Imogen Heap
Imogen Heap : I megaphone (1998)

1. Getting scared
Turn your ugly face
Are you so surprised to see me
Yeah I was your little childhood playground toy
And if I remember
Yeah if I do remember rightly
I said the tables would be turned around boy
Who's getting scared now
Tell me, tell me how does it feel
It feels so good from where I'm standing
The only times of my life
The sun was meant to shine for me
You made it pour down, pour down with tears of rain
Dug my pride with a knife
Encaged by your obsession with me
Time was mental torture and screams of justified pain
So you're gonna chase me now boy
Yeah you're gonna corner me now boy
You think you're gonna threaten me now boy
Somehow I dont think so
Yeah you're gonna stamp me down now boy
Yeah you're gonna crush me down now boy
You think you're gonna threaten me now boy
Somehow I dont think so
Who's getting scared now, tell me,
Tell me how does it feel
It feels so good from where im standing
Yeah you're getting scared now, piggy,
Go ahead and squeal
It sounds so nice from where I'm standing
Who's getting scared?
Who's getting scared now?
Are you so surprised to see me
Yeah I was your little childhood playground toy
And if I remember
Yeah if I do remember rightly
I said the tables would be turned around boy
Who's getting scared now
Tell me, tell me how does it feel
It feels so good from where I'm standing
The only times of my life
The sun was meant to shine for me
You made it pour down, pour down with tears of rain
Dug my pride with a knife
Encaged by your obsession with me
Time was mental torture and screams of justified pain
So you're gonna chase me now boy
Yeah you're gonna corner me now boy
You think you're gonna threaten me now boy
Somehow I dont think so
Yeah you're gonna stamp me down now boy
Yeah you're gonna crush me down now boy
You think you're gonna threaten me now boy
Somehow I dont think so
Who's getting scared now, tell me,
Tell me how does it feel
It feels so good from where im standing
Yeah you're getting scared now, piggy,
Go ahead and squeal
It sounds so nice from where I'm standing
Who's getting scared?
Who's getting scared now?
2. Sweet religion
When my body wants to go
Tell me will my mind and soul
Live on and on forever
Am I on another level
A learning vessel of several
Lessons to make me more cleverer
My sweet little religion
My sweet little religion you mean everything to me
My sweet little religion
My sweet little religion how does it feel
Written in that book of love
Does it say your name above
The name by which they call me
And is it written in liquid red
'Cause nothing else will do instead for reassuring eternity
Will you be there when I need you?
Begin end enemy friend heaven hell sick well
Truth lies husbands and wives, whisper shout in out in out
Laughter cry ask reply - good bad happy sad
Right wrong outcast belong, caged free you and me
You have the answer to all of these
Tell me will my mind and soul
Live on and on forever
Am I on another level
A learning vessel of several
Lessons to make me more cleverer
My sweet little religion
My sweet little religion you mean everything to me
My sweet little religion
My sweet little religion how does it feel
Written in that book of love
Does it say your name above
The name by which they call me
And is it written in liquid red
'Cause nothing else will do instead for reassuring eternity
Will you be there when I need you?
Begin end enemy friend heaven hell sick well
Truth lies husbands and wives, whisper shout in out in out
Laughter cry ask reply - good bad happy sad
Right wrong outcast belong, caged free you and me
You have the answer to all of these
3. Oh me, oh my
Quiet now in sleepy dreams
To me it seems the only time to be
Just me
Bombarded by the phone, in my own home
Can't get the space that I need
And how I need it, yeah
Oh me, yeah, oh my
Oh me, me, me, me oh my
Oh when I look
When I look at my life
Oh me, oh my
When I look at my life, yeah lalala
Crowded by the city, all around me
Need some silence from the loud
And noisy crowds
And I'm trying to catch a breath through the air of death
Can't see the sun for the clouds
Those dirty clouds
And the night has no compassion for your actions
When you're trying to get away
>From the hard day, yeah
And I need someone to talk to apart from you
But I guess that's just the way
Come what may, oh
Oh me, yeah, oh my
Oh me, me, me, me oh my
Oh when I look
When I look at my life
Oh me, oh my
When I look at my life
Oh God
Are you there
Are you there
Are you there
No, yeah
God
Are you there
Are you there
Are you there
Yeah
Are you out there
Are you there
Are you there
Are you there
If so where are you hiding?
