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Artist: Elvis Costello
Canonical path: /elvis-costello/heart-shaped-bruise
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Heart Shaped Bruise
Read Heart Shaped Bruise lyrics by Elvis Costello on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Heart Shaped Bruise
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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?
She's pulling out the pin
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