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ELVIS COSTELLO lyrics : "Favourite Hour"

Figure hanging on a leather band
Cog consults the watch he cups in his hand
Bejewelled movement measures lost and vanished time

Pray for the boy who makes his bed in cold earth and
quicklime


[Chorus:]
So stay the hands, arrest the time
Till I am captured by your touch

Blessings I don't count
Small mercies and such
The flags may lower as we approach the favourite hour


Now there's a tragic waste of brutal youth
Strip and polish this unvarnished truth

The tricky door that gapes beneath the ragged noose
The crippled verdict begs again for the lamest excuse


[Chorus]

Put out my eyes so I may never spy

Waving branches as they're waving goodbye
Their vile perfume brings to my mouth a bitter taste
The murmuring brooks had best speak up, it's a terrible waste


[Chorus]

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