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Pedestal
If only I could tell you how wonderful you are,
That in this world of darkness you are the brightest star;
Instead I keep my feelings bottled up inside
And from your gorgeous face, I run away and hide.
So like the Petrarchan lover, I’ll worship from afar;
I’ll put you on the pedestal, the pedestal of my heart;
I’ll sing you songs of love that only I can hear;
While keeping you at a distance, I’ll wish that you were near.
I'll go over hill and dale now just to see you face
And when you turn to look at me, I'll stare away in disgrace;
All the time keeping inside the love I have for you,
All the time wondering what I'm going to do.
And when it comes to night, I'll be lying in my bed;
I'll toss and I'll turn trying to get you out my head;
I'll wake up in the morning feeling just as blue,
Wondering all the time why I can't be with you.
If only I could tell you how wonderful you are,
That in this world of darkness you are the brightest star;
Instead I keep my feelings bottled up inside
And from your gorgeous face, I run away and die.
Copyright James Crompton aka Crompy
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Pedestal
If only I could tell you how wonderful you are,
That in this world of darkness you are the brightest star;
Instead I keep my feelings bottled up inside
And from your gorgeous face, I run away and hide.
So like the Petrarchan lover, I’ll worship from afar;
I’ll put you on the pedestal, the pedestal of my heart;
I’ll sing you songs of love that only I can hear;
While keeping you at a distance, I’ll wish that you were near.
I'll go over hill and dale now just to see you face
And when you turn to look at me, I'll stare away in disgrace;
All the time keeping inside the love I have for you,
All the time wondering what I'm going to do.
And when it comes to night, I'll be lying in my bed;
I'll toss and I'll turn trying to get you out my head;
I'll wake up in the morning feeling just as blue,
Wondering all the time why I can't be with you.
If only I could tell you how wonderful you are,
That in this world of darkness you are the brightest star;
Instead I keep my feelings bottled up inside
And from your gorgeous face, I run away and die.
Copyright James Crompton aka Crompy
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Pedestal
If only I could tell you how wonderful you are,
That in this world of darkness you are the brightest star;
Instead I keep my feelings bottled up inside
And from your gorgeous face, I run away and hide.
So like the Petrarchan lover, I’ll worship from afar;
I’ll put you on the pedestal, the pedestal of my heart;
I’ll sing you songs of love that only I can hear;
While keeping you at a distance, I’ll wish that you were near.
I'll go over hill and dale now just to see you face
And when you turn to look at me, I'll stare away in disgrace;
All the time keeping inside the love I have for you,
All the time wondering what I'm going to do.
And when it comes to night, I'll be lying in my bed;
I'll toss and I'll turn trying to get you out my head;
I'll wake up in the morning feeling just as blue,
Wondering all the time why I can't be with you.
If only I could tell you how wonderful you are,
That in this world of darkness you are the brightest star;
Instead I keep my feelings bottled up inside
And from your gorgeous face, I run away and die.
Copyright James Crompton aka Crompy
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Pedestal
If only I could tell you how wonderful you are,
That in this world of darkness you are the brightest star;
Instead I keep my feelings bottled up inside
And from your gorgeous face, I run away and hide.
So like the Petrarchan lover, I’ll worship from afar;
I’ll put you on the pedestal, the pedestal of my heart;
I’ll sing you songs of love that only I can hear;
While keeping you at a distance, I’ll wish that you were near.
I'll go over hill and dale now just to see you face
And when you turn to look at me, I'll stare away in disgrace;
All the time keeping inside the love I have for you,
All the time wondering what I'm going to do.
And when it comes to night, I'll be lying in my bed;
I'll toss and I'll turn trying to get you out my head;
I'll wake up in the morning feeling just as blue,
Wondering all the time why I can't be with you.
If only I could tell you how wonderful you are,
That in this world of darkness you are the brightest star;
Instead I keep my feelings bottled up inside
And from your gorgeous face, I run away and die.
Copyright James Crompton aka Crompy
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Pedestal
If only I could tell you how wonderful you are,
That in this world of darkness you are the brightest star;
Instead I keep my feelings bottled up inside
And from your gorgeous face, I run away and hide.
So like the Petrarchan lover, I’ll worship from afar;
I’ll put you on the pedestal, the pedestal of my heart;
I’ll sing you songs of love that only I can hear;
While keeping you at a distance, I’ll wish that you were near.
I'll go over hill and dale now just to see you face
And when you turn to look at me, I'll stare away in disgrace;
All the time keeping inside the love I have for you,
All the time wondering what I'm going to do.
