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Disclaimers,
Kudos and notes: All songs are owned
by the artists and studios. I lay
absolutely no claim to them. I make no
money, gold pressed latinum, Republic Daitari, etc from this page. Kudos to the artists of these gorgeous,
lovely, moving and powerful songs.
Music lift’s one’s spirit and your magical melodies have brought me
great joy, love and life.
Apologies for any mis-typed lyrics and other errors, though I have endeavoured to transcribe well and give credit.
Please note that I will
remove lyrics if I am asked to do so by the artists and/or studios, in respect
for the artists. However, I will still
list the track title and links where the songs and albums can be purchased
from.
Notes: I was inspired by my best mate Annie. She made the first Lore tape of songs that
reminded her about Lore. It was so cool
and I loved it so much, I went crazy making my own. I stopped after number 7.
I thought I had finished.
Lore,
on the other had, had other plans … ;)
With
the help of Annie, Red Skye and Lyric websites, I have transcribed each of the
songs (bar the instrumental ones, of course) and given my feelings on how the
songs and pieces relate to Lore and/or Data.
Some serious, some moving, some silly and funny, some promiscuous J and some well just felt right!
Rating
M –For a few naughtie songs!! ;)
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~ Tapes and lyrics compiled by Seawave, Annie and Red Skye ~
{I apologise, but I am unable make any copies of these, due to copyrights and time constraints. If you would like to hear the songs, you should be able to order and/or purchase the individual albums of the artists, (from music shops, the Internet or eBay, etc), or borrow them from your libraries, or download the songs and/or albums from good and reliable mp3 sites.}
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LYRICS TO Cryin’ … Waitin’ … Hopin’ …
1. WATERMARK
(Enya, Instrumental, 1989)
This gentle song reminds me of how lonely Lore is and how much he needs
someone and how hard he's struggling with his inner pain. He wants to be gentle and loved, but it's
hard with so much anger and bitterness at the way he was treated, but he wants
to move forward and needs guidance.
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2. ANY DREAM WILL DO (Michael Crawford, 1991)
(Any dream...)
I close my eyes
Draw back the curtain
To see for certain
What I thought I knew
Far, far away
Someone was weeping,
But the world was sleeping
Any dream will do
I wore my coat (I wore my coat)
With golden lining (Ah, ah, ah)
Bright colours shining (Oh, oh)
Wonderful and new (Wonderful
and new)
And in the East (And in the
East)
The dawn was breaking (Ah, ah, ah)
The world was waking (Oh, oh)
Any dream will do
A crash of drums
A flash of light
My golden cloak
Flew out of sight
The colours faded into darkness
I was left alone (oh, oh, ohh)
Today I return (Today I return)
To the beginning (Ah, ah, ah)
The light is dimming (Oh, oh)
And the dream is too (And the dream is too)
The world and I (The world and
I)
We are still waiting (Ah, ah,
ah)
Still hesitating (Oh, oh)
Any dream will do
A crash of drums
A flash of light
My golden cloak
Flew out of sight
The colours faded into darkness
I was left alone (oh, oh, ohh)
Today I return (Today I return)
To the beginning (Ah, ah, ah)
The light is dimming (Oh, oh)
And the dream is too (And the dream is too)
The world and I (The world and
I)
We are still waiting (Ah, ah,
ah)
Still hesitating (Oh, oh)
Any dream will do (Oh, ahh ohh)
Still hesitating (Oh, oh)
Any dream will do (Oh, ahh ohh)
(Any dream ...)
(Any dream will do)
(Any dream)
Any dream will do ,,,
This song represents Lore's dreaming, and his hesitation to dream, in
case he gets hurt yet again. Nice tune
too. He's waiting to dream. Any dream will do.
