For Other Eyes

I don't know what I would do If this letter should fall into Other hands than it should pass through For other eyes He said, "It was nothing...it's over and done" The rotten worm was burrowing still Its spirit invades me, bleeding me white For other replies I searched his pockets I searched his eyes I searched his wallet for clues or lies And I found a number that I somehow dialed A woman answered, a woman smiled And she hung up on the silence unperplexed Innocently spun her rolodex I dialed again, I could not resist Revealing just the dentist's receptionist One day we'll laugh about this or maybe we'll curse But there's one thing and it's making it worse And it's the lack of forgiveness that I can't disguise No matter how well he lies And we don't know each other anymore And when we touch our lips feel sore I question the longing left in his sighs For other eyes

For Other Eyes Words by Declan MacManus, Paul Cassidy & Marina Thomas Music by Declan MacManus Performed by Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet Produced by Kevin Killen, Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet Musicians Elvis Costello - voice Michael Thomas - violin Ian Belton - violin Paul Cassidy - viola Jacqueline Thomas - violoncello Recorded September 14-October 1, 1992, Church Studios, London Released January 15, 1993 Albums The Juliet Letters, 1993 Length 2:54 First known performance:  July 1, 1992, London, England      (28 known performances)

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• Elvis Costello Home Page: The Juliet Letters | lyrics | TJL info page 1
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External links

• Elvis Costello Reissues: The Juliet Letters