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Barbaric

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Barbaric was released on July 21, 2023 by Parlophone UK as a part of the album The Ballad Of Darren

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Damon Albarn

Vocals

Graham Coxon

Guitar

Alex James

Bass Guitar

Izzi Dunn

Cello

Dave Rowntree

Drums

Ciara Ismail

Viola

Kotono Sato

Violin

Sarah Tuke

Violin

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Damon Albarn

Songwriter

Alex James

Songwriter

Dave Rowntree

Songwriter

Graham Coxon

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Samuel Egglenton

Samuel Egglenton

Engineer

Giacomo Vianello

Giacomo Vianello

Assistant Engineer

Luke Pickering

Assistant Engineer

James Ford

Producer

David Wrench

Mixing Engineer

Matt Colton

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Ah, who blinks first

You're gonna win

The fallen doves of lovers' vows

In the world all around us

And I'd like, if you've got the time

To talk to you about

What this breakup has done to me

[Chorus]

I have lost the feeling that I thought I'd never lose

Now where am I going?

At what cost the feeling that I thought I'd never lose?

It is barbaric

[Verse 2]

Ah, you can't play to every taste

The powder keg of common cause

All of us carry trauma

And in lieu of an explanation

I will pour oil from the cup

On the pyre of abdication

[Chorus]

You have lost the feeling that you thought you'd never lose

Now where are you going, darling?

At what cost the feeling that you thought you'd never lose?

And it is barbaric

[Bridge]

Empty grove, winter darkness

We're taking down the scaffolds very soon

Crow dappled the lonely baubles on the plane tree

The can of soup and heating up to ten

Which leads me to the part

Where we agreed on different dreams

[Chorus]

And that we'd lost the feeling that we thought we'd never lose

Now where are we going?

At what cost the feelings that we thought we'd never lose?

It is barbaric

[Chorus]

We have lost the feeling that we thought we'd never lose

Now where are we going?

We have lost the feeling that we thought we'd never lose

And it is barbaric, darling

We have lost the feeling that we thought we'd never lose

Now where are we going?

We have lost the feeling that we thought we'd never lose

It is barbaric

Written by: A. James, D. Rowntree, Damon Albarn, G. Coxon

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