Sophie Barker Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs

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

The sublime Sophie Barker - regarded as one of the finest live acoustic performers around - perfect ace (Time Out)
Sophie has been singing since the age of 13 when she decided to take up singing lessons. She soon discovered through her teacher that she could actually sing and as it was about the only lesson in school that was fun, from that moment on decided to follow the perilous path of a singer! At 16 she went to oxford to do her A levels and with her first guitar which only had 2 strings she wrote her first song and joined her first band. After studying at UCL for 2 years and while singing in another band her passion for music became more apparent and she decided to take a year out to pursue her career. She never went back to university and joined another band and got her first deal with Sony. Due to artistic differences her first album was never released but it encouraged her to go solo and in the late 1990's sophie ended up writing and performing with Grooverider on his debut album and then with Groove Armada on 'Vertigo'. In 2000 she was introduced to Sam and Henry (Zero 7).She began to write with them on their debut album 'Simple Things'. Over time she co-wrote 'Destiny', 'In The Waiting Line' and 'Spinning' and then toured with the band. 'Simple Things' has sold over 1,000,000 copies worldwide. She has also worked with them on their 2nd album 'When it Falls' co-writing 'Passing By' and 'In Time' and has been touring with them since the release in March 2004. This album has already gone platinum in the UK.

Sophie will also be releasing her debut album 'Earthbound' in 2005 which will be a collection of songs that have been recorded over the past few years. Some acoustically and some written and produced with Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins). Also over the past year Sophie has recorded 'Lullaby' with her firend/producer KK. This is a night time CD for children drawing on the influences of old nursery rhymes and Lullabies. Together they have created a beautiful soundscape for peaceful sleep. This is for all ages. This will be the first of a series of collectable CD's with accompanying hard backed books for children and this will start 'The Rainbow Collection'. Sophie realised that there was a huge gap in the market for quality recordings for children and that the range of childrens music was very limited. For sophie, music has been one of the most important forms of education not only enabling her to express herself but also to be able to communicate when when words get lost and therefore she felt it absolutely necessary to help others through music and children are our future. Lullaby will be released in November 2004 and a childrens fund will be set up from a percentage of the sales of the CD's and books. This fund will then be allocated to different educational projects and causes around the world. She feels it is now time to put all our energy into educating and helping children around the world.

Secret

Do you wanna let me into your soul
Do you want to show me secrets I don’t know

Do you me to part with all my love
Stab myself in the heart
Give you all my blood

Don’t treat me like a fool
I’m more intelligent than you
You may have partially succeeded in breaking me in two
But at least I have a heart a mind and a soul

Do you want to show me I can trust you
Do you want to hold me before I leave you
Did I ever tell you that you’re wasting my time
Did I ever mention I can’t see you for a while

Don’t treat me like a fool
I’m more intelligent than you
You may have partially succeeded in breaking me in two
But at least I have a heart a mind and a soul

Do you wanna let me into your soul
Do you wanna let me into your soul
Do you wanna let me into your soul
Do you wanna let me into your soul

Don’t treat me like a fool
I’m more intelligent than you
You may have partially succeeded in breaking me in two
But at least I have a heart a mind and a soul

Do you wanna let me into your soul
Do you wanna let me into your soul
Do you wanna let me into your soul
Do you wanna let me into your soul

Don’t treat me like a fool
I’m more intelligent than you
You may have partially succeeded in breaking me in two
But at least I have a heart a mind and a soul

Stop me

Would you like to look at some photos of my life
Spend some time as I recollect this passing by
You gave to me your open arm held me for a while
You called yourself a gentleman as I remember

I want to find like you somewhere close to light
I want to find like you somewhere close inside

And in my dream there you were telling me you were really broken
And how long it has taken you to come and see me here
And I saw you you were there suspended in time
High in the sky waiting all the while smiling down

I want to find like you, somewhere close to light
I want to feel like you, somewhere close inside

And there’s no one here to stop me
To stop me from breathing
From breaking, from making mistakes

Finally I’m alone
Finally I’m alone

I want to find like you, somewhere close to light
I want to feel like you

Dream life

Woke up this morning with the clouds on my head
Had to push away the dead leaves that had landed on the bed
I know that life is changing my time is coming round
Got to embrace the unknown with my feet firmly on the ground

Dream life dream life over me
Dream life dream life

You once said to me it’s what you give not what you take
That allows you to see the strong from the weak
How many years have I been stumbling with my head in the clouds
I see the stars above me I got to bring them down inside

Dream life dream life over me
Dream life dream life

Dream life dream life over me
Dream life dream life...

