Escaping the pain of a love affair
Lyrics
Almost East
Verse 1
I feel Big Ben resounding in my heart
I stand in awe of stoic-looking guards
The Palace springs to life from a postcard
Just a tourist on a holiday
Verse 2
Our smiles meet, you warm my rainy days
You strike a light within me, I feel safe
I hint that I might move into your place
Just a tourist sent upon her way
Chorus
Almost East
Of this London heartache
Almost East
Of Atlantis breathing
Almost East
Of love that I believed in
Almost East
Where I won't feel a thing.
Verse 3
When I got to Rome I was in ruin
Eyes as empty as the Colosseum
The Trevi banked the money that I threw in
Just a tourists' desperate display
Chorus
Almost East
Of this London heartache
Almost East
Of Atlantis breathing
Almost East
Of love that I believed in
Almost East
Where I won't feel a thing.
Bridge
Distance hasn't helped me heal at all
My hearts the Iron Curtain, and my minds the Berlin Wall
Chorus
Almost East
Of this London heartache
Almost East
Of Atlantis breathing
Almost East
Of all that's European
Almost East
Of love that I believed in.