Elvis Costello - He's Given Me Things Lyrics
He's given me things you never would have
And if you did you'd want them back
Forgiven me things I didn't know that
I had done, but just faded to black
Some verses to read and lines to say
I will stay here for a while now
He call me "child" now
But it works that way
He's given me things you couldn't guess at
I don't mean jewels although they were fine
A way to depart, one way to enter
A right to dismiss upon a whim
When I close the door and you're supposing
"Why was I chosen?" You'll never know
What I give to him
He's given me things you never thought of
Because they were not yours to give
So take this pill and tranquilize
And roll your eyes at the husbands
Not the customer's wives
He's forgiven me trials and tears and tantrums
And even all my false alarms
You sat there amused while I was crying
And just seemed to sigh but that's money can buy
And now I know why I come back to him
And now I know why you'll never do
Who are you?
Out there with one penny
You are so many
And we are so few
So cover the canvas if you're leaving
There's a bowl in the hallways to wash your hands
If the waters runs black please leave some silver
Then step past the glass and never come back
I'm living up here and you can see me
Yes, you can look but you can't touch
'Cause you don't belong, the air is thin here
You may asphyxiate my dear
For didn't you tell me "You should hold me"
"Oh please, you must hold me, as if I were hung"
To think you were exciting when love was frightening
But I was so young
He's given me things you never dreamed of
Where hopes are dashed and trash is praised
He has an awful lot of money
The past can be bought and then erased
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Elvis Costello He's Given Me Things Comments
Melodies that don't seem to go anywhere. Not my cup of tea. A weird style that I don't get.
Yeah, this is so good that in a year it's been viewed 16k times and only 100 people have even bothered to vote on it. Elvis really is dead.
Just when we thought we could compare this album to this or that past work we get a track like this to bring us back to our senses.
Toute la sensibilité et la mélancolie de E. COSTELLO dans cette superbe chanson
beautiful lyrics and melody
Reminds me of Costello's Juliet letters" stuff
Uau. Came here from the Freakonomics Interview.
Made me dig deeper into his discography.
Talent talent talent! :)
Extraordinary song. After all these years, Elvis' lyrics can still make my jaw drop. Talk about setting a mood and painting a mental picture! Wow.
Turns out to be a great record :-)
An Elvis song never comes alone....
Burt's gotta have had some input on this track. Loving this album.
he co-wrote this song and two others and played piano on them
brilliant
Superstrong......
Welcome Back Elvis.
Album is very retro Costello and 'tragically hip'
Great album, and your lyric snippet from one of my favourite songs, Town Cryer...
@simon bailey yes, mine too. Costello never disappoints over so many years. What a talent