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Elevator Operator
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Elevator Operator est sorti le 24 mars 2015 par Mom+Pop dans le cadre de l'album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
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Date de sortie24 mars 2015
LabelMom+Pop
LanguageEnglish
Qualité mélodique
Acoustique
Valence
Dansabilité
Énergie
BPM131

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Crédits

INTERPRÉTATION
Courtney Barnett
Courtney Barnett
Guitare
Bones Sloane
Bones Sloane
Basse
D. Luscombe
D. Luscombe
Guitare
Dave Mudie
Dave Mudie
Batterie
COMPOSITION ET PAROLES
Courtney Barnett
Courtney Barnett
Composition
Bones Sloane
Bones Sloane
Arrangement
D. Luscombe
D. Luscombe
Arrangement
Dave Mudie
Dave Mudie
Arrangement
PRODUCTION ET INGÉNIERIE
Courtney Barnett
Courtney Barnett
Production
Burke Reid
Burke Reid
Ingénierie de mixage
D. Luscombe
D. Luscombe
Ingénierie de mixage

Paroles

[Verse 1]
Oliver Paul, 20 years old
Thick head of hair, worries he's going bald
Wakes up at a quarter past 9
Fare-evades his way down the 96 tram line
Breakfast on the run again, he's well aware
He's droppin' soy linseed, Vegemite crumbs everywhere
[Verse 2]
Feelin' sick at the sight of his computer
He dodges his way through the Swanston commuters
Rips off his tie, hands it to a homeless man
Sleepin' in the corner of a Metro bus stand, he screams
I'm not goin' to work today
Gonna count the minutes that the trains run late
Sit on the grass, building pyramids out of Coke cans
[Verse 3]
Headphone wielding to the Nicholas building
He trips on a pothole that's not been filled in
He waits for an elevator, 129
A lady walks in and waits by his side
Her heels are high and her bag is snakeskin
Hair pulled so tight you can see her skeleton
Vickers perfume on her breath
A tortoise shell necklace between her breasts
[Verse 4]
She looks him up and down with a botox frown
He's well used to that look by now
The elevator dings and they awkwardly step in
Their fingers touch on the rooftop button
[Verse 5]
Don't jump, little boy, don't jump off that roof
You've got your whole life ahead of you, you're still in your youth
I'd give anything to have skin like you
[Verse 6]
He said, "I think you're projecting the way that you're feeling
I'm not suicidal, just idling insignificantly
I come up here for perception and clarity
I like to imagine I'm playing SimCity
All the people look like ants from up here
And the wind's the only traffic you can hear"
He said, "All I ever wanted to be
Was an elevator operator, can you help me please?"
[Verse 7]
Don't jump, little boy, don't jump off that roof
You've got your whole life ahead of you, you're still in your youth
I'd give anything to have skin like you
[Verse 8]
Don't jump, little boy, don't jump off that roof
You've got your whole life ahead of you, you're still in your youth
I'd give anything to have skin like you
Written by: Courtney Barnett
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