You Bowed Down

Lyrics - Credits - Discography - Covers - Bootlegs - Chords

Lyrics I expect you're entitled to know why I'm making contact With acquaintances scattered all over the land I'd promise you now and again that I'd honour the contract If it hadn't crumbled away in my hand So we broke that vow independently now But I don't know why you absolutely deny You bowed down (you bowed down, you bowed down) You bowed down (you bowed down, you bowed down) When you first looked away I might say it was really a kindness It must have hurt you to see how dreams sour Now they say that justice and love are the next things to blindness Well you're getting plenty of both of them now And so you parade where appointments are made And never meant to be kept Unless you accept You bowed down (you bowed down, you bowed down) You bowed down (you bowed down, you bowed down) You value the burnt amber of falling leaves And you long to delay As you feel their breath as they whisper "It won't hurt you now to betray If you just bow down" And now every time that we meet on the edge of hysteria You're helping them sell off some new party line I remember a time when you would have seemed so superior Now you say "Will you please meet this good friend of mine?" So you're in demand as long as you kiss their hand But all the applause is for their name not yours You bowed down (you bowed down, you bowed down) You bowed down (you bowed down, you bowed down) You bowed down (you bowed down, you bowed down) You bowed down (you bowed down, you bowed down) You bowed down You bowed down You bowed down You bowed down

Credits Written by: Elvis Costello Produced by: Geoff Emerick and Elvis Costello Musicians: Elvis Costello - vocals, guitars and keyboards (bridge) Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums, percussion and acoustic guitar Discography Albums: All This Useless Beauty, 1996 All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2001 This section may be incomplete. Singles: This section may be incomplete. Collections: Album Name, Year This section may be incomplete. Alternate Versions: You Bowed Down (demo) All This Useless Beauty (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2001 This section may be incomplete. Soundtracks: none Various Artists collections: none Covers Recorded by: Roger McGuinn, on Back From Rio (1990) This section may be incomplete. Performed by: none This section may be incomplete. Bootlegs This section is incomplete.

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Internal links

• Elvis Costello Home Page: All This Useless Beauty | lyrics | chords | ATUB info page 1 | You Bowed Down CD single info page
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External links

• Elvis Costello on Rhino All This Useless Beauty reissue page