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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rufus Wainwright
Vocals
Jon Brion
Keyboards
Glen Holmen
Double Bass
Jim Keltner
Drums
Van Dyke Parks
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rufus Wainwright
Composer
Van Dyke Parks
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jon Brion
Producer
Bob Clearmountain
Mixing Engineer
Curt Anderson
Recording Engineer
Ethan Johns
Additional Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Lenny Waronker
Producer
Lyrics
[Intro]
I don't wanna hold you and feel so helpless
I don't wanna smell you and lose my senses
And smile in slow motion
With eyes in love
[Intro]
I twist like a corkscrew
The sweetness rising
I drink from the bottle
Weeping, why won't you last?
Why can't you last?
[Verse 1]
So I will walk without care, beat my snare
Look like a man who means business
Go to all the poshest places with the familiar faces
Terminate all signs of weakness
[Chorus]
Oh, all for the sake
All for the sake
Of a foolish love
[Verse 2]
I will take my coffee black, never snack
Hang with the wolves who are sheepish
Flow through the veins of town, always frown
Me and my mistress, the princess
[Chorus]
Oh, all for the sake
All for the sake
Of a foolish love, yeah, yeah
[Verse 3]
So the day Noah's Ark floats down Park
My eyes will be simply glazed over
Or better yet, I'll wear shades on sunless days
And when the sun's out, I'll stay in and slumber
[Chorus]
Oh, all for the sake
All for the sake
Of a foolish love
[Chorus]
For the sake
All for the sake
Of a foolish love
[Outro]
'Cause I don't want to hold you and feel so helpless
I don't wanna smell you and lose my senses
And smile in slow motion
With eyes in love
Written by: Rufus Wainwright