Madonna - 01. Drowned World/Substitute For Love

Drowned World/Substitute For Love
Madonna
Ray Of Light [1998]

Lyrics:
I traded fame for love
Without a second thought
It all became a silly a game
Some things cannot be bought

I got exactly what I asked for
Wanted it so badly
Running, rushing back for more
I suffered fools so gladly

And now I find
I've changed my mind

The face of you
My substitute for love
My substitute for love
Should I wait for you
My substitute for love
My substitute for love

I traveled round the world
Looking for a home
I found myself in crowded rooms
Feeling so alone

I had so many lovers
Who settled for the thrill
Of basking in my spotlight
I never felt so happy

The face of you
My substitute for love
My substitute for love
Should I wait for you
My substitute for love
My substitute for love

Mmmmm, ooohhh, mmmmm
Famous faces, far off places
Trinkets I can buy
No handsome stranger, heady danger
Drug that I can try
No ferris wheel, no heart to steal
No laughter in the dark
No one-night stand, no far-off land
No fire that I can spark
Mmmmm, mmmmm

The face of you
My substitute for love
My substitute for love
Should I wait for you
My substitute for love
My substitute for love

Now I find I've changed my mind
This is my religion

[petejones]

In my opinion this is the best song she has ever done

[David.S.]

I was 12 years old in Montreal, on summer vacation staying with my Aunt. She had this album on cassette, and me being the curious 12-year-old asked her if I could borrow it; I had just bought a new Walkman and was looking for some new music. I played this album continuously all throughout that summer, traveling in the back seat of my parents '88 Grand Marquis, soaking in the sights and sounds all throughout Quebec and Ontario. It resonated with me so much, and still does to this day. This was my favourite track...brings me back to simpler times.

Thought I'd share. God Bless.

[nelsonramonortega]

the combination of guitar riffs and electro music in this album is truly amazing. Her voice is the finest. I think this album hasn;t been given the credit it deserves as one of the best of the last 30 years. Lyrics are totally therapeutic

[MattCollisMusic]

Ambient perfection... This album never gets old...

[jdt]

Her best opening ever on a studio album, or for any American pop artist for that matter...an underrated masterpiece that serves a patient precedent to the rays of light that await...

[anthonyzarzicki]

RAY Of LIGHT is Madonna Ciccone’s best album of her lifetime and the Drowded World is the best song on this masterpiece of an album.

[MinamuTV]

_Ray of Light_ is Madonna's masterpiece.

[AlexanderQuinn]

Such an incredible album. Still as good as the day it came out even after all these years. It hasn't aged at all.

[stevestruthers]

Madonna's not the world's greatest vocalist, but there is an evocative yet soothing quality to her voice on this album.
It's amazing to think that this album is almost 20 years old and yet it wears so well and even sounds as good as, or better than anything that's being produced today.

[bijibadness]

not only is this madonna's best album by a country mile, its one of the best of the 1990's, period. 

[CollinSamatas]

When I was young, I thought this song was boring, but now I realize how beautiful it is. Reminds me of Massive Attack or Portishead.

[torrepinosapartment]

I will never forget the first time I heard this track on my shiny new Ray Of Light CD... amazing intro and my fave song of all time.

[moodyblue]

Reminds me in part of driving alone around the wilderness of Kent in the early hours of Sunday morning back in the 90's desperately trying to escape reality for a while.

[Mopbrothers]

That is one of the most badass album cover looks I’ve ever seen. Madonna looks absolutely majestic.

[КСЕНИЯБАЕВА-хп]

Самый любимый альбом Мадонны. Такая наполненность и атмосферность в музыке. Здесь она загадолчная, ранимая и очень женственная. Люблю навечно!

[poetinacoma]

The feels in this song still gets me...
Traveled round the world looking for a home, I found myself in crowded rooms feeling so alone... Soundtrack to my life right there... Melancholic yet hopeful ❤

[AlphaCygni]

The sound signature of William Orbit in this album is what made this album so incredible, and this song is no exception.

[anthonyzarzicki]

Madonna and the Drowned World. RAY OF LIGHT is The Empire Strikes Back of Madonna albums.

[mariagkialpis]

I know everybody has said it a thousand of times but I have to repeat that this is her BEST album. So smooth, so sweet, so touching adn with beautiful lyrics. There isns't any song that I don't like. So powerful and emotional. '90s was Madonna's musical and lyrical decade.

[bernardomoreno]

para mi es una de las mejores canciones de finales de los 90's de la gran madonna simplemente unica