Suzanne Vega

thumb|They only hit until you cry, After that, you don't ask why. Suzanne Nadine Vega (born 11 July 1959) is an American singer-songwriter known for her eclectic folk-inspired music. Song lyrics thumb| I am leaving tomorrow and you can do what you willOnly first I am asking you why. Suzanne Vega (1985) The soldier came knocking upon the queen's door,He said "I am not fighting for you any more." The Queen and the Soldier "I've watched your palace up here on the hill And I've wondered who's the woman for whom we all kill But I am leaving tomorrow and you can do what you willOnly first I am asking you why. The Queen and the Soldier I have swallowed a secret burning thread. The Queen and the Soldier I won't march again on your battlefield. The Queen and the Soldier If you were to kill me now right here, I would still look you in the eye' In the EyeLeft of Center (1986) (written by Suzanne Vega and Steve Addabbo) And when they ask me, "What are you looking at?"I always answer, "Nothing much" (Not much)Left of Center I think they know thatI'm looking at themI think they thinkI must be out of touchBut I'm onlyIn the outskirtsAnd in the fringesOn the edgeAnd off the avenueAnd if you want meYou can find meLeft of centerWondering about youLeft of CenterSolitude Standing (1987) (All lyrics were written by Suzanne Vega except where noted) thumb|I am sitting in the morning at the diner on the corner I am waiting at the counter for the man to pour the coffee I am sitting in the morning at the diner on the corner I am waiting at the counter for the man to pour the coffee and he fills it only halfway and before I even argue he is looking out the window at somebody coming in. Tom's Diner"It is always nice to see you"Says the man behind the counterTo the woman who has come inShe is shaking her umbrella And I look the other wayAs they are kissing their hellosAnd I'm pretending not to see themTom's Diner I open up the paper, there's the story of an actor who had died while he was drinking, it was no one I had heard of.Tom's Diner My name is Luka. I live on the second floor. I live upstairs from you. Yes, I think you've seen me before. Luka If you hear something late at night,Some kind of trouble, some kind of fight,Just don't ask me what it was. Luka They only hit until you cry, After that, you don't ask why. Luka The light and sweet coffee color of her skinIronbound / Fancy Poultry by Suzanne Vega & Anton Sanko Kids will grow like weeds on a fenceShe says they look for the light, they try to make senseThey come up through the cracks like grass on the tracksShe touches him goodbyeIronbound / Fancy Poultry by Suzanne Vega & Anton Sanko By day give thanksBy night bewareHalf the world in sweetnessThe other in fearNight Vision by Suzanne Vega and Anton Sanko When the darkness takes youWith her hand across your faceDon't give in too quickly Find the thing she's erasedNight Vision by Suzanne Vega and Anton Sanko Solitude stands by the windowshe turns her head as I walk in the roomI can see by her eyes she's been waitingStanding in the slant of the late afternoon Solitude Standing by Vega, Sanko, Shulman, Michael Visceglia, Stephen Ferrera And she turns to me with her hand extendedHer palm is split with a flower, with a flame...And she says, "I've come to set a twisted thing straight",And she says, "I've come to lighten this dark heart"Solitude Standing by Vega, Sanko, Shulman, Michael Visceglia, Stephen Ferrera If language were liquidIt would be rushing inInstead here we areIn a silence more eloquentThan any word could ever beThese words are too solidThey don't move fast enoughTo catch the blur in the brainThat flies by and is gone.Language by Vega & Mike Visceglia I'd like to meet youIn a timeless, placeless placeSomewhere out of contextAnd beyond all consequences...And we'll sit in the silence (That flies by and is gone)That comes rushing inAnd is goneLanguage by Vega & Mike Visceglia You come from far awayWith pictures in your eyesOf coffeeshops and morning streetsIn the blue and silent sunriseBut night is the cathedralWhere we recognized the signWe strangers know each other nowAs part of the whole designGypsy You're the jester of this courtyardWith a smile like a girl'sDistracted by the womenWith the dimples and the curlsBy the pretty and the mischievousBy the timid and the blessedBy the blowing skirts of ladiesWho promise to gather you to their breastGypsyDays of Open Hand (1990) (All lyrics were written by Suzanne Vega except where noted) Oh Mom, the old man is telling me something His eyes are wide and his mouth is thinAnd I just can't hear what he's saying Oh Mom, I wonder when I'll be wakingIt's just that there's so much to doAnd I'm tired of sleeping Tired of Sleeping Those whole girls...Breathe with easeNeed no mercyMove in lightRun in grace Those Whole Girls (Run in Grace)Travel, arrivalYears of an inch and a step toward a sourceI'm coming to youI'll be there in timePilgrimage'' by Suzanne Vega & Anton Sanko External links http://www.suzannevega.com Audio interview with Suzanne Vega on the Sodajerker On Songwriting podcast Suzanne Vega on A&M Records 0891916 Suzanne Vega Love Songs review by SLUG Magazine (23 March 2010) Suzanne Vega recording of 'Streets of Laredo' for Pioneers for a Cure Category:1959 births Category:Living people Category:Guitarists from the United States Category:Feminists from the United States Category:Women guitarists Category:Women singers from the United States Category:Buddhists from the United States Category:Singer-songwriters from the United States Category:Folk singers Category:Rock singers Category:People from Los Angeles Category:People from New York City