Suit Of Lights

Elvis Costello

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While Nat King Cole sings "Welcome To My World" You request some song you hate you sentimental fool And it’s the force of habit If it moves then you fuck it If it doesn’t move you stab it And I thought I heard "The Working Man’s Blues" He went out to work that night and wasted his breath Outside there was a public execution Inside he died a thousand deaths And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground And they put him in a suit of lights                            In the perforated first editions Where they advocate the hangman’s noose Then tell the sorry tale of the spent Princess Her uncouth escort looking down her dress Anyway they say that she wears the trousers And learnt everything that she does And doesn’t know if she should tell him yes   Or let him go             And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground And they put him in a suit of lights                             / /                    Well it’s dog’s life in rope leash or diamond collar It’s enough to make you think right now But you don’t bother For goodness sake as you cry and shake Let’s keep you face down in the dirt where you belong And think of all the pleasure that it brings            Gsus4          G Though you know that it’s wrong And there’s still life in your body But most of it’s leaving Can’t you give us all a break Can’t you stop breathing And I thought I heard "The Working Man’s Blues" I went to work last night and wasted my breath Outside they’re painting tar on somebody It’s the closest to a work of art that they will ever be And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground And they put him in a suit of lights repeat ... And they put him in a suit of lights                                 /  /  /    /    

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La chanson évoque une vision sombre et critique de la vie contemporaine, mêlant des références à la culture populaire et à la réalité des classes ouvrières. Elle parle d'un homme qui, confronté à la banalité de son existence et à la tragédie, se retrouve entraîné dans une sorte de fatalisme. Les paroles mettent en lumière des dynamiques de pouvoir, un monde où le désespoir et les luttes personnelles s'entremêlent, illustrant la souffrance à travers des images puissantes et déconcertantes. Le contexte semble également refléter une critique de la société moderne, utilisant des métaphores comme des exécutions publiques et des vies de chiens pour souligner le contraste entre l'apparence et la réalité. Cette dualité se retrouve dans l'idée de sortir quelqu'un d'une terre froide pour l'enfermer dans une représentation flashy de lui-même, soulignant ainsi comment les individus peuvent être enfermés par les attentes et les normes sociales.