Moments Of Pleasure (Remastered) Lyrics
Kate Bush
Lyrics
Some moments that I've had
Some moments of pleasure
I think about us lying
Lying on a beach somewhere
I think about us diving
Diving off a rock, into another moment
The case of George the Wipe
Oh God I can't stop laughing
This sense of humour of mine
It isn't funny at all
Oh but we sit up all night
Talking about it
Just being alive
It can really hurt
And these moments given
Are a gift from time
On a balcony in New York
It's just started to snow
He meets us at the lift
Like Douglas Fairbanks
Waving his walking stick
But he isn't well at all
The buildings of New York
Look just like mountains through the snow
Just being alive
It can really hurt
And these moments given
Are a gift from time
Just let us try
To give these moments back
To those we love
To those who will survive
And I can hear my mother saying
"Every old sock meets an old shoe"
Isn't that a great saying?
"Every old sock meets an old shoe"
Here come the Hills of Time
Hey there Maureen,
Hey there Bubba,
Dancing down the aisle of a plane,
'S Murph, playing his guitarain,
Hey there Teddy,
Spinning in the chair at Abbey Road,
Hey there Michael,
Do you really love me?
Hey there Bill,
Could you turn the lights up?
Song & Lyrics Facts
Moments of Pleasure is a song by British singer-songwriter Kate Bush, released as part of her 1993 album The Red Shoes. Written and produced by Bush herself, the track was remastered for her 2011 box set Director's Cut.
It features contributions from guitarists Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck, drummer Steve Gadd, and bassist Pino Palladino. The lyrics of Moments of Pleasure are an ode to cherishing life’s moments both big and small, with Bush singing “Let me hold every moment close/ And live it in my heart forever”. The song has been praised for its melancholic yet uplifting tone, with one critic noting that "Bush captures the bittersweetness of life in all its beauty."