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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Antony Hegarty
Antony Hegarty
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Antony Hegarty
Antony Hegarty
Songwriter
Ross Birchard
Ross Birchard
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Antony Hegarty
Antony Hegarty
Producer
Aaron Roche
Aaron Roche
Engineer
Alexander Overington
Alexander Overington
Engineer
Alex Nizich
Alex Nizich
Engineer
Daniel Lopatin
Daniel Lopatin
Producer
Paul Corley
Paul Corley
Engineer
Reed Taylor
Reed Taylor
Engineer
T Terrebonne
T Terrebonne
Engineer
Ross Matthew Birchard
Ross Matthew Birchard
Producer
Valgeir Sigurðsson
Valgeir Sigurðsson
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Why did you separate me from the Earth?
Oh my God
Why did you separate me from the Earth?
My Father
[Verse 2]
You drew lines mile high in steel or nuclear
The forests of Borneo, and white water in your mouth
I don't want your future, and I'll never return
I'll be born into the past
I'm never, never comin' home
[Verse 3]
Why did you separate me, me from the Earth?
What did you stand to gain?
Why did you separate me from the Earth?
(Me, me from the Earth)
[Verse 4]
The rotten bodies threaded gold
The pitch of hair and sticky meat
The sea life cut with plastic
A white cross gilded gold
[Verse 5]
A case of white doves layin' in the boilin' snow
A sharp knife of concrete
The blue line of tuna's throat
[Verse 6]
And I don't want your future
I'm never, never comin' home
I don't want your future, I'll be born before your born
[Verse 7]
Why did you separate me, me from the Earth?
What did you have to gain?
Why did you separate me from the Earth?
What did you have to gain?
[Verse 8]
Why did you separate me from the Earth
From the Earth, from the Earth, from the Earth?
What did you have to gain?
Written by: Anohni, Antony Hegarty, Ross Birchard

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