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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ethan Slater
Vocals
Ensemble
Vocals
Gaelen Gilliland
Vocals
Curtis Holbrook
Vocals
Stephanie Hsu
Vocals
L'ogan J'ones
Vocals
Emmy Raver–Lampman
Vocals
Mark Ledbetter
Vocals
Kelvin Moon Loh
Vocals
Lauralyn McClelland
Vocals
Vasthy Mompoint
Vocals
JC Schuster
Vocals
Abby C. Smith
Vocals
Jason Michael Snow
Vocals
Allan K. Washington
Vocals
Carlos Lopez
Vocals
Juliane Godfrey
Vocals
Jesse JP Johnson
Vocals
Allysa Shorte
Vocals
Jacob L. Smith
Vocals
Julie McBride
Conductor
Matt Gallagher
Keyboards
Matt Hinkley
Keyboards
Michael Aarons
Acoustic Guitar
Ken Brescia
Steel Guitar
Randy Landau
Bass Guitar
Damien Bassman
Drums
Mike Dobson
Percussion
Dave Noland
Clarinet
Aaron Heick
Saxophone
Tony Kadleck
Trumpet
Keith O'Quinn
Trombone
Sylvia d'Avanzo
First Violin
Sean Carney
Violin
Katherine Livolsi-Landau
Violin
Rob Taylor
Viola
Orlando Wells
Viola
Deborah Assael
Cello
Randy Cohen
Programming
Taylor Williams
Programming
Jeremy Styre King
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Brendon Urie
Composer
Tom Kitt
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tom Kitt
Producer
Scott M. Riesett
Producer
Lawrence Manchester
Mixing Engineer
Derik Lee
Recording Engineer
Isaiah Abolin
Recording Engineer
Ian Kagey
Recording Engineer
Akihiro Nishimura
Assistant Engineer
Doug Iszlai
Assistant Engineer
Robert Cooper
Assistant Engineer
Nate Odden
Assistant Engineer
Ryan Smith
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
Sure, I spend my days floating around
Head in the bubbles and my feet on the ground
But there is more to me than just my name
Give me a chance and I could change the game
And maybe one day Mr. Krabs would say
"The Krusty Krab's yours, it's your lucky day"
That is what I've always wanted
Then I can finally say I've done it
Let me have adventure
Be a contender and more
('Cause you're not a simple sponge)
I wish he'd see I'm not just the sponge next door
(No, you're not a simple sponge)
There's gotta be a better way
A way to save this town I love
But how can I stop the end of the world?
Am I just a simple sponge?
(No, you're not a simple sponge)
(No, you're not a simple sponge)
So what if I'm a sponge? It's what I wanna be
There isn't anyone who stretches like me
Employee of the month two years in a row
Undisputed master of my own dojo
And everyone here knows that they can depend
On this expert jellyfisher who's a trusted friend
I can eat a lot of ice cream
I can even play my nose like-
Let me have adventure
Be a contender and more
('Cause you're not a simple sponge)
Can't he see I'm not just the sponge next door?
(No, you're not a simple-)
I wish that I could turn back time
I never thought my world could end
I only wanna hang out with my friends
But fear, I fear, is dragging us down
And now there's panic that's run amok
In my simple town
(No, no, no, no)
No!
Just give me adventure
I'm a contender and more
('Cause you're not a simple sponge)
I will show I'm not just the sponge next door
(No, you're not a simple sponge)
I'm gonna find a better way
A way to save this life I love
And I am gonna stop the end of the-
(No! You're just a simple sponge)
You're wrong, Mr. Krabs
I'll find a way to stop that volcano from erupting
(You are still a simple sponge)
I'll use science, like Sandy said, I'm gonna need her on the team
('Cause you're just a simple sponge)
And Patrick, too, he's super strong
We'll be the best team ever!
Sandy's brains, plus Patrick's brawn, plus my-
(Yes, a very simple sponge)
I'm not sure what my thing is, but that won't stop me
When the going gets tough, this sponge gets going!
No, I'm not a simple sponge
(Let me have adventure, be a contender and more)
I am not a simple sponge
(Today we'll see I'm not just the sponge next door)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Now at last, I have found a way
A way to save this town I love
I am not a simple sponge
Writer(s): Brendon Urie
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