Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Japan
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Sylvian
Composer
Japan
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ray Singer
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The sidewalk's trading love
As subway lights grow brighter
We're just another hype
But the pressure's getting harder
[Verse 2]
Get on up, get on up
Get on up, take it much higher
Get on up, get on up
Get on up, take it much higher
[Verse 3]
A lovers' etiquette
Make love on first impression
And adolescent sex
With juvenile intentions
[Verse 4]
Get on up, get on up
Get on up, take it much higher
Get on up, get on up
Get on up, take it much higher
[Verse 5]
Whatever gets you through the night
Just keep on dancing
Whatever gets you through the night
Just keep on dancing
Whatever gets you through the night
Just keep on dancing
Whatever gets you through the night
[Verse 6]
Get on up, get on up
Get on up, take it much higher
Get on up, get on up
Get on up, take it much higher
Get on up, get on up
Get on up, take it much higher
Get on up, get on up
Get on up, take it much higher
[Verse 7]
Well, the lady buys a thrill
Excitement in succession
But a heartache won't partake
In articulate obsession
[Verse 8]
Get on up, get on up
Get on up, take it much higher
Get on up, get on up (Oh, yeah)
Get on up, take it much higher
[Verse 9]
Oh, well, pretty things at rest
No courtesy surprising
For love is heaven blessed
All catastrophies denying
[Verse 10]
Get on up, get on up
Get on up, take it much higher
Get on up, get on up
Get on up, take it much higher
[Verse 11]
Whatever gets you through the night
Just keep on dancing
Whatever gets you through the night
Just keep on dancing
Whatever gets you through the night
Just keep on dancing
Whatever gets you through the night
[Verse 12]
Aw, when you're out on the street
With your lovers infections
Counting possibilities by elimination
And your body's still damp
From your one-room apartment
And your heartache remains, when
Love's not the antidote
You'll submerge again
Emerge again
Just get off the street!
[Verse 13]
Whatever gets you through the night
Just keep on dancing
Whatever gets you through the night
Just keep on dancing
Whatever gets you through the night
Just keep on dancing
Whatever gets you through the night
[Verse 14]
Get on up, get on up
Get on up, take it much higher
Get on up, get on up
Get on up, take it much higher
Get on up, get on up
Get on up, take it much higher
Get on up, get on up
Get on up, take it much higher
Get on up, get on up
Get on up, take it much higher
Get on up, get on up
Get on up, take it much higher
Get on up, get on up
Get on up, take it much higher
Get on up, get on up
Get on up, take it much higher
Written by: David Sylvian
