Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Vocals
Pete Whyman
Pete Whyman
Bass Clarinet
Bruce Thomas
Bruce Thomas
Bass
Roy Babbington
Roy Babbington
Bass
Pete Thomas
Pete Thomas
Drums
Steve Nieve
Steve Nieve
Keyboards
The Attractions
The Attractions
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Producer
Geoff Emerick
Geoff Emerick
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
It's at times such as this she'd be tempted to spit
If she wan't so ladylike
She imagine how she might've lived
Back when legend and history collide
[Verse 2]
So she looks to her prince finding since he's so charmingly
Slumped at her side
Those days I recalled on the gallery wall
And she's waiting for passion or humor to strike
[Verse 3]
What shall we do, what shall we do
With all this useless beauty?
All this useless beauty
[Verse 4]
Good Friday arrived, the sky darkened on time
Till he almost began to negotiate
She held his head like a baby and said
It's okay if you want to cry
[Verse 5]
Now he wants her to dress as if you couldn't guess
He desires to impress his associates
But he's part ugly beast in Hellenic deceased
So she find that the mixture is hard to deny
[Verse 6]
What shall we do, what shall we do
With all this useless beauty?
All this useless beauty
[Verse 7]
She won't practice the looks from the great tragic books
That were later disgraced to face celluloid
It won't even make sense but you can bet
If she isn't a sweetheart, a plaything, or pet
The film turns her into an unveiled threat
[Verse 8]
Nonsense prevails, modesty fails
Grace and virtue turn into stupidity
While the calendar fades almost all barricades
To a pale compromise
[Verse 9]
And our leaders have feast on the backsides of beasts
They still think they're the gods of antiquity
If somethin' you missed didn't even exist
It was just an ideal, is it such a surprise?
[Verse 10]
What shall we do, what shall we do
With all this useless beauty?
All this useless beauty
[Verse 11]
What shall we do, what shall we do
With all this useless beauty?
All this useless beauty
Written by: Elvis Costello
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