TEARS DRY ON THEIR OWN

AMY WINEHOUSE

SONGWRITERS: AMY WHINEHOUSE; NICOLAS ASHFORD & VALERIE SIMPSON

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: BACK TO BLACK

LABEL: ISLAND RECORDS

GENRE: POP

YEAR: 2007

 

        "Tears Dry on Their Own" is a song by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse from her second and final studio album, Back to Black(2006). It was released on 13 August 2007 as the album's fourth single. While the melody and lyrics are composed by Winehouse, the music behind her voice is na interpolation of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's 1967 song "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", penned by the married duo of Ashford & Simpson. The original ballad version of the track is featured on the posthumous álbum Lioness: Hidden Treasures (2011). The song was featured in the documentary film based on the life and death of Winehouse, Amy(2015) and was also included on the film's soundtrack.

All I can ever be to you

Is a darkness that we know

And this regret I got accustomed to

Once it was so right

When we were at our high

Waiting for you in the hotel at night

 

I knew I hadn't met my match

But every moment we could snatch

I don't know why I got so attached

It's my responsibility

And you don't owe nothing to me

But to walk away I have no capacity

 

He walks away

The sun goes down

He takes the day, but I'm grown

And in your way

In this blue shade

My tears dry on their own

 

I don't understand

Why do I stress the man?

When there's so many bigger things at hand

We coulda never had it all

We had to hit a wall

So this is inevitable withdrawal

 

Even if I stopped wanting you

A perspective pushes through

I'll be some next man's other woman soon

I cannot play myself again

I should just be my own best friend

Not fuck myself in the head with stupid men

 

He walks away

The sun goes down

He takes the day, but I'm grown

And in your way

In this blue shade

My tears dry on their own

 

So we are history

Your shadow covers me

The sky above ablaze

 

He walks away

The sun goes down

He takes the day, but I'm grown

And in your way

In this blue shade

My tears dry on their own

 

I wish I could say no regrets

And no emotional debts

'Cause as we kissed goodbye, the sun sets

So we are history

The shadow covers me

The sky above, a blaze

Only lovers see

 

He walks away

The sun goes down

He takes the day, but I'm grown

And in your way

My blue shade

My tears dry on their own

 

Whoa, he walks away

The sun goes down

He takes the day, but I am grown

And in your way

My deep shade

My tears dry on their own

 

He walks away

The sun goes down

He takes the day, but I'm grown

And in your way

My deep shade

My tears dry.

 BY YOUR SIDE

CALVIN HARRIS

SONGWRITERS: CALVIN HARRIS; JAMIE SCOTT; JOHN NEWMAN; MICHAEL DAVID NEEDLE; THEO HUTCCRAFT & TOM GRENNAN

COUNTRY: SCOTLAND

ALBUM: EVERING ROAD

LABEL: SONY MUSIC

GENRE: HOUSE

YEAR: 2021

 

           Adam Richard Wiles(born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter. After focusing on self-sung projects, in 2012, Harris released his third álbum 18 Months, which involved various vocalists in its single records and gained international recognition. He has released five studio albums and runs his own record label, Fly Eye Records, which he founded in 2010.

          His debut studio album, I Created Disco, was released in June 2007. Its singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls" both reached the top 10 in the UK. In 2009, he released his second studio album, Ready for the Weekend, which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and whose lead single, "I'm Not Alone", became his first song to top the UK Singles Chart. In 2012, Harris rose to international prominence with the release of his third studio album, 18 Months, which topped the UK Albums charts and became his first album to chart on the US Billboard 200, peaking at number 19. All eight of the album's singles reached the top 10 in the UK, breaking the record for the most top 10 songs from one studio album on the UK Singles Chart with eight entries, surpassing Michael Jackson's record. In 2014, he released his fourth studio album, Motion, which debuted at number two in the UK and number five in the US. In 2017, he released his fifth studio album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1, which reached the top 2 in the UK and the US and became his third consecutive number one album on the US Dance/Electronic Albums chart.

          In October 2014, he became the first artist to place three songs simultaneously on the top 10 of Billboard's Dance/Electronic Songs chart. He also became the first UK solo artist to reach more than one billion streams on Spotify. Harris has received 18 Brit Award nominations–winning British Producer of the Year and British Single of the Year for "One Kiss" with Dua Lipa, both in 2019, as well as five Grammy nominations, including a win for Best Music Video in 2013. In 2013 he also received the Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors, and was named the Top Dance/Electronic Artist at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards. He appeared on Debrett's 2017 list of the most influential people in the United Kingdom. He topped Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid DJs for six consecutive years from 2013 to 2018.

       "By Your Side" is a song by Scottish DJ and producer Calvin Harris featuring English singer Tom Grennan, released on 4 June 2021 via Sony Music.

When you wake up in the morning

And you're shadowed by the darkness of the night

When you wake up in the morning

Darling, I'll be by your side

 

when you get a little lonely

And you lose your head then don't give up the fight

When you wake up in the morning

Darling, I'll be by your side

 

when you wake up in the morning

And you're shadowed by the darkness of the night

When you wake up in the morning

Darling, I'll be by your side

 

I'll be there by your side

I'll be everything you wanted

I'll be there by your side

If you need a light to shine in

I'll be there

 

Oh-oh

(Darkness of the night) oh-oh

(I'll be by your side) oh

 

So lift your hand 'cause you know that you can

There'll be fire again in the dark

Hold out your hand, let the stars shoot again

Let the light shine in through the dark

And I'll be there

 

I'll be there

(I'll be by your side)

I'll be there

(I'll be by your side, hey).

