Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (born June 22, 1953), is a Grammy Award-winning singer (who possesses a four-octave vocal range) and Emmy Award-winning film, television and theatre actress. Her melodic voice and wild costumes have come to epitomize the 1980s and New Wave — the decade and genre in which she first came to fame. Born in Queens, New York to Swiss German-American Fred Lauper and Sicilian Italian-American Catrine Dominique. She began her career in a cover band, but soon began performing her own songs - though she almost quit singing altogether due to strained vocal chords in 1977). By 1980 she'd released a rockabilly album on Polydor with the band Blue Angel.
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Broken Glass Lyrics
Cyndi Lauper
Ever since I could understand
My mother said to me
Dont you ever let a man hit you,
Dont you grow up like me
So I swore Id never be like her
Or my grandmother too
Ever if it meant Id be alone
Ever if it meant Id be alone.
cause she looked
cause she looked like broken glass
When she fell to the ground
I heard the sound of thunder
Trailing off
When she started coming round
But she couldnt make him stop
And she wouldnt let it go
So everytime she got back up
Like broken glass went tumblin down
Tumblin down
First time that I saw your face
You looked so lost and kind
Should have recognized that
Troubled look
From the road I left behind
But I thought that I could comfort you
Or was it you could comfort me,
Never saw your anger till you blew
Never saw your anger till you blew
And I feel
Oh Id feel like broken glass
When I fell to the ground
I heard the sound of thunder
Trailing off
When I started coming round
But I couldnt make you stop
And you wouldnt let it go
So everytime I got back up
Like broken glass went tumbling down...
The slightest thing could spark you
There was always hell to pay
I could feel your darkness in me
And I knew just what to say
And the rest I cant remember
But it sounded like a gun
But it could have been a firecracker
It could have been a firecracker
Made me run
And you looked
Oh you looked like broken glass
When you fell to the ground
I heard the sound of thunder
Trailing off
When you started coming round
But I couldnt make you stop
And you wouldnt let it go
So this time when you got back up
Like broken glass you went
Just like broken glass
Just like broken glass...
...tumbling down, tumbling down...