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Tracy Bonham — I Was Born Without You
Album: Blink The Brightest
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Released: 2005
Length: 3:42
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If you're no one till someone loves you
Then you're two people, maybe more
'Cause it's not just how much I love you
It's how much of you I adore

I came into this world without you
I'm going out the way I came in
And in this life if I can not have you
Let the roadrunner chase begin

I walked these streets before I even knew your name
And since you've been with me they'll never look the same

I was born without you
I was born without you
I was born without you
Why can't I live without you now?

It was the first day I can't remember
Or the big day that I forgot
Coming into this world of wonder
All I know is it hurt a lot
Now if that's what it takes to meet you
That's as much pain as I'll allow
If I got through the worst without you
Why the hell can't I do it now?

I walked these streets before I ever knew your name
And since you've been with me they'll never look the same

I was born without you
I was born without you
I was born without you
Why can't I live without you now?
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 opv wrote:
Grade school lyrics.

 
Good thing your perspective isn't the only one that matters. *phew*

 
Posted 8 years ago by FourFortyEight    [ Reply ]
Grade school lyrics.
Posted 8 years ago by opv    [ Reply ]
Thought it was Poe.
Posted 8 years ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]
 JasondotG wrote:
Wow, haven't heard Tracy in damn near 20 years. Thanks RP!

 
No kidding - she was a fave of mine back in the day - good to hear her again. 
Posted 9 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
Wow, haven't heard Tracy in damn near 20 years. Thanks RP!
Posted 10 years ago by JasondotG    [ Reply ]
I likey.  {#Cowboy}
Posted 11 years ago by asusinskas    [ Reply ]
 bh1 wrote:
reminds me of Rachel Yamagata.

 

Much prefer Rachel. How many times can someone say "Born without you" in a song. Enough already.
Posted 11 years ago by 25demayo    [ Reply ]
 SinisterDexter wrote:
"I came into this world without you
I'm going out the way I came in"

Wait, what?!?

 
Like disappearing back through the hole in the CD.
Posted 11 years ago by maxmox    [ Reply ]
someone ran out of lyrics I see
Posted 11 years ago by neuticle    [ Reply ]
reminds me of Rachel Yamagata.
Posted 12 years ago by bh1    [ Reply ]
Wow! x3
(lost for words..)
Posted 12 years ago by RoelantSiekman    [ Reply ]
"I came into this world without you
I'm going out the way I came in"

Wait, what?!?
Posted 12 years ago by SinisterDexter    [ Reply ]
...all the people stared as if we were both quite insane, some day my name and her's are going to be the same...

No surprise I like this song when I love the song Bus Stop (Busstop?) so much.
Posted 13 years ago by MediaGrrl    [ Reply ]
I thought it was Poe at first.  Like it.
Posted 13 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
i like it.
Posted 13 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
joshtime wrote:
is it Radiohead? it's these lines:

I walked these streets before I even knew your name
And since you've been with me they'll never look the same

it's driving me crazy! i should know this...


 

Well, it certainly reminds me of

"You Know My Name" by Chris Cornell - from the James Bond movie Casino Royale:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxAm8Y1w6BI
Posted 13 years ago by justsomeone    [ Reply ]
Is this song picking up the tricky hip sexy baton from the late Kirsty MacColl? Well done, nice arrangement.

Posted 13 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
 Albert1967 wrote:

Love this rock chick! C'mon Tracy: an album every year please?
 
Inorite?
Posted 14 years ago by nerakdon    [ Reply ]
 roxmilt wrote:
really like her first album, brings back memories from 15 or so years ago!
good tune
 
Love this rock chick! C'mon Tracy: an album every year please?
Posted 14 years ago by Albert1967    [ Reply ]
is it Radiohead? it's these lines:

I walked these streets before I even knew your name
And since you've been with me they'll never look the same

it's driving me crazy! i should know this...

 joshtime wrote:
what does the pre-chorus sound like?!? something very familiar...
 


Posted 14 years ago by joshtime    [ Reply ]
Pink + Liz + Poe + a touch of Ani?
Posted 14 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
what does the pre-chorus sound like?!? something very familiar...
Posted 14 years ago by joshtime    [ Reply ]
<<<<<<<<<waiting for the Radioparadise items I ordered to arrive>>>>>>>>>>>
Posted 14 years ago by Lrobby99    [ Reply ]
 notremotely wrote:

Was thinking the same. Very Poe-y vocal.
 

Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
really like her first album, brings back memories from 15 or so years ago!
good tune
Posted 15 years ago by roxmilt    [ Reply ]
me likes!
Posted 15 years ago by sheetsy    [ Reply ]
 spudboy wrote:
Hey pretty
 
Was thinking the same. Very Poe-y vocal.


Posted 15 years ago by notremotely    [ Reply ]
Hey pretty
Posted 15 years ago by spudboy    [ Reply ]
 cyzik wrote:
Good to hear from her again.... I'm hungry
I'm dirty
I'm losing my mind
Everything's fine I'm freezing
I'm starving
I'm bleeding to death
Everything's fine
 
Oh Mother Mother
what a great song

Posted 16 years ago by jenakle    [ Reply ]
How have I not given this one an excellent rating yet? I've been rocking it on my iPod for months now...
Posted 16 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
Good to hear from her again.... I'm hungry I'm dirty I'm losing my mind Everything's fine I'm freezing I'm starving I'm bleeding to death Everything's fine
Posted 16 years ago by cyzik    [ Reply ]
Woah. I had to check quickly to see if there was some new Jonatha Brooke album I hadn't heard about yet... Ms. Bonham sounds a LOT like her. Thanks, RP!
Posted 16 years ago by kyleminor    [ Reply ]
1wolfy wrote:
cool lyrics
I surely second that, though to live by them, is something entirely different!
Posted 16 years ago by Johray63    [ Reply ]
cool lyrics
Posted 16 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
shakitten wrote:
Tracy just doesn't do it for me...been hearing her since the mid 90's, and just can't dig it. I did see her open for The Blue Man Group a few years ago. She DOES put on a good show. I just don't vibe with her music.
I saw her open for Blue Man also, and I thought she rocked the place pretty hard. The venue was really too big for her (and Blue Man), but she gutted it out with a lot of energy. c.
Posted 17 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
Sorta sounds like the singer from Garbage, threw me off for a second
Posted 17 years ago by tomis    [ Reply ]
I thought this was Pink
Posted 17 years ago by siandbeth    [ Reply ]
hmm... I thought Poe too...
Posted 17 years ago by aeryn    [ Reply ]
trekhead wrote:
Man, I keep thinking Liz Phair , then I think POE. Good tune but chameleon-like. 8.
Yeah but then I think THE HOLLIES!
Posted 17 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
trekhead wrote:
Man, I keep thinking Liz Phair , then I think POE. Good tune but chameleon-like. 8.
Posted 17 years ago by enidualc    [ Reply ]
Man, I keep thinking Liz Phair , then I think POE. Good tune but chameleon-like. 8.
Posted 18 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
dreadpixie wrote:
What's up with all the trolls on rp lately? personal attacks = troll Talk about the music, and chill with the trolling plsktx l2post
+1
Posted 18 years ago by niteshade    [ Reply ]
liser wrote:
all the people stared as if we were both quite insane...
Someday my name and hers are going to be the same.
Posted 18 years ago by Happygirl    [ Reply ]
Tracy just doesn't do it for me...been hearing her since the mid 90's, and just can't dig it. I did see her open for The Blue Man Group a few years ago. She DOES put on a good show. I just don't vibe with her music.
Posted 18 years ago by shakitten    [ Reply ]
What's up with all the trolls on rp lately? personal attacks = troll Talk about the music, and chill with the trolling plsktx l2post
Posted 18 years ago by dreadpixie    [ Reply ]
Annoying.
Posted 18 years ago by Jah_the_Hutt    [ Reply ]
Little_Wing wrote:
Ok, I get it! You were born without me! Sorry, I just I hate "repeaters"-by anyone. Not that I'm any lyricist at all. But when a song says something over and over and over... it shows complete lack of originality. All I can think is, there's 4 or so minutes of my life I'll never get back.
Little wing! imagine finding you here! Well, not only are your arguing skills deficent elsewhere, but your ideas about music show that, like politics, you know shit about music. Try Fleetwood Mac: A lot of their success comes from keeping it simple. A simple idea endlessly repeated to haunting sound......................ah, music. It is the clever shit put to music that often is too clever and ends up as, well.......shit. Look at Moby: keep it simple; repeat endlessly. Music.
Posted 18 years ago by lokiwolf    [ Reply ]
