Costello, Elvis - Brilliant Mistake Lyrics
He thought he was the King of America
Where they pour Coca Cola just like vintage wine
Now I try hard not to become hysterical
But I'm not sure if I am laughing or crying
I wish that I could push a button
And watch this hurtin' feeling disappear
Like it was common sense
It was a fine idea at the time
Now it's a brilliant mistake
She said that she was working for the ABC News
It was as much of the alphabet as she knew how to use
Her perfume was unspeakable
It lingered in the air
Like her artificial laughter
Her mementos of affairs
"Isn't that very fortunate for you"
And she showed me his calling card
He came third or fourth and there were more than one or two
He was a fine idea at the time
Now he's a brilliant mistake
He thought he was the King of America
But it was just a boulevard of broken dreams
A trick they do with mirrors and with chemicals
The words of love in whispers
And the axe of love in screams
I wish that I could push a button
And talk in the past and not the present tense
And watch this lovin' feeling disappear
Like it was common sense
I was a fine idea at the time
Now I'm a brilliant mistake
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Costello, Elvis Brilliant Mistake Comments
Elvis Costello backed with the other Elvis’s band
In my top 25 songwriters of all time
13 people clearly prefer Pepsi over Coca-Cola
Probably the best wordsmith of my generation. So many great albums.
She must have been wearing Evening in Paris. Unspeakable parfum.
Ttump thought he was the king of America....hahaha
Richard Solis
I thought you could spell
Trump...ha ha ha
I fuckin love his sense of humor; so deliciously dark and jaded. ...definitely his most underrated album.
Masterful songwriting
That goddamn bass beginning makes me scream with love
Great song. Great bass and drum sounds on this performance.
Love made me scream when I was that old. I want that again.
Elvis is god, but I'm a pantheist. Like the kinks and the who,
here's elvis. Just another boulevard full of broken dreams.
At least Nancy Wilson comes around for a shoulder to cry on.
Any of the political imbeciles have no clue of the song.
" she's working for the F.O.X. News........dam straight...or crooked
I KNOW I ain't laughing at this point...........,.,
One of my favorite EC songs 😀
Top drawer Costello. Marvellous stuff!
A weary turn into the American experience
Brilliant!
btw, "acts of love" in lyrics above should be "axe of love" based on lyrics from CD issue
The Blackpool series starring david morrisey and david tenant brought me here. Great song for a great drama
Me too <3
used to make me smile. now I just cry.
Me too.
Brilliance lyricist...just amazed by him
It's done. World in shock, Wednesday morning, Nov. 9th, 2016. "..I wish that I could push a button
And talk in the past and not the present tense
And watch this hurtin' feeling
Disappear like it was common sense.."
Wish on
Hag...ha ha ha!
So you're still here??
Prophetic! Writing this November 7th 2016
Who could thumb this down??
Great song! Thanks for posting.
One of the man's finest Albums, The King of America. Wouldn't mind if something like this came along when he's writing his new stuff.
Shacking up with Diana seems to be when his stuff started slipping. I saw him live in '98 with Steve on a grand piano and it was incredible.
It won't. He took lessons and lost track of his real talents while pursuing technique. Sad.