Elvis Costello - After The Fall Lyrics

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In an anonymous rendezvous 
Where the forbidden lovers repair 
They're burning down another damn candle 
They're melting the tables and chairs 
Beneath them applause from the balcony 
whenever they accomplished making love 
Other times they thought they heard laughter 
Coming from the balcony above 

She lies to his right and she carelessly recites 
All of her brand new appetites 
She seems brittle and small, it don't sound like her at all 
Since she came back to him after the fall 

She said "You never visit the countryside" 
"So I've made you a country to order" 
She put up a little tent in the bedroom 
Crickets played on a tape-recorder 
The ceiling was festooned with phosphorous stars 
She noticed his skin turning cold 
Burning all his clothes on the bonfire 
"Relax" she whispered and tightened the blindfold 

She lies to his right and she carelessly recites 
All of her brand new appetites 
She seems brittle and small, it don't sound like her at all 
Since she came back to him after the fall 

You've changed but not for the better babe 
I'd tell you why but what's the use 
'Cos it's the same kind of pity 
A drunkard gives as his excuse 
You were sharp and ideal as a bobby pin 
Now your eyes are deserted and quiet 
We both look like those poor shattered mannequins 
Thrown through the window in the riot 

She lies in his arms and without any qualms 
Revels in shallow delights 
She seems brittle and small, it don't sound like her at all 
Since she came back to him after the fall

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lyrics submitted on 08-07-2005
lyrics corrected on 08-07-2005