Pretty good, but I even better like the fact that it makes me think of Ozzy growling, "I was born withoutcha baby, but my feelings were a little bit too strong...Just a little bit too strong," in that Black Sab classic, "The Warning." Dig it out and dig it, y'all!
Posted 18 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Happygirl wrote:
sometimes she'd shop and she would show me what she bought...
all the people stared as if we were both quite insane...
Posted 18 years ago by liser    [ Reply ]
Zep wrote:
Every morning now I'd see her waiting at the stop...
sometimes she'd shop and she would show me what she bought...
Posted 18 years ago by Happygirl    [ Reply ]
Ok, I get it! You were born without me! Sorry, I just I hate "repeaters"-by anyone. Not that I'm any lyricist at all. But when a song says something over and over and over... it shows complete lack of originality. All I can think is, there's 4 or so minutes of my life I'll never get back.
Posted 18 years ago by Little_Wing    [ Reply ]
laprincessa wrote:
Sounds tooo much like Pink.
Yeah, I think I used to like this before Pink came along. Its ruined now that it brings her to mind.
Posted 18 years ago by shua    [ Reply ]
whoa. how much schmaltz can you fit into one song?
Posted 18 years ago by ahoylola    [ Reply ]
I really like this one. The MM-MMs really get to me, in a good way.
Posted 18 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
i`m waitning for the next one... boring......
Posted 18 years ago by danae    [ Reply ]
iTuner wrote:
Sounds a bit like Tracy Bonham to me.
You Think?
Posted 18 years ago by rixtar99    [ Reply ]
I hope you never play this song again--boring, repetitious. Save me!
Posted 18 years ago by nuttycombe    [ Reply ]
Tracy Bonham... Moby Dick!
Posted 18 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
Sounds tooo much like Pink.
Posted 18 years ago by laprincessa    [ Reply ]
This is played too often, so it is going down to a 7. If I hear it tomorrow, it will only be a 6. I know, that rating this way is not about the music, but at least shows that the worst thing you can do to a good song, is play it too much.
Posted 18 years ago by ocsike    [ Reply ]
Like it. Bought it.
Posted 18 years ago by TKTuttle    [ Reply ]
I'm hearing an interesting little riff taken from an older (pre-gwyneth-mojo-killing) Coldplay song... maybe Shiver?
Posted 18 years ago by Dianyla    [ Reply ]
This is slowly growing on me. Still a 6, but maybe a 6.7 now vs. a previous 6.2.
Posted 18 years ago by Snaz    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of Poe. I like Poe.
Posted 18 years ago by kaw2271    [ Reply ]
Zep wrote:
Every morning now I'd see her waiting at the stop...
This song makes me want to hear that song.
Posted 18 years ago by Yamson    [ Reply ]
who cares who she sounds like or ripped off! its horrible crap!
Posted 18 years ago by tony620d    [ Reply ]
crazycow wrote:
All these comparisons to other songs. I initially thought it sounds like the riff in "Pretty Fly for a White Guy" by the Offspring. hmmm
That's it! Thank you for saving me hours and hours of racking my brain.
Posted 18 years ago by SoundsGoodToMe    [ Reply ]
I've heard this a few times on RP now...i think i like the messgae better than the delivery.
Posted 18 years ago by flyfree    [ Reply ]
Here`s a trivium for y'all: ''Bonham'' is likely a derivation of the French name ''bonhomme'' or ''good man.''
Posted 18 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
OK, so, this ISN'T Liz Phair??
Posted 18 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Sounds a bit like Tracy Bonham to me. Actually I hear a little Garbage and Cranberries, but don't care, I like the song.
Posted 18 years ago by iTuner    [ Reply ]
now what was the name of that song ?
Posted 18 years ago by michaelc    [ Reply ]
daveesh wrote:
it's funny how people keep writing about how she's ripping off all these other artists that came AFTER her!
I'm not sure I see your point. How is it impossible to rip off an artist late in your career? Madonna certainly didn't sound just like Nicola Hitchcock until she became enamored with Mandalay, and that was years after Madonna became famous. I don't recall ever hearing Tracy Bonham sound like Poe before, but the resemblance was so striking here that when I heard it, I was suddenly very concerned that Poe was losing her edge.
Posted 18 years ago by Isobel    [ Reply ]
Every morning now I'd see her waiting at the stop...
Posted 18 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
