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The Comedians Lyrics
I sat there alone upon the ferris wheel
a pastel coloured carriage in the air
I thought you'd leave me danglin' for a
little while
a silly twist upon a childish dare
Below I saw you whispering to another man
who held the lever that could bring me down
He'd stop the world from turning at
your command
Its always something cruel that laughter
drowns
And I'm up while the dawn is breaking
even though my heart is aching
I should be drinking a toast
to absent friends
instead of these
comedians
I can hardly hear the music from the
carousel
the wind picks up, the carriage starts
to sway
As one by one the lights go out
its closing time
I see you take his hand and walk away
They say that you will always be the last
to know
they say that all that glitters is not gold
Its not just that you're never coming
back to me
Its the bitter way that I was told
And I'm up while the dawn is breakin'
even though my heart is achin'
I should be drinking a toast
to absent friends
instead of these
comedians.
a pastel coloured carriage in the air
I thought you'd leave me danglin' for a
little while
a silly twist upon a childish dare
Below I saw you whispering to another man
who held the lever that could bring me down
He'd stop the world from turning at
your command
Its always something cruel that laughter
drowns
And I'm up while the dawn is breaking
even though my heart is aching
I should be drinking a toast
to absent friends
instead of these
comedians
carousel
the wind picks up, the carriage starts
to sway
As one by one the lights go out
its closing time
I see you take his hand and walk away
They say that you will always be the last
to know
they say that all that glitters is not gold
Its not just that you're never coming
back to me
Its the bitter way that I was told
And I'm up while the dawn is breakin'
even though my heart is achin'
I should be drinking a toast
to absent friends
instead of these
comedians.
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Costello wrote it for Orbison for Roy's last album
This is a great song, no doubt. I was pretty sure that it was an Elvis Costello song that Roy Orbison covered on the "Bespoke Songs..." EC cover album?
Either way...