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Bedtime Stories
by Madonna
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Overall Rating:
3.4015
Avg. Critic Score:
3.5667
Bedtime Stories Lyrics
Lyrics
Disc
Track
Title
- Verse:
- I'll never be an angel
- I'll never be a saint it's true
- I'm too busy surviving
- Whether it's heaven or hell
- I'm gonna be living to tell, so
- Bridge:
- Here's my story [my story]
- No risk no glory [no glory]
- A little
- Chorus:
- Up and down and all around
- It's all about survival
- (verse)
- Here's my question [my question]
- Does your criticism [criticism]
- Have you caught up in what you cannot see
- Well if you give me respect
- Then you'll know what to expect, a little
- (chorus, repeat)
- (verse)
- (bridge)
- (chorus, repeat 3 times)
- [Up and down and all around]
- I'll never be an angel
- [Up and down and all around, survival]
- [Up and down and all around]
- I'll never be a saint it's true
- [Up and down and all around, survival]
- (repeat and fade)
- Things haven't been the same
- Since you came into my life
- You found a way to touch my soul
- And I'm never, ever, ever gonna let it go
- Bridge:
- Happiness lies in your own hand
- It took me much too long to understand
- How it could be
- Until you shared your secret with me
- Chorus:
- Mmm mmm (skip for the first two times)
- Something's comin' over, mmm mmm
- Something's comin' over, mmm mmm
- Something's comin' over me
- My baby's got a secret
- You gave me back the paradise
- That I thought I lost for good
- You helped me find the reasons why
- It took me by surprise that you understood
- You knew all along
- What I never wanted to say
- Until I learned to love myself
- I was never ever lovin' anybody else
- (bridge)
- (chorus, repeat)
- (bridge)
- (chorus, repeat)
- Mmm mmm, my baby's got a secret
- Mmm mmm, my baby's got a secret
- Mmm mmm, my baby's got a secret for me
- Mmm mmm, mmm mmm, mmm mmm
- Chorus:
- I could be your sister, I could be your mother
- We could be friends, I'd even be your brother
- But I'd rather be your lover
- That's right, I'd rather be your lover
- I don't know where I stand with you
- I never ever make any plans with you
- I don't know what I mean to you
- The only thing I know is I dream of you
- Bridge:
- And all that I know [all that I know]
- Is I just don't understand [just don't understand]
- Why my, mmmm, happiness always lies
- In the palm of your hand, but
- (chorus)
- Sometimes I know what you're thinking next
- But wouldn't it be better if I loved you less?
- Sometimes I think that I made you up
- But wouldn't it be better if I gave you up?
- (bridge)
- (chorus)
- Are you surprised?
- (Spoken:)
- Tell me whatch-ya want, tell me whatch-ya need
- Tell me whatch-ya want, tell me whatch-ya need
- I, I betcha I, I give you whatch-ya need
- Take a walk within me, venture through the dark sea
- Can't you see, I need you beside me
- Don't you see, I want you to want me
- (bridge)
- (chorus, repeat)
- Are you surprised?
- (chorus)
- Are you surprised? Are you?
- [Verse:]
- Get up on the dance floor, everything is groovin'
- Get up on the dance floor, got to see you movin'
- Let the music shake you, let the rhythm take you
- Feel it in your body, sing la dee da dee
- [Chorus:]
- Don't stop doin' what you're doin' baby
- Don't stop, keep movin', keep groovin'
- Don't stop doin' what you're doin' baby
- Don't stop, keep movin', keep groovin'
- Come on join the party, let the bassline pump you
- Bring your body over, baby let me bump you
- I know I can groove you, you know I can move you
- Feel it in your body, sing la dee da dee
- [chorus]
- [Intermediate:]
- Keep on doin' what you're doin' baby
- Keep on, don't stop groovin'
- Keep on doin' what you're doin' baby
- Keep on, keep movin', keep groovin'
- [verse]
- [chorus]
- [intermediate]
- Keep on, keep movin', keep groovin'[repeat 3 times]
- I can't stop thinking of you
- The things we used to do
- The secrets we once shared
- I'll always find them there
- In my memories
- But this heartache isn't going anywhere
- In the public eye I act like I don't care
- When there's no one watching me
- I'm crying
- [Chorus:]
- I will always have you, inside of me
- Even though you're gone
- Love still carries on
- Love, inside of me
- I keep a picture of you
- Next to my bed at night
- And when I wake up scared
- I know I'll find you there
- Watching over me
- [Bridge:]
- When my world seems to crumble all around
- And foolish people try to bring me down
- I just think of your smiling face
- And I'm flying
- [chorus]
- You'll always be inside of my heart
- Inside of me
- [bridge]
- [chorus]
- I will always have you, inside of me
- Even though you're gone
- Love still carries on
- Love still carries on
- I will always feel you
- You'll always be inside of my heart
- I'll always have you inside of me
- I will always have you
- Express yourself, don't repress yourself (repeat 4 times)
- Chorus:
- And I'm not sorry [I'm not sorry]
- It's human nature [it's human nature]
- And I'm not sorry [I'm not sorry]
- I'm not your bitch don't hang your shit on me [it's human nature]
- You wouldn't let me say the words I longed to say
- You didn't want to see life through my eyes
- [Express yourself, don't repress yourself]
- You tried to shove me back inside your narrow room
- And silence me with bitterness and lies
- [Express yourself, don't repress yourself]
- Did I say something wrong?
