| Birth name | Geethali Norah Jones Shankar |
|---|---|
| Born | March 30, 1979 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, blues, pop, folk, country, vocal jazz, soul, roots rock, alternative rock, lo-fi |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, musician, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano/keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, saxophone |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Blue Note |
| Associated acts | The Little Willies, El Madmo, Liberation Prophecy, Wax Poetic, Peter Malick, Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, Q-Tip, Peeping Tom |
[An affair with Sue Jones, a New York concert producer,WITH RAVI SANKAR led to the birth of Norah Jones in 1979.
In 1981, Anoushka Shankar was born to Shankar and Sukanya Rajan, whom Shankar had known since the 1970s. After separating from Kamala Shastri in 1981, Shankar lived with Sue Jones until 1986]
1. THE NEARNESS OF YOU
Why do I just wither and forget all resistance
When you and your magic pass by
My heart’s in a dither dear
When you’re at a distance
But when you are near, oh my...
Its not the pale moon that excites me
That thrills and delights me,
Oh no
Its just the nearness of you
It isn’t your sweet conversation
That brings this sensation,
Oh no
Its just the nearness of you
When you’re in my arms
And I feel you so close to me
All my wildest dreams
Came true
I need no soft lights to enchant me
If you’ll only grant me
The right
To hold you ever so tight
And to feel in the night
The nearness of you.
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2. DON'T KNOW WHY...
I waited ’til I saw the sun
I don’t know why I didn’t come
I left you by the house of fun
I don’t know why I didn’t come
I don’t know why I didn’t come
When I saw the break of day
I wished that I could fly away
Instead of kneeling in the sand
Catching teardrops in my hand
My heart is drenched in wine
But you’ll be on my mind
Forever
Out across the endless sea
I would die in ecstasy
But I’ll be a bag of bones
Driving down the road along
My heart is drenched in wine
But you’ll be on my mind
Forever
Something has to make you run
I don’t know why I didn’t come
I feel as empty as a drum
I don’t know why I didn’t come
I don’t know why I didn’t come
I don’t know why I didn’t come
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3. FEELING THE SAME WAY
The sun just slipped it’s note below my door
And I can’t hide beneath my sheets
I’ve read the words before so now I know
The time has come again for me
And I’m feelin’ the same way all over again
Feelin’ the same way all over again
Singin’ the same lines all over again
No matter how much I pretend
Another day that I can’t find my head
My feet don’t look like they’re my own
I’ll try and find the floor below to stand
And I hope I reach it once again
And I’m feelin’ the same way..
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4. I'VE GOT T SEE YOU AGAIN
Line on your face don’t bother me
Down in my chair when you dance over me
I can’t help myself
I’ve got to see you again
Late in the night when I’m all alone
And I look at the clock and I know you’re not home
I can’t help myself
I’ve got to see you again
I could almost go there
Just to watch you be seen
I could almost go there
Just to live in a dream
But no I won’t go for any of those reasons
To not touch your skin is not why I sing
I can’t help myself
I’ve got to see you again
I could almost go there....
No I won’t go to share you with them
But oh even though I know where you’ve been
I can’t help myself
I’ve got to see you again
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5. THE LONG DAY IS OVER
Feeling tired
By the fire
The long day is over
The wind is gone
Asleep at dawn
The embers burn on
With no reprise
The sun will rise
The long day is over
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6. COME AWAY WITH ME
Come away with me in the night
Come away with me
And I will write you a song
Come away with me on a bus
Come away where they can’t tempt us
With their lies
I want to walk with you
On a cloudy day
In fields where the yellow grass grows knee-high
So won’t you try to come
Come away with me and we’ll kiss
On a mountaintop
Come away with me
And I’ll never stop loving you
And I want to wake up with the rain
Falling on a tin roof
While I’m safe there in your arms
So all I ask is for you
To come away with me in the night
Come away with me
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7. THOSE SWEET WORDS
What did you say
I know I saw you singing
My ears won't stop ringing
Long enough to hear
Those sweet words
What did you say
End of the day
The hour hand has spun
Before the night is done
I just have to hear
Those sweet words
Spoken like a melody
All your love
Is a lost balloon
Rising up through the afternoon
'Til it could fit on the head of a pin
Come on in
Did you have a hard time sleeping
'Cause a heavy moon was keeping me awake
And all I know is I'm just glad to see you again
See my love
Like a lost balloon
Rising up through the afternoon
And then you appear
What did you say
I know you were singing
My ears won't stop ringing
Long enough to hear
Those sweet words
And your simple melody
I just have to hear
Your sweet words
Spoken like a melody
I just wanna hear
Those sweet words
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8 . SLEEPLESS NIGHT
Through these sleepless nights
i cry for you
And wonder who
is kissing you
Oh these sleepless nights
Will break my heart in two
Somehow through the days
I don't give in
I hide my tears
That wait within
Oh but then through sleepless nights
I cry again
Why did you go ?
Why did you go ?
Don't you know ?
Don't you know ?
I need you
I keep hoping you'll come back to me
Oh let it be
Please let it be
Oh, my love, please end
These sleepless nights for me
Why did you go ?
Why did you go ?
Don't you know ?
Don't you know ?
