Sophie

It's wonderful when you forget a song and then it comes back ever so sweetly into your life and evokes an emotion you once associated with it. The only song I remember hearing in the voice of Sophie B Hawkins is called "Damn I wish I was your lover". There are many reasons for liking the song. The first one has to be the passion that Sophie's voice brings to it and the second is the black and white video. I love black and white and as a bonus this song starts with a train and I love trains just as much even though I haven't actually travelled in one for some time. I think I took the Dubai metro some time back if that counts.

Coming back to Sophie, she is so very beautiful with her wavy curls and bohemian manner. I was least surprised to find that she calls herself omnisexual. Her long time partner and manager is a woman. Sometimes I wonder what it is with these talented women and 'ominisexuality' or lesbianism for that matter. K D lang is a lesbian and so is Tanita Tikaram. Sinead O' Connor considers herself one fourth lesbian and ofcourse there's Sophie to add to the list. Well as long as they remain wonderful artists who cares really. I'm including links to two of her songs- "Damn I wish I was your lover" and "As I lay me down". Both sung by Sophie and both love songs but so different from each other. I like both but the first one has to be my favourite track. These days you see videos of the likes of Rihanna, Beyonce and Britney Spears and all the overt sexuality which borders on distasteful. Sophie on the other hand is so amazingly sensual as she belts out this number dressed in a sleeveless flannel shirt, torn jeans and bare feet. I envy the one whom she wrote the song for! "As I lay me down" on the other hand is much tamer but beautiful nonetheless in saturated tones, Sophie dressed in a school girl outfit looking like a rebellious doll. Here goes

Damn I wish I was your lover by Sophie B Hawkins


That old dog has chained you up alright
Give you everything you need
To live inside a twisted cage
Sleep beside an empty rage
I had a dream, I was your hero

Damn, I wish I was your lover
I'll rock you till the daylight comes
Make sure you are smilin' and warm
I am everything, tonight I'll be your mother
I will do such things to ease your pain
Free your mind and you won't feel ashamed, oh, oh
Open up on the inside, gonna fill you up, gonna make you cry

This monkey can't stand to see you black and blue
Give you somethin' sweet each time
You come inside my jungle book
What is it just too good?
Don't say you'll stay 'cause then you go away

Damn, I wish I was your lover
I'll rock you till the daylight comes
Make sure you are smilin' and warm
I am everything, tonight I'll be your mother
I will do such things to ease your pain
Free your mind and you won't feel ashamed

Shucks, for me there is no other
You're the only shoe that fits
I can't imagine I'll grow out of it
Damn, I wish I was your lover

If I was your girl believe me
I'd turn on the Rollin' Stones
We could groove along and feel much better
Let me in
I could do it forever and ever and ever and ever

Give me an hour to kiss you
Walk through Heaven's door I'm sure
We don't need no doctor to feel much better
Let me in
Forever and ever and ever and ever

I sat on a mountainside with peace of mind
And I lay by the ocean
Makin' love to her with visions clear
Walked the days with no one near
And I return as chained and bound to you

Damn, I wish I was your lover
I'll rock you till the daylight comes
Make sure you are smilin' and warm
I am everything, tonight I'll be your mother
I will do such things to ease your pain
Free your mind and you won't feel ashamed

Shucks, for me there is no other
You're the only shoe that fits
I can't imagine, I'll grow out of it
Damn, I wish I was your lover

Just open up I'm gonna come inside
I wanna fill you up I wanna make you cry
(Damn I wish I was your lover)
Gettin' on the subway and I'm comin' uptown
(Damn I wish I was your lover)
Standin' on a street corner waitin' for my love to change
(Damn I wish I was your lover)

Feelin' like a school boy, too shy and too young
(Damn I wish I was your lover)
Open up I wanna come inside, I wanna fill you up, I wanna make you cry
(Damn I wish I was your lover)
Gettin' on my camel and I'll ride it uptown, ooh
(Damn I wish I was your lover)
Hanging around this jungle, wishing that this

As I lay me down by Sophie B Hawkins


It felt like springtime on this February morning
In the courtyard birds were singing your praise
I'm still recalling things you said to make me feel alright
I carried them with me today, Now

As I lay me down to sleep
This I pray
That you will hold me dear
Though I'm far away
I'll whisper your name into the sky
And I will wake up happy

I wonder why I feel so high
Though I am not above the sorrow
Heavy hearted
Till you call my name
And it sounds like church bells
Or the whistle of a train
On a summer evening
I'll run to meet you
Barefoot barely breathing

It's not too near for me
Like a flower I need the rain
Though it's not clear to me
Every season has its change
And I will see you
When the sun comes out again