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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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1989

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I'm going to make you even fear the dream 
you dream 
So don't even think about it don't make a wish 
You think that I don't see you as you trawl 
those young weak fish 
Hooked on those poor wonders, till they want 
you alone 
Though they can't tell a cuckoo-clock from the 
squeals of saxophones 
That's when they'll fear my name 
Stalin Malone 

I'm telling you the day will come when this 
man gets what he merits 
Though people still wear animal skins to ward 
off evil spirits 
Only wife-swapping and witchcraft woke the 
dormitory town 
'Til horse's heads up in the trees came 
dripping down 
Yes, horse's heads up hung in the trees after 
the bird had flown 
Did you wonder of my whereabouts as the 
barrack-room was blown 
Did anybody call my name? 
Stalin Malone 

In a room called creation, where you all obey 
my laws 
Where Seconal is gravity and pain is like 
applause 
You think that this phenomenon is some 
coincidence 
But I've got people everywhere, you're under 
my surveillance, in the pocket of my pants 
Okay, she left me, but I'll soon get over that 
Falling out of the "Blood Tub" and rolling, on 
my back 
Waking up to the one o'clock gun with a 
Punch and Judy bird 
Reaching out for a gelignite beer that fills me 
up with murder 
To overhear forbidden songs her lover must 
have known 
Between the pity and advice... "There's no one 
here to help you now, but speak after the tone" 
Leave for me a message of hope 
Stalin Malone 

Now the church door is a roller-shutter with 
padlocks and keys 
Just like all of the other dispensaries 
The saloon is lik

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