Self Control

Album: Self Control (1984)
Charted: 5 4
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  • Oh, the night is my world
    City light painted girl
    In the day nothing matters
    It's the night time that flatters

    In the night, no control
    Through the wall something's breaking
    Wearing white as you're walkin'
    Down the street of my soul

    You take my self, you take my self control
    You got me livin' only for the night
    Before the morning comes, the story's told
    You take my self, you take my self control

    Another night, another day goes by
    I never stop myself to wonder why
    You help me to forget to play my role
    You take my self, you take my self control

    I, I live among the creatures of the night
    I haven't got the will to try and fight
    Against a new tomorrow, so I guess I'll just believe it
    That tomorrow never comes

    A safe night, I'm living in the forest of my dream
    I know the night is not as it would seem
    I must believe in something, so I'll make myself believe it
    That this night will never go

    Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
    Oh, oh, oh (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)

    Oh, the night is my world
    City light painted girl
    In the day nothing matters
    It's the night time that flatters

    I, I live among the creatures of the night
    I haven't got the will to try and fight
    Against a new tomorrow, so I guess I'll just believe it
    That tomorrow never knows

    A safe night, I'm living in the forest of a dream
    I know the night is not as it would seem
    I must believe in something, so I'll make myself believe it
    That this night will never go

    Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
    You take my self, you take my self control
    You take my self, you take my self control
    You take my self, you take my self control
    You take my self, you take my self control
    You take my self, you take my self control
    You take my self, you take my self control
    You take my self, you take my self control
    You take my self, you take my self control
    You take my self, you take my self control
    You take my self, you take my self control Writer/s: Giancarlo Bigazzi, Raffaele Riefoli, Stephen Vincent Piccolo
    Publisher: Sugarmusic s.p.a.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 16

  • Joe from CaliforniaGreat song and actors. Laura was so beautiful and talented.
  • Jrgrocks from Limaunlike this song was covered, I think this version is the best ever.
  • Boomy from LondonThis sounds just like "Modern Talking" which came out later, wow!
  • Purple from Sri LankaI really really want to know the name of the man behind the white mask
  • Amy Holley from Alabama But who is the masked guy? It's not Russell Clark. Who is he? What else has he done in the entertainment industry? I would really like to know.
  • Aaron from MexicoBelieve it or not, Ricky Martin covered this song years before he became an international star (in 1993). The song was titled "Qué Día Es Hoy" ("What day is it?") and the translation has nothing to do with the original; it talks about so confused in love that doesn't even know what day it is.
  • Serena from SomersetWhat was the name of the masked man wearing the red gloves and long black coat near the end of the song ?
  • Robert from Indiana Barry from Sauquoit, NY is wrong, Laura Branigan wasn't 47 when she passed away she was 52.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn June 9th 1984, Laura Branigan performed "Self Control" on the ABC-TV program 'American Bandstand'...
    Eight weeks earlier on April 8th, 1984 it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #63; and on June 24th it peaked at #4 (for 2 weeks) and spent 19 weeks on the Top 100 (and for 6 of those 19 weeks it as on the Top 10)...
    It reached #1 in Austria and Germany...
    On the same 'Bandstand' show she sang "Satisfaction", it peaked at #24 on Billboard's U.S. Dance chart...
    Between 1982 and 1990 she had thirteen Top 100 records; three made the Top 10 with "Gloria" being her biggest hit, it reached #2 for 3 weeks on November 21st, 1982...
    Sadly, Ms. Branigan passed away on August 26th, 2004 at the young age of 47 (undiagnosed cerebral aneurysm)...
    May she R.I.P.
  • Don from B G, KyThe video to this song had edited before MTV would play it. MTV thought it was too sexy for broadcast.
  • Paul from Kennewick, WaSelf Control could have been written about me,since it describes me totally-I have always been my best at night, and no one except for my girl friend has ever understood me for it. I find safety in the dark, having been the victim of years of child abuse. I survived,and thrive as the sun begins to go down...RIP Laura-I will always honor and love you for your contribution to my journey toward finding myself and my place in the world.
  • Paula from Laredo, TxShe should have had a longer career.
    Today's so-called singers are all flash and no substance.
    Too bad.
  • Reza from Shiraz, Iranshe is dead oh my god she was one of my most favorites when i was a highschoolboy
  • Kelley from 95060, CaHer death was shame. I felt very badly. she was wonderful, and a very skilled vocalist.
  • Anand Paul from Kollam, Indiaself control is the best song i have heard. i loved that song in the 80s and it will be forever my favourite.i used to hear it every day for years. i came to know of her death just a few days back.i wonder why she didnt become very successful with the beautiful,touching voice and charming face. i am really saddened by her death. she was also a very good human being. i hope she is in heaven singing and making even the angels jealous........
    - anand paul, kollam, India
  • Anand Paul from Kollam, Indiaself control is the best song i have heard. i loved that song in the 80s and i used to hear it every day for years. i came to know of her death just a few days back.i wonder why she didnt become very successful with the beautiful,touching voice and charming face. i am really saddened by her death. she was also a very good human being. i hope she is in heaven singing and making even the angels jealous........
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