Apr. 12, 19881 viewer
Velvet Elvis Lyrics
[Verse 1]
My life, it used to be incomplete
Till I saw what I was looking for at a drive-in swap meet
My life, it won't be the same again
Now I'm proud to say the King lives on inside my den
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, it's all I live for, it's all I need
[Chorus]
My velvet Elvis, my velvet Elvis
My velvet Elvis means the world to me, yo, yo, yo
[Verse 2]
Although he may not be worth much dough
He means much more to me than some old Rembrandt or Van Gogh
Check out those sideburns, there's nothing greater
You can tell that he's no velvet Elvis imitator
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, it's all I live for, it's all I need
[Chorus]
My velvet Elvis, my velvet Elvis
My velvet Elvis, oh, now can't you see?
My velvet Elvis, my velvet Elvis
My velvet Elvis means the world to me, whoa
My life, it used to be incomplete
Till I saw what I was looking for at a drive-in swap meet
My life, it won't be the same again
Now I'm proud to say the King lives on inside my den
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, it's all I live for, it's all I need
[Chorus]
My velvet Elvis, my velvet Elvis
My velvet Elvis means the world to me, yo, yo, yo
[Verse 2]
Although he may not be worth much dough
He means much more to me than some old Rembrandt or Van Gogh
Check out those sideburns, there's nothing greater
You can tell that he's no velvet Elvis imitator
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, it's all I live for, it's all I need
[Chorus]
My velvet Elvis, my velvet Elvis
My velvet Elvis, oh, now can't you see?
My velvet Elvis, my velvet Elvis
My velvet Elvis means the world to me, whoa
[Bridge]
In my own private Graceland
In my own little shrine to the King
I don't want nothin' else
No, I don't need anything
Don't need no lava lamp
Don't need no soap on a rope
No pictures of Mexican kids with those really big eyes
Or dogs playing poker, oh
[Instrumental]
[Verse 3]
When I'm at home, watching my TV
I know the king is always looking down on me
He looks so handsome, he stands so tall
So glad he's big enough to cover up that hole in the wall
[Outro]
(Velvet Elvis)
He's so fuzzy
(Velvet Elvis)
He's so great
(Velvet Elvis)
Never ages
(Velvet Elvis)
Never puts on weight
(Velvet Elvis)
Look at those rhinestones
(Velvet Elvis)
He's just so fine
(Velvet Elvis)
You can look but don't touch now
(Velvet Elvis)
'Cause he's mine, all mine, oh
In my own private Graceland
In my own little shrine to the King
I don't want nothin' else
No, I don't need anything
Don't need no lava lamp
Don't need no soap on a rope
No pictures of Mexican kids with those really big eyes
Or dogs playing poker, oh
[Instrumental]
[Verse 3]
When I'm at home, watching my TV
I know the king is always looking down on me
He looks so handsome, he stands so tall
So glad he's big enough to cover up that hole in the wall
[Outro]
(Velvet Elvis)
He's so fuzzy
(Velvet Elvis)
He's so great
(Velvet Elvis)
Never ages
(Velvet Elvis)
Never puts on weight
(Velvet Elvis)
Look at those rhinestones
(Velvet Elvis)
He's just so fine
(Velvet Elvis)
You can look but don't touch now
(Velvet Elvis)
'Cause he's mine, all mine, oh
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Genius Annotation
Paintings of Elvis Presley on a framed black velvet surface, frequently sold by late-20th-century street artists in Northern Mexico, are seen as a pinnacle of low, tacky art, to the point of being humorous in themselves.
The song is a pastiche of The Police; the verse is similar to the verse of “Don’t Stand So Close To Me,” the pre-chorus, chorus, bridge, and instrumental are similar to “Synchronicity II,” and the outro is similar to “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic.”
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