Elvis Costello - I Want To Vanish lyrics

I want to vanish This is my fondest wish To go where i cannot be captured Laid on a decorated dish Even in splendor this curious fate Is more than i care to surrender Now it's too late Whether in wonder or indecent haste You arrange the mirrors and the spools To snare the rare and precious j**els That were only made of paste If you should stumble upon my last remark I'm crying in the wilderness I'm trying my best to make it dark How can i tell you i'm rarer than most I'm certain as a lost dog Pondering a sign post Chorus I want to vanish This is my last request I've given you the awful truth Now give me my rest