Seal

  1. The Beginning
  2. Deep Water
  3. Crazy
  4. Killer
  5. Whirlpool
  6. Future Love Paradise
  7. Wild
  8. Show Me
  9. Violet
Musicians:
Curt Bisquera, Paulinho Da Costa, Richard Cottle, Andy Duncan, Denny Fongheiser, Robin Hancock, Trever Horn, Guy Isidore, Keith Le Blanc, Mark Mancina, Gary Maughn, Ian Morrow, Jamie Muhoberac, Steve Pearce, Trevor Rabin, John Robinson, Chrissie Schefts, Guy Sigsworth, Kenji Suzuki, Maria Vidale, Doug Wimbish, Bruce Woolley, Goto Yashiki
Last updated: 3rd February 1995

The Beginning
(Seal/Sigsworth) 1991

five
six
seven

The beginning saw existence of a chosen dream
But then came pain (L)
With energy striking on those she knew would uncover her lies (L)
She felt she must destroy everything that we had prayed for
So she sent shameful claim in her lies (L)
She wants us to be what's going on in her mind

Music takes you round and round and round and round and round,
Hold on to the love.
Hold on to the love.
Music takes you round and round and round and round and round, (L)
Hold on to the love. (L)
Nahhh Nah Nah Nah

Hold on to the love (L)
             ...We are smiling.

She wants us to be what's going on in her mind. (L)
If she is to take over she must prevent unity. (L)
But oh how cold her life must be.
She knows she must destroy everything that we had prayed for.
So here comes shameful claim in her lies. (L)

(L)
Music takes you round and round and round and round and round,
Hold on to the love.
Hold on to the love.
Music takes you round and round and round and round and round,
Hold onto the love.
Smiling again... (solo)
Hold on to the love.

Nahhh Nah Nah Nah (L)
Hold on
Nahhh Nah Nah Nah (L)
Hold on
Nahhh Nah Nah Nah (L)
Nahhh Nah Nah Nah (L)
Hold on
Nahhh Nah Nah Nah (L)
Hold on...        (L)
Hold on to the love.

(L)
The music takes you round and round and round and round and round,
Hold on to the love.
Hold on to the love.

Music takes you round and round and round and round and round,
Hold on to the love.
Hold on to the love.

Hold on................................
                         Round and round and round and round and round,

Hold on to the love (L)

Go round, go round but hold on to the love. (L)
                hold on to the love. (L)
(L)
Music takes you round and round and round and round and round,
Hold on to the love.

Go round.
Go round.
Hold on to the love (L)
So hard for me to try and tell you how I feel.

Ah...no no.. no love.
Go round.
Gonna hold on.
Go round yeah.
But hold on to love.
The music takes you round.
It takes you round and round and round,
But hold on to love.
Hold on.
Hold on to love.
Hold on.

Sorrow.....(faintly)
...Hold on to love

Deep Water
(Seal) 1991

One two
One two three four
I'll kiss that away

Both of them swam from a northern blue sky
Smile on their faces they entered their doom like they knew
If their world should end they won't care about that anyway

I jade the water and I burn the fire...
Ooh.....                    .....I burn the fire...

Nuclear chemicals making their doom like you knew,
If the world should end you won't care about that anyway.
Maybe thats the way you live your life but I know,
Life... It don't always live that way.

(L)
Jade,
A shade of pain and then we die.
Jade,
A shade of pain and then we die.
Jade,
A shade of pain and then we die.
But it's just the way...
      
Maybe that's the way you live you life but I know...
                 ...you live...             your...  life...

Life... You see it don't always live that way

(L)
Jade,
A shade of pain and then we die.
Jade,
A shade of pain and then we die... Oh why...
Jade,
A shade of pain and then we die.

Maybe that's the way... (L)
Maybe that's the way, but it don't always live that way

Now that I understand the beauty of what they've left to hand me down.
When you need a place to live and no one understands you.
And all you want to do.
Is to cry out loud.
But you don't know how.
No way, no-one,
No-one understands.
The hand that strikes.
When just a touch of love is all the problem needed,
And when you hurt someone so much that still they die loving you.
And all you want to do,
Is to cry out loud.
But you don't know how,
Jade...

