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High Fidelity Lyrics
Some things you never get used to
Even though you're feeling like another man
There's nothing that he can do for you
To shut me away as you walk through
Lovers laughing in their amateur hour
Holding hands in the corridors of power
Even though I'm with somebody else right now
High fidelity
Can you hear me?
There's a new kind of dedication
Maybe you'll find it down the tunnel
Maybe I got above my station
Maybe you're only changing channel
Even though you're nowhere near me
And I know you kiss him so sincerely now
Even though the signal's indistinct
And you worry what silly people think
Who just can't wait to feel so frozen out
I bet he thinks that he was chosen out of millions
I suppose he'll never know about
Chorus
Even though you're feeling like another man
There's nothing that he can do for you
To shut me away as you walk through
Lovers laughing in their amateur hour
Holding hands in the corridors of power
Even though I'm with somebody else right now
High fidelity
Can you hear me?
Maybe you'll find it down the tunnel
Maybe I got above my station
Maybe you're only changing channel
And I know you kiss him so sincerely now
Even though the signal's indistinct
And you worry what silly people think
Who just can't wait to feel so frozen out
I bet he thinks that he was chosen out of millions
I suppose he'll never know about
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Instruments with Elvis's voice... beautiful.
the girl is a serial dater, and he's the only one she ever connected with. He knows it, but she has no idea, she just likes the attention
This song reminds me of a verse in a song by Bob Dylan called Vision of Johanna. I think it is about the absurdity of unrequited romantic love. Ultimately, it is a little too self-aware, although the urgency with which Costello delivers it is absolutely brilliant. the singer realizes that the new guy (substitute, as Pete Townsend would say) probably thinks that this girl is very special and hence his relationship with her is "true love". While recognizing this, the singer feels obligized to point out that that can't possible be true , since it is he that has "high fidelity" - that is, his signal is the one sending "true love".