Rufus Wainwright - Beautiful Child Lyrics






When I am older than these small goddamned hills
And there's no reason for my mind to be still

Oh, how I'll feel like a beautiful child again
Such a beautiful child again
Such a beautiful child
Such a beautiful child again

When I have finally found my room filled with toys
Be banging on my crib excited by noise

Oh, how I'll feel
Oh, how I'll feel
Oh, how I'll feel like a beautiful child
Such a beautiful child again
Such a beautiful child
Such a beautiful child again

And when there's nothing to gain
Or bring me pain
Or pin the blame
On you or myself

And when they finally fall
These wailing walls
And burning crosses
God's twilight and all

Oh how I'll feel
Oh how I'll feel
Oh how I'll feel like a beautiful child
Such a beautiful child again
A beautiful child
Such a beautiful child again
Such a beautiful child
Such a beautiful child again
When I am older than these small goddamned hills





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  1. H.... H....

    I played this every time my heart was broken. It's funny, I couldn't listen to music at the time, apart from Rufus. He got me through the worst of times and the best of times. Now I am single, I have a cat and my heart has mended over the years. I still listen to Rufus and think about how fortunate I am xx

  2. S.... G....

    Merci à Alex Jaffray de m'avoir permis de découvrir cet artiste

  3. a.... ....

    Rufus has always had great bands, but this one was truly otherworldly. The vocal harmonies are the best he ever had. What a performance!

  4. c.... l....

    this is impeccable. it's live and his voice is... perfect. The band is perfect. Astounding.

  5. R.... C....

    the real deal........talent

  6. a.... n....

    he is brilliant

  7. L.... S....

    *perfection*
    I'm floored

  8. D.... ....

    Canada's Mike Olfield

  9. L.... B....

    I discovered Rufus in 2015, and still, I didn’t “get it”. I lived in RI and waited for him to come to New York (Carnegie Hall) in 2016 before I went to a live performance of his. Then, I “got it.” Now, I follow him to pretty distant venues with a goal of seeing him perform live 12 times each year. I get one trip to Europe each year, and countless trips to Canada and along the Eastern seaboard. I just returned from Toronto, where I heard Hadrian twice (premiere and second performance) last week. This year, I’ll be seeing him perform in Sioux Falls, New York, Boston, Glenside, Bethesda, Charlottesville, Nashville, Atlanta, and twice in Montreal.

  10. L.... I....

    💖 Mais comme je l ' Aime!!!!🎶🎶🎵🎵🎵

  11. T.... l....

    im a witness of jehova and i have seen the light but this is the devils music

  12. B.... S....

    Love this! ❤️

  13. p.... ....

    All these people playing their part!…….Magic!

  14. A.... G....

    When I first came across this rollercoaster of a song late at night in 2010 on tv, I suddenly was so euphoric that I jumped up and danced around wildly in my bedroom although I had been so tired before....couldn't fall asleep then for a while ;-)

  15. L.... B....

    I already owned Want One and was interested in buying Want Two. I saw that some versions came with the "Live at the Fillmore" DVD so I went on a mission to get the CD that included the DVD. This was 1+ years ago. I found it and am very happy to own it.

  16. M.... P....

    OMG he's beautiful ... Haunting , ephemeral , primal , natural

  17. K.... ....

    R.I.P. Jay Mohr Sports

  18. J.... S....

    1:43 --> Scarlett Johansson

    J.... S....

    Joan as Policwoman

    J.... S....

    Yeah, yeah, I know - just a joke :)
    ...by the way, crazy to have her on-board on a tour!

  19. T.... H....

    This is a gem. For realz.

  20. M.... R....

    Been loving him for years, always so glad to see others discover his wonderful music. Such a gifted musician and artist.

  21. S.... a....

    This audio is not live but from the CD. The footage is from a direct tv concert. Can anyone help me find that concert? I would purchase that .ANYONE!

    S.... a....

    +Scott allen I would too - although I watch this often, even though I know it's not real - but I love this song so much - so if you have any luck with that, please let me know xx

    S.... a....

    Almost certain it used to come with "Want Two" album... If not "Two", it was "Want One".
    And it's worth it.... Amazing.

    S.... a....

    want one

    S.... a....

    Some editions of Want Two come packaged with a DVD “Live at the Fillmore”. I believe that this performance is from that DVD.

  22. k.... g....

    #jaymohrsports

  23. G.... M....

    God is Rufus's fan. Lucifer too.

    G.... M....

    MOre: They listen to him together.

  24. M.... N....

    Estupendo!!! <3

  25. H.... A....

    Ayer recomendé esta rola, espero q le guste por q hoy q la vuelvo a escuchar me vuelve a traumar..!

  26. B.... D....

    Where the heck have you been!?!? Holy Moly! Dynamic instrumentation! That sound of multiple string guitars! The melody! The subject! Why aren't you bigger!?! That had a George Harrison "feeling". Barb in Pennsylvania. Missing my own kids.

  27. A.... G....

    Jay mohr sports

  28. s.... ....

    These lyrics are profoundly dark and could easily be an allegory to an angel who is said to have been the most beautiful of all the angels ever created, who rebelled, was rejected and then cast out.

    This same angel was uniquely created to glorify his maker with music! Maybe here he uses his gift of music mastery in rebellion against his God.  The greatest foe of God on earth is none other than the great musician, Lucifer!  Crazy?    

    s.... ....

