Anita Lipnicka (b. 1975 in Poland) started her career as a vocalist in one of the most successful bands of the 90s “ VARIUS MANX”. She wrote almost all the lyrics for two albums, which sold over a million copies in Poland. Several songs from that period became hymns for a generation. They were compared to the likes of The Cardigans or The Cranberries, and received many prestigious awards. Anita became the biggest pop star in Poland and suddenly decided to quit the band to pursue a solo career. She left for London, where in 1996 she started working on new songs for her first solo album with well known session musicians and the record producer Danny Schogger. The album, accurately titled “Anything Can Happen” was released in Poland in 1996 and sold over 400.000 copies. Over the next few years she toured extensively, recorded two new albums and . . . searched for a new musical direction. In 2002 she and John Porter recorded a ballad “For You” written for his album “Psychodelikatesy”. It was the first step towards an amazing turn in their careers.
When John Porter (b. 1950, Wales) started collaborating with Anita, he had already been a legend in his own right. John was instrumental in creating the Polish rock scene in the 70s as one of the founders of MAANAM, and later, at the turn of the decade, founder of PORTER BAND - the most seminal rock group at that time. Their debut album “Helicopters” became a cornerstone for Polish rock music. Like Anita, John left the band at the peak of its career and worked on numerous solo projects (12 albums). Then, in 2002, he invited Anita to record with him a ballad, “For You” and this marked the beginning of their songwriting partnership.
Currently Anita & John are busily working on material for their third album which they hope to record in Poland with a western producer. Apart from that they have a beautiful year old daughter – Pola, who has given them a new dimension to their work and life.
Such a Shame
Anita Lipnicka & John Porter Lyrics
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Now, when it's all too late
Everything I had to give
I've already given away.
My heart is gone.My body's is gone.
It's just the ghost you see
The ghost of someone you would like
So, take this song
It's all I've got
That wasn't played before
The rest is stained,
Worn out, gone astray.
I've played it down to the bone
In your eyes there's a hunger
I cannot satisfy
I'll never become your mistress
I've been everyone else's wife
My heart is gone.My body's gone.
I traded them so low
Just for a few drops of passion
Just for some scraps of love
So, take this song
It's all I've got
That wasn't played before
The rest is stained
Worn out, gone astray
I've played it down to the bone
So, take this song
It's all I've got
I hope you understand
The rest is stained
Worn out, gone astray
It's such a shame I've met you
Now, when it's all to late
If only I never met you
I wouldn't mind the waste.
The song Such a Shame by Anita Lipnicka and John Porter is a melancholic tune about regret and missed opportunities in love. The singer laments the fact that she met the person too late when everything she had to give, including her heart and her body, has already been given away to others. She is now just a ghost of the person she used to be, someone who the other person might have wanted. The singer desires to please the other person, but their needs are insatiable, and she cannot satisfy them. She confesses that she has been everyone else's wife, and she will never be anyone else's mistress. The singer seeks to give the other person this song, which is all she has left. She has played everything else down to the bone and wishes she had not met them, and she wouldn't mind the waste.
Line by Line Meaning
It's such a shame I've met you
The regret of having met you is overwhelming
Now, when it's all too late
Unfortunately, the timing of our meeting was too late to save me
Everything I had to give
My heart, my soul, my body, my love - all of it has been given away
I've already given away.
There is nothing left to give, it has all been used up
My heart is gone. My body's gone.
My heart and body are empty, merely a shell of what they used to be
It's just the ghost you see
All that's left is my physical body, a mere ghost of who I once was
The ghost of someone you would like
The person you see is not who I am now, but who you wish I were
Someone I used to be
The person I am now is not who I once was, and you cannot change that
So, take this song
This song is all I have left to give
It's all I've got
My heart and body have been depleted, leaving only this song
That wasn't played before
This song is still fresh and untouched, a gift just for you
The rest is stained, Worn out, gone astray.
Everything else I've offered before is tainted and damaged
I've played it down to the bone
I've given everything I had to give, leaving nothing left to offer
In your eyes there's a hunger
I know you want something more from me, but I cannot give it to you
I cannot satisfy
I am not the person you want me to be, and I cannot change that
I'll never become your mistress
I won't be your romantic partner or fulfill your desires
I've been everyone else's wife
I've already given all of myself to others, leaving nothing for you
I traded them so low
I gave away my heart and body too readily and without care
Just for a few drops of passion
I allowed myself to be used for fleeting moments of desire
Just for some scraps of love
I settled for whatever small amount of love I could get
I hope you understand
I need you to comprehend why I cannot offer you what you want
It's such a shame I've met you
Meeting you has brought me regret instead of happiness
If only I never met you
If we had never crossed paths, I wouldn't be in this predicament
I wouldn't mind the waste.
It would have been better to have never met and wasted my love on you
Contributed by Alex V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Beata Czer
Nie mam słów 😇 takie słowa tylko do Tego Jedynego ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Dodii walsh
strasznie uwielbiam ich muzyke ma taki klimacik ze hoooo..;)
piotr sulkowski
piekne... :)
Beata Czer
Dziękuję 😇😘🙉💏
Anna Bytniewska
Świetny kawałek:)
Pierce Nikolai
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Madden Julien
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Pierce Nikolai
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Madden Julien
@Pierce Nikolai Glad I could help :)
Beata Czer
Kocham Was.