Dear Sweet Filthy World Lyrics

The song Dear Sweet Filthy World is performed by Elvis Costello in the album named The Juliet Letters in the year 2006 .



Dear sweet, filthy world, my wife
Or whoever reads this
I think that I've lived too long
With all of my promise unfulfilled
But there is a veil drawn over all of that

I know you'll probably say
"Spare us the melodrama"
I don't know how he chose
The pills or the stupid revolver"

I'm out of luck
I'm not that strong
My hands, your neck
I might have wrung

Don't try to find me
I'm not worth anything anymore

I am not leaving you
With all of your problems
'Cause the biggest one is me
Life is dark and cold as the sea

Embrace me in my anguish
Put seaweed in my hair
And vow that you won't cry
Because I've gone, I can't go on
I can't go on, I can't go on
I must close now




Elvis Costello - The Juliet Letters

Mar 2006

  1. Deliver Us
  2. For Other Eyes
  3. Swine
  4. Dead Letter
  5. I Almost Had A Weakness
  6. Why?
  7. Who Do You Think You Are?
  8. Taking my Life In Your Hands
  9. This Offer is Unrepeatable
  10. Dear Sweet Filthy World
  11. Letter Home
  12. Jacksons, Monk and Rowe
  13. Sad Burlesque
  14. Romeo's Seance
  15. I Thought I'd Write To Juliet
  16. Last Post
  17. First to Leave
  18. Damnation's Cellar
  19. Birds Will Still Be Singing
  20. She Moved Through the Fair (Bonus)
  21. Pills and Soap (Live) (Bonus)
  22. King of the Unknown Sea (Live) (Bonus)
  23. Skeleton (Live) (Bonus)
  24. More Than Rain (Live ) (Bonus)
  25. God Only Knows (Live) (Bonus)
  26. They Didn't Believe Me (Live) (Bonus)
  27. O Mistress Mine -- with John Harle
  28. Come Away Death -- with John Harle
  29. Put Away Forbidden Playthings -- Elvis Costello & Fretwork
  30. Can She Excuse My Wrongs -- Elvis Costello, Fretwork & Composers Ensemble
  31. Fire Suite 1 -- Roy Nathanson with Cyrus Chestnut & Elvis Costello
  32. Fire Suite 3 -- Roy Nathanson with Elvis Costello
  33. Fire Suite Reprise -- Roy Nathanson with Elvis Costello
  34. Gigi -- Elvis Costello & Bill Frisell
  35. Deep Dead Blue -- Elvis Costello & Bill Frisell
  36. Upon a Veil of Midnight Blue -- Elvis Costello & the Punishing Kiss Band
  37. Lost in the Stars


Dear Sweet Filthy World