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CINCO Minutos Con Vos
Elvis Costello And The Roots
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I stood at the kerb trying not to disturb
The dark carnival crew and a glittering voice
Far off there said, Rejoice
As
the
casualties
are
but
few
Going to tell you now
Before I forget myself
I could let you loose
But the key won't undo the lock
And the face of the clock
Seemed to merrily mock
These five minutes with you
My father knew
And he whispered it to me
Go to Montevideo and wait for me there
Where start?
They are always listening
For five minutes or more
If you dare
The sirens lament
The plague they find
The bullets fall
br/>And they will make you disappear
The lighthouse gets dark, there is little hope
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My father would know
So he whispered it low
Go
to
Montevideo
and
wait
for
me
there
How can I begin?
They're always listening in
For five minutes or more if you dare
Now the sirens wail
There is a fever in the winding sheets
And the bullets hail
And they pull you right off the streets
Our chances are slim but the searchlights will dim in five minutes for you
The propeller was droning, I woke up alone
They opened the door and they threw me through
And down I went down, like the twist of a screw
Down into the silver, above me the blue
And you stood there waiting but you never knew
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They can scatter the earth and find nothing of worth
Wipe out those years of triangular tears
The colours will fly
And the wild wind will cry I'm strapped to that mast
Knowing they wouldn't last for
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