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A Comet Appears
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A Comet Appears was released on January 23, 2007 by Sub Pop Records as a part of the album Wincing the Night Away
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Release DateJanuary 23, 2007
LabelSub Pop Records
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM124

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Chris Funk
Chris Funk
Bouzouki
James Mercer
James Mercer
Performer
Martin Crandall
Martin Crandall
Performer
Niels Gallaway
Niels Gallaway
French Horn
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Mercer
James Mercer
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
James Mercer
James Mercer
Producer
Joe Chiccarelli
Joe Chiccarelli
Producer
Emily Lazar
Emily Lazar
Mastering Engineer
Sarah Register
Sarah Register
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
One hand on this wily comet
Take a drink just to give me some weight
Some uber man I'd make
I'm barely a vapor
[Verse 2]
They shone a chlorine light on, a host of individual sins
Let's carve my agin' face off, fetch us a knife
Start with my eyes, down so the lines form a grimacing smile
[Verse 3]
Close your eyes to corral a virtue, is this fooling anyone else?
Never worked so long and hard to cement a failure
[Verse 4]
We can blow on our thumbs and posture
But the lonely are such delicate things
The wind from a wasp could blow them into the sea
With stones on their feet, lost to the light and the lovin' we need
[Verse 5]
Still to come
The worst part and you know it
There is a numbness
In your heart and it's growin'
[Verse 6]
With burnt sage and a forest of bygones
I click my heels, get the devils in line
A list of things I could lay the blame on
Might give me a way out
[Verse 7]
But with each turn, it's this front-and-center
Like a dart stuck square in your eye
Every post you can hitch your faith on
Is a pie in the sky, chock full of lies
A tool we devise to make sinkin' stones fly
[Verse 8]
And still to come
The worst part and you know it
There is a numbness
In your heart and it's growin'
Written by: James Mercer
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