Someplace I've Never Been Before

Music and Lyric by David W. Jacobsen
Copyright 1996. All Rights Reserved.



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Lyric

Title

Someplace I've Never Been Before

Period

Late College

Written Time

1995 - 1996

Copyright Year

1996

Copyright #

SRu000356873

BMI #

6163264

Original Album

Manchester

Studio - Engineer

Knee Deep Studios - Charles Scott

Studio - Gear

24 Tracks - 3 chained ADAT 8 tracks

Other Musicians

Christian Kisala - Drums

Length

05:35

Other Albums

Manchester Demo
Alerternate take released on 4 song demo.

This is a cute pop homage to the Cure. I was studying in the UK at the time, so a lot of what I was writing was heavily influenced by British bands. This song was not written about anyone in particular, but I remember at the time that I wrote it I had a crush on cute blond girl from County Essex whose dad was an Anglican minister. Nothing came of that and I don't remember her name.

I'm not crazy about the lyric and the song is too long. I'd like to re-record this someday with a shortened lyric and arrangement. It has pop potential with some reworking.

Hiding behind the door
I was the saddest child
I never dared to come out from my shell.

Until one day I found
the voice to shout it out.
I screamed, I screamed, I hoped she'd notice me.

And through the precious years
as we learn to grow
we learn to change the child into the man.

I failed at seventeen
I've changed and now it seems
you've given me the chance to try again.


You said you'd take me
someplace I've never been before.
You said you'd give me
something I've never had before.
You said you'd make me
someone I've never been before.
You said you'd take me
someplace I've never been before.


I waited patiently
throughout all those years
it's my own fault, I should have made a move.

No one saw me reaching out
but you came right on in
and took me from my selfish little world.

You're just a touch away
a presence that I feel
reminds me of the way I used to fear.

The pain is very real
the shock of being outside in the light
after years in the dark.


You said you'd take me
someplace I've never been before.
You said you'd give me
something I've never had before.
You said you'd make me
someone I've never been before.
You said you'd take me
someplace I've never been before.


And as we're lying here
I stare up and wonder
just how long could my good fortune last.

I take it all in stride
as you take me for a ride
we'll spin around and see just where we land.

You're just a touch away
a presence that I feel
reminds me of the way I used to fear.

The pain is very real
the shock of being outside in the light
after years in the dark.


You said you'd take me
someplace I've never been before.
You said you'd give me
something I've never had before.
You said you'd make me
someone I've never been before.
You said you'd take me
someplace I've never been before.