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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dan Auerbach
Dan Auerbach
Guitar
Patrick Carney
Patrick Carney
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dan Auerbach
Dan Auerbach
Songwriter
Patrick Carney
Patrick Carney
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Black Keys
The Black Keys
Producer
Brian Lucey
Brian Lucey
Mastering Engineer
Tchad Blake
Tchad Blake
Mixing Engineer
Mark Neill
Mark Neill
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Well, the crooks are out, and the streets are gray
You know I wouldn't have it any other way, yeah
Your mother's words, they're, they're ringing still
But your mother don't pay our bills, yeah
[Chorus]
A sinister kid is a kid who
Runs to meet his maker
A drop dead sprint from the day he's born
Straight into his maker's arms
And that's me, that's me
The boy with the broken halo
That's me, that's me
The devil won't let me be
[Verse 2]
I got a tortured mind
And my blade is sharp
A bad combination in the dark
If I kill a man in the first degree
Baby, would you, would you flee with me?
[Chorus]
Yeah, a sinister kid is a kid who
Runs to meet his maker
A drop dead sprint from the day he's born
Straight into his maker's arms
And that's me, that's me
The boy with the broken halo
That's me, that's me
The devil won't let me be
[Chorus]
A sinister kid is a kid who
Runs to meet his maker
A drop dead sprint from the day he's born
Straight into his maker's arms
And that's me, that's me
The boy with the broken halo
That's me, that's me
The devil won't let me be
Written by: Dan Auerbach, Danger Mouse, Patrick Carney

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