ELVIS COSTELLO - BEYOND BELIEF LYRICS


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Artist(Band):Elvis Costello

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History repeats the old conceits
The glib replies the same defeats
Keep your finger on important issues
With crocodile tears and a pocketful of tissues

I'm just an OILY SLICK
In a windup world with a nervous tick
In a very fashionable hovel
I hang around dying to be tortured
You'll never be alone in the bone orchard
This battle with the bottle is nothing so novel

So in this almost empty gin palace
Through a two-way looking glass
You see your Alice

You know she has no sense
For all your jealousy
In a sense she still smiles very sweetly

Charged with insults and flattery
Her body moves with malice
Do you have to be so cruel to be callous

And now you find you fit this identikit completely
You say you have no secrets
THEN leave discreetly

I might make it California's fault
Be locked in Geneva's deepest vault
Just like the canals of Mars OR the great barrier reef
I come to you beyond belief

My hands were clammy and cunning
She's been suitably stunning
But I know there's not a hope in Hades
All the laddies cat call and wolf whistle
So-called gentlemen and ladies
Dog fight like rose and thistle

I've got a feeling
I'm going to get a lot of grief
Once this seemed so appealing
Now I am beyond belief

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Beyond Belief | Reviewer: Anonymous | 11/10/2008

Truly, I'm not sure of the content of the lyrics. It almost reminds me of The Talking Heads.... 'Burnin' Down the House'. When ask of David Byrd what does the song mean (by Rolling Stones)....his answer was....nothing...just that the words went well together. I do enjoy this song though. It's one of my favorite EC songs. It has drive and a wonderful bass line. I'm just not sure where to go with the lyric content. ....Cheers to All. -DN

Elvis Costello lyric correction | Reviewer: Anonymous | 6/28/2007

"Charged with insults and flattery"

Small point, but I believe it's "charged with insult and flattery" - no 's' after insult. This is, of course, a play on the charges of assualt and battery.

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