Elysium

Pet Shop Boys Elysium Lyrics
1.Leaving

I know enough's enough
and you're leaving
You've had enough time to decide
on your freedom
but I can still find some hope
to believe in love

Our love is dead
but the dead don't go away
They made us what we are
they're with us every day
Our love is dead
but the dead are still alive
in memory and thought
and the context they provide

I know enough's enough
and you're leaving
You've had enough time to decide
on your freedom
but I can still find some hope
to believe in love

Our love is dead
(Our love is dead)
but the dead are here to stay
(Don't go away)
They made us what we are
(That's what we are)
They're with us every day
(Oh, every day)
In darkest night
(In darkest night)
their memory keeps us strong
(It keeps us strong)
and if our love is dead
(Our love is dead)
it won't be dead for long
(No, not for long)

I know enough's enough
and you're leaving
You've had enough time to decide
on your freedom
but I can still find some hope
to believe in love

Believe in love
Don't go away


2.Invisible

After being for so many years
The life and soul of the party
It's weird
I'm invisible
Whatever I
Have said and done
Doesn't matter in this chatter
And hum
I'm invisible

I'm here
But you can't see me
I'm invisible
It's queer
How gradually
I've become
Invisible

Look at me
The absentee
Disappearing finally
Goodbye
Is it magic or the truth?
Strange psychology?
Or justified
By the end of youth?

Can you hear me?
Can you see me?
Am I really even here?
I'm invisible

Can you hear me?
Can you see me?
Am I really even here?
I'm invisible

I'm invisible

I'm invisible

It's too late
To find an excuse
The party's over
And I'm not much use
Tonight
Am I tragic or a joke
Wrapped in my invisibility cloak?
Well, quite.

(I'm here)
Can you hear me?
(But you can't see me)
Can you see me?
Am I really even here?
I'm invisible

(It's queer)
Can you hear me?
(How gradually)
Can you see me?
(I've become)
Am I really even here?
I'm invisible

I'm invisible

It's a journey so they say
But in this desert I was only a hazy, lazy mirage anyway
I'm invisible


3.Winner

This is the moment we'll remember
Every day for the rest of our lives
Time may rush us, hurt or love us
But on this day we have arrived

It's been a long time coming
We've been in the running for so long
But now we're on our way
Let the ride just take us
Side by side and make us
See the world through new eyes every day

You're a winner
I'm a winner
This is all happening so fast
You're a winner
I'm a winner
Let's enjoy it all while it lasts

I've been a loser
I've paid my dues
I fought my way up from the ground
Now at this moment
The crowd acclaim us
Will you just listen to that sound

It's been a long time coming
We've been in the running for so long
But now we're on our way
Let the ride just take us
Side by side and make us
See the world through new eyes every day

You're a winner
I'm a winner
This is all happening so fast
You're a winner
I'm a winner
Let's enjoy it all while it lasts

It took us so long
And we worked so hard
We came so far just to compete
But don't forget all
The love and laughter
Now the world is at our feet

Looking back on all the times
We felt downcast
Didn't think we were going anywhere
Just living in the past
But in that desperation
You get inspiration

You're a winner
I'm a winner
This is all happening so fast
You're a winner
I'm a winner
Let's enjoy it all while it lasts

'Cause you're a winner
Took so long
We worked so hard
We came so far just to compete
But don't forget all the love and laughter
Now the world is at our feet

You're a winner
I'm a winner
This is all happening so fast
You're a winner
I'm a winner
Enjoy it while it lasts

'Cause you're a winner


4.Your Early Stuff

You've been around but you don't look too rough
And I still quite like some of your early stuff
It's bad in a good way if you know what I mean
The sound of those old machines

You've been around but you don't look too rough
And I still quite like some of your early stuff
You've been around but you don't look too rough
And I still quite like some of your early stuff

Suppose you're more or less retired now
I think I read somewhere how
You've written a book or a film score
Amazing that you lot come back for more

You've been around but you don't look too rough (Hey, what's
your name?)
And I still quite like some of your early stuff
You've been around but you don't look too rough (Anyway, what's
your name?)
And I still quite like some of your early stuff

Those old videos look pretty funny
What's in it for you now, need the money?
They say that management never used to pay
Honestly, you were ripped off back in the day

Hey, what's your name?
Anyway, what's your name?

You've been around but you don't look too rough (Hey, what's
your name?)
And I still quite like some of your early stuff
You've been around but you don't look too rough (Anyway, what's
your name?)
And I still quite like some of your early stuff

You've been around but you don't look too rough (Hey, what's
your name?)
And I still quite like some of your early stuff
You've been around but you don't look too rough (Anyway, what's
your name?)
And I still quite like some of your early stuff

Hey, what's your name?