I'm having trouble finding you
Oh me, oh my
Oh me, me, me, me oh my
Oh when I look
When I look at my life
Oh me, oh my
When I look at my life
Oh God
Are you there
Are you there
Are you there
No, yeah
God
Are you there
Are you there
Are you there
No
Are you out there
Are you there
Are you out there yeah yeah
Are you out there yeah yeah
Are you out there hmm
Are you out there
Are you out there
To me it seems the only time to be
Just me
Bombarded by the phone, in my own home
Can't get the space that I need
And how I need it, yeah
Oh me, yeah, oh my
Oh me, me, me, me oh my
Oh when I look
When I look at my life
Oh me, oh my
When I look at my life, yeah lalala
Crowded by the city, all around me
Need some silence from the loud
And noisy crowds
And I'm trying to catch a breath through the air of death
Can't see the sun for the clouds
Those dirty clouds
And the night has no compassion for your actions
When you're trying to get away
>From the hard day, yeah
And I need someone to talk to apart from you
But I guess that's just the way
Come what may, oh
Oh me, yeah, oh my
Oh me, me, me, me oh my
Oh when I look
When I look at my life
Oh me, oh my
When I look at my life
Oh God
Are you there
Are you there
Are you there
No, yeah
God
Are you there
Are you there
Are you there
Yeah
Are you out there
Are you there
Are you there
Are you there
If so where are you hiding?
I'm having trouble finding you
Oh me, oh my
Oh me, me, me, me oh my
Oh when I look
When I look at my life
Oh me, oh my
When I look at my life
Oh God
Are you there
Are you there
Are you there
No, yeah
God
Are you there
Are you there
Are you there
No
Are you out there
Are you there
Are you out there yeah yeah
Are you out there yeah yeah
Are you out there hmm
Are you out there
Are you out there
4. Shine
Rain drain my play away
Sun gun me down and burn me
Nature hates me today
My head distorts reality
Madness just moved into my shadow
Shine - I will not cry and I will not die no
Shine - I will be there for me
Shine - I will not cry and I will be mine
I'll shine - shine
Who waltzed me into this
Am I now stuck here forever?
Luck just gave me a kiss
Then lashed me down with a leather strap
Trying to learn to swim without any water
Trying just to begin just when youre in for the slaughter
Shine - I will not cry and I will not die no
Shine - I will be there for me
Shine - I'll be just fine if I stay all mine
I'll shine - shine,
You will love me as a winner
Shine
Sun gun me down and burn me
Nature hates me today
My head distorts reality
Madness just moved into my shadow
Shine - I will not cry and I will not die no
Shine - I will be there for me
Shine - I will not cry and I will be mine
I'll shine - shine
Who waltzed me into this
Am I now stuck here forever?
Luck just gave me a kiss
Then lashed me down with a leather strap
Trying to learn to swim without any water
Trying just to begin just when youre in for the slaughter
Shine - I will not cry and I will not die no
Shine - I will be there for me
Shine - I'll be just fine if I stay all mine
I'll shine - shine,
You will love me as a winner
Shine
5. Whatever
You, you come to me
So perfectly yeah
So perfectly made
And you're all that you are
And you're all that you said
You're so exquisitely bred
Hmm yeah what more can I say
So yeah, yeah
I guess it's alright
Yeah, no, no
I guess it's alright whatever
Yeah no, no
I guess its alright
Yeah no
I guess its alright whatever
And I, I hate ya for
For letting me fall for you
Just like a fool
And now I'm all psyching out
Hmm 'cause all were about
Is this ugly phone and it's all I have
To look forward to, yeah.
So yeah, yeah
I guess it's alright
Yeah, no, no
I guess it's alright whatever
Yeah no, no
I guess its alright
Yeah no
I guess its alright
Dreaming, of you lying in my bed
Just like how we were just days before
Oh just leave me just get out of my head
'Cause I cant take this torture any more
You're so far away, yeah
Why are you so far away
From me?
