Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Something's gotten hold of my heart
Keeping my soul and my senses apart
Something's gotten into my life
Cutting its way through my dreams like a knife
Turning me up and turning me down
Making me smile and making me frown

In a world that was worn
I once lived in a time there was peace with no trouble at all
But then you came my way
And a feeling unknown shook my heart, made me want you to stay
All of my nights and all of my days

I gotta tell you now
Something's gotten hold of my hand
Dragging my soul to a beautiful land, yeah
Something has invaded my nights
Painting my sleep with a color so bright
Changing the grey and changing the blue
Scarlet for me and scarlet for you

I've got to know if this is the real thing
I've got to know what's making my heart sing
Whoa, yeah
You smile and I am lost for a lifetime
Each minute spent with you is the right time
Every hour, every day
You touch me and my mind goes astray
Baby
Baby

Something's gotten hold of my hand
Dragging my soul to a beautiful land
Yeah, something has invaded my nights
Painting my sleep with a color so bright
Changing the grey and changing the blue
Scarlet for me and scarlet for you


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Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart Lyrics as written by Roger John Reginald Greenaway Roger Frederick Cook

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    I haven't heard the original version, but Cave sings this one really nice! It's so pretty and true (and quite obvious with its meaning)

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