Cover art for I’m Not Angry by Elvis Costello

I’m Not Angry

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Jul. 22, 19771 viewer5.1K views

I’m Not Angry Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You're upstairs with the boyfriend while I'm left here to listen
I hear you calling his name; I hear the stutter of ignition
I could hear you whispering as I crept by your door
So you found some other joker who could please you more

[Hook]
I'm not angry
I'm not angry anymore
I'm not angry
I'm not angry anymore

[Chorus]
Ooh, I know what you're doing
I know where you've been
I know where, but I don't care
'Cause there's a-no such thing as an original sin

[Verse 2]
I've got this camera click, click, clicking in my head
I got you talking with your hands, got you smiling with your legs
Spent all my time in a vanity factory
Wondering when they're going to come and take it all back

[Hook]
I'm not angry
I'm not angry anymore
I'm not angry
I'm not angry anymore
[Chorus]
Ooh, I know what you're doing
I know where you've been
I know where, but I don't care
'Cause there's a-no such thing as an original sin

Oh, there's a-no such thing as an original sin
Oh, there's a-no such thing as an original sin

[Outro]
I'm not angry (anymore)
[repeat until fade]

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Pathway Studios (London, England)
Release Date
July 22, 1977
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