Under the Milky Way Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Sometimes, when this place gets kind of empty
Sound of their breath fades with the light
I think about the loveless fascination
Under the Milky Way tonight
Lower the curtain down on Memphis
Lower the curtain down, all right
I got no time for private consultation
Under the Milky Way tonight
[Chorus]
Wish I knew what you were looking for
Might have known what you would find
[Verse 2]
And it's something quite peculiar
Something shimmering and white
It leads you here, despite your destination
Under the Milky Way tonight
[Chorus]
Wish I knew what you were looking for
Might have known what you would find
Wish I knew what you were looking for
Might have known what you would find
Sometimes, when this place gets kind of empty
Sound of their breath fades with the light
I think about the loveless fascination
Under the Milky Way tonight
Lower the curtain down on Memphis
Lower the curtain down, all right
I got no time for private consultation
Under the Milky Way tonight
[Chorus]
Wish I knew what you were looking for
Might have known what you would find
[Verse 2]
And it's something quite peculiar
Something shimmering and white
It leads you here, despite your destination
Under the Milky Way tonight
[Chorus]
Wish I knew what you were looking for
Might have known what you would find
Wish I knew what you were looking for
Might have known what you would find
[Verse 2]
And it's something quite peculiar
Something shimmering and white
Leads you here, despite your destination
Under the Milky Way tonight
[Chorus]
Wish I knew what you were looking for
Might have known what you would find
Wish I knew what you were looking for
Might have known what you would find
[Outro]
Under the Milky Way tonight
Under the Milky Way tonight
Under the Milky Way tonight
And it's something quite peculiar
Something shimmering and white
Leads you here, despite your destination
Under the Milky Way tonight
[Chorus]
Wish I knew what you were looking for
Might have known what you would find
Wish I knew what you were looking for
Might have known what you would find
[Outro]
Under the Milky Way tonight
Under the Milky Way tonight
Under the Milky Way tonight
About
Genius Annotation
For The Church the rewards were great – if sometimes too clean around the corners in comparison to the song-for-song masterpiece Heyday, Starfish set up the band’s well-deserved breakthrough in the States.
The reason was Under the Milky Way, still one of the most haunting and elegant songs ever to make the US Top 40.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
- 1.Destination
- 2.Under the Milky Way
- 3.Blood Money
- 4.Lost
- 6.Spark
- 7.Antenna
- 8.Reptile
- 9.A New Season
- 10.Hotel Womb
- 11.Texas Moon
- 12.Perfect Child
- 15.Anna Miranda
- 16.Nose Dive
- 17.Afterlife
- 21.Warm Spell
- 22.Musk
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Release Date
February 15, 1988
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