Little Atoms Lyrics - Elvis Costello

I arose and Marigold lay down with Curious Iris 

Cherry gave to Victor her prudence and her virus 

FOr the sake of purity I can recall the time and place 

Between wisdom and murder she gave up her 

Immaculate face 

My poor belated chastity fell foul 

of grown up games 

With false and lovely modesty 

I can recall the names I'll miss 

In the particle of me that cares for this 

I betrayed those little atoms with a kiss 

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Patience has her virtue still but every grace 

must have its price 

I through some felicity may spin a tale 

of constant vice 

I took my better nature out, drowned it 

in the babbling stream 

Took the blossom of my youth 

and blew it all to smithereens 

My poor belated chastity fell foul 

of grown up games 

With false and lovely modesty 

I can recall the names I'll miss 

In the particle of me that cares for this 

I betrayed those little atoms with a kiss 

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And if you still don't like my song 

Then you can just go to hell 

I don't care if I'm right or wrong or if 

my typewriter can spell 

But I cannot promise you I've said "goodbye" 

to childish things 

There's still some pretty insults left 

and such sport in threatening 

My poor belated chastity fell foul 

of grown up games 

With false and lovely modesty 

I can recall the names I'll miss 

In the particle of me that cares for this 

I betrayed those little atoms with a kiss 

And for the sake of clarity 

They are "faith", "hope", and "charity" 

In the particle of me that cares for this 

I betrayed those little atoms with a kiss