Lyrics The Scarlet Tide - Elvis Costello, The Imposters

The Scarlet Tide

Must I accept his fate?
Or take myself far from this place
I thought I heard a black bell toll
A little bird did sing
Man has no choice when he wants everything
We’ll rise above the scarlet tide
That trickles down through the mountain
And separates the widow from the bride
Man goes beyond his own decision
Gets caught up in the mechanism
Of swindlers who act like kings
And brokers who break everything
The dark of night was swiftly fading
Close to the dawn of day
Why would I want him just to lose him again?
We’ll rise above the scarlet tide
That trickles down through the mountain
And separates the widow from the bride
We’ll rise above the scarlet tide
That trickles down through the mountain
And separates the widow from the bride