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IOU

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IOU was released on March 6, 2020 by 4AD as a part of the album Heavy Light

Song Details

AlbumHeavy Light

Release DateMarch 6, 2020

Label4AD

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM126

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

U.S. Girls

Performer

Meg Remy

Vocals

Rich Morel

Synthesizer

Basia Bulat

Vocals

Daniel Morphy

Percussion

Dorothea Paas

Vocals

Ed Squire

Musician

Geordie Gordon

Musician

Kassie Richardson

Kassie Richardson

Vocals

Kritty Uranowski

Kritty Uranowski

Vocals

Rob Power

Percussion

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Rich Morel

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Meg Remy

Producer

Howard Bilerman

Howard Bilerman

Recording Engineer

Shae Brossard

Assistant Recording Engineer

Steve Chahley

Mixing Engineer

Maximilian Turnbull

Maximilian Turnbull

Mixing Engineer

Tony Price

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

(You didn't choose to be poor)

And I never heard of anyone who has

I never known no baby with a plan

For how to survive, how to stay alive

(You shower with your silver on)

And you brush you hair with a round brush you keep in your bag

And now I do the same, it seems like the only whole plan

To lead a double life, two chances to get it right

(Hidden for a moment)

But I could see it in your almost drowning face

That you don't know what's up, what's down, what to do

And that's how come all those tattoos

And I'm talking about all of mine too

IOU

IOU

I do

I do

I do

I do

When my brother learned to drive

He said no car's gonna pass him by, no way

Yeah, he said he would cut the throat of anyone who tried

And that was just one of his lies, and let me tell you mine

(I've never cried)

One tear in my whole damn life

And I know full well what makes the shadows on my walls

Because I cast them there all by myself

Stay in same way

Lay a rose on my stage

And if you want my woman wet

It's like a bird building a nest, give it time

If I can do it, if I can do it, then you can do it, too

Objects in the mirror are so much closer than they appear

You went too deep into the Big Deep

And that's the trouble with being born

I'm going to put to bed the shame that I keep

It's the only way to stay alive, I just want to be alive

(What you hide is true)

God don't take sides, but I do, yeah

(What you hide is true)

God don't take sides, but I do

I do, I do, and so do you

Stay in same way

Lay a rose on my stage

And if you want my woman wet

It's like a bird building a nest, give it time

If I can do it, if I can do it, then you can do it, too

Objects in the mirror are so much closer than they appear

And you appear

Written by: Meg Remy, Rich Morel

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