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3. ALL I ASK OF YOU
(Michael Crawford, 1994)
No more talk of darkness
Forget these wide eyed fears
I'm here, nothing can harm you
My words will warm and calm you
Let me be your freedom
Let daylight dry your tears
I'm here with you beside you
To guard you and to guide you
Say you love me
Every waking moment
Turn my head with talk of Summertime
Say you need me
With you now and always
Promise me that's all I ask of you
Let me be your shelter
Let me be your light
You're safe no one will find you
Your fears are far behind you
All I want is freedom
A world with no more night
And you always beside me
To hold me and to hide me
Then say you'll share with me
One love one lifetime
Let me lead you from your solitude
Say you need me with you here beside you
Anywhere you go let me go too
Love me, that's all I ask of you
Say you'll share with me
One love one lifetime
Say the word and I will follow you
Share each day with me
Each night, each morning
Say you love me
You know I do
Love me, that's all I ask of you
Anywhere you go, let me go too
Love me, that's all I ask of you
This represents to me, Lore and Data talking, Lore being the female
voice. He's scared, but Data wants to
protect him, despite their past. All
Lore wants is love.
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4. BEAUTY IS IN THE
EYES OF THE BEHOLDER (??, 198?)
And that's what I want to do
Hold you in my life forever
Just keep on loving you
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder
So take a special heart to see
And just have to believe
In the seasons of the beauty
The things you and me (?)
Look for the beauty
Please ...
This lovely, moving song was by a blind man in an episode of Mork
and Mindy." He sings it to his
father. I apologise, but I do not know
the name of the singer of the exact year - A short and sweet song, showing,
Lore has his own beauty, one only has to look.
Please.
No
matter how strange or bizarre you are,
there'll always be someone who'll love you for it.
- "Mork and Mindy"
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5. WISHING YOU WERE
SOMEHOW HERE AGAIN (Michael
Crawford,
1991)
You were once my one companion
You were all that mattered
You were once a friend and father
Then my world was shattered
Wishing you were somehow here again
Wishing your were somehow near
Sometimes it seemed
If I just dreamed
Somehow you would be here
Wishing I could hear your voice again
Knowing that I never would
Dreaming of you won't help me to do
All that you dreamed I could
Passing bells and sculpted angels
Cold and monumental
Seem for you the wrong companions
You were warm and gentle
Too many years fighting back tears
Why can't the past just die
Wishing you were somehow here again
Knowing we must say goodbye
Try to forgive
Teach me to live
Give me the strength to try
No more memories
No me silent tears
No more gazing across the wasted years
Help me say goodbye
Help me say goodbye...
Lore could be talking about either his father or Data. He wants their guidance. He feels guilty for his father's death and wants
so say goodbye properly and to let go his painful past.
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6. I HAVE TO KNOW
(Michael Crawford, 1991)
I only want to say
If there is a way
Take this cup away from me
For I don't want to drink its poison
Feel it burn me
I have changed
I'm not as sure as when we started
Then I was inspired
Now I'm sad and tired
Listen surely, I've exceeded expectations
Tried for three years, seems like thirty
Could you ask as much from any other man?
But if I die
See the saga through
Do the things you ask of me
Let them hate me, hit me, hurt me
Nail me to the tree
I wanna know, I wanna know
My God!
I wanna know, I wanna know
My God!
I wanna see, I wanna see
My God!
I wanna see, I wanna see
My God!
Why I should die
Would I be more noticed
Than I ever was before
Would the things I've said and done
Matter any more?
I have to know I have to know
My Lord!
I have to know I have to know
My Lord!
I have to see, I have to see
My Lord!
I have to see, I have to see
My Lord!
If I die, what will be my reward?
If I die, what will be my reward?
I have to know I have to know
My Lord!
I have to know I have to know
My Lord!
Why should I die?
Oh! Why should I die?
Can you show me now that now
That I will not be killed in vain
Show me just a little
Of your omnipresent brain
Show me there's a reason
For your wanting me to die
You’re far too keen on where and how
Not so hot on why
All right ... I'll die ...
Just watch me die
See how I die
SEE
HOW I DIE ...
Then, I was inspired
Now I'm sad and tired
After all I tried for three years
Seems like ninety
Why then an I scared to finish
What I started
What you started ..
I didn't start it
God thy will is hard
But you hold every card
I will drink your cup of poison
Take me to your cross and break me
Leave me, beat me
Kill me, take me
Now ...