Jade (L)
A shade of pain and then the memory dies.
Jade (L)

Ohh no no....          ...and then, and then we die die... die, die...
          A shade of pain and then we die

Jade...
But you don't know how,

Until you try some how,
          Jade...

Like you don't know how
           Jade...

But you'll try somehow.
             Jade...   ...and then we die.

We will find a way,
Letting the sun go down.
Maybe we'll find a way,
Holding the sun.
We will find a way,
Letting our life go by.

I tell you we'll find a way,

Holding the sun.............
                  The sun...

Crazy
(Seal) 1990

In a church,by the face,
He talks about the people going under.

Only child know...

A man decides after seventy years,
That what he goes there for, is to unlock the door.
While those around him criticize and sleep...
And through a fractal on a breaking wall,
I see you my friend, and touch your face again.
Miracles will happen as we trip.

But we're never gonna survive, unless...
We get a little crazy
No we're never gonna survive, unless...
We are a little...

Cray...cray...cray...

           ...Crazy yellow people walking through my head.
One of them's got a gun, to shoot the other one.
And yet together they were friends at school
Ohh, get it, get it, get it, get it no no!

If all were there when we first took the pill,
Then maybe, then maybe, then maybe, then maybe...
Miracles will happen as we speak.

But we're never gonna survive unless...
We get a little crazy.
No we're never gonna survive unless...
We are a little...
Crazy...
No no, never survive, unless we get a little... bit...

Oh, a little bit...
Oh, a little bit...

Oh...
Oh...

Amanda decides to go along after seventeen years...

Oh darlin...
In a sky full of people, only some want to fly,
Isn't that crazy?
In a world full of people, only some want to fly,
Isn't that crazy?
Crazy...
In a heaven of people there's only some want to fly,
Ain't that crazy?
Oh babe... Oh darlin...
In a world full of people there's only some want to fly,
Isn't that crazy?
Isn't that crazy... Isn't that crazy...  Isn't that crazy...

Ohh...
But we're never gonna survive unless, we get a little crazy.. crazy..
No we're never gonna to survive unless we are a little... crazy..
But we're never gonna survive unless, we get a little crazy.. crazy..
No we're never gonna to survive unless, we are a little.. crazy..
No no, never survive unless, we get a little bit...

And then you see things
The size
Of which you've never known before

They'll break it

Someday...

Only child know....

Them things
The size
Of which you've never known before

Someday...
Someway...
Someday...
Someway...
Someday...
Someway...
Someday...

Killer
(Tinley/Seal) 1991

Brother... Brother...  (L)
Sister... Sister...    (L)

It's the loneliness thats the killer

So you want,
To be free.
To live your life,
The way you want to be.
Will you give,
If we cry?
Will we live,
Or will we.. die?
Ohh...

      hearts......
Jaded hearts

Heal with time

               .....oh whoah whoah whoah....
Shoot that love

So we can
Stop the bleeding
Ohh...

Solitary brother...
                ...brother...
Is there still a part of you that wants to live?

Solitary sister...
               ...sister...
Is there still a part of you that wants to give?

Solitary brother...
                ...brother...
Is there still a part of you that wants to live?

Solitary sister...
               ...sister...
Is there still a part of you that wants to give?

If we try
And live our lives
The way we want to...be.. Yeah..

Oh... love love
Oh... love love
Oh... love love

Brother... brother...
Sister... sister....
Brother... brother... brother... brother...brother...

There's no other love... There's no other love... There's no other love...
There is no other love no other love like ours...
There's no other love... There's no other love... There's no other love...
There is no other love no other love like ours...
There's no other love... There's no other love... There's no other love...
There's no other love... There's no other love... There's no other love...
There is no love


Solitary brother...
                ...brother
Is there still a part of you that wants to live?

Solitary sister...
               ...sister...
Is there still a part of you that wants to give?