I need you
I keep hoping you'll come back to me
Oh let it be
Please let it be
Oh, my love, please end
These sleepless nights for me
My love, please end these sleepless nights for me
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9. WHAT AM I TO YOU
What am I to you
Tell me darling true
To me you are the sea
Vast as you can be
And deep the shade of blue
When you're feeling low
To whom else do you go
See I cry if you hurt
I'd give you my last shirt
Because I love you so
If my sky should fall
Would you even call
Opened up my heart
I never want to part
I'm giving you the ball
When I look in your eyes
I can feel the butterflies
I love you when you're blue
Tell me darlin' true
What am I to you
Yeah well if my sky should fall
Would you even call
Opened up my heart
Never wanna part
I'm giving you the ball
When I look in your eyes
I can feel the butterflies
Could you find a love in me
Could you carve me in a tree
Don't fill my heart with lies
I will you love when you're blue
Tell me darlin' true
What am I to you
What am I to you
What am I to you
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10. LITTLE BROKEN HEARTS
Slowly picking up their knives
On the way to the fight
Tonight they want revenge
Beautiful soldiers in their beds
Making love inside their hands
With no chance to defend
Tonight could be their end
With the weapons in their hands
And their eyes closed as they stand
Can they end it all tonight so easily?
Did the darkness of their days
Make them let go of their light?
Will they want to find a way
To make it all right?
When the beautiful awake
See the sadness in their eyes
Will they want to find a way
To make it all right,
To make it all right?
Only the fallen need to rise
What if lightning strikes them twice?
Will they give up on their lives
And finally divide?
Did the darkness of their days
Make them let go of their light?
Can they ever find a way
To sleep side by side?
When the beautiful awake
See the sadness in their eyes
Will they ever find a way
To sleep side by side,
To sleep side by side,
To sleep side by side?
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11. WISH I COULD
We met in a place I used to go,
Now I just walk by it for show,
Can't bear to go in without you know,
Wish I could,
Wish I could.
But Annie is standing in the door,
With a look on her face I can't just ignore,
She tells me that her heart is sore,
And pulls me in,
She pulls me in.
She says "love in the time of war is not fair",
"He was my man but they didn't care",
"Sent him far away from here",
"No goodbye",
"No goodbye".
I don't tell her that I once loved you too,
Or about all the things we used to do,
I kiss her hair and think of you,
Walking down ,
The road you found.
We met in a place I used to go,
Now I only walk by it slow,
Can't bear to go in without you know,
Wish I could,
Wish I could,
Wish I could,
Wish I could.
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12. IN THE MORNING
I can't stop myself from callin'
Callin' out your name
I can't stop myself from fallin'
Fallin' back again
In the mornin'
Baby in the afternoon
Dark like the shady corners
Inside a violin
Hot like to burn my lips
I know I can't win
In the mornin'
Baby in the afternoon
I tried to quit you but I'm too weak
Wakin' up without you I can hardly speak at all
My girlfriend tried to help me
To get you off my mind
She tried a little tea and sympathy
To get me to unwind
In the mornin'
Baby in the afternoon
Funny how my favorite shirt
Smells more like you than me
Bitter traces left behind
Stains no one can see
In the mornin'
Baby in the afternoon
You're gonna put me in an early grave
I know I'm your slave whenever you call
I can't stop myself from callin'
Callin' out your name
I can't stop myself from fallin'
Fallin' back again
Fallin' back again
Fallin' back again
Fallin' back again
Fallin' back again
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13. STRANGE TRANSMISSIONS
I believe, you say
Don't think, we stay
Drawn through the ebb
Lost in the flower
Beneath my breath, I confess
My world, loved less
The devil held the proof for me to know
I could only fight for the longest while
But with the truth out baby
I belong to you
I stoop, to find
My place, entwined
I took it to the bottom one more time
I could only fight for the longest while
But with the truth out baby
I belong to you
I could trip and I want you to know
Very time I think that I think I should go
I receive strange transmissions
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14. COMES LOVE
Comes a rainstorm, put your rubbers on your feet
Comes a snowstorm, you can get a little heat
Comes love, nothing can be done
Comes a fire, then you know just what to do
Blow a tire, you can get another shoe
Comes love, nothing can be done
Don't try hiding, 'cause there isn't any use
You will start sliding, when your heart turns on the juice
Comes a headache, you can lose it in a day
Comes a toothache, see your dentist right away
Comes love, nothing can be done
That's all brother, if you ever been in love
That's all brother, you know just what I'm speaking of
Comes a nightmare, you can always stay awake
Comes depression, you may get another break
Comes love, nothing can be done
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15. I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU
To sad to be told
But practically everything
Leaves me totally cold
The only exception
I know is the case
When I'm out on a quiet spree
Fighting vainly the old ennui
Then I suddenly turn and see
Your fabulous face
Chorus:
I get no kick from champagne
Mere alcohol
Doesn't thrill me at all
So tell me why
Should it be true?
That I get a
Kick out of you
(Some like the perfume from Spain)
(I'm sure
That if I took even one sniff)
(It would bore me terrifically too)
(But I get a kick out of you)
(Some like the bop-type refrain)
(I'm sure that if
I heard even one riff)
(It would bore me terrifically too)
(But I get a kick out of you)
(Some they may go for cocaine)
(I'm sure that if
I took even one sniff)
(It would bore me
Terrifically too)
(But I get a kick out of you)
I get a kick every time
I see you
Standing there before me
I get a kick though
It's clear to see
You obviously do not aerodrome
I get no kick in a plane
Flying too high
With some gal in the sky
Is my idea of nothing to do
But I get a kick out of you
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{ MORE NORAH JONES LYRICS & VIDEO AT: http://eternalsoundsofmusic.blogspot.in/2010/07/norah-jones-turn-me-on-and-9-more.html }
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