The song I Thought I'd Write To Juliet is performed by Elvis Costello in the album named The Juliet Letters in the year 2006 .
I thought I'd write to Juliet
For she would understand
And when someone is already dead
They can no longer let you down
Instead I find myself talking to you
As my oldest friend
Tell me how I can advise someone
That I don't even know to welcome death
For I received a letter that is worth reporting
And though it may raise a cynical smile
It leaves a sinking feeling
Like when a soldier in a story says to the sergeant
"Have you seen my pride and joy?"
You know the rest
And it's no joke
Forgive me please
As I quote
"This is a letter of thanks
As I'm so bored herein I can't say where
So I'm writing to people that I may never meet
And I was thinking if something you said"
'I'm a female soldier, my name is Constance
I enlisted in the military needing funds for college
I'm twenty-three years old and if I do get home alive
I imagine I may think again'
'I'm sleeping with my eyes open for fear of attack
Your words are a comfort, they're the best thing that I have
Apart from family pictures and of course, my gas mask
I don't know why I am writing to you'
Elvis Costello - The Juliet Letters
- Deliver Us
- For Other Eyes
- Swine
- Dead Letter
- I Almost Had A Weakness
- Why?
- Who Do You Think You Are?
- Taking my Life In Your Hands
- This Offer is Unrepeatable
- Dear Sweet Filthy World
- Letter Home
- Jacksons, Monk and Rowe
- Sad Burlesque
- Romeo's Seance
- I Thought I'd Write To Juliet
- Last Post
- First to Leave
- Damnation's Cellar
- Birds Will Still Be Singing
- She Moved Through the Fair (Bonus)
- Pills and Soap (Live) (Bonus)
- King of the Unknown Sea (Live) (Bonus)
- Skeleton (Live) (Bonus)
- More Than Rain (Live ) (Bonus)
- God Only Knows (Live) (Bonus)
- They Didn't Believe Me (Live) (Bonus)
- O Mistress Mine -- with John Harle
- Come Away Death -- with John Harle
- Put Away Forbidden Playthings -- Elvis Costello & Fretwork
- Can She Excuse My Wrongs -- Elvis Costello, Fretwork & Composers Ensemble
- Fire Suite 1 -- Roy Nathanson with Cyrus Chestnut & Elvis Costello
- Fire Suite 3 -- Roy Nathanson with Elvis Costello
- Fire Suite Reprise -- Roy Nathanson with Elvis Costello
- Gigi -- Elvis Costello & Bill Frisell
- Deep Dead Blue -- Elvis Costello & Bill Frisell
- Upon a Veil of Midnight Blue -- Elvis Costello & the Punishing Kiss Band
- Lost in the Stars