Set Adrift On Memory Bliss

Album: Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross (1991)
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  • Set adrift on memory bliss of you

    Baby, you send me
    Baby, you send me
    Set adrift on memory bliss of you

    The camera pans, a cocktail glass
    Behind the blinds of plastic plants
    You'll find a lady with a fat diamond ring
    And then you'll know I can't remember a damn thing
    I think it's one of those de ja vu things
    Or a dream that's tryin' to tell me something
    Or will I ever stop thinkin' about it
    I don't know, I doubt it
    Subterranean by design
    I wonder what I would find if I met you
    I let my eyes caress you
    Until I meet the thought of Misses' Princess Who?
    Often wonder what makes her work
    I guess I'll leave that question to the experts
    Assuming that there are some out there
    They're probably alone, solitaire
    I can remember when
    I caught up with a pastime intimate friend
    She said, "Bet you're probably gonna say I look lovely
    But you probably don't think nothin' of me"

    She was right, though, I can't lie
    She's just one of those corners in my mind
    So I just put her right back with the rest
    That's the way it goes, I guess

    Baby, you send me
    Baby, you send me
    Set adrift on memory bliss of you
    Baby, you send me
    Set adrift on memory bliss of you

    A careless whisper from a careless man
    A neutron dance for a neutron fan
    Marionette strings are dangerous things
    I thought of all the trouble they bring
    An eye for an eye, a spy for a spy
    Rubber bands expand in a frustrating sigh
    Tell me that she's not dreaming
    She's got an ace in the hole
    It doesn't have meaning
    Reality used to be a friend of mine
    'Cause complete control, I don't take too kind
    Christina Applegate, you gotta put me on
    Guess who's piece of the cake is jacked on?
    She broke her wishbone and wished for a sign
    I told her whispers in my heart were fine
    What did she think she could do?
    I feel for her, I really do
    So I stared at the ring finger on her hand
    I wanted her to be a big P.M. Dawn fan
    But I had to put her right back with the rest
    That's the way it goes, I guess

    Baby, you send me
    Baby, you send me
    Set adrift on memory bliss of you
    Baby, you send me
    Set adrift on memory bliss of you

    Baby, you send me
    Set adrift on memory bliss of you
    Baby, you send me
    Set adrift on memory bliss of you

    Baby, you send me (baby, you send me)
    Baby, you send me (baby, you send me)
    Set adrift on memory bliss of you (baby, you send me)

    Baby, you send me (baby, you send me)
    Baby, you send me (baby, you send me)
    Set adrift on memory bliss of you (baby, you send me)

    Baby, you send me (baby, you send me)
    Baby, you send me (baby, you send me)
    Set adrift on memory bliss of you Writer/s: Attrell Cordes, Attrell Stephen Cordes, Gary James Kemp, Gary Kemp
    Publisher: Downtown Music Publishing, REFORMATION MUSIC INC, Royalty Network
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Lacrisha from Milwaukee, WiBob James "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" was sampled in the song as well.
  • Eric from Vancouver, CanadaThis is an awsome song!
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