Let me be your everlasting light
Your sun when there is none
I'm a shepherd for you
And I'll guide you through
Let me be your everlasting light
Let me be your everlasting light
Your home when there is cold
In me you can confide
When no one's by your side
Let me be your everlasting light
Oh baby, can't you see
It's shining just for you
Loneliness is over
Dog days are through
They're through
Let me be your everlasting light
Your train going away from pain
Love is the coal that makes this train roll
Let me be your everlasting light
Yeah, let me be your everlasting light
Let me be your everlasting light
Be your everlasting light
The Black Keys - Brothers Album Lyrics
The Black Keys - Brothers Lyrics
Writer: Daniel Auerbach, Patrick Carney
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Next Girl
Well, the look of the cake, it ain't
It ain't always the taste
My ex girl, she had such a, such a beautiful face
I wanted love but not for myself
But for the girl so she could
So she could love herself
Oh my next girl
Will be nothing like, my ex girl
I made mistakes back then, I'll never do it again
Oh my next girl
She'll be nothing like my ex girl
It was a painful death, nah
I got a second chance
Oh her beautiful face and her wicked ways
And I'm praying for her beautiful face everyday
All that work, over, over so much time
If I, if I think too hard, I might lose my mind
Oh my next girl, yeah
Will be nothing like, my ex girl
I made mistakes back then
I'll never do it again
With my next girl
She'll be nothing like my ex girl
It was a painful dance and I
I got a second chance, yeah
Next girl, yeah
My next girl
It ain't always the taste
My ex girl, she had such a, such a beautiful face
I wanted love but not for myself
But for the girl so she could
So she could love herself
Oh my next girl
Will be nothing like, my ex girl
I made mistakes back then, I'll never do it again
Oh my next girl
She'll be nothing like my ex girl
It was a painful death, nah
I got a second chance
Oh her beautiful face and her wicked ways
And I'm praying for her beautiful face everyday
All that work, over, over so much time
If I, if I think too hard, I might lose my mind
Oh my next girl, yeah
Will be nothing like, my ex girl
I made mistakes back then
I'll never do it again
With my next girl
She'll be nothing like my ex girl
It was a painful dance and I
I got a second chance, yeah
Next girl, yeah
My next girl
Writer: Daniel Auerbach, Patrick Carney
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Tighten Up
I wanted love, I needed love,
Most of all, most of all
Someone said true love was dead
And I'm bound to fall, bound to fall
For you
But what can I do?
Take my badge but my heart remains
Lovin' you, baby child
Tighten up on your reigns
You're runnin' wild, runnin' wild
It's true
Sick for days in so many ways
I'm achin' now, I'm achin' now
It's times like these I need relief
Please show me how, show me how
To get right
When I was young and moving fast
Nothing slowed me down, slowed me down
Now I let the others pass
I've come around, come around
Living just to keep going
Going just to stay sane
All the while never knowing
It's such a shame
I don't need to get steady
I know just how I feel
I'm telling you to get ready
My dear
Most of all, most of all
Someone said true love was dead
And I'm bound to fall, bound to fall
For you
But what can I do?
Take my badge but my heart remains
Lovin' you, baby child
Tighten up on your reigns
You're runnin' wild, runnin' wild
It's true
Sick for days in so many ways
I'm achin' now, I'm achin' now
It's times like these I need relief
Please show me how, show me how
To get right
When I was young and moving fast
Nothing slowed me down, slowed me down
Now I let the others pass
I've come around, come around
Living just to keep going
Going just to stay sane
All the while never knowing
It's such a shame
I don't need to get steady
I know just how I feel
I'm telling you to get ready
My dear
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Howlin For You
I must admit
I can't explain
All these thoughts racing
Through my brain
It's true
Baby I'm howlin' for you
There's something wrong
With this plot
The actors here
Have not got
A clue
Baby I'm howlin' for you
Mockingbird
Can't you see
The little girl's
Got a hold on me
Like glue
Baby I'm howlin' for you
Throw the ball
To the stick
Swing and miss
In the catcher's mitt
Strike two
Baby I'm howlin' for you
I can't explain
All these thoughts racing
Through my brain
It's true
Baby I'm howlin' for you
There's something wrong
With this plot
The actors here
Have not got
A clue
Baby I'm howlin' for you
Mockingbird
Can't you see
The little girl's
Got a hold on me
Like glue
Baby I'm howlin' for you
Throw the ball
To the stick
Swing and miss
In the catcher's mitt
Strike two
Baby I'm howlin' for you
Writer: Daniel Quine Auerbach, Patrick James Carney
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Shes Long Gone
She was made to blow you away
She don't care what any man say
You can watch her strut
But keep your mouth shut
Or it's ruination day
Well, now she's long, long gone
Oh now she's long
Yeah, now she's long gone
Like Moses through the corn
Well her eyes, they're rubies and pearls
And she's not made like those other girls
Well, her lashes flap and they smack men back
Like springs bouncing off of her curls
Oh, now she's long, long gone
Na na na na, now she's long
Long gone
Like Moses through the corn, rock on
She don't care what any man say
You can watch her strut
But keep your mouth shut
Or it's ruination day
