It was a day in late August, I was bathing in the sea The air was hot and heavy, like a lover’s breath on me I felt a sharp and sudden pain- it took me by surprise I saw these tentacles arising, and wrap around my thigh I said ‘Not this time, not this way- you’re not having me.’ I’ve broken bones, seen my own grey skull And my ego’s black and blue I am a physical disaster, that I’ve grown accustomed to Oh but when my heart’s a pounding, take me to Emergency And through the needles and the pain relief, the doctor says to me ‘You’ve had a bad, bad reaction, to that creature in the sea My dear, a bad, bad reaction, that’s how it seems to me My dear, your bad, bad reaction just shows your sensitivity My dear, a bad, bad reaction. As he administered the medicine, he said ‘You might hallucinate, And realise the world around you, just reflects your current state. I’ve seen your punch-bag heart stop beating, during cardiac arrest, That’s thirty-two years of inhaling, without exhaling the excess. You’re full of bad, bad reactions, to those creatures in the sea My dear, your bad bad reaction, that's how it seems to me Don’t push your bad, bad reactions back on me.’ I’ve broken bones and smashed through windows And my ego’s black and blue. I am a physical disaster, that I’ve grown accustomed to Oh but when my heart’s a pounding, take me to Emergency And through the needles and the pain relief, the doctor says to me 'You’ve had a bad, bad reaction, to that creatures in the sea My dear, your bad bad reactions, shows your sensitivity Don’t push your bad, bad reactions back on me.’ They call it bad, bad reactions Running round the outside, give it all in Talking to the people that you never let in Don't push your bad bad reactions Back on me.

I met a man who said the world was for his taking He used his kit, his charming wit, his spirit was not one for breaking I watched him, unimpressed, punch the air and then the door He’s used to getting what he wants, and bizarrely We all want more of him. Outrageous statements turn the air blue sending shocks and shivers Tingles of excitement through the ones who know that he’ll deliver But then he comes a’ cropper, battles with beloved lover Pointed fingers, loaded weapons I understand how this stuff happens. And that said man, who said the world was for his making He used his kit, his charming wit, his spirit was not made for taking I watched him, so bemused, skipping past me on the floor He’s used to getting what he wants, and naturally We all want more of him. He can attack, fight, bite, drink through the night Shout, swear, drive fast, to show his might But gives just like I’ve never known Spends half his lifetime on the phone Trying to sort stuff out with his other half Still finds the time to make us laugh At his intoxicated history and its wavering integrity. But then he comes a’ cropper, battles with beloved lover Pointed fingers, loaded weapons I dislike it, but it still happens. So that's the man who said the world was for his taking, He used his kit, his charming wit His spirit was not made for breaking I watched him, I watched him Skipping past me, on the floor He's used to getting what he wants And naturally we all want more of him. He laughs at himself in both wonder and depreciation He knows not how to separate His quest for love, and thrill-seek dedication. So that’s the man who said the world was for his taking He used his kit, his charming wit But all the time his heart was breaking. I wish him all the best, whatever it may be, his quest His intoxicated history An unimportant mystery Because he’s captivating company for me.

If you go past Shakespeare’s Circus, and right at Regent’s Street You’ll find a woman living, with the world tucked at her feet. Her beauty knows no trying, her gaze will hold you still. Overwhelmed and unprepared for the foot of this great bill You’re all undone and caught, in a state of slight distress You thought you were the strong one, you thought you would impress But she’s completely bowled you over, she's overflowed your cup Proud, in awe and open-mouthed, lying down but looking up I’m lying down but looking up at Cloud Judgement I’m lying down but looking up, oooh! I’m lying down but looking up at Cloud Judgement I’m lying down but looking up, oooh! You make me go, ooh ooh…. I'm lying down, but looking up You make me go, ooh ooh… I'm lying down, but looking up If you go past Shakespeare’s Circus, and left at Regent’s Street You’ll find a man living, with the world tucked at his feet. His charm knows no trying, his gaze will hold you still. Overwhelmed and unprepared for the foot of this great bill You’re all undone and caught, in a state of slight distress You thought you were the strong one, you thought you would impress But he’s completely bowled you over, he's overflowed your cup Proud, in awe and open-mouthed, lying down but looking up I’m lying down but looking up at Cloud Judgement I’m lying down but looking up, oooh! I’m lying down but looking up at Cloud Judgement I’m lying down but looking up, oooh! You make me go, ooh ooh…. I'm lying down, but looking up You make me go, ooh ooh… I'm lying down, but looking up I’m lying down but looking up at Cloud Judgement I’m lying down but looking up, oooh! I’m lying down but looking up at Cloud Judgement I’m lying down but looking up, oooh! You're all undone and caught, in a state of slight distress You thought you were the strong one, you thought you would impress But she's completely bowled you over, she's overflowed your cup Proud, in awe and open-mouthed, lying down but looking up Lying down but looking up.

Take yourself to a place I cannot reach I know, it’s not right. To expect to you be the one, The one I thought I’d find. Feels the most unnatural thing to do, To give up my love and our time. But you’ve no love, just unyielding desire To prove yourself unworthy of mine, So you take your new love up a mountain ‘It’ll test us’. Oh Kilimanjaro! I say what tests your love, is love, is love So you take your new love up a mountain, 'It’ll test us' . Oh Kilimanjaro! I say what tests your love, is love, is love. With lines drawn in sand Quick fire with a steady hand, I thought I had won, but then I saw you had not used a gun Like I thought you would do With love you shot me through And now I’m left here One more thing to say So you take your new love up a mountain ‘It’ll test us’. Oh Kilimanjaro! I say what tests your love, is love, is love So you take your new love up a mountain, 'It’ll test us'. Oh Kilimanjaro! I say what tests your love, is love, is love. So we’ve been doing this forever, This elaborate hide and seek Sometimes there is a winner Or we may not even speak Once the game has finished And it is time to sleep We’ll wake up somewhere different No memories we’ll keep So you take your new love up a mountain ‘It’ll test us.’ Oh Kilimanjaro! I say what tests your love, is love, is love So you take your new love up a mountain, 'It’ll test us'. Oh Kilimanjaro! I say what tests your love, is love, is love.