Elvis Costello Fan Forum

I’d agree with the assessment but it lacks the biblical references. It is an unconventional relationship, but not with another man. Hold me as if I were hung? Not something typically said. Is it being said by the husband who is jealous of the love his wife gives to Christ? I’d also add that the penn...

Mojo I’m far from an expert on the Bible but even I get the reference to Pilate. Washing hands of Jesus and giving silver to Judas. Surely the quoted “ why was I chosen” rings a bell for most anyone. But I suppose Elvis writing the same old song about a woman marrying for money makes sense? Not real...

I’ve been intrigued by these lyrics. When you begin a canvas, it’s a first step to block-in or cover the canvas. Or “fill in the blanks”. I don’t read this song as a choice between 2 men, one an artist, or leaving one behind. I hear a woman who has turned to Christianity (he calls me child as in the...