[Verse 1: Stu Mackenzie]
I wanna drink from the beehive
I wanna jump from the tight wire
Like a moth into a fire
I'm gonna burn up on the pyre
Well it's love at first sight
Moonstruck on these nights
Sing a swan song on a lyre
Fly away one last time
[Chorus: Stu Mackenzie]
Bye bye Shanghai
Bye bye Shanghai
Bye bye Shanghai
Bye bye Shanghai
Let's get real high
Let's get real high
Let's get real high
Transcend this life
[Verse 2: Joe Walker]
When I first saw you
Lying there in wake
Like an unearthed buried smile
I sing to my duckling
Yes you must learn to use your wings
But it is I that will be taught by you to fly
[Verse 3: Ambrose Kenny-Smith]
Lit a starter fuse on my misty window
As a thin ray of light, it's got a beaming crescendo
The moon is a clock face thats tick, tick, ticking with a crooked smile
We’re all in the rat race together, we’ll go the extra mile
Knock the surrounding buildings down
Calling out for help
I'm shedding my skin like a snake slithering
Gotta keep the overwhelming sound out
Catch me dancing in the summer rain with my tongue out
[Chorus: Stu Mackenzie]
Bye bye Shanghai
Bye bye Shanghai
Bye bye Shanghai
Bye bye Shanghai
Let's get real high
Let's get real high
Let's get real high
Transcend this life