Anna Calvi Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs

B i o g r a p h y
(by absoluteradio)

Anna Calvi grew up being exposed to a multitude of genres of music by her music-loving Italian father. After leaving school, she originally intended to study art, but instead opted for a degree in music. Calvi formed several bands including "Cheap Hotel", who released 1 download only single "New York" (which did not chart) before going on to meet multi-instrumentalist Mally Harpez and drummer Daniel Maiden-Wood, who now form her intimate band set-up. At an early gig, Calvi caught the attention of ex-Coral guitarist Bill Ryder-Jones who urged Laurence Bell of Domino Records to sign her. Early support also came from renowned music legend Brian Eno, who heard about Calvi through a friend. He has since become her unofficial mentor describing her during a BBC6 Music interview as, "the biggest thing since Patti Smith."

In the autumn of 2009, Calvi recorded a series of filmed 'Attic Sessions' that were uploaded onto Youtube including a cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Joan of Arc', Elvis Presley's 'Surrender', TV on The Radio's 'Wolf Like Me' and David Bowie's 'Sound & Vision'. Calvi played guitar on the track "The Prizefighter and the Heiress" on Johnny Flynn's album 'Been Listening'. In October 2009, she also supported Flynn on tour. In 2010, Calvi supported Interpol on their UK tour and label-mates the Arctic Monkeys at the Royal Albert Hall. By personal request, Nick Cave also invited her to support Grinderman across Europe in October 2010. On 11 October 2010, Calvi released debut single 'Jezebel', a song originally written by Wayne Shanklin, but made famous by French chanteuse Edith Piaf. Both Jezebel and the b-side 'Moulinette' were recorded by Rob Ellis, and released on Limited Edition 7" and digital download. Live versions of both the 'Jezebel' and 'Moulinette' recorded at The Luminaire venue in London was used as promo for the single.

Her self-titled debut album was released in the UK and Europe through Domino Records to critical acclaim on 17 January 2011. It entered the official UK charts at number 40. The album achieved success across Europe, charting at 17 in France, 33 in Austria, 40 in Switzerland, 55 in Sweden and 70 in Germany. NME gave the album 9 out of 10 stating, "this self-titled collection of 10 songs is perhaps the first great record of 2011." Co-produced by long-term PJ Harvey collaborator Rob Ellis and Pritpal Soor, Calvi has said that the album was a culmination of 3 years of work in a basement in Fulham, London. NME described it as "sumptuous, seductive and a bit scary, this velvety debut will stalk your dreams." The Observer described it as a "gutsy and sonorous start" and The Fly magazine called it an "arresting, sparse and darkly captivating listen." The Evening Standard said "the raw talent is undeniable: 2011 is Calvi's for the taking" while the Independent on Sunday claimed that for "serious lovers of music, Calvi is one to watch." The album was Rough Trade's album of the month in January, described as an "astonishingly confident, expressive and powerful record."

No More Words

Hold me down and hold me close tonight
Feel you warm, I feel you by my side

Oh, my love
Oh, my love
Oh, my love

Hold me down and give me all your power
Hold me close in every single hour

Oh, my love
Oh, my love
Oh, my love

Oh, my love
Oh, my love
Oh, my love

Hold me down and give me all your power
Hold me close in every single hour

Oh, my love
Oh, my love
Oh, my love

Oh, my love
Oh, my love
Oh, my love

My prayer
My prayer

Desire

I wanna go to the sun
Hold my life like I've never done
But it's just the devil in me
The devil that's calling as I come undone

The sky is getting dark tonight
Darker than the fear that's gonna pull us apart
That beating is the sound of love
The sound of love is beating like a fevered heart

And it's the fire, the fire, the fire
It's heavenly, heavenly
Desire, desire
Desire, desire

I wanna lay in the dust
The dust is gonna fall here when I lie
God knows it’s just the devil in me
The devil that's taking my hand to the fire

I never wanna leave you now
Leave you like the sun is gonna disappear
But it's just believing now
Believing in my heart is what I've come to fear

And it's the fire, the fire, the fire
It's heavenly, heavenly
Desire, desire
Desire, desire
I've got desire, desire
I've got desire, desire

And only the lonely
Only the lonely fall
Only the lonely
Only the lonely fall
Fall

I wanna go to the fire
But God knows it's the sound of
It's the sound of love
It's the beat of my heart that you finally beating
And it's coming, coming, coming for you

And it's just the devil in me
It's just a door to the devil gathered in disguise
Taking me by the hand
And leading me, leading me off to the fire