NUMB

LINKIN PARK

SONGWRITERS: BENNINGTON CHESTER CHARLES; WEST KANYE OMARI; CARTER SHAWN C; SHINODA MICHAEL KENJI; HAHN JOSEPH; DELSON BRADFORD PHILIP; BOURDON ROBERT G. & FARRELL DAVID MICHAEL

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: METEORA

LABEL: WARNER BROS.

GENRE: POP ROCK

YEAR: 2002

 

        "Numb" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released as the third single from their second studio album, Meteora(2003), and is the closing track on the album. One of Linkin Park's most well-known and critically acclaimed songs, "Numb" topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart for 12 weeks. The song spent six weeks at the top of the chart in 2003 and six weeks in 2004. The song also spent three weeks atop the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.

    The song was remixed as "Numb/Encore", a collaboration between the band and American rapper Jay-Z. It was a massive hit for both artists that was featured on the álbum Collision Course and earned them the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. "Numb" was ranked number 95 on Rhapsody's list of the "Top 100 Tracks of the Decade".

           In January 2011, "Numb" was released in a Linkin Park DLC pack for Rock Band 3. In August 2020, it, together with several other Linkin Park songs, was added in an update to Beat Saber.

I'm tired of being what you want me to be

Feeling so faithless, lost under the surface

Don't know what you're expecting of me

Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes

 

Every step that I take is another mistake to you

(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow)

 

I've become so numb

I can't feel you there

Become so tired

So much more aware

 

I'm becoming this

All I want to do

Is be more like me

And be less like you

 

Can't you see that you're smothering me

Holding too tightly, afraid to lose control?

'Cause everything that you thought I would be

Has fallen apart right in front of you

 

Every step that I take is another mistake to you

(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow)

And every second I waste is more than I can take

 

I've become so numb

I can't feel you there

Become so tired

So much more aware

 

I'm becoming this

All I want to do

Is be more like me

And be less like you

 

And I know

I may end up failing too

But I know

You were just like me with someone disappointed in you

 

I've become so numb

I can't feel you there

Become so tired

So much more aware

 

I'm becoming this

All I want to do

Is be more like me

And be less like you

 

I've become so numb

I can't feel you there

(I'm tired of being what you want me to be)

I've become so numb

I can't feel you there

(I'm tired of being what you want me to be).

LOVE STORY

TAYLOR SWIFT

SONGWRITER: TAYLOR SWIFT

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: FEARLESS

LABEL: BIG MACHINE RECORDS

GENRE: COUNTRY POP

YEAR: 2008

 

           "Love Story" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on September 15, 2008, by Big Machine Records, as the lead single from Swift's second studio album Fearless(2008). Produced by Swift and Nathan Chapman, the song was inspired by a love interest of Swift who was unpopular to her family and friends. Swift based the song's narrative on the plot of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet(1597), as told from the perspective of Juliet, but replaced the play's tragic conclusion with a happy ending. Musically, "Love Story" is a midtempo country pop song featuring soprano vocals and a slow-building melody.

          The song received widespread critical praise with many complimenting Swift's writing style and the song's catchiness. The single peaked atop the chart in Australia, where it was certified ten times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). It reached the top five on charts in Canada, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, and the U.K., and was one of the best-selling singles of 2009 worldwide. In the U.S., "Love Story" peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified eight times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). A success on pop radio, "Love Story" was the first country song to top the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart. It has sold over six million copies in the U.S., and over eight million copies worldwide.

            The accompanying music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy. The video is a period piece that drew influences from the Medieval, Renaissance, and British Regency eras. It follows Swift and model Justin Gaston as they meet in a university campus and imagine themselves in a prior era. "Love Story" was included in the set lists of all of Swift's headlining tours: the Fearless Tour (2009–2010), the Speak Now World Tour (2011–2012), the Red Tour(2013–2014), the 1989 World Tour(2015) and the Reputation Stadium Tour(2018).

       The re-recording of the song, "Love Story (Taylor's Version)", was released on February 12, 2021. Critics praised it for its crisper production, nostalgic emotion, and Swift's matured vocals. The song topped the Hot Country Songs chart, making Swift the second artist after Dolly Parton to reach number one on the Hot Country Songs with both the original and re-recorded versions of a song.

We were both young when I first saw you

I close my eyes and the flashback starts

I'm standin' there

On a balcony in summer air

See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns

See you make your way through the crowd

And say, "Hello"

Little did I know

 

That you were Romeo, you were throwin' pebbles

And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"

And I was cryin' on the staircase

Beggin' you, "Please don't go, " and I said

 

Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone

I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run

You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess

It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes"

 

So I sneak out to the garden to see you

We keep quiet, 'cause we're dead if they knew

So close your eyes

Escape this town for a little while, oh oh

 

'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter

And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"

But you were everything to me

I was beggin' you, "Please don't go, " and I said

 

Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone

I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run

You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess

It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes"

Romeo, save me, they're tryna tell me how to feel

This love is difficult, but it's real

Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess

It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes"

Oh, oh

 

I got tired of waiting

Wonderin' if you were ever comin' around

My faith in you was fading

When I met you on the outskirts of town, and I said

 

Romeo, save me, I've been feeling so alone

I keep waiting for you, but you never come

Is this in my head? I don't know what to think

He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring

And said, "Marry me, Juliet

You'll never have to be alone

I love you and that's all I really know

I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress

It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes"

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

'Cause we were both young when I first saw you.