Well, now she's long, long gone
Oh now she's long
Yeah, now she's long gone
Like Moses through the corn
Well her eyes, they're rubies and pearls
And she's not made like those other girls
Well, her lashes flap and they smack men back
Like springs bouncing off of her curls
Oh, now she's long, long gone
Na na na na, now she's long
Long gone
Like Moses through the corn, rock on
Writer: DANIEL AUERBACH, PATRICK CARNEY
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
The Only One
Can't explain
Nor can I contain
Control
You have on my soul
It's all I do I
s baby dream of you
I'm falling down
When you're around
You're the only one
You're the only one
I'm so wrapped up in a daze
Hoping this is just a faze
But when all is said and done
I know you are still the one
You're the only one
You're the only one
Cupid's bow it stung
Now you're the only one
Mystery
Is what this is to me
I'm giving up
I'm having no luck
Like a ghost
The one that I love most
She disappears
When I get near
Nor can I contain
Control
You have on my soul
It's all I do I
s baby dream of you
I'm falling down
When you're around
You're the only one
You're the only one
I'm so wrapped up in a daze
Hoping this is just a faze
But when all is said and done
I know you are still the one
You're the only one
You're the only one
Cupid's bow it stung
Now you're the only one
Mystery
Is what this is to me
I'm giving up
I'm having no luck
Like a ghost
The one that I love most
She disappears
When I get near
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Too Afraid To Love You
Whoa
My gears they grind
More each day
And I feel like
They're gonna grind away
Whoa
And the city blocks
They drive me wild
They're never ending
Mile after mile
I just don't know what to do
I'm too afraid to love you
'Cause heaven on earth
Is in her embrace
A gentle touch
And a smiling face
I'm just one wishing
That I was a pair
With someone, oh somewhere
I just don't know what to do
I'm too afraid to love you
All those sleepless nights
And all those wasted days
I wish loneliness would leave me
But I think it's here to stay
What more can I do
'Cause I'm ringin' myself dry
And I can't afford to lose
One more teardrop from my eye
Whoa
I'm too afraid
I'm too afraid
I just don't know what to do
With myself
Thinkin' all the time
Don't know what to do
Don't know what to do
Drivin' me outta my mind
My gears they grind
More each day
And I feel like
They're gonna grind away
Whoa
And the city blocks
They drive me wild
They're never ending
Mile after mile
I just don't know what to do
I'm too afraid to love you
'Cause heaven on earth
Is in her embrace
A gentle touch
And a smiling face
I'm just one wishing
That I was a pair
With someone, oh somewhere
I just don't know what to do
I'm too afraid to love you
All those sleepless nights
And all those wasted days
I wish loneliness would leave me
But I think it's here to stay
What more can I do
'Cause I'm ringin' myself dry
And I can't afford to lose
One more teardrop from my eye
Whoa
I'm too afraid
I'm too afraid
I just don't know what to do
With myself
Thinkin' all the time
Don't know what to do
Don't know what to do
Drivin' me outta my mind
Writer: Daniel Auerbach, Patrick Carney
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Ten Cent Pistol
Well, he ran around
Late at night
Holding hands
And making light
Of everything
That came before
But there she was
Behind the door
She hit them with her ten cent pistol
Because they ruined her name
Well, she hit them with her ten cent pistol
And they've never been the same
There's nothing worse
In this world
Than payback from a
Jealous girl
The laws of man
Don't apply
When blood gets in
A woman's eye
Well, she hit them with her ten cent pistol
Because they ruined her name
Well, she hit them with her ten cent pistol
And they've never been the same
Stars did fall
Thunder rolled
Bugs crawled back
In their holes
The couple screamed
But far too late
Cause a jealous heart
Did retaliate
She hit them with her ten cent pistol
Because they ruined her name
Well, she hit them with her ten cent pistol
And they've never been the same
Late at night
Holding hands
And making light
Of everything
That came before
But there she was
Behind the door
She hit them with her ten cent pistol
Because they ruined her name
Well, she hit them with her ten cent pistol
And they've never been the same
There's nothing worse
In this world
Than payback from a
Jealous girl
The laws of man
Don't apply
When blood gets in
A woman's eye
Well, she hit them with her ten cent pistol
Because they ruined her name
Well, she hit them with her ten cent pistol
And they've never been the same
Stars did fall
Thunder rolled
Bugs crawled back
In their holes
The couple screamed
But far too late
Cause a jealous heart
Did retaliate
She hit them with her ten cent pistol
Because they ruined her name
Well, she hit them with her ten cent pistol
And they've never been the same
Writer: Daniel Auerbach, Patrick Carney
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Sinister Kid
Well the crooks are out
And the streets are gray
You know I wouldn't have it any other way, yeah
Your mother's words, they're, they're ringing still
But your mother don't pay our bills, yeah
A sinister kid is a kid who
Runs to meet his maker
A drop that spreads from the day he's born
Straight into his maker's arms
And that's me, that's me
The boy with the broken halo
That's me, that's me
The devil won't let me be
I got a tortured mind
And my blade is sharp
A bad combination in the dark
If I kill a man in the first degree
Baby would you, would you flee with me?
