歌詞
Damnation's Cellar - Elvis Costello (埃爾維斯 科斯特洛)/Brodsky Quartet
Did anybody notice over marmalade and eggs
In between the princess legs
What with wars and floods and beggars
Not to mention stocks and shares
If you have a moment to spare
Can you write and reassure me that I have seen
They're constructing a time machine
There will be no need for the obituary pages
We can have any hero from the bygone ages
Til the truth emerges the argument rages
The major and the minor
Turn from tallow into tar
Should we leave them in their place
Down in damnation's cellar
When any form of deity that you might enjoy
Can be conjured with a test-tube and a flame
If it's out there then science can explain it
Or at least remove the blame
And if there's is anyone
You'd like to see again
The speak up quickly
Send us back Da Vinci
Then we don't have to ponder
The maddening smile of La Giaconda
The critics say Nijinsky the dancer of course
While the punters would probably prefer the horse
You'll find it's quicker than history
Cheaper than divorce
The major and the minor
Turn from tallow into tar
Should we leave them in their place
Down in damnation's cellar
Bring back Liberace or Ollie and Stan
Shakespeare will have to wait his turn
Elvis Presley and Puccini shall return
I suppose we live and learn
Though it's hard to believe
As we cheerfully burn
It's curious
Some will call for justice
There are murders to solve
What about Hitler
Or at least lee Harvey Oswald
Give us this day
And everything we squander
Anyone beautiful
Somebody blonder
They'll never please mankind
So lie back and enjoy it
Stop press they've just decided to destroy it
The major and the minor
Turn from tallow into tar
Should we leave them in their place
Down in damnation's cellar
***歌詞來自第三方***