Pet Shop Boys - The Survivors

Pet Shop Boys - The Survivors - Bilingual (1996)

Cross a windy bridge, one winter night
Past Embankment Gardens, enter warmth and light
Face the music
(It's never easy)
Forget the chill
Face the future
(It's never easy)
Find the will

If life is worth living, it's got to be done
One might be forgiven for thinking it's a life on the run
Many roads will cross through many lives
But somehow you survive

Look around, picture what's in store
Is this the final edit, or is the subject now a bore?
Don't shrug your shoulders
(It's always easy)
You can't ignore

That life is worth living, it's still worth a damn
One might be forgiven for thinking it's something of a sham
Many words may make it sound contrived
But somehow we're alive

The survivors - Our heads bowed
The survivors - At memorials for other faces in the crowd

Teachers and artists
(It's never easy)
And Saturday girls
In suits or sequins
(It's never easy)
Or twinsets-and-pearls

If life is worth living
It's got to be run
As a means of giving
Not as a race to be won
Many roads will run through many lives
But somehow we'll arrive

Many roads will run through many lives
But somewhere we'll survive

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[olliespike2]

incredible song from PSB's...possibly their best ever.

I lived in London for 14 years and this always reminds me of my time there.

I met Neil once and he signed my copy of this album and was a cool and friendly gentleman.

[nadsabtam]

Yes, indeed... lucky one!

Did you meet him by chance?

[pocodfe]

This has been my absolute, hands down, personal favorite song from PSB. In my opinion, it's one of the most overlooked songs in PSB history, so much better than some of the official single releases, but album tracks often are the best anyway. An absolute gorgeous song.

[mysoulbass]

nesse mundo de hoje em que nós estamos vivendo, fassa valer a pena cada dia de nossa vida PSB forever.

[PleaseGoAway1000]

This is a song about coming out of the closet, lol!

[Ysraelc17fox]

MELANCOLIA.-

[nadsabtam]

@DaveDaRave1980 Dave, don't know why your comments have been removed; I didn't delete anything. Quite the contrary, I thought your comment was very touching.

[jnaas77]

The Bilingual album just keeps growing on me over the.. decades. Initially I wasn't that keen on it but it matures like good wine. Such rich sounds, such great melodies, such good lyrics.