Wintertime

You only come and see me in the winter time
Snuggle up behind me to keep from the cold but once the first light
Shows it’s face I can’t find you any place I ‘m all alone
And when you are near you say you never want to leave holding me
Close making me believe that maybe one day you wont leave me
Alone, all alone

And if I cry don’t look on by just be here for a while
And in my time I will shine and you will follow me

Dawn is nearly breaking and the warmth fills the room I know as I lie
Here you’ll be gone soon and as hard as I try you’ll still say goodbye
And I’ll be alone all alone

And if I cry don’t look on by just be here for a while
And in my time I will shine and you will follow me...

On my way home

Going down this road again
Been here many times before
Stretch my legs and breathe the air
Rollercoaster of time

And it feels like snow in summertime
And it feels like warmth in wintertime
And it feels like I have lost my mind this time
I’m on my way home

Falling off the tight rope in the sky
I can barely see I’m feeling so high
Gods and angels walk this world
Softly speaking slowly the unspoken word

And it feels like snow in summertime
And it feels like warmth in wintertime
And it feels like I have lost my mind

And it feels like snow in summertime
And it feels like warmth in wintertime
And it feels like I have lost my mind this time
I’m on my way home
On my way home
On my way home

Start me

My secret life is burning me
Drifting in and out of sleep
Don’t want no one to talk to me
My conscience is turning me around

I drink to drown, drown all my pain
Only makes me feel again

Can’t sleep tonight for all the noise
The sounds are in my head
The waves that crash upon my feet
Break the stillness of my heart

I drink to drown, drown all my pain
Only makes me feel again
Leave me this way don’t want to change
To feel again

Hold me now now i’m on my own
Hold me now don’t let me go

Angels

She laughs when she wants to cry
She smiles but she doesn’t know
Why the world takes it’s toll on her

I try and talk some sense to you
But only you can help yourself to
Understand what’s going on

Angels don’t come here often
Angels don’t usually soften the fall

Do you think you can help me
Do you think I’ll find some freedom
Do you think life’s just one big struggle
Or are there little angels looking after me

You fill your days with triviality hoping
That it’s just what you want to be
But the truth keeps circling you

Just take a jump you maybe the fool
But I guarantee the empress looks after you
She’ll never let you fall apart

Angels do come here often
Angels do usually soften the fall

Yes I think I can help you
Yes I know you’ll find some freedom
Yes I think life’s just one big struggle
But there are many angels looking after you

Yes I think I can help you
Yes I know you’ll find some freedom
Yes I think life’s just one big struggle
But there are many angels looking after you
Looking after you, looking after you
Looking after you

Angels
Angels
Looking after
Looking after you
Angels

Stumble

And I’ve thought what it would be like for the day
To see myself in a completely different way
And I’ve thought myself into the ground
Will I ever get out of this hole I’ve dug myself
And I stumble a while and I tumble over every step of time

And I wish you all of your dreams
‘Cos they’re never what they seem
But uncertainty is the beauty in life
And I wander whether we will ever realise
And I stumble a while and I tumble over every step of time
And I stumble a while and I tumble over every step of mine

And in this world of mine I’m trying to make some sense
And I hope that in time we will be good friends
‘Cos there’s no point in carrying on if we just can’t get along
And I hope that you and me can just let whatever will be will be

