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When nobody knows she puts on secret clothes
And lies in the meadow with her hands tied behind her back
I won't refuse
If you know how to use it
Just stop playing that ugly drug music
Thirteen steps lead down
Thirteen steps lead down
There's commoners and kings
And everyone's a prisoner
Of paper and glue and a decent pair of scissors
So tonight I'm drinking to your health
Because I just can't stand myself
Thirteen steps lead down
Thirteen steps lead down
Thirteen steps lead down
Thirteen steps lead down
She stands and fails on fashion fingernails
Her lovers have her walking 'round
On instruments of torture
And one of them is poisonous
The other is a thief they say
So what one could give to her
The other cannot take away
When nobody knows she puts on secret clothes
And lies in her splendour for a picture opportunity
Cover up that bruise, put on patent leather shoes
Just stop playing that bad mood music
Thirteen steps lead down
Thirteen steps lead down
There's commoners and kings
And everyone's a prisoner
Of paper and glue and a decent pair of scissors
So tonight I'm drinking to your health
Because I just can't stand myself
Thirteen steps lead down
Thirteen steps lead down
Thirteen steps lead down
Thirteen steps lead down
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13 Steps Lead Down |
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Written by | Declan MacManus |
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Performed by | Elvis Costello (& The Attractions) |
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Produced by | Mitchell Froom & Elvis Costello |
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Musicians | Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Pete Thomas - drums Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass |
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Recorded | 1993, Olympic Studios, London |
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Released | March 8, 1994 |
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Albums | Brutal Youth, 1994 |
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Singles | 13 Steps Lead Down, 1994 |
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Collections | Extreme Honey: The Very Best Of The Warner Bros. Years, 1997 |
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Various Artists collections | Final Mix (No. 8: April 1994), 1994 My PoMo Valentine (Hits Post Modern Syndrome), 199_ |
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Promos | Words And Music, 1994 13 Steps Lead Down, 1994 Warner Music United Kingdom New Releases, 1994 Top Selection 1994 May, 1994 Malice And Magic (Japan), 1994 Malice And Magic (US), 1995 Either Side Of The Same Town Sampler, 2010 |
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Videos | The Right Spectacle: The Very Best Of Elvis Costello - The Videos, 2005 |
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Length | 3:16 |
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