time

Are you ready?
To stand with me when it counts
Let go of all your doubts
Love me all of the time

Can you trust in what I say?
Step into a brand new day
New day

Tell me, are you ready?
To put your heart on the line
To tell me, are you ready?
Love me all of the time

Tell me, are you ready?
To stand with me when it counts
Let go of all your doubts
Love me all of the time

I put my heart on the line
Tell me, are you ready?
To put your heart on the line
To tell the world that you're mine
You got to tell the world you're mine
Love me all of the time
Tell them, tell them

Are you ready?
Tell them, tell them, are you ready?
I'm ready
I'm so ready
Hey, hey, hey (Love me all of the time)
Tell me, are you ready?



WONDER


[Verse 1]
Take a look around you
I really think you should
At all the things you've broken
Just because you could

Think of all the people
You know who they are
Ya took them all for granted
And gave them only scars

[Chorus]
And I wonder
When you are here beside me
And I hold you
I know that you don't love me
Do you wonder
If we're so good together
Why ya do
The things you do
To me and to you?

[Verse 2]
Every single moment
Every single day
Ya never seem to tire
Of all the games you play

I doubt you've even noticed
The world is movin' on
It's too late for salvation
Your power's all but gone

[Chorus]
And I wonder
When you are here beside me
And I hold you, yeah
I know that you don't love me
Do you wonder
If we're so good together
Why you do
The things you do
To me and to you?

[Bridge]
Are you blind to what I'm sayin'?
It's not too late for changing
I look into the future
And this is what I fear
The smile that made me love you
Has all but disappeared
But who am I to tell you?
Who am I to say?
I've nothin' left to offer
Just hope ya find your way

[Chorus]
And I wonder
Well, you are here beside me
And I hold you
I know that you don't love me
Do you wonder
If we're so good together
Why ya do
The things ya do
Why ya do
The things ya do
To me and to you?

Yeah, yeah

Do you ever wonder
Somewhere in your mind
Why ya do the things ya do

Do you ever wonder

The things ya do

Oh yeah, love

Do you ever wonder?



THE BEST IS YET TO COME


[Verse 1]
Are there days when you're feeling
Days when you're feeling down?
And you're looking for hope but
How can that be found?
Are there nights when you're falling
Nights when you're falling fast?
Can you take a hold of my hand
Let go of the past?
Can I take a hold of your heart?
That's all I ask

[Chorus]
And if you say yeah
You give it one more chance
You see, the best is yet to come
And if you say yeah
The future's in your hands
The best is yet to come

[Verse 2]
If there're times you're the winner
Times you're the loser too
Are there times when you question
Everything you knew?
I don't want you to give up
Don't you give up now
Gotta keep your feet on the ground
And your head in the clouds
Can you just be true to yourself
And make me proud?

[Chorus]
And if you say yeah
You give it one more chance
The best is yet to come
And if you say yeah
The future's in your hands
The best is yet to come

[Bridge]
Why are you giving up the ghost
This is the time I need you most
I only wanna see you standing tall
Life is a circle at your feet
Always perfected and so sweet

[Chorus]
And if you say yeah
You give it one more chance
You see, the best is yet to come
And if you say yeah
The future's in your hands
The best is yet to come
And if you say yeah
You give it one more chance
The best is yet to come
And if you say yeah
The future's in your hands
The best is yet to come
That's all I ask
The best is yet to come
The future's in your hands
The best is yet to come
That's what I ask
The best is yet to come



SAVE THE WORLD


[Verse 1]
Now the tears are falling
But not again
Do not fear the darkness
It has to end

If we hold together
Be as one
I know finally
We'll see the sun

[Chorus]
I'm not trying to save the world
Only wanna make us better
Cause we all want to feel that our lives have a reason
And you've given me hope something I can believe in

[Verse 2]
Sorrow is no stranger
Not to me
He has often brought me
To my knees

But if we stand together
In the light
I can promise
You will be alright

[Chorus]
I'm not trying save the world
Only wanna make us better
I'm not trying to save the world
I know nothing lasts forever
Cause we all want to feel that our lives have a reason
And you've given me hope something I can believe in

