Elvis Costello - Little Atoms [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 2]
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

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
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

[Chorus]

[Outro]
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