Elvis Costello - Dust 2... Lyrics
If dust could only talkWhat would we hear it say?Before it's brushed asideJust as it's swept awayIt's just the evidenceIt's of no consequenceIt's only flesh and boneWhy don't you leave it alone?If dust could only speakCaught in a falling beamIf dust could only cryIf dust could only screamFor it's the single witness that might testifyCould I spit out the truth?Or would you rather just swallow a lie?But dust is always caught behind a coat of painBeneath the marble fingernails of kings and saintsAnd in the theatre curtain where they hang a drapeOr in the ticket pocket where your hands escapeBefore they start to wanderOr they start to shrinkYou rub your eye a little and appear to blinkAnd then she caught you staringShe knows what you're thinkingWhat got into you is not a ghost as suchIt was just dustHere comes the juggernautHere come The PoisonersThey choke the life and landAnd rob the joy from usWhy do they taste of sugar?Oh, when they're made of moneyHere come the Lamb of GodAnd the butcher's boy, SonnyWell, I believe we justBecome a speck of dust