Bill Ryder-Jones
100% Endurance (Elton John Version)
[Verse 1]
I was woken by a bang
And I could already taste the shame
The sudden fear that grips and shakes you
When you face the truth
Whose sofa was this?
Where were my shoes?
What did we do last night?
I don't remember leaving Nathan's house
Ah yeah, how could I forget
Why my pants were soaking wet
When we'd been pissing ourselves laughing at the news
Did you see it too?
It was incredible, they played it on a loop
Basically, they'd discovered, that there were others just like us
Other beings, and other creatures, and other planets, and other species
Who had other gods that they believed in
And they interviewed all of them everyone of them it's true
None of them had a single clue what they were doing here either
[Chorus]
It's all so pointless
It is, l find it humbling, sincerely
And when you're gone
It brings me peace of mind to know that this will all just carry on
With someone else (Someone else)
With something new (Something new)
No need to be blue
[Bridge]
Everything has already happened, time is an illusion
It's hippy bullshit but it's true
Come with us
[Verse 2]
Now we're off to meet them, so best impress them
Don't want them thinking we've been sat here doing nothing, now do we Elton?
"It's alright, I've had more hits than I've had hot dinners"
Is that how we define this life's winners?
A numeric so imperative that without them we'll forget how to simply be
It's hippy bullshit, but it's true
Watch me explode
[Verse 3]
It's all so pointless, ah, but it's not though is it?
It's really real and when you feel it, you can really feel it
Grab somebody that you love
Grab anyone who needs to hear it
And shake 'em by the shoulders, scream in their face
Death is coming for us all, but not today
Today you're living it, hey, you're really feeling it
Give it everything you've got knowing you can't take this with you
And all you ever needed to exist has always been within you
Gimme some of that good stuff, that human spirit
Cut it with a hundred percent endurance
[Chorus]
It's all so pointless, sure is
And when you're gone
It makes me stronger knowing
That this will all just carry on
With someone else (Someone else)
Something new (Something new)
It's not like there's going to be nothing is it?