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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Omar Rodriguez
Omar Rodriguez
Guitar
Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Vocals
Jon Theodore
Jon Theodore
Drums
Lenny Castro
Lenny Castro
Percussion
Flea
Flea
Bass Guitar
Isaiah Owens
Isaiah Owens
Keyboards
Jeremy Michael Ward
Jeremy Michael Ward
Sound Effects
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Songwriter
Jeremy Michael Ward
Jeremy Michael Ward
Songwriter
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin
Producer
Rich Costey
Rich Costey
Mixing Engineer
David Schiffman
David Schiffman
Recording Engineer
Andrew Scheps
Andrew Scheps
Additional Engineer
Phillip Broussard
Phillip Broussard
Assistant Engineer
Darren Mora
Darren Mora
Assistant Engineer
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Producer
Steve Kadison
Steve Kadison
Assistant Mastering Engineer
Vlado Meller
Vlado Meller
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You've got the lot to burn
A shelve of pig-smothered cries
Is there a spirit that spits upon the exit of signs?
[Verse 2]
Is anybody there? (Spines in a row)
These steps keep on growing long (Spite as an arrow)
Bayonet trails rust, propellers await
No
[Verse 3]
Nobody is heard
Rowing sheep smiles for the dead
Nobody is heard
[Verse 4]
An antiquated home
Afloat with engines on mute
Sui generis ships spined around the yard
[Verse 5]
Is anybody there? (Spines in a row)
These craft only multiply (Spite as an arrow)
At the nape of ruins, rust propellers await
No
[Verse 6]
Nobody is heard
Compass wilting in the wind
[Verse 7]
Nobody is heard
Rowing sheep smiles for the dead
[Verse 8]
Transoceanic depth in this earth
In this cenotaph
[Verse 9]
Lash of one thousand eyebrows clickin'
Countin' the toll, countin' the toll
[Verse 10]
You've got the lot to burn
A shelve of pig-smothered cries
Is there a spirit that spits upon the exit of signs?
[Verse 11]
Is anybody there? (Spines in a row)
These steps keep on growing long (Spite as an arrow)
Bayonet trails rust, propellers await
No
[Verse 12]
Nobody is heard
Compass wilting in the wind
[Verse 13]
Nobody is heard
Rowing sheep smiles for the dead
[Verse 14]
Transoceanic depth in this earth
In this cenotaph
[Verse 15]
Carpel jets hit the ground
Carpel jets hit the ground
Carpel jets hit the ground
Carpel jets hit the ground
[Verse 16]
Lash of one thousand eyebrows clickin'
Countin' the toll, countin' the toll
Lash of one thousand eyebrows clickin'
Countin' the toll, countin' the toll
Written by: Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Jeremy Michael Ward, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez

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