Before I change my mind
Now, before I change my mind...
Fuck. That about sums it
up. This song is so damned gut
wrenchingly powerful! It kicks major
booty. Not that it needs an explanation,
but it's about Lore wondering why he should die, on top of all his suffering,
and finally accepting the fact, in hope of a better future.
Note: The actual title for this song is Gethsemane, from Andrew Lloyd
Webber’s musical Jesus Christ ~ Superstar.
I thought I Have to Know was a more fitting title for Lore. The song is also called I Only Want to
Say, which I also love for Lore. (Seawave’s
Pick I)
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7. THE ROSE (Bette Midler, 1995)
Some say Love it is a river
That drowns the tender reed
Some say Love it is a razor
That leaves your soul to bleed
Some say Love it is a hunger
And endless aching need
I say Love it is a flower
And you its only seed
It's the heart afraid of breaking
That never learns to dance
It's the dream
Afraid of waking
That never takes the chance
It's the one who won't be taken
Who cannot seem to give
And the soul afraid of dying
That never learns to live
When the night has been too lonely
And the road had been too long
And you think that love is only
For the lucky and the strong
Just remember in the Winter
Far beneath the bitter shows
Lies the seed with the sun's love
In the Spring becomes the rose
This explores Lore's inner feelings, his bitter experiences of
love, but there's a glimmer of hope under all that ice that covers his heart,
like a determined seedling, struggling through.
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8. TOTAL ECLIPSE OF
THE HEART (Nicki French,
1995) - Original Version
by Bonnie Tyler
(Turn around)
Every now and then I get a little bit lonely
And you're never comin' round
(Turn around)
Every now and then I get a little bit tired
Of listenin' to he sound of my tears
(Turn around)
Every now and then I get a little bit
Nervous that the best of all the years have gone by
(Turn around)
Every now and then I get a little bit terrified
And then I see the look in your eyes
(Turn around, wide eyes)
Every now and then I fall apart
(Turn around, wide eyes)
Every now and then I fall apart
And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you're lonely hold me tight
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right
'Cos we'll never be wrong together
Once upon a time I was falling in love
Now I'm only falling apart
Nothin' I can do,
A total eclipse of the heart
(Turn around)
Every now and then I know
You'll never be the boy you always wanted to be
(Turn around)
Every now and then I know
You'll always be the only boy who wanted me that way that I am
(Turn around)
Every now and then I know
There's no one in the Universe as magical and wondrous as you
(Turn around)
Every now and then I know
There's nothing any better, there's nothing I just wouldn't do
(Turn around, wide eyes)
Every now and then I fall apart
(Turn around, wide eyes)
Every now and then I fall apart
And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you're lonely hold me tight
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right
'Cos we'll never be wrong ...
Together we can make it to the end of the night
Love is like (?) all of the time
I don't know what to do
I know we've seen it bad
Living in a powder keg
Giving off (?)
I really need you to love
Forever's gonna start tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Once upon a time I was falling in love
Now I'm only falling apart
Nothin' I can do,
A total eclipse of the heart
Once upon a time there was love in my life
Now there's only love in the dark
Nothin' I can say
A total eclipse of the heart
Nothin' I can do
A total eclipse of the heart
Nothin' I can do
A total eclipse of the heart
Nothin' I can do
A total eclipse of the heart...
This song again represents Lore's heart wanting to open and be
receptive to love, but is afraid of hurt.
He's calling out to Data to be with him, as he feels he can't do it
alone.
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9. DESPERADO (The Eagles, 1973)
Desperado ...
Why don't you come to your senses?
You been out ridin' fences for so long now
Oh, you're a hard one, I know that you got your reasons,
These things that are pleasin' you can hurt you somehow.
Don't you draw the queen of diamonds, boy
She'll beat you if she's able,
You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet
Now it seems to me some fine things
Have been laid upon your table,
But you only want the ones that you can't get
Desperado ...
Oh, you ain't gettin' no younger,
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home
And freedom, oh, freedom, well, that's just some people talkin',
Your prison is walkin' through this world all alone
Don't your feet get cold in the winter time
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine,
It's hard to tell the nighttime from the day
You're losin' all your highs and lows
Ain't it funny how the feelin' goes away
Desperado ...
