For the Stars de Elvis Costello

Listado de Canciones

1. No Wonder3:33

   Letra

   I stole a glance at my reflection, Though these days I tend to hurry by. How pale the rose of my complexion, How strange the knowing look that's in my eye. But when the springtime was ablaze, You took my hand, you held my gaze. There is no wonder there, I learned my lesson well, No need to wonder where that girl has gone. There is a secret no one knows, I set my face, I changed my clothes I dreamed I stood as you were passing, Just as the horse-drawn carriage sped away. Of petticoats in puddles dragging, And my highbutton boots were splashed with clay. But when the summer was in flame, You broke your word, denied my name. There is no wonder there, I learned my lesson well, No need to wonder where that girl has gone. But as the winter drags along, It blurs your sense of right and wrong. There is no wonder there, I learned my lesson well, No need to wonder where that girl has gone.
2. Baby Plays Around3:11

   Letra

   It's not open to discussion anymore She's out again tonight and I'm alone once more She's all I have worth waiting for But baby plays around And so it seems I've always been the last to know To hold on to that girl, I had to let her go I wish to God I didn't love her so 'Cos baby plays around I try to be strong hold on to my pride She doesn't even know it's wrong, how much I hurt Inside And heaven knows I've tried But baby plays around. just a plaything It's hard to reconcile the facts I'm facing It's not open to discussion anymore She walks those shiny streets I walk the worn out floor She's all I have worth living for Baby plays, baby plays around
3. Go Leave2:49
4. Rope3:54

   Letra

   Down by the harbourside A boat is fastened by a length of rope. It was a perfect match, Dreaming of escape, Feeling almost detached. Look beneath the waves - The seabirds diving down into black water. The morning bells begin, Schoolchildren chant and spin. A length of rope Below a hanging tree, Like cruel secrets some of us turn out to be. Should our love increase, We are all released like statues from marble. While in a prison yard, They're taking turns to guard A length of rope. Are you too weak to fight? Picking up a thread and then stretching it tight. Look beneath the waves - The seabirds diving down into black water. Still our love increased, We are all released like statues from marble.
5. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)3:11
6. Broken Bicycles / Junk4:04
7. The Other Woman3:34
8. Like An Angel Passing Through My Room4:56
9. Green Song4:36

   Letra

   Fine rain was falling on the gravel and glades. The last rays of September bejewelled broken blades. But there's someone that I long for. Oh, where have you been? As the red earth lies under a covering of green. Do you trip on the city's golden gutters and kerbs? As the seasons grow wild and the ground undisturbed. `Till you find what you are now Is less than you've been; As the red earth lies under a covering of green. Is patience exhausted? Are your pockets picked clean? I was lost in the next world Or somewhere in between. And it's much as predicted, They go down that same track. They say they'll return But they never come back. Fine rain was falling on the gravel and glades. The lest rays of September bejewelled broken blades. Are you still restless' Or are you serene? As the red earth lies under just a covering of green.
10. April After All2:49
11. You Still Believe In Me3:07
12. I Want To Vanish2:40

    Letra

    I want to vanish This is my fondest wish To go where I cannot be captured Laid on a decorated dish Even in splendor this curious fate Is more than I care to surrender Now it's too late Whether in wonder or indecent haste You arrange the mirrors and the spools To snare the rare and precious jewels That were only made of paste If you should stumble upon my last remark I'm crying in the wilderness I'm trying my best to make it dark How can I tell you I'm rarer than most I'm certain as a lost dog Pondering a sign post Refrão I want to vanish This is my last request I've given you the awful truth Now give me my rest
13. For No One1:57
14. Shamed Into Love3:44

    Letra

    I fear, my dear We've forgotten the things strangers do If we could look back To the terrible thrill that we knew Am I imagining a world without you? Must we be shamed into love? What can I say? Will you pardon my stupid embrace? Sometimes I'm desperate While you're wiping the smile from your face Am I surrendering, or am I replaced? Must we be shamed into love? Shamed into love You're once a fool for having it Twice for letting it go Somewhere, my love, there's a feeling deep inside of me That I can't let go Oh, you'll never know But then, my darling I've forbidden myself to confess I've looked around now But I always return to your face In a world where everything I once cursed, I bless It must be you who shamed me into love Must we be shamed into love?
15. Just A Curio4:16

    Letra

    In the cold pale sunlight that was slanting down, I spied Frost reflecting on the glass and in the air outside, Fond relations mouthing words of love and tragedy. Though it's cold there's vapour rising from a moving stream. In a narrow, shallow bed of fine linen and starch, Where her long hair tumbled once upon her graceful arch, Lace hung on the counters and the walnut cabinets, Teeth ware chattering like schoolgirls clicking castanets. There will be no light to guide as you ascend the stairs. There may be a candle as you kneel and say your prayers. Throw the window wide and open, keep this mark from me, Just the letter "T" and its most dread companion "B". How in heaven? Hadn't it been conquered long ago? How did it come back again? It's just a curio.
16. This House Is Empty Now4:36

    Letra

    These rooms play tricks upon you Remember when they were always filled with laughter? But now they're quite deserted They seem to just echo voices raised in anger Maybe you will see my face Reflected there on the pane In the window of our poor Forlorn and broken home Still this house is empty now There's nothing I can do To make you want to stay So tell me how Am I supposed to live without you? These walls were lined with pictures Remember the glass we charged in celebration? But now I fill my life up With all that I can to deaden this sensation Do you recognize the face Fixed in that fine silver frame Were you really so unhappy then? You never said So this house is empty now There's nothing I can do To make you want to stay So tell me how Am I supposed to live without you? Oh, if I could just become forgetful When night seems endless Does the extinguished candle care About the darkness? It's funny how my mem'ry Will bring you so close then make you disappear Meanwhile all our friends must choose Who they will favour, who they will lose Hang the garland high or close the door And throw away the key This house is empty now There's no one living here You have to care about This house is empty now There's nothing I can do To make you want to stay So tell me how Am I supposed to live without you? This house is empty now There's no one living here You have to care about This house is empty now There's nothing I can do To make you want to stay So tell me how Am I supposed to live without you?
17. Take It With Me3:16
18. For The Stars2:44

    Letra

    The stars were so much brighter then, they dim and die So why pretend the sky goes on forever. But if they fade as science teaches, Poets lose the power of speech waste paper, ink and feather If I'd taken up the trumpet as I should have done Then I wouldn't be always losing sleep while I'm trying to make this rhyme For the stars were so much they were so much brighter then If I couldn't put a price on your head What's the use of me trying for the stars? The morning comes the days are just the time between until the dusk when we can be together If I'd taken up the drums and I could play in time. If I had the power Would I be wondering how I'm ever going to be write this down. For the stars wree so much They were so much brighter then If I couldn't put a price on your head Then what's the use of me trying for the stars?