Only the Strong - Laura Marling

When I'm locked in my room I just want to scream And I know what they mean One more day of eating and sleeping Speak to me, speak to me I'm not spoken for, I'm ready to talk Look at me, look at me I've been broken up and shaken down Speak to me, speak to me I'm at the edge of myself, I'm dying to talk Look at me now, look at me yeah Back once more at the point of no return When I'm locked in my room I just want to scream And I know what they mean Only the strong, only the strong Only the strong, only the strong Strong Look at me now, look at me yeah Back once more at the point of no return When I'm locked in my room I just want to scream And I know what they mean Only the strong, only the strong Only the strong The strong, the strong The strong, the strong

When the pressure's on and you're all alone Take a little ride into the danger zone When the moon is up and the skies are clear Just show me a sign and we'll be outa here Take me up on a wing and a prayer If you need a friend you know I'll be there Hound dogs howlin' all through the night Eight miles high and I'm doin' alright Better move over 'cause you're goin' too slow I feel the need for freedom now it's time to go It's a fine line between pleasure and pain Let your conscience be your guide 'til we meet again Your time has come - you can stand or you can run But don't keep it all inside Cause you gotta understand that there ain't no second chance No-one gets outa here alive - only the strong survive Tearin' it up goin' down the track Gonna fly so high, I might never come back If things get tough you can count me in Cause if you play the game you gotta play to win Take me up where only angels can fly If you need a helpin' hand I won't pass you by Your time has come - you can stand or you can run But don't keep it all inside Cause you gotta understand that there ain't no second chance No-one gets outa here alive - only the strong survive Solo Take me up on a wing and a prayer If you need someone you know I'll be there Your time has come - you can stand or you can run But don't keep it all inside Cause you gotta understand that there ain't no second chance No-one gets outa here alive Only the strong survive Only the strong survive Well I'm doin' what I can - you gotta understand Only the strong survive

You may not know this But you are everything you've ever needed Heaven with a touch of New York Silver with a touch of gold And I can see where you're goin' But I don't really know the way It's got too many changes, too much rearranging Too many ways to go astray So if you wanna go, let me go along I never walked that road alone I've heard it was hard, I've heard it was long But we'll come back alive, 'cause only the strong survive You walk on a wire, make a game of desire Pitchin' pennies down a wishing well You're leading the blind through there high and low times But baby, can you lead yourself? So calm down, honey, forget about the money If you need me, I'll always be there Go ride your high horse alone of course 'Cause if you need me, I'll always care But if you wanna go, let me go along I never walked that road alone I've heard it was hard, I've heard it was long But we'll come back alive, 'cause only the strong survive So if you wanna go, let me go along I never walked that road alone I've heard it was hard, I've heard it was long But we'll come back alive, yes we will So if you wanna go, let me go along I never walked that road alone I've heard it was hard, I've heard it was long But we'll come back alive, 'cause only the strong survive Oh, we'll come back alive, 'cause only the strong survive Oh, we'll come back alive, 'cause only the strong survive

I see you sittin' there all alone Crying your eyes out While everything's going wrong You know there's gonna be A whole lot of trouble in your life Listen to me, get up off your knees 'Cause only the strong survive Only the strong survive Only the strong survive Hey, you gotta be strong You gotta hold on I said don't give up, no don't I said don't go around With your head looking down Dont you let'em make you feel like a clown There's a lot of opportunity Out there just waiting for you But you'll never succeed if you've given up And say your life is through Listen this minute what I'm tellin' you Only the strong survive Only the strong survive I Hey, you gotta be strong Gotta hold on You gotta be a man, take a stand Only the strong survive Only the strong survive Weak fall by the wayside You gotta hold on You gotta keep on, keep on Keep on, keep on, keep on gettin' on 'Cause only the strong survive Only the strong survive Weak fall by the wayside You gotta be strong You gotta hold on You gotta keep goin' on Only the strong survive Only the strong survive Weak fall by the wayside You gotta be a man You gotta take a stand Get up, set your body in motion You know the strong survive Wake up and get your education So you can keep your family alive Get away from negative situations It can only bring you a lot of frustrations 'Cause only the strong survive Only the strong survive Only the strong survive Weak fall by the wayside You gotta hold on You gotta keep on, keep on Keep on, keep on, keep on gettin' on Only the strong survive Only the strong survive Weak fall by the wayside You gotta hold on You gotta keep on, keep on Keep on, keep on, keep on gettin' on

