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Back Against the Wall (Unpeeled)

Cage the Elephant

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Matt Shultz

Vocals

Brad Shultz

Acoustic Guitar

Matthan Minster

Matthan Minster

Keyboards

Jared Champion

Drums

Daniel Tichenor

Daniel Tichenor

Bass

Nick Bockrath

Guitar

Kyle Davis

Percussion

Gina Corso

Orchestra Leader

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Brad Shultz

Songwriter

Daniel Tichenor

Daniel Tichenor

Songwriter

Jared Champion

Songwriter

Lincoln Parish

Songwriter

Matt Shultz

Songwriter

Matthan Minster

Matthan Minster

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Cage the Elephant

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Producer

Ben Baptie

Mixing Engineer

Randy Merrill

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Tonight I'll have a look and try to find my face again

Buried beneath this house, my spirit screams and dies again

Out back a monster wears a cloak of Persian leather

Behind the TV screen I've fallen to my knees

[Verse 2]

I said you got me where you want me again

And I can't turn away

I'm hanging by a thread and I'm feelin' like a fool

I'm stuck here in between the shadows of my yesterday

I want to get away, I need to get away

[Verse 3]

Blanket of silence, makes me want to sink my teeth in deep

Burn all the evidence, a fabricated disbelief

Pull back the curtains, took a look into your eyes

My tongue has now become a platform for your lies

[Verse 4]

I said you got me where you want me again

And I can't turn away

I'm hanging by a thread and I'm feelin' like a fool

I'm stuck here in between the shadows of my yesterday

I want to get away, I need to get away

[Verse 5]

Now you know, yeah, you got my back against the wall

Oh, God

I ain't got no other place to hide

Chained down

Like a sitting duck just waitin' for the fall

You know, yeah, you got my back up against the wall

[Verse 6]

Deep in the jungle camouflaged by all the fallen leaves

A hand that holds up the sky, while shamefully I make my plea

The alters callin' but my legs won't seem to stand

Guess I'm a coward, scared to face the man I am

[Verse 7]

I said you got me where you want me again

And I can't turn away

I'm hanging by a thread and I'm feelin' like a fool

I'm stuck here in between the shadows of my yesterday

I want to get away, I need to get away

[Verse 8]

Now you know, yeah, you got my back against the wall

Oh God

I ain't got no other place to hide, chained down

Like a sitting duck just waitin' for the fall

You know, yeah, you got my back up against the wall

[Verse 9]

Now you know, yeah, you got my back against the wall

Oh God

I ain't got no other place to hide, chained down

Like a sitting duck just waitin' for the fall

You know, yeah you got my back up against the wall

Written by: Brad Shultz, Daniel Tichenor, Jared Champion, Lincoln Parish, Matt Shultz

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