'HIGHER AND HIGHERSlowly, you slowly, slowly turn me up so slowly burn me I’m catching fire, catch me I’m falling softly you approach me than avoid me you set me ablaze so quickly and quietly destroy me inside I’m fading why do you play so cruelly ? you want to consume me I’m left with only a lonely, lovely longing I’m fire sweetly burning Higher and higher burning higher and higher Slowly, you slowly, slowly burn me in your flames I’m drowning and from my ashes I rise back up again you tease me don’t play with me, release me I’m begging you to help me I’m pleading for your mercy You see me glowing, but inside I’m dying you see me firmly standing, but I’m softly melting I’m left with only a lonely lovely longing I’m fire sweetly burning Higher and higher burning higher and higher Music and Lyrics by Gala Produced by Kevin Rudolf © 2003 Role Breaker Publishing (ASCAP) & Lion Aire Publishing (BMI) DIFFERENT KIND OF LOVE You turn me out, you look away deny me day by day a feeling I can’t fight You never dare to cross that line afraid that you might find life’s not black and white It used to be so simple It used to be so true the world was so much brighter when I was with you You and me, a different kind love call it what you want but it's still love We wouldn't be apart, if you listened to your heart, You and me a different kind of love There's sadness in your eyes your freedom’s caught in lies beneath your bourgeois smile Yeah, you finally got your way your world is neat and safe you’ve been bored for a while It used to be so simple It used to be so true the world seemed so much brighter when I was with you You and me, a different kind of love call it what you want but it’s still love we wouldn't be apart, if you listened to your heart you and me a different kind of love Music and Lyrics by Gala and Michael Daily Produced by Michael Daily, Fernanda Ulibarri and Eugene Toale © 2005 Role Breaker Publishing (ASCAP), Light At The End Of The Tunnel Publishing (ASCAP), Songs I Wrote While Cutting Gym Class (ASCAP) & Oona Songs (ASCAP) DO IT It’s just life It’s like a dream, it’s so ephemeral there isn’t any time to be skeptical you can be logical and still be radical people who don’t dream are unreliable You say: “No, I don’t know” You say: “I don’t think so” You say: “I shouldn’t go” Will you stop saying : “no” ? Just do it ! Do it, do it, do it You can ! do, do it baby you can do it come on ! It’s my life and I am fine with unpredictable sometimes it can be hard but still incredible you can be practical, still make it magical people who don’t dream are unreliable You say: “No, I don’t know” You say: “I don’t think so” You say: “I shouldn’t go” Will you stop saying : “no” ? Just do it Do it, do it, do it You can ! do, do it baby you can do it come on ! Lyrics by Gala Music by Gala and Marcus Bell Produced by Marcus Bell © 2004 Role Breaker Publishing (ASCAP) & Soul Fingerz Publishing (BMI)WOMAN The fire of imagination I am life and I’m creation I’m a woman The mystery and the solution I’m the dawn of revolution I’m a woman Feel me I’m inside you Don’t you hear my voice at night? Feel me all around you I’m the sun it’s golden light I am a woman A real woman I’m a good woman I’m a woman Man and a woman I am a true woman The wisdom of generations Power and determination I’m a woman Instinct and intuition I’m the artist the musician I’m a woman Feel me I’m inside you Don’t you hear my voice at night? Feel me all around you I’m the sun it’s golden light I’m the marvel and its wonder I’m the echo after thunder I’m a woman I am freedom, I am laughter My own hero, my own master I’m a woman Yes I am I ‘m a woman Very wild woman A wild, wild woman Lyrics by Gala Music by Gala and Marcus Bell Produced by Marcus Bell. © 2005 Role Breaker Publishing (ASCAP) & Soul Fingerz Publishing (BMI) MY LOVELY ENEMY Who are you ? I don’t know you I don’t understand you I fear you, hate you I hate you cause I fear you Grasp you, know you, get you, hold you I can’t define you or ever mold you You use me, amuse me always confuse me I am just a liar afraid of desire Hate is only fear’s reaction another word for attraction You Who are you ? You are mine I’ve been waiting for you so long Beautiful, bad and divine I’ve known you all along You were the vision in my dreams an ancient melody The scent of my memories You, who are you ? are you me ? my lovely enemy No, don’t look at me like that If I drawn in your eyes I won’t come back Kiss me Keep me aliveAngel Don’t let me die You Who are you ? You are mine I’ve been waiting for you so long Beautiful bad and divine I’ve known you all along Your eyes the mirror of my heart, the cradle of the stars a lapse of eternity You who are you ? are you me ? My lovely enemy You challenge my views and my perception turn upside down my idea of perfection Hate is only fear’s reaction another word for attraction Your eyes the cradle of