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Marc Almond & Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart
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Gene Pitney
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Frank Fenton
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COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Roger Cook
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Composer
Roger Greenaway
Roger Greenaway
Composer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Something's got a hold of my heart
Keeping my soul and my senses apart
Something's gotten into my life
Cutting its way through my dreams like a knife
Turning me up, turning me down
Making me smile, making me frown
[Verse 2]
In a world that was war
I once lived in a time that was peace
With no trouble at all
But then you came my way
And a feeling of unknown shook my heart
Made me want you to stay
All of my nights, and all of my days
[Verse 3]
(Yeah, I gotta tell you now)
Something's gotten hold of my hand
Dragging my soul to a beautiful land
Well, something has invaded my night
Painting my sleep with a color so bright
Changing the grey
Changing the blue
Scarlet for me, and scarlet for you
[Verse 4]
I've got to know if this is the real thing
I've got to know what's makin' my heart sing
Whoa, yeah
[Verse 5]
You smile and I am lost for a lifetime
Each minute spent with you is the right time
Every hour, yeah, every day
You touch me and my mind goes astray, yeah
And baby, yeah
And baby, yeah
[Verse 6]
Something's got a hold of my hand
Dragging my soul to a beautiful land
Something's gotten into my mind
Cutting its way through my dreams like a knife
Turning me up, oh, turning me down
Making me smile, making me frown
[Verse 7]
In a world that was war
I once lived in a time that was peace
With no trouble at all
But then you, you, you
(You came my way)
But then you came my way
And a feeling of unknown shook my heart
Made me want you to stay
All of my nights, and all of my days
[Verse 8]
(Yeah, I gotta tell you now)
Something's gotten hold of my hand
Dragging my soul to a beautiful land
Something has invaded my night
Painting my sleep with it's color so bright
Changing the grays
Changing the blues
Scarlet for me, and scarlet for you
Written by: Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway

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