- Oops, I didn't know I couldn't talk about sex
- [I musta been crazy]
- Did I stay too long?
- Oops, I didn't know I couldn't speak my mind
- [What was I thinking]
- (chorus)
- You punished me for telling you my fantasies
- I'm breakin' all the rules I didn't make
- [Express yourself, don't repress yourself]
- You took my words and made a trap for silly fools
- You held me down and tried to make me break
- [Express yourself, don't repress yourself]
- Bridge:
- Did I say something true?
- Oops, I didn't know I couldn't talk about sex
- [I musta been crazy]
- Did I have a point of view?
- Oops, I didn't know I couldn't talk about you
- [What was I thinking]
- (chorus)
- Express yourself, don't repress yourself (repeat twice)
- Express yourself, don't repress yourself (repeat twice)
- (bridge)
- (chorus)
- (chorus, with the following spoken substitutions)
- [I'm not apologizing]
- [Would it sound better if I were a man?]
- [You're the one with the problem]
- [Why don't you just deal with it]
- (chorus, with the following spoken substitutions)
- [Would you like me better if I was?]
- [We all feel the same way]
- [I have no regrets]
- [Just look in the mirror]
- (chorus, with the following spoken substitutions)
- [I don't have to justify anything]
- [I'm just like you]
- [Why should I be?]
- [Deal with it]
- (Love without guilt, love without doubt)
- (Love without guilt, love without doubt)
- (Love without guilt, love without doubt)
- (Rejection, love without doubt)
- [repeat]
- [spoken twice in background during first and second verses:]
- (Don't go near the fire, don't go in the dark)
- (Don't give in to your desire, 'cause he's gonna break your heart)
- (Let go, let go)
- I don't, don't care if it's not right
- To have your arms around me
- I want to feel what it's like
- Take all of you inside of me
- [Chorus:]
- In your eyes (in your eyes), forbidden love
- In your smile (in your smile), forbidden love
- In your kiss (in your kiss), forbidden love
- If I had one wish love would feel like this (love would feel like this)
- I know that you're no good for me
- That's why I feel I must confess
- What's wrong is why it feels so right
- I want to feel your sweet caress
- [chorus]
- If I only had one wish
- Love would always feel like this
- Wishin' on the stars above
- Forbidden love
- If I only had one dream
- This would be more than it seems
- Forbidden love (forbidden love)
- (Love without guilt, love without doubt)
- (Love without guilt, love without doubt)
- Rejection (Love without doubt)
- Is the greatest aphrodisiac
- [chorus, repeat]
- (Love without guilt, love without doubt)
- Love should always feel like this
- Heaven forgive me, never forbid me
- [repeat and fade]
- These are my hands, but what can they give me?