Will be, will be
Will be, will be
Will be, will be

And in this world of mine I’m trying to make some sense
And I hope that in time we will be good friends
‘Cos there’s no point in carrying on if we just can’t get along
And I hope that you and me can just let whatever will be will be

Will be, will be
Will be, will be
Will be, will be

(Frontera feat. Sophie Barker)

Feel my love come down
Turn your life around
Feel your love come down
Turn my life, my life around

Make it all feel right
Make it all feel right
Make it all feel right
Make it all feel right

Hey, hey, hey

Make it all feel right
Make it all feel right
Make it all feel right
Make it all feel right

Hey, hey, hey
Oh, love come down

Feel my love come down
Turn your life around
Feel your love come down
Turn my life, my life around

Make it all feel right
Make it all feel right
Make it all feel right
Make it all feel right

Hey, hey, hey

Breathe

It's time for everybody
To listen to the sound
And all the lonely people
Who live beneath the ground
Don't listen to another
Just listen to yourself

'Cause only change can happen
When you change yourself
I won't run
I won't hide
I only want to live
To live my life

Breathe up there
I'm the ruler of my world
Breathe in peace
I'm the ruler of my world

I've carried of conviction
In everything you do
'Cause every little action
Only falls onto you

And I don’t want excuses
To hear your bitterness
There's far too many people
Who want to give their best

And I won't run
And I won't hide
I only want to live
To live my life

Breathe up there
I'm the ruler of my world
Breathe in peace
I'm the ruler of my world

In this life
In this life
In this life
All comes back to you

In this life
In this life
In this life
All comes back to you

I'm the ruler of my world

In this life
In this life
In this life
All comes back to you

I'm the ruler of my world

Gold

(Suzie Gold OST / Spandau Ballet cover)

Thank you for coming home
I'm sorry that the chairs are all worn
I left them here I could have sworn

These are my salad days
Slowly being eaten away
Just another play for today
Oh but I'm proud of you, I'm proud of you

There's nothing left to make me feel small
Luck has left me standing so tall

Gold (gold)
Always believe in your soul
You've got the power to know
You're indestructable
Always believe in, because you are

Gold (gold)
Glad that you're bound to return
There's something I could have learned
You're indestructible
Always believe in

After the rush has gone
I hope you find a little more time
Remember we were partners in crime
It’s only two years ago
The man with the suit and the pace
You know that he was there on the case
Now he's in love with you, he's in love with you

And my love is like a prison wall
But you could leave me standing so tall

Gold (gold)
Always believe in your soul
You've got the power to know
You're indestructible
Always believe in, and you are

Gold (gold)
Glad that you're bound to return
There's something I could have learned
You’re indestructible
Always believe in

And my love is like a prison wall
But you could leave me standing so tall

Gold (gold)
Always believe in your soul
You've got the power to know
You're indestructible
Always believe in, and you are

Gold (gold)
Glad that you're bound to return
There's something I could have learned
You're indestructible
Always believe in

(Muki feat. Sophie Barker / Quiet Riot LP / Blackie & the Rodeo Kings cover)

I don't want to know about evil

I don't want to know about evil
Only want to know about love
I don't want to know about evil
Only want to know about love

Sometimes it gets so hard to listen
Hard for me to use my eyes
And all around the gold is glistening
Making sure it keeps me down to size

And I don't want to know about evil
Only want to know about love
I don't want to know one thing about evil
Only want to know about love

I'm waiting for the planes to tumble
Waiting for the towns to fall
I'm waiting for the cities to crumble
Waiting till the sea a grow

Yes it's getting hard to listen
Hard for us to use our eyes
'Cause all around that gold is glistening
Making sure it keeps us hypnotized

And I don't want to know about evil
Only want to know about love
I don't want to know about evil
Only want to know about love

I don't want to know about evil
Only want to know about love
I don't want to know anything about evil
Only want to know about love

And I don't want to know about evil
Only want to know about love

I don't want to know about evil
Sometimes
Sometimes it gets so hard to listen
Only want to know about love
Only want to know about love

Don't Look Back

Back, back, back...

