From the recording Agnostic Hymns / Secular Psalms

“Dance With Me (Until the End of Time)” – is a song about the cultural phenomenon that “each generation in every civilisation” seemingly entertains an "end of days" story. They all think the world is about to end (and so far, it hasn't!). This is as true for religious societies (think the Christian or Aztec or Mayan) as secular ones – the latter somewhat obsessed with pending nuclear or ecological catastrophe. Almost as if the preconception of an “end game” is psychologically programmed into our wiring.

I have tried to cross that idea with a love song and I think it works quite well. If this was the end of days, I certainly know who I would like to be with...my lovely wife, Juliet!

Lyrics

Dance with Me (to the end of Time)

Each and every age
Makes different mistakes
But they all persuade themselves of doom
Each generation convinced they’re the last
They will
Witness the end of days
And soon

So darling
Take my hand
And cheek to cheek
Dance with me
To the end of time

So babe!
Hold me close
And nose-to-nose
Waltz with me into
The long night

Sinking feeling
In the pit of my stomach and a
A belly full of swallowed air and
Premonitions
A sense of foreboding
I see bad omens
They are everywhere

Each and every empire and dynasty
Each and every epoch throughout history
Each generation in every nation
Fears the end
Of civilisation

So darling
Take my hand
And cheek to cheek
Dance with me
To the end of time

So babe!
Hold me close
And nose-to-nose
Waltz with me into
The long night

It’s the Doomsday scenario
We can’t help it
It’s how we’re programmed to think
It’s the Doomsday scenario, baby!
We’re addicted to it!

So darling
Take my hand
And cheek to cheek
Dance with me
To the end of time

So babe!
Hold me close
And nose-to-nose
Waltz with me into
The long night

And even if the end is nigh
I will love you ‘til the day I day
And even if the end is nigh
I will love you ‘til the end of time