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Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus, 25 August 1954) is an English singer-songwriter. He began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the first wave of the British punk/New Wave movement of the mid-to-late 1970s. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader than that of most popular songs. His music has drawn on many diverse genres; one critic described him as a "pop encyclopaedia", able to "reinvent the past in his own image". more »

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2001

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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.

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