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The truth can't hurt you, it's just like the dark. It scares you witless, but in time you see things clear and stark.

Elvis Costello

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Elvis Costello
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: August 25
Composer
Guitarist
Record Producer
Singer-Songwriter
London
England
Declan Patrick MacManus
Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus
Declan MacManus
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Dark
Clear
Witless
Truth
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