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MACKLEMORE FEAT SAINT CLAIRE - EXCAVATE
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Macklemore
Macklemore
Vocals
Saint Claire
Saint Claire
Vocals
Joshua Karp
Joshua Karp
Piano
Tyler Andrews
Tyler Andrews
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Saint Claire
Saint Claire
Lyrics
Ben Haggerty
Ben Haggerty
Songwriter
Joshua Karp
Joshua Karp
Songwriter
Tyler Andrews
Tyler Andrews
Songwriter
Jon Sinclair
Jon Sinclair
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joshua Karp
Joshua Karp
Producer
Tyler Dopps
Tyler Dopps
Engineer
Dale Becker
Dale Becker
Mastering Engineer
Mandy Adams
Mandy Adams
Mastering Engineer
Jon Castelli
Jon Castelli
Mixing Engineer
Josh Deguzman
Josh Deguzman
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Fill my lungs up, pour my heart out
Peel my bones away
Crack my window, shed my shadow
Excavate my pain
[Verse 2]
If I could read the world my notebook, and these thoughts in it
Would they judge me or love me for what I've written?
Trying to get closer to spirit that enters the body
It's the vessel, like I'm not in it?
And fifty-something years, I won't be here
There'll be a kid with some headphones covering his ears
Walking 'round the hallway, dreaming up ideas
Find himself in the sound 'cause music is a mirror
What you looking for? What you heading towards?
What's your name worth when they mention yours?
When you leave here, are you stepping forward?
Can you remember your intention when they question yours?
They're gonna question yours, they're gonna question yours
I've been to rock bottom and I'm headed north
If you don't love yourself, what's the respect for?
If you you don't love life the check won't correct yours, excavate
[Verse 3]
Fill my lungs up, pour my heart out
Peel my bones away
Crack my window, shed my shadow
Excavate my pain
And I found peace
And I found peace
And I found peace
[Verse 4]
I had this vision of my death, surrounded by people I love and respect
And the baby-blue Cadillac Hurst pulling me around the block that I rep
The greatest fear that I've ever kept is dying with regrets
Like, was it just a lie for success or did I leave a better life for the rest?
My greatest achievement isn't the dollars
My greatest achievement isn't the followers
My greatest achievement isn't the accolades
My greatest achievement is my daughter
Waking up in the morning, being a father
Watching the light kiss her eyelids
Hearing her sing along to Chance
And being, like, "Yeah, that's my kid"
The light started to glow
And the saxophone from Coltrane started to blow
Tender laying in the snow, turning my headphones
Couple miles to go before I run out of road, excavate
[Verse 5]
Fill my lungs up, pour my heart out
Peel my bones away
Crack my window, shed my shadow
Excavate my pain
And I found peace
And I found peace
And I found peace
And I found peace
And I found peace
[Verse 6]
Hold me up into the light and study every part of me
I'm an open book, no, I don't mind, but sometimes I'm hard to read
Just flesh and bone, I'm headed home, but this life is so hard to leave
But who am I when they cut the lights and nobody's watching me?
[Verse 7]
Hold my up into the light and study every part of me
I'm an open book, no, I don't mind, but sometimes I'm hard to read
Just flesh and bone, I'm headed home but this life is so hard to leave
But who am I when they cut the lights and nobody's watching me? Gemini
Written by: Ben Haggerty, John Sinclair, Joshua Karp, Saint Claire, Tyler Andrews
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