Elvis Costello - International Echo Lyrics
The streets were deserted and the house was darkDown in the basement there was the faintest sparkThree boys hoping to make their markInternational echoThey said it was nothing but a worthless toySign right here and you can be employedWoke up startled in the state of joyInternational echoThe roof is shaking and the house is ablazeI've been wide-awake for daysI thought I heard a signal breaking throughAnd at this distance that is hard to doCould be seven inchesCould be twelveDrop the needle on it and let it revolveI felt a pulse and a drum tattooI was just thinking about youSend out a message and it's sure to reboundWhat's that I hear?What is that sound?Seems to be coming from under the groundInternational echoIt can't be repeatedIt can't be resistedIt went out straight and it came back twistedIf you didn't see it then, then you probably missed itInternational echoMust be something in the atmosphereLet me be your volunteerI thought I heard a signal coming throughIn a language that I never knewGive me seven inchesGive me twelveDrop the needle on it and let it revolveI felt a pulse and a drum tattooEven though it was tabooSolo!They paid me money for playing pretendAnd they said this must be the endI was just following the popular trendInternational echoBeer from the bottle and wine from the grapeStood up straight, got bent out of shapeNow I'm just looking for some way to escapeInternational echoEverything I said just seems automaticRadio plays nothing but staticI think that I'm about to flip my lidMy waitress said that she might be my kidGive me seven inchesGive me twelveDrop the needle on it and let it revolveDid you hear me calling you?'Cos hear I goInternational echoEchoSolo!The streets were desertedThe house was darkDown in the basement there was the faintest sparkThree boys hoping to make their markInternational echo
