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Released 9 July 2001

Eternity/The Road To Mandalay

Written as a tribute to Robbie's close friendship with Gerri Halliwell, Eternity featured Brian May on guitar but was never actually included on a studio album. Nonetheless, as a double A-side released alongside The Road To Mandalay as the fifth single from Sing When You're Winning, it was a huge success, hitting number one and becoming one of the best-selling singles of 2001.

Eternity/The Road To Mandalay

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Lyrics

Save me from drowning in the sea
Beat me up on the beach
What a lovely holiday, there's nothing funny left to say
This sombre song would 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 raod to Mandalay
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
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
ba da da da da dup bom bom
ba da da da da dup bom bom
Bom badom
Save me from drowning in the sea
Beat me up on the beach
What a lovely holiday, there's nothing funny left to say

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