Mystery Dance
From ElvisCostello
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LyricsRomeo was restless, he was ready to kill He jumped out the window 'cause he couldn't sit still Juliet was waiting with a safety net He said "Don't bury me 'cause I'm not dead yet"
Chorus: Why don't you tell me 'bout the mystery dance I wanna know about the mystery dance Why don't you show me 'cause I've tried and I've tried, and I'm still mystified I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied
Well I remember when the lights went out And I was tryin' to make it look like it was never in doubt She thought that I knew, and I thought that she knew, So both of us were willing, but we didn't know how to do it
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Well I was down under the covers in the middle of the night, Tryin' to discover my left foot from my right You can see those pictures in any magazine But what's the use of looking when you don't know what they mean
(chorus)
I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied (repeats)
Alternate Lyricsalternate lyrics from Mystery Dance Honky Tonk demo:
He jumped out the window 'cause he couldn't sit still Juliet was waiting with a safety net He said "Don't bury me 'cause I'm not dead yet"
Why don't you tell me 'bout the mystery dance I wanna know about the mystery dance Why don't you show me 'cause I've tried and I've tried, and I'm still mystified I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied
And I was tryin' to make it look like it was never in doubt She thought that I knew, and I thought that she knew, So both of us were willing, but we didn't know how to do it
Tryin' to discover my left foot from my right You can see those pictures in any magazine But what's the use of looking when you don't know what they mean
I'm gonna have this very personal conversation with god I said "You've got the information why don't you say so?" He said "Well I've been around and I still don't know"
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F5 G5
Romeo was restless, he was ready to kill.
F5 G5
He jumped out the window 'cause he couldn't sit still.
F5 G5
Juliet was waiting with a safety net.
F5 G5
He said, "Don't bury me, 'cause I'm not dead yet."
C
Why don't you tell me 'bout the mystery dance.
G
I wanna know about the mystery dance.
Why don't you show me,
D C
'Cause I've tried and I've tried and I'm still mystified.
I can't do it anymore, and I'm not satisfied.
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Well, I remember when the lights went out
And I was try'n' to make it look like it was never in doubt.
She thought that I knew, and I thought that she knew,
So both of us were willing, but we didn't know how to do it.
Well, I was down under the covers in the middle of the night,
Trying to discover my left foot from my right.
You can see those pictures in any magazine,
But what's the use of looking when you don't know what they mean?
Internal links
- Elvis Costello Home Page: My Aim Is True | lyrics | chords | MAIT info page | Viva England info page | Rykodisc/Demon MAIT reissue info page | Rhino MAIT reissue info page
- Elvis Costello Home Page: (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes single info page | Watching The Detectives single info page | Mystery Dance Belgian single info page
- Template:Mystery Dance
- Template:Mystery Dance (Honky Tonk)
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Categories: 1977 | My Aim Is True | Songs | Lyrics | Chords
