I Want to Vanish

Elvis Costello


[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I want to vanish this is my fondest wish
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To go where I cannot be captured laid on a decorated dish
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Even in splendour this curious fate
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Is more than I care to surrender now it's too late
 
[Chorus]
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Whether in wonder or indecent haste
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You arrange the mirrors and the spoons
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To snare the rare and precious jewels
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That were only made of paste
 
[Verse 2]
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If you should stumble upon my last remark
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I'm crying in the wilderness I'm trying my best to make it dark
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How can I tell you I'm rarer than most
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I'm certain as a lost dog pondering a signpost
 
[Chorus]
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Whether in wonder or indecent haste
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You arrange the mirrors and the spoons
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To snare the rare and precious jewels
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That were only made of paste
 
[Outro]
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I want to vanish this is my last request
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I've given you the awful truth now give me my rest