Story Behind The Song
This is not the life 'I' asked for.....
Song Description
The daily grind of working and trying to be something better is descibed in haunting detail as we struggle to be better than we are. It begs the question 'are my aspirations achievable or should I be content with my lot in life.
| Song Length |
2:31 |
Genre |
Folk - Rock, Folk - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Moving |
Subject |
Time, Light |
| Similar Artists |
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra, David Bowie |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Martha?s Corner
Don?t say we didn?t warn her
Something moves in Martha?s corner
Don?t play until you?ve torn her
Something?s sick in Martha?s corner
Express yourself a little like a school boy
Dress yourself in all those the colours of a movie
You?ve got
Such a look of certainty
I can tell
You?re not the man to do it cleanly
Something changed
This is not the life I asked for
Something?s changed
This is not the life I asked for
Don?t say we didn?t warn her
Something moves in Martha?s corner
Don?t play until you?ve torn her
Something?s sick in Martha?s corner
Confess your fears, a little at a time please
Ooh you?re so bad would you please just get behind me
Now here?s
A little mud in your eye
You drip with sweat
Which is so funny ?cos your?re workshy
Something changed
This is not the life I asked for
Something?s changed
This is not the life I asked for
Something changed
This is not the life I asked for
Something?s changed
This is not the life I asked for
Don?t say we didn?t warn her
Something stirs in Martha?s corner
Don?t play until you?ve torn her
Something?s dead in Martha?s corner