
Date of issue: 10.06.2012
Song language: English
This Is Hell |
This is hell, this is hell |
I am sorry to tell you |
It never gets better or worse |
But you get used to it after a spell |
For heaven is hell in reverse |
The bruiser spun a hula hoop |
As all the barmen preen and pout |
The neon «i» of nightclub flickers on and off |
And finally blew out |
The irritating jingle |
Of the belly-dancing phoney turkish girls |
The eerie glare of ultra violet |
Perfect dental work |
The failed don juan in the big bow-tie |
Is very sorry that he spoke |
For he’s mislaid his punchline |
More than halfway through a very tasteless joke |
The fraulein caught him peeking down her gown |
He’s yelling in her ear |
And all at once the music stopped |
As he was intimately bellowing «my dear. |
. |
.» |
The shirt you wore with courage |
And the violent nylon suit |
Reappear upon your back |
And undermine the polished line you try to shoot |
It’s not the torment of the flames |
That finally see your flesh corrupted |
It’s the small humiliations that your memory piles up |
This is hell, this is hell, this is hell |
«My favourite things» are playing |
Again and again |
But it’s by julie andrews |
And not by john coltrane |
Endless balmy breezes and perfect sunsets framed |
Vintage wine for breakfast |
And naked starlets floating in champagne |
All the passions of your youth |
Are tranquillised and tamed |
You may think it looks familiar |
Though you may know it by another name |
This is hell, this is hell |
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---|---|
Alison | 2006 |
She | 2011 |
My Mood Swings ft. The Brodsky Quartet | 2004 |
Welcome To The Working Week | 2006 |
Watching The Detectives | 2006 |
I Want You ft. The Attractions | 2011 |
I'll Never Fall in Love Again ft. Burt Bacharach | 1999 |
I Felt the Chill Before the Winter Came | 2008 |
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding ft. The Attractions | 2006 |
This Year's Girl | 1978 |
Oliver's Army ft. The Attractions | 2006 |
The Lovers That Never Were ft. Elvis Costello | 1989 |
Miracle Man | 2011 |
It Had To Be You ft. Vince Giordano, The Nighthawks | 2012 |
You Want Her Too ft. Elvis Costello | 1989 |
So Like Candy | 2012 |
That Day Is Done ft. Elvis Costello | 1989 |
Fairly Right ft. Elvis Costello | 2007 |
Everyday I Write The Book ft. The Attractions | 2006 |
No Action | 2006 |