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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
TV on the Radio
TV on the Radio
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dave Sitek
Dave Sitek
Songwriter
Jaleel Bunton
Jaleel Bunton
Songwriter
Erik Hassle
Erik Hassle
Composer
Tunde Adebimpe
Tunde Adebimpe
Composer
Kyp Malone
Kyp Malone
Songwriter
Ledinsky
Ledinsky
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
David Andrew Sitek
David Andrew Sitek
Producer
Zeph Sowers
Zeph Sowers
Engineer
Matty Green
Matty Green
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Stuck in the shade
Where there's no sunshine
I don't wanna play
With them other kids in the sun
[Verse 2]
Since you left me, babe
It's been a long way down
Yeah, you left me babe
It's been a long way down
[Verse 3]
Hey-hey-hey-hey
[Verse 4]
What you don't know won't hurt you, yeah
Ignorance is bliss
I'm a happy idiot
Wavin' at cars
[Verse 5]
I'm gonna bang my head to the wall
Till I feel like nothing at all
I'm a happy idiot
To keep my mind off you
[Verse 6]
Stuck in a daze
And I've lost my mind
I don't wanna stay
Where the blame's all mine
[Verse 7]
Since you left me, babe
It's been a long way down
Yeah, you left me babe
It's been a long way down
[Verse 8]
So I shut it off
So I shut it all off
So I shut it off
So I shut it all off
[Verse 9]
(Whoa-oh-oh)
(Oh) It's been a long way down
(Oh oh-oh)
(Oh-oh-oh)
(Oh-oh-oh-oh)
It's been a long way down
[Verse 10]
What you don't know won't hurt you, yeah
Ignorance is bliss
I'm a happy idiot
Wavin' at cars
[Verse 11]
I'm gonna bang my head to the wall
Till I feel like nothing at all
I'm a happy idiot
To keep my mind off a you
To keep my mind off a you
To keep my mind off a you
Written by: Dave Sitek, Erik Hassle, Jaleel Bunton, Kyp Malone, Ledinsky, Tunde Adebimpe

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