Man, I love @perpetua’s FluxTumblr:
Elvis Costello
“Shipbuilding”
Live circa the mid-80sI kinda decided what this song meant to me based on the feeling of it back in high school, and eventually realizing what he’s actually singing about has never really gotten in the way of that. Costello is such a brilliant lyricist, a lot of his appeal comes from paying attention to his turns of phrase, but it’s almost besides the point in this one. Maybe it’s because he didn’t pen the music, and only the words?
Man, I love @perpetua’s