[Verse 1: Anne Sophie von Otter]
I fear, my dear, we've forgotten the things strangers do
If we could look back to the terrible thrill that we knew
Am I imagining a world without you?
Must we be shamed into love?

[Verse 2: Anne Sophie von Otter]
What can I say? Will you pardon my stupid embrace?
Sometimes I'm desperate while you're wiping a smile from your face
Am I surrendering, or am I replaced?
Must we be shamed into love?

[Bridge: Elvis Costello]
Shamed into love
You're once a fool for having it
Twice for letting it go
Somewhere, my love
There's a feeling deep inside of me
That I can't let go
Oh, you'll never know

[Verse 3: Anne Sophie von Otter]
But then, my darling, I've forbidden myself to confess
I've looked around but I always return to your face
In a world where everything I once cursed, I bless
It must be you who shamed me into love
Must we be shamed into love?