Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Anne Dudley
Conductor
Jarvis Cocker
Vocals
Candida Doyle
Keyboards
Russell Senior
Guitar
Steve Mackey
Bass Guitar
Mark Webber
Guitar
Nick Banks
Drums
Anthony Genn
Programming
Chris Thomas
Keyboards
Gavyn Wright
Orchestra Leader
Mark Haley
Programming
Matthew Vaughan
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jarvis Cocker
Songwriter
Candida Doyle
Songwriter
Russell Senior
Songwriter
Steve Mackey
Songwriter
Mark Webber
Songwriter
Nick Banks
Songwriter
Anne Dudley
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chris Thomas
Producer
Andy Strange
Assistant Strings Engineer
David Nicholas
Engineer
Geoff Pesche
Mastering Engineer
Julie Gardner
Assistant Engineer
Kevin Metcalfe
Mastering Engineer
Pete "Guitar" Lewis
Additional Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The room is cold
And has been like this for several months
If I close my eyes
I can visualize
Everything in it
Right down
Right down to the broken handle on the third drawer down of the dressing table
And the world outside this room
Has also assumed a familiar shape
The same events shuffled in a slightly different order
Each day
Just like a modern shopping centre
[PreChorus]
And it's so cold
Yeah, it's so cold
[Chorus]
What
Is
This
Feeling called love?
[Chorus]
Why me?
Why you?
Why here?
Why now?
[Chorus]
Ah, it doesn't make no sense, no
It's not convenient, no
It doesn't fit my plans
No, it's something I don't understand, oh
[Chorus]
And as I stand and cross the room, I feel as if (F-E-E-L-I-N-G)
My whole life has been leading to this one moment (C-A, double-L, E-D)
And as I touch your shoulder tonight (L-O-V-E)
This room has become the centre (What is this thing that is happenin' to me?)
Of the entire universe (Oh)
[Verse 2]
So what do I do?
I've got a slightly sick feeling in my stomach
Like I'm standing on the top of a very high building
Oh, yeah
All the stuff they tell you about in the movies
But this isn't chocolate boxes and roses
It's dirtier than that
Like some small animal that only comes out at night
And I see flashes
Of the shape of your breasts
And the curve of your belly
And they make me have to sit down and catch my breath
[PreChorus]
And it's so cold
Yeah, it's so cold
[Chorus]
What
Is
This
Feeling called love?
[Chorus]
Why me?
Why you?
Why here?
And why now?
[Chorus]
Ow, it doesn't make no sense, no
It's not convenient, no
It doesn't fit my plans
But I've got that taste in my mouth again, oh
[Chorus]
And the whole world begins to spin, spin outside (F-E-E-L-I-N-G)
The window, faster, and faster, and faster (C-A, double-L, E-D)
And this is the only place in focus (L-O-V-E)
The hook upon which everything else revolves (What is this thing that is happenin' to me?)
F-E-E-L-I-N-G (Oh, yeah)
C-A, double-L, E-D
L-O-V-E
What is this thing that is happenin' to me? Oh, yeah
Oh, yeah
Oh, yeah
Oh, yeah
Oh
Written by: Candida Doyle, Jarvis Cocker, Mark Webber, Nick Banks, Russell Senior, Steve Mackey