40 Years of Major Tom - New Adventures

Terra Titanic (Lost to the Sea) [2023 Remaster]

Down To the Wire
        
You know I’ve loved you
And would have loved you to the very end
I’ve taken no notice of you
With your so-called friend.
I ignored the pain you caused
You put our love on pause
Broke all the rules
                                                                               
You’ve taken our love
Right down to the wire.            
Tensions couldn’t get
Any tighter or any higher
                
You’ve gone and put out our fire
Dampened all desire
Taken our love to the wire
        
‘Cos you’re a mean operator 
Manipulator 
Man-eater 
Spit you out later        
Cold-hearted woman
You’ve taken our love down to the wire
 
You tried out every move, 
To disrupt my thinking and mood.
Invented tricks of your own
Made the chequered board your planning zone.
  
I was just a pawn in your complicated chess game   
Thought I’d broken your defence down 
But your checkmate left me
Nowhere else to go

There is no turning back for our love is lost now.       
No point in assessing the cost
Need to rebuild my self-esteem now
                                                    
I warned you not to cross the line
You just laughed, 
Said everything was fine
 
‘Cos you’re a mean operator 
Manipulator 
Man-eater 
Spit you out later.        
Cold-hearted woman
You’ve taken our love down to the wire.
           
You pushed the boundaries
Right down to the wire. 
Completely extinguished
What remained of our fire and desire,             
Only ashes now remain—a symbol of our pain
Only you can explain
                      
 ‘Cos you’re a mean operator 
Manipulator 
Man-eater 
Spit you out later       
Cold-hearted woman
You’ve taken it right down to the wire
   
Down to the wire
Down to the wire
Your checkmate 
Toppled me over the edge
Down to the wire

Lyrics by Bobby Lincoln, adapted by Phil Hawker

Terra Titanic (Lost to the Sea) [2023 Remaster]

Peter Schilling

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