And it's the fire, the fire, the fire
It's heavenly, heavenly
Desire, desire
Desire, desire

You don't have to be lost
Desire, desire
You don't have to be lost
Desire, desire
You don't have to be lost
Desire, desire

Suzanne And I

Suzanne and I
Never will we be apart
Suzanne and I
Never will we be apart

But we hold, hold, hold it down
Oh we hold, hold, hold it down

'Cause the night calls me
When the wind leads behind the world
When the wind leads behind the world

But we hold, hold it down
Oh we hold, hold, hold it down
'Cause the night calls for

Suzanne and I
Suzanne and I
Suzanne and I
Suzanne and I
We will rise

We hold, hold, hold it down
But we hold, hold, hold it down
But we hold, hold, hold it down
'Cause I never, ever, ever, ever be alone

Suzanne and I
Suzanne and I
Suzanne and I
Suzanne and I
We will rise

First We Kiss

My heart beats against the wardrobe
'Cause I hear the closing door
Beats against the window
Tell me how long
Tell me how long

Feel it come from nowhere
Taking over me
Feel it come from nowhere
Tell me why
Tell me why

First we'll kiss
Then you will lock the door, my dear
A perfect kiss
Just to remind what's between us
Tonight is here

Feel it come from nowhere
Taking over me
Feel it come from nowhere
Tell me why
Tell me why

First we'll kiss
Then you will lock the door, my dear
A perfect kiss
Just to remind what's between us
Tonight, what's between us tonight
Tonight

Beats against the wardrobe
As I hear the closing door
Our face against the window
Our lips touch no more
And suddenly from up here
Everything is clear
The love we had between us tonight
Is here

The Devil

Wait for God
Fall for me
Fall for me

And lay me down
Fall for me
Fall

The devil
The devil will come

Wait for love
Fall for me
And wait forever
Now

The devil
The devil will come

The devil, the devil
The devil
The devil will come

Blackout

Quench like flame ‘cause the very last light is gone
I feel something coming as I'm running down the hall

Voices, darkness is coming for my soul
Should I fear you or should I just let go

Oh blackout
I've got to know where you're from
What are you trying to tell me, I don't know

Oh blackout
Now this moment has come
Here in the dark
I could be anyone

I try and stand still but I feel you by my side
But even this moment is running out of time

Oh blackout
I've got to know where you're from
What are you trying to tell me, I don't know

Oh blackout
Now this moment has come
Here in the dark
I could be anyone

Oh blackout
Now this moment has come
What are you trying to tell me, I don't know

Oh blackout
I won't fear where you're from
'Cause here in the dark
I could be anyone
Don't leave
Don't leave me

I'll Be Your Man

The birds can't lie with my collar in my teeth
No one knows you like no one knows me
Wait for a day, you will never, never know the way
How it feels

I'll be your man
I'll be your man
I'll be your man
I'll be your man

Walking hand in hand by the side of the road
Heaven knows what we could have been
But somehow we wait and a little bit falls away
Do you feel

I'll be your man
I'll be your man
I'll be your man
I'll be your man

In the day, I can be your lover
In the night, these words are true
And we wait, wait forever
For night, I can find

Why don't you wait
Won't you tell me what it is
Do you feel

I'll be your man
I'll be your man
I'll be your man
I'll be your man

Morning Light

Morning light
Morning light
Morning light
Morning light
All my life

But you never be in love
But you never be in love
But you never be in love
But you never be in love

I stand in the day for my feeling to rise
All my life
But you never be in love
But you never be in love
No lies in wait
Now thy day lies in wait
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
Morning light
Morning light
Morning light
All my life

But you never be in love
But you never be in love
Farewell rise in the morning goodbye

Morning light
Morning light
Morning light
All my life

But you never be in love
But you never be in love
But you never be in love
But you never be in love
Farewell rise in the morning goodbye

Love Won't Be Leaving

I hope this letter finds you well
Been in the desert for so long
Sometimes I see faces
Coming out of the dark

But love won't be leaving
It won't be gone until I find a way
No, love won't be leaving
It won't be gone until I find a way

I draw my name in the sand
In the hope it'll find you

'Cause love won't be leaving
It won't be gone until I find a way

My desire is so strong
My desire is so strong
Sometimes I see faces
When I'm so alone

I draw my name in the sand
In the hope it'll find you
I draw my name in the sand
In the hope it'll find you

Because love won't be leaving
It won't be gone until I find a way
No, love won't be leaving
It won't be gone until I find a way

I draw my name in the sand
In the hope it'll find you
Oh I draw my name in the sand
In the hope it'll find you

