| Song | Brilliant Mistake |
| Artist | Elvis Costello |
| Album | King of America |
| Download | Image LRC TXT |
| 作词 : MacManus | |
| Brilliant Mistake | |
| He thought he was the King of America | |
| Where they pour Coca Cola just like vintage wine | |
| Now I try hard not to become hysterical | |
| But I'm not sure if I am laughing or crying | |
| I wish that I could push a button | |
| And talk in the past and not the present tense | |
| And watch this hurtin' feeling disappear | |
| Like it was common sense | |
| It was a fine idea at the time | |
| Now it's a brilliant mistake | |
| She said that she was working for the ABC News | |
| It was as much of the alphabet as she knew how to use | |
| Her perfume was unspeakable | |
| It lingered in the air | |
| Like her artificial laughter | |
| Her mementos of affairs | |
| "Oh" I said "I see you know him" | |
| "Isn't that very fortunate for you" | |
| And she showed me his calling card | |
| He came third or fourth and there were more than one or two | |
| He was a fine idea at the time | |
| Now he's a brilliant mistake | |
| He thought he was the King of America | |
| But it was just a boulevard of broken dreams | |
| A trick they do with mirrors and with chemicals | |
| The words of love in whispers | |
| And the acts of love in screams | |
| I wish that I could push a button | |
| And talk in the past and not the present tense | |
| And watch this lovin' feeling disappear | |
| Like it was common sense | |
| I was a fine idea at the time | |
| Now I'm a brilliant mistake |
| zuo ci : MacManus | |
| Brilliant Mistake | |
| He thought he was the King of America | |
| Where they pour Coca Cola just like vintage wine | |
| Now I try hard not to become hysterical | |
| But I' m not sure if I am laughing or crying | |
| I wish that I could push a button | |
| And talk in the past and not the present tense | |
| And watch this hurtin' feeling disappear | |
| Like it was common sense | |
| It was a fine idea at the time | |
| Now it' s a brilliant mistake | |
| She said that she was working for the ABC News | |
| It was as much of the alphabet as she knew how to use | |
| Her perfume was unspeakable | |
| It lingered in the air | |
| Like her artificial laughter | |
| Her mementos of affairs | |
| " Oh" I said " I see you know him" | |
| " Isn' t that very fortunate for you" | |
| And she showed me his calling card | |
| He came third or fourth and there were more than one or two | |
| He was a fine idea at the time | |
| Now he' s a brilliant mistake | |
| He thought he was the King of America | |
| But it was just a boulevard of broken dreams | |
| A trick they do with mirrors and with chemicals | |
| The words of love in whispers | |
| And the acts of love in screams | |
| I wish that I could push a button | |
| And talk in the past and not the present tense | |
| And watch this lovin' feeling disappear | |
| Like it was common sense | |
| I was a fine idea at the time | |
| Now I' m a brilliant mistake |
| zuò cí : MacManus | |
| Brilliant Mistake | |
| He thought he was the King of America | |
| Where they pour Coca Cola just like vintage wine | |
| Now I try hard not to become hysterical | |
| But I' m not sure if I am laughing or crying | |
| I wish that I could push a button | |
| And talk in the past and not the present tense | |
| And watch this hurtin' feeling disappear | |
| Like it was common sense | |
| It was a fine idea at the time | |
| Now it' s a brilliant mistake | |
| She said that she was working for the ABC News | |
| It was as much of the alphabet as she knew how to use | |
| Her perfume was unspeakable | |
| It lingered in the air | |
| Like her artificial laughter | |
| Her mementos of affairs | |
| " Oh" I said " I see you know him" | |
| " Isn' t that very fortunate for you" | |
| And she showed me his calling card | |
| He came third or fourth and there were more than one or two | |
| He was a fine idea at the time | |
| Now he' s a brilliant mistake | |
| He thought he was the King of America | |
| But it was just a boulevard of broken dreams | |
| A trick they do with mirrors and with chemicals | |
| The words of love in whispers | |
| And the acts of love in screams | |
| I wish that I could push a button | |
| And talk in the past and not the present tense | |
| And watch this lovin' feeling disappear | |
| Like it was common sense | |
| I was a fine idea at the time | |
| Now I' m a brilliant mistake |