Solitary Brother... brother... brother... brother...brother...
brother... brother...

Solitary Sister...
               ...sister...
Is there still a part of you that wants to give?


Racism in among future kings can only lead to no good.
Besides, all our sons and daughters already know how that feels.
Yeah yeah yeah...
Love love love...

Whirlpool
(Seal) 1991

She don't know woo-who
Yo' momma would
Yeah yeah.. ooh, no no
Won't a child know...
Won't a child...

I wake out of a whirlpool,
I walk into another day and then...
I feel better.

Whoa, Whoa
Because you came to stay,
I almost threw my life away.
Thinking of what might be,
If I lose...
My destiny...

Would I feel better than I might be,
Would I see clearer than my eyes would see,
Oh I, if I showed I love you angel?

Like a square in a circle,
I try to find another way to win.
I try to make better way.
To the castle that I make,
Where the moon lights the way,
And it's invisible by day.
I hear tempatation sing yeah!
Just let go and I will take you there.

Now would I feel better than I might be?
Would I see clearer than my eyes would see, yeah?

Oh I, If I showed I love you angel yeah...?
If I fell in love with angel?
If I showed I love you angel...? oh ih oh ah o wahh...

Now would I feel better than I might be,
Would I see clearer than my eyes would see, yeah...

Oh I, If I showed I love you angel...?
If I took a piece of angel...?
If I fell in love with angel...oh....?

Life is hard in a circle,
Espcially when you think you've gone insane,
And all you get from love is lots of pain.
I should have known better...

Better...
Better...
Better...
Better...

Better........

Future Love Paradise
(Seal) 1991

But if only you could see them,
You would know from their faces.
There were kings and queens,
Followed by princes and princesses.
There were future power people,
Throwin love to the loveless.
Shining a light 'cause they wanted it seen.

Well there were cries...
Well there were cries of why...

Followed by cries...
Followed by cries of why not

Can I,

Reach out for you if that feels good to me.....?
Reach out for you if that feels good to me ?

And the riders will not stop us,
'Cause the only love they'll find is paradise. (Seal)
And the riders will not stop us,
'Cause the only love they'll find is paradise.

No the riders will not stop us,
'Cause the only love they'll find is paradise. (Wendy/Lisa)
No the riders will not stop us,
'Cause the only love they'll find is paradise.
Paradise yeah...

Mmmm don't you know that racism in among future kings,
Can only lead to no good...
                         to no good...

Besides your, sons and daughters
              sons and daughters
already know how that feels.
already know how that feels... One day.
One day (One day)

All the queens will gather round,
Spreading love and unity so we can be found.
Well then all the writers say it's all to do with... drugs.
Drugs for the gentlemen.
When your love,
Inject me with a love, all right.
ooh.

And the riders will not stop us,
    Pa...                       
'Cause the only drug they'll find is paradise
             ra...                       dise...       

Future love pa-ra...

dise...                        
No the riders will not stop us,
'Cause the only love they'll find is paradise
                                   ...paradise...

Future love paradise...
Oh, we're livin in a paradi...

dise...                        
No the riders will not stop us,
                            ...paradise..
The only love they'll find is paradise...
Paradise... yea

Love paradise

One in and out is gonna make you feel good...
                                      paradise

Coming at you like a hurricane would...
                            paradise
Stay close to me I'll always be by your side

Save...                                   paradise
    Save it baby, you know that it's all right...

You remind me of a girl I knew... paradise

Born so beautiful once aside her...
                               paradise
You make me feel like I need your love, love, love 
Want to fill me with your love...
Fix me with a love, all right...

        Pa......                
                                
And the riders will not stop us,
          ra....                     dise...

'Cause the only love they'll find is paradise
                                  is paradise (Wendy/Lisa)

I'm gonna chain my love...      and hold on
                 Future love pa-radise...

No the riders will not stop us,
       Pa.....                 

ra...                          dise...
'Cause the only drug they'll find is paradise...
                                                                                
  (Loneliness, thats it)(?)
Ohh and I'd love a little paradise...

