Alicia Keys - ALICIA Album Lyrics

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Truth Without Love

Such a nuisance, tryna kill all the loose ends
Tell me how the truth became so elusive
Them illusions from the fusion, the intrusion
Contusion, you got me confused, man

Wish I could change everything up
You all in my zone, Jack go home, ain't the same 'cause
Wondering if I was still the same girl (I wonder)
The girl you knew before she came up (I wonder)

What if I was you?
What if I was the same?
What about the truth? Runnin' round with no shame

What if I wasn't Alicia?
Would it please ya?
How would I feed ya?
What if to you I was just leecher?
Why would I need ya?
Why would I need ya? Yeah

Tell me why the hell is something always wrong
Tell me why the hell I had to write this song
Even when I'm right, they gonna say I'm wrong
Oh well, oh well

Tell my why the hell I had to write this song
Tell me why the hell is something always wrong
Even when I'm right, they gonna say I'm wrong
Oh well, oh well

(Truth without love) Oh well, oh well
(Truth without love) Oh well, oh well, well
(Truth without love) Oh well, oh well, well
(Truth without love) Oh well, oh well, well

"You can't understand me" is an understatement
I love you more because I know you hate me
I love you more 'cause I know you forsake me
So you hate it more, can't wait to drive the stake in

You lucky I do this for different reasons
Shine all the time no matter the seasons

Lawries
Swear they out here extra salty
Man, they out here extra salty
I swear they out here extra salty
Yeah

All in time, one day you'll find
The truth without love (truth, truth, truth, truth)
Truth without love (truth, truth, truth, truth)
The truth without love (truth, truth, truth, truth)
Truth without love (truth, truth, truth, truth)
is just a lie

Oh well, oh well
Oh well, oh well

(Truth without love) Oh well, oh well, well
(Truth without love) Oh well, oh well, well
(Truth without love) Oh well, oh well, well
(Truth without love is just a lie) Oh well, oh well

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Time Machine

Fear of what's in the mirror, yeah
So much to be afraid of
Scared of what we're made of
And what we might be

Young life flies out the window, yeah
It's not the time that changed us
It's the dreams that we weren't chasing
Come back to haunt us, eventually

That's why every morning, after dawn and
Tell your darling something is calling
Drive me crazy, I just can't explain it

Go out of your mind
(Out of your mind, out of your mind, out of your mind)
Go out of your mind
(Out of your mind, out of your mind)

No, we can't rewind, life ain't no time machine
But once you free your mind, there's beauty in everything

That's why every morning, after dawn and
Tell your darling something is calling
Drive me crazy, I just can't explain it

Go out of your mind
(Out of your mind, out of your mind, out of your mind)
Go out of your mind
(Out of your mind, out of your mind)

No, we can't rewind, life ain't no time machine
But once you free your mind, there's beauty in everything

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Authors of Forever

We are lost and lonely people
And we're looking for a reason and it's alright
So let's celebrate the dreamers
We embrace the space between us, 'cause it's alright

We're all in this boat together
And we're sailing towards the future and it's alright
We can't make the whole thing better
We're the authors of forever and it's alright

We are born on our own
And we die on our own
And we're here to make meaning
Of what happens in between
We could hate, we could love
We could doubt, we could trust
But we're here to make meaning
For as long as we're breathing

and it's alright
Wherever you are, it's alright
Whoever you are, it's alright

If you find love, love like it's the first time
God only knows it will be the last time
If you find love, love like it's the first time
God only-

Where there's light
There must be a shadow
Cloudy skies and rain make a rainbow
We are builders, we are breakers
We are givers, we are takers and it's alright

We are seven billion stories
And we know the faith and glory and it's alright
Alright, ohh

We are born on our own
And we die on our own
And we're here to make meaning
Of what happens in between
We could hate, we could love
We could doubt, we could trust
But we're here to make meaning
For as long as we're breathing

and it's alright
Wherever you are, it's alright
Whoever you are, it's alright
Wherever you are, it's alright, alright

If you find love, love like it's the first time
God only knows it will be the last time
If you find love, love like it's the first time
God only knows-

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Wasted Energy

(Ay you gyal you're looking tight up)
(Bring that come, you mek it nice up)
(Ay you gyal you're looking tight up)
(Ay you gyal you're looking tight up)

(Bring that come, you mek it nice up)
(Ay you gyal you're looking tight up)

Don't want your love
Don't worry who I'm seeing tonight, it's none of your business
Too bad I weren't enough
'Cause ready or not, I'm better on my own

Too many times you turned a blind eye to the way I feel
Oh, you're the reason why I'm numb
And when I try to give you my time it's never ever ideal
Had to learn it the hard way
Oh, yeah

Wasted energy, yeah
Wasted energy
Wasted energy, yeah
Why did you, why did you f*ck up the chemistry?

