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Water's Edge
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Water's Edge was released on February 18, 2013 by Bad Seed Ltd as a part of the album Push the Sky Away
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Release DateFebruary 18, 2013
LabelBad Seed Ltd
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM146

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Performer
A. Beliveau
A. Beliveau
Background Vocals
Aya Peard
Aya Peard
Background Vocals
Jason Evigan
Jason Evigan
Background Vocals
Martha Skye Murphy
Martha Skye Murphy
Background Vocals
Natalie Wilde
Natalie Wilde
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Nick Cave
Nick Cave
Composer
Warren Ellis
Warren Ellis
Composer
Thomas Wydler
Thomas Wydler
Composer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
They take their bodies apart like toys for the local boys
Because they're always there at the edge of the water
They come from the capital, these city girls
Go way down where the stones meet the sea
And all you young girls, where do you hide?
Down by the water, the restless tide
[Verse 2]
And the local boys hide on the mound and watch
Reaching for the speech and the word to be heard
And the boys grow hard, hard to be heard
Hard to be heard as they reach for the speech
And search for the word on the water's edge
But you grow old and you grow cold
Yeah, you grow old and you grow cold
[Verse 3]
And they would come in their hoards, these city girls
With white strings flowing from their ears
As the local boys behind the mound think  long and hard
About the girls from the capital
Who dance at the water's edge shaking their asses
And all you young lovers, where do you hide?
Down by the water and the restless tide
[Verse 4]
With a bible of tricks they do with their legs
The girls reach for the speech and speech to be heard
To be hard, the local boys teem down the mound
And seize the girls from the capital
Who shriek at the edge of the water
Shriek to speak and reach for the speech
Yeah, reach for the speech and be heard
But you grow old and you grow cold
Yeah, you grow old and you grow cold
[Verse 5]
Yeah, you grow old
Their legs wide to the world like bibles open
To be speared and taking their bodies apart like toys
They dismantle themselves by the water's edge
And reach for the speech and the wide wide world
Ah, God knows the local boys
[Verse 6]
Yeah, it's the will of love
It's the thrill of love
But the chill of love
Is coming on
Yes, the will of love
It's the thrill of love
Ah, but the chill of love
Is coming on
It's the will of love
It's the thrill of love
Ah, but the chill of love
Is coming down, people
Written by: Nick Cave, Thomas Wydler, Warren Ellis
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