Brutal Youth de Elvis Costello

Listado de Canciones

1. Pony St.3:25
2. Kinder Murder3:25

   Letra

   Here in the bar, the boys like to have fun There's a wager lost and an argument won There's a stone-washed damsel on a junk food run It's a kinder murder There's a ladder to heaven from a battered stiletto Spitting out the words that he put into her mouth See her in silhouette going down south It's a kinder murder It's a kinder murder She could have kept her knees together Should have kept her mouth shut It's a kinder murder It's a kinder murder Jimmy took her down to the perimeter fence He was back in half an hour, he said he left her senseless Then he went back to his regiment It's a kinder murder The officer said it has to be denied There's a tear-stained would-be teenage bride All the family pride in the little ram-rider It's a kinder murder It's a kinder murder She could have kept her knees together Should have kept her mouth shut It's a kinder murder It's a kinder murder The child went missing and the photo fit his face Dishonoured Jimmy just read about the case He said that he was just taking up space It's a kinder murder Jimmy took his best friend's keys from the pile on the table in a flash He was dreaming of the pigskin seats and the walnut dash The knickers in her handbag and the one false eyelash It's a kinder murder It's a kinder murder She could have kept her knees together Could have kept her mouth shut It's a kinder murder [4x]
3. 13 Steps Lead Down3:16

   Letra

   When nobody knows she puts on secret clothes And lies in the meadow with her hands tied behind her back I won't refuse if you know how to use it Just stop playing that ugly drug music Refrão: Thirteen steps lead down Thirteen steps lead down There's commoners and kings And everyone's a prisoner of Paper and glue And a decent pair of scissors So tonight I'm drinking to your health Because I just can't stand myself Thirteen steps lead down [4x] She stands and fails On fashion fingernails Her lovers have her walking 'round On instruments of torture And one of them is poisonous The other is a thief they say So what one could give to her The other cannot take away When nobody knows she puts on secret clothes And lies in her splendour for a picture opportunity Cover up that bruise, put on patent leather shoes Just stop playing that bad mood music Refrão Thirteen steps lead down [4x]
4. This Is Hell4:27

   Letra

   Chorus: This is hell, this is hell I am sorry to tell you It never gets better or worse But you get used to it after a spell For heaven is hell in reverse The bruiser spun a hula hoop As all the barmen preen and pout The neon "i" of nightclub flickers on and off And finally blew out The irritating jingle Of the belly-dancing phoney turkish girls The eerie glare of ultra violet Perfect dental work Chorus The failed don juan in the big bow-tie Is very sorry that he spoke For he's mislaid his punchline More than halfway through a very tasteless joke The fräulein caught him peeking down her gown He's yelling in her ear And all at once the music stopped As he was intimately bellowing "my dear . . ." Chorus The shirt you wore with courage And the violent nylon suit Reappear upon your back And undermine the polished line you try to shoot It's not the torment of the flames That finally see your flesh corrupted It's the small humiliations that your memory piles up This is hell, this is hell, this is hell. "my favourite things" are playing Again and again But it's by julie andrews And not by john coltrane Endless balmy breezes and perfect sunsets framed Vintage wine for breakfast And naked starlets floating in champagne All the passions of your youth Are tranquillised and tamed You may think it looks familiar Though you may know it by another name Chorus This is hell, this is hell.
5. Clown Strike4:05

   Letra

   She'll fix you with an iron cross And cover you up with petals And hang you up with some amber beads And four or five precious metals And in that black flamingo chair You'll sit among her trophies And pray to be abandoned Till you don't know what hope is Chorus: But there's one thing that I had to keep inside Because I was shaking Why don't you get some pride There was a clown strike And the clowns threw down their tools But you don't have to play so hard And I'm nobody's fool You don't have to go so far 'Cause I love you as you are The big top is deserted now And the circus girl rehearses She knows how to turn their heads And not fall between two horses But all that seems a simple step If only I were able To love you like I want to do And not by some times table Chorus And it's pandemonium For the humble and the mighty You don't have to tumble for me Even a clown knows when to strike Tell me what you want of me Or are you terrified of failure? You put on a superstitious face Behind all this paraphernalia We're not living in a masquerade Where you only have three wishes It isn't easy to see In a lifetime of mistaken kisses Chorus In this pandemonium For the humble and the mighty You don't have to tumble for me Even a clown knows when to strike
6. You Tripped At Every Step4:12