(Ay you gyal you're looking tight up)
(Bring that come, you mek it nice up)
(Ay you gyal you're looking tight up)
(Ay you gyal you're looking tight up)

Broken promises along the way
Lost count of how many you made my love, my love, my love
Tied up in your plans, still on center stage, no great escape
Wouldn't keep you in my line up, line up, line up

Too many times you turned a blind eye to the way I feel
Oh, you're the reason why I'm numb, yeah
And when I try to give you my time it's never ever ideal
Had to learn it the hard way
Yeah

Wasted energy, yeah
Wasted energy
Wasted energy (yeah)
Why did you, why did you f*ck up the chemistry?

(Ay you gyal you're looking tight up)
(Bring that come, you mek it nice up)
(Ay you gyal you're looking tight up)
(Ay you gyal you're looking tight up)

(Bring that come, you mek it nice up)
(Ay you gyal you're looking tight up)

Kwa nini penzi umelikata miguu
Unalibidua mara chini mara juu?
Why?
Why?
Moyo unaumia, Moyo unaumia
Moyo unaumia kwa nini unaugeuza nguo karaha?
Eti karaha, oh-ohh

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3 Hour Drive

You give me
You give me life
You give me

Three hour drive, I'm headin' nowhere
I've got the time now that you're not here
I keep travelin' by, travelin' by
Lookin' for love, you got me lookin' for love

And I can't deny
As hard as I try
That you give me life
You give me life

And I can't deny
As hard as I try
That you give me life
You give me life

Three hour drive and I'm headin' nowhere
I've got the time now that you're not here
I keep travelin' by, keep travelin' by
Lookin' for love, you got me lookin' for love

I can't deny
As hard as I try
That you give me life
You give me life

I can't deny
As hard as I try
That you give me life
You give me life

I can't deny (I can't deny)
As hard as I try (hard as I try)
That you give me life (you give me life)
You give me life (you give me life)

No, I can't deny (I can't deny)
As hard as I try (as hard as I try
You give me life (that you give me life)
You give me life (you give me life)

Heart on my sleeve
Know you, know me
It's more than I can take
Down on my knees
Come back to me
It's more than I can take

Heart on my sleeve
Know you, know me
It's more than I can take
Down on my knees, my love
It's more than I can take

You give me
You give me life
You give me

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Me x 7

I should take a shot in the mornin'
Cheers to all my fears
Last night I was caught in the moment
How did I get here?
Reminiscin' old times I had, smile from ear to ear
Maybe it's not that bad, I shouldn't even care

But I do
I care too much, I care too much
I care too much about you
But I do
I do
I care too much, I care too much about you
More than myself sometimes

Me, me, me, me, me, me, me
It needs to be about me
Me, me, me, me, me, me, me
So let it be

I should push this three o'clock to no o'clock
'Cause I don't wanna disappear
This shroom got my head spinnin' like a carousel at a fair
I know I should give it up, but there's somethin' 'bout the chase
'Cause when our bodies touch, it erase everythin'

But I do
I care too much, I care too much
I care too much about you
Yeah I do
See, I do
I care too much, I care too much about you
More than myself sometimes

Me, me, me, me, me, me, me
It needs to be about me
Me, me, me, me, me, me, me
So let it be

It's just me, myself, and I (me)
Can't believe I tried (me)
To help you then you lie (me)
Like a million times (times)
Yeah, I'm in my prime (prime)
A few parkin' tickets, but I'm fine (fine)
I ain't paid a dime (dime)
Tell 'em stand in line (me)
Baby, I got shit to do
If I was you, I would probably cry and miss me too
Dissin' who? This the new me
I'm gettin' chicken, boo
Whack and Alicia
Well at least I feel invincible

But I do
I care too much, I care too much
I care too much about you
Yeah I do (yeah, sing)
See, I do
I care too much, I care too much about you
More than myself sometimes

Me, me, me, me, me, me, me (what? Sing, sing, sing)
It needs to be about me (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Me, me, me, me, me, me, me (sing, sing, sing)
So let it be

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So Done

'Cause I'm so, so done
Got it, my time
Holding me back
I'm living the way that I want
'Cause I'm so, so done
Fighting myself
Going through hell
I'm living the way that I want
I'm living the way that I want

I'm living the way that I want
I'm living the way that I want
I'm living the way that I want

I lost control of all of my energy
Done so much damage to my heart
I've given in, I've changed my identity
I didn't mean to go so far

Oh my God, I wish
I could be, better than this
My God, wish I could be

'Cause I'm so, so done (so done, so done)
Got it, my time
Holding me back
I'm living the way that I want (I want)