Why don't you come to your senses?
Come down from your fences, open the gate
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you
You better let somebody love you (let somebody love you)
You better let somebody love you
Before it's too late
Lore's desperate to break free of his bitter, hateful ways, to be loved
and be capable of living, despite his cruel past. (Seawave’s Pick II)
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10. THE LOGICAL SONG (Supertramp, 1987)
When I was young
It seemed that life was so wonderful
A miracle
Oh it was
beautiful, magical
And all the birds in the trees
Well they'd be singing so happily
Oh joyfully, oh playfully watching me
But then they sent me away
To teach me how to be sensible
Logical, oh responsible, practical
And they showed
me a world
Where I could be so dependable
Oh clinical
Oh intellectual,
cynical
There are times when all the world's asleep
The questions run too deep
For such a simple man
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
But please tell me who I am
Now watch what you say
Or they'll be calling you a radical
A liberal
Oh fanatical,
criminal
Oh won't you sign up your name
We'd like to feel you're
Acceptable, respectable, oh presentable, a vegetable
At night when all the world's asleep
The questions run so deep
For such a simple man
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
But please tell me who I am, who I am, who I am, who I am
Who I am
Who I am...
Hey ...
Without being so logical
... Unbelievable ...
This is a cool song! It’s
illogical & weird - and that’s why I love it. I’d be a radical anyday ;) – And So would Lore! For me this song represents, at first Lore’s
innocence … And then his messed up mind, and confusion at why people treated
him so differently, so badly and confused him, sending him round the twist. Why
the colonists hated him …. Why his mother and father disassembled him, and left
him when all he wanted was their love and approval, all he got was hatred,
mistrust and betrayal. Why didn’t they
fix him? …
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11. HOW CAN WE BE
LOVERS (Michael Bolton, 1989)
How can we be lovers if we can't be friends
How can we start over when the fighting never ends, baby
How can we make love if we can't make amends
How can we be lovers if we can't be, can't be friends
Look at us now
Look at us baby,
Still tryin'a work it out
Never get it right
We must be fools
We must be crazy
Whoa, whoa
There's no communication
Whoa, whoa
It's a no win situation
How can we be lovers if we can't be friends
How can we start over when the fighting never ends, baby
How can we make love if we can't make amends
Tell me, how can we be lovers if we can't be, can't be friends
We lie awake
This war between us
We're just not talkin'
We got so much to say
Let's break these chains
Our love can free us
Whoa, whoa
Any time we started tryin'
Whoa, whoa
Gotta stop this love from dyin'
How can we be lovers if we can't be friends
How can we start over when the fighting never ends, baby
How can we make love if we can't make amends
How can we be lovers if we can't be, can't be friends
Baby, baby ... Love is talkin, you can take me (?)
How can we be lovers
Baby, time to love
We can make it
We can work it out
How can we be lovers if we can't be friends
How can we start over when the fighting never ends, baby
How can we make love if we can't make amends
Tell me, how can we be lovers if we can't be, can't be friends
How can we be lovers if we can't be, friends
How can we be lovers
How can we start over when the fighting never ends
How can we be lovers
How can we make love if we can't make amends
How ...
How can we be lovers if we can't be, can't be, friends
How can we be lovers
How can we be lovers if we can't be friends (Na, na na ....)
How can we start over when the fighting never ends
(Oooh ooohh ohhh) How can we make love if we can't make amends
Tell me, how can we be lovers if we can't be, can't be friends
How can we start over when the fighting never ends, baby
How can we be lovers ...
He's talking to Data here, perhaps not so much in the sense of
being actual lovers, but how can they learn to love each other when
there's so much bitterness between them and they both want to reconcile their
differences and start afresh.
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12. EVERYBODY HURTS
(R.E.M. 1992)
When the day is long and the night,
The night is yours alone,
When you're sure you've had enough
Of this life,
Well hang on
Don't let yourself go,
'Cos everybody cries and
Everybody hurts
Sometimes ...
