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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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Broken Bicycles 

Broken bicycles, old busted chains 
Rusted handlebars, out in the rain 
Somebody must have an orphanage for 
All these things that nobody wants anymore 


September's reminding July 
It's time to be saying goodbye 
Summer is gone, our love will remain 
Like old broken bicycles out in the rain 

Junk 

Motorcars, handlebars 
Bicycles for two 
Broken-hearted jubilee 
Parachutes, army boots 
Sleeping bags for two 
Sentimental jamboree 


"Buy! Buy!" says the sign in the shop window 
"Why? Why?" says the junk in the yard 


Broken Bicycles 

Broken bicycles, don't tell my folks 
'Cos all those playing cards pinned to the spokes 
Laid out like skeletons out on the lawn 
The wheels won't turn when the other half's gone 


Seasons can turn on a dime 
Somehow I forget every time 
For the things that you've given me 
Will always stay 
They're broken 
But I'll never throw them away 

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