It's hard when you want and despise, love and loathe someone all at the same time.
I WANT TO BE THE ONE
INTRO
When you play those games
Do they end the same?
And when the waters flow
Do they touch the Seine?
Like a stolen whisper.
Or a lily’s sigh
Like a broken wish
Or an alibi.
VERSE
Cos you’re a rebel, in a satin dress
You’re a vision, time cannot compress
You’re an angel, with a tattered rim
In fact you to me are everything,
That I ever thought that you could be.
An enigma, in a mystery.
CHORUS
I want to see you win, I want to see you fail
To cross the seven seas, without a single sail
I want to see you walk, I want to see you run
I’m transfixed by all the things,
That you have picked undone
I want to be the one.
VERSE
When you’re a soldier, with a broken sword
You’re a slayer, but with scant reward
You’re a sinner, who has cast the stone
In fact you to me are all alone,
An immortal who’ll forever be.
An enigma, in a mystery.
CHORUS
I want to see you win, I want to see you fail
To cross the seven seas, without a single sail
I want to see you walk, I want to see you run
I’m transfixed by all the things,
That you have picked undone.
I want to be the one.
I want to be the one.
I want to be the one.(fade)
@owl Feb 2022
Lots of interesting turns of phrase here—“Lily’s sigh”, “tattered rim”! I like that sense of obsession with a slightly off kilter flavor.
@engebretsen Feb 2022
hmmm... I like this lyrics.... Maybe.... I have it mind...
@geoff61 Feb 2022
Hi @mikeb I would have no objection to that but in my head it sounded better as it was, personal choice to whoever takes this on (if they do).
@mikeb Feb 2022
Some great lines in this lyric, although some confuse me a little!
Could this line: 'In fact you to me are all alone,' be changed to 'In fact to me you are all alone,'? It sounds more natural to me that way.