Emma Wallace's Lyrics

Da Vinci II

2011-04-11T12:47:00.000-07:00

I've found my new love

He's got the intellect, yes, he's got the mind of

A great philosopher or artist so sure of his place in history

He's a mystery... (dadadada)

I saw him on t.v.

He looks so handsome and he's in a new movie

In which he really does all of his own stunts and his eyes are so green

He knows how to do everything but love me

He paints, writes poems, takes amazing photographs

But he's still humble, kindly signing autographs

His qualities so numerous, his flaws are so few

What's a girl to do? (dadadada)

And he's got strong views

Against all wars, against all human abuse

Quotes Joseph Campbell and he is trilingual fluently

He knows how to do everything but love me

He loves children and (of course) they love him back

Can sing, compose and can fend off an orc attack

His qualities so numerous, his flaws are so few

What's a girl to do? (dadadadada...)

Maybe one day he'll meet me

And I just know that I'll be tongue-tied completely

How could I ever let him know my devotion? It's such a shame

He knows how to do everything but love me.

Mailbox

2011-03-04T09:22:00.003-08:00

Your name's still on the mailbox

I can't restart, I gave you my heart

But I refuse to shrug my shoulders and sigh

Or say goodbye to you

Cause what if you come back?

What if you come back?

Your name's still on the mailbox

I still buy your soap, I've still got that hope

But I refuse to shrug my shoulders and sigh

Or say goodbye to you

Cause what if you come back?

What if you come back?

How could you run? You said I was "the one,"

You said we'd be together come rain, come sun

Whether scaling the highest rocks

Or sorting through piles of socks

Was it the day-to-day made you not want to stay?

Chores to do and the bills to pay?

But, see, that's when I loved you best

And that's why I must confess that

Your name's still on the mailbox

The address change went through: I get nothing for you

But I refuse to shrug my shoulders and sigh

Or say goodbye to you

Cause what if you come back?

What if you come back to me?

What if you come back?

Fred Astaire

2011-02-26T09:32:00.000-08:00

Now I live day to day

Most of us live that way

We've jobs to work and chores to shirk

And those bills to pay

I've tired of this routine

I want a different scene

To sit and sigh as life goes by

Just isn't for me

Chorus:

I'll dance backwards in high heels and perfect hair

Twirl my twirls in satin negligee if you'll be my Fred Astaire

Martinis and champagne

Dancing in the rain

At each soiree gay repartee

Each summer in Spain

Why be content with less

Than Life lived at its best?

The safe and sane may choose mundane

But let's effervesce, baby

Chorus

Bridge:

Let's have a glamorous romance

Who cares if we dance to the beat of a different drum?

Parumparumparumparumparum...

Chorus

Alice in Wonderland Sheet Music

2010-10-22T10:58:00.000-07:00

I have had several people request sheet music for Alice in Wonderland so I had the sheet music made up! The person I hired wasn't able to get the accent marks for the Spanish section in the music, unfortunately, but you can see the correct lyrics here.

If it doesn't turn out on your computer, just email me and I'll send you the pdf!

Come Here to Me (The Ice Cream Man Song)

2009-09-07T20:32:00.000-07:00

I've heard that what you seek you will find

And it's not, it's not like I mind

But what if I'm not so inclined? What then?

I ask, well, I ask is it a sin

If I asked, I asked the wind to fly my kite

Even though I haven't taken it outside

Chorus:

And I say come, come here, come here to me

Why, oh why, why must it be

I am the one who has to find you?

Early to bed and early to rise

May make you so wealthy and wise

But what if I like sleeping past nine, praytell?

I think, well, I think it would be swell

If I could win the Nobel for the books I'd read

When instead of getting up I'd stayed in bed

And I say...

Chorus

If nothing's ventured, nothing is gained

But it's not all so clear and so sane

What if what you gain brings you pain, what for?

What if I asked for a little bit more

The ice cream man to come to my door

And if he hands me a treat instead of having to chase him down the street?

And I say...

Chorus

Kind of Woman

2009-08-02T20:38:00.000-07:00

Why aren't I a woman that no man can resist?

Why aren't I a woman that men would kill each other for my kiss?

Why aren't I a woman who can bring despair with a roll of my eye?

Why aren't I the kind of woman who makes them wonder why they even try?

Why aren't I a woman that makes other girls feel plain?

Why aren't I a woman that other girls just want to have remember their name?

Why aren't I a woman that girls look at, shake their heads and sigh?

Why aren't I the kind of woman that makes them wonder why they even try?

Why aren't I the kind of woman that though no man can keep he never forgets?

The kind of woman that though no man can keep he never regrets?

Why aren't I the woman who breaks the heart of James Bond?

Why aren't I a woman that men still adore though I done them so wrong?

Why aren't I a woman that men speak of, as they break down and cry,

"My God, she was so great. Why did I even try?"

