Lyrics Elvis Costello – She Handed Me A Mirror
Text:
She handed me a mirror
That she had gazed upon
The glass still held an image
The glass still held an image
But it was of a man
I turned from the reflection
To see who it might be
Is that poor vanity
Quite how she pictures me?
I turned from the reflection
To see who it might be
Is that poor vanity
Quite how she pictures me?
She handed me a mirror
Rather than tell me «no»
She let slip a handkerchief
Gentle laughter flowed
Just as her lips bestowed
A dashing word like «brother»
The crushing word like «friend»
If there was no beginning
How could this be the end?
She handed me a mirror
So I could recognise
The distance from my heart to hers
The distance from my heart to hers
The pity in her eyes
She liked my pretty story
I thanked her for her song
And then I wrote a tale not very long to tell
«You are much more than pretty. You are beautiful.»
She handed me mirror
But I saw her instead
She handed me a mirror
She handed me a mirror
And that is all she did…
And that is all she did…
Album
Elvis Costello – Elvis Costello - Secret, Profane And Sugarcane
Elvis Costello – Changing Partners
Elvis Costello – The Crooked Line
Elvis Costello – Red Cotton
Elvis Costello – Sulphur To Sugarcane
Elvis Costello – She Was No Good
Elvis Costello – How Deep Is The Red
Elvis Costello – I Dreamed Of My Old Lover
Elvis Costello – She Handed Me A Mirror
Elvis Costello – Hidden Shame
Elvis Costello – My All Time Doll
Elvis Costello – I Felt The Chill
Elvis Costello – Down Among The Wine And Spirits