Georgie And Her Rival

Elvis Costello

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"Georgie And Her Rival" (rd. fret) ___Intro:          ___Verse: 1 Georgie grew to hate her name  it sounded like a tiny man  and the one she had said "I can’t see you but I’ll call you when___ever I___can"  sometimes the phone would ring when she was half__a_sleep  a voice would drag her down with it’s suggestions  though she often felt cheated___ she never felt___cheap Well heaven knows what fi___lls the heart and makes you feel so___alive It’s impossible to tear___apart Geor__gie__and__her__ri____val ___Verse: 2 It was half___past Fe__bruary  and he hadn’t called since New Year’s Day Maybe he’d found ano___ther woman  to say those words no chapel girl should say  her mother would phone and always keep her talking  she’d try to be polite making fa__ces  but somewhere in the back of her mind her ri___val was stal__king Well heaven knows what fi___lls the heart and makes you feel so___alive It’s impossible to tear___apart Geor__gie__and__her__ri____val ___Bridge: Her rival would al__ways wait___ till the eighth or ni___nth bell___ he’d be desperate an___yway and drunk as well______  she always liked to hurt__him___to prove he was prepa___red  to love her an__yway__that she wan___ted  so she could tell____which she preferred ___Verse: 3 He sat up with his address book trying to think what mood___he’s in  his finger traced past Georgie’s name  to someone who needed less persua__ding  He did__n’t hear__through her__disguise__  he didn’t leave her in a rush  just like the pro__mise that he left on her__machine  that al__most made__her blush  the radio plays a lover’s symphony__ the number you have dialed has been re-directed now she puts him on the speaker-phone___  whene__ver__she__has__com___pany___ Well heaven knows what fi___lls the heart and makes you feel so___alive It’s impossible to tear___apart Geor__gie__and__her__ri____val ___Coda: Geor__gie__and__her__ri____val Geor__gie__and__her__ri____val *                  *  Geor__gie__and__her__ri____val (Repeat *-* 3 more times) Geor__gie__and__her__ri____val (fade)

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Cette chanson évoque la complexité des relations amoureuses à travers le personnage de Georgie, qui ressent une frustration croissante envers son nom et sa situation amoureuse. Elle est fréquemment en proie à des pensées ruminantes sur son partenaire, qui ne donne plus de nouvelles et semble s'intéresser à une autre femme. L'angoisse de Georgie est amplifiée par les interventions de sa mère, qui tente de la distraire, mais il semble qu'une rivalité sourde et pesante s'installe dans sa vie, rendant la situation encore plus délicate. Dans un contexte de non-dits et de communication troublée, on assiste à la lutte interne de Georgie entre le désir d'être aimée et le besoin de se protéger des blessures émotionnelles. Les appels et les messages non transférés montrent une dynamique fragile, où l'affection et la rivalité se mêlent, rendant son existence amoureuse plus tourmentée. C'est cette tension entre amour, jalousie et incertitude qui anime la chanson.