Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Business Intl.
Performer
MNDR
Keyboards
Q-Tip
Vocals
The Count & Sinden
Remixer
Homer Steinweiss
Drums
Victor Axelrod
Keyboards
Nick Movshon
Bass
Stevie Smith
Background Vocals
Scarlett Smith
Background Vocals
Ona Ascoli
Background Vocals
Joseph Elmhirst
Background Vocals
Nick Hodgson
Background Vocals
Mark Ronson
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Peter Wade Keusch
Composer
Amanda Warner
Songwriter
Q-Tip
Songwriter
Homer Steinweiss
Songwriter
Alex Greenwald
Songwriter
Mark Ronson
Songwriter
Nick J.D. Hodgson
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Count & Sinden
Mixing Engineer
Tom Elmhirst
Mixing Engineer
Dan Parry
Assistant Engineer
Mark Ronson
Producer
Hervé
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
Un, deux, trois, oh-oh!
Uh, turn it up a little bit more
Bang, bang, bang
Uh
Feathers, I'm plucking feathers
One by one by one, no more skylarking
Around my head, your information
But there's no hiding behind moulting feathers
On the plane, on my brain, 'bout to do the show
40K contract? Take get out the door
Dice symbolise my life, roll 'em on the floor
From your grubby hands as you ham and grandstand
You live a shitty life, we live the bon bon vie
You hide it in the book while we watch the TV
Think you got us fooled? Who? Never again
First time, shame on me, second time, your time will end
No way, bang, you're dead, paint your silhouette
Je te plumerai la tête
Je te plumerai la tête (Oh no, oh no, oh no)
Bang, you're dead, alouette, paint your silhouette
Je te plumerai la tête
Je te plumerai la tête (Oh no, oh no, oh no)
No way, no, the clock is ticking forward
No way, it's just a cruel, cruel world
Cruel world is fittin', they got us all hidden
With late night divisions and lab rat incisions
But faced with decisions to fight or fricasse
And you clearly decided on how to handle me
Difficile, imbecile, is it fake? Is it real?
Are we dyin' on our feet? Are we tryin' in our sleep?
There's a rumor goin' 'round 'bout the suits runnin' town
If you look into the sky, dead birds fly high, high, high
Numbers, you fly by numbers
You're logging hours and don't see the big picture
Over your shoulder, you'll get no last words
Because it's too late, you've clipped your own wings
(Your own wings)
No way, bang, you're dead, paint your silhouette
Je te plumerai la tête
Je te plumerai la tête (Oh no, oh no, oh no)
Bang, you're dead, alouette, paint your silhouette
Je te plumerai la tête
Je te plumerai la tête (Oh no, oh no, oh no)
We're never gonna believe in the stories that you're weavin'
(Oh no, oh no, oh no)
We're never gonna believe in the stories that you're weavin'
(Oh no, oh no, oh no)
We're never gonna believe in the stories that you're weavin'
(Oh no, oh no, oh no)
We're believin' in the proof, we're believin' in the truth
We're believin' in each other, not you, you, you
Stories (You with the tall tales)
How many stories? (So many tall tales)
We climb the structure (We scale the ladder)
You build it higher (You make us madder)
We take our aim (So now we're bearin' arms)
You perch above your nest (Gotcha in your charms)
The stories in your head (Crazy bald-headed)
That's what got you dead
No way, bang, you're dead, paint your silhouette
Je te plumerai la tête
Je te plumerai la tête (Oh no, oh no, oh no)
Bang, you're dead, alouette, paint your silhouette
Je te plumerai la tête
Je te plumerai la tête (Oh no, oh no, oh no)
Un, deux, trois
No one ever does it like that anymore
Bang, bang, bang
When feathers fly, you can deny everything (Alouette)
Un, deux, trois (Bang, bang)
No one ever does it like that anymore
Bang, bang, bang (Alouette)
When feathers fly, you can deny everything, yeah
(Oh no, oh no, oh no)
Written by: Alex Greenwald, Amanda Warner, Homer Steinweiss, Mark Ronson, Nick J.D. Hodgson, Peter Wade Keusch, Q-Tip