I arose and Marigold lay down with Curious Iris
Cherry gave to Victor her prudence and her virus
For the sake of purity I can recall the time and place
Between Wisdom and Murder she gave up her immaculate face

[Chorus:]
My poor belated chastity fell foul of grown up games,
With false and lovely modesty
I can recall the names I'll miss
In the particle of me that cares for this
I betrayed those little atoms with a kiss

Patience has her virtue still
but every grace must have its price
I through some felicity may spin a tale of constant vice
I took my better nature out, drowned it in the babbling stream

Sing with the song of Elvis Costello, Little Atoms lyrics!

Took the blossom of my youth and blew it all to smithereens

[Chorus]

And if you still don't like my song then you can just go to hell
I don't care if I'm right or wrong or if my typewriter can spell
But I cannot promise you I've said "Goodbye" to childish things
There's still some pretty insults left and such sport in threatening

[Chorus]

And for the sake of clarity
They are "Faith", "Hope", and "Charity"
In the particle of me that cares for this
I betrayed those little atoms with a kiss

elvis costello

Artist Information

Name:

Declan Patrick Aloysius McManus

Albums / OSTs:

all this useless beauty almost blue armed forces blood and chocolate brutal youth de-lovely deep dead blue [with bill frisell] for the stars [with anne sofie von otter get happy!! goodbye cruel world imperial bedroom king of america kojak variety laurel canyon mighty like a rose my aim is true north notting hill painted from memory punch the clock spike the delivery man the family man the juliet letters the wedding singer this year's model trust until the end of the world when i was cruel x-files: songs in the key of x Click here to view All Albums and Song Lyrics of Elvis Costello!