Sometimes everything is wrong
Now it's time to sing along
When your day is night alone,
Hold on, hold on
If you feel like letting go,
Hold on
When you think you've had too much
Of this life,
Well hang on
'Cos everybody hurts
Take comfort in your friends
Everybody hurts
Don't throw your hand
Oh, no
Don't throw your hand
If you feel like you're alone
No, no, no, you are not alone
If you're on your own in this life,
The days and nights are long,
When you think you've had too much
Of this life to hang on
For everybody hurts
Sometimes, everybody cries
And everybody hurts
Sometimes...
And everybody hurts
Sometimes ...
So, hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on
Everybody hurts
... You're not alone ...
This one doesn't really need an explanation ... But it's Lore's life hurts, and he's not
alone in that department .. urging him to hold on, that there's a light at the
end of a tunnel, a rainbow after a stormy day.
(Seawave’s Pick III)
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13. PAPA CAN YOU HEAR ME (Michael Crawford, 1994)
It all began the day I found
When I looked out my window
I could only see piece of sky
I stand outside and looked around
I never dreamed it was so wide
Or even half as high
Papa, can you hear me
Papa, can you see me
Papa, can you find me in the night
Papa, are you near me
Papa, can you hear me
Papa, can you help me not be frightened
Looking at the skies I seem to see a million eyes
Which ones are yours
Where are now that yesterday has waved goodbye
And closed its doors
The night is so much darker
The wind is so much colder
The world I see is so much bigger
Now that I'm alone
Can you hear me praying
Anything I'm saying
Even though the night is filled with voices
I remember everything you taught me
Every book I've ever read
Can all the words in all the books
Help me to face what lies ahead
The trees are so much taller
The night feels so much smaller
The moon is twice as lonely
And the stars are half as bright
Papa how I love you
Papa how I need you
Papa how I miss you kissing me goodnight
I felt the most amazing things
The things you can't imagine
If you've never flown at all
Though it's safer to stay on the ground
Sometimes where danger lies
There the sweetest of pleasures are found
No matter where I go
There'll be memories that target my sleep
But there will also be
(?) a question,
Yet more to believe
Yet tell me where,
Where is the someone
Who will turn to look at me
And want to share my every
Sweet imagined possibility
The more I live
The more I learn
There more I learn
The more I realise
The less I know
Each step I take,
Papa, I've a voice now
Each page I turn
Papa, I've a choice now
Each mile I travel
Only means the more I have to go
What's wrong with wanting more
If you can fly, then soar
With all there is
Why settle for
Just a piece of sky
Papa I can hear you
Papa I can see you
Papa I can feel you
Papa, watch me fly ...
He wants his father to be proud of him, finally putting his past behind
him and how much freer and lighter he is without that hatred, looking forward
to a fulfilling and rich life. (Seawave’s
Pick IV)
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14. PACIFIC BLUE (Stefan Schramm, Jonas Kvarnstrom, 1991, Instrumental)
This instrumental song, with natural whale and dolphin song represents
Lore's gentleness and love, even though he has it buried deep down, he wants to
show it, but he finds it so hard. He's
calling out to be heard, and hopes there's someone to answer his call.
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15. WHEN YOU WISH UPON
A STAR (Michael Crawford, 1988)
When a star is born
They possess a gift or two
One of them is this
They have the power to make a wish come true
When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you
If your heart is in your dream
No request is to extreme
When you wish upon a star
As dreamers do
Fate is kind,
She brings to those who love
The sweet fulfilment of
Their secret longing
Like a bolt out of the blue
Fate steps in and sees you through
When you wish upon a star
Your dreams come true
(When a star is born
They possess a gift or two
One of them is this
They have the power to make a wish come true)
When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you
If your heart is in your dream
No request is to extreme
When you wish upon a star
Your dream comes true...
A nice one for him, to dare to dream, his hearts desires, be free to
love and dream, no matter how daring and extravagant, that one day his dreams
of love and acceptance will come true.
