Expert Rites Lyrics by Elvis Costello
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I marvel at the wonder of it in our souless age
Fast flow the tears upon the page
Don't be alarmed I am her friend
Will I be excused if I presume
It's more than disappointment that we share
You share the same sorry life, the families fight,
that unhappy blade you both invite
This romantic ideal has a lonely appeal
I once loved someone the way that you do
But I had to let her go
I live with my regret
Don't despair my would-be Juliet
I marvel at the wonder of it in our souless age    Fast flow the tears upon the page    Don't be alarmed I am her friend    Will I be excused if I presume    It's more than disappointment that we share    You share the same sorry life, the families fight,    that unhappy blade you both invite    This romantic ideal has a lonely appeal    I once loved someone the way that you do    But I had to let her go    I live with my regret    Don't despair my would-be Juliet