Dear Sweet Filthy World Lyrics

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