Cyndi Lauper

Released: June 22, 1998

Songwriter: Richard Orange

Producer: Cyndi Lauper Lennie Petze

I've got a ticket, no turning back my destination..
The sea of trouble, the land of pain
You're sending me where it always rains
Oh reconsider, I'm begging you, some hesitation
I'm holding on to my sanity
I feel the beginning of emergency
My hands are slipping, Oh please don't let me fall into

This hole in my heart that goes all the way to China
You gotta fill it up with love before I fall inside of..
This empty hole in my heart that goes all the way to China
And though you can't see the bottom, believe me it's a long way down

I'm on a planet without a plan
It's oh so lonely
I need to see you to get out of here
There's something deadly in this atmosphere
I'm in a desert, without a drink of your sweet water
You're my oasis in the burning sand
I'm out of danger when you touch my hand

Throw me a lifeline, I'm standing oh the edge of ..
A deep, dark hole that goes all the way to China
You gotta fill it up with love before I fall inside of ...
This empty hole in my heart that goes all the way to China
And though you can't see the bottom believe me it's a long way down

A hole in my heart
Somebody cover it up
I've got this hole in my heart
You've got to fill it up with love

Now the gun was loaded, I didn't know
I pulled the trigger
I heard a noise - the room went dark
I felt the bullet going in my heart

I feel so dizzy, oh please don't let me fall, don't leave me in

This hole in my heart that goes all the way to China
You gotta fill it up with love before I fall inside of...
This empty hole in my heart that goes all the way to China
And though you can't see the bottom, it's a long way down

An 80’s pop starlet that skyrocketed her way to the top of the mainstream game, Cyndi Lauper has made her mark as an artist both socially and musically.

Beginning her solo career in the 1983 with hit debut album She’s So Unusual, Lauper came to be a household name with the four top-five hits that came with the record, including breakthrough single “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” and the visceral, chart-topping “Time After Time”. Her camp attitude, electrifying vocals, and unrelenting earworms made an impression on the general public, and she would take home Best New Artist and Best Album Package at the Grammy’s for She’s So Unusual, amidst 4 other nominations. Lauper would never reach the same sort of stardom again musically following She’s So Unusual, but her legacy was far from over.

She’s So Unusual set the ground for her next True Colors. Released in 1986, the album most notably contained title-track “True Colors”, which would grow to become a primary anthem of the gay rights movement. Lauper would later serve as a key advocate of the LGBT community, and she has fairly consistently addressed homophobia throughout her career.

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From the albums

Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some (1994)
The Great Cyndi Lauper (2003)

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