The Birds Will Still Be Singing Songtext
von Elvis Costello

Summertime withers as the sun descends
He wants to kiss you, will you condescend?
Before you wake and find a chill within your bones
Under a fine canopy of lover′s dust and humourous bones
Banish all dismay, extinguish every sorrow


Eternity stinks, my darling, that's no joke
Don′t waste your precious time pretending you're heartbroken
There will be tears and candles, pretty words to say
Spare me lily-white lily with the awful perfume of decay

Banish all dismay, extinguish every sorrow
If I'm lost or I′m forgiven, the birds will still be singing

It′s so hard to tear myself away
Even when you know it's over
It′s too much to say

Banish all dismay, extinguish every sorrow
If I'm lost or I′m forgiven, the birds will still be singing