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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Decemberists
The Decemberists
Performer
Colin Meloy
Colin Meloy
Vocals
Chris Funk
Chris Funk
Guitar
Jenny Conlee
Jenny Conlee
Keyboards
John Moen
John Moen
Drums
Nate Query
Nate Query
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Colin Meloy
Colin Meloy
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Decemberists
The Decemberists
Producer
Colin Meloy
Colin Meloy
Mixing Engineer
Chris Walla
Chris Walla
Producer
Rich Hipp
Rich Hipp
Assistant Engineer
Tucker Martine
Tucker Martine
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

So it started in your ovaries
A stone, a seedling
Our bones entwined
A warning from the orderlies
A bulge for bleeding
This will take its time
So it all ran down the telephone
And saw me clearly
Only nine years old
Calmly cast in Styrofoam
In my Tony Lomas
When the shock takes hold
Mom, there are hurdles here
That I cannot seem to clear
Dad, there are demons ’round
I know I said that I
Said I’d be all right, I lied
I lied
I lied
I lied
So fix your brood and belly now
Til your sinews sweeten
And your veins retire
It’ll eat you from the inside out
Until it comes out screaming
Until it all falls away
Dad, there are hurdles here
That I cannot seem to clear
Mom, there are demons ’round
And though I said that I
Said I’d be all right, I lied
I lied
I lied
I lied
Written by: Colin Meloy

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