the stars the mirror of my heart A lapse of eternity Lyrics by Gala Music by Gala and Tamir Muskat Produced by Tamir Muskat. © 2005 Role Breaker Pub. SOMEONE TRUE If you wanna find someone true Here I am, I’m the one for you I’ll be your one, I’ll be your all No, I never will let you fall Si lo que tu quieres es algo real algo verdadero yo te voy a dar baby por completo me voy a entregar y te prometo que a tu lado sempre voy a star I come to you, I try to touch you slip away I still want you so much You come around, you play your game I fall again You still treat me the same If you wanna find someone true Here I am, I’m the one for you I’ll be your one, I’ll be your all No, I never will let you fall Choose whom to love choose how to live know what you are getting is that which you give I know what I want I know I want you and deep inside I know you want me too You’re the one I want You the one I want You the one you the one You the one I want Me provocas Dimme si eres tu lo que deseo Lo que yo quiero Eres que me tienta y me provocas De pensare en ti yo me vuelvo loca Enciendes mis lativos al yo verte caminando Y no aguanto las ganas de tenerte a mi lado Quiero amarte Besarte tocarte esplorarte Quiero ser la duena de todas tus partes Se que me deseas come te deseo So entregate esta noche y Vamonos a fuego Music and Lyrics by Gala and Marcus Bell Additional lyrics by Lady Loca © 2005 Role Breaker Publishing (ASCAP) Soul Fingerz Publishing (BMI) Lady Loca’s Publishing Designee LOOK INTO MY EYES I see right through you every time I catch your eyes they reveal the truth that you are blind to the one you’re trying to deny Like captured thieves no place to hide now they can’t tell any more lies it’s what I see there in your eyes they are my key, my silent spies You, so smooth you, so sly can’t look into my eyes ? You so sleek, cold as ice can’t you look in my eyes ? You look good dressed in lies but can’t look in my eyes? You so sleek, cold as ice can’t you look in my eyes ? I see the true you, so don’t act like I’m a friend you can fake but I know you want to come to me and don’t pretend Like captured thieves with no place to hide now they can’t tell any more lies it’s what I see there in your eyes they are my key, my silent spies You, so smooth you, so sly can’t look into my eyes ? You so sleek, cold as ice can’t you look in my eyes ? You look good, dressed in lies but can’t look in my eyes? And you act so smooth…and you act so sly but when I look at you, look into my eyes Music and Lyrics by Gala Produced by Kevin Rudolf ©2003 Role Breaker publishing COME INTO MY LIFE Riding backseats on night highways dark spaces, white lights through the window I’m moving too fast through my life while the moon remains constant in the sky The night is holding its breath inside, in silence, I’m dead but if I make it until tomorrow… I know that my fear will be gone and so I’m waiting for the morning to come If I say I’ll forget you, I’m lying looking for you I’m still waiting whatever I do with my life… the moon remains constant in the sky just today I knew what was right but in the silent day I can hear my voice inside it says: come in to my life ! come, come come into my life come, come, stay with me nobody loves me, nobody loves me enough enough to save me I’m breathing the silence tonight Won’t I ever arrive where I’m going ? I’m saying your name inside while the moon is following my ride Only now I can let this night go by the black earth breaks the day I don’t want my heart to dry It says: come into my life come, come, come into my life come, come, stay with me nobody loves me no body loves me enough enough to save me Lyrics by Gala Music by Gala, Phil Jay, Molella Produced by Phil Jay, Molella ©1998 published by Do it yourself adm. Emi FREED FROM DESIRE My love has got no money He’s got his strong beliefs My love has got no power He’s got his strong beliefs My love has got no fame He’s got his strong beliefs Want more and more People just want more and more Freedom and love that’s what he’s looking for Freed from desire Mind and senses purified Freed from desire Mind and senses purified Nananana…nananana… My love has got no money He’s got his strong beliefs My love has got no power He’s got his strong beliefs My love has got no fame He’s got his strong beliefs Want more and more People just want more and more Lyrics by Gala Music by Gala, Phil Jay, Molella Produced by Phil Jay, Molella ©1998 published by Do it yourself adm. EmiLET A BOY CRY I pass through noise and silence I walk alone It’s a beautiful day It’s raining and it’s cold Reflected onto the wet pavement, can you see what I see ? The trembling image of my eyes, that are still free ! And they say silver, I choose gold I’m not afraid to be alone Someone will judge his gentle soul Let a boy cry and he will know… And they say silver I choose gold ohohoh I’ve never done as I’ve been told