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Backwater
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Electronic
Backwater was released on December 1, 1977 by EMI Marketing as a part of the album Before and After Science - Ten Pictures
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Release DateDecember 1, 1977
LabelEMI Marketing
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM124

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brian Eno
Brian Eno
Synthesizer, Piano, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Jaki Liebezeit
Jaki Liebezeit
Drums
Paul Rudolph
Paul Rudolph
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Brian Eno
Brian Eno
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Brian Eno
Brian Eno
Producer
Rhett Davies
Rhett Davies
Producer, Engineer
C. Plank
C. Plank
Engineer
Dave Hutchins
Dave Hutchins
Engineer

Lyrics

Backwater
We're sailing at the edges of time
Backwater
We're drifting at the waterline
Oh, we're floating in the coastal waters
You and me and the porter's daughters
Ooh what to do, not a sausage to do
And the shorter of the porter's daughters
Dips her hand in the deadly waters
Ooh what to do, in a tiny canoe
Black water
There were six of us but now we are five
We're all talking
To keep the conversation alive
There was a senator from Ecuador
Who talked about a meteor
That crashed on a hill in the south of Peru
And was found by a conquistador
Who took it to the Emperor
And he passed it on to a Turkish guru
His daughter
Was slated for becoming divine
He taught her
He taught her how to split and define
But if you study the logistics
And heuristics of the mystics
You will find that their minds rarely move in a line
So it's much more realistic
To abandon such ballistics
And resign to be trapped on a leaf in the vine
So it's much more realistic
To abandon such ballistics
And resign to be trapped on a leaf in the vine
Backwater
We're sailing at the edges of time
Backwater
We're drifting at the waterline
Oh, we're floating in the coastal waters
You and me and the porter's daughters
Ooh what to do, not a sausage to do
And the shorter of the porter's daughters
Dips her hand in the deadly waters
Ooh what to do, in a tiny canoe
Written by: Brian Eno
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