Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song 20% Amnesia , by - Elvis Costello. Release date: 10.06.2012
Song language: English
20% Amnesia |
| «What is your destiny?», the policewoman said |
| (20% amnesia) |
| The word that she wanted was destination, I’m afraid |
| (20% amnesia) |
| This is your future, boy, this is your fate |
| (20% amnesia) |
| And you’re obsolete and they can’t afford to educate you |
| (20% amnesia) |
| In his bedtime Bootboy jersey |
| Ringin' up some fantasy tart |
| Give me strength or give me mercy |
| Life intimidates art |
| Give me strength or give me mercy |
| Don’t let me lose heart |
| From rage to anesthesia |
| 20% amnesia |
| Were you passed out on the sofa |
| (20% amnesia) |
| While justice is bartered by a drunken oaf? |
| (20% amnesia) |
| This is all your glorious country thinks of your life |
| (20% amnesia) |
| Stripped Jack naked with a Stanley knife |
| (20% amnesia) |
| So the German Queen went home again |
| But she couldn’t find forgiveness |
| They made a fist of her hand of friendship |
| That is only business |
| Give me strength or give me mercy |
| Don’t let me lose heart |
| From rage to anesthesia |
| 20% amnesia |
| The wine you drink has never seen a grape |
| And now your sci-fi suit has lost its shape |
| But it’s a dangerous game that comedy plays |
| Sometimes it tells you the truth, sometimes it delays it |
| Think back, think back if you still can |
| When the trumpet soundin' and the world began |
| Somebody said we must have won |
| So they started burying the bogeyman |
| Mr.Gorbachev came cap in hand |
| (20% amnesia) |
| From a bankrupt land to a bankrupt land |
| (20% amnesia) |
| Mr.Gorbachev and some other fella |
| (20% amnesia) |
| Were taken to a show called 'Cinderella' |
| (20% amnesia) |
| It wasn’t an accident, it wasn’t a mystery |
| (20% amnesia) |
| It was calculated and the rest is history |
| (20% amnesia) |
| You don’t have to listen to me |
| That’s the triumph of free will |
| There are promises to break |
| And dreams to kill |
| Give me strength or give me mercy |
| Don’t let me lose heart |
| From rage to anesthesia |
| 20% amnesia |