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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Fiona Apple
Vocals
Jon Brion
All Instruments
Greg Cohen
Bass Guitar
Jim Keltner
Drums
Peter Kent
Violin
Charlie Bisharat
Violin
Eve Butler
Violin
Susan Chatman
Violin
Armen Garabedian
Violin
Berj Garabedian
Violin
Gerardo Hilera
Violin
Robert Peterson
Violin
Brian Leonard
Violin
Michele Richards
Violin
Edmund Stein
Violin
John Wittenberg
Violin
Mike Elizondo
Bass
Robert Becker
Viola
Denyse Buffum
Viola
Scott Haupert
Viola
Maria Newman
Viola
Suzie Katayama
Cello
Larry Corbett
Cello
Paula Hochalter
Cello
Daniel Smith
Cello
Rich Costey
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jon Brion
Producer
Rich Costey
Mixing Engineer
Steve Mixdorf
Assistant Engineer
John Tyree
Assistant Engineer
Greg Collins
Assistant Engineer
Rob Brill
Assistant Engineer
Tom Banghart
Assistant Engineer
Eddy Schreyer
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
So be it, I'm your crowbar
If that's what I am, so far
Until you get out of this mess
And I will pretend
That I don't know of your sins
Until you are ready to confess
But all the time, all the time
I'll know, I'll know
And you can use my skin to bury secrets in
And I will settle you down
And at my own suggestion
I will ask no questions
While I do my thing in the background
But all the time, all the time
I'll know, I'll know
Baby, I can't help you out
While she's still around
So for the time being, I'm being patient
And amidst this bitterness
If you'll just consider this
Even if it don't make sense all the time
Give it time
And when the crowd becomes your burden
And you've early closed your curtains
I'll wait by the backstage door
While you try to find the lines to speak your mind
And pry it open, hoping for an encore
And if it gets too late for me to wait
For you to find you love me, and tell me so
It's okay
Don't need to say it
Writer(s): Elgin B. Lumpkin, Jonathan M. Morant
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