Sinéad O'Connor (64,03 %)
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (74,90 %)
In collection
Released: 1990-03
Type: Studio
Type: Studio
Ranking:
Artist:
2
Year (1990):
11
Decade (1990's):
94
Overall:
578
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1.
Feel So Different
 06:48
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2.
I Am Stretched on Your Grave
 05:34
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3.
Three Babies
 04:47
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4.
The Emperor's New Clothes
05:16
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5.
Black Boys on Mopeds
03:53
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6.
Nothing Compares 2 U
 05:11
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7.
Jump in the River
 04:13
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8.
You Cause as Much Sorrow
05:05
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9.
The Last Day of Our Acquaintance
04:40
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10.
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
 05:47
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Album length:
51:14
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Lyrics |
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1.
Feel So Different
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God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change Courage to change the things I can And the wisdom to know the difference I am not like I was before I thought that nothing would change me I was not listening anymore Still you continued to affect me I was not thinking anymore Although I said I still was I'd said "I don't want anymore" Because of bad experience But now I feel so different I feel so different I feel so different I have not seen freedom before And I did not expect to Don't let me forget now I'm here Help me to help you to behold you I started off with many friends And we spent a long time talking I thought they meant every word they said But like everyone else they were stalling And now they seem so different They seem so different They seem so different I should have hatred for you But I do not have any And I have always loved you Oh you have taught me plenty The whole time I'd never seen All you had spread before me The whole time I'd never seen All I'd need was inside me Now I feel so different I feel so different I feel so different I feel so different I feel so different |
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2.
I Am Stretched on Your Grave
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I am stretched on your grave And will lie there forever If your hands were in mine I'd be sure we'd not sever My apple tree my brightness It's time we were together For I smell of the earth And am worn by the weather When my family thinks That I'm safe in my bed From night until morning I am stretched at your head Calling out to the air With tears hot and wild My grief for the girl That I loved as a child Do you remember The night we were lost In the shade of the blackthorn And the chill of the frost Thanks be to Jesus We did what was right And your maiden head still Is your pillar of light The priests and the friars Approach me in dread Because I still love you My love and you're dead I still would be your shelter Through rain and through storm And with you in your cold grave I cannot sleep warm So I'm stretched on your grave And will lie there forever If you hands were in mine I'd be sure we'd not sever My apple tree my brightness It's time we were together For I smell of the earth And am worn by the weather |
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3.
Three Babies
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Each of these My three babies I will carry with me For myself I ask no one else will be Mother to these three And of course I'm like a wild horse But there's no other way I could be Water and feed Are not tools that I need For the thing that I've chosen to be In my soul My blood and my bones I have wrapped your cold bodies around me The face on you The smell of you Will always be with me Each of these My three babies I was not willing to leave Though I tried I blasphemed and denied I know they will be returned to me Each of these My babies Have brought you closer to me No longer mad like a horse I'm still wild but not lost From the thing that I've chosen to be And it's `cause you've thrilled me Silenced me Stilled me Proved things I never believed The face on you The smell of you Will always be with me Each of these My three babies I will carry with me For myself I ask no one else will be Mother to these three |
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4.
The Emperor's New Clothes
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It seems like years since you held the baby While I wrecked the bedroom You said it was dangerous after Sunday And I knew you loved me He thinks I just became famous And that's what messed me up But he's wrong How could I possibly know what I want When I was only twenty-one? And there's millions of people To offer advice and say how I should be But they're twisted And they will never be any influence on me But you will always be You will always be If I treated you mean I really didn't mean to But you know how it is And how a pregnancy can change you I see plenty of clothes that I like But I won't go anywhere nice for a while All I want to do is just sit here And write it all down and rest for a while I can't bear to be in another city One where you are not I would return to nothing without you If I'm your girlfriend or not Maybe I was mean But I really don't think so You asked if I'm scared And I said so Everyone can see what's going on They laugh 'cause they know they're untouchable Not because what I said was wrong It might be brave I will live by my own policies I will sleep with a clear conscience I will sleep in peace Maybe it sounds mean But I really don't think so You asked for the truth and I told you Through their own words They will be exposed They've got a severe case of The emperor's new clothes |
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5.