The riders will not stop us,
'cause the only love they'll find is paradise... (Wendy/Lisa)
    Par......               a....
    dise...    

Oh, we'll be livin' in a paradise...
Damn well then make you feel surely
Like you've felt never felt before I'll...
Give myself,
To you.
And if you change your mind.
I'll do anything,
Just to make the world peaceful.
Just to make life wonderful.
I will drown all your sorrows.

(In a future love paradise...)
 In a future love paradise...

(Future love paradise...)
 Future love paradise...

(Future love paradise...)
 Future love paradise...

(Love love, love love love...
love love, love love love) (Wendy/Lisa)

Yeah
Damn well then make you feel surely
Like you've never felt before

love love, love love love... (Wendy/Lisa)
I'll
love love, love love love... (Wendy/Lisa)
give myself...

Wild
(Seal/Sigsworth) 1991

With you on a clear day, yeah.
If tried I don't think I could end it better this way,
All I have is a photograph.
And if loneliness can hurt as much as being cold.
Come over here woman and touch me you look so electric.
'Cause all I ask is a second chance...
Stroll on lady.
Stroll on.

Wild laces with diamonds in your hair,
When you smile you make my world resolve and you take over,
Wild laces with diamonds in your hair,
When you smile you make my world resolve and you take over my pain,

Oh lord,
You got a tear in your eye and a look to match it.
Well maybe you think you just can't get me out of your hair.
Don't try to resist it 'cause,
We're getting stronger,
The closer we become.

You are the best thing in my life (Wendy/Lisa)
You are the best thing in my life

Stroll on lady.
Stroll on.
And take it to the edge....

Ohh oooh ahhh ahhh oooh ahhh baby.
         oooh-hh....            yeah!
Stroll on lady.
Stroll on...

 (layered Seal/Seal)
Wild laces with diamonds in your hair,
When you smile you make the world resolve and you take over.
Wild laces with diamonds in your hair,
When you smile you make the world resolve and you take over.
Wild laces with diamonds in your hair,
When you smile you make my world resolve and you take over for...

How long?
How long?... Ohh with my pain...
How long?

 (layered Seal/Wendy&Lisa)
Nah-nanana na na na na nanana na na na
Nah-na na na na na na na nanana na na na
Nah-na na na na na na na nanana na na na
Nah-nana nana na na na na nanana na na na

Oh and I don't need no one downstairs darlin...
Na na na na na na na nanana na na na (Wendy/Lisa)

 (Wendy&Lisa)
Na na na na na na na nanana na na na
Na na na na na na na nanana na na na
Na na na na na na na nanana na na na

Wild laces with diamonds in your hair,
When you smile you make my world resolve and you take over.
Wild laces with diamonds in your hair,
When you smile you make my world resolve and you take over.
Wild laces with diamonds in your hair,
When you smile you make my world resolve and you take over...

All my pain... Ohh babe

All of my pain... love love.
yeah yeah

All my pain
As you strip off my clothes
Acknowledge my pride
You took away all I got... I got...
You took away all I got...

Take all I got

All I got baby 

What I got...
What I got
What I got baby

Take what I got baby
Take what I got
Take what I got...

Show Me
(Seal) 1991

Odinah
Sho-odinah
Undah..... la la la la la la

Different kinds of people.
Different kinds of life.
We go walking towards the future,
With different size strides.

Show me the way to solve your sorrows
And I'll do what I can...
'Cause we have the experience,
If we plan
Baby we can see that close

Show me the way to solve your problems and I'll be there...
Show me the way and I'll do what I can...
What can I say ohh lately, what can I do?
I just can't stand losing...

Welcome to the new world...
Let me join your hand...
We go walking through the old world,
With a brand new plan.
All over...
God only knows how much I love you.
Give me a chance and I'll show the faith all over.
You will understand lady, if you change your mind.
Baby, only I know what you need.

