The Juliet Letters de Elvis Costello

Listado de Canciones

Disco 1

1. Deliver Us0:49
2. For Other Eyes2:55

   Letra

   I don't know what i would do If this letter should fall into Other hands than it should pass through For other eyes He said, "it was nothing...it's over and done" But the rotten worm was burrowing still Its spirit invades me bleeding me white For other replies I searched his pockets I searched his eyes I searched his wallet for clues and lies And i found a number that i somehow dialed A woman answered, a woman smiled Then she hung up on the silence unperplexed Innocently spun her rolodex I dialed again i could not resist Revealing just the dentist receptionist One day we'll laugh about it or maybe we'll curse But there is one thing that is making it worse And it's the lack of forgiveness that i can't disguise No matter how well he lies Now we don't know each other anymore And when we touch our lips feel sore I question the longing left in his sighs For other eyes
3. Swine2:08

   Letra

   You're a swine and I'm saying that's an insult to the pig In the foul furrow that you dig Why don't you lay your head down In that unconsecrated ground WAS she your MOTHER? Or WAS she your bride To defile and to blister To gnaw at her side Is this the end of the world? Now that you've finished your life This RIDDLE is the work of my little pen-knife
4. Dead Letter2:18
5. I Almost Had A Weakness3:53

   Letra

   Thank you for the flowers I threw them on the fire And I burned the photographs that you had enclosed GOD they were ugly children So you're the little bastard of that brother of mine Trying to trick a poor old woman 'Til I almost had a weakness Last week Cousin Florence Bit your Uncle Joe Hit him on the forehead with a knife and a fork (She) said that he looked like the devil Then she said... "pass the vinegar," I'm beginning to think (That) I'm the only one who hasn't taken to the drinking of it Though I almost had a weakness It pains me to mention These delicate concerns While I have to tolerate you family jewels I really mustn't grumble ('Cause) when I die the cats and dogs will jump up and down And you little swines will get nothing Though I almost had a weakness
6. Why?1:26

   Letra

   Why is Daddy not here? Are you crying? Why? Does he still love me? Will you take care of me? If you both love me so Why don't you love each other Mummy's gone missing Daddy's on fire Daddy's on fire Daddy's on fire
7. Who Do You Think You Are?3:28

   Letra

   The hunted look, the haunted grace The empty laugh that you cultivate You fall into that false embrace And kiss the air about her face Who do you think you are? The tres bon mots you almost quote from your QUIVER of literary darts A thousand or so tuneless violins thrilling your cheap Little heart Who do you think you are? My cigarette burns right down to the ash, my coffee Cup is unstained The waiter hovers close at hand His courtesy strained Who do you think you are? I close with my regards Well I'm the red-face gentleman Caught in this picture postcard Who do you think you are? Trying my best to make the best of your absence Though the joke gets tired and sordid Sea-shell hearts get trampled under foot Punchlines unrewarded But even at this distance it's not easy to accept The vision that I chase returns when I least expect it I've fallen from your tired embrace I kiss the air around the place that should be your face
8. Taking my Life In Your Hands3:20

   Letra

   My dear impulsive darling I suspect my letter got to you too late And it's really just a silly fragment of paper But it means so much to those who wait All the suffering days and nights 'til I dare dream again There you suddenly stand and I'll be damned if you Didn't disappear with the dawn Chorus: Hours pass and darkness comes Soon I will close my eyes Will you return if you don't reply You'll be taking my life in your hands You'll be taking my life in your hands Taking my life in your hands I don't know why my dearest darling I can't tell you how I feel when you are near When I see you have returned my letters unopened I will tear them up, your voice ringing in my ears But you're kidding yourself if you think this correspondence will end I can always pretend words I don't have the courage to send Reach you Chorus
9. This Offer is Unrepeatable3:12

   Letra

   Don't send any money! Fate has no price Ignore at your peril this splendid advice An invaluable link in an infinite chain An offer like this will just not come again You wish you had women to charm and bewitch Power of life and death over the rich young girls will be swooning Because you're exciting them And not only fall at your feet but be biting them Guaranteed, guaranteed to capture your breath Or just possibly scare you to death Sign it and seal it and send it to friends But don't mention my name Don't make any long term plans In thirty-six hours your fortunes will change Your best friends won't know you And neither will strangers Do not keep this letter It must leave your hand You have been selected from over five thousand A twister or dupe will bamboozle or hoodwink you I can't say more it would only confuse you The wine that they offer will go to your head And you'll start to see double in fishes and bread Guaranteed, guaranteed for a lifetime or more Guaranteed, for this world and the next Guaranteed, guaranteed for the world and its mother Cherish this life as you don't get another one Unless you should take up this fabulous offer Don't leave it too late or you'll be bound to suffer And woebetide anyone so woebegone You won't know you're born or about to pass on You'll never get tired You'll never get bored By the way i just hope you're insured And if you're not satisfied If you want more We can always provide an improved overture Guaranteed at a price that is almost unbeatable This offer is unrepeatable Your trouble will vanish Your tears will dry Your blessing will just multiply Guaranteed at a price that is almost unbeatable This offer is unrepeatable Guaranteed, guaranteed to bring fortune and favor In a riot of colours, (a variety of) and flavours Guaranteed at a price that is almost unbeatable This offer is unrepeatable Would i lie to you? would i sell you a dud? Just sign on the line. could you possibly write it in blood?
10. Dear Sweet Filthy World4:17

