Elvis Costello Hora Decubitus Lyrics

Hora Decubitus Lyrics

Siren is bending, the radio humming

Sun is breaking through and the storm is coming

The score is obscure, the melody fractured

It went by my window, refused to be captured



I hope that I wake up in time



Good King Neptune came flipping up my street

He was a sad case tripping up the staircase

Friends and relations are laughing at my head

Gathered like crows at the end of my bed



I hope that I wake up in time



If you can't or can't quite

Think again, you can't fight

That you might not be smite



If it's wrong, it's not right

I say it once and I'll say it again

Now and forever and ever, amen



Siren is bending, the radio is humming,

Who do you love now and who are you damning?

The score is obscure and the melody fractured

The bird by my window refused to be captured



I hope I wake up in time



If you can or can't quite

Think again, you can't fight

That you might not be smite



If it's wrong, it's not right

I'll say it once and I'll say it again

Life is a beautiful thing



I've said it before

I can't say it much more

Life is a beautiful thing