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Lyrics

Upstairs at Eric's
Upstairs at Eric's album sleeve
You and me both
You and me both album sleeve
Promotional photograph: Clarke & Moyet on sofa

Situation

[laughter]

Blue eyed dressed for every situation
Moving through the doorway of a nation
Pick me up and shake the doubt
Baby I can't do without

[chorus]
Move out, don't mess around
Move out, you bring me down
Move out, how you get about
Don't make a sound just move out

I remember only for an hour
Move right through me can you feel the power
I don't know what's going on
It scares me but it won't be long

[chorus]

Now he's in control he is my lover
Nations stand against him he's your brother
Been a long time, been a long time now
I'll get to you somehow

[chorus]

[credit: Clarke/Moyet]


Note: 'Situation' is such a dancefloor classic nobody will have paid much attention to the lyrics. They can either be interpreted as pretty deep or plainly nonsensical. The later makes it a simple love song (dressed for every situation, pick me up, he's my lover) smothered in words the main function of which is to rhyme.
A deep interpretation would involve making something of the 'nation' mentioned and interpreting the rest as a (political? Intoxicating?) metaphor. Either way, no-one on the dancefloor is likely to care. 'Situation' is not a song to listen to.

Incidentally, the laughter 'Situation' starts with has been sampled and used in countless house hits, including the Bayside Boys remix of the Macarena.