Biography:
Caro Emerald (real name: Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw, born 26 April 1981 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands) is a Dutch singer. She studied as a jazz vocalist at the Amsterdam conservatory of music and earned her degree in 2005.
Having gained experience as one of the six singers in close-harmony group Les Elles, and as a vocalist in the Philharmonic Funk Foundation, Emerald first gained public recognition for her debut solo single Back It Up, which was officially released by Grandmono Records on July 6, 2009.
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[Verse 1]
Dm
You're stranded in the desert
F Bb Dm
Ain't gonna be no rescue tonight
Dm
My telephone is ringing
Bb Dm
But me and it are havin' a fight
F G Dm
Don't wanna hear your misery
Dm F G
Talkin' to me in my sleep
Dm F Bb E
Tellin' me your kisses are destiny
A
When you act like a creep
[Chorus]
Dm C G
Stay on the other side
Dm C G
In the universe of crazy lies
Dm C G
There's a whole world waitin' down below
Dm C G Dm
And now you're sinkin' in, in my quicksand
C G Dm C G
In my quicksand
[Verse 2]
Dm
Don't send a messenger
F Bb Dm
My lights are on but nobody's home
Dm
You could smother it with money
F Bb Dm
But really, you should leave me alone
F G Dm
For all the days of romancin' me
Dm F G Dm
I am so over it
Dm F Bb E
All these definitions of ecstasy
A
Is how my fuse got lit
[Chorus]
Dm C G
Stay on the other side
Dm C G
In the universe of crazy lies
Dm C G
There's a whole world waitin' down below
Dm C G Dm
And now you're sinkin' in, in my quicksand
C G Dm C G
In my quicksand
[Bridge]
Dm C G
Mmmmm... mmmmmmm...
Dm C G
Mmm... mmmmm...
Dm C G
Mmmmm... mmmmmmm...
Dm C G
Mmm... mmmmm...
Dm C G Dm C G
I can see you sinkin' down
Dm C G Dm C G
Wave goodbye you're going down
[Outro]
Dm C G
Stay on the other side
Dm C G
In the universe of crazy lies
Dm C G
There's a whole world waitin' down below
Dm C G Dm
And now you're sinkin' in, in my quicksand
C G Dm
In my quicksand
C G
In my quicksand
Dm C G
Going down...
Dm C G
Down, down, down
Dm C G Dm C G Dm
Down mmmmm...
C G Dm
I can see you sinkin'
C G Dm C G
I can see you sinkin' down, down, down
Dm
You're stranded in the desert
F Bb Dm
Ain't gonna be no rescue tonight
Dm
My telephone is ringing
Bb Dm
But me and it are havin' a fight
F G Dm
Don't wanna hear your misery
Dm F G
Talkin' to me in my sleep
Dm F Bb E
Tellin' me your kisses are destiny
A
When you act like a creep
[Chorus]
Dm C G
Stay on the other side
Dm C G
In the universe of crazy lies
Dm C G
There's a whole world waitin' down below
Dm C G Dm
And now you're sinkin' in, in my quicksand
C G Dm C G
In my quicksand
[Verse 2]
Dm
Don't send a messenger
F Bb Dm
My lights are on but nobody's home
Dm
You could smother it with money
F Bb Dm
But really, you should leave me alone
F G Dm
For all the days of romancin' me
Dm F G Dm
I am so over it
Dm F Bb E
All these definitions of ecstasy
A
Is how my fuse got lit
[Chorus]
Dm C G
Stay on the other side
Dm C G
In the universe of crazy lies
Dm C G
There's a whole world waitin' down below
Dm C G Dm
And now you're sinkin' in, in my quicksand
C G Dm C G
In my quicksand
[Bridge]
Dm C G
Mmmmm... mmmmmmm...
Dm C G
Mmm... mmmmm...
Dm C G
Mmmmm... mmmmmmm...
Dm C G
Mmm... mmmmm...
Dm C G Dm C G
I can see you sinkin' down
Dm C G Dm C G
Wave goodbye you're going down
[Outro]
Dm C G
Stay on the other side
Dm C G
In the universe of crazy lies
Dm C G
There's a whole world waitin' down below
Dm C G Dm
And now you're sinkin' in, in my quicksand
C G Dm
In my quicksand
C G
In my quicksand
Dm C G
Going down...
Dm C G
Down, down, down
Dm C G Dm C G Dm
Down mmmmm...
C G Dm
I can see you sinkin'
C G Dm C G
I can see you sinkin' down, down, down
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