King Of The Unknown Sea

Lyrics - Credits - Discography - Covers - Bootlegs - Chords

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.

Chords

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Internal links

• Elvis Costello Home Page: lyrics
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External links

• Elvis Costello on Rhino The Juliet Letters reissue page