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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dave Hernandez
Dave Hernandez
Lead Guitar
James Mercer
James Mercer
Performer
Jesse Sandoval
Jesse Sandoval
Drums
Martin Crandall
Martin Crandall
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Mercer
James Mercer
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
James Mercer
James Mercer
Producer
Joe Chiccarelli
Joe Chiccarelli
Producer
Emily Lazar
Emily Lazar
Mastering Engineer
Phil Ek
Phil Ek
Additional Producer
Sarah Register
Sarah Register
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Time to put the ear-covers on No La-la-la-la La-la-la-la La-la-la-la (Born to) born to multiply Born to gaze into night skies All you want's one more Saturday Well, look here until then They're gonna buy your life's time So keep your wick in the air, and your feet in the fetters 'til the day We come in doing cartwheels We are caught up by ourselves And your shape on the dance floor Will have me thinking such filth and gouge my eyes You'll be damned to be one of us, girl Faced with the dodo's conundrum I felt like I could just fly But nothing happened every time I tried Woo, ooh A duotone on the wall Selfless fool who hoped he'd save us all Never dreamt of such sterile hands You keep 'em folded in your lap And raise them up to beg for scraps You know he's holding you down with the tips of his fingers, just the same Will you be pulled from the ocean But just a minute too late Or changed by a potion And find a handsome young mate for you to love You'll be damned to pining through the windowpanes You know you'd trade your life for any ordinary Joe Well, do it now or grow old Your nightmares only need a year or two to unfold Been alone since you were 21 You haven't laughed since January You try and make like this so much fun But we know it to be quite contrary La-la-la-la-la-la-la Dare to be one of us, girl Faced with the androids conundrum I felt like I should just cry But nothing happens every time I take one on the chin You're Himmler in your coat, you don't know how long I have been Watching the lantern dim Starved of oxygen So give me your hand, and let's jump out the window La-la-la-la-la (La-la-la-la) La-la-la-la-la (La-la-la-la) La-la-la-la-la (La-la-la-la) La-la-la-la-la
Writer(s): James Russell Mercer Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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