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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
TV on the Radio
Performer
Tunde Adebimpe
Vocals
David Andrew Sitek
Sampler
Kyp Malone
Vocals
Katrina Ford
Vocals
Akwetey Orraca-Tetteh
Vocals
Aku Orraca-Tetteh
Vocals
Devang Shah
Percussion
Aaron Aites
Choir
Gerald Smith
Choir
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tunde Adebimpe
Composer
David Andrew Sitek
Composer
Gerard Smith
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
TV on the Radio
Mixing Engineer
Chris Coady
Mixing Engineer
Chris Moore
Mixing Engineer
David Andrew Sitek
Producer
Matt Littlejohn
Assistant Recording Engineer
Lyrics
Beg the bee's forgiveness as it's falling from your sleeve
Watch its guts pump poison into sting
Watch it reach completeness, see it fall asleep
Legs above fold in eternal dream
Oh that calls to mind a joke, an off coloring
About these fools blindfolded, drugged, and raped and left laughing
They let the devil in, he brought his pirate friends
They brought a hunger for blood, and flesh and bone and skin
So teeth left chattering, and tongues flexed to sing
Got dressed up in so many fancy things
Is it a waste of time, please tell me if you mind
Me dipping into useless sentimentality
A rant on how things used to be when this shit was free
I answered my own question, I can hear the crickets yawning
But in the back pocket of a discarded pair of jeans
Is still a priceless ticket to the grandest opening
So when the chariot arrives, you'd best enjoy the ride
Cause when we get to heaven's gate, we're not getting inside
Better beg forgiveness
Better drop to knees
Better find your ticket
Before we join the bees
Writer(s): David Andrew Sitek, Gerard Anthony Smith, Babatunde Omoroga Adebimpe, David Kyp Joel Malone, Jaleel Bunton
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