a trip down memory lane

run baby, run

 

lyrics:

look, what have you done?
what have you become?
another place
another face

is that all you want?
my baby run, baby run

somebody else is taking control
he is destroying you
another place
another face

is that all you can get?
my baby run, baby run

don’t look back now
the past is long gone anyway
you’re captivated in a new web
all this without a claim

another place
another face

is it your only choice?
my baby run, baby run

there’s nothing left to lose
so baby run, my baby run.

 

little girl

 

lyrics:

Little girl felt so alone
like a hidden stone
nobody to hold her tight
nobody to stand up for her rights

cry, cry little girl
there’s always a place to hide
try, try little girl
there’s always a place to hide

little girl had ups and downs
sometimes felt like a circus clown
little girl wished herself into paradise
hoped that somebody would recognize
this little girl was worth to be loved

cry, cry little girl
there’s always a place to hide
try, try little girl
there’s always a place to hide

come out my little girl
and shine like a star

 

As you can see (or hear) my lyrics weren’t used 100%. Be it because they didn’t fit the tune or the singer changed them to fit his English, I am not sure, but I would do it again in a heart beat.

There was another song that didn’t make it on the album, but there are live recordings of it. It’s from way back when we/they mainly played cover songs.

lyrics These Feelings:

When I walk into a crowed room
no one can see me
When I talk to unknown people
no one can hear me

Screaming and crying in my own little world
can’t take this pain anymore

No one, cares about these feelings
No one, cares about my feelings

I try my best to stay strong
but I ain’t easy
With these wounds on my soul
why can’t you see that I need you?!

The other day, I listened to these songs again. They are not that good and the quality of the records I have lacks seriously. But it is and will always stay a part of my life. I guess, I would never have the guts to stand in front of a judging crowd again. I would be terrified, and my voice has changed a lot. It’s hoarser, deeper too. I like to think back to that time though.
We started as a cover band, playing Pink Floyd, Prince, Marillion, Lynyrd Skynyrd and songs like that,  but the world was not enough and our egos were big, so we started to write our own songs. They weren’t bad, but they weren’t good either. The album that was recorded shortly after my departure was even available on iTunes for a moment.

I remember the time we needed to put that booklet together and to find a name for the album just to leave it self-titled in the end.

As I said, nice memories. ILL? stopped playing together in 2009, I think. I left as a full member in 2003…

Such a long time ago. Maybe it’s time for a reunion? Then again… nah… some things are better left the way they are.

 

xx

Cathy