Lush - All This Useless Beauty Lyrics
( on elvis costello ep )Its at times such as this shed be tempted to spitIf she wasnt so ladylikeShe imagines how she might have lived back when legends and history collideSo she looks to her prince finding hes so charmingly slumped at her sideThose days are recalled on the gallery wallAnd shes waiting for passion or humour to strikeWhat shall we do, what shall we do with all this useless beauty?Good friday arrived, the sky darkened on timetil he almost began to negotiateShe held his head like a baby and said its okay if you cryNow he wants her to dress as if you couldnt guessHe desires to impress his associatesBut hes part ugly beast and hellenic deceasedSo she finds that the mixture is hard to denyChorusShe wont practice the looks from the great tragic booksThat were later defaced, disgraced celluloidIt dont even make sense but you can betIf she isnt a sweetheart, a plaything or petThe film turns her into an unveiled threatNonsense prevails, modesty failsGrace and virtue turn into stupidityWhile the calendar fades almost all barricades to a pale compromiseOur leaders have feasts on the backsides of beastsThey still think theyre the gods of antiquityIf something you missed didnt even existIt was just an idealIs that such a surprise?Chorus
