[INTRO] The radio said it's over. I was making coffee. [VERSE 1] The sky turned orange Tuesday night, the neighbours gathered in the street. Somebody said the world's on fire, somebody said it looked quite sweet. The supermarket closed at six, the pubs were giving drinks away. You called me from the corner shop and asked me what I planned to do today. I said, "I've got nothing planned." [PRE-CHORUS] The television kept on talking, like it always knew the truth. I turned it off and looked at you. You said, "Well, we've got nothing left to lose." [CHORUS] I'll see you at the end of the world, wearing that old black dress. I'll see you when the buildings fall, when there's nothing left to confess. Let everybody run, let everybody hide. I'll meet you at the end of the world and we'll stand outside. [POST-CHORUS] You said, "Don't be late." I said, "I never am." [VERSE 2] We walked beneath the falling ash, you complained about your shoes. I said the apocalypse was badly dressed and badly organised too. The church bells started ringing, then they stopped without a sound. Someone's dog escaped its garden and was happily running around. You bought two cigarettes from the last machine in town. You gave me one. We watched the sky come down. [PRE-CHORUS] The streets were getting empty, the traffic lights stayed green. It felt strangely ordinary for the strangest thing we'd seen. [CHORUS] I'll see you at the end of the world, wearing that old black dress. I'll see you when the buildings fall, when there's nothing left to confess. Let everybody run, let everybody hide. I'll meet you at the end of the world and we'll stand outside. [VERSE 3] By midnight there were no lights in any window down the road. You asked me if I was frightened. I said, "Of course." You laughed. "Good." Then you took my hand like we'd done it every night. No grand goodbye. No final prayer. No dramatic last words. Just you standing there with your head against my shoulder while the whole world disappeared. [BRIDGE] Maybe this is heaven. Maybe this is hell. Maybe nobody knows. Maybe nobody ever did. But if there's somewhere after this... save me a seat. [BUILD] The last streetlight flickered, the moon disappeared. You looked at me smiling and whispered in my ear: "If we're going down together, we might as well make it beautiful." [FINAL CHORUS] I'll see you at the end of the world, wearing that old black dress. I'll see you when the buildings fall, when there's nothing left to confess. Let everybody run, let everybody hide. I'll meet you at the end of the world and we'll stand outside. I'll see you at the end of the world, when the stars forget to shine. I'll see you when there's nothing left, and you'll still be mine. Let everything disappear. Let everything collide. I'll meet you at the end of the world— And we'll dance outside. [OUTRO] The radio went silent. The sky went black. You looked at me. "Fancy a drink?"
