Heart Shaped Bruise

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Tell me now or are you only teasing?
I felt the cold hard facts of life
Five degrees from freezing
Does it amuse you to always hurt me so?
I try my best; it's not enough
Should I give up and let you?

What more is there to take from me?
There's nothing else to give you, dear
There's nothing more that I can lose
Except this heart shaped bruise

It will fade from purple to violet
It will fade
Just as the day dissolves into twilight

Tell me now or am I only dreaming?
You said that you'd be mine for life
And now you say you're leaving
If I could hold you once more before you go
When I approach you just lash out
Should I give up and let you?

What more is there to take from me?
There's nothing else to give you, dear
There's nothing more that I can lose
Accept this heart shaped bruise

It will fade from purple to violet
It will fade

Heart Shaped Bruise
Written byElvis Costello
Performed byElvis Costello & The Imposters (with Emmylou Harris)
Produced byDennis Herring & Elvis Costello
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocals, Gibson J-50, Gibson Super 400 & Fender Bass 6 guitar
Emmylou Harris - vocals
Steve Nieve - upright piano, Hammond organ
Davey Faragher - Fender Precision bass
Pete Thomas - drums, tambourine
John McFee - pedal steel guitar
RecordedApril 2004, Sweet Tea, Oxford, MS
Emmylou Harris recorded at Ocean Way Studios, Nashville
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2004
AlbumsThe Delivery Man, 2004
Length4:06

First known performance:
October 27, 1999, Nashville, TN
     (61 known performances)


Heart Shaped Bruise (Live 2004)
Performed byElvis Costello & The Imposters with Emmylou Harris
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Emmylou Harris - vocal
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Davey Faragher - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedSeptember 17, 2004, Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis, TN - either early or late show
ReleasedApril 19, 2005
VideosClub Date: Live In Memphis, 2005
The Delivery ManTdm.jpg

Club Date: Live In MemphisClub Date Live In Memphis dvd cover.jpg


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