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The Cranberries

Empty

Release date: 3rd October 1994

From No Need to Argue
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"Empty" is a track by The Cranberries, from the album No Need to Argue, released 3rd October 1994. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

The Cranberries

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Lyrics

Empty

[Verse 1]

Something has left my life

And I don't know where it went to, a-a-ah

Somebody caused me strife

And it's not what I was seeking

[Verse 2]

Didn't you see me? Didn't you hear me?

Didn't you see me standing there, a-a-ah?

Why did you turn out the lights?

Did you know that I was sleeping?

[Bridge]

Say a prayer for me

Help me to feel the strength I did

My identity, has it been taken?

Is my heart breakin' on me?

All my plans fell through my hands

They fell through my hands, on me

All my dreams, it suddenly seems

It suddenly seems

[Chorus]

Empty-y-y, y-y, y-y, y-y

Empty-y-y, y-y, y-y, y-y

[Instrumental]

[Chorus]

Empty-y-y, y-y, y-y, y-y

Empty-y-y, y-y, y-y, y-y

[Chorus]

Empty-y-y, y-y, y-y, y-y

Empty-y-y, y-y, y-y, y-y

Empty-y-y, y-y, y-y, y-y

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Track details

From No Need to Argue

1994
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No Need to Argue
No Need to Argue
The Cranberries
Release year
1994
  1. —Disappointment
  2. —Twenty One
  3. —I Can't Be With You
  4. —No Need to Argue
  5. —Daffodil Lament
  6. —Yeats' Grave
  7. —Empty
  8. —Everything I Said
  9. —Dreaming My Dreams
  10. —The Icicle Melts

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