Tell me now or are you only teasing ?
I felt the cold hard facts of life
Five degrees from freezing
Does it amuse you to always hurt me so ?
I try my best; it's not enough
Should I give up and let you?
What more is there to take from me ?
There's nothing else to give you, dear
There's nothing more that I can lose
Except this heart shaped bruise
It will fade from purple to violet
It will fade
Just as the day dissolves into twilight
Tell me now or am I only dreaming ?
You said that you'd be mine for life
And now you say you're leaving
If I could hold you once more before you go
When I approach you just lash out
Should I give up and let you ?
What more is there to take from me ?
There's nothing else to give you, dear
There's nothing more that I can lose
Accept this heart shaped bruise
It will fade from purple to violet
It will fade.
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Heart Shaped Bruise
Written by Elvis Costello
Performed by Elvis Costello & The Imposters (with Emmylou Harris)
Produced by Dennis Herring & Elvis Costello
Musicians Elvis Costello - vocals, Gibson J-50, Gibson Super 400 & Fender Bass 6 guitar
Emmylou Harris - vocals
Steve Nieve - upright piano, Hammond organ
Davey Faragher - Fender Precision bass
Pete Thomas - drums, tambourine
John McFee - pedal steel guitar
Recorded April 2004, Sweet Tea, Oxford, MS
Emmylou Harris recorded at Ocean Way Studios, Nashville
John McFee recorded at Village Recorders, Los Angeles
Released September 20, 2004
I felt the cold hard facts of life
Five degrees from freezing
Does it amuse you to always hurt me so ?
I try my best; it's not enough
Should I give up and let you?
What more is there to take from me ?
There's nothing else to give you, dear
There's nothing more that I can lose
Except this heart shaped bruise
It will fade from purple to violet
It will fade
Just as the day dissolves into twilight
Tell me now or am I only dreaming ?
You said that you'd be mine for life
And now you say you're leaving
If I could hold you once more before you go
When I approach you just lash out
Should I give up and let you ?
What more is there to take from me ?
There's nothing else to give you, dear
There's nothing more that I can lose
Accept this heart shaped bruise
It will fade from purple to violet
It will fade.
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Heart Shaped Bruise
Written by Elvis Costello
Performed by Elvis Costello & The Imposters (with Emmylou Harris)
Produced by Dennis Herring & Elvis Costello
Musicians Elvis Costello - vocals, Gibson J-50, Gibson Super 400 & Fender Bass 6 guitar
Emmylou Harris - vocals
Steve Nieve - upright piano, Hammond organ
Davey Faragher - Fender Precision bass
Pete Thomas - drums, tambourine
John McFee - pedal steel guitar
Recorded April 2004, Sweet Tea, Oxford, MS
Emmylou Harris recorded at Ocean Way Studios, Nashville
John McFee recorded at Village Recorders, Los Angeles
Released September 20, 2004