Hidden away, it's the end of a day
And you're not really thinking at all
There's that same stupid paper on the wall

And a stain where the damp's crawling

He's still looking for his Shangri-la

But he wouldn't know it
If it hit him in the face
If it hit him in the face


Day turns to daze and indifference plays
While a sun goes on beating in the sky

And a small child falls over as she crys
Somewhere someone is calling her


She's still looking for her Shangri-la
But she wouldn't know it
If it hit her in the face

If it hit her in the face

I take a look behind me

And the sun shines brighter there
And the people are much more beautiful
In a place without a care

And I'm wondering if there'll ever be room for me
In Shangri-la


Wondering now, do you love me
As I burn with a dangerous desire
Is our time up and on to the next fire

Got my fingers burnt and cut into the wire
Do you think we will ever learn now


We keep looking our Shangri-la
Our Shangri-la
But we wouldn't know it

If it hit us in the face
If it hit us in the face


If it hit us in the face
If it hit us in the face
If it hit us in the face

If it hit us in the face

If it hit us in the face

If it hit us in the face