Shamed Into Love Songtext
von Anne Sofie von Otter & Elvis Costello

I fear, my dear
We′ve forgotten the things strangers do
If we could look back
To the terrible thrill that we knew
Am I imagining a world without you?
Must we be shamed into love?

What can I say?
Will you pardon my stupid embrace?
Sometimes I'm desperate
While you′re wiping the smile from your face
Am I surrendering, or am I replaced?
Must we be shamed into love?


Shamed into love
You're once a fool for having it
Twice a fool for letting it go
Somewhere my love
There's a feeling deep inside of me
That I can′t let go
Oh, you′ll never know

But then my darling
I've forbidden myself to confess
I′ve looked around
But I always return to your face
In a world where everything
I once cursed, I bless
It must be you who shamed me into love
Must we be shamed into love?