'Cause I'm so, so done (so done)
Fighting myself
Going through hell
I'm living the way that I want
I'm living the way that I want

I'm living the way that I want
I'm living the way that I want
I'm living the way that I want

Living the way
On a high
Can let you get in the way, oh no, oh

People keep changing
Phases why I'm so jaded
Face it I think I'm fading
Taken back, no

Oh my God, I wish
I could be, better than this
My God, wish I could be

'Cause I'm so, so done (so done, so done)
Got it, my time
Holding me back
I'm living the way that I want (I want)

'Cause I'm so, so done (so done)
Fighting myself
Going through hell
I'm living the way that I want
I'm living the way that I want

I'm living the way that I want
I'm living the way that I want
I'm living the way that I want

Missing by the moment
Missing
Missing by the moment
Missing
Missing by the moment
Missing
Missing by the moment

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Gramercy Park

Are you gonna see me when light gets dark?
The sun goes down over Gramercy Park
And it's become easy to hide pieces away
Making up someone in the hope that you'll stay

'Cause I've been trying to be everything I think you want me to be
I've been doing all the things that I think you wanna see
I've been trying to fulfill you with your every need
Now you're falling for a person that's not even me
Said you're falling for a person that's not even me

(Gimme the beat)

Mm, mm, mm
Mm, mm, mm
Mm, mm, mm
Mm, mm, mm (gimme the beat)
Mm, mm, mm
Mm, mm, mm
Now you're falling for a person that's not even me

Don't get me wrong, I wasn't out to deceive
I like the attention with your eyes on me
The trouble with the truth is it's so hard to believe
Now, here I stand with my heart on my sleeve

And I've been trying to be everything I think you want me to be
I've been doing all the things that I think you wanna see
I've been trying to fulfill you with your every need
Now you're falling for a person that's not even me
Said you're falling for a person that's not even me

(Gimme the beat)

Mm, mm, mm
Mm, mm, mm
Mm, mm, mm
Mm, mm, mm (gimme the beat)
Mm, mm, mm
Mm, mm, mm
Now you're falling for a person that's not even me
Now you're falling for a person that's not even me

'Cause I forgot about the person that I used to be

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Love Looks Better

All I, all I ever wanted
Was a dollar and a chance
Find, find what I'm made of, alright

Coming, coming from the bottom
Better learn how to dance
Find, find what you're made of, alright

Feel like my love is wasting
Every day, yeah
Get so damn tired of chasing
Every day, yeah
And now it's you I'm missing
Every day, yeah
Every day, yeah
Every day

So can we talk for a minute?
Stop for a minute
All I wanna do is you
Oh can we touch for a second?
Be us for a second
Don't matter what I give it to

My love looks better on you
My love looks better on you
Promise you baby
Promise you baby

Hold up
All I, all I ever wanted
Was a city and some keys
Run, run through the street now, alright

And now it's you I'm missing
Every day, yeah
Every day, yeah
Every day

So can we talk for a minute?
Stop for a minute
All I wanna do is you
Oh can we touch for a second?
Be us for a second
Don't matter what I give it to

My love looks better on you
Promise you baby

You're all I ever wanted
You're all I ever wanted

So can we talk for a minute?
Just stop for a minute
'Cause all I wanna do is you

Promise you baby
My love looks better on you
Promise you baby

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You Save Me

Yeah, well

I never thought I'd find it
But it's always been clear
All this time that I've been tryin'
You were standin' right here
I never thought I'd go far
And all this time I've been fightin'
'Cause everything was so hard
You didn't give up on me, baby, no

I know you got me
There's nothin' like your love
You know I got you

And if I could stay, I'll stay here forever
And if I could be here, we'll be here together
'Cause did you know that you saved me?
Did you know that you saved me from the fall?
Did you know that you saved me?
'Cause we've been through it all

And I owe it all to you, I owe it all
I owe it all to you, I owe you all

I know that you rock with me
You know I'll be rockin' with you
Know that you rock with me
You know I'll be rockin' with you

Needed to be reminded
'Cause it wasn't all clear
No reason to be hidin'
'Cause you're standin' right here
I just want to go far
All this time I've been fightin'
'Cause everything is so hard
But you won't give up on me, hey, yeah

I know you got me
And there's nothin' like your love
You know I got you

And if I could stay, I'll stay here forever
And if I could be here, we'll be here together
'Cause did you know that you saved me?
Did you know that you saved me from the fall?
Did you know that you saved me?
'Cause we've been through it all

And I owe it all to you, I owe it all
Yeah I owe it all to you, I owe you all

I know that you rock with me
You know I'll be rockin' with you
Know that you rock with me
You know I'll be rockin' with you

