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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Beck
Beck
Vocals
Eugene Blacknell & The New Breed
Eugene Blacknell & The New Breed
Sampled Artist
The Dust Brothers
The Dust Brothers
Beats
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Beck
Beck
Composer
Eugene Blacknell
Eugene Blacknell
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Beck
Beck
Producer
The Dust Brothers
The Dust Brothers
Producer
Danny Kalb
Danny Kalb
Recording Engineer
Mark Branch
Mark Branch
Assistant Recording Engineer
Mike Laza
Mike Laza
Assistant Recording Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Brad Breeck
Brad Breeck
Sound Design

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Black hearts in effigy
We sing a song that was hated
All dressed in rag and bones
Sharks smell the blood that I'm bleeding
I know there's something wrong
Might take a fire to kill it
Might take a hurricane
Don't know what life that I'm living
[Verse 2]
Oh oh-oh-oh
Black tambourine
Oh oh-oh-oh
Black tambourine
[Verse 3]
My baby run to me
She lives in broken down buildings
Can't pay the rent again
These spider webs are my home now
And when the sun is down
We'll shake and rattle our bodies
To keep it warm at night
My tambourine is still shaking
[Verse 4]
Oh oh-oh-oh
Black tambourine
Oh oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Black tambourine
[Verse 5]
Black hearts in effigy
We sing a song that was hated
All dressed in rag and bones
Sharks smell the blood that I'm bleeding
I know there's something wrong
Might take a fire to kill it
Might take a hurricane
Don't know what life that I'm living
[Verse 6]
Black tambourine
Oh oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Black tambourine
Written by: Beck Hansen, Eugene Blacknell, John King, Mike Simpson

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