The Birds Will Still Be Singing

Lyrics

Summertime withers as the sun descends

He wants to kiss you, will you condescend?

Before you wake and find a chill within your bones

Under a fine canopy of lover's dust and humourous bones

Banish all dismay, extinguish every sorrow

Eternity stinks, my darling, that's no joke

Don't waste your precious time pretending you're heartbroken

There will be tears and candles, pretty words to say

Spare me lily-white lily with the awful perfume of decay

Banish all dismay, extinguish every sorrow

If I'm lost or I'm forgiven, the birds will still be singing

It's so hard to tear myself away

Even when you know it's over

It's too much to say

Banish all dismay, extinguish every sorrow

If I'm lost or I'm forgiven, the birds will still be singing

Credits

• Written by: D.P.A. MacManus
• Produced by: Kevin Killen, Elvis Costello and The Brodsky Quartet
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - Voice

The Brodsky Quartet:

Michael Thomas - Violin

Ian Belton - Violin

Paul Cassidy - Viola

Jacqueline Thomas - Violoncello

Discography

Albums:

• The Juliet Letters, 1993
• The Juliet Letters (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2006
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Singles:

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Collections:

• Extreme Honey: The Very Best Of The Warner Bros. Years, 1997
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Alternate Versions:

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Soundtracks:

• none

Various Artists collections:

• none

Covers

Recorded by:

• Bonnie Brett on The Elvis Costello Songbook, 2004 (website)
  
• Kerry-Anne Kutz on The Juliet Letters, 2006 (Amazon.com)
  
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Performed by:

• none
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Bootlegs

• All This Beauty
• Better Than Caruso Volume 2
• Buffo Italiano
• A Class Act
• Curse Of Sophistication
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