My Thief

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Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus, 25 August 1954) is an English singer-songwriter. He began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the first wave of the British punk/New Wave movement of the mid-to-late 1970s. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader than that of most popular songs. His music has drawn on many diverse genres; one critic described him as a "pop encyclopaedia", able to "reinvent the past in his own image". more »

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1998

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When I go to sleep, you become my thief 
Why don`t you steal what you can keep? 
But you won`t let me be 
You break into my dreams 
And every day seems different 
Sometimes I pretend you`ll come back again 
And you`ll console the heart you stole 
Have pity on the man 
Who knows that you have gone 
And has begun to break down 

I feel almost possessed 
So long as I don`t lose this glorious distress then 
You can take all I have left 
I know it`s over 
If you can`t be my lover 
Be my thief 

I`m so drowsy now, I`ll unlock the door 
What fades in time will hurt much more 
So here`s that happy scene 
Where you come back to me 
It`s only found in fiction 

I feel almost possessed 
So long as I don`t lose this glorious distress then 
You can take all I have left 
I know it`s over 
If you can`t be my lover 
Be my thief 

"I didn't lead you on, 
But there will always be 
A little larceny in everyone 

So hush and don`t you cry 
I`m trying to be kind 
Because I have a perfect alibi"

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