So yeah, yeah
I guess it's alright
Yeah, no, no
I guess it's alright whatever
Yeah no, no
I guess its alright
Yeah So
I guess its alright whatever
So yeah, yeah
I guess it's alright
Yeah, no, no
I guess it's alright whatever
Yeah
I guess its alright
Yeah no
I guess its alright whatever
So perfectly yeah
So perfectly made
And you're all that you are
And you're all that you said
You're so exquisitely bred
Hmm yeah what more can I say
So yeah, yeah
I guess it's alright
Yeah, no, no
I guess it's alright whatever
Yeah no, no
I guess its alright
Yeah no
I guess its alright whatever
And I, I hate ya for
For letting me fall for you
Just like a fool
And now I'm all psyching out
Hmm 'cause all were about
Is this ugly phone and it's all I have
To look forward to, yeah.
So yeah, yeah
I guess it's alright
Yeah, no, no
I guess it's alright whatever
Yeah no, no
I guess its alright
Yeah no
I guess its alright
Dreaming, of you lying in my bed
Just like how we were just days before
Oh just leave me just get out of my head
'Cause I cant take this torture any more
You're so far away, yeah
Why are you so far away
From me?
So yeah, yeah
I guess it's alright
Yeah, no, no
I guess it's alright whatever
Yeah no, no
I guess its alright
Yeah So
I guess its alright whatever
So yeah, yeah
I guess it's alright
Yeah, no, no
I guess it's alright whatever
Yeah
I guess its alright
Yeah no
I guess its alright whatever
6. Angry angel
This is an obsession, a kind of agression with himself
It's the way hell always be
He loves to rebel to go against his ten commandments
For him, thats just being free.
And he always will, get his thrills, the only way he knows how
Well it might make you frown
But he loves, being that dove, roaming where he cares to go
To a state of mind that no-one knows
Over there stands my angry angel
And hes shaking his head, in disgrace with me
Yeah over there stands my angry angel
And hes frowning like hell, but I'm not feeling guilty
Over and over again, more and more for the pain
To release himself, from this shell
Time after time, you may glare at
Him for the way he looks like something drawn up from hell
But that's just his cover
From what is under it
All his imagination, his
Passion for a creation
Which he has discovered,
Uncovered a world, of
Amazing sensations
His own little nation
I dont care,
I'm flying
It's the way hell always be
He loves to rebel to go against his ten commandments
For him, thats just being free.
And he always will, get his thrills, the only way he knows how
Well it might make you frown
But he loves, being that dove, roaming where he cares to go
To a state of mind that no-one knows
Over there stands my angry angel
And hes shaking his head, in disgrace with me
Yeah over there stands my angry angel
And hes frowning like hell, but I'm not feeling guilty
Over and over again, more and more for the pain
To release himself, from this shell
Time after time, you may glare at
Him for the way he looks like something drawn up from hell
But that's just his cover
From what is under it
All his imagination, his
Passion for a creation
Which he has discovered,
Uncovered a world, of
Amazing sensations
His own little nation
I dont care,
I'm flying
7. Candlelight
Lonely (x 8)
I am alone, surrounded by
The color blue
Inside a poem, the only
Words I ever knew
Washing my hands, of the
Many years untold
For now I am banned, my
Future is to unfold
Would you take my
Candlelight
Would you take my
Candlelight
Would you take
My candlelight
Away from me?
I am blind
My eyes
Are
Covered
From
The
Outside
For I have lied, now all
There is left for me
To do is hide
Take in a deep
Breath, I lift
My head
For I am a new man
And I arise from my bed
Would you take my
Candlelight
Would you take my
Candlelight, no
Would you take
My candlelight
Away from me?
Yeah
Would you take my
Candlelight
Would you take my
Candlelight, no
Would you take
My candlelight
Away from me?
Yeah (x 16)
This is all there is, I can see that now
But I have to be careful with it, now it's been found, yeah
So fragile, but powerful, yeah this is the light
This is the light of my destiny, come stay with me, through every night
Would you take my
Candlelight
Would you take my
Candlelight, no
Would you take
My candlelight
Away from me?
Would you take my
Candlelight
Would you take my
Candlelight
Would you take
My candlelight
Away
Away from me?
I am alone, surrounded by
The color blue
Inside a poem, the only
Words I ever knew
Washing my hands, of the
Many years untold
For now I am banned, my
Future is to unfold
Would you take my
Candlelight
Would you take my
Candlelight
Would you take
My candlelight
Away from me?
I am blind
My eyes
Are
Covered
From
The
Outside
For I have lied, now all
There is left for me
To do is hide
Take in a deep
Breath, I lift
My head
For I am a new man
And I arise from my bed
Would you take my
Candlelight
Would you take my
Candlelight, no
Would you take
My candlelight
Away from me?
