P.j. Harvey
Is That All There Is?
I remember when i was a girl
Our house caught on fire
And i`ll never forget the look on my father`s face
As he gathered me in his arms
And raced to the burning building out on the pavement
And i stood there shivering
And watched the whole world go up in flames
And when it was all over
I said to myself
Is that all there is to a fire?
Is that all there is?
Is that all there is?
If that`s all there is, my friends, then let`s keep dancing
Let`s break out the booze and have a ball
If that`s all there is
And when i was twelve years old
My daddy took me to the circus
The greatest show on earthe
And there were clowns
And elephants
Dancing bears,
And a beautiful lady in pink tights flew high above our heads
And as i sat there watching
I had the feeling that something was missing
I don`t know what
But when it was all over
I said to myself
Is that all there is to the circus
Is that all there is?
If that`s all there is, my friends, then let`s keep dancing
Let`s break out the booze and have a ball
If that`s all there is
And then i fell in love
With the most wonderful boy in the world
We`d take long walks down by the river
Or just sit for hours gazing into each other`s eyes
We were so very much in love
And then one day
He went away
And i`d thought i`d die
But i didn`t
And when i didn`t
I said to myself
Is that all there is to love
Is that all there is?
If that`s all there is, my friends, then let`s keep
I know what you must be saying to yourselvess
If that`s the way she feels about it
Then why doesn`t she just end it all
Oh no. not me. i`m not ready for the final disappointment
Cause i know just as well as i`m standing here talking to you
That when that final moment comes
And i`m breathing my last breath
I know what i`ll be saying to myself
Is that all there is?
Is that all there is?
If that`s all there is, my friends, then let`s keep dancing
Let`s break out the booze and have a ball
If that`s all there is
Is That All There Is?
I remember when i was a girl
Our house caught on fire
And i`ll never forget the look on my father`s face
As he gathered me in his arms
And raced to the burning building out on the pavement
And i stood there shivering
And watched the whole world go up in flames
And when it was all over
I said to myself
Is that all there is to a fire?
Is that all there is?
Is that all there is?
If that`s all there is, my friends, then let`s keep dancing
Let`s break out the booze and have a ball
If that`s all there is
And when i was twelve years old
My daddy took me to the circus
The greatest show on earthe
And there were clowns
And elephants
Dancing bears,
And a beautiful lady in pink tights flew high above our heads
And as i sat there watching
I had the feeling that something was missing
I don`t know what
But when it was all over
I said to myself
Is that all there is to the circus
Is that all there is?
If that`s all there is, my friends, then let`s keep dancing
Let`s break out the booze and have a ball
If that`s all there is
And then i fell in love
With the most wonderful boy in the world
We`d take long walks down by the river
Or just sit for hours gazing into each other`s eyes
We were so very much in love
And then one day
He went away
And i`d thought i`d die
But i didn`t
And when i didn`t
I said to myself
Is that all there is to love
Is that all there is?
If that`s all there is, my friends, then let`s keep
I know what you must be saying to yourselvess
If that`s the way she feels about it
Then why doesn`t she just end it all
Oh no. not me. i`m not ready for the final disappointment
Cause i know just as well as i`m standing here talking to you
That when that final moment comes
And i`m breathing my last breath
I know what i`ll be saying to myself
Is that all there is?
Is that all there is?
If that`s all there is, my friends, then let`s keep dancing
Let`s break out the booze and have a ball
If that`s all there is