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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Madeleine Peyroux
Madeleine Peyroux
Vocals
Sam Yahel
Sam Yahel
Hammond Organ
Larry Goldings
Larry Goldings
Celesta
David Piltch
David Piltch
Upright Bass
Jay Bellerose
Jay Bellerose
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Anjani Thomas
Anjani Thomas
Composer
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Larry Klein
Larry Klein
Producer
Cindi Peters
Cindi Peters
Studio Personnel
Bernie Grundman
Bernie Grundman
Mastering Engineer
Helik Hadar
Helik Hadar
Recording Engineer
Alex Pavlides
Alex Pavlides
Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

There's perfume burning in the air Bits of beauty everywhere Shrapnel flying, soldier hit the dirt She comes so close You feel her then She tells you No and No again Your lip is cut on the edge of her pleated skirt Blue Alert Visions of her drawing near Arise, abide, and disappear You try to slow it down It doesn't work It's just another night I guess All tangled up in nakedness You even touch yourself You're such a flirt Blue Alert You know how nights like this begin The kind of knot your heart gets in Any way you turn is going to hurt There's perfume burning in the air Bits of beauty everywhere Shrapnel flying, soldier hit the dirt Blue Alert She breaks the rules so you can see She's wilder than you'll ever be You talk religion but she won't convert Her body's twenty stories high You try to look away, you try But all you want to do is get there first Blue Alert You know how nights like this begin The kind of knot your heart gets in Any way you turn is going to hurt There's perfume burning in the air Bits of beauty everywhere Shrapnel flying, soldier hit the dirt Blue Alert Blue Alert...
Writer(s): Leonard Cohen, Anjani Thomas Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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