‘Keeping Me Waiting’ is a song written by Kate Bush. It was recorded as a demo, presumably in 1976. The song has never been released officially, but it did end up on various bootlegs. The song is also known as ‘Stranded At The Moonbase’.
The demo appears on the bootleg 7″ single Cathy Demos Volume One and various bootleg CD’s.
Lyrics
A long way up in light-years
Just a pinpoint in space
In a century of planetary storms
Stranded at the moonbase
The air is getting low
The air is getting low
Looking out at the roof-window
I’ve seen many strange things
From shooting stars to Stars ‘n’ Stripes
Thought I’d caught a glimpse of golden wings
The air is getting low
The air is getting low
The air is getting low
The air is getting low
I got the vision of a big white dove
I’ve heard the creaking of the pearly gates above
I’m wond’ring why the big white dove
Is keeping me waiting, keeping me waiting
Keeping me waiting, keeping me waiting
Keeping me waiting, keeping me waiting
Looking way down below me,
The worlds are all awhirl-whirly
Won’t you come along beside?
This place waits for company
The air is getting low
The air is getting low
I leave my limbs behind me
As I’m being lifted
Out into the–into the
Spiritual boom-boom abyss
The air is getting low
The air is getting low
The air is getting low
The air is getting low
I got the vision of a big white dove
I’ve heard the creaking of the pearly gates above
I’m wond’ring why the big white dove
Is keeping me waiting, keeping me waiting,
Keeping me waiting, keeping me waiting
Keeping me waiting, keeping me waiting