5.A Face Lke That

With a face (face face)
With a face (face face)
With a face (face face)

Only this morning
Without any warning
The tropical storm was passing through
And so were you

I heard the waves crashing
Saw your eyes flashing
The tropical storm was passing through
And so were you

With a face like that
How couldn't I want you
With a face like that
Why wouldn't I fall in love with you
With a face like that

With a face like that
You could earn a fortune
With a face like that
You could land on the moon
With a face like that
The world is your oyster
With a face like that
In a place like this

Why wouldn't I fall in love
With a face (with a face, with a face...)
Why wouldn't I fall in love
With a face like (like, like...)

Thunder and lightening
Tension was heightening
Wind and the rain and much more weird
An apparition appeared

Standing so near me
You put the fear of god in me
Felt like the town was falling down
And there you were

With a face like that
How couldn't I want you
With a face like that
Why wouldn't I fall in love with you
With a face like that

With a face like that
You should be anointed
With a face like that
Could I book an appointment?
With a face like that
You're the world's most wanted
With a face like that
In a place like this

Why wouldn't I fall in love
With a face like that
Why wouldn't I fall in love
With a face like that


6.Breathing Space

When your heart is out of love
And you're feeling left behind
Seems the fates aren't on your side
And the fog has left you blind
When the pressure's pulling different ways
Finds you longing for some empty days

I stop for some breathing space
I pause in the public place
Take time from all the time it takes
To make up for all the big mistakes
I gotta get out
I gotta get out

When your life runs out of steam
And you need a little time
If your muse is out of luck
You might need an extra rhyme
When your heart escapes your head down waits
In the growing queue that life creates

I stop for some breathing space
Divert from the public place
Return to a private place
I know it's there just in case
I gotta get out
I gotta get out

Far far away
I'm goin'
Far far away
I gotta get out (Oh-oh oh oh oh)
I gotta get out (Oh-oh oh oo oo)

There's a place beyond this world
Where the mountains meet the sky
It's a different state of mind
like a dream where you can fly
Can I tell you this in confidence?
I need to regain that old innocence

I stop for some breathing space
Divert from the public place
Return to a private place
I know it's there just in case
I gotta get out
I gotta get out


7.Ego Music

Ego music, it's all about me
Ego music, it's all about me
Me, me, me, me
Yes, yes, yes, yes
You, you, you, you
No, no, no, no
Ego music, it's all about me
Me, me, me, me
Yes, yes, yes, yes
You, you, you, you
No, no, no, no
Ego music, it's all about me

Ego music, it's all about
Sense of entitlement
Sense of entitlement
Ego music, it's all about
Sense of entitlement
Sense of entitlement

I see myself as a building
My mind is the office where the world gets done
There's a nightclub in the basement when I need some fun
And in the penthouse later, that's where the magic happens

Me, me, me, me
Yes, yes, yes, yes
You, you, you, you
No, no, no, no
Ego music, it's all about me

There's a real purity to my work
A childish innocence
But I'm also smart and sophisticated
I mean I grew up on the street
Sometimes I think I'm a simple folk singer
Other times a scary rich diva
What can I tell you, I'm an artist
And of course I've always had the humanitarian vision
I think everyone knows that
My commitment is to my career
And then giving something back

Ego music, it's all about
Vacuum slogans
And up your sentiments
Ego music, it's all about
Fake humility, sense of entitlement
Ego music, it's all about me
I am my own demographic
What does that say about me
Ego music, it's all about me

Me, me, me, me
Yes, yes, yes, yes
You, you, you, you
No, no, no, no
Ego music, it's all about me
Me, me, me, me
Yes, yes, yes, yes
You, you, you, you
No, no, no, no
Ego music, it's all about me

I think what fascinates people about me
And I'm really grateful to my fans
Is that I'm totally fearless
And people really get that
In this sea of negativity
I'm a statue of liberty
That's why people love me
It's humbling


8.Hold On

Hold on, hold on
There's got to be a future
Hold on

Hold on, hold on
There's got to be a future
Or the world will end today

The sun will melt away
The sky so dark decay
And summer, spring, and autumn, winter
Melt into a single moment
Whored into the past
Like a stream run dry at last
Hold on, hold on

There's got to be a future
To create and to defend
So the world can never end
Hold on

Things can't be quite so bad
That all we have and all we had
Never worry won't return
Lost in a fire that cannot burn
Hold on, hold on

Hold on, hold on
There's got to be a future
Or the world will end today

Look around, look around
The rain is falling from the sky
Planes taking off to fly
Swooping birds and barking dogs
Shopping malls and catalogues

Traffic stopped on busy streets
Lovers lying between the sheets

Business models, computer freaks
Modern artists, new techniques
Money comes and money goes
Children cry and still suppose
There's got to be a future

Hold on, hold on, hold on
There's got to be a future
Or the world will end today
Hold on, hold on
There's got to be a future
Hold on


9.Give It A Go

Give it a go
Give it a go
Give it a go
Give it a go
Give it a go
Give it a go
Give it a go
Give it a go

Give it a go
Why don't you choose me?
Say it's not so
That you'd rather lose me
If you're disposed to say 'forget it'
You don't suppose you might regret it?