    Says a lot about Rufus and his father, too, at least back then.

  29. M.... O....

    #jaymohrsports

  30. e.... w....

    #jaymohrsports  

  31. m.... ....

    so true, so true

  32. J.... H....

    #jaymohrsports  

  33. 1.... ....

    Movie The Baxter brought me here. Heard just a snippet but it sounded so powerful !

    1.... ....

    Dude, I found this song thru the Baxter movie too just a bit longer ago is all.

  34. c.... ....

    bible study ad comes up for this man, odd....

  35. E.... A....

    termino mayo y yo ni me entere donde se presento esta super figura.

  36. C.... M....

    DVD Rufus Wainwright Live at the Fillmore on WANT TWO cd special edition (2004). Luckily, Rufus is playing visiting South America next months of May !

  37. h.... ....

    ...because.. he is...a beautiful child.....

  38. E.... C....

    Someone knows which concert is this? city, year....

  39. W.... ....

    Hey, have you notice Joan (as police woman) on backing vocals?

  40. J.... M....

    I would so spend a day with this guy.

  41. O.... ....

    Really awesome.

  42. K.... V....

    Truly amazing. Bravo Bravo!

  43. A.... L....

    awesome music, amazing voice!!

  44. M.... A....

    Me encantaaaa todo lo que hace Rufus.. es increiible su voz y como canta....!! SENCILLAMENTE IMPACTANTE!:. MUY DISFRUTABLE!

  45. L.... ....

    The sound is the original track. The video is from a DVD that comes with the Want 2 cd. On the DVD you hear him playing this live.

  46. i.... ....

    i wonder why he's songs always make me want to cry

  47. s.... w....

    @mrgmusicmadman i think you're right.

  48. Z.... W....

    His voice is like that of an angel.
    And this performance?
    My mind = Splattered around my front room

  49. H.... E....

    Unmatched talent. Almost unfair that so much talent can be contained in one person. Epic talentz, Rufus haz it.

  50. S.... ....

    It makes me want to cry. So awesome.

  51. 1.... ....

    There aren't enough superlatives for this genius - one of my all time favourite performances <3

  52. S.... Y....

    Pedophilia.

    S.... Y....

    Oh yea boy...

  53. N.... ....

    Where has he been all my life =P I just ''found'' him last week.... Shame, shame...

    N.... ....

    It took me 8 years longer.. where have I been all my life...incredible artist!!

  54. d.... ....

    camera work kinda pissed me off

  55. F.... P....

    I love his music and he is so Beautiful <3 :)

  56. L.... H....

    Just awesome, can't believe i have wasted time and only just discovered him. What a joy to listen to and to watch :)

  57. P.... A....

    Love the trumpet solo!

  58. t.... ....

    How gorgeous!

  59. l.... ....

    @bangmelove289
    Normally, I'd make fun of this sort of comment, but it is completely true in this case.

  60. C.... M....

    That's a great song. It's about time you thought about producing a musical/film.

  61. M.... ....

    @kantal113 Honestly no way i'd rather spend my time

  62. K.... A....

    @Marooth It is beyond words to see him live. I saw him many years ago, shortly after Poses was released, @ Oberlin College in the chapel there. It was a tiny place with incredible acoustics. I cried most of the show because it was that wonderful. If you have the chance to see him live, take it. You won't regret it!

  63. m.... ....

    @ca95f I agree vehemently. I've seen him with less production and with his voice and compositions, he fills up any hall with melody and rhythms that are very odd but sound simply while they are very difficult (coming from another singer/composer). He is brilliant at what he does and we enjoy the same muses or so I am told. (Wink)

  64. c.... ....

    Apparently this is the album version.
    Great songwriting and great performance. Almost impossible to achieve this kind of sound in live performance.

  65. M.... ....

    i would probably pee my pants if i saw this live.

  66. A.... H....

    Helluva voice!! He also has really cool color-changing eyes.

  67. j.... ....

    @Arielewen78: What's your experience with Vevo? Has it been mostly harmless and helpful?

  68. j.... ....

    If the content, freedom, and usability aren't completely changed, there's suddenly this self-satisfying ego-maniac running around saying, "look at me! this is mine!!! you owe me!!!" and then they stand too close, hovering.

  69. j.... ....

    In my mind, it's like this: let's say there's a park we love. The presence of reckless profit-mongering come to the park is not a rainstorm so much as a creepy child-molestor suddenly sitting across the street watching for days on end. Things just aren't the same anymore. Even if it's a small presence, the difference is radical.

  70. j.... ....

    slimy, noxious, THING lurking in the shadows (changing the nature of the initial experience) watching, taking notes, preparing for ever-more suggestive and slippery manipulations meant to cajole and rearrange our passions into profit.....our play is tainted, our amusement is poisoned.

  71. j.... ....

    Dear Arielewen78, I'm going to proceed with gentle regard for what I'm going to assume was an earnest curiosity. In my experience when a profit-seeking corporate presence enters an otherwise harmless playful area of the internet--an area that flourished on account of the freedom, usability, and content--there is (if not an entire overhaul & disappearance as in Imeem) a certain...

  72. j.... ....

    agreed! hate vevo. love this song!

  73. A.... B....

    how I adore rufus.

  74. c.... d....

    Such a good song.