PJ Harvey - Is That All There Is? Lyrics






I remember when i was a girl
Our house caught on fire
And i'll never forget the look on my father's face
As he gathered me in his arms
And raced to the burning building out on the pavement
And I stood there shivering
And watched the whole world go up in flames
And when it was all over
I said to myself
" Is that all there is to a fire ? "
Is that all there is?

Is that all there is?
If that's all there is, my friends, then let's keep dancing
Let's break out the booze and have a ball
If that's all there is

And when I was twelve years old
My daddy took me to the circus
The greatest show on earth
And there were clowns
And elephants
Dancing bears,
And a beautiful lady in pink tights flew high above our heads

And as I sat there watching
I had the feeling that something was missing
I don't know what
But when it was all over
I said to myself
" Is that all there is to the circus ? "

Is that all there is?
If that's all there is, my friends, then let's keep dancing
Let's break out the booze and have a ball
If that's all there is

And then I fell in love
With the most wonderful boy in the world
We'd take long walks down by the river
Or just sit for hours gazing into each other's eyes
We were so very much in love

And then one day
He went away
And i thought i'd die
But I didn't
And when I didn't
I said to myself
" Is that all there is to love ? "

Is that all there is?
If that's all there is, my friends, then let's keep

I know what you must be saying to yourselves
If that's the way she feels about it
Then why doesn't she just end it all
Oh no. not me. i'm not ready for the final disappointment
'Cause I know just as well as i'm standing here talking to you
That when that final moment comes
And i'm breathing my last breath
I know what I'll be saying to myself
" Is that all there is ? "

Is that all there is?
If that's all there is, my friends, then let's keep dancing
Let's break out the booze and have a ball
If that's all there is





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  1. c.... a....

    SUBSCRIBED!

  2. J.... C....

    Really could do without your stupid scrollers...

  3. C.... Y....

    What is with the ads????? This seems more like a commercial than a music video. Anyway, I like the song :)

  4. J.... ....

    all time great

  5. o.... e....

    "You Tube Red" is straight up EXTORTION....give us money or we will bombarred yo ass with unwanted bullshucks. shame upon the once great house of YouTube

    o.... e....

    ozn ebn this video disturbs me

  6. S.... ....

    Is that all there is to this video?

    S.... ....

    Give or take 10 seconds

  7. B.... K....

    Homer Simpson brought me here!!!

  8. Z.... ....

    PJ's put out some good stuff but Peggy Lee owns this. PL's '69 version (orchestration by Randy Newman) is as burlesque as it get's and to me this is just a very very ordinary cover. PJ should stick to her own material. If you're not going to add anything to the story just leave it alone and sing your version to yourself in the shower.

    Z.... ....

    Zed fuck no.

  9. d.... ....

    Great song.. but you messed up the video by putting all that text on top of it.

    d.... ....

    They are credits displayed at the end of the program, as this was aired on Manhattan Cable. The couldn't be remove when the video was digitalized.

  10. W.... H....

    bad to the motherfuckin bone

  11. p.... s....

    PJ Harvey is my favorite depressive. This song was made for her.

  12. k.... ....

    What a comically annoyingly epic scroll to end all scrolls.

  13. M.... D....

    My Nana, my mum's mum wanted this played at her funeral. i said oh, PJ Harvey sing this! i was ignored as usual and it wasn't played, not even the Peggy Lee version

    M.... D....

    That's wrong..they better play what i want at my funeral. (i've got a friend who wants 'Teenage Dirtbag' played at his...he's 48yo and pretty much the opposite of a dirtbag!)

    M.... D....

    That's a shame. I've always loved the Peggy Lee version. Just heard this tonight and I don't know if I like it better, or not. I don't know anything about PJ Harvey and what she usually sings.

  14. g.... ....

    it's not a cover

    g.... ....

    yes it is... search for Peggy Lee

    g.... ....

    It is a cover just not a good one.

  15. Q.... ....

    POLLY JEEEEEEAN!!!

  16. N.... B....

    luv luv luv u polly!!!

  17. D.... F....

    Brilliant song. I didn't realise it was a cover until recently.

  18. T.... M....

    The most Beautiful Girl on the World

    T.... M....

    Tony Montana not really