Tenuousness - Andrew Bird: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Tenuousness

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Indie Rock

Tenuousness was released on January 20, 2009 by Wegawam Music Co. as a part of the album Noble Beast

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OVERVIEW

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Andrew Bird

Violin

Kelly Hogan

Vocals

Emil Svagangen

Flute

Jeremy Ylvisaker

Jeremy Ylvisaker

Guitar

Martin Dosh

Percussion

David Lindvall

Bass

Mike Lewis

Clarinet

Todd Sickafoose

Todd Sickafoose

Double Bass

Ben Martin

Drums

Andreas Wirliin

Andreas Wirliin

Drums

Tony Crow

Synthesizer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Andrew Bird

Composer

Lyrics

Tenuous at best was all he had to say

When pressed about the rest of it, the world that is

From proto-Sanskrit Minoans to Porto-centric Lisboans

Greek Cypriots and harbor sorts who hang around in ports a lot, oh-oh

Here's where things start getting weird

While chinless men will scratch their beards, oh-ho

Tool their minds to sharpened axes

Brushed upon the Uralic syntaxes

Love of hate acts as an axis

Love of hate acts as an axis, oh-oh

First it wanes and then it waxes

So procreate and pay your taxes

Tenuousness less seven comes to three

Tenuous plus 11

Thank the heavens for their elasticity

And that's for those who live and die for astronomy

When Coprophagia was written

Know when to stand or when to sit

Can't stand to stand, can't stand to sit

And who would want to know this?

Click, click

Oh, who wants to look upon this?

Oh, who wants to look upon this pray tell?

Who wants to look upon this?

Oh, who wants to look upon this pray tell?

Pray tell

Tenuousness less seven comes to three

Them, you, us plus 11

Comes just shy of infinity

And that's for those who live and die for numerology

Written by: Andrew Bird

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