Lyrics: Dawn Sinclair. Music and performance and sheer brilliance: Mark Ellis
This is a powerful song which has a movie theme feel to it in my view.
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Story behind the song
I envisaged this guy standing on a bridge watching a girl being stood up and as he was trying to decide whether to approach her, it began to pour with rain and she ran off....and took it to the logical conclusion I hope.
Fortunately for me, Mark seems to read my mind and his music reflects it exactly.
Lyrics
I Had To Stop
lyric dawn Sinclair
V1
Saw her standing on the tower bridge
it was a quarter past eight and she was all alone
I couldn't drag my eyes away from her
though I'd just finished work and I was heading home
but I had to stop..... let her steal my heart
that’s where I stopped and lost possession of my heart
V2
There was resignation in her eyes
as if she had known he'd be a no-show date
but though I tried to form the words to say
there was a sudden shower and she couldn’t wait
and I had to stop... as she stole my heart
that’s where I stopped as she stole away with my heart
Bridge
and it was raining, teardrops from the sky
and it was raining, the moment passing by
as I took shelter cursing my bad luck right then
I wondered..... if I'd ever see that girl again
solo
V3
Every time I cross the tower bridge
a big bass drum is thumping in my chest
I still expect to find her standing there
it hasnt happened yet but I'm not depressed
cos one day she’ll stop....let me steal her heart
the girl will stop and I will smile again as I steal my angel’s heart