Ooh
Ooh, yeah

I'm not trying to save the world
Only wanna make us better
I'm not trying to save the world
I know nothing lasts forever

I'm not trying to save the world
('Cause we all want to feel that our lives have a reason)
Only wanna make us better
(And you've given me hope something I can believe in)
I'm not trying to save the world
('Cause we all want to feel that our lives have a reason)
I know nothing lasts forever
(And you've given me hope something I can believe in)

I'm not trying to save
You believe me?
Save the world baby, no



DON'T KNOW WHAT CAME OVER ME


[Verse 1]
I was such a lucky man
Before I turned the tables
You were everything to me
Now I'm like a fallen angel

[Chorus]
Made a promise to myself
I would love nobody else
But I don't know what came over me
No, I don't know what came over me
I was such a fool
All I ever cared about was you
Always you, always you

[Verse 2]
It was only for a night
A moment in madness
But I've paid a heavy price
For these endless days of sadness

[Chorus]
Made a promise to myself
That I wouldn't love nobody else
But I don't know what came over me
No, I don't know what came over me
I was such a fool
All I ever cared about was you
Always you, always you
Made a promise to myself
I would love nobody else
But I don't know what came over me
No, I don't know what came over me
But I don't know what came over me
No, I don't know what came over me
But I don't know what came over me
No, I don't know what came over me
I don't know what came over me



HIGH LIFE


[Verse 1]
Friend of mine
Friend of mine
Told me about a girl that I left behind
Said she was living on her own
And I said she needed to go home
So I tried to find

Tried to find
But she's elusive at the best of times
Best of times
I tried to get inside her head
I tried to think of what I said

Yeah I was looking through the cold dark nights
But there was nothing to find
I asked a stranger if he knew your name
Said you nearly lost your mind

[Chorus]
Looking for the high life
'Cause it's over now
Said that you could see it
In her eyes
Looking for the high life
Wasn't working out
But she'll be looking for the rest of her life

[Verse 2]
There she goes
There she goes
It's too late but I should have told
Should have told
That she don't need to be like them
To be loved in the end

So she went off into the cold dark night
But there was nothing find
I should have held close for one last time
So she wouldn't lose her mind

[Chorus]
Looking for the high life
'Cause it's over now
Said that you could see it
In her eyes
Looking for the high life
Wasn't working out
But she'll be looking for the rest of her life

Looking for the high life
'Cause it's over now
Said that you could see it
In her eyes
Looking for the high life
Wasn't working out
But she'll be looking for the rest of her life
Yeah, she'll be looking for the rest of her life
Said she'll be looking for the rest of her life
Her life



THE LETTER


[Verse 1]
I read the words today
The words you'd never say, not ever to my face
Just a simple page
That I found by mistake, now nothing will be the same, oh no

[Chorus]
Don't know why I never saw it in your eyes
All this time you were a master of disguise
It was just a simple letter
That I never will forget
Now things will never
Now things will never be the same
Never be the same
No, no

[Verse 2]
A simple twist of fate
If I had closed the drawer into it
But it's too late
I'm wakin' from a dream
What else remains unseen, I wonder
Will I never know?

[Chorus]
Don't know why I never saw it in your eyes
All this time you were a master of disguise
It was just a simple letter
That I never will forget
Now things will never
Now things will never be the same
Never be the same
No, no
Don't know why I never saw it in your eyes
All this time you were a master of disguise
It was just a simple letter
That I never will forget
Now things will never
No things will never
Thing will never be the same
Never be the same
Never be the same
Never be the same
Never be the same
No never



NOT OUT OF LOVE


It's Monday mornin' and she's
Back on the train
It's the same old empty faces
Again and again
It's Friday evenin' and the
Week is done
She used to just live for the moment
Go out and have fun
But she's not out of love
She's not out of hope and dreamin'
She's not out of love, no
She's still got so much to believe in

You gotta hold on
You gotta hold on
To the things in life that really matter
Friends to keep you strong
You gotta hold on
You gotta hold on
Just believe that life, the world kept right
Even when the world seems wrong