Yeah, a sinister kid is a kid who
Runs to meet his maker
A drop that spreads from the day he's born
Straight into his maker's arms
And that's me, that's me
The boy with the broken halo
That's me, that's me
The devil won't let me be
A sinister kid is a kid who
Runs to meet his maker
A drop that spreads from the day he's born
Straight into his maker's arms
And that's me, that's me
The boy with the broken halo
That's me, that's me
The devil won't let me be
And the streets are gray
You know I wouldn't have it any other way, yeah
Your mother's words, they're, they're ringing still
But your mother don't pay our bills, yeah
A sinister kid is a kid who
Runs to meet his maker
A drop that spreads from the day he's born
Straight into his maker's arms
And that's me, that's me
The boy with the broken halo
That's me, that's me
The devil won't let me be
I got a tortured mind
And my blade is sharp
A bad combination in the dark
If I kill a man in the first degree
Baby would you, would you flee with me?
Yeah, a sinister kid is a kid who
Runs to meet his maker
A drop that spreads from the day he's born
Straight into his maker's arms
And that's me, that's me
The boy with the broken halo
That's me, that's me
The devil won't let me be
A sinister kid is a kid who
Runs to meet his maker
A drop that spreads from the day he's born
Straight into his maker's arms
And that's me, that's me
The boy with the broken halo
That's me, that's me
The devil won't let me be
Writer: Daniel Auerbach, Patrick Carney
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
The Go Getter
The Go Getter
I'll be the Go Getter
Yes I am
I'll be the Go Getter
That's my plan
The Go Getter
Hi-fi boom box
Pretty girl in bobby socks
Afterparty in a hotel room
Pretty soon there will be no moon
Stumble home in the pouring rain
Let the water ease my worried brain
Some days I just can't get alone
I need a head to lean my shoulders on
Palm trees
The flat broke disease
And L.A. has got me
On my knees
I am
The bluest of blues
Every day
A different
Different way to lose
The Go Getter
The Go Getter
The Go Getter
I got a table at the Rainbow Room
I told my wife I'd be home soon
Big ships are approaching the docks
I got my hi-fi boom box
Mashed potatoes in cellophane
I see my life going down the drain
Hold me baby and don't let go
Pretty girls help to soften the blow
Palm trees
The flat broke disease
And LA has got me
On my knees
I am
The bluest of blues
Every day
A different way to lose
The Go Getter
The Go Getter
The Go Getter
I'll be the Go Getter
That's my plan
That's who I am
The Go Getter
Yeah the Go Getter
I'll be the Go Getter
Yes I am
I'll be the Go Getter
That's my plan
The Go Getter
Hi-fi boom box
Pretty girl in bobby socks
Afterparty in a hotel room
Pretty soon there will be no moon
Stumble home in the pouring rain
Let the water ease my worried brain
Some days I just can't get alone
I need a head to lean my shoulders on
Palm trees
The flat broke disease
And L.A. has got me
On my knees
I am
The bluest of blues
Every day
A different
Different way to lose
The Go Getter
The Go Getter
The Go Getter
I got a table at the Rainbow Room
I told my wife I'd be home soon
Big ships are approaching the docks
I got my hi-fi boom box
Mashed potatoes in cellophane
I see my life going down the drain
Hold me baby and don't let go
Pretty girls help to soften the blow
Palm trees
The flat broke disease
And LA has got me
On my knees
I am
The bluest of blues
Every day
A different way to lose
The Go Getter
The Go Getter
The Go Getter
I'll be the Go Getter
That's my plan
That's who I am
The Go Getter
Yeah the Go Getter
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Im Not The One
I've been tried, and I've been tested
I was born tired, I never got arrested
Harder than marble stone
I'm better off, better off left alone
'Cause I am not the one
No I am not the one
You wanted it all,
But I give you, give you none
Oh, I am not the one
Well, like a toy, to a kid
I said jump, and mama you did
And you know, your daddy knows
And your mama knows that's wrong
So now it's time for me to move on
'Cause I'm not the one
No, I am not the one
You wanted it all
But I give yo, give you none
I'm not the one
