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Lyrics
Here is something that you brushed aside
My eyes are dark
What if they were blue and certain
When I found myself fixed in amber
Captured in this loveless smile
So tell me this, did I stay away too long
But you never believed and neither did I
Here is someone you might recognize from the past
He was happy flirting with danger
Thrilling in that red velvet chamber
Love was just this reckless bruise of amethyst
Did I stay away too long
Was the spirit in power ruling my mind
Here's a moment that's stolen from time too sublime
I thought you knew I would be constant
As the stars hung up in that fragment
Breaking through this violent sky
So tell me why did I stay away too long
See the signature at the edge of the frame
Here's a moment that's stolen from time too sublime
I thought you knew I would be constant
As the stars hung up in that fragment
Breaking through this violent sky
So tell me why did I stay away too long
See the signature at the edge of the frame
And if you see who I am
Then perhaps you might shatter this sham
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Credits
Performances
At the suggestion of Charles Mingus' widow Sue, Elvis wrote lyrics for six Mingus songs originally intended as instrumentals. Elvis has performed Self-Portrait In Three Colors in concert with The Charles Mingus Orchestra (the first performance was 2001-09-27 in Los Angeles), but a version with Elvis' lyrics has yet to be released officially.
Covers
- This section is incomplete.
Bootlegs
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