His extravagance, combined with tenderness and complimented by a whole lot of 'Funkiness', is enriched through years of recording with award-winning stars like Steve Vai, Cindy Lauper, Little Steven, Tina Turner and Billy Joel. A former member of he Pretenders, TM recorded on the platinum album "Get Close" and also produced and arranged, amongst others, the album "Tribute to Deep Purple According to New York" on which artists like Yngwie Malamsteen, members of Living Colour and Bernie Worrell (P-Funk) all participated. It was TM who contributed the compelling groove with his unmistakable style on Joe Cocker's mainstream classic "Unchain my Heart." Together with Narada Michael Walden he penned the billboard hit "I Should Have Loved Ya." (Source: http://www.tmstevens.com)
Supernatural
T.M. Stevens Lyrics
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Everything shewants, she gets
Everything she sees, she needs
She look as you and sez, you're mine
You can't resist her wish this time
Sacrilegious, superstitious, so delicious
I'm a scuba diver for your love
Cleopatra, blow your mind
Invitation to your house of sin
You're a victim when she lets you in
Supernatural mystic world
Eyes so cold, she'll take your soul
Supernatural wicked heart
Give her a schance, she'l ltare you appart
Love's in the air tonight
Don't know if I'm wrong or wright
Seduction guaranteed, well well
We're going straigh to heaven or hell
I'm gonna eat cha like candy
Feels so good, like I knew it would
She's the natiest wich in the neighbourhood
Lickity, lickity, lick lick
Stimulating, everything dshe do
Dominating, her web well catch you baby
Supernatural... "spank me before you yank my chain"
In "Supernatural," T.M. Stevens describes the feeling of being haunted by one's past and the painful memories they carry. The song refers to the humbling experience of volunteering at a summer camp, where the singer's shame and fear were hidden from others. The lyrics suggest that the pain we carry from our past can sometimes feel like a ghastly apparition that we desperately want to escape from. The fear, humiliation, and emotional burden become overwhelming, to the point that we cry out in anguish for help, for someone or something to save us. Stevens seems to suggest that these experiences shape us and that they can either be dressed up as fantasies or become the source of our travesties, depending on how we decide to frame them.
Stevens' use of vivid imagery and metaphors highlights the deep-seated impact of past experiences, especially those that are marked by shame and an inability to fit in. Through "Supernatural," Stevens captures the feeling of being trapped in one's own thoughts, the ache of feeling alone, and the hope that someday we may find a way to release that pain and be at ease with ourselves. Overall, the song emphasizes the importance of coming to terms with one's past and the role it plays in shaping our present and future.
Line by Line Meaning
Everybody here
Every person present in this situation
Comes from somewhere
Has a past origin
But they would just as soon forget
But they prefer to forget that origin
And disguise
And hide their true selves
At the summer camp where you volunteered
At the summer camp where you worked without pay
No one saw your face, no one saw your fear
No one noticed your appearance, no one saw how scared you were
If that apparition had just appeared
If that ghost had suddenly appeared
Took you up and away from this place
And lifted you up and away from that location
And sheer humiliation
And intense embarrassment
Of your teenage station
Of your teenage years and social status
Nobody cares, no one remembers and nobody cares
No one cares about your struggles and nobody remembers them
How you cried and you cried
How you shed tears again and again
"He's alive, he's alive"
Referring to someone's survival
If you call out "safe"
If you declare the situation is safe
Then I'll stop right away
Then I will immediately stop doing something
If the premise buckles
If the idea behind something collapses
And the ropes start to chafe
And the ropes begin to rub painfully
The details smart
The facts cause emotional pain
But the story's the same
But the narrative remains unchanged
Painful
Humiliation of your teenage station
Yeah, you cry and you cry
Yeah, you cry and you cry
Realized your fantasies
You recognized your dreams and desires
Are dressed up in travesties
Have been excessively changed or distorted
Enjoy yourself with no regrets
Have a good time and don’t worry about past mistakes
Now there's nothing dark
Now everything is free of negativity
And there's nothing weird
And there's nothing strange
Don't be afraid, I will hold you near
Don’t feel scared, I will be there for you
From the seance where you first betrayed
From the supernatural gathering where you initially betrayed someone
An open heart on a darkened stage
Being emotionally vulnerable in a dimly lit environment
A celebration
A commemoration or honoring
Of your teenage station
Of your teenage life and social status
It's an experience, sweet, delirious
It is a sensation that is pleasurable and disorienting
Supernatural, super serious
Involving paranormal aspects and very significant
An experience, sweet, delirious
A feeling that is enjoyable and confusing
Supernatural, super serious
Involving paranormal elements and extremely significant
Wow
Expressing astonishment or excitement
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