   Letra

   Take your tiny feet out of your mother's shoes Or there is going to be a terrible scene It's not just the lipstick drawn on crooked When they find how wicked we are How wicked we have been How I've been tempted Chorus: How you tripped at every step You tripped at every step, you tripped at every step How you tripped at every step There's a merry tune that starts in "I" And ends in "You," like many famous pop songs do You would sing along with little tell-tale staggers While balancing on daggers Though they were killing you You looked so deadly Chorus And I would try to catch you Anytime you call Only you drank that potion And went out of control There's nothing to stop you So how can you fall? Let me take your hand Put down that frying pan Darkness would become me underneath the table As the fury raged around the house Your despairing tread was angry and unstable You never suspected Just as that cartoon mouse Went undetected So you tripped at every step In another world of gin and cigarettes Those cocktail cabinets put mud in your eye Maybe that is why you find it hard to see me And if you don't believe me Before you start to cry "Don't ever leave me" As you start to lose your grip (Once you start losing your grip) You will stumble as you slip (And you will stumble and slip) As you tripped at every step You tripped at every step, you tripped at every step As you tripped at every step
7. Still Too Soon To Know2:19

   Letra

   Do you love him Or is it still too soon to know? When I think back a couple of days Before I found you in his spell Was there a warning? What can I say Should I look away It's still too soon to know Are you sorry Or is it still to soon to know? It didn't take much to break us in two For it was in the way that he came close to touching you The look in your eyes I thought I recognised It's still too soon to know And it's still too soon to know Will you stay or will you go? It's still too soon to know When I think back a couple of days If I wasn't happy then, I never will be I wonder was this ignorance or bliss? It's still too soon to know
8. 20% Amnesia3:26

   Letra

   What is your destiny? the police woman said....(20% amnesia) The word that she wanted was destination i'm afraid (20% amnesia) This is your future boy, this is your fate (20% amnesia) And you're obsolete and they can't afford to educate you (20% amnesia) In his bedtime boot boy jersey Ringing up some fantasy tart Give me strength or give me mercy Life intimidates art Chorus: Give me strength or give me mercy Don't let me lose heart From rage to anaesthesia Twenty percent amnesia Were you passed out on the sofa (20% amnesia) While justice was bartered by a drunken oaf? (20% amnesia) This is all your glorious country thinks of your life (20% amnesia) Stripped jack naked with a stanley knife (20% amnesia) So the german queen went home again But she couldn't find forgiveness They made a fist of her hand of friendship But it's only business Chorus The wine you drink has never seen a grape And now your sci-fi suit has lost its shape But its a dangerous game that comedy plays Sometimes it tells you the truth, sometimes it delays it Think back, think back if you still can When the trumpet sounded and the world began Somebody said "we must have won" So they started burying the boogeyman Mister gorbachov came cap in hand (20% amnesia) From a bankrupt land to a bankrupt land (20% amnesia) Mister gorbachov and some other fella (20% amnesia) Were taken to a show called "cinderella" (20% amnesia) It wasn't an accident, it wasn't a mystery (20% amnesia) It was calculated and the rest is history (20% amnesia) You don't have to listen to me That's the triumph of free will When there are promises to break And dreams to kill Chorus
9. Sulky Girl5:07

   Letra

   She wears a wedding ring her sister lent To throw them off the scent Just let them guess, it's what they expect Who in the world has bitten her neck? She's discovered wearing last night's dress The carnal and cunning, she couldn't express Who do you think she's trying to impress? Chorus: I think you'd better hold your tongue Although you've never been that strong I'm sorry to say that I knew all along You're no match for that sulky girl She left her European town Before she let the family down She couldn't stand the Massacre Game So she dyed her hair and adopted another name With the evidence of passing out stamped on her hand She glows in the dark He thinks she's from another planet Chorus Sulky girl I'm sure you look a picture when you cry Threatening the silent treatment doesn't qualify It's like money in the bank Your expression is blank But while the chance appears You'll be nearer to tears Sulky girl (2x) He said "Hello, my pretty flower" Just trying out his tycoon power Avoiding the mirror, her pitying stare She said "You're mistaken, your money's no good in here" Just some stupid little know-it-all Who thought she looked easy; he's not that astute He'll pay for the distance Between cruelty and beauty Chorus So I won't tell you again What do you gain By blackening her name She's smarter than you Oh isn't it a shame You're gonna lose that sulky girl Sulky girl I saw you practising your blackmail faces Suddenly you're talking like a duchess But you're still a waitress I saw through your pretence But in my defence There are a few events I think will spare the censor Sulky girl (4x)
10. London's Brilliant Parade4:23
11. My Science Fiction Twin4:10

