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Artist: Elvis Costello
Canonical path: /elvis-costello/rope
Related lyric paths: 6
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Rope
Read Rope lyrics by Elvis Costello on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Rope
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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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Elvis Costello performs "Rope", and this lyric page sits inside the Elvis Costello catalog on LyroVerse.
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