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Roscoe

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Roscoe was released on July 25, 2006 by Bella Union as a part of the album The Trials of Van Occupanther

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Eric Nichelson

Electric Guitar

Eric Pulido

Acoustic Guitar

McKenzie Smith

Drums

Paul Alexander

Bass

Tim Smith

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Tim Smith

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Midlake

Producer

George lambert

Mastering Engineer

Paul Alexander

Recording Engineer

Tim Smith

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Stone-cutters made them from stones

Chosen specially for you and I

Who will live inside

The mountaineers gathered timber, piled high

In which to take along

Traveling many miles, knowing they'd get here

[Verse 2]

When they got here, all exhausted

On the roof leaks, they got started

And now, when the rain comes

We can be thankful

[Verse 3]

When the mountaineers

Saw that everything fit

They were glad, and so they took off

[Chorus]

Thought we were due for

A change or two

Around this place

When they get back, they're all mixed up

With no one to stay with

[Verse 4]

The village used to be all one really needs

Now it's filled with hundreds and hundreds of chemicals

That mostly surround you

You wish to flee, but it's not like you

So listen to me, listen to me

[Verse 5]

Oh, and when the morning comes

We will step outside

We will not find another man in sight

We like the newness, the newness of all

That has grown in our garden, struggling for so long

[Verse 6]

Whenever I was a child

I wonder, what if my name had changed

Into something more productive like Roscoe

Been born in 1891

Waiting with my aunt Roslein

[Chorus]

Thought we were due for

A change or two

Around this place

When they get back, they're all mixed up

With no one to stay with

[Bridge]

1891

They roamed around and foraged

They made their house from cedars

They made their house from stone

Well, they're a little like you

And they're a little like me

We have all we need

[Chorus]

Thought we were due for

A change or two

Around this place

This place

This place

[Outro]

When they get back, they're all mixed up

With no one to stay with

When they get back, they're all mixed up

With no one to stay with

Written by: Eric Nichelson, Eric Pulido, McKenzie Smith, Paul Alexander, Tim Smith

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