And when it comes to night, I'll be lying in my bed;
I'll toss and I'll turn trying to get you out my head;
I'll wake up in the morning feeling just as blue,
Wondering all the time why I can't be with you.
If only I could tell you how wonderful you are,
That in this world of darkness you are the brightest star;
Instead I keep my feelings bottled up inside
And from your gorgeous face, I run away and die.
Copyright James Crompton aka Crompy
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Pedestal
If only I could tell you how wonderful you are,
That in this world of darkness you are the brightest star;
Instead I keep my feelings bottled up inside
And from your gorgeous face, I run away and hide.
So like the Petrarchan lover, I’ll worship from afar;
I’ll put you on the pedestal, the pedestal of my heart;
I’ll sing you songs of love that only I can hear;
While keeping you at a distance, I’ll wish that you were near.
I'll go over hill and dale now just to see you face
And when you turn to look at me, I'll stare away in disgrace;
All the time keeping inside the love I have for you,
All the time wondering what I'm going to do.
And when it comes to night, I'll be lying in my bed;
I'll toss and I'll turn trying to get you out my head;
I'll wake up in the morning feeling just as blue,
Wondering all the time why I can't be with you.
If only I could tell you how wonderful you are,
That in this world of darkness you are the brightest star;
Instead I keep my feelings bottled up inside
And from your gorgeous face, I run away and die.
Copyright James Crompton aka Crompy
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Pedestal
If only I could tell you how wonderful you are,
That in this world of darkness you are the brightest star;
Instead I keep my feelings bottled up inside
And from your gorgeous face, I run away and hide.
So like the Petrarchan lover, I’ll worship from afar;
I’ll put you on the pedestal, the pedestal of my heart;
I’ll sing you songs of love that only I can hear;
While keeping you at a distance, I’ll wish that you were near.
I'll go over hill and dale now just to see you face
And when you turn to look at me, I'll stare away in disgrace;
All the time keeping inside the love I have for you,
All the time wondering what I'm going to do.
And when it comes to night, I'll be lying in my bed;
I'll toss and I'll turn trying to get you out my head;
I'll wake up in the morning feeling just as blue,
Wondering all the time why I can't be with you.
If only I could tell you how wonderful you are,
That in this world of darkness you are the brightest star;
Instead I keep my feelings bottled up inside
And from your gorgeous face, I run away and die.
Copyright James Crompton aka Crompy
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Pedestal (Origins Edit)
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Pedestal
If only I could tell you how wonderful you are,
That in this world of darkness you are the brightest star;
Instead I keep my feelings bottled up inside
And from your gorgeous face, I run away and hide.
So like the Petrarchan lover, I’ll worship from afar;
I’ll put you on the pedestal, the pedestal of my heart;
I’ll sing you songs of love that only I can hear;
While keeping you at a distance, I’ll wish that you were near.
I'll go over hill and dale now just to see you face
And when you turn to look at me, I'll stare away in disgrace;
All the time keeping inside the love I have for you,
All the time wondering what I'm going to do.
And when it comes to night, I'll be lying in my bed;
I'll toss and I'll turn trying to get you out my head;
I'll wake up in the morning feeling just as blue,
Wondering all the time why I can't be with you.
If only I could tell you how wonderful you are,
That in this world of darkness you are the brightest star;
Instead I keep my feelings bottled up inside
And from your gorgeous face, I run away and die.
Copyright James Crompton aka Crompy
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Pedestal
If only I could tell you how wonderful you are,
That in this world of darkness you are the brightest star;
Instead I keep my feelings bottled up inside
And from your gorgeous face, I run away and hide.
So like the Petrarchan lover, I’ll worship from afar;
I’ll put you on the pedestal, the pedestal of my heart;
I’ll sing you songs of love that only I can hear;
While keeping you at a distance, I’ll wish that you were near.
If only I could tell you how wonderful you are,
That in this world of darkness you are the brightest star;
Instead I keep my feelings bottled up inside
And from your gorgeous face, I run away and die.
Copyright James Crompton aka Crompy
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Crompy New Zealand
Crompy is from New Zealand. His music is quite ecclectic and his sound has gathered many comparisons from Syd Barret, to Billy Bragg, Supergrass, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Radiohead, The Violent Femmes, Eddie Vedder, Jim Morrison, Mick Jagger, Cat Stevens, The Kinks, Nick Cave, Elvis Costello, Roy Wood, Elephant6 and Oasis. Outside of these artists a big influence he cites is Roxette's Per Gessle. ... more
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