I Thought I'd Write To Juliet

Lyrics

I thought I'd write to Juliet, for she would understand

And when someone is already dead they can no longer let you down

Instead I find myself talking to you, as my oldest friend

Tell me how I can advise someone that I don't even know to welcome death?

For I received a letter that is worth reporting

And though it may raise a cynical smile, it leaves a sinking feeling

Like when a soldier in a story says to the sergeant

"Have you seen my pride and joy?..."

You know the rest, and it's no joke

Forgive me please as I quote...

"This is a letter of thanks, as I'm so bored here in I can't say where

So I'm writing to people that I may never meet

And I was thinking of something you said..."

"I'm a female soldier, my name is Constance

I enlisted in the military, needing funds for college

I'm twenty-three years old and if I do get home alive

I imagine I may think again..."

"I'm sleeping with my eyes open for fear of attack

Your words are a comfort, they're the best things that I have

Apart from family pictures and, of course, my gas mask

I don't know why I am writing to you"

Credits

• Written by: D.P.A. MacManus
• Produced by: Kevin Killen, Elvis Costello and The Brodsky Quartet
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - Voice

The Brodsky Quartet:

Michael Thomas - Violin

Ian Belton - Violin

Paul Cassidy - Viola

Jacqueline Thomas - Violoncello

Discography

Albums:

• The Juliet Letters, 1993
• The Juliet Letters (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2006
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