Don't have to question
Everything you feel
It's in your heart
In your mind
In your soul

And everything you want
Is what you need
Look inside, look inside
And you'll see

Don't look back
Take it easy on yourself
Don't look back
Don't have to worry
Don't look back
Take it easy on yourself this time

As you rise, we fall
Fall to the ground
But get out
Get out on your feet

And if you look around
(and if you look around)
There's always someone there
Just look up
Look up to the sky

Don't look back
Take it easy on yourself
Don't look back
Don't have to worry
Take it easy on yourself this time

Don't look back…

As you rise, we fall
Back, back, back…

Imagination (Parts 1 & 2)

(Grooverider / Mysteries Of Funk LP)

I am the dark side
Of your imagination
I am the dark side

Run away from me
Run away from me
Run away from me
Run away from me
Run away from me
Run away from me

I am the dark side
Of your imagination
I am the dark side

I am the dark side
I am the dark side
I am the dark side
I am the dark side
I am the dark side
I am the dark side

I am the dark side
Of your imagination
I am the dark side

( Grooverider / Mysteries Of Funk LP )

I am the dark side
Of your imagination

I am the dark side
I am the dark side
Of your imagination
I am the dark side...

Inside My Mind (Blue Skies)

(Groove Armada / Vertigo LP)

[Dick Haymes sample of Blue Skies]

Blue skies
Smiling at me
Blue skies
Smiling at me
Blue skies
Smiling at me
Blue skies
Smiling at me

Blue skies inside my mind
Inside my mind
Blue skies inside my mind
How can I fly (?)
Seeing blue skies
On the outside

Blue skies inside my mind
Inside my mind
Blue skies inside my mind
How can I fly (?)

Blue skies
Blue skies
Blue skies
Blue skies
Smiling at me
Blue skies
Smiling at me
Blue skies
Smiling at me
Blue skies
Smiling at me
Blue skies
Blue skies
Smiling at me

Blue skies inside my mind
Inside my mind
Blue skies inside my mind
How can I fly (?)

Leaving On A Jet Plane

(John Denver cover / Leaving On A Jet Plane EP)

Da da da...

All my bags are packed
I'm ready to go
I'm standing here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye

But the dawn is breaking
It's early morn
The taxis is waiting
He's blowing his horn
Already I'm so lonesome
I could die

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
'Cause Im leaving on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

There's so many times I've let you down
So many times I've played around
I tell you now, they don't mean a thing
Every place I go, I'll think of you
Every song I sing, I'll sing for you
When I come back, I'll bring your wedding ring

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

Da da da...

Now the time has come to leave you
One more time
Let me kiss you
Then close your eyes
And I'll be on my way

Dream about the days to come
When I won't have to leave alone
About the times, I won't have to say

Oh, kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

But I'm leaving on a jet plane
Da da da...

Right Here

And I'm not here
So you can play around
Fight your battles
On someone else's ground

In the way through
Is to be free
And I don't want you hurting me

And it's taking time
So much time for me to understand
And I'm so strong and
I'm standing proud (standing proud)

Why should I show at you now?
And you won't show at me

Right here, right here
(What goes around, goes around, goes around)
Right here, right here
(comes around)
Right here, right here
(What goes around, goes around, goes around)
Right here, right here
(comes around)
Right here, right here...

(Grooverider / Mysteries Of Funk LP)

Time and space
And space...

Guide me to some space
Guide me somewhere
To clear my heart
To clear my mind

Time and space...

Would you carry on

Time and space
Time and space

Your Song

( Groove Armada / Vertigo LP )

Don't let them take it away
Mama said
Keep it down, down, down
Put it away
How could I roam with my song for (?)
When the words come and go

Every time I hear your song
You fade away
How I've tried for so, so long
Then you will stay

Now nobody can see
See what it means
What it means to you
To me and I

Don't let it fade away
Fade away
To the other side
Oh yesterday

Every time I hear your song
You fade away
How I've tried for so, so long
Then you will stay

Every time I hear your song
Every time, every time
Your song