Rick Astley

[Verse 1]
It breaks my heart to see you this way
It hurts my soul in all kinds of ways
There's a crack in the universe
’Cause things ain't right
But it all ends tonight
Yeah, it all ends tonight

[Chorus]
There's a fire (There’s a fire)
And it burns so bright (Burns so bright)
In every one of us, every one of us
There's a flame (There's a flame)
It's our guiding light (Guiding light)
In every one of us, every one of us
Every one of us

[Verse 2]
Search your heart, and you find the truth
Search your soul, it's all in you
Or you can search the universe
For the rest of your life
But all you'll find
Yeah, all you find

[Chorus]
Is there's a fire (There's a fire)
And it burns so bright (Burns so bright)
In every one of us, every one of us
There’s a flame (There’s a flame)
It's our guiding light (Guiding light)
In every one of us, every one of us
Every one of us
There’s a fire (There's a fire)
And it burns so bright (Burns so bright)
In every one of us, every one of us
There's a flame (There's a flame)
It’s our guiding light (Guiding light)
In every one of us, every one of us
Every one of us

[Bridge]
Is it too much to ask?
Too much to give?
Too much to change the way we live?
Too much to lose?
Too much to change the way we always choose?
Is it too much for you?
Too much for me?
Too much to open our eyes and see?
Too much to feel?
Too much to fight?
Too much to read in black and white?
Too much to ask?
Too much to give?
Too much to change the way we live?
Too much to win?
Too much to lose?
But we can choose

[Chorus]
There's a fire (There's a fire)
And it burns so bright (Burns so bright)
In every one of us, every one of us
There's a flame (There's a flame)
And a guiding light (Guiding light)
In every one of us, every one of us

[Outro]
There's a fire (There's a fire)
There's a flame (There's a flame)
Gonna burn so bright (Burn so bright)
Ain't no need for shame
There's a fire (There's a fire)
There's a flame (There's a flame)
It's gonna burn so bright (Burn so bright)
In every one of us

Richard Paul Astley is a British entertainer, most known for his 1987 sensation “Never Gonna Give You Up” which was the subject of rick-rolling. He recieved a Brit Award for Best Single in 1988 for his hit and a “Best Act Ever” Award at the 2008 MTV EMAs upon its re-emergence into popularity.

Born in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire on February 6, 1966, Astley’s first taste of music came at the age of 10 and he became known as a drummer throughout school before dropping out at age 16. He played for a local live act entitled “FBI” (with future Conservative Party politician David Morris as guitarist) that gained popularity around London. Astley, a huge admirer of Nat King Cole soon moved to lead vocalist by the time the group garnered the interest of Pete Waterman, a record executive and 1/3 of the Scott-Aitken-Waterman production trio. Waterman hired a 19 year-old Astley as a gofer (assistant) and Morris as a songwriter at his PWL (Pete Waterman, Limited) Studios. He used this time to pull Astley out of his ‘shyness’ and secured them both a contract with RCA Records.

“When You Gonna” with fellow PWL protégé Lisa Carter was his debut release, but it found little success and received no promotion; it was Lisa’s only official output. His first solo release, “Never Gonna Give You Up”, was dropped on July 28, 1987, and turned Astley into an international star. It topped 24 different charts and moved nearly 2 Million copies. Astley’s debut album Whenever You Need Somebody found similar success – it collected Gold or Platinum certifications in 10 different regions, including Platinum 4x in the United Kingdom.

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