Show me the way to solve your problems and I'll be there.
Show me the way and I'll do what I can.
What can I say ohh lady, what can I do?
No I can't stand...
      ...I just can't stand losing you.
Don't mean to take up your time baby.   (L)
I won't be stomping on your life.
I only wanted to make you see.

(L)
Ohh that you...
Only you know what I need.
Then maybe I can take you higher...
Then maybe I can stop those tears... I can stop those tears...
Ohh with you...

Sha da da da da n da...

Show me the way to solve your problems and I'll be there.
Show me the way and I'll do what I can...
What can I say ohh lady, what can I do?
I just can't stand losing...
Show me the way to solve your problems and I'll be there.
Show me the way and I'll do what I can...
What can I say ohh lately, what can I do

No I can't stand...
      ...I just can't stand losing you...

Losing you...

Show me the way to solve your problems and I'll be there.
Show me the way to solve your problems and I'll call you.
Just show me the way to solve your problems and I'll be there.
Show me the way to solve...
I'll call you.

VIOLET

VIOLET

(Seal/Sigsworth) 1991
Don't worry, come closer.
Don't cry.
Ahh don't cry.
Ahh don't cry.
Ahh...

Get moving or I'll kick your ass...(background)

Ba-Da ba-da ba ba-da,
Ba-da ba da...
(Seal's jewelery jingles)

Ooohh...I watch you comb your hair in different light.
You change the chair and seem to think that's alright.
I understand,
You need a change.
When you make that change,
Don't look to see...
I'm alright.

(background voices)

Now that I look at you in different light...

Change the chair....
        A violet unicorn to me that's alright

I understand,
You need a change...

The world will elevate      you....        world.. will elevate you....
                   and when you make that change the world will elevate you...

And if I told you then that I could cry,
Would you take my tears and wash the sun rise? (L)
A man afraid... has no shame...

So when you take those tears don't look to see I'm alright
                                   look to see I'm alright

(birds chirping)

When you take those tears don't look to see I'm alright
                                look to see I'm alright....

(Seal's jewlery)

How can I tell you?
How can I explain?

I....              I....               
   I want your love, I need a change...

In me.

(L)
Ba-da ba-da ba, ba-da
Ba-da ba da....

  (background voices)
 Why should they come?
 They were supposed to die back there.
 But I didn't, for the second time.
 Don't worry they'll come,
 They know.
 Do what?
 That I'm not like anyone else?

(Seal)
Suddenly, (L)
You and I will wait...
In your dreams.

  (background voices)

Suddenly, (L)
You and I will wait...
In your dreams
Tonight... night...
We'll finally change
You and I will wait... (L)
And maybe time will tell...

All over...
All over... (L)
All over... (L)
All over...
All over... (L)

You and I will need a...
                 ...you and I...

You and I will need a...
                 ...you and I...

You and I will need a better place....
To start all over... again...

Oh babe,
Maybe tommorow
                ...maybe tomorrow

Will Be their brighter day?
     Be their brighter day-hey... ...day-hey...

All over...
All over...
All over...
We'll finally change.... (L)
With a lesson...
With a lesson... (L)
Oh and....  ...ohh no.

  (background voices)
 Why do they do that?
 Hahahaha...
 Why do you want to do that? No-one else ever has.

 Because... no one else ever has.

 You've got no fear of communists when they're finished(?)
 They have only killed him for questioning.
 Don't be too fond of Christians.
 Never

 Come out.
 No, I want in.
 I'll speak to her, leave her.

 I've got to go to the hospital.
 The guy has taken me in.
 Give it to me...
 Please... Let me quit...
 Oh go on...
 Just don't leave me here.

 Ahh whether he thinks this might be helpful.
 Can you go back when he was evaluated?
 Charlie was evaluated in July
 His heart valve was causing him a problem.
 I know, that's why I don't understand it
 Well, if one of them thinks that it says symbiosis.
 (very faint news reporter)


(Seal)
Loving chile there's,
Always something new...
Always something new...
Always something new...
Always something...
Always something...

Darling...       ...yeah...                ...there's something
Always something...     ...always something...

(background voices)
Soaking wet


Yeah