Waiting At the End Of The World - Simple Minds

Her working name was Venus

Real name Kate Magill

Been looking at the tarot cards

All of us said she will

Looking through the picture book

One last chance to see

A photograph of you and her

From 1983

When she was up all night

Waiting for the end of the world

And for you she was the only…

Walked just like St Peter

Dressed in silk and tanned

Knew every hip philospher

Held everyone’s command

Said you’d like to see her

If no one was around

Said she looked like Nico

From the Velvet Underground

When she was up all night

Waiting for the end of the world

And for you she was so lonely

Hey!

D’you see?

A cloud rolling back to me?

And hey, it’s true

No turning back for you

I once knew a boy like you

Oh now what am I to do?

It’s a thought that’s never ending

The place that time forgot

You might try to comprehend

But you can never see the lot

Grounded by the wasted

Pounded endlessly

Blinded by the headlights

Of the 20th century

When we were up all night

Just waiting

I once knew a boy like you

Waiting at the end of the world