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MUST I EVOLVE?

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MUST I EVOLVE? was released on July 31, 2019 by Rough Trade as a part of the album MUST I EVOLVE? - EP

Song Details

AlbumMUST I EVOLVE? - EP

Release DateJuly 31, 2019

LabelRough Trade

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM173

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

JARV IS...

Performer

Jarvis Cocker

Vocals, Synthesizer, Electric Guitar, Mellotron, Hand Claps, Percussion

Serafina Steer

Vocals, Musician, Synthesizer, Organ, Hand Claps

Emma Smith

Violin, Musician, Vocals, Hand Claps

Jason Buckle

Musician, Synthesizer, Percussion, Hand Claps, Tambourine

Adam Betts

Drums, Musician

Andrew McKinney

Andrew McKinney

Bass Guitar, Musician, Vocals

Chris Vatalaro

Drums, Musician, Piano, Hand Claps

Dan Drury

Musician, Bass Guitar

Emre Ramazanoglu

Emre Ramazanoglu

Drums, Musician

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Jarvis Cocker

Songwriter, Composer, Lyrics

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Jarvis Cocker

Producer

Dani Spragg

Engineer

Jason Buckle

Producer

Max Prior

Engineer

Drew Dungate-Smith

Drew Dungate-Smith

Engineer

Craig Silvey

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Must I evolve? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

Must I change? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

Must I develop? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

Can I stay the same? (No, no, no, no)

Must I grow up? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

Must I grow old? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

Must I join in? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

And do as I'm told? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

Must I mature? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

How come you're so sure? (Yes, yes)

Must I evolve? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

Must I endure?

[Verse 2]

One dark night, there was a Big Bang

Maybe a small bang, actually, more of a pop

But whatever it was, something went off

Yeah

[Verse 3]

That was the first time, we started as pond slime

But now we're all growing, with none of us knowing

Where we are going, where we are going

[Verse 4]

Must I evolve? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

Must I change? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

Must I develop? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

Can I stay the same?

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no (No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no)

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no (No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no)

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no (No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no)

No, no, no (No, no, no, no)

[Verse 5]

We're proud of ourselves, we're two single cells

Now it gets exciting, cos cells start dividing

A new organism, now we can go swimming

In that Primordial soup

[Verse 6]

Now is the time to come out of the water

Puffing and panting, onto dry land

I held your hand on a rocky shoreline

I stood erect for the very first time

And I'm so glad, yeah, I'm so glad

[Verse 7]

Looking for shelter, we're looking for trouble

Now we're building a home out of the rubble

We moved in together, you painted a wall

I discovered fire, even giants started small

[Verse 8]

Must I evolve? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

Must I change? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

Must I develop? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

Can I stay the same? (No, no, no, no)

Must I grow up? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

Must I grow old? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

Must I join in? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

And do as I'm told? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

Must I mature? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

How come you're so sure? (Yes, yes)

Must I evolve? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

Must I endure?

[Verse 9]

I'm so glad we made it, I'm so glad we made it

I'm so glad, I'm so glad, so glad, so glad

And now we're back in the Stone Age

Back in the Stone Age, the mind in the cave

Out of your mind at a rave

[Verse 10]

I walked through a tunnel, backwards through time

Dragging my knuckles, listening to Frankie Knuckles

Someone has lost their drugs in the long grass

Cars pass by, and the occasional badger

[Verse 11]

I entered a dance-off, you laughed your head off

Afterwards, steaming, like a horse in the morning

After a race, I looked in your face

Universes multiplied, still, we were not satisfied

Still, we were not satisfied, still, we were not satisfied

[Verse 12]

In caverns underground, stalactites are forming

Someone is wearing hot-pants in the morning

And we are growing taller and taller

Taller and taller, taller and taller

Taller and taller, taller and taller

Taller and taller, taller and taller, so tall

[Verse 13]

Must I evolve? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

Must I change? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

Must I develop? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

Can I stay the same? (No, no, no, no)

Must I grow up? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

Must I grow old? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

Must I join in? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

And do as I'm told? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

Oh, must I mature? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

How come you're so sure? (Yes, yes)

Must I evolve? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)

Must I endure?

Written by: Jarvis Cocker

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