Exceed My Expectations

2009-06-17T21:41:00.000-07:00

I kind of like the thought you're an ice cream cone that I have yet to lick

I like the thought that you're an apple that I have yet to pick

But though I'm loving all this sweet anticipation,

I'm ready for you to exceed my expectations.

You're like the first day that I got my favorite blanky

Or like the first time Bonnie and Clyde held up a bank, he said

Though I'm loving all this sweet anticipation,

I'm ready for you to exceed my expectations.

And there's a line of thought says Christmas Eve's much better than Christmas Day

It's so much better before all the secrets are given away

But though I'm all for the night before and stockings yet un-Santa-ed

I'm ready to be the girl you take for granted

And there's a line of thought says coffee smells much better than it tastes

And the way they talk you'd think the rest of the cup's just goes to waste

But though I'm all for lighting coffee-scented candles should I choose to

I'm ready to be the girl that you get used to

You're like a brand new pair of jeans yet to be worn in

But you know the best jeans are the jeans that look like the jeans that you were born in

Though I'm loving all this sweet anticipation,

I'm ready for you to exceed my expectations.

Stay With Me Tonight

2009-04-21T19:34:00.000-07:00

The streetlamps try to do their best

But the light's faded in the west

It's like a night straight out of Poe

And one I'd hate to be alone

But with my ego at full mast

I cannot bring myself to ask you...

Chorus:

Baby, stay with me tonight

It's a while before the light will win

And I'd love to have you here to tuck me in, oh,

Baby, I hate to be needy

It's just the shadows seem kind of seedy

And I'm begging you to stay here with me

I never liked those girls who cling

Needing a man for everything

With batted eyes and pouts intent

They bask in attention spent

But one thing I envy in their bask

They wouldn't hesitate to ask you...

Chorus

I've been the same girl all along

Too independent proud and strong

More like an island and a rock

Than like a pillow or a dock

But sometimes strength is just a mask

And that's why tonight, my love, I ask you...

For You

2009-03-15T21:38:00.000-07:00

If I were loved by Sir Galahad

He'd be so glad he was mine

Each kiss from my lips would taste holy

And how my knight's armor would shine

And life would be one big adventure

I perfectly matched with my prince among men

But if I should happen to meet you I'd learn there was more than perfection

They say there's one person per person

And, I don't know if that's true

But I know if were with somebody else

I'd leave him for you

If I were Zorro's senhora

How perfectly happy he'd be

I'd make his vida more bueno

I'd put all the zest in his 'Z'

And life would be one big adventure

I perfectly matched with my rogue among me

But if I should happen to meet you I'd learn there was more than perfection

They say there's one person per person

And, I don't know if that's true

But I know if were with somebody else

I'd leave him for you

Yes darling, now that I'm with you

I've learned to want more than perfection

They say there's one person per person

And, I don't know if that's true

But I know if were with somebody else

I'd leave him for you

Evening Prayers

2009-01-10T20:24:00.000-08:00

Alone I spend another night

I close my book, I dim the light

I wait for sleep to numb my lonely ache

No rest I find inside my bed

No rest but yearning thoughts instead

And when I sleep my heart is still awake

This emptiness I feel within

Will cloud my head and burn my skin

My mind has thoughts no minister could take

Dreams fill me up with wild desires

The constant hope that never tires

And when I sleep my heart is still awake

Chorus:

Longing dances through my evening prayers

She ties my wrists and ankles to the bed

Her fingertips start a hunger that can only be filled

Never numbed

Longing robs you of your peace

A discontent that never sleeps

All walls of satisfaction she will break

Perhaps she breaks what she cannot mend

But she stays close and loyal as a friend

And when I sleep my heart is still awake

Chorus

Now I have faith in God above

I have faith that I'll find my love

And I hope I'm right, my whole heart is at stake

But faith and hope are hard to keep

And all this time I'm losing sleep

And when I sleep my heart is still awake

Chorus

Part of Your Mudra

2008-10-31T18:13:00.000-07:00

Baby, you're more enlightened than most men can attain

But I am rather frightened it's taken over more than your brain...

Chorus:

I want to be part of your mudra if it's a carnal one

But in bed I don't want a Buddha, I want a Genghis Khan

You say illusion's poison milk and it ropes us in our heads

But, see, I prefer scarves of silk and we'll just use them in our beds.

Though I'm glad you're now above machismo and acting tough

When we're making love it's okay to be a little rough

Chorus

We must always fight pleasure or the passion will suck us in

I say, why the extra work? Why not just let them win?

Passive serenity may be the answer to world's strife

I just know it's the not the key to the best love life

Chorus

Pet (Helena's Lament)

2008-08-18T21:30:00.000-07:00

Oh yes, I know that you're not interested, I see

And I should let you go your way, that would be most mature of me

But I've thought for oh so long and had the best idea yet

That you and I would get along if you would let me be your pet...