Give it a go
It's make or break now
Don't look down your nose
Oh so opaque now
For all we know
There's not much time left
If you give me a 'no'
You'll leave me bereft

I'm not saying that you can't find yourself someone better
Oh no
But in the meantime
Why not give it a go
Give it a go

Give it a go
Give it a go
Give it a go
Give it a go

Take it away
Share all I've got now
Catch the bouquet
Let's tie the knot now
A beautiful day
Your smile has crowned it
If you're looking for love
I think you've found it

I'm not saying that you can't find yourself someone better
Oh no
But in the meantime why not
Give it a go
You could be aiming for a cool type
You know, a real trend setter
Hello
But in the meantime why not
Give me a go
Give me a go

Give it a go
Give it a go
Give it a go
Give it a go
Give it a go
Give it a go
Give it a go
Give it a go
Give it a go
Give it a go

Give it a go

I'm not saying that you can't find yourself someone better
Oh no
But in the meantime why not
Give it a go
You could be aiming for a cool type
You know, a real trend setter
Hello
But in the meantime why not
Give it a go
Give it a go


10.Memory Of The Future

You seem to be
Inevitable to me
Like a memory of the future
I was and will be with you

Over and over again
I keep tasting that sweet Madeleine
Looking back at my life now and then
Asking if not later then when?

It's taken me all of my life
It's taken me all of my life to find you
It's taken me all of my life
It's taken me all of my life to find you

You unlock the past
So many scenes revealing fast
At last the right conclusion
Or at least a sweet illusion

Over and over again
I keep tasting that sweet Madeleine
Looking back at my life now and then
Asking if not later then when?

It's taken me all of my life
It's taken me all of my life to find you
It's taken me all of my life
It's taken me all of my life to find you

You seem to be
A perfect memory
Of the future reminding me
How life is meant to be

Over and over again
I keep tasting that sweet Madeleine
Looking back at my life now and then
Asking if not later then when?

It's taken me all of my life
It's taken me all of my life to find you
It's taken me all of my life
It's taken me all of my life to find you

It's taken me all of my life
It's taken me all of my life to find you
It's taken me all of my life
It's taken me all of my life to find you

It's taken me all of my life


11.Everything Means Something

You said you're overreacting
You're reading too much into this
If you think this is important
Your sense of proportion has gone
I said, really?

Everything means something
And something has occurred
Everything means something
All other meaning can be blurred

You said we all can make mistakes
It doesn't matter that much
I said, really?

Everything means something
You see wrong our mistakes
Common sense means something
Not simple give you take

Everything means something
And something has occurred
Everything means something
All other meaning can be blurred

You said,oh don't be so pious
You're taking this all the wrong way
I said, really?

Everything means something
And something has occurred
Everything means something
All other meaning can be blurred

Everything means something
And something has occurred
Everything means something
All other meaning can be blurred


12.Requiem In Denim And Leopardskin

I thought it was like a film
Reviewed but never seen
Where everybody played themselves
As a drama king or queen
The music was overwhelming
Glittering and thin
Solemn and shabby like a requiem
In denim and leopardskin
I visualize the flashbacks
School, punk rock, success
Parties, too much of everything
The cliches, the candles, the mess

Lucian in the scene with David
Bryan in a tux
McCartney on a blitz in Zanzibar
All Hollywood Redux
Ossie's last collection
Biba's closing sale
A little more rouge on powdered cheeks
But the base is pale

This is our last chance for goodbye
Let the music begin
Shining and soaring like a requiem
In denim and leopardskin

It ended with the motorbike
A search for evidence
Poring over old photographs
To make it all fake sense
Glamorous in its own way
Shouting above the din
Solemn and shabby like a requiem
In denim and leopardskin

Johnny's wearing brothel creepers
Malcolm's round the block
Adam's in a Jarman film
But look he's let it rock
The Johnson's leather jacket
Hair by Keith at Smile
All you need to make it big is sex and style

This is our last chance for goodbye
Let the music begin
Shining and soaring like a requiem
In denim and leopardskin

This is our last chance for goodbye
Let the music begin
Shining and soaring like a requiem
In denim and leopardskin

(Requiem in denim and leopardskin)

This is our last chance for goodbye
Let the music begin
Shining and soaring like a requiem
In denim and leopardskin

This is our last chance for goodbye
Let the music begin
Shining and soaring like a requiem
In denim and leopardskin