Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Leave The Others Alone

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Black and gold
A safe combination
Heaviness sets the seed for the next generation
You say we're so alike
Well, I wouldn't want to live
On the difference
No, I wouldn't want to live
On the difference
Sitting down at 10.000 feet
Nothing's artificial
It shouldn't be a word
I live on my dreams
Well, I'd never do anything to make them happen
No, I'd never do anything to make them happen
Suddenly I'm forced to think and make the right decision
I'm on the brink
You've put me in a position
I'll tell you what
I'll give you me
If you leave the others alone
Canvas cracks
Face unrecognisable
Eyes have a stony gaze
Moving's not advisable
I know who you are so, I don't feel the need to make conversation
No, I don't feel the need to make conversation
Suddenly I'm forced to think and make the right decision
I'm on the brink
You've put me in a position
I'll tell you what
I'll give you me
if you leave the others alone
Leave the others alone

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ruben On Jun 18, 2002

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by john hurt

20y ago

Sophie wrote this song after finding out Devoid A. had knobbed her mum.

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by aficianado

20y ago

I think that lyrically speaking this is one of the superbly talented and gorgeous Sophie's best songs.

I'm a bit iffy about the meanings but I thought about the 'sitting down at 10,000 feet' part when I went on a plane recently. lol.

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