Yeah
Would you take my
Candlelight
Would you take my
Candlelight, no
Would you take
My candlelight
Away from me?
Yeah (x 16)
This is all there is, I can see that now
But I have to be careful with it, now it's been found, yeah
So fragile, but powerful, yeah this is the light
This is the light of my destiny, come stay with me, through every night
Would you take my
Candlelight
Would you take my
Candlelight, no
Would you take
My candlelight
Away from me?
Would you take my
Candlelight
Would you take my
Candlelight
Would you take
My candlelight
Away
Away from me?
8. Rake it in
I am here again
Tied up in your torture frame
Printed paper, guilty to blame
The story stays the same
Dry me out
Run me down
Burn me out
And rake it in, you rake it in, yeah
Dry me out
Run me down
Burn me out
And rake it in, you rake it in
Rake it in, you rake it in, yeah
A slave upon your plate
I am your dreams, yeah your life and your bait
Selfish schemes, I proceed, you await
You my indefinite hate
Dry me out
Run me down
Burn me out
And rake it in, you rake it in, yeah
Dry me out
Run me down
Burn me out
And rake it in, you rake it in
Rake it in, you rake it in
Do you know what my chopping blocks for?
Do you know what my hanging braids for?
Do you know what my chamber maids for?
Can you guess what I, what I have in store for you?
Dry me out
Run me down
Burn me out
Rake it in, rake it in
Dry me out
Run me down
Burn me out
And rake it in, you rake it in, yeah
Dry me out
Run me down
Burn me out
And rake it in, you rake it in
Rake it in, you rake it in, yeah
Rake it in some more
Tied up in your torture frame
Printed paper, guilty to blame
The story stays the same
Dry me out
Run me down
Burn me out
And rake it in, you rake it in, yeah
Dry me out
Run me down
Burn me out
And rake it in, you rake it in
Rake it in, you rake it in, yeah
A slave upon your plate
I am your dreams, yeah your life and your bait
Selfish schemes, I proceed, you await
You my indefinite hate
Dry me out
Run me down
Burn me out
And rake it in, you rake it in, yeah
Dry me out
Run me down
Burn me out
And rake it in, you rake it in
Rake it in, you rake it in
Do you know what my chopping blocks for?
Do you know what my hanging braids for?
Do you know what my chamber maids for?
Can you guess what I, what I have in store for you?
Dry me out
Run me down
Burn me out
Rake it in, rake it in
Dry me out
Run me down
Burn me out
And rake it in, you rake it in, yeah
Dry me out
Run me down
Burn me out
And rake it in, you rake it in
Rake it in, you rake it in, yeah
Rake it in some more
9. Come here boy
It's dark in here, visions are flashing into my head
As I reminisce my reoccurring dreams and you said,
"I'm falling, falling for you babe
My feelings are getting stronger"
So why don't you stay with me for a little longer...
Come here boy, come here boy yeah
Come here boy, come here boy
I know that my face is only too familiar to your sleep
I can see it in your eyes and I can tell by your body heat
Why are you taking so long?
You need me to come and find you, honey?
Set your mind at rest, let your dreams run free
Come here boy, come here boy yeah
Come here boy, come here boy yeah
Come here boy, come here boy yeah
Come here boy, come here boy
You know I'm no stranger in your dreams...
You know I'm no stranger in your dreams...
Oh and I'm craving, I'm howling, I'm begging, I'm pleading
You're mine tonight, oh yeah
Oh and I'm waiting, I'm dying, I'm wanting and I'm needing
To show you the slut I am
Where I'll be touching and holding, caressing and giving you
Every fantasy , yeah
I've got you dreaming and lusting, I'm burning and praying
For more of this ecstasy
Come here boy, come here boy yeah
Come here boy, come here boy yeah
Come here boy, come here boy yeah
Come here boy, come here boy yeah
Come here boy, come here boy
You know I'm no stranger in your dreams...
As I reminisce my reoccurring dreams and you said,
"I'm falling, falling for you babe
My feelings are getting stronger"
So why don't you stay with me for a little longer...
Come here boy, come here boy yeah
Come here boy, come here boy
I know that my face is only too familiar to your sleep
I can see it in your eyes and I can tell by your body heat
Why are you taking so long?
