When the world ends
Collect your things
You're coming with me
When the world ends
You tuckle up yourself with me
Watch it as the stars disappear to nothing
The day the world is over
We'll be lying in bed

I'm gonna rock you like a baby when the cities fall
We will rise as the building's crumble
Float there and watch it all
Amidst the burning, we'll be churning
You know, love will be our wings
The passion rises up from the ashes
When the world ends

When the world ends
You're gonna come with me
We're going to be crazy
Like a river bends
We're going to float
Through the criss cross of the mountains
Watch them fade to nothing
When the world ends
You know that's what's happening now
I'm going to be there with you somehow, oh...

I'm going to tie you up like a baby in a carriage car
Your legs won't work cause you want me so
You just lie spread to the wall
The love you got is surely
All the love that I would ever need
I'm going to take you by my side
And love you tall, â??til the world ends

Oh, but don't you worry about a thing
No, 'cause I got you here with me
Don't you worry about a
Just you and me
Floating through the empty, empty
Just you and me
Oh, graces
Oh, grace

Oh, when the world ends
We'll be burning one
When the world ends
We'll be sweet makin love
Oh, you know when the world ends
I'm going to take you aside and say
Let's watch it fade away, fade away
And the world's done
Ours just begun
It's done
Ours just begun

We're gonna dive into the emptiness
We'll be swimming
I'm going to walk you through the pathless roads
I'm going to take you to the top of the mountain that's no longer there
I'm going to take you to bed and love you, I swear
Like the end is here

I'm going to take you up to
I'm going to take you down on you
I'm going to hold you like an angel, angel

I'm going to love you
I'm going to love you
When the world ends
I'm going to hold you
When the world is over
We'll just be beginning...


Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae, edited by Mellow_Harsher

When the World Ends Lyrics as written by Glen Ballard David John Matthews

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC

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  • +2
    General Comment

    once again my man dave writes a beautiful love song. plain and simple he's saying, baby i'm going to love u no matter what! the world maybe on fire, but u and i will be in lying in bed smokin a joint and getting ready for some more lovin!

    flaquitoon January 10, 2002   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    in fact amazing, i made love to this song, i dont need a girlfrined though, i have a dog

    MistWolf42on May 19, 2002   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    I think Dave and his lover are caught in the middle of a huge war and the only thing they have to hold on to is each other and their love. He is also describing how their love will pursue after they inevitably die. He mentions that when the world is over their lives will have just begun similar to starting a new life after death. They will still be together at the top of the mountain thats no longer there aka heaven. War can destroy everything but love

    lilkobe90on November 29, 2023   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    LOL flaquito...it's pretty obvious what this song means. Making love like the world is ending. I don't know about the joint part...

    incubus4everon February 23, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Oh yes, there's a joint involved... When the world ends, we'll be burning one.

    DavesSugarMamaon March 12, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Hahah! MAKIN LOVE LIKE THERE'S NO TOMARROW!

    Lissy Ratzon April 10, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    i love this one! its so sweet and dave again shows off his amazing skills as a singer and songwriter! (and ill love him till the world ends!!)

    angelicon May 07, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    good

    MistWolf42on May 19, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    little known fact...this song was supposed to be the next single released off of "everyday" after the "space between" but then september 11th tragedy happened and they decided to go with the single "everyday" instead

    Traumattizingon July 04, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    one of the sexiest songs; it makes me smile

    starrynighton July 25, 2002   Link

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