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.
Lo, lo, lo, lo, lo, lo
Lo, lo, lo, lo, lo, lo
You can end this anytime you want to
Just jump out of the window
And feel your body break on the ground
Or you can come a little closer
Come ride my magic carpet
And follow stars to Bethlehem
You're such a better man that he
You're such a better man that he
You're such a better man that he
You're such a better man that he
We'll find faith in the most magical of places
And find home in the smallest of rooms
We'll find life in the most barrenness of faces
And touch Christ in impending doom
Lo, lo, lo, lo, lo, lo
Lo, lo, lo, lo, lo, lo
We can go anywhere you want to
I don't really mind
But follow the life on the moon
A life of pain to do
A curse from me to you
You're such a better man that he
You're such a better man that he
You're such a better man that he
You're such a better man that he
We'll find faith in the most magical of places
And find home in the smallest of rooms
We'll find life in the most barrenness of faces
And touch Christ in impending doom
We're singing
Heroes from your harsh dreams allow me closer
Signs from your palms read
We're so much colder
Ships sail out past the Persian coast to the edge of the world
And I've died
Lo, lo, lo, lo, lo, lo
You're such a better man that he
Lo, lo, lo, lo, lo, lo
You can end this anytime you want to
Just jump out of the window
And feel your body break on the ground
Or you can come a little closer
Come ride my magic carpet
And follow stars to Bethlehem
You're such a better man that he
You're such a better man that he
You're such a better man that he
You're such a better man that he
We'll find faith in the most magical of places
And find home in the smallest of rooms
We'll find life in the most barrenness of faces
And touch Christ in impending doom
Lo, lo, lo, lo, lo, lo
Lo, lo, lo, lo, lo, lo
We can go anywhere you want to
I don't really mind
But follow the life on the moon
A life of pain to do
A curse from me to you
You're such a better man that he
You're such a better man that he
You're such a better man that he
You're such a better man that he
We'll find faith in the most magical of places
And find home in the smallest of rooms
We'll find life in the most barrenness of faces
And touch Christ in impending doom
We're singing
Heroes from your harsh dreams allow me closer
Signs from your palms read
We're so much colder
Ships sail out past the Persian coast to the edge of the world
And I've died
Lo, lo, lo, lo, lo, lo
You're such a better man that he
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