On Top Of The World
Deep Purple Lyrics

Hot summer night, the working girls were on their way back home
The song starts with the scene of a group of women returning home from work on a hot summer night.

It was getting late so I tagged along, couldn′t let them walk alone
The singer joins the group of women on their way home because it was getting dark, and he did not want them to walk alone.

I followed them up some greasy steps to a rooftop in the sky
The group of people moved up some dirty stairs that led them to a rooftop high in the sky.

No walls around just a sea of stars, my throat was getting dry
When they arrived at the rooftop, they found that there were no walls, only the open sky with countless shining stars. The singer felt thirsty.

Everyone could feel the heat that's why we all disrobed
The heat was intense, so everyone removed their clothes.

Our clothes and inhibitions went off flying ′cross the globe
As they took off their clothes, they also seemed to shed their inhibitions, and the resulting freedom spread across the world like a gust of wind.

Dancing crazy getting loose and closer to the edge
Everyone started dancing madly, and they moved dangerously near the edge of the rooftop.

I could feel my blood was up and it was pounding in my head
The singer's heart was racing, and he could feel the adrenaline surging through his veins.

So there I was, just me and the girls
The singer found himself alone with the group of women on the rooftop.

Under the moonlight on the top of the world
They were dancing in the moonlight at the highest point in the world.

As things were dying down we retreated from the precipice
As the night progressed, they moved away from the edge of the rooftop where they had been dancing.

I lay beside the most beautiful girl in the universe
The singer lay down next to the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.

Her name was Venus in Heaven
The woman's name was Venus, possibly a reference to the Roman goddess of love.

She fed me rice and offered me wine
Venus offered the singer food and drink.

I accepted ambrosia and nectar
The food and drink offered to the singer may be symbolic references to the food of the gods and the drink of eternal life in Greek mythology.

From an amber goddess
The color amber is a reference to Venus's beauty and radiance.

I collapsed between the thighs of Morpheus
The singer fell asleep, possibly a reference to the Greek god of dreams, Morpheus.

Next thing I felt was a sharp pain of sunrise
The singer suddenly woke up due to the bright sunlight of the morning.

My mouth was open and full of rice
The singer found that his mouth was full of rice when he woke up.

As I managed to prize open one of my eyes
The singer was struggling to open one of his eyes, which may be due to the bright sunlight or his confusion after waking up.

I saw Luigi the cockroach carry off his prize
The singer realized that the rice in his mouth was not because of Venus, but because a cockroach had crawled into his mouth during the night.

And there lay Venus still sprawled out and naked for sure
The woman was still naked, lying on the rooftop.

But not quite what she was the night before
The woman did not look as beautiful as she did the previous night, possibly a metaphor for the fleeting beauty of youth and the impermanence of life.

I made my excuses and left through the door
The singer decided to leave quietly and without disturbing the woman.

Stepped into space at the twentieth floor
The singer left the building, possibly through an elevator at the twentieth floor.

And that's why I don't like heights no more
The entire experience of being on the rooftop made the singer uneasy about heights and he no longer likes them.