The Road To Mandalay Lyrics
Robbie Williams
Lyrics
Save me from drowning in the sea
Beat me upon the beach
What a lovely holiday, there's nothing funny left to say
This sombre song won't drain the sun
But it won't shine until it's sung
No water running in the stream, the saddest place we've ever seen
Everything I touched was golden
Everything I loved got broken
On the road to mandalay
Every mistake I've ever made
Has been rehashed and replayed
As I got lost along the way
Bom bom bom ba da dup bom bom
Bom bom bom ba da dup bom bom
Bom bom bom ba da dup bom bom
Bom badom
There's nothing left for you to give
The truth is all that you're left with
Twenty paces then at dawn, we will die and be reborn
I like to sleep beneath the trees
Have the universe at one with me
Look down the barrel of a gun and feel the moon replace the sun
Everything we've ever stolen
Has been lost, returned or broken
No more dragons left to slay
Every mistake I've ever made
Has been rehashed and then replayed
As I got lost along the way
Bom bom bom ba da dup bom bom
Bom bom bom ba da dup bom bom
Bom bom bom ba da dup bom bom
Bom badom
Bom bom bom ba da dup bom bom
Bom bom bom ba da dup bom bom
Bom bom bom ba da dup bom bom
Bom badom
Bom bom bom ba da dup bom bom
Bom bom bom ba da dup bom bom
Bom bom bom ba da dup bom bom
Bom badom
Save me from drowning in the sea
Beat me upon the beach
What a lovely holiday, there's nothing funny left to say...
Song & Lyrics Facts
Robbie Williams' The Road to Mandalay is a song released in 2001 from his album Swing When You're Winning. It was written by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers, with musical accompaniment provided by the Tom Lord-Alge Band.
This heartfelt ballad tells the story of an unfulfilled dream, where the protagonist yearns to be free and make his own way in life. The lyrics are filled with longing for a better future, as he sets out on the road to Mandalay. The chorus speaks of being "so close yet so far away" and this feeling of almost achieving one's goals but never quite getting there is something many people can relate to. Released on October 15th, 2001, The Road to Mandalay has become a classic amongst fans of Robbie Williams' music.