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16. NOT A DAY GOES BY (Michael Crawford, 1988)
Not a day goes by,
Not a single day
You're not somewhere a part of my life
And I need you to stay
As the days go by
I keep thinking
When does it end
That it can't get much better, much longer
But it only gets better
And stronger and deeper
And nearer and simpler
And freer and richer
And clearer and no
Not a day goes by
Not a blessed day
But you somewhere come into my life
And you don't go away
And I have to say
If you do, I'll die
I want day, after day,
After day, after day
After day...
Not a day goes by
Not a single day
But you're somewhere a part of my life
And it looks like you'll stay
As the days go by
I keep thinking
When does it end
Where's the day I'll have started forgetting
But I just go on thinking
And sweating and cursing
And crying and turning
And reaching and waking
And dying and no
Not a day goes by
Not a blessed day
That you're still somehow part of my life
And you won't go away
So there's hell to pay
And until I die,
I'll die day after day,
After day, after day
After day, after day
After day ...
Till the days go by
Till the days go by
Till the days go by
Till the days go by...
He may be talking to either Data or Dr. Soong here, wanting them with
him, as he goes on his long, arduous journey to salvation. he needs their help and guidance to see
himself through with their love, nurturing his soul.
There may be a little overkill on Michael Crawford here, but his songs
are soooo wonderful and he has such a lovey voice!
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17. SHATTERED (Linda Ronstadt, 1981)
Shattered
Like a window pain
Broken by a storm
Each tiny piece of me
Lies alone
And scattered
For beyond repair
All my shiny dreams just lying there
I'm broken, but I'm laughin'
It's the sound of falling glass
I hope you won't mind
If I should cry
(?) While I wait for this to pass
'Cause, sweet darlin'
I'm shattered
Into fragments (?)
Sweep the pieces all away
And no one will know how much it matters
Something deep inside of me shattered....
Gods. This song makes me
cry. It is perfect for
Lore. It says to me this is how Lore feels. He loves Data, but feels as if Data's
rejecting him, the lines about "parts" are incredibly moving and very
sad "each tiny piece of me lies alone" Lore sings about his
disassembly … "for beyond repair," is how Lore feels, although he
wants to be repaired, and he wants Data know how much it matters to his man how
much he needs him and loves him. (Seawave’s
Pick V)
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18. YOU DON'T BRING ME
FLOWERS ANYMORE (Barbara
Striesand,
Neil Diamond, 1976)
You don't bring me flowers
You don't sing me love songs
You hardly talk to me anymore
When I come through the door
At the end of the day
I remember when
You couldn't wait to love me
You used to hate to leave me
Now after lovin' me late at night
Well it's good for you, Babe
You're feelin' all right
Well you just roll over
And turn off the light
And you don't bring me flowers anymore
You used to be so natural (used to be)
Talk about forever
But used to be's don't count anymore
They just lay on the floor till we sweep away
Baby, I remember all the things you taught me
I learned how to laugh
And I learned how to cry
Well I learned how to love
And I learned how to lie
So you think I could learn
How to tell you goodbye
Could learn how to tell you goodbye
You don't bring me flowers anymore
Well you think I could learn
How to tell you goodbye
You don't say you need my
You don't sing me love songs
You don't bring me flowers anymore ...
This song says tome that Lore really cares for Data, and Data is
rejecting him, and he wants Data to know that he loves him, ad it's like Data
also wanting to speak to Lore, but they're finding it hard to communicate, but
they want to and they want to learn to love each other again.
