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My dear impulsive darling, I suspect my letter got to you too late
And it's really just a silly fragment of paper
But it means so much to those who wait
All the suffering days and nights till I dare dream again
There you suddenly stand and I'll be damned
If you didn't disappear with the dawn
Hours pass and darkness comes
Soon I will close my eyes
Will you return?
If you don't reply, you'll be taking my life in your hands
You'll be taking my life in your hands
Taking my life in your hands
I don't know why, my dearest darling
I can't tell you how I feel when you are near
When I see you have returned my letters unopened
I will tear them up, your voice ringing in my ears
But you're kidding yourself if you think this correspondence will end
I can always pretend words I don't have the courage to send reach you
Hours pass and darkness comes
Soon I will close my eyes
Will you return?
If you don't reply, you'll be taking my life in your hands
You'll be taking my life in your hands
Taking my life in your hands
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| Taking My Life In Your Hands |
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| Words by | Declan MacManus, Jacqueline Thomas, Marina Thomas & Paul Cassidy |
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| Music by | Jacqueline Thomas & Declan MacManus |
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| Performed by | Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet |
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| Produced by | Kevin Killen, Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet |
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| Musicians | Elvis Costello - voice
Michael Thomas - violin
Ian Belton - violin
Paul Cassidy - viola
Jacqueline Thomas - violoncello |
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| Recorded | September 14-October 1, 1992, Church Studios, London |
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| Released | January 15, 1993 |
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| Albums | The Juliet Letters, 1993 |
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| Promos | Excerpts From The Juliet Letters, 1993
Taking My Life In Your Hands, 1993
Malice And Magic (Japan), 1994 |
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| Length | 3:17 |
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Devin DeSantis & Mercutio String Quartet
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performed live, August 2008 - Stokie Theatre, Chicago, IL
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2008
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YouTube • Devin DeSantis
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Dennis Manuel & The Inkwell Strings
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studio performance
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YouTube
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Darian Sahanaja
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performed live, 27 March 2007, Knitting Factory tribute
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2003
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info
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Sol String Quartet with Paul Villaluz
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performed live, 6 December 2008, College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas
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2008
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YouTube • Las Vegas Sun review
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