Costello, Elvis - This House Is Empty Now Lyrics






These rooms play tricks upon you
Remember when they were always filled with laughter?
But now they're quite deserted
They seem to just echo voices raised in anger
Maybe you will see my face
Reflected there on the pane
In the window of our poor
Forlorn and broken home

Still this house is empty now
There's nothing I can do
To make you want to stay
So tell me how
Am I supposed to live without you?

These walls were lined with pictures
Remember the glass we charged in celebration?
But now I fill my life up
With all that I can to deaden this sensation

Do you recognize the face
Fixed in that fine silver frame
Were you really so unhappy then?
You never said

So this house is empty now
There's nothing I can do
To make you want to stay
So tell me how
Am I supposed to live without you?

Oh, if I could just become forgetful
When night seems endless
Does the extinguished candle care
About the darkness?

It's funny how my mem'ry
Will bring you so close then make you disappear

Meanwhile all our friends must choose
Who they will favour, who they will lose
Hang the garland high or close the door
And throw away the key

This house is empty now
There's no one living here
You have to care about
This house is empty now
There's nothing I can do
To make you want to stay
So tell me how
Am I supposed to live without you?

This house is empty now
There's no one living here
You have to care about
This house is empty now
There's nothing I can do
To make you want to stay
So tell me how
Am I supposed to live without you?





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  1. J.... L....

    Does the extinguished candle care about the darkness?

  2. J.... L....

    Such a hauntingly lovely song 🔥🔥🔥❤️

  3. M.... S....

    Sadly beautiful... And the lament continues.

  4. D.... k....

    Is Elvis a fan of Douglas Sirk movies, much ???

    D.... k....

    Dr. killpatient Cool idea. Could you elaborate a bit? The grand emotions

  5. M.... N....

    Been playing this masterpiece of an album for 30 years, through thick and thin. 👌

  6. J.... C....

    This is one hell of an album .

  7. T.... L....

    fabulous album - has travelled with me for many years and is still a wonderful solace and fountain of inspiration..............

  8. G.... R....

    These rooms play tricks upon you
    Remember when they were always filled with laughter
    But now they're quite deserted
    They seem to just echo voices raised in anger
    Maybe you will see my face
    Reflected there on the pane
    In the window up above for long
    In broken home

    Yet this house is empty now
    There's nothing I can do
    To make you want to stay
    So tell me how am I supposed to live without you

    These walls were lined with pictures
    Remember the glass we charged in celebration
    But now I fill my life up
    With all that I can to deaden this sensation
    Do you recognize the face
    Fixed in that fine silver frame
    Were you really so unhappy there
    You never said

    So this house is empty now
    There's nothing I can do to make you want to stay
    So tell me how am I supposed to live without you

    Oh, if I could just become forgetful
    When night seems endless
    Does the extinguished candle care
    About the darkness

    It's funny how the memory
    Will bring you so close then make you disappear
    Meanwhile all our friends must choose
    Who they will favor, who they will lose
    Hang the garland high, or close the door
    Or throw away the key

    This house is empty now
    There's no one living here
    You have to care about
    This house is empty now
    There's nothing I can do
    To make you want to stay
    So tell me how am I supposed to live without you

    This house is empty now
    This house is empty now
    There's nothing I can do
    This house is empty now
    This house is empty now

  9. T.... L....

    Achingly heart breaking. Beautiful.