"Live to Tell" - Madonna
Just when you thought you got her figured out, she changes on you. Here she shows you a softer side, one that couldn't do it all. One that can be heartbroken just like you. One that can't have everything her way no matter how hard she tried. She cleaned herself up nicely and took her act down on notch so that you can see some truth to her beauty. It's calming and almost sad that someone so extraordinary can look so ordinary. Yet it brings her down to your level and makes you want to understand her vs. criticize or imitate her.
This song was said to have been about lost love; about her failed relationship with Sean Penn. The extreme highs and the sudden lows. The reason she needed to move with the times vs. allowing herself to get lost in it. It was a subtle shock and to me, this was her best transition to date because it felt real. It didn't feel like a gimmick; like she did it on purpose. It felt like she needed to do something drastic to reveal her pain and by doing so she reached out to so many people who can relate to what she's going through or at least what it feels like to stop loving someone you never thought would stop loving you.
Lyrics:
I have a tale to tell
Sometimes it gets so hard to hide it well
I was not ready for the fall
Too blind to see the writing on the wall
A man can tell a thousand lies
I've learned my lesson well
Hope I live to tell
The secret I have learned, 'till then
It will burn inside of me
I know where beauty lives
I've seen it once, I know the warm she gives
The light that you could never see
It shines inside, you can't take that from me
A man can tell a thousand lies
I've learned my lesson well
Hope I live to tell
The secret I have learned, 'till then
It will burn inside of me
The truth is never far behind
You kept it hidden well
If I live to tell
The secret I knew then
Will I ever have the chance again
If I ran away, I'd never have the strength
To go very far
How would they hear the beating of my heart
Will it grow cold
The secret that I hide, will I grow old
How will they hear
When will they learn
How will they know
http://www.lyricstime.com/madonna-live-to-tell-lyrics.html
http://www.dirjournal.com/articles/25-years-of-madonna/
http://allaboutmadonna.com/madonna-biography-awards
Just when you thought you got her figured out, she changes on you. Here she shows you a softer side, one that couldn't do it all. One that can be heartbroken just like you. One that can't have everything her way no matter how hard she tried. She cleaned herself up nicely and took her act down on notch so that you can see some truth to her beauty. It's calming and almost sad that someone so extraordinary can look so ordinary. Yet it brings her down to your level and makes you want to understand her vs. criticize or imitate her.
This song was said to have been about lost love; about her failed relationship with Sean Penn. The extreme highs and the sudden lows. The reason she needed to move with the times vs. allowing herself to get lost in it. It was a subtle shock and to me, this was her best transition to date because it felt real. It didn't feel like a gimmick; like she did it on purpose. It felt like she needed to do something drastic to reveal her pain and by doing so she reached out to so many people who can relate to what she's going through or at least what it feels like to stop loving someone you never thought would stop loving you.
Lyrics:
I have a tale to tell
Sometimes it gets so hard to hide it well
I was not ready for the fall
Too blind to see the writing on the wall
A man can tell a thousand lies
I've learned my lesson well
Hope I live to tell
The secret I have learned, 'till then
It will burn inside of me
I know where beauty lives
I've seen it once, I know the warm she gives
The light that you could never see
It shines inside, you can't take that from me
A man can tell a thousand lies
I've learned my lesson well
Hope I live to tell
The secret I have learned, 'till then
It will burn inside of me
The truth is never far behind
You kept it hidden well
If I live to tell
The secret I knew then
Will I ever have the chance again
If I ran away, I'd never have the strength
To go very far
How would they hear the beating of my heart
Will it grow cold
The secret that I hide, will I grow old
How will they hear
When will they learn
How will they know
http://www.lyricstime.com/madonna-live-to-tell-lyrics.html
http://www.dirjournal.com/articles/25-years-of-madonna/
http://allaboutmadonna.com/madonna-biography-awards
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