Photographs Can Lie

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He was wired
Dynamite
And she was rare as treasure
That's not the kind of story
you deny

In a frame
Under glass
They'll always be together
And so in love
But photographs can lie

Now they say that I have the gaze
That must recall my father
Saying "He's my knight
My bright morning sun"
Now I am mourning everyone

See him now
Know he cheats
Why can't she see through him?
He used to be more valiant
than vain

Put him on
A pedestal
And it's a long way down there
I'll never be his little girl again

Now they say that I have the gaze
That must recall my father
Saying, "He's my knight
My bright morning sun"
Now I am mourning everyone

Someone else will look at me
And think he is my lover
Developing the image in
his eye
In a frame
Under glass
We'll always be together
And so in love
But photographs can lie

Photographs Can Lie
Words byElvis Costello
Music byBurt Bacharach
Performed byElvis Costello & The Imposters
Produced bySebastian Krys & Elvis Costello
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, electric guitar
Burt Bacharach - piano
Steve Nieve - electronic keyboard
Davey Faragher - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
Sebastian Krys - percussion
ReleasedOctober 12, 2018
AlbumsLook Now, 2018
The Songs Of Bacharach & Costello, 2023
Length3:38

First known performance:
November 2, 2018, Bethlehem, PA
Last known performance:
February 16, 2023, New York, NY
     (40 known performances)


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