The Divine Comedy - Don't Look Down lyrics

"Birds and planes go through the rainbow
Every day though you simply refuse
Old-fashioned ferris wheels are no big deal
They're just big wheels with chairs
So don't be scared Just set yourself free"

She tells me it's alright to open up my eyes
She holds onto my hand
And the clouds float by
The couple in the car below
They wave to us and say hello
I think they understand
The way we're feeling

I don't need to say 'I love you'
When we're floating so far up above
Everyone else's lives are intertwined
With yours and mine
I hope they find the joy that we have found

She tells me it's alright to open up my eyes
She holds onto my hand
And the clouds race by
The couple in the car above
I suppose they think that we're in love
I think they might be right

And without warning when we're
Almost at the top
The wheel that turns us all
Comes to a sudden stop
The wind that's blown us dies
A quick and painless death
The air gets clammy and we
Hold each other's breath
We get the feeling that we're
Not alone in this
And then a god who really ought not to exist
Sticks out a great big hand and
Grabs me by the wrist
And asks me "why?" and I say "well God
It's like this
It may be arrogance or just appalling taste
But I'd rather use my pain than
Let it all go to waste
On some old god who tells me
What I want to hear
As if I cannot tell obedience from fear
I want to take my pleasures
Where and how I will be they disgraceful or
Distasteful or distilled
And to be frank I find
That life has more appeal
Without a driver who's asleep
Behind the wheel" then God decides that he
Has taken quite enough
Of all this atheistic tosh I'm spouting off
And so he calls upon
His favourite angel choir
To sing of times when men
Were filled with Christian fire
But over-zealous angels flap their
Wings too fast
And cause the wind to blow and
Turn the wheel at last
And soon my feet are safely
Back on solid ground and then I hear a voice
Say "don't look down!"