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Elvis Costello The River In Reverse Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.60/10 [5 votes]Album: iTunes Originals: Elvis Costello / Original Release Date: 2007-06-19Genre: AlternativeSong Duration: 4 min 29 sec
ELVIS COSTELLO
- The River In Reverse Lyrics / with translationsHow long does a promise last?
How long can a lie be told?
What would I take in exchange for my soul?
Would I notice when it was sold?
Wake me up
Wake me up
Wake me up with a slap or a kiss
There must be something better than this
'Cos I don't see how it can get much worse
What do we have to do to send
The river in reverse
Every man a crawling kingsnake
Every girl a half a heartbreak
Every woman sold into shame
To any son without a name
Are your arms too weak to lift?
Another shovel on the graveyard shift
Here comes the flood if you catch my drift
Where the things that they promised are not a gift
If man falls through the mirror of a lake
They fish him out quick and they call him a fake
Give him all the temptations he can take
Tie him up high 'til his bones break
Wake me up
Wake me up
Wake me up with a slap or a kiss
There must be something better than this
'Cos I don't see how it can get much worse
What do we have to do to send
The river in reverse
I thought I heard somebody laugh
Look out your window
They're chasing shadows in the dark
They're counting widows
I felt a sliver of glass
Saw a cross in splinters
I felt the truce of spring
Dig me out of the trench of winter
So count your blessings when they ask permission
To govern with money and superstition
They tell you it's all for your own protection
'Til you fear your own reflection
But the times are passing from illumination
Like bodies falling from a constellation
An uncivil war divides the nation
So erase the tape on that final ape running down creation
Running down creation
Wake me up
Wake me up
Wake me up with a slap or a kiss
There must be something better than this
Wake me up
Wake me up with a slap or a kiss
There must be something better than this
How long can a lie be told?
What would I take in exchange for my soul?
Would I notice when it was sold?
Wake me up
Wake me up
Wake me up with a slap or a kiss
There must be something better than this
'Cos I don't see how it can get much worse
What do we have to do to send
The river in reverse
Every man a crawling kingsnake
Every girl a half a heartbreak
Every woman sold into shame
To any son without a name
Are your arms too weak to lift?
Another shovel on the graveyard shift
Here comes the flood if you catch my drift
Where the things that they promised are not a gift
If man falls through the mirror of a lake
They fish him out quick and they call him a fake
Give him all the temptations he can take
Tie him up high 'til his bones break
Wake me up
Wake me up
Wake me up with a slap or a kiss
There must be something better than this
'Cos I don't see how it can get much worse
The river in reverse
I thought I heard somebody laugh
Look out your window
They're chasing shadows in the dark
They're counting widows
I felt a sliver of glass
Saw a cross in splinters
I felt the truce of spring
Dig me out of the trench of winter
So count your blessings when they ask permission
To govern with money and superstition
They tell you it's all for your own protection
'Til you fear your own reflection
But the times are passing from illumination
Like bodies falling from a constellation
An uncivil war divides the nation
So erase the tape on that final ape running down creation
Running down creation
Wake me up
Wake me up
Wake me up with a slap or a kiss
There must be something better than this
Wake me up
Wake me up with a slap or a kiss
There must be something better than this
Facts about The River In Reverse
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The River In Reverse is written and performed by Elvis Costello.
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It is first released on June 19, 2007 as part of Elvis Costello's album "iTunes Originals: Elvis Costello" which includes 24 tracks in total.
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The River In Reverse falls under the genre Alternative.
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The River In Reverse song length is 4 minutes and 29 seconds.
Who wrote The River In Reverse lyrics?
The River In Reverse is written and performed by Elvis Costello.
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When was The River In Reverse released?
It is first released on June 19, 2007 as part of Elvis Costello's album "iTunes Originals: Elvis Costello" which includes 24 tracks in total.
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Which genre is The River In Reverse?
The River In Reverse falls under the genre Alternative.
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How long is the song The River In Reverse?
The River In Reverse song length is 4 minutes and 29 seconds.
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these lyrics are submitted by kaanSongwriter(s): Elvis Costello
Record Label(s): 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc Courtesy of Lost Highway Records
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