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From A Whisper To A Scream Lyrics
Oh it's not easy to resist temptation
Walking around looking like a figment of somebody else's imagination
Taking every word she says just like an open invitation
But the power of persuasion is no match for anticipation
Like a finger running down a seam
From a whisper to a scream
So I whisper and I scream
But don't get me wrong
Please don't leave me waiting too long
Waiting too long
Waiting too long
Waiting too long
Hey
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh if the customers like it then they'll keep on paying
If they keep on drinking then they'll end up staying
I heard someone say where have we met before
But the one over the eight seem less like one or more like four
Like a finger running down a seam
From a whisper to a scream
So I whisper and I scream
But don't get me wrong
Please don't leave me waiting too long
Waiting too long
Waiting too long
Waiting too long
Hey
If you're puzzled by the line "the one over the eight seems less like one and more like four," I can explain.
"The one over the eight" is British slang for one too many beers. The idea is that eight beers is enough to get you sufficiently soused. The "one over the eight" is the one that turns you into a falling-down, blackout drunk.
So Elvis (or in this case, Glenn Tilbrook, who sings the line) is saying that it doesn't feel like he's had just one over the eight, he's so drunk it feels like it's been four too many.
@vchamberlain Thank you!! That one's puzzled me for 30 years.
@vchamberlain Thank you!! That one's puzzled me for 30 years.