Sinéad O’Connor

Released: August 11, 2014

Songwriter: Sinéad O’Connor

Producer: John Reynolds

[Chorus]
You never had kisses like mine
So soft you'll find yourself crying
And after you weep
You'll fall asleep
And while my heart's flying
You'll be dreaming that I'm
The keeping kind

See I'm special forces
They call me in after divorces
To lift you up
You thought you weren't much
And I'll mean every word
But be gone with the birds
Baby I just can't be yours

I have a heart that flies away
Betrays me every day
But don't let it stay heavy on your mind
I'm just not the, not the, not the keeping kind

[Chorus]

See I'm special forces
They call me in after divorces
To lift you up
You thought you weren't much
And I'll mean every word
But I'm gone with the birds
Baby I just can't be yours

Sinéad O'Connor (who goes by Shuhada' Sadaqat in her private life) is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 80s with her album The Lion and the Cobra and achieved worldwide success with her cover of Prince’s “Nothing Compares to You” in 1990.

O'Connor was discovered in 1985 when Nigel Grainge of Ensign Records saw her band Ton Ton Macoute perform. Although he was not fond of the band’s music, he was impressed by O'Connor’s ‘amazing voice’. Grainge had O'Connor record four songs with Karl Wallinger (World Party) and signed her to his label. O'Connor’s first single was the song “Heroine” which she co-wrote with U2’s guitarist The Edge for the film Captive.

Her debut album The Lion and the Cobra was a sensation when it was released in 1987, reaching gold record status and earning a Best Female Rock Vocal Performance Grammy nomination. O'Connor’s debut single “Troy” charted in The Netherlands and Belgium, and “Mandinka”, released in late 1987, cracked the top 20 in the UK and top 30 in three other European countries, helping her album chart well in Europe. Spin Magazine described the album as a “remarkable, still-spine-tingling first record”.

more tracks from the album

I’m Not Bossy, I’m the Boss

From the album

I’m Not Bossy, I’m the Boss (2014)

Sinéad O’Connor popular songs

Kisses Like MineSinéad O’Connor

Sinéad O’Connor

I’m Not Bossy, I’m the Boss