King Of The Unknown Sea

Lyrics

Beneath the turquoise pools and emerald jewels

There lie the broken spines of seven ships

The skulls of careless fools and coins of gold

Pour from the banks that proffer puckered lips

I am the king of all of you see

The timid land

The unknown sea

And all that lies between

So then come away, you frail of breath

You feeling tired of life

You scared to death

You stain the air with your half-hearted wit

A few steps more will make an end of it

I am the king of all of you see

The timid land

The unknown sea

And all that lies between

She'll wander on a strand of dying light

She'll wonder who may answer whispered prayers

The coral and the pearl that hold you tight

May grace the throat of those the ocean spares

I am the king of all of you see

The timid land

The unknown sea

And all that lies

And all that lies

And all that lies between

Credits

• Words by: Elvis Costello
  Music by: Michael Thomas
• Arranged by: Michael Thomas
• Recorded at Meltdown Festival, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London 1995-06-28
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - Voice

The Brodsky Quartet:

Michael Thomas - Violin

Ian Belton - Violin

Paul Cassidy - Viola

Jacqueline Thomas - Violoncello

Discography

Albums:

• The Juliet Letters (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2006
• This section may be incomplete.

Singles:

• none

Collections:

• Album Name, Year
• This section may be incomplete.

Alternate Versions:

• This section may be incomplete.

Soundtracks:

• none

Various Artists collections:

• none

Covers

Recorded by:

• none
• This section may be incomplete.

Performed by:

• none
• This section may be incomplete.

Bootlegs

• This section is incomplete.