Standard (EADGBE)

By Elv is Costello

>From the album: Imperial Bedroom

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Intro

I've been talking to the wall and it's been an swering me

Oh darling ho w I miss you

I'm just the mere shadow of m y former selfishness

I crave the silhouette of your kiss

With only the blue light of t he TV on

Lip reading threats and fa lse alarms

There's a boy somewhere ho lding hands with himself

And a girl in a window on the Reeperbarn

Whenever I put my foot in my mouth and you beg in to doubt

That it's you that I'm dr eaming about

Do I have to draw you a diagram?

All I ever want is just to fall into your human hands

With the kings and queens of the da nce hall craze

Checkmate in three moves in your heyday

But the girls don't listen to your line anymore

Now you're part of so meone else

On the factory floor and you still say "Wheres the action?"

Now you manufacture happiness

And get sold on the cheap for some one's satisfaction

(chorus)

All you toy soldiers and sc aremongers

Are you living in this world so metimes I wonder

In between saying you've seen too much and saying you've seen it all

before

Tighter and tighter I ho ld you tightly

Y ou know I love you more than slightly

Although I've never said it like this before

(chorus)