No, oh no, no
No, oh no, no
I'm not the one
You think that I am normal
All these years, I'm just trying to warn you
Youd do good to move on
No it won't, it won't hurt me none
'Cause I am not the one
No, I am not the one
But you wanted it all
But I give you, give you none
I am not the one
No, I'm not the one
Yeah, oh, no, I'm not the one
The one, not the one for you, no the one
I was born tired, I never got arrested
Harder than marble stone
I'm better off, better off left alone
'Cause I am not the one
No I am not the one
You wanted it all,
But I give you, give you none
Oh, I am not the one
Well, like a toy, to a kid
I said jump, and mama you did
And you know, your daddy knows
And your mama knows that's wrong
So now it's time for me to move on
'Cause I'm not the one
No, I am not the one
You wanted it all
But I give yo, give you none
I'm not the one
No, oh no, no
No, oh no, no
I'm not the one
You think that I am normal
All these years, I'm just trying to warn you
Youd do good to move on
No it won't, it won't hurt me none
'Cause I am not the one
No, I am not the one
But you wanted it all
But I give you, give you none
I am not the one
No, I'm not the one
Yeah, oh, no, I'm not the one
The one, not the one for you, no the one
Writer: Daniel Auerbach, Patrick Carney
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Unknown Brother
Though I never met you
And we spoke not a word
I'll never forget you through the stories that I've heard
For you, unknown brother, my baby's mother's pain
'Cause your soul is in heaven but your memory remains
Unknown, unknown brother
I'll meet you someday
Unknown, unknown brother
We'll walk through fields where children play
Your eyes shined bright when you were a kid
Your sisters loved you and all that you did
Big brother, big brother, don't worry a bit
Your flame has not faded since the day it was lit
Your life was joy
You're mama's only boy
And when the skies are blue
Big brother, they're blue for you
We'll smile like pictures of you as a boy
Before you retired to heavenly joy
Unknown, unknown brother
I'll meet you someday
Unknown, unknown brother
We'll walk through fields where children play
And we spoke not a word
I'll never forget you through the stories that I've heard
For you, unknown brother, my baby's mother's pain
'Cause your soul is in heaven but your memory remains
Unknown, unknown brother
I'll meet you someday
Unknown, unknown brother
We'll walk through fields where children play
Your eyes shined bright when you were a kid
Your sisters loved you and all that you did
Big brother, big brother, don't worry a bit
Your flame has not faded since the day it was lit
Your life was joy
You're mama's only boy
And when the skies are blue
Big brother, they're blue for you
We'll smile like pictures of you as a boy
Before you retired to heavenly joy
Unknown, unknown brother
I'll meet you someday
Unknown, unknown brother
We'll walk through fields where children play
Writer: Daniel Auerbach, Patrick Carney
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Never Gonna Give You Up
Never gonna give you up
No matter how you treat me
Never gonna give you up
So don't you think of leavin'
Girl, you treat me bad
And I know why
I've seen you runnin' around
With another guy
And you think if you hurt me
That I'll go away
But, I've made up my mind that
I'm here to stay
Never gonna give you up
No matter how you treat me
Never gonna give you up
So don't you think of leavin'
Baby, don't you understand
What you're doing to the man?
Do you see these tears
In my eyes?
Ain't no use in me lyin'
Cause I really cried
You think you're gonna take me
And put me on the shelf
I'd rather die
Than see you with somebody else
Never gonna give you up
No matter how you treat me
Never gonna give you up
So don't you think of leavin'
Baby, don't you understand
What you're doing to the man?
My friends all say
That I'm your fool
And you're using me like
A carpenter uses a tool
I know their intentions
Are all very good
Some of them would help me
If they could
Never gonna give you up
No matter how you treat me
Never gonna give you up
So don't you think of leavin'
Baby, don't you understand
What you're doing to the man?
