James Top Of The World

TOP OF THE WORLD

First released 1990

Top Of The World is the only Gold Mother song that is part-credited to Gavan Whelan. It appeared in shows on the Summer 1989 show as a mid-paced tracks with lines such as "my girlfriend says she's pregnant, we should have taken precautions".

The track opened up many shows on the 1990 World Cup tour in its final slowed-down version and then was discarded until the 1992 acoustic tour. It was resurrected in 1998 and became a regular in the encores on the 1999 Winter tour with Tim, dressed in a glittery silver mirror-ball coat, flying into the audience with the help of ropes attached to the ceiling. The popularity of the track saw a live version released on the b-side of the We're Going To Miss You single.

WHERE TO GET

Studio Version : Gold Mother original issue LP (848 595-1), CAS (848 594-5), CD (848 595-2)

Studio Version : Gold Mother rerelease LP (846 189-1), CAS (846 189-4), CD (846 189-2)

Studio Version : Gold Mother re-issue CD (548 785-2)

Album Version : The Gathering Sound boxset USB stick

Live Version (Embassy Rooms 11.11.99) : We’re Going To Miss You CDS1 (JIMCD 24)

Live Version - Getting Away With It Live CD (SANDD119), VHS (0927451603), DVD (0927451602)

LYRICS

The view from here's breathtaking

My visions all surrounding

The humans look like insects

There is only one way down

But it's cold and lonely in this stratosphere

Gliding through the darkness

Where is my craft leading to

Am I damned or blessed?

Don't let go on top of the world

Will my good friends desert me

Or will they prove themselves?

Are my demands all greedy

Or are they what I need?

If I will not be faithful

I must accept betrayal

When your turn comes to leave me

Will my free ways have failed?

Don't let go on top of the world

I'll meet you inside hollow world

I'll meet you inside

Hollow world, hollow world

Don't let go on top of the world

It's a long way down

And I'm so cold