Chorus:

I'd be the kind to follow everywhere

You'd run your fingers through my hair

Hold me close when you've had a fright

And let me in your bed when it's cold at night

You'd rub me real nice behind my ears

And sing me songs after you've had a couple beers

Give me treats when I've done something right

And let me in your bed when it's cold at night

Oh yes, and if my offer smacks of servitude

I only need remind you true love's course has yet to run real smooth

So now if you will let me near you all the night and day

Well, you will on your own see I do plenty more than sit or stay...

Chorus

Oh yes, and you could ask me where's my sense of pride

And I would tell you I've not had one since I met you last July

So now you see that it is rather foolish to give up

All of the perks and all the benefits if I were your spaniel pup...

You'd rub me real nice behind my ears

And sing me songs after you've had a couple beers

Give me treats when I've done something right

And let me in your bed, would you let me in your bed, if you'd let me in your bed when it's cold at night...

Bathsheba's Psalm

2008-04-21T21:32:00.000-07:00

I know that I'm a woman

And I'm supposed to care about my heart

But how can I care about my heart,

When you are a work of art?

Cause, oh, I want you badly

And, oh, I want your lips on mine

And, oh, I want you to touch me

Who cares if our love won't transcend all time?

I know I should be romantic

And wax poetic about the ocean and shore

But I don't want any of your poetry

Go send Uriah out to the war

Cause, oh...

So, kiss me just one more time and tell me I'm on your mind

Though I know your love's on loan just act like I am your own

One day I might go sentimental

And want to follow you all of your life

But right now I don't care where you go

Just as long as you drive me

Cause, oh...

Caught

2008-03-10T21:40:00.001-07:00

I have no business knowing about record players

They were out of vogue before I was playing Truth or Dare

But you know that spot, where the record's worn a groove

And the needle gets caught, like it's inking a tattoo?

Well, so it is with your voice

You're every answer, every clue and I haven't got a choice

And the very hope of you drifts over my bed at night like a just-out-of-reach kite...

Chorus:

And then I'm caught, you're tangled in my hair

And in my every thought and it isn't fair

'Cause you've no business being there

I have no business knowing about slide projectors

But I was blessed with an old fashioned art professor

Though I can't recall much of what he taught

I remember all the slides where it got caught

And so it is with your face

Down streets and avenues I see you everyplace

And the very hope of you drifts over my bed at night like a just-out-of-reach kite...

Chorus

I have no business knowing the Latin beat

Wasn't born in Rio or with roses in my teeth

But the rhythm gets caught and dances 'round my brain

Like the endless drops of Seattle rain

And so it is with you, dear

There is nothing I can do; you are near me even when you aren't near

And the very hope of you drifts over my bed at night like a just-out-of-reach kite...

Chorus

Alice in Wonderland

2008-03-03T08:16:00.000-08:00

Somehow I've made it through life

With my heart still intact

With my baggage still packed, all my goals on track

But now, my goals seem kind of tame

Or did they go down the drain?

Well, there's no one else to blame but me

Chorus:

For I'd die to be the cigarette that lies in your lips

To be the guitar that caresses your hip

To be the strings that sigh as you slide your fingers over me

And it's curious the more you desire the farther you have to fall

But still I'd rather have my heart broken by you than never broken at all

Somehow I've made it through life

With my heart on my sleeve

Easy to deceive, blissfully naïve

But now, my innocence is lost

And I'm glad to pay the cost

Because the dice were tossed by me

Chorus

Spanish Chorus:

Porque me muero por ser el cigarrillo entre tus labios

La guitarra rozando tu lado

Tu mano tremorosa sobre el cuello

Es extraño lo más que deseo, mas me atrapó en la red del amor

Prefiero que rompas mi corazón a tenerlo entero en mi soledad

Es extraño lo más que deseo, mas me atrapó en la red del amor

Prefiero que rompas mi corazón a tenerlo entero en mi soledad

For I'd rather have my heart broken by you than never broken at all

(Translation by Cristina Giammarinaro)

A Reason To Stay Up All Night

2008-03-01T19:59:00.000-08:00

Adam prayed one night, He said, “Lord, I like this place

I like being other than mud and I enjoy having a face

I like the beasts of the land and the fruit of the trees

And though I don’t quite understand, I like the birds and the bees

But I think I’d like, I think I’d like...

Chorus:

If I had someone to talk to

Some home to walk to

Someone to impress and delight

Somebody to tease

Somebody to please

A reason to stay up all night

Yeah, that’s what I’d like, that’s what I’d like...

Galileo prayed one night, he said, “Lord, I like this place

It’s too bad it took being exiled to get me my personal space

I love knowing the spheres of the earth and the moon

Four hundred years before anyone else has a clue

But I think I’d like, I think I’d like...

Chorus

I prayed one night, I said, “Lord, I like this place

I’m so glad the modern world figured out that people just get in the way

Every day I look older but no one is near enough to know

Though I admit, as the days grow colder my vanity’s the first thing to go

But I think I’d like, I think I’d like...

Chorus