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
- Deliver Us
- For Other Eyes
- Swine
- Dead Letter
- I Almost Had A Weakness
- Why?
- Who Do You Think You Are?
- Taking my Life In Your Hands
- This Offer is Unrepeatable
- Dear Sweet Filthy World
- Letter Home
- Jacksons, Monk and Rowe
- Sad Burlesque
- Romeo's Seance
- I Thought I'd Write To Juliet
- Last Post
- First to Leave
- Damnation's Cellar
- Birds Will Still Be Singing
- She Moved Through the Fair (Bonus)
- Pills and Soap (Live) (Bonus)
- King of the Unknown Sea (Live) (Bonus)
- Skeleton (Live) (Bonus)
- More Than Rain (Live ) (Bonus)
- God Only Knows (Live) (Bonus)
- They Didn't Believe Me (Live) (Bonus)
- O Mistress Mine -- with John Harle
- Come Away Death -- with John Harle
- Put Away Forbidden Playthings -- Elvis Costello & Fretwork
- Can She Excuse My Wrongs -- Elvis Costello, Fretwork & Composers Ensemble
- Fire Suite 1 -- Roy Nathanson with Cyrus Chestnut & Elvis Costello
- Fire Suite 3 -- Roy Nathanson with Elvis Costello
- Fire Suite Reprise -- Roy Nathanson with Elvis Costello
- Gigi -- Elvis Costello & Bill Frisell
- Deep Dead Blue -- Elvis Costello & Bill Frisell
- Upon a Veil of Midnight Blue -- Elvis Costello & the Punishing Kiss Band
- Lost in the Stars