You need me to come and find you, honey?
Set your mind at rest, let your dreams run free
Come here boy, come here boy yeah
Come here boy, come here boy yeah
Come here boy, come here boy yeah
Come here boy, come here boy
You know I'm no stranger in your dreams...
You know I'm no stranger in your dreams...
Oh and I'm craving, I'm howling, I'm begging, I'm pleading
You're mine tonight, oh yeah
Oh and I'm waiting, I'm dying, I'm wanting and I'm needing
To show you the slut I am
Where I'll be touching and holding, caressing and giving you
Every fantasy , yeah
I've got you dreaming and lusting, I'm burning and praying
For more of this ecstasy
Come here boy, come here boy yeah
Come here boy, come here boy yeah
Come here boy, come here boy yeah
Come here boy, come here boy yeah
Come here boy, come here boy
You know I'm no stranger in your dreams...
10. Useless
I am a mirror, with no reflection
I am a razor, without my blade
I am the daylight, when the moon shines no
Who will want to make my sandcastle that's already made
I feel so useless, do you
Speak to an ear deaf to my voice
Look through your fear, still blind to my way
I reach to hold you, but I don't feel you there, do you
Even realize I'm here am I just wasting away?
No wasting away
Living, inside you play
My dying prayer, sealed in a scream
Unwelcome, and a conscious dream
I am your whore, without a name
I climb to fall, to begin again, to begin again
I climb to fall, suffer, hatred, deceit and pain
Anger, regret, loving in vain
I am an arrow, with no direction
My life your tarot, my picture your fate
I'm your becoming, so ill always be nothing
If I ever break away from you that day forth, you'll be living
My hate
Oh God help his fate
I'll watch you, watch you suffocate
I am a razor, without my blade
I am the daylight, when the moon shines no
Who will want to make my sandcastle that's already made
I feel so useless, do you
Speak to an ear deaf to my voice
Look through your fear, still blind to my way
I reach to hold you, but I don't feel you there, do you
Even realize I'm here am I just wasting away?
No wasting away
Living, inside you play
My dying prayer, sealed in a scream
Unwelcome, and a conscious dream
I am your whore, without a name
I climb to fall, to begin again, to begin again
I climb to fall, suffer, hatred, deceit and pain
Anger, regret, loving in vain
I am an arrow, with no direction
My life your tarot, my picture your fate
I'm your becoming, so ill always be nothing
If I ever break away from you that day forth, you'll be living
My hate
Oh God help his fate
I'll watch you, watch you suffocate
11. Sleep
How can it feel so nice?
Why does it feel so right?
I think I've been somewhere special
I want to go back there
Sleep
I think I will
Go back to sleep
Oh it's so cold and shivery outside my cocoon
Now I'm on my way
Sleep
Oh sleep
Sleep
Why does it feel so right?
I think I've been somewhere special
I want to go back there
Sleep
I think I will
Go back to sleep
Oh it's so cold and shivery outside my cocoon
Now I'm on my way
Sleep
Oh sleep
Sleep
12. Airplane
Drifting though the atmosphere
And up into space
Leave behind the moon he's sitting
In his special place
Some flutterbies they enter and they
Play around in my soul
And once again part of me
Fills up to be whole
Da da day, just flying in my airplane
Peaceful colors everywhere
Purples and deep blues
Feeling so at home here, oh
As if up here I grew
It's so beautiful up here now
Oh, I think I might just stay
All alone and by myself
So free and far away
Da da day, I'm with my aeroplane
I can see heaven, heaven down below
I look at heaven
And an angel who I know
I can see heaven, heaven down below
Da da day, I'm with my aeroplane
Just happy to be me again
And up into space
Leave behind the moon he's sitting
In his special place
Some flutterbies they enter and they
Play around in my soul
And once again part of me
Fills up to be whole
Da da day, just flying in my airplane
Peaceful colors everywhere
Purples and deep blues
Feeling so at home here, oh
As if up here I grew
It's so beautiful up here now
Oh, I think I might just stay
All alone and by myself
So free and far away
Da da day, I'm with my aeroplane
I can see heaven, heaven down below
I look at heaven
And an angel who I know
I can see heaven, heaven down below
Da da day, I'm with my aeroplane
Just happy to be me again