poems
Martina Topley-Bird/Nearly God/Terry Hall Lyrics

I confide to anything
I can easily share my thoughts and emotions with anyone

So I have to hide from everything.
I have to keep my innermost thoughts to myself in order to avoid being vulnerable

Everybody wants a piece of me.
Everyone wants to take advantage or use me in some way

Rinse the origin and cease to be
Forget your roots and history to start afresh

Sit back and let it happen,
Relax and let things unfold the way they were meant to

Let us take your time away
Let us distract you from real life with something that will make you feel better temporarily

I don't understand you.
I am confused and cannot comprehend your behavior or intentions

I don't want your time of day.
I have no interest in you or what you have to say

If you're gonna walk, might as well walk your way,
If you are going to go through life, you might as well do it on your own terms

Always walk the whole ways,
Don't give up or quit halfway through something, always see things through to the end

Forget the punk, I pack the funk.
Ignore negative people and focus on the positive, I bring the groove

I'm gonna take a piece of you.
I plan on getting something from you, one way or another

Making money for good health, but first I learn to see myself
Prioritizing personal growth before financial success is key to true prosperity

You've promised me poems
There was a promise of something meaningful and poetic

I rue the day that I ever met you,
I greatly regret the day that we crossed paths

And deeply regret you getting close to me.
I wish I had not opened myself up to you

I cannot wait to deeply neglect you,
I am eagerly awaiting the opportunity to forget about you completely

Deeply forget you, Jesus believe me,
I will make an effort to erase every memory of you from my life

You promised me poems.
You made a vow to me, and you did not keep it

You might have been my reason for livin'
You may have given me a sense of purpose in life

I gave up ungivin', gave up everything.
I was willing to change myself and sacrifice everything in order to make this work

We were a right pair of believers
Together, we had faith in something greater than ourselves

A couple of dreamers, so how come
We both had high hopes and aspirations, so why did this fall apart?

You hate me?
Do you have animosity towards me now?

Dreamed of ringing voices,
Imagining or hoping for pleasant and melodic sounds

They contemplated choices.
They thought about different options or paths they could take

Taste like a rare kiss,
Feels exquisite and indulgent, like an unusual and special kiss

To heighten my awareness.
To make me more alert and attentive

With all fairness, greatness, with gratitude.
Being fair and grateful can lead to greatness

And simply rhymes with attitude
Poetry is not always about perfect grammar or structure, but it can have a powerful message if the words are spoken with conviction

Now do promotion and TV, and ya still can't see.
Even with mass marketing and widespread exposure, you still may not understand or appreciate something

We down the hill cascade
We fall down the hill together in a cascade of emotions or actions

And keep away the masquerade,
We avoid hiding behind masks or pretenses, we are genuine with each other

Dreamed of ringing voices,
Again, imagining or hoping for pleasant and melodic sounds

And you promised me poems
Someone swore that they would write something thought-provoking and beautiful for me

And you promised me poems
Again, there was a vow to write something meaningful and poetic

And you promised me poems
Once more, there was a pledge to create writing that would evoke strong emotions.