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Don't Look Down Lyrics
So the king went riding
On a silver horse
Quit the throne
Gone running
For a bit of sugar
And a bit of salt
He waged a war
About nothing
But it's alright
Yeah, it's alright
The king is dying
Come out with me tonight
Take on the world
Take up your act
Take out your violence on the sun
You're a speck of dust
I'm a speck of dust
One day we'll fall on everyone
Can we try laughing
Instead of fighting on the phone
Dancing on our own
And the King's in the corner saying
Don't look down
Don't look down
Don't look down
Don't look down
I can't walk
I can't talk
I'll probably find our home
___ like a dog chasing a bone
The sky is laughing
The sky is laughing
At me
At me
So when the devil asks you
What went wrong
Just tell the beast
His kids are in the garden
You can find a million
Faults in me
But darling you can't say
I gave you nothing
It's alright
Yeah, it's alright
Oh, you look so good
Come out with me tonight
Come out with me tonight
On a silver horse
Quit the throne
Gone running
And a bit of salt
He waged a war
About nothing
Yeah, it's alright
The king is dying
Come out with me tonight
Take up your act
Take out your violence on the sun
I'm a speck of dust
One day we'll fall on everyone
Instead of fighting on the phone
Dancing on our own
And the King's in the corner saying
Don't look down
Don't look down
Don't look down
I can't talk
I'll probably find our home
___ like a dog chasing a bone
The sky is laughing
At me
At me
What went wrong
Just tell the beast
His kids are in the garden
Faults in me
But darling you can't say
I gave you nothing
Yeah, it's alright
Oh, you look so good
Come out with me tonight
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i think he sounds like lou reed on the start of this. great song
This song drives me IN SANE!!!! A couple's fighting & breaking up but the "king" who waged the war recognizes his folly. He wants to call a truce. Can't they just laugh, dance & go out as they once did? ...he awaits a response from his love, but they make no eye contactbut nothing... "don't look down". He sees it's over. "...you can't say I gave you nothing". It's alright
"You're a speck of dust/ I'm a speck of dust/ One day we'll fall on everyone" Beautiful. Stops me in my tracks every time.