He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
I've gone and said it
Just so you know whats on my mind
I walk away now
This is over and there's no turning back
The way you parade is such a crime
I think about us
Your pretty eyes still give me heart attacks
And all we have is all that's left and it's for the best
We've been here before
We've fallen apart
You knew that it was over
You knew this from the start
I've gone and said it
Just so you know whats on my mind
I walk away now
This is over and there's no turning back
The way you parade is such a crime
I think about us
Your pretty eyes still give me heart attacks
And all we have is all that's left and it's for the best
We've been here before
We've fallen apart
You knew that it was over
You knew this from the start
I'm the devil from above just you wait and see
I can make any girl fall in love with me
I'm the devil from above just you wait and see
I can make any girl fall in love with me
We've been here before
We've fallen apart
You knew that it was over
You knew this from the start
No-one can save us
No-one can save us
No-one can save us
No-one can save us
No-one can save us
No-one can save us
No-one can save us
No-one can save us
Just so you know whats on my mind
I walk away now
This is over and there's no turning back
The way you parade is such a crime
I think about us
Your pretty eyes still give me heart attacks
And all we have is all that's left and it's for the best
We've been here before
We've fallen apart
You knew that it was over
You knew this from the start
I've gone and said it
Just so you know whats on my mind
I walk away now
This is over and there's no turning back
The way you parade is such a crime
I think about us
Your pretty eyes still give me heart attacks
And all we have is all that's left and it's for the best
We've been here before
We've fallen apart
You knew that it was over
You knew this from the start
I'm the devil from above just you wait and see
I can make any girl fall in love with me
I'm the devil from above just you wait and see
I can make any girl fall in love with me
We've been here before
We've fallen apart
You knew that it was over
You knew this from the start
No-one can save us
No-one can save us
No-one can save us
No-one can save us
No-one can save us
No-one can save us
No-one can save us
No-one can save us
Lyrics submitted by Haunted Devil
Beijing Cocktail Lyrics as written by Gavin Butler Sean Bellers-smith
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