Because love won't be leaving
It won't be gone until I find a way
No, love won't be leaving
It won't be gone until I find a way

Love won't be leaving
It won't be gone until I find a way
Love won't be leaving
It won't be gone until I find a way

Non Album Tracks

Jezebel

If ever a devil was born
Without a pair of horns
It was you
Jezebel, it was you

If ever an angel fell
Jezebel, it was you
Jezebel, it was you

If ever a pair of eyes
Promised me paradise
Deceiving me, grieving me
Leaving me blue

Jezebel
C'était toi

If ever a devil’s plan
Was made to torment man
It was you
Jezebel, it was you

Could be better had I never known
A lover such as you
Forsaking dreams and all
For the siren call of your arms

Like a demon, love possessed me
You upset me constantly
What evil star is mine
That my fate’s design should be

Jezebel
Jezebel

If ever a pair of eyes
Promised me paradise
Deceiving, believing, believing you

If ever a devil’s plan
Was made to torment man
It was you
Night and day, every way
Jezebel, Jezebel, Jezebel

Even in the dark
There's a light above in the sky
And even when it fades
On all of my breath and wait

At last
There will be sound above
At last
There will be glow far and wide
For the things of the past

Oh flesh will fill the thousand miles with wide
Dance with me, oh dance with all the noise that fills the sky
Blue and gold and fire and gold will never be uptight
Here a thousand days and thousand nights will pass us by

And even for the night
I will wait for this my love
To lie as the snow falls like destiny

At last
There will be sound above
At last
There will be glow far and wide
For the things of the past

Oh flesh will fill the thousand miles with wide
Dance with me, oh dance with all the noise that fills the sky
Blue and gold and fire and gold will never be uptight
Here a thousand days and thousand nights will pass us by

Blue and gold and fire and gold
Will never be in time
Dance with me, oh dance with me
Then lay me down to die

Oh I'll be down a thousand miles

Sound And Vision

( David Bowie cover / Live at the attic )

Blue, blue, electric blue
That's the colour of my room
Where I will live
Blue, blue

Pale blinds drawn all day
Nothing to do, nothing to say
Blue, blue

I will sit right down
Waiting for the gift of sound and vision
And I will sing
Waiting for the gift of sound and vision
Drifting into my solitude, over my head

Don't you wonder sometimes
About sound and vision

Blue, blue, electric blue
That's the colour of my room
Where I will live
Blue, blue

Pale blinds drawn all day
Nothing to do, nothing to say
Blue, blue

I will sit right down
Waiting for the gift of sound and vision
And I will sing
Waiting for the gift of sound and vision
I will sit right down
Waiting for the gift of sound and vision
Drifting into my solitude, over my head

Surrender

( Elvis Presley Cover )

When we kiss my heart's on fire
Burning with a strange desire
And I know, each time I kiss you
That your heart's on fire too

So, my darling, please surrender
All your love so warm and tender
Let me hold you in my arms, dear
While the moon shines bright above

All the stars will tell the story
Of our love and all its glory
Let us take this night of magic
And make it a night of love

So won't you please surrender to me
Your lips, your arms, your heart, dear
Be mine forever
Be mine tonight

Wolf Like Me

( Tv on the radio Cover / Live at the attic )

Say say my playmate
Won’t you lay hands on me
Mirror my malady
Transfer my tragedy

Got a curse I cannot lift
Shines when the sunset shifts
When the moon is round and full
Bust that box gotta gut that fish

We could jet in a stolen car
But I bet we wouldn't get too far
Before the transformation takes
And bloodlust tanks and crave gets slaked

My mind has changed
My body's frame but god I like it
My hearts aflame
My heart’s strained but god I like it

My mind has changed
My body's frame but god I like it
My hearts aflame
My heart’s strained but god I like it

Charge me your day rate
I’ll turn you out in kind
When the moon is round and full
Gonna teach you tricks that'll blow your mongrel mind

Baby doll I recognize
You're a hideous thing inside
If ever there were a lucky kind it's
You you you

My mind has changed
My body's frame but god I like it
My hearts aflame
My heart’s strained but god I like it

My mind has changed
My body's frame but god I like it
My hearts aflame
My heart’s strained but god I like it

My body's frame, my mind has changed
But god I like it
My hearts aflame
My heart’s strained but god I like it

Dream me oh dreamer
Down to the floor
Open my hands and let them weave onto yours

Feel me, completer
Down to my core
Open my heart and let it bleed onto yours

Feeding on fever
Down all fours
Show you what all that howl is for