Song Lyric Sunday – Push The Sky Away

This week the theme of SLS is to find a song that performed with orchestras and/or choirs, suggested by Nancy and prompted by Jim.

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis perform a triumphant rendition of “Push the Sky Away” recorded at their Film Music concert in December 2019 with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. Featuring Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. Julie Lea Goodwin, soprano. Nicholas Buc, conductor. Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Sydney Philharmonia Choirs.

Every time I hear this song, it always leaves me with a tear in my eye. The original version is taken from the Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album of the same name.

I got a feeling I just can’t shake
I got a feeling, just won’t go away

You’ve got to just keep on pushing
Keep on pushing
Push the sky away

And if you think you’ve got everything you came for
If you’ve got everything and you don’t want no more

You’ve got to just keep on pushing
Keep on pushing
Push the sky away

Some people say that it’s just rock and roll
Ah, but it gets you right down to your soul

You’ve got to just keep on pushing
Keep on pushing
Push the sky away

You’ve got to just keep on pushing
Keep on pushing
Push the sky away

Thank you very much, everybody
Thank you for coming along, really
Thank you up there, thank you

You’ve got to just keep on pushing
Keep on pushing
Push the sky away

Thank you, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Thank you, you’re beautiful
To every sung chorus

You’ve got to just keep on pushing
Keep on pushing
Push the sky away

Thank you, Warren Ellis

You’ve got to just keep on pushing
Keep on pushing
Push the sky away

You’ve got to just keep on pushing
Keep on pushing
Push the sky away

Thank you, thank you, thank you very much
Thank you
Thank you very much
Thank you
You were really beautiful, thank you

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: Nicholas Edward Cave / Warren Ellis