Black Boys on Mopeds
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Margareth Thatcher on TV Shocked by the deaths that took place in Beijing It seems strange that she should be offended The same orders are given by her I've said this before now You said I was childish and you'll say it now "Remember what I told you If they hated me they will hate you" England's not the mythical land of Madame George and roses It's the home of police who kill black boys on mopeds And I love my boy and that's why I'm leaving I don't want him to be aware that there's Any such thing as grieving Young mother down at Smithfield 5 am, looking for food for her kids In her arms she holds three cold babies And the first word that they learned was "please" These are dangerous days To say what you feel is to dig your own grave "Remember what I told you If you were of the world they would love you" England's not the mythical land of Madame George and roses It's the home of police who kill blacks boys on mopeds And I love my boy and that's why I'm leaving I don't want him to be aware that there's Any such thing as grieving. |
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6.
Nothing Compares 2 U
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It's been seven hours and fifteen days Since u took your love away I go out every night and sleep all day Since u took your love away Since u been gone I can do whatever I want I can see whomever I choose I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant But nothing I said nothing can take away these blues Cause nothing compares Nothing compares 2 u It's been so lonely without u here Like a bird without a song Nothing can stop these lonely tears from falling Tell me baby where did I go wrong I could put my arms around every boy I see But they'd only remind me of you I went to the doctor and guess what he told me Guess what he told me He said girl u better try to have fun No matter what u do But he's a fool Cause nothing compares Nothing compares 2 u All the flowers that u planted, mama In the back yard All died when u went away I know that living with u baby was sometimes hard But I'm willing to give it another try Nothing compares Nothing compares 2 u |
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7.
Jump in the River
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The phone calls Always left me unsure They'd never say things of their own accord I am preoccupied I can't get them out of my mind They are terrified And if you said jump in the river I would Because it would probably be a good idea You're not supposed to be here at all now It's all been a gorgeous mistake Sick one or clean one The best one That God ever made When I kissed you You didn't mind I thought I tasted of too many cigarettes But you tasted like wine And I'm not going to change my mind Just because of what they said The worm has laid eggs in their hearts But not in my head And if you said jump in the river I would Because it would probably be a good idea You're not supposed to be here at all now It's all been a gorgeous mistake Sick one or clean one The best one That God ever made There's been days like this before you know And I liked it all Like the times we did it so hard There was blood on the wall And if you said jump in the river I would Because it would probably be a good idea And if you said jump in the river I would Because it would probably be a good idea |
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8.
You Cause as Much Sorrow
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I'm full of good intentions Like I never was before It's too late for prevention But I don't think it's too late for the cure So you call in your minions And see what you can find Night time or morning These hands are sticky but I don't mind Why must you always be around? Why can't you just leave it be? It's done nothing so far but destroy my life You cause as much sorrow dead As you did when you were alive I never said I was tough That was everyone else So you're a fool to attack me For the image that you built yourself Just sounds more vicious Than I actually mean I really am soft Yes, I'm tender and sweet Why must you always be around? Why can't you just leave it be? You've done nothing so far but destroy my life You cause as much sorrow dead As you did when you were alive Why must you always ask me? Why can't you just leave me be? You've done nothing so far but destroy my life You cause as much sorrow dead As you did when you were alive |
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9.
The Last Day of Our Acquaintance
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This is the last day of our acquaintance I will meet you later in somebody's office I'll talk but you won't listen to me I know what your answer will be I know you don't love me anymore You used to hold my hand when the plane took off Two years ago there just seemed so much more And I don't know what happened to our love Today's the day Our friendship has been stale And we will meet later to finalise the details Two years ago the seed was planted And since then you have taken me for granted But this is the last day of our acquaintance I will meet you later in somebody's office I'll talk but you won't listen to me I know your answer already But this is the last day of our acquaintance I will meet you later in somebody's office I'll talk but you won't listen to me I know your answer already I know your answer already I know your answer already |
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10.
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
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I'm walking through the desert And I am not frightened although it's hot I have all that I requested And I do not want what I haven't got I have learned this from my mother See how happy she has made me I will take this road much further Though I know not where it takes me I have water for my journey I have bread and I have wine No longer will I be hungry For the bread of life is mine I saw a navy blue bird Flying way above the sea I walked on and I learned later That this navy blue bird was me I returned a paler blue bird And this is the advice they gave me "You must not try to be too pure You must fly closer to the sea" So I'm walking through the desert And I am not frightened although it's hot I have all that I requested And I do not want what I haven't got |