Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Conway Savage
Piano
Martyn P. Casey
Bass Guitar
Mick Harvey
Guitar
Warren Ellis
Bouzouki
James Johnston
Organ
Thomas Wydler
Percussion
Jim Sclavunos
Percussion
Nick Cave
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Nick Cave
Songwriter
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Nick Launay
Producer
Ian Cooper
Mastering Engineer
Conway Savage
Producer
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Producer
Martyn P. Casey
Producer
Mick Harvey
Producer
Warren Ellis
Producer
James Johnston
Producer
Damon Iddins
Mixing Engineer
Lars Fox
Editing Engineer
Jim Sclavunos
Producer
Nick Cave
Producer
Lyrics
You have a heart and I have a key
Lie back and let me unlock you
Those heathens you hang with down by the sea
All they want to do is defrock you
I know a river, where we can dream
It will swell up, burst it's banks, babe, and rock you
You're gonna dine with them cannibals
Sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get eaten
But I'm glad you've come around here with your animals
And your heart that is bruised but unbeaten
And beating like a drum
I will sit like a bird on a fence
Sing you songs with a happy ending
Swoop down and tell you that it don't make much sense
To attack the very thing you're defending
Didn't I just buy that dress for you?
That pink paper pinafore that you keep mending
If you're gonna dine with them cannibals
Well sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get eaten
But I'm glad you've come around here with your animals
And your heart that is banging and beating
And banging like a gong
I can see that they've hurt you, dear
Here is some moonlight to cloak us
And I will never desert you here
Unpetaled among the crocus
Allow me, my love, to allay your fear
As I swim in and out of focus
If you're gonna dine with the cannibals
Well sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get eaten
But I'm glad you've come around here with your animals
And your heart that is bruised but bleating
And bleeding like a lamb
Banging like a gong, beating like a drum
Writer(s): Warren Ellis, Nicholas Edward Cave, Martyn Casey, Jim Sclavunos
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