Lyrics to
Running Out Of Angels

This version of Running Out Of Angels was released by Elvis Costello in 1978.

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They say they’re running out of angels
They say I’m running out of time
Oh you don’t have to be lucky
It is easier than trying, now they’re bringing down a
Hammer on anything that sells
I suppose you’re a winner
Because they’re running out of angels
And all the lies upon the tongues of all the girls upon the rails
Will ruin any man who moved too soon
All except the one who seems to know more than she tells
You know she looks just like an angel
but she sings so out of tune

They say they’re running out of angels
They say I’m running out of time
Oh you don’t have to be lucky
It is easier than trying, now they’re bringing down a
Hammer on anything that sells
I suppose you’re a winner
Because they’re running out of angels
Oh

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About Lyrics and Running Out Of Angels by Elvis Costello

The lyrics to Running Out Of Angels are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Elvis Costello in 1978. Elements of the lyrics to Running Out Of Angels are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Elvis Costello and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Running Out Of Angels back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Running Out Of Angels by Elvis Costello in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Running Out Of Angels" means the words set to the music of Running Out Of Angels, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Elvis Costello. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Running Out Of Angels and the lyrics to Running Out Of Angels are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Elvis Costello who came here looking just for the lyrics to Running Out Of Angels, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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