    Letra

    My science fiction twin Is doing better than expected He captured a little blonde trophy wife Who's really very well connected And when he calls home with his alibi She says "Is this really necessary?" But she knows that a man can't be a man Unless he's punishing his secretary He sips in the glow of a '61 vintage Just as the day is dimming With every intention of surrendering To fifty-foot women Who put the fascination back into my science fiction twin My science fiction twin Decided to become invisible He has my eyes, my face, my voice But he's only happy when I'm miserable The words flew from his mouth And they were gently gathered by reporters Trying to frame his once infamous flame With tattered pictures of her daughter Her hair is all made out of porcupine Her figure is fantastic But as you know, they corrupted her So they're being sarcastic Who put the fascination back into my science fiction twin He'll scream and shout Everything is working out just as he predicted Pride and position in the gallery of attempted people Oh and the pain is so sweet Better stamp his little feet And you'll even have time to pity me How can you feel content? You wonder where this fellow went My science fiction twin Escorted by his lovely nieces Filled up his purse dictating verse While painting masterpieces His almost universal excellence Is starting to disturb me They asked how in the world he does all these things And he answered "Superbly" He's trapped in his own parallel dimension That's why I'm so forgiving But how could I possibly forget to mention those fifty-foot women Who put the fascination back into my science fiction twin My science fiction twin (4x)
12. Rocking Horse Road4:03

    Letra

    The chains from the bridle and the reins fell from my hands The engines are idle and the ship sails on dry land I stood there stupefied, I thought I recognized Walking down Rocking Horse Road, getting lost Shot through Vaseline, he picks up the paper from the lawn And tucks "The Suburban Assassin" underneath his arm He smiles weakly and turns away I know you'll never come to harm Walking down Rocking Horse Road, it's so peaceful It's like a photograph From the other side of the world I said "I want you only" And then I left you alone Crying on Rocking Horse Road, or somewhere quite like it The cemetery gardens, there are names not numbers on the gateposts And the eyes in the curtain follow you like a smirking ghost I know I must not look back 'Cause part of me is waiting still There on Rocking Horse Road for you In a little dream house made for two Well you were the one that made your escape In your stocking feet and your sticky tape All the way down Till fade
13. Just About Glad3:14

    Letra

    I'm just about glad that I knew you once And it was more than just a passing acquaintance I'm just about glad that it was a memory That doesn't need constant maintenance There are a few things that I regret But nothing that I need to forget For all of the courage that we never had I'm just about glad Chorus: Just about glad we didn't do that thing Just about glad we didn't have that fling Just about glad we didn't give it a try Just about glad, is that a tear in your eye And on the few times I rang to propose There was a man there or so I suppose The greatest lover that you never had I'm just about glad They called time and vodka and lime In some far flung Canadian club (Just about glad) And there I was just waiting to fall Like a toe just aching to stub (Just about glad) Later on I could never accept it When you finally gave it all to him (Just about glad) And you said that my nurse was sweet But her lamp was just beginning to dim I'm just about glad That we never did that thing we were going to do I'm just about glad I can look you in the eye But I can't say the same for you And though the passion still flutters and flickers It never got into our knickers For all of the courage that we never had I'm just about, I'm just about I'm just about, I'm just about Chorus And it's all just a stupid creation Of my feverous imagination If I'm the greatest lover that you never had I'm just about, I'm just about I'm just about, I'm just about Chorus Is that a tear in your eye (3x)
14. All The Rage3:52

    Letra

    1-2-3,2-2-3 The twitching impulses to speak your mind I'll lend you my microscope and maybe you will find it Is it in that ugly place that's just behind your face Where you keep my picture still despite the fact That you had me replaced Chorus: Say "goodbye" Baby can't you act your age? You know why I'm going to give it to you straight Although i'll never be Unhappy as you want me to be Still it's all the rage I'll probably play along Left to my own devices Spare me the drone of your advice The sins of garter and gin Confession may delay You know the measuring pole The merry boots of clay I've heard it all before You'll say it anyway Chorus Alone with your tweezers and your handkerchief You murder time and truth, love, laughter and belief So don't try to touch my heart, it's darker than you think And don't try to read my mind because it's full of disappearing ink Chorus Although i'll never be Unhappy as you want me to be Still it's all the rage
15. Favourite Hour3:31

    Letra

    Figure hanging on a leather band Cog consults the watch he cups in his hand Bejewelled movement measures lost and vanished time Pray for the boy who makes his bed in cold earth and quicklime Chorus: So stay the hands, arrest the time 'till i am captured by your touch Blessings i don't count Small mercies and such The flags may lower as we approach the favourite hour Now there's a tragic waste of brutal youth Strip and polish this unvarnished truth The tricky door that gapes beneath the ragged noose The crippled verdict begs again for the lamest excuse Chorus Pull out my eyes so i may never spy Waving branches as they're waving goodbye Their vile perfume brings to my mouth a bitter taste The murmuring brooks had best speak up, it's a terrible waste Chorus