What became of Alexandra Did she make it through? What kind of woman gets to love you? Wrote us all a little note Nothing left to lose What kind of woman gets to love you? I need to know Where did Alexandra go? Alexandra had no fear She lived out in the woods She'd tell you what you're doing wrong If she thinks she'll be understood Pulls her socks up to her knees Finds diamonds in the drain One more diamond to add to her chain I need to know Where does Alexandra go? Where did Alexandra go? It won't change how I'm feeling But you can try to help me understand If she loved you like a woman Did you feel like a man? I need to know Where did Alexandra go? Where did Alexandra go? You had to say, your shit to bed You could not bear the unsaid I had to try, a fuck to give Why should I die so you can live? What did Alexandra know? What did Alexandra know? What did Alexandra know?

Break the water Make a ripple once in a while Wake, it's morning we've been sleeping for a while Now forget what you're owed That your tired, time's getting on. So lay down your load You're fine I'm yours and you're mine You're fine I'm yours and you're mine. Hold tight stranger I sense danger that wont show Who holds the hand that holds the gun You might never know But when the note lingers Sending shivers down my spine I feel in my fingers That I'm one with something divine It's divine. I didn't drink a drop in weeks All the waiting's only made it sweet I tried not to freeze you before you thaw Tried not to burn you and wait some more When you ask what's coming you've already chosen When you know you're winning you're already losing It's divine Now forget what you're owed That you're tired, time's getting on. So lay down your load You're fine I'm yours and you're mine It's divine

He means to ride me on, He sees a battle he don't want to face alone I bolt upwards and shake him off my back He falls to his knees, on to a bloody track Well I can't be your horse any more You're not the warrior I've been looking for I see what you mean to do with me I cannot protect you from who you want to be Go face the Lord on your own You have my love but it will not make you grow I can't be your horse anymore You're not the warrior I would die for He fearing solitude, began to beg When he saw I was sure, stuck a knife into my leg Good luck walking on in your own bloody trail This noble path you're on will send us both to hell I'm just a horse on the moor Where is my warrior I've been looking for? I stumble some way on, licking my sores, Tasting the memory of pain I have endured Wondering where am I to go? Well looking back on a bloody trail, you think that I should know But I'm just a horse with no name Somewhere there is other beasts who think the same I'm just a horse with no name Some place there's some other beasts who think the same One morning I awoke to someone calling me A priestess I'd seen once in some arcana dream And she pulled an orange from the ground Is this my warrior? I am found I'm just a horse with no name Where are my other beasts who think the same? I'm just a horse on the moor Where is the warrior I've been looking for?

She sings along to sailor's song In a dress that she made When she's gone I sing along But it doesn't sound the same Oh Nouel, you sing so well Sing only for me Fickle and changeable Though I may always be I pulled a thorn from her tiny paw Her feet were unclean Fetch water, blessed twice And hand a sponge to me I do well to serve Nouel Whatever service I may be Fickle and changeable Weighing down on me She speaks a word and it gently turns To perfect metaphor She likes to say I only play When I know what I'm playing for Oh Nouel, you know me well And I didn't even show you the scar Fickle and changeable Semper femina She'd like to be the kind of free Women still can't be alone How I wish I could hit the switch That keeps you from getting gone Oh Nouel, it hurts like hell When you're so afraid to die Semper femina So am I She lays herself across the bed The origine du monde Slight of shoulder, long and legged Her hair a faded blonde Oh Nouel, you sit so well A thousand artists' muse But you'll be anything you choose Fickle and changeable are you And long may that continue I do well to serve Nouel My only guiding star Fickle and changeable Semper femina