Her working name was Venus,
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Real name Kate Magill,
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Been looking at the tarot cards,
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All of us said she will.
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Looking through the picture book,
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One last chance to see,
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A photograph of you and her,
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From 1983.
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When she was up all night,
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Waiting for the end of the world,
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And for you she was the only...
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Walked just like St Peter,
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Dressed in silk and tanned.
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Knew every hip philospher,
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Held everyone's command.
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Said you'd like to see her,
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If no one was around.
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Said she looked like Nico,
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From the Velvet Underground.
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When she was up all night,
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Waiting for the end of the world,
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And for you she was so lonely.
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Hey! D'you see?
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A cloud rolling back to me?
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And hey, it's true.
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No turning back for you.
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I once knew a boy like you,
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Oh now what am I to do?
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It's a thought that's never ending,
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The place that time forgot.
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You might try to comprehend,
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But you can never see the lot.
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Grounded by the wasted,
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Pounded endlessly.
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Blinded by the headlights,
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Of the 20th century.
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When we were up all night,
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Just waiting.
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I once knew a boy like you,
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Waiting at the end of the world.
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Waiting at the End of the World
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| Simple Minds |