Never gonna give you up
No matter how you treat me
Never gonna give you up
So don't you think of leavin'
Never gonna give you up
No matter how you treat me
Never gonna give you up
So don't you think of leavin'
No matter how you treat me
Never gonna give you up
So don't you think of leavin'
Girl, you treat me bad
And I know why
I've seen you runnin' around
With another guy
And you think if you hurt me
That I'll go away
But, I've made up my mind that
I'm here to stay
Never gonna give you up
No matter how you treat me
Never gonna give you up
So don't you think of leavin'
Baby, don't you understand
What you're doing to the man?
Do you see these tears
In my eyes?
Ain't no use in me lyin'
Cause I really cried
You think you're gonna take me
And put me on the shelf
I'd rather die
Than see you with somebody else
Never gonna give you up
No matter how you treat me
Never gonna give you up
So don't you think of leavin'
Baby, don't you understand
What you're doing to the man?
My friends all say
That I'm your fool
And you're using me like
A carpenter uses a tool
I know their intentions
Are all very good
Some of them would help me
If they could
Never gonna give you up
No matter how you treat me
Never gonna give you up
So don't you think of leavin'
Baby, don't you understand
What you're doing to the man?
Never gonna give you up
No matter how you treat me
Never gonna give you up
So don't you think of leavin'
Never gonna give you up
No matter how you treat me
Never gonna give you up
So don't you think of leavin'
Writer: Jerry Butler, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
These Days
My hand to God, I didn't mean to
After all, look what we've been through
Men come in different shades
That's how we're made
The little house on Ellis Drive
Is where I felt most alive
The oak tree covered that old Ford
I miss it Lord
I miss it Lord
These blood red eyes
Don't see so good
But what's worse is if they could?
Would I change my ways?
Wasted times and broken dreams
Violent colors so obscene
It's all I see these days
These days
Watch what you say, the devil is listenin'
He's got ears that you wouldn't believe
And brother once you go to him
It's your soul you can never, never, never retrieve
These blood red eyes
Don't see so good
But what's worse is if they could?
Would I change my ways?
Wasted times and broken dreams
Violent colors so obscene
It's all I see these days
These days
After all, look what we've been through
Men come in different shades
That's how we're made
The little house on Ellis Drive
Is where I felt most alive
The oak tree covered that old Ford
I miss it Lord
I miss it Lord
These blood red eyes
Don't see so good
But what's worse is if they could?
Would I change my ways?
Wasted times and broken dreams
Violent colors so obscene
It's all I see these days
These days
Watch what you say, the devil is listenin'
He's got ears that you wouldn't believe
And brother once you go to him
It's your soul you can never, never, never retrieve
These blood red eyes
Don't see so good
But what's worse is if they could?
Would I change my ways?
Wasted times and broken dreams
Violent colors so obscene
It's all I see these days
These days
Writer: Daniel Quine Auerbach, Patrick James Carney
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Brothers is the sixth studio album by American rock duo The Black Keys. Co-produced by the group, Mark Neill, and Danger Mouse, it was released on May 18, 2010, on Nonesuch Records. Brothers was the band's commercial breakthrough, as it sold over 73,000 copies in the United States in its first week and peaked at number three on the Billboard 200, their best performance on the chart to that point.
The album's lead single, "Tighten Up", the only track from the album produced by Danger Mouse, became their most successful single to that point, spending 10 weeks at number one on the Alternative Songs chart and becoming the group's first single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 87 and was later certified gold. The second single, "Howlin' for You", went gold as well. In April 2012, the album was certified platinum in the US by the RIAA for shipping over one million copies. It also went double-platinum in Canada and gold in the UK. In 2011, it won three Grammy Awards, including honors for Best Alternative Music Album.
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The Black KeysThe album's lead single, "Tighten Up", the only track from the album produced by Danger Mouse, became their most successful single to that point, spending 10 weeks at number one on the Alternative Songs chart and becoming the group's first single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 87 and was later certified gold. The second single, "Howlin' for You", went gold as well. In April 2012, the album was certified platinum in the US by the RIAA for shipping over one million copies. It also went double-platinum in Canada and gold in the UK. In 2011, it won three Grammy Awards, including honors for Best Alternative Music Album.
Genre(s): Blues rock, garage rock
Producer(s): The Black Keys, Danger Mouse, Mark Neill
Length: 55:29
Released: May 18th, 2010
Year: 2010