Текст песни Elvis Costello - All This Useless Beauty
Elvis Costello - All This Useless Beauty слова песни
Its at times such as this shed be tempted to spitIf she wasnt so ladylikeShe imagines how she might have livedBack when legends and history collideSo she looks to her prince finding hes so charminglySlumped at her sideThose days are recalled on the gallery wallAnd shes waiting for passion or humour to strikeWhat shall we do, what shall we do with all this useless beauty? All this useless beautyGood friday arrived, the sky darkened on timetil he almost began to negotiateShe held his head like a baby and said "its okay if you cry"Now he wants her to dress as if you couldnt guessHe desires to impress his associatesBut hes part ugly beast and hellenic deceasedSo she finds that the mixture is hard to denyChorusShe wont practice the looks from the great tragic booksThat were later disgraced to face celluloidIt wont even make sense but you can betIf she isnt a sweetheart or plaything or petThe film turns her into an unveiled threatNonsense prevails, modesty failsGrace and virtue turn into stupidityWhile the calendar fades almost all barricades to a pale compromiseAnd our leaders have feasts on the backsides of beastsThey still think theyre the gods of antiquityIf something you missed didnt even existIt was just an ideal -- is it such a surprise? Chorus [x2]