...Dust

Lyrics - Credits - Discography - Covers - Bootlegs - Chords

Lyrics If only dust could talk What would we hear it say? Before it's brushed aside Just as it's swept away It's just the evidence It's of no consequence It's only flesh and bone Why don't we leave it alone? If only dust could gather into lines of chalk Around a silhouette detective fiction walks For it's the only witness that can testify Can I spit out the truth? Or would you rather just swallow a lie? Why did they dam the land? How did they flood the plain? Did they erase the name? And wipe away the stain You kept your mouth well shut Appeared to turn your coat Now there's a name for you but it's stuck in my throat If dust could only mutter Or in laughter trill If it could warn and whisper from the windowsill But it's the only witness that can testify Can I split out the truth? Or would you rather just swallow a lie? Here come the juggernaut Here come The Poisoners They choke the life and land And rob the joy from us Why do they taste of sugar? Oh, when they're made of money Here come the Lamb of God And the butcher's boy, Sonny If dust could only gather in the needle track Then it would skip a beat and it would jump right back If dust could only gather in a needle track Then it would skip a beat And all the sense I lack

Credits Written by: Elvis Costello Produced by: Elvis Costello, Ciaran Cahill, Leo Pearson and Kieran Lynch (collectively as The Imposter) Horn Arrangement by: Elvis Costello Musicians: Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar and drum machine Davey Faragher - bass Steve Nieve - vibraphone Pete Thomas - drums and shaker Leo Pearson - frog guiro Ku-umba Frank Lacy - flugelhorn Curtis Fowlkes - trombone Jay Rodriguez - tenor saxophone Roy Nathanson - alto saxophone Discography Albums: When I Was Cruel, 2002 This section may be incomplete. Singles: This section may be incomplete. Collections: Album Name, Year This section may be incomplete. Alternate Versions: Dust (Live In Melbourne) Cruel Smile, 2002 This section may be incomplete. Soundtracks: none Various Artists collections: none Covers Recorded by: none This section may be incomplete. Performed by: none This section may be incomplete. Bootlegs This section is incomplete.

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• Elvis Costello Home Page: When I Was Cruel | lyrics | chords | WIWC info page 1
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