Invisible Lady

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Lyrics

Nails tap the counter

Steps echo and fade

Is that a face in the window?

With no shadow or shade


The naked flame flickered

Clothes lie where they’re thrown

It’s one hell of a big torch

To carry alone


She might brush your face with the hem of her gown

But it’s hard to wake up with your silly cracked crown


An empty of shot glass

A shocking blue pane

The chamber rolled vacant

And loaded again and again and again


Return to me Invisible lady

Where are the rewards for all the promises I made?

Oh where have you gone?

And who on earth do I have to thank?

The sheet below is blank


I fell for the Invisible lady

I still sing the words of all of the songs that she gave me

The ribbon’s stretched tight

But every time that I start to type

The key won’t seem to strike


The ages that I’d waste staring at that hourglass

The minutes I spend for seconds to pass

Through a curtain of jet hung on her shoulder


Through a curtain of jet hung on her shoulder


Return to me Invisible lady

Where are the rewards for all the promises I made?

Oh where have you gone?

And who on earth do I have to thank?

The sheet below is blank


Pools of shallow and

Pools of deep

Sometimes they narrow

Their secrets to keep

Lashes invite you where others dove in

Others dove in and were not seen again


His body bobbled blue in the cold morning lake

Admitting that he knew you was his first mistake

His chilly fixed eyes

Indicated no blame

Despite what they say, no reflection remained


It’s an empty of shot glass

A shocking blue pane

The chamber rolled vacant

And loaded again and again and again and again and again and again


Credits

  • Written by: Charles Mingus and Elvis Costello
  • Produced by: Sue Mingus
  • Arranged by: Jack Walrath
  • Adapted for orchestra by: Mike Mossman
  • Musicians:
Elvis Costello - vocals
The Charles Mingus Orchestra:
Conrad Herwig - trombone solo
Michael Rabinowitz - bassoon
Douglas Yates - bass clarinet
Robert Routch - French horn
Adam Rogers - guitar
Seamus Blake - soprano saxophone
Alex Foster - alto saxophone
Alex Sipiagin - trumpet
David Kikoski - piano
Jeff "Tain" Watts - drums
Boris Kozlov - bass

Discography

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Soundtracks:

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Various Artists collections:

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