it's funny how people keep writing about how she's ripping off all these other artists that came AFTER her!
Posted 18 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
All these comparisons to other songs. I initially thought it sounds like the riff in "Pretty Fly for a White Guy" by the Offspring. hmmm
Posted 18 years ago by crazycow    [ Reply ]
Sounds like a POE rip-off to me.
Posted 18 years ago by LaundryDetergent    [ Reply ]
Strangely enough, at times the guitar and strings remind me of Cake. That with Bonham's vocalizations make for a rather odd listen. 7.
Posted 18 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
Magnus wrote:
Am I the only one that hears Poe?
yeah..sure sounds like Poe...a direct rip of "control"
Posted 18 years ago by yclept    [ Reply ]
The lyrics in the song don't make much sense in several places. But, I like the tune, and her voice is pretty good.
Posted 18 years ago by wade44    [ Reply ]
trollboy wrote:
I'm hearing Pink.
Erk. Just what I was thinking.
Posted 18 years ago by Cruithne3753    [ Reply ]
I'm hearing Pink.
Posted 18 years ago by trollboy    [ Reply ]
Saw her open for Blue Man Group on tour a couple years ago (she also sing a couple BMG songs on "The Complex")
Posted 18 years ago by KevinM    [ Reply ]
Magnus wrote:
Am I the only one that hears Poe?
Poe the teletubby?
Posted 18 years ago by thatch    [ Reply ]
Magnus wrote:
Am I the only one that hears Poe?
Me too. Their voices and inflections are really similar.
Posted 18 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
Magnus wrote:
Am I the only one that hears Poe?
Nope,me too - which isn't a bad thing by the way.
Posted 18 years ago by karen    [ Reply ]
Sounds a bit like Shirley Manson...not too bad.
Posted 18 years ago by DarkStar    [ Reply ]
Am I the only one that hears Poe?
Posted 18 years ago by Magnus    [ Reply ]
Love the irony in the lyrics here....nice!
Posted 18 years ago by freeone1    [ Reply ]
For a second there, I was sure she was sayin' "I was blond without you" (not a bad metaphor, tho'...)
Posted 18 years ago by g-rod    [ Reply ]
Bus Stop? The Hollies 1966. Chorus anyway, reminds us of it.
Posted 18 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
AHHHHHhhhhh..... Finally caught it! Diggin' the depths of her voice (and heights) mmmmmMother Mother...
Posted 18 years ago by passsion8    [ Reply ]
this is bad.
Posted 18 years ago by tony620d    [ Reply ]
On this song, her voice sounds a lot like this: https://www.radioparadise.com/content.php?name=songinfo&song_id=34470 Not a good thing.
Posted 18 years ago by AphidA    [ Reply ]
I was listening without you ... why the hell can't I do it now?
Posted 18 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
She could do a great Shirley Bassey cover if she chose to.
Posted 18 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
nick_valensi wrote:
does she have something to do with John B.?
NO
Posted 18 years ago by passsion8    [ Reply ]
OH MAN!!!! Wouldn't ya just know it that I turned down the volume for the FIRST TIME here because of the Mushtaq Rap song and this one I requested comes up when I'm not listening. MERD! Oh well...I have this amazing CD at home. How often have we (collectively) missed out on the perfect mate or subtle wink or whatever because we weren't paying atention for an instant? Or in this case a song's length
Posted 18 years ago by passsion8    [ Reply ]
nick_valensi wrote:
does she have something to do with John B.?
I don't know, but searching on "is tracy bonham related to john bonham" yielded this: Scholarly articles for is tracy bonham related to john bonham A Conceptual Model of Strategy Formation - by Litschert - 8 citations Copper status of muskoxen: A comparison of wild and ... - by Barboza - 3 citations I'm very tempted to read the copper status of muskoxen. I'm sure it will give me real insight into Ms Bonham's work.
Posted 18 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
nick_valensi wrote:
does she have something to do with John B.?
unlikely. she was born in boston in '69, and raised in eugene, oregon.
Posted 18 years ago by ahoylola    [ Reply ]
I really like Tracy Bonham, but hadn't heard anything from her since the song "Mother Mother" (which rocks, btw). Her vocals sound a bit different than they did back then, though. Sounds a bit like Poe now.
Posted 18 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
does she have something to do with John B.?
Posted 18 years ago by nick_valensi    [ Reply ]