ohohoh You’re always waiting for somebody you don’t like yourself They made you change, do you remember ? when you were someone else… Soldiers and dolls won’t give away my childhood dream: I was a pirate, I conquered and I sailed free And they say silver, I choose gold I’m not afraid to be alone Someone will judge her crazy soul Let a girl fight and she will know… Lyrics by Gala Music by Gala, Phil Jay, Molella Produced by Phil Jay, Molella ©1998 published by Do it yourself adm. Emi I’m the world the world is me Difference is a shadow a dangerous mirage nations and religion just a camouflage Many people many faces only a delusion just a trick of vision an optical illusion Open your eyes What do you see ? The truth is so simple it will set us free I’m the world, the world is me Hold on to what’s true: You are me and I am you No such thing as a single mind one bond ties all of human kind I am a river, the world is the sea fear is a dam built in between there’s no 1 and 2 and 3 there ‘s no it and he and she there’s no they and there’s no we there’s no you and there’s no me Open your eyes what do you see ? the truth is so simple it will set us free I’m the world, the world is me We are one as one we are free Let it be simple let it be true: You are me and I am you One heart beating through the world feel its rhythm in your soul Let it be simple let it be true: I’m the world the world is me Music and lyrics by Gala and Tamir Muskat Produced by Tamir Muskat © 2005 Role Breaker Publishing (ASCAP) & Muskat Love (BMI)FARAWAY It’s your name I hear inside my head sweet like the many tears I shed It’s your name I call your name read my prayer, my creed It’s your name I hate because I love you still and I can’t live this way It’s your name I keep The only thing You can’t take from me I wanna hold you so someday I’m gonna dive in your eyes be castaway I wanna please you so please stay and I will lead you Faraway, away, away, away,away, away It’s your name I feel the pact I seal your name It’s your name I call under the sky salty like the tears I cried It’s your name I hate because I love you Still and I can’t live this way It’s your name I keep The only thing You can’t take from me I wanna hold you so someday I’m gonna dive in your eyes be castaway I wanna please you so please stay and I will lead you Faraway, away, away, away,away, away Music and lyrics by Gala Produced by Ali D. and Vinny Alfieri for Deetown Ent. © 2002 Role Breaker PublishingIn the years since she last caused a splash on the international scene, Gala has been far from inactive. Since splitting with her former label at the height of her popularity, Gala has worked on sculpting her own vision of her sound. She has explored music writ large, and grown as an artist by working with various producers and musicians in London and New York. “I risked it all to do what I believed was right, ” says the songstress. The risk paid off. The pop sensation recently signed with EMI, a move that promises to drive her envelope-pushing creativity even higher. She has been refocusing her energies on the craft and form of song-writing, not a forte usually linked to pop singers, who are often better known for their voices, dance moves and looks. But it is here that Gala distances herself from the pack. Since settling in the cultural cauldron that is New York’s Greenwich Village 14 years ago, Gala has, in many ways, found herself anew. From the start, the European native has always sought out diverse sounds and dances for sources of inspiration. And it is in this sense that New York’s tradition of street music and clubs offering everything from jazz to hip-hop to folk music has been the perfect catalyst for her new work and approach to music. “New York is a very important to me,” she says, explaining her evolution over the years. “It is a symbol for who I am. I am a citizen of the world. As Virginia Woolf said, I am a woman, and this is what defines me more than country.” That’s not to say that Gala is making radical changes in her image and sound. The evolution is a subtle one. As always, her music and performances are rooted in pop tradition, and continue to focus on her strong flowing vocals and melodies. That said, in working with several producers from New York, the beats accompanying her songs are now more Hip Hop than pop, reflecting an important facet of her growth. Whilst working on her own projects through the last years, she has also branched out, writing the lyrics to one of French composer Charles Gounod’s operas, a fact she notes proudly as a testament to her diversity as an artist. And while the voyage from the heady success of her early years to her new work hasn’t always been easy, Gala looks forward with relish to the release of her new record and the future. “I am so proud of these songs,” she says. “To me they represent giving up my security to chase my dream.” David Critchell