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Lyrics to Help Me

Lyrics to the song Help Me as recorded by Bryan Ferry.

(Ferry/Rogers)

I'm a stranger far from home, won't you help me
Gotta find where I belong, help me
I don't wanna be alone, won't you help me
Gotta find the way to home, help me

I'm a prisoner to the night
Life is hell in the light of the day
But where do I hide from myself
The shadow closes in
There's a power in love
There's a danger in love
But I need love to help me find a way

I'm a stranger far from home, won't you help me
Gotta find where I belong, help me
I'm a victim of the night
Sold my soul, is it never gonna pay?
I beg you now, save me from myself
Time is closing in
There's a power in love
There's danger in love
But I need love to help me find the way

I'm a stranger far from home, won't you help me
Gotta find where I belong, help me
'Cause I don't wanna be alone, don't wanna be
Gotta find a way to home, help me

Bricks without a mortar
Tearing me apart
It turns up to down
The night time into day
Wake me in the morning
Tell me from the heart
That I need love to help me find a way

I'm a stranger far from home, help me
Gotta find where I belong, help me
'Cause I don't wanna be alone, I don't wanna be
Gotta find a way to home, help me




Help Me

Single

Words & Music by Bryan Ferry And Nile Rogers

This song was written for the soundtrack to the film 'The Fly' (1986). It was released as a single in USA in 1986 and first appeared in UK on 'The Ultimate Collection' in 1988. there is a scene in the film when Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) comes into a bar and you can hear the song faintly on the juke box in the background.

The USA 7" picture sleeve had a still from the film and contained Broken Wings as the b-side. There were also 7" & 12" promos with Help Me on both sides.

An extended (full version) used as the soundtrack to the promo video was also released on the CD single for 'Dance With Life' in 1996.

Nile Rogers talking about recording "Help Me" with Bryan.
Chic based their look on Roxy Music after I saw them perform in London in
1976. Now I am
lucky to say Bryan and I are unbelievably dear friends.

I have bought every one of his albums except The Jazz Age — that’s my music, I would have done a better job!

I love working with him because he gets into what I call the “Ferry groove”.

You know you’ve got the right guitar sound when he puts his hand to the side of his head and almost meditates. He is literally lost in music.

With Help Me, we were hired for a film soundtrack. The funniest, most
brilliant director, Mel Brooks, was remaking The Fly. He liked to have the
song correspond to the film title. I argued like crazy that a song called
The Fly didn’t work for Bryan Ferry.

I grew up watching films and knew the old version like the back of my hand. I remembered the man’s head superimposed on the fly’s body and he’s saying:
“Help me! Help me!” so I took the lyric from that. It’s not one of my
favourites. I wish I could have written Bryan a hit.

Song Musicians

Help Me is on the following Roxy Music and Solo Albums