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19. DON'T GIVE UP (Peter Gabriel, 1986)
In this proud land we grew up strong
We were wanted all along
I was taught to fight, taught to win
I never thought I could fail
No fight left or so it seems
I am a man whose dreams have all deserted
I've changed my face, I've changed my name
But no one wants you when you lose
Don't give up, 'cause you have friends
Don't give up, you're not beaten yet
Don't give up, I know you can make it good
Though I saw it all around
Never thought I could be affected
Thought that we'd be last to go
It is so strange the way things turn
Drove the night toward my home
The place that I was born on the lake side
As daylight broke I saw the earth,
The trees had burned down to the ground
Don't give up, you still have us
Don't give up, we don't need much of anything
Don't give up, cause somewhere there's a place where we belong
Rest your head, you worry too much
It's gonna be all right
When times get rough
You can fall back on us
Don't give up
Please don't give up
Gotta walk outta here
I can't take anymore
Gonna stand on that bridge
Keep my eyes down below
Whatever may come
Whatever may go
The river's flowin'
That river's flowin'
Moved on to another town
Tried hard to settle down
For every job, so many men,
So many men no one needs
Don't give up, 'cause you have friends
Don't give up, you're not the only one
Don't give up, no reason to be ashamed
Don't give up, you still have us
Don't give up, now, we'll proud of who you are
Don't give up, you know it's never been easy
Don't give up, because I believe there's a place,
There's a place where we belong
This song tells how Lore feels low and upset, and as if no one wants
him, because he's felt he's lost and there's a voice inside Lore telling
himself not to give up. Telling him
that he has friends who will help him, and they it's okay to muck up. "The
trees had burnt down to the ground" seems to say that he fells guilty for
what he did to his home planet and wants to be forgiven. "There's a place were we belong,"
"you can fall back on us" the voice inside Lore, sticking with him,
because it is himself and he's determined not to let himself down and he's
trying hard to be accepted. There is a
place where Lore belongs and he will find that place with the help of his
friends and his determination.
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20. CATS IN THE CRADLE
(Ugly Kid Joe, 1993)
A child arrived just the other day
Chained to the wall in the usual way
There are planes to catch, and bills to pay
And learn to walk while I was away
He was takin' for a minute and as (??)
You said I'm gonna be like you, dad
You know I'm gonna be like you
And the cat's in the cradle,
And the silver spoon
Little Boy Blue
And the Man on the Moon
When you comin' home, son
I don't know when
We'll be together then
You know we'll have a good time then
Well my son turned ten just the other day
Said, thanks for the ball,
Dad, c'mon, let's play
Will you teach me to throw,
I said not today,
I got a lot to do
You said that's okay
Yeah, you walked away and smiled
You said y' know I'm gonna be like him, yeah,
You know I'm gonna be like him
And the cat's in the cradle,
And the silver spoon
Little Boy Blue
And the Man on the Moon
When you comin' home, son
I don't know when
We'll get together then
You know we'll have a good time then
Well I came from collage just the other day
So much like a man
I just had to say
I'm proud of you
Could you sit for a while
He shook his head
And he said with a smile
Wanna be like dad
Is to borrow car keys
See you later, can I have them please?
And the cat's in the cradle,
And the silver spoon
Little Boy Blue
And the Man on the Moon
When you comin' home, son
I don't know when
We'll be together then
You know we'll have a good time then
Long since retired and my son's moved away
I called him up just the other day
I'd like to see you if you don't mind
He said I'd love to Dad, if I could find the time
You see, my new job's askin'
And the kids have the flu,
But it's sure nice talkin' to you, dad
It's been sure nice talkin' to you
As I hung up the phone,
It occurred to me
You've grown up just like me
My boy was just like me
And the cat's in the cradle,
And the silver spoon
Little Boy Blue
And the Man on the Moon
When you comin' home, son
I don't know when
We'll be together then
You know we'll have a good time then
And the cat's in the cradle,
And the silver spoon
Little Boy Blue
And the Man on the Moon
When you comin' home, son
I don't know when
We'll be together then
You know we'll have a good time then...
This song says to me that Lore misses his father. At first his father didn't have much time
for him and abandoned him, he wanted to be with his father and is upset that
Dr. Noonian Soong seemed not to want him, and now later in his life there
wasn't much time for him to be with his father, and he wishes there was more
time, to settle their differences, but since Lore's improving, his father would
be proud of him which is worth a great deal.
(Seawave’s Pick VI)
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21. I WANNA KNOW WHAT
LOVE IS (Foreigner, 1984)
I gotta take a little time
I better read between the lines
In case I need it when I'm older
This mountain I must climb
Feels like the world upon my shoulders
Through the clouds I see love shines
It keeps me warm as life grows colder
In my life there's been heartache and pain
I don't know if I can face it again
Can't stop now, I've travelled so far
To change this lonely life
I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is
I know you can show me
Oohhhh....
