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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Vocals
Marty Grebb
Marty Grebb
Alto Saxophone
Jon Brion
Jon Brion
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jon Brion
Jon Brion
Producer
Bob Clearmountain
Bob Clearmountain
Mixing Engineer
Curt Anderson
Curt Anderson
Engineer
Ethan Johns
Ethan Johns
Additional Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Lenny Waronker
Lenny Waronker
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
This is the day, the day of the death
The death of the matinee idol
Still so beautiful as the angels
As the angels came down from on high
[Verse 2]
So sweet and so soft
So charmingly daft
So young was the matinee idol
Lips of crimson, slightly open
As the flash and all fame put to rest
[Verse 3]
Walk, walk along that wall
No, it is not from the academy
Walk, walk along that wall
From this moment on
You'll cease to be the undying love of the public eye
[Verse 4]
And so goes one more away from the maze
Away for to sit at the table above Babel
Far from this world
While standing on the boulevard
[Verse 5]
Walk, walk along that wall
No it is not from the academy
Walk, walk along that wall
From this moment on
You'll cease to be but still
Whomever has looked at, looked at beauty is
Marked out, is marked out already by death
Whomever has looked at, looked at beauty is
Marked out, is marked out already by death
[Verse 6]
Still so beautiful as the angels
As the angels came down from high
Written by: Rufus Wainwright
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