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Imagination (Is A Powerful Deceiver)

This version of Imagination (Is A Powerful Deceiver) was released by Elvis Costello in 1977.

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So you’re trying to make connection, you heard whispers in the hall
She’ll be out again this evening, when you come around to call
So, you dodge the lady-killer, who came creepin’ ‘cross the floor
Then you caught up in a whirlwind, you got blown right out the door
Oh, yes it was a whirlwind, sweet romance was on your side
If you wanna dance on my face, you must tell me why you lied

Imagination is a powerful deceiver
When you try to believe her just a little too much
Imagination is a powerful deceiver
I’ll go out of my mind, if I’m losing your touch

I see a look of recognition, so well hidden in your eye
And your peepshow regulations, they just don’t seem to apply,
Well, did I see you in the circus, in the ring without a hand
Now you think that you can curse us, steal the show and stop the band

Oh, you can follow your dreams, oh but please don’t lead me on,
If you wanna bleed in my face, you were here and now you’re gone

Imagination is a powerful deceiver
When you try to believe her just a little too much
Imagination is a powerful deceiver
I’ll go out of my mind, if I’m losing your touch
I’ll go out of my mind, if I’m losing your touch
I’ll go out of my mind, if I’m losing your touch

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The lyrics to Imagination (Is A Powerful Deceiver) are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Elvis Costello used when the song was created in 1977. The lyrics to Imagination (Is A Powerful Deceiver) have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Elvis Costello and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

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