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Thomas Dolby - Dissidents (Official HD Video)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Thomas Dolby
Thomas Dolby
Vocals
Matthew Seligman
Matthew Seligman
Bass
Kevin Armstrong
Kevin Armstrong
Guitar
Clif Brigden
Clif Brigden
Percussion
Adele Bertei
Adele Bertei
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kevin Armstrong
Kevin Armstrong
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Thomas Dolby
Thomas Dolby
Producer
Dan Lacksman
Dan Lacksman
Engineer
Mike Shipley
Mike Shipley
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
One more young writer
Slid away in the night
Over the border
He will drown in light (And the man said)
[Verse 2]
Hold it (Hold it) (He said) Wait a minute (Wait a minute)
I can't read my writing
(My own writing, my writing)
My own writing, like tiny insects in the palm of history
(My writing, my writing)
A domino effect in a cloud of mystery
(My own writing, my writing)
Is an iron fist in a glove full of vaseline
(My writing, my own writing)
Dip the fuse in the kerosene, I too became a dissident
[Verse 3]
Became a dissident
Became a dissident
[Verse 4]
Courting disaster
We ran in the night
Wings of an angel
Were torn in flight  (When the man said)
[Verse 5]
Check it (Hold it) (He said) Verify it (Wait a minute)
It's all here in writing
[Verse 6]
(My own writing, my writing)
My own writing (Like tiny insects in the palm of history)
(My writing)
A domino effect and an early end to this story
(My writing, my writing)
Is an iron fist in a glove full of vaseline
(My writing, my own writing)
Dip the fuse in the kerosene, I too became a dissident
[Verse 7]
Became a dissident
Became a dissident
[Verse 8]
Check it, he said verify it
It's all here in writing
[Verse 9]
Down in writing (Down in writing, my writing)
At the hands of the press, and in the eyes of the government
(My writing, my writing)
I fell from grace, I too became a dissident
[Verse 10]
I was a dissident
Yeah (My writing)
Like tiny insects in the palm of history
(My writing)
A domino effect and an early end to this story
(My own writing)
Is an iron fist in a glove full of vaseline
Dip the fuse in the kerosene, I too became a dissident
[Verse 11]
Became a dissident
A dissi-dissi-dissi-
Written by: Kevin Armstrong
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