- These are my eyes, but they cannot see
- These are my arms, but they don't know tenderness
- And I must confess that I am usually drawn to sadness
- And loneliness has never been a stranger to me, but
- [Chorus:]
- Love tried to welcome me
- But my soul drew back
- Guilty of lust and sin
- Love tried to take me in
- These are my lips, but they whisper sorrow
- This is my voice, but it's telling lies
- I know how to laugh, but I don't know happiness
- And I must confess, instead of spring, it's always winter
- And my heart has always been a lonely hunter, but still
- [Chorus2:]
- Love tried to welcome me
- But my soul drew back
- I was covered with dust and sin
- Love tried to take me in
- Love tried to break me
- And I must confess, instead of spring, it's always winter
- And my heart has always been a lonely hunter, but still
- [chorus, inserting "I was" before "Guilty"]
- [chorus2, removing "I was"]
- (Love tried to break me)
- Love tried to welcome me
- But my soul drew back
- Guilty of lust and sin
- (I was covered with dust, covered with sorrow)
- Love tried to take me in
- (Covered)
- Still, love tried to welcome me
- But my soul drew back
- (Guilty of lust and sin)
- Covered with dust and sin
- Love tried to take me in
- (Love tried to break me)
- Love tried to welcome me
- (Love tried to welcome me)
- But my soul drew back
- Guilty of lust and sin
- (But my soul drew back)
- Love tried to take me in
- (I was covered with sadness)
- Love tried to welcome me[fade]
- [Spoken:]
- Surely whoever speaks to me in the right voice
- Him or her I shall follow
- Who needs the sun, when the rain's so full of life
- Who needs the sky
- It's here in your arms I want to be buried
- You are my sanctuary
- Who needs the sun, when the rain's so full of life
- Who needs the sky, when the ground's open wide
- It's here in your arms I want to be buried
- You are my sanctuary
- Who needs a smile, when a tear's so full of love
- Who needs a home, with the stars up above
- It's here in your heart I want to be carried
- You are my sanctuary
- Who needs the light, with the darkness in your eyes
- Who needs to sleep, with the stars in the sky
- It's here in your soul I want to be married
- You are my sanctuary
- [Spoken:]
- And the earth was void and empty
- And darkness was upon the face of the earth
- Is all of this pain so necessary
- You are my sanctuary
- [Spoken:]
- Surely whoever speaks to me in the right voice
- Him or her I shall follow
- As the water follows the moon, silently
- Who needs the sun (with fluid steps)
- Who needs the sky (around the globe)
- Who needs to sleep (I hear your voice)
- You are (you are) my sanctuary
- You are (you are, you are)
- You are (you are) my sanctuary
- Today is the last day that I'm using words
- They've gone out, lost their meaning
- Don't function anymore
- Let's, let's, let's get unconscious honey
- Let's get unconscious honey
- Today is the last day that I'm using words
- They've gone out, lost their meaning
- Don't function anymore
- Traveling, leaving logic and reason
- Traveling, to the arms of unconsciousness
- Traveling, leaving logic and reason
- Traveling, to the arms of unconsciousness
- Chorus:
- Let's get unconscious honey
- Let's get unconscious
- Let's get unconscious honey
- Let's get unconscious
- Words are useless, especically sentences
- They don't stand for anything
- How could they explain how I feel
- Traveling, traveling, I'm traveling
- Traveling, traveling, leaving logic and reason
- Traveling, traveling, I'm gonna relax
- Traveling, traveling, in the arms of unconsciousness
- (chorus)
- And inside we're all still wet
- Longing and yearning
- How can I explain how I feel?
- (chorus)
- Traveling, traveling (repeat twice)
- Traveling, traveling, in the arms of unconsciousness
- And all that you've ever learned
- Try to forget
- I'll never explain again
- Take a bow, the night is over
- This masquerade is getting older
- Light are low, the curtains down
- There's no one here
- [There's no one here, there's no one in the crowd]
- Say your lines but do you feel them
- Do you mean what you say when there's no one around [no one around]
- Watching you, watching me, one lonely star
- [One lonely star you don't know who you are]
- Chorus:
- I've always been in love with you [always with you]
- I guess you've always known it's true [you know it's true]
- You took my love for granted, why oh why
- The show is over, say good-bye
- Say good-bye [bye bye], say good-bye
- Make them laugh, it comes so easy
- When you get to the part
- Where you're breaking my heart [breaking my heart]
- Hide behind your smile, all the world loves a clown
- [Just make 'em smile the whole world loves a clown]
- Wish you well, I cannot stay
- You deserve an award for the role that you played [role that you played]
- No more masquerade, you're one lonely star
- [One lonely star and you don't know who you are]
- (chorus, repeat)
- Say good-bye [bye bye], say good-bye
- All the world is a stage [world is a stage]
- And everyone has their part [has their part]
- But how was I to know which way the story'd go
- How was I to know you'd break
- [You'd break, you'd break, you'd break]
- You'd break my heart
- I've always been in love with you
- [I've always been in love with you]
- Guess you've always known
- You took my love for granted, why oh why
- The show is over, say good-bye
- (chorus)
- Say good-bye [bye bye], say good-bye
- Say good-bye
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