    Letra

    Dear sweet filthy world, my wife or whoever reads this I think that I've lived too long With all of my promise unfulfilled But there is a veil drawn over all of that I know you'll probably say, "Spare us the melodrama" "I don't know how he chose the pills or the stupid revolver" I'm out of luck I'm not that strong My hands, your neck I might have wrung Don't try to find me I'm not worth anything anymore I am not leaving you with all of your problems The biggest one is me Life is dark Cold as the sea Embrace me in my anguish Put seaweed in my hair and vow that you won't cry because I've gone I can't go on, I can't go on, I can't go on I must close now
11. Letter Home
12. Jacksons, Monk and Rowe3:43

    Letra

    Sister 4 and Brothers 3 Hanging off the family tree Practising for getting old Do you want your fortune told They're looking for you high and low Now there's nowhere for you to go So you'll just have to come out and face the music Jacksons, Monk and Rowe Long ago when we were kids and we cut your hair to bits As we carried off like spoils the heads we'd smash right off your dolls But the wind is changing you know Are you sure of your friends and your foe Have you got what it takes to carry it off Jacksons, Monk and Rowe As the sun beats down and life begins to complicate Will we both incinerate If we touch that brass name-plate Messrs. All, noble Sirs Highly paid solicitors Find enclosed my signed divorce Sad proceedings you endorse The burden of pity will show In the people we used to know Have you got enough strength to carry it off Jacksons, Monk and Rowe
13. Sad Burlesque
14. Romeo's Seance3:32
15. I Thought I'd Write To Juliet4:07
16. Last Post2:24
17. First to Leave
18. Damnation's Cellar3:25
19. Birds Will Still Be Singing

Disco 2

1. She Moved Through the Fair (Bonus)
2. Pills and Soap (En Vivo) (Bonus)
3. King of the Unknown Sea (En Vivo) (Bonus)
4. Skeleton (En Vivo) (Bonus)
5. More Than Rain (En Vivo) (Bonus)
6. God Only Knows (En Vivo) (Bonus)
7. They Didn't Believe Me (En Vivo) (Bonus)
8. O Mistress Mine – Con John Harle
9. Come Away Death – Con John Harle
10. Put Away Forbidden Playthings – Con Fretwork
11. Can She Excuse My Wrongs
12. Fire Suite 1

    Letra

    I remember that dance On the roof of my car When St. Lucy's mad torch Took away our best bar Say we drank And we prayed Some just sat like a choir Came the smoke In the night Came the heat Came the fire Ember glow lagered ash I was pissed as a fart Stricken some dumb plum numb We was broken at heart Say we drank And we prayed Some just sat like a choir Came the smoke In the night Came the light Came the fire
13. Fire Suite 3 (Con Roy Nathanson)
14. Fire Suite Reprise (Con Roy Nathanson)
15. Gigi (Con Bill Frisell)
16. Deep Dead Blue (Con Bill Frisell)
17. Upon a Veil of Midnight Blue

    Letra

    Upon a veil of midnight blue There hung a crescent moon To light the view But I don't whisper the words When the moment arose I wonder how he knows You say your tongue is tied Your words escape and hide But he's so patient and kind He's prepared to read your mind That's very well till you find Because of the wine you drank Your mind is still a blank I wonder how he knows I guess I will wonder until I pluck up the courage to tell him How I feel So close I can feel his heart tremble That look in his eyes as they close I wonder how he knows I wonder how he knows
18. Lost in the Stars

    Letra

    Before Lord God made the sea and the land He held all the stars in the palm of his hand And they ran through his fingers like grains of sand And one little star fall alone Then the Lord God hunted through the wild night air For the little dark star in the wind down there And he stated and promised he'd take special care So it wouldn't get lost again Now, man don't mind if the stars grow dim And the clouds blow over and darken him So long as the Lord God's watching over him Keeping track how it all goes on But I've been walking through the night and the day Till my eyes get weary and my hair turns grey And sometimes it seems maybe God's gone away Forgetting the promise that we heard him say And we're lost out here in the stars Little stars, big stars Blowing through the night And we're lost out here in the stars Little stars, big stars Blowing through the night And we're lost out here in the stars