Long Live the Queen
FrankTurner Lyrics

I was sipping on a Whiskey when I got the call
When I received a phone call, I was drinking whiskey.

Yeah my friend Lex was lying in the hospital
My friend Lex was hospitalized and lying in a bed.

She'd been pretty sick for about half a year
She had been severely ill for nearly six months.

But it seemed like this time the end was drawing near
It seemed that this time she was approaching the end of her life.

So dropped my plans and jumped the next London train
I cancelled my schedule and took the next London train to reach her quickly.

I found her laid up and in a lot of pain
When I arrived, I saw her confined to bed, and she was in significant pain.

Her eyes met mine and then I understood
When our eyes met, I comprehended what she was going through.

That her weather forecast wasn't looking too good
I realized that her chances of recovery were slim.

So I sat and spun her stories for a little while
I attempted to cheer her by telling her some tales.

Tried to raise her mood and tried to raise a smile
I made an effort to boost her spirit and bring a smile to her face.

But she silenced all my rambling with a shake of her head
She stopped me from talking by shaking her head and made me listen.

Drew me close and listen this is what she said now
She pulled me near and said the following.

"You'll live to dance another day,
You will survive to dance some other day,

It's just now you'll have to dance,
but for now, you have to dance,

For the two of us,
You have to dance for both of us,

So stop looking so damn depressed
Hence, stop appearing too dejected,

And sing with all your heart that the Queen is dead"
Instead, sing your heart out by proclaiming the death of the Queen."

Yeah she told me she was sick of all the hospital food
She said that she detested the food given in the hospital.

And of doctors, distant relatives, draining her blood
She was unhappy about the doctors, relatives keeping their distance, and blood tests.

She said "I know I'm dying,
Knowing that death was near, she said,

But I'm not finished just yet,
but she wanted to live a bit more,

I am dying for a drink and for a cigarette"
And all she desired at the moment was a drink and a smoke."

So we hatched a plan to book ourselves a cheap hotel
Thus, we decided to make a plan and find an affordable lodging,

In the centre of the City and to raise some Hell
in the central area of the city and raise some noise,

They waste to all the clubs
We wandered around to all of the clubs,

And then when everyone else is long asleep
When everyone has already gone to sleep,

We know we're good and done
We knew that we had had enough fun.

"We live to dance another day,
Therefore, we are alive and can dance again,

It's just now we have to dance for one more of us,
However, this time we will dance for one of us who couldn't survive,

So stop looking so damn depressed,
So, let's stop feeling sad and gloomy,

And sing with all our hearts, long live the Queen"
And instead, let's raise our voice with all our heart, stating long live the Queen."

And South London's not the same anymore
After losing someone close, South London doesn't look the same for the artist.

The Queen is dead,
The person who was shining brightly is no longer alive,

And the last of the great has finally gone to bed
It was the last chance to see the great person, and now they are gone forever.

Well, I was working on some words when Sarah called me up
When writing something, Sarah contacted me regarding important news.

She said that Lex had gone asleep and wasn't waking up
Sarah informed the artist that Lex had fallen asleep and was not responding.

And even though I knew that there was nothing to be done,
Even though the singer was aware of the unfortunate news and the helpless situation,

I felt bad for not being there and now, well, she was gone
He felt sorry for not being there previously, and now she is no more.

So I tried to think what Lex would want me to do,
The singer tried to guess what Lex would have asked him to do in a situation like this.

At times like this when I was feeling blue
Especially when feeling down,

So I gathered up some friends to spread the sad sad news
Thus, he got some friends and shared the sad news of Lex's demise.

And we headed to the City for a drink or two
Together, they came to the city to have a drink or two.

And we sang:
Then they started to sing:

"We live to dance another day,
We are still alive and will dance again,

It's just now we have to dance for one more of us,
But, now we'll dance for one more of our friends who is no longer with us.

So stop looking so damn depressed,
We must stop being so sad and gloomy,

And sing with all our hearts, long live the Queen"
Rather, we should raise our voice with all our heart, praising the Queen."