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Down by the harbourside
A boat is fastened by a length of rope
It was a perfect match
Dreaming of escape
Feeling almost detached
Look beneath the waves
The seabirds diving down into black water
The morning bells begin
Schoolchildren chant and spin
A length of rope
Below a hanging tree
Like cruel secrets some of us turn out to be
Should our love increase
We are all released like statues from marble
While in a prison yard
They're taking turns to guard
A length of rope
Are you too weak to fight?
Picking up a thread and then stretching it tight
Look beneath the waves
The seabirds diving down into black water
Still our love increased
We are all released like statues from marble
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Words by | Elvis Costello |
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Music by | Fleshquartet |
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Performed by | Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello |
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Produced by | Elvis Costello |
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Arranged by | Fleshquartet |
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Musicians | Anne Sofie von Otter - vocal Fleshquartet: Jonas Lindgren - violin, electric 5-string violin Örjan Högberg - viola, electric 5-string violin Mattias Helldén - cello, electric cello Sebastian Öberg - cello, electric cello Christian Olsson - drums, percussion |
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Recorded | Fleshquartet recorded September 23-27, 2000, Fleshland, Stockholm Possible additional recording October 2000-January 2001, Atlantis Grammophon AB, Stockholm, Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, and Westside Studios, London |
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Released | March 19, 2001 |
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Albums | For The Stars, 2001 |
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Length | 3:57 |
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