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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 'Skeleton Tree' (Official Audio)
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Performer
Nick Cave
Nick Cave
Lead Vocals
Warren Ellis
Warren Ellis
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Nick Cave
Nick Cave
Composer
Warren Ellis
Warren Ellis
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jake Jackson
Jake Jackson
Mixing Engineer
Kevin Paul
Kevin Paul
Mixing Engineer
Nick Cave
Nick Cave
Mixing Engineer
Nick Launay
Nick Launay
Mixing Engineer
Warren Ellis
Warren Ellis
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Sunday mornin', skeleton tree
Oh, nothin' is for free
In the window a candle
Well, maybe you can see
[Verse 2]
Fallin' leaves thrown across the sky
A jittery TV
Glowin' white like fire
Nothin' is for free
[Verse 3]
I called out, I called out
Right across the sea
But the echo comes back in, dear
And nothing is for free
[Verse 4]
Sunday mornin', skeleton tree
Pressed against the sky
The jittery TV
Glowin' white like fire
[Verse 5]
And I called out, I called out
Right across the sea
I called out, I called out
That nothin' is for free
[Verse 6]
And it's alright now
And it's alright now
(And it's alright now)
Written by: Nick Cave, Warren Ellis

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