I'm gonna take a little time
A little time to look around me
I've got nowhere left to hide
It looks like love has finally found me
In my life there's been heartache and pain
I don't know if I can face it again
Can't stop now, I've travelled so far
To change this lonely life
I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is
I know you can show me
I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
(I wanna feel) I wanna feel
what love is
I know you can show me
Let's talk about love
I wanna know what love is
Love is a feeling inside
I want you to show me
I'm feelin' so much love
I wanna feel what love is
Ohh, you just gotta hide
I know you can show me
I wanna know what love is
(Let's talk about love)
I know you can show me
And I'm feelin' I wanna feel what love is
And I know, and I know
And I know you can show me...
...I wanna know what love is (I wanna know, I wanna know)
I want you to show me (I know, I know...)
I know you can show me...
"This mountain I must climb"; "Through my life, there's
been heartache and pain, I don't know if I could face it again"; it's been
a hard struggle, and he's lonely - he's willing to do the hard work and take
the risks.
I love this song, it says to me that Lore is young and inexperienced,
and he wants to know the true meaning of love.
He wants Data to teach him and show him. He knows Data can show him.
He needs his brother, and feels guilty about what he's done and he's not
embarrassed to ask Data for help, afraid, perhaps, but he's found the courage
and he's come a long way and Data will show him, because deep down, he loves
his brother too.
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22. JUST AROUND THE
RIVER BEND (Judy Kuhn,
[Pocahontas] 1995)
What I love most about rivers is...
You can't step in the same river twice
The water's always changing, always flowing
But people, I guess, can't live like that
We all must pay a price
To be safe, we lose our chance of ever knowing
What's around the river bend
Waiting just around the river bend
I look once more
Just around the river bend
Beyond the shore
Where the gulls fly free
Don't know what for
What I dream the day might send,
Just around the river bend
For me
Coming for me
I feel it there beyond those trees
Or right behind these waterfalls
Can I ignore that sound of distant drumming
For a handsome sturdy husband
To build handsome sturdy walls
And never dreams that something might be coming?
Just around the river bend
Just around the river bend
I look once more
Just around the river bend
Beyond the shore
Somewhere past the sea
Don't know what for...
Why do all my dreams extend
Just around the river bend?
Just around the river bend...
Should I choose the smoothest course
Steady as the beating drum?
Should I marry Kocoum?
Is all my dreaming at end
Or do you still wait for me, Dream Giver
Just around the river bend? ...
Some of the words aren't right (the marriage stuff) I really love this
song for Lore. It says to me that he's
free, taking risks he needs to take and he feels so full and free, and happy,
and he's eager to look "Just around the river bend..." Sometimes he's scared that he's not doing
the right thing, taking the right course.
Dream Giver might represent Data, or perhaps some special guidance, or
both, and they want to help Lore follow his dreams. (Seawave’s Pick
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23. STAR TREK - FIRST
CONTACT (Jerry Goldsmith, 1996, Instrumental)
How could any Lore song set be complete without a Star Trek theme?
;) This represents Lore's part in the
Star Trek saga, his struggle, life and times.
Particularly the First Contact part of the theme, his struggle to be
accepted and loved by others, especially Data and his Father, Dr. Noonian
Soong, and Juliana O'Donnel, his mother.
For some reason it just reminds me of Lore, even though he was not even mentioned
in any of the Trek movies L
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Originally to be the last tape in the illustrious LORE series, LORE VI
proved to be quite a challenge .. The tape was lost ... and then the words to
the songs were lost on the computer and it took the busy mixer over a year to
do them again, all the while thinking of some songs that would be suitable for
another tape in this series. And this
the decision was made to make a final tape in this installation ... (Which
thankfully didn't take as long as LORE VI to get off the ground!)
The Finale, LORE 7 (Full Circle) – behold 2 hour Lore-iffic musical
extravaganza!
7 LORE tapes - as many series as Star Treks TNG and DS9!
He’s our Android …
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