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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
TV on the Radio
TV on the Radio
Performer
Tunde Adebimpe
Tunde Adebimpe
Vocals
Kyp Malone
Kyp Malone
Vocals
Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor
Clarinet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tunde Adebimpe
Tunde Adebimpe
Composer
Kyp Malone
Kyp Malone
Composer
David Andrew Sitek
David Andrew Sitek
Composer
Gerald Smith
Gerald Smith
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
TV on the Radio
TV on the Radio
Mixing Engineer
David Andrew Sitek
David Andrew Sitek
Producer
Chris Coady
Chris Coady
Mixing Engineer
Chris Moore
Chris Moore
Mixing Engineer
Matt Littlejohn
Matt Littlejohn
Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
My mind is like an orchard
Clustered in frozen portraits
Of blossoms that bloomed so fine
Just to drop from the vine
I've seen 'em all tonight
[Chorus]
Could keep it silent and tortured
Or shove it unto the floorboards
A rusty heart starts to whine
In its telltale time
So free it up tonight
[Instrumental]
Life deals a measly portion
Light on good friends and fortune
It's chipped you away inside
And drawn all your blinds
Concealed it all from sight
[Chorus]
Could cut that final corner
Charge the void no quarter
Or skip to the final line
Of some suicide note well publicized
Or give it up tonight
[Instrumental]
Kindly reverse the order
Of the options you've laid before you
The needle, the dirty spoon
The flames and the fumes
Just throw them out tonight
The time that you've been afforded
May go unsung, unrewarded
Some nameless you cannot know
May be coming to show you
Unbridled love and light
[Instrumental]
Should you grow in an orchard
Covered in dusty portraits
Of blossoms that bloomed so fine
Just to drop from the vine
Oh, listen up tonight
[Chorus]
Don't keep it silent and tortured
Or shove it unto the floorboards
Your busted heart will be fine
In its telltale time
So give it up tonight
[PostChorus]
Your busted heart will be fine
In its telltale time
Your busted heart will be fine
In its telltale time
Your busted heart will be fine
In its telltale time
Your busted heart will be fine
In its telltale time
Written by: D. Sitek, Gerald Smith, Kyp Malone, Tunde Adebimpe

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