I know that you rock with me
You know I'll be rockin' with you
Know that you rock with me
You know I'll be rockin' with you

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Jill Scott

Kiss on me, kiss on me, kiss on me in the daytime
In front of the whole show
So they can all know
I want you to love on me, love on me, love on me in the daytime
Like you do at bed time
So they can all know

Show off for love
Go off of love
'Cause the world needs love
Don't we all know?
I want you to love on me, love on me, love on me in the daytime
Like you do at bed time
So they can all know

La-la-la, la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

Kiss on me, kiss on me, kiss on me in the daytime
front of the whole show
So they can all know
I want you to love on me, love on me, love on me in the daytime
Like you do at bed time
So they can all know

Show off for love
Go off of love
'Cause the world needs love
Don't we all know?
I want you to love on me, love on me, love on me in the daytime
Like you do at bed time
So they can all know

Ooh, when you are righteously loving somebody
And that somebody is righteously loving you too
It's a vibration that
everybody, everywhere can't help but receive
It's entrancing
It's a goodness
Luminousness
Victorious energy
Come on, let's let 'em see

I want you to kiss on me, kiss on me, kiss on me in the daytime
In front of the whole show
Oh, all know
I want you to love on me, love on me, love on me in the daytime
Like you do at bed time
Give 'em front row

Show off for love (la-la-la-la-la-la-love)
Go off of love (la-la-la-la-la-la-love)
'Cause the world needs love
Don't we all know?

So come on and love on me, love on me, love on me in the daytime
Like you do at bed time
So they can all know

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Perfect Way to Die

Simple walk to the corner store
Mama never thought she would be gettin' a call from the coroner
Said her son's been gunned down, been gunned down
"Can you come now?"

Tears in her eyes, "can you calm down?
Please, ma'am, can you calm down?"

But it rained fire in the city that day, they say
A river of blood in the streets
No love in the streets
And then came silence in the city that day, they say
Just another one gone
And they tell her, move on

And she's stuck there, singing
"Baby, don't you close your eyes
'Cause this could be our final time
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye
And I think of all you could have done
At least you'll stay forever young
I guess you picked the perfect way to die
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way to die"

New job, new city, new her
Bright-eyed, you would have been proud if you knew her
Flashing lights in the mirror, "pull over, pull over"
A couple nights in detention and it's over, a whole life's over

They came marching in the city that day, they say
Carryin' signs in the streets
Cryin' eyes in the streets
But they heard nothing from the city that day, they say
Just another one gone
And the city moved on

We're stuck here singing
"Baby, don't you close your eyes
'Cause this could be our final time
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye
I'll think of all you coulda done
At least you'll stay forever young
I guess you picked the perfect way to die
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way to die"

Another dream lost
Another king and queen lost
Another broken promise they refuse to make right
Oh, another night to live in fear
Oh, another night that you're not here
Another reason to get out there and fight

But I say, "baby, don't you close your eyes
'Cause this could be our final time

And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye
But I'll think of all you coulda done
At least you'll stay forever young
I guess you picked the perfect way to die
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way

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Good Job

You're the engine that makes all things go
And you're always in disguise, my hero
I see your light in the dark
Smile in my face when we all know it's hard
There's no way to ever pay you back
Bless your heart, know I love you for that
Honest and selfless
I don't know if this helps it but

Good Job
You're doing a good job, a good job
You're doing a good job
Don't get too down
The world needs you now
Know that you matter
Matter, matter yeah

You're doing a good job, a good job
You're doing a good job
Don't get too down
The world needs you now
Know that you matter
Matter, matter yeah

Six in the morning
As soon as you walk through that door
Everyone needs you again
The world's out of order
It's not as sound
When you're not around
All day on your feet, hard to
Keep that energy, I know
When it feels like the end of the road
You don't let go
You just press forward

You're the engine that makes all things go
Always in disguise, my hero
I see a light in the dark
Smile in my face
When we all know it's hard
There's no way to ever pay you back
Bless your heart
Know I love you for that
Honest and selfless
I don't know if this helps it but

Good Job
You're doing a good job, a good job
Good job
You're doing a good job
Don't get too down
The world needs you now
Know that you matter
Matter, matter yeah

It's a good job
You're doing a good job, a good job
Good job
You're doing a good job
Don't get too down
The world needs you now
Know that you matter
Matter, matter yeah

The mothers, the fathers
The teachers that reach us
Strangers to friends
That show up in the end
From the bottom to the top
The listeners that hear us
This is for you
You make me fearless

You're doing a good job, a good job
You're doing a good job
Don't get too down
The world needs you now
Know that you matter
Matter, matter yeah