Earthbound

I've grown so fond of gravity Sometimes I like to breathe And now that I've got used to it I find it hard to say "I will be leaving" The stars so distant, the heavens so wide And it's not safe to even venture outside If you see me walking and I start to cry Don't wonder why I'm shaking my fist at the sky ‘Cos I'm earthbound and my fate is unknown Yes, I'm earthbound and I feel like, I feel like leaving my home The forgotten rapture of sun-drenched days Pray you didn't stay out in those poisonous rays And if you think that this is only a dream Jesus probably wants you for a sunbeam ‘Cos I'm earthbound and my fate is unknown Yes, I'm earthbound and I feel like, I feel like leaving my home The mutant creatures washed up in the tide And if I don't weep, it's only my alien pride Businessmen barter sky-scraping deals It's hard to credit that once this really was fields The ground opens up and swallows your appeals Spare us the dangerous elements that it yields ‘Cos I'm earthbound and my fate is unknown Yes, I'm earthbound and I feel like, I feel like leaving my home The faint embrace of gravity Is causing my delay Yes, cancel my departure Looks like I'm here to stay ‘Cos I'm earthbound and my fate is unknown Yes, I'm earthbound and I feel like, I feel like leaving my home

Earthbound Written by Elvis Costello & Cait O'Riordan Background:  This song is unreleased by Elvis Costello, but his demo version is available unofficially. Only known performance:  May 12, 2011, The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA      (6 known performance) Elvis Costello demo version Musicians Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar, bass Pete Thomas - drums Recorded late 1991 or early 1992, Pathway Studios, London Note unreleased Wendy James version Performed by Wendy James Produced by Chris Kimsey Musicians Wendy James - vocals Pete Thomas - drums, percussion Cass Lewis - bass Neil Taylor - guitar Andy Bown - organ Jon Astley - piano Ian Wilson - backing vocal Steve Butler - backing vocal Albums Wendy James: Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears, 1993 Length 4:28

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