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Lyrics
Siren is bending, the radio humming,
Sun is breaking through and the storm is coming
The score is obscure, the melody fractured
It went by my window
Refused to be captured
I hope that I wake up in time
Good King Neptune came flipping up my street
He was a sad case tripping up the staircase
Friends and relations are laughing at my head
Gathered like crows at the end of my bed
I hope that I wake up in time
If you can't or can't quite
Think again
You can't fight
That you might
Not be smite
If it's wrong, it's not right
I say it once and I'll say it again
Now and forever and ever, amen
Siren is bending, the radio is humming,
Who do you love now and who are you damning?
The score is obscure and the melody fractured
The bird by my window refused to be captured
I hope I wake up in time
If you can or can't quite
Think again
You can't fight
That you might
Not be smite
If it's wrong, it's not right
I'll say it once and I'll say it again
Life is a beautiful thing
I've said it before
I can't say it much more
Life is a beautiful thing
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Credits
- Written by: Charles Mingus and Elvis Costello
- Produced by: Gert-Jan van den Dolder
- Arranged by: Mike Mossman, adapted by Joan Reinders
- Musicians:
- Elvis Costello - vocals
- Steve Nieve - piano
- The Metropole Orkest
- Vince Mendoza - conductor
- Ruud Breuls - trumpet solo
- Bart van Lier - trombone solo
- Leo Janssen - tenor saxophone solo
- Peter Tiehuis - guitar solo
Discography
Albums:
Singles:
Collections:
Alternate Versions:
Soundtracks:
Various Artists collections:
Covers
Recorded by:
Performed by:
Bootlegs
- This section is incomplete.
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Chords
- This section is incomplete
Internal links
External links
Deutsche Grammophon's My Flame Burns Blue Page
