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Nothing Left To Give

from Sanctuary by Sandra St. Victor

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A dear friend I made in Amsterdam, Jules, is a consummate wordsmith.
I really wanted to write with him. He said, "I'm not a songwriter". My thought was, after I get some lyrics from you, you will be!
He gave me some gorgeous words, which became Nothing Left To Give.

Prince reimagined and retitled the song, "Stone" for an unreleased band he was producing, which he named Van Gogh. Interestingly, he nabbed that name, from my song, "Love Is", where I have a lyric, "loving you is like loving a rare Van Gogh". He liked that line.

lyrics

Nothing Left To Give

Once you were the best of me, the only one
I watched you walk your life, when all I knew was how to run
You put me on a pedestal then left me all alone
You watched me turn to stone
Long ago a sweet sweet song was what we used to sing
A song from the book of love, we laughed at everything
We gave from May to May, we gave through night and day, and now we cannot say why we're cold
Is there nothing left oh

To be loved to be loving is what you make it
when there's two people giving more than they're taking
Til there's nothing left give, nothing left to take or give
Comes a time when a woman deserves a saviour
Comes a time when a man needs a hand to save her
when there's nothing to give
Nothing left for us to give

No we didn't ask for it, autumns in the air
Like a tree chokes a thirsty leaf, what's left of love is dangling somewhere
Let's bury it with flowers and treat it with respect, for hanging around us so long when there's nothing left

Long ago a sweet sweet song washed away the dirt
A song from the book of love the best I'd ever heard
We gave from May to May, we gave through night and day, and now we cannot say why we're cold, we're so cold, I'm so cold

To be loved to be loving is what you make it
when there's two people giving more than they're taking
Til there's nothing left give, nothing left to take or give
Comes a time when a woman deserves a saviour
Come a time when a man needs a hand to save her
when there's nothing to give, nothing left to take or give

Used to feel the colours of the rainbow, now we're faded down to gray and woh I
Nothing left to give, nothing left to take or give
Satisfied my hunger every part of me then, chased the blues straight to my heart then, when
Nothing left to give, nothing left for us to

To be loved to be loving is what you make it
when there's two people giving more than they're taking
Til there's nothing left give, nothing left to take or give
Comes a time when a woman deserves a saviour
Comes a time when a man needs a hand to save her
when there's nothing to give, nothing left for us to give

Come on let's bury it with flowers
Kiss and love me til the final hour
nothing to give, nothing left for us to give
Long ago I heard your sweet sweet song and oh I
nothing to give, nothing left to give
Inside your heart, beside your soul is where I know I need I wanna belong, but I know I
nothing to give, when there's nothing left to give
Long ago I heard your sweet sweet song and oh I

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from Sanctuary, released May 28, 2018
produced by Tom Hammer & SSV
written by Tom Hammer, Jules van Veen & SSV

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Sandra St. Victor Amsterdam, Netherlands

With powerhouse pipes & prowess, Sandra St. Victor has been a force in the music industry for over 3 decades. As a founding member of The Family Stand, releasing 3 albums, 3 solo albums, 2 EPs, various bonus tracks & features, her singular blend of of soul-shaking funk, rock & jazz has garnered a solid raucous fan base. Look out for her next project, “Beautifully Dark”, with producer Mark Batson. ... more

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