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The theme for Song Lyric Sunday this week is “Haunted/Magic/Mystery/Supernatural/Trick.”

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Really miss this lady and her voice on the current music charts. Can’t think of music in the 80s and 90s without including Anita Baker!

Baker became a household name with her breakout album, Rapture, in 1986. With tracks like No One in the World, Sweet Love, and Caught Up in the Rapture, the album went on to sell over eight million copies and helped win Baker two Grammys in 1987 for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (Caught Up in the Rapture) and Best R&B Song (Sweet Love).

Also on the album is the lesser known Mystery. Though not released as a single, Baker’s signature sultry tones made it a favorite of die-hard fans and led to Mystery receiving moderate airplay.

The video is a live performance from Anita’s One Night of Rapture concert.

Enjoy!

See my Song Lyric Sunday selection for Nesie’s Place!

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Mystery

by Anita Baker

Songwriters: Leon Carr / Earl Shuman / Rod Temperton

Turning back the hands of time

Holding on to misty memories

Chasing shadows through the night

Trying to find my happy ending
Reaching out for another chance at heaven

We could still find a way if we try
Baby, believe in the mystery

Like it used to be

We were more than lonely drifters in the dark

I can remember the sun inside

Love held us tight

I need to feel your magic in my heart

Instead of it tearing apart
Diamonds shining in the night

Lying soft and warm together

Only images survive

Can’t my dreams go on forever
Oh there’s still time to lock away your sadness

Let the secrets of love start to smile

Baby believe in the mystery

Like it used to be

Baby bring back all the passion to my heart

I can remember the tender days, all the love we made

Can’t you see in me your magic here tonight
Lonely spirits seem to whisper in the wind

It’s a silent song that’s never meant to be

Since the dawn of time the mystery never ends

We could find forever if we let love rise again
Tell me shy can’t we reach for another chance at heaven

We can still find the way if you try
Baby believe in the mystery

Like it used to be

Baby bring back all the passion to my heart

I can remember the tender days, all the love we made

I need to feel your magic here tonight

Source: Lyric Find

Compiled from Google, Genius Lyrics, Wikipedia, and Songfacts.com

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Published on July 14, 2019 00:02