Been There Before :: words & music by NKECHI (for Brittany Spears)
Waking up quietly from a blackout
Full staff on call to put all of the fires out
face in all the magazines
no longer the front page beauty queen
Family feuds all over the airwaves
who knows who they're really trying to save
They say the road to hell is paved
with good intentions – intentions of heaven
:: Been there before
:: I've been there to hell and back before
:: I lost it, nearly lost it all
:: Come on girl, come now
:: Hear the call, before you fall
Another day spent all alone
a bunch of strangers filling up your home
they say they're friends
I guess it depends whose side you're on
Pride and lies have made you skin so tight
You keep on running, but don't stop to fight
They say the road to hell is paved
with visions – visions of heaven.
:: Been there before
:: I've been there to hell and back before
:: I lost it, nearly lost it all
:: Come on girl, come now
:: Hear my call, before you fall
(x2)
Looking into your eyes, I'm scared
so many yes men around, No one dares
to pull the plug on your hysteria
before we're reading obituarials
written for you, written all about you too
overlooking the simple truth your hooked
on visions, while your heaven's on fire
:: Been there before
:: Been there to hell and back before
:: I lost it, nearly lost it all
:: Come on girl, come now
:: Hear my call, before you fall
(x3)
Marilyn Monroe, Jimi Hendrix too, Janis Joplin
Baby, not you, not you.
copyright 2008 NKECHI MEDIA, LLC
Waking up quietly from a blackout
Full staff on call to put all of the fires out
face in all the magazines
no longer the front page beauty queen
Family feuds all over the airwaves
who knows who they're really trying to save
They say the road to hell is paved
with good intentions – intentions of heaven
:: Been there before
:: I've been there to hell and back before
:: I lost it, nearly lost it all
:: Come on girl, come now
:: Hear the call, before you fall
Another day spent all alone
a bunch of strangers filling up your home
they say they're friends
I guess it depends whose side you're on
Pride and lies have made you skin so tight
You keep on running, but don't stop to fight
They say the road to hell is paved
with visions – visions of heaven.
:: Been there before
:: I've been there to hell and back before
:: I lost it, nearly lost it all
:: Come on girl, come now
:: Hear my call, before you fall
(x2)
Looking into your eyes, I'm scared
so many yes men around, No one dares
to pull the plug on your hysteria
before we're reading obituarials
written for you, written all about you too
overlooking the simple truth your hooked
on visions, while your heaven's on fire
:: Been there before
:: Been there to hell and back before
:: I lost it, nearly lost it all
:: Come on girl, come now
:: Hear my call, before you fall
(x3)
Marilyn Monroe, Jimi Hendrix too, Janis Joplin
Baby, not you, not you.
copyright 2008 NKECHI MEDIA, LLC