Lyrics to
Stiletto

This version of Stiletto was released by Billy Joel in 1978.

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She cuts you once, she cuts you twice
But still you believe
The wound is so fresh you can taste the blood
But you don’t have strength to leave
You’ve been bought, you’ve been sold
You’ve been locked outside the door
But you stand there pleadin’
With your insides bleedin’
‘Cause deep down you want some more
Then she says she wants forgiveness
It’s such a clever masquerade
She’s so good with her stiletto
You don’t even see the blade

She cuts you hard, she cuts you deep
She’s got so much skill
She’s so fascinating that you’re still there waiting
When she comes back for the kill
You’ve been slashed in the face
You’ve been left there to bleed
You want to run away
But you know you’re gonna stay
‘Cause she gives you what you need
Then she says she needs affection
While she searches for the vein
She’s so good with her stiletto
You don’t really mind the pain

She cuts you out, she cuts you down
She carves up your life
But you won’t do nothing
As she keeps on cutting
‘Cause you know you love the knife
You’ve been bought, you’ve been sold
You’ve been locked outside the door
But you stand there pleadin’
With your insides bleedin’
‘Cause deep down you want some more
Then she says she needs affection
While she searches for the vein
She’s so good with her stiletto
You don’t really mind the pain

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About Lyrics and Stiletto by Billy Joel

The lyrics to Stiletto are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Billy Joel used when the song was created in 1978. The lyrics to Stiletto have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Billy Joel and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Stiletto by Billy Joel. 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 Stiletto" means the words set to the music of Stiletto, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Billy Joel. 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 Stiletto and the lyrics to Stiletto are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Billy Joel who came here looking just for the lyrics to Stiletto, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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