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My Lighthouse by Pulp

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Pulp

My Lighthouse

Release date: 17th April 1983

From It
Track 1
3:29
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About This Track

'My Lighthouse' by Pulp is a rock song from the album 'It', released in 1983. The lyrics invite someone up to a lighthouse to hear what the singer wants to say, with the scene paced for patience and shared attention. There is a sense of affectionate insistence, culminating in a frank admission that the speaker wants the other person to share the moment, even if it “may seem strange” to talk of love.

"My Lighthouse" is a single by Pulp, from the album It, released 17th April 1983. The track is 3:29 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Pulp.

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Pulp

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Lyrics

My Lighthouse

Come up to my lighthouse for I have something I wish to say
It can wait for a moment; well in fact
It can wait all day
I just wanted to bring you up here so you could have the chance to see
The beauty of this situation that
You could share with me

It may seem strange
To talk of love and then lighthouses
It's not strange
To me
Hey
All alone
You and I in our high tower
That's the way
To be

Some laugh at my lighthouse they say it's just an ivory tower
But I don't mind because I know
Their envy grows by the hour
See I have a purpose up here to guide the ships upon their way
All this is mine; it could be yours too
What do you say?

It may seem strange
To talk of love and then lighthouses
It's not strange
To me
Hey
All alone
You and I in our high tower
That's the way
To be
Hehehey hey.

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Track details

From It

3:291983Single
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It
It
Pulp
18th April 1983
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1
Release year
1983
  1. 1My Lighthouse
    3:29
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    4:17
  3. 3Joking Aside
    4:20
  4. 4Boats and Trains
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