TOO LATE
(G. Stefani, T. Dumont, T. Kanal)
from the album Return of Saturn

First performed on No Doubt's secret show in Germany on March 3, 2000. An instrumental version of this song is the secret track on the album.

I just want to take you away from everyone 
And keep you stashed under my pillow 
And then I'd take you out simply for my own pleasure 
And hold you and the occasions special
Then I'd put you on like a diamond 
So I can sparkle and be the envy of my friends 
I'd probably hold the leash that I'd have you on 
So you can't stray and follow me around all day 

It's too late now 
I don't think it can fade 
It's too real now 
Fulfillment just adds fuel to the blaze 

Compulsion has stained me
I'm nervously cradling our young love
Without known limits love 
Like a butterfly cupped in my hands
I peek in to see beauty trapped
Confined it flutters
Then it leaves behind colorful dust 
To remind me of the special times we've spent 
But of course it has to leave my clutch 
But enough's never enough to make a dent 

It's too late now 
I don't think it can fade 
It's too real now 
Fulfillment just adds fuel to the blaze
 
And in time it will end 
And there really isn't hope for the two of us 
But right now I give in...
 
It's too late now 
I don't think it can fade 
It's too real now 
Fulfillment just adds fuel to the blaze 
Fulfillment just adds fuel to the
Fulfillment just adds fuel to the blaze