Released: June 1, 2009
Songwriter: Chris Lowe Neil Tennant
Producer: Pet Shop Boys
[Verse 1]
Typical day
Cars being towed away
Junk mail through the door
Joins the post on the floor
Drilling
Always someone drilling
Somewhere in the city
Authorised by committee
Permission is bestowed
According to postal code
Terms and conditions may vary
It's nothing out of the ordinary
[Chorus]
Sometimes someone gets upset
Doesn't hear the laughter
Takes it as a threat
But it's different after
After the event
Looks like someone's smiling
Happy to be here
Blue skies heaven-sent
[Verse 2]
There's a kind of glow
Illuminates the flow
Over to the east
Of traffic in the streets
Not to be outdone
The school run has begun
Mothers all arrive
Each in a four-wheel drive
[Chorus]
Sometimes someone gets upset
Doesn't hear the laughter
Takes it as a threat
But it's different after
After the event
Looks like someone's smiling
Happy to be here
Blue skies heaven-sent
[Verse 3]
Evening comes as a surprise
Suddenly someone dies
Everyone's over-reacting
With clichés and bad acting
Misty in the rain
Flowers in their cellophane
Policemen intervening
Drama without meaning
It's perfectly routine
A statement from the Queen
Obituaries appear
You can leave your tributes here
[Chorus]
Sometimes someone gets upset
Doesn't hear the laughter
Takes it as a threat
But it's different after
After the event
Looks like someone's smiling
Happy to be here
Blue skies heaven-sent
Typical day
Cars being towed away
Junk mail through the door
Joins the post on the floor
Drilling
Always someone drilling
Somewhere in the city
Authorised by committee
Permission is bestowed
According to postal code
Terms and conditions may vary
It's nothing out of the ordinary
[Chorus]
Sometimes someone gets upset
Doesn't hear the laughter
Takes it as a threat
But it's different after
After the event
Looks like someone's smiling
Happy to be here
Blue skies heaven-sent
[Verse 2]
There's a kind of glow
Illuminates the flow
Over to the east
Of traffic in the streets
Not to be outdone
The school run has begun
Mothers all arrive
Each in a four-wheel drive
[Chorus]
Sometimes someone gets upset
Doesn't hear the laughter
Takes it as a threat
But it's different after
After the event
Looks like someone's smiling
Happy to be here
Blue skies heaven-sent
[Verse 3]
Evening comes as a surprise
Suddenly someone dies
Everyone's over-reacting
With clichés and bad acting
Misty in the rain
Flowers in their cellophane
Policemen intervening
Drama without meaning
It's perfectly routine
A statement from the Queen
Obituaries appear
You can leave your tributes here
[Chorus]
Sometimes someone gets upset
Doesn't hear the laughter
Takes it as a threat
But it's different after
After the event
Looks like someone's smiling
Happy to be here
Blue skies heaven-sent
Fundamental: Further Listening 2005 – 2007
- Twentieth Century
- I’m With Stupid
- After the Event
- The Former Enfant Terrible
- A Certain ‘Je ne sais quoi’
- Ring Road (Demo)
- The Performance of My Life (Demo)
- One-Way Street (Demo)
- Dancing in the Dusk (Demo)
- Transfer
- The Sodom and Gomorrah Show (Original Demo)
- No Time For Tears (Orchestral Mix)
- God Willing (Original Full-Length Mix)
- Numb (Single Edit)
- Numb
- Integral (PSB Perfect Immaculate Mix)
- Psychological
- I Made My Excuses and Left
- Luna Park
- Girls Don’t Cry
- The Resurrectionist
- God Willing
- The Sodom and Gomorrah Show
- One Night
- Indefinite Leave to Remain
- Fugitive (Richard X Extended Mix)
- Casanova in Hell
- Integral
- Minimal
- Integral (PSB Perfect Immaculate 7" Mix)
- West End Girls
- It’s a Sin
- Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money)
- Go West
- Always On My Mind
- Being Boring
- Suburbia
- What Have I Done to Deserve This?
- Domino Dancing
- The Pop Kids
- Left to My Own Devices
- Rent
- New York City Boy
- Love etc.
- Love is a Bourgeois Construct
- Burning the heather
- Dreamland
- Closer to Heaven 3
- Footsteps
- Closer To Heaven / Left To My Own Devices
- Je T’aime Moi Non Plus
- Yesterday, When I Was Mad (Coconut 1 12" Mix) [Disco 2 Version]
- In His Imagination
- Sail Away