It's Sunday mornin' and she's
Still laying in bed
She reads through the Sunday papers
But despite what she read
But she's not out of love
Not out of hope and dreamin'
She's not out of love, no
She's still got so much to believe in

You gotta hold on
(Hold on)
You gotta hold on
(Hold on)
To the things in life that really matter
That keep you strong
You gotta hold on
You gotta hold on
Just believe that life, the world kept right
Even when the world seems wrong

Everything that you have ever loved
Is all that matters in the end
The only thing that you can count on
Is the love of a friend

Oh yeah
Not out of love
No, you still got so much
(Not out of love)
Not out of love
(Not out of hope and dreamin')
Not out of hope and dreamin'
(Not out of love)
Not out of love
Still got so much to believe in
Not out of love
(Not out of hope and dreamin')
Not out (Not out of love)
Still got so much (Still got so much to believe in)
Know you can make it
Hold on



LOVE LEFT OVER


[Verse 1]
Now everything is wrong
How can I carry on?
You broke a part of me
I doubt if you can see

And even now I'm hoping it wasn't all in vain
'Cause all that I have left is the pain

[Chorus]
There's got to be some love left over
'Cause I meant everything that I told ya
There's got to be some time to mend it
Wasn't like I ever wanted to end it

There's got to be some love

[Verse 2]
I packed my life away
Just for a rainy day
Still weathering the storm
How can I carry on?

And even though I'm hopin', maybe time can heal
You will never feel what I feel

[Chorus]
There's got to be some love left over
'Cause I meant everything that I told ya
There's got to be some time to mend it
A broken heart just can't keep on pretendin'
There's got to be some love

[Bridge]
You're lookin' for the movers and shakers
But how you find the good from the great
If I have only one demand, it's that you try to understand
Life is not worth living this way

[Chorus]
There's got to be some love left over
'Cause I meant everything that I told ya
There's got to be some time to mend it
Wasn't like I ever wanted to end it

There's got to be some love left over
'Cause I meant everything that I told ya
There's got to be some time to mend it
A broken heart just can't go on pretendin'

There's got to be some love
Oh, there's got to be some love



I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU


[Verse 1]
No one can say
You didn't want to fly
You went your own way
And weren't afraid to try
Now you feel so alone
When your dreams aren't always what they seem

[Chorus]
You give all you got
Still get hurt
Still get torn in two
When the battle seems lost
I'll be there
I'll be there for you (There for you)
I'll be there
I'll be there for you

[Verse 2]
You've fallen from grace
And given up the fight
But you know life finds a way
When there's no hope inside
And you're not alone
When your dreams aren't always what the seem
 

[Chorus]
You give all you got
Still get hurt
Still get torn in two
When the battle seems lost
I'll be there
I'll be there for you (There for you)
I'll be there
I'll be there for you
Always
Always

[Bridge]
Oh, when your dreams aren't always what the seem
You give all you got
Still get hurt
Still get torn in two
When the battle seems lost
I'll be there
I'll be there

(You give all you got
Still get hurt
Still get torn in two
When the battle seems lost
I'll be there
I'll be there for you (There for you)
I'll be there
I'll be there for you



SAVE MY SOUL


[Verse 1]
Traveled south to wash my sins away
But the devil laughed as he turned and sealed my fate
Oh let go of my soul, I never feel, I'm never on my own

Someone right behind haunts me to the bone

[Chorus]
All I want is something
That I know I can believe in again
All I want is something
That I know I can believe in again
And I know that's you
Hey

[Verse 2]
Gave my child a gun
To see what he could do
Shot them down
With the dirty shade of blue

[Chorus]
All I want is something
That I know I can believe in again
All I want is something
That I know I can believe in again
 

[Verse 3]
Shine a light into the dark
Before it brings me to my knees
Oh give me your light
I need your light

Storms will rise
Rain will fall on you
River runs
Away from the truth

[Chorus]
And all I want is something
That I know I can believe in again
All I want is something
That I know I can believe in again

Oh give me your light
I need your light
Oh baby

I just need something that I can believe in
All I need
All I need is something
I just need something, something


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