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Elvis Costello Heathen Town Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.50/10 [24 votes]Album: Out of Our Idiot / Original Release Date: 1987-12-04Genre: RockSong Duration: 3 min 06 sec
Heathen Town
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
ELVIS COSTELLO
- Heathen Town LyricsThey used to call it Sin City
now it's gone way past that.
Painting the town
and then burning it down
now even that's old hat.
Now there's a choir of angels
at the fall of Rome
singing "Ave Maria"
or "Home Sweet Home"
[Chorus:]
It's just a heathen town
I hear only evil
as my tongue is tightened.
I used to be god-fearing
now I'm so frightened
'cause the devil will drag you under
by the sharp tailfin
of your checkered cab
And I can't sit down,
I'm going overboard
in this heathen town.
It starts as a flirtation
and ends up as an expensive habit.
With one eye on her place
in debtor's prison
And the other on a girl
dressed as a rabbit.
Now you can live forever
endure fits and starts
The only stake you cannot raise
Is the one driven through your heart.
[Chorus]
now it's gone way past that.
Painting the town
and then burning it down
now even that's old hat.
Now there's a choir of angels
at the fall of Rome
singing "Ave Maria"
or "Home Sweet Home"
[Chorus:]
It's just a heathen town
I hear only evil
as my tongue is tightened.
I used to be god-fearing
now I'm so frightened
'cause the devil will drag you under
by the sharp tailfin
And I can't sit down,
I'm going overboard
in this heathen town.
It starts as a flirtation
and ends up as an expensive habit.
With one eye on her place
in debtor's prison
And the other on a girl
dressed as a rabbit.
Now you can live forever
endure fits and starts
The only stake you cannot raise
Is the one driven through your heart.
[Chorus]
Facts about Heathen Town
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Heathen Town is written by Elvis Costello.
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It is first released on December 04, 1987 as part of Elvis Costello's album "Out of Our Idiot" which includes 21 tracks in total. This song is the 2nd track on this album.
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Heathen Town falls under the genre Rock.
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Heathen Town song length is 3 minutes and 06 seconds.
Who wrote Heathen Town lyrics?
Heathen Town is written by Elvis Costello.
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When was Heathen Town released?
It is first released on December 04, 1987 as part of Elvis Costello's album "Out of Our Idiot" which includes 21 tracks in total. This song is the 2nd track on this album.
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Which genre is Heathen Town?
Heathen Town falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Heathen Town?
Heathen Town song length is 3 minutes and 06 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): elvis costello
Record Label(s): 2008 Elvis Costello under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc
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