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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Decemberists
Performer
Colin Meloy
Vocals
Chris Funk
Electric Guitar
Jenny Conlee
Keyboards
John Moen
Drums
Nate Query
Bass Guitar
Rachel Flotard
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Colin Meloy
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Decemberists
Producer
Tucker Martine
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I want you, thin fingers
I wanted you, thin fingernails
And when you bend backwards
I wanted you, I needed you
Whoa-ooh-whoa, to make me better
[Verse 2]
I'll love you in springtime
I lost you when summer came
And when you pulled backwards
I wanted you, I needed you
Whoa-ooh-whoa, to make me better
Oh-ooh-whoa, to make me better
[Verse 3]
But we're not so starry-eyed anymore
Like the perfect paramour you were in your letters
And won't it all just come around to make you?
Let it all unbreak you to the day you met her
But it'd make you better
It'd make you better
[Verse 4]
I sung you your twinges
I suffered you your tattletales
And when you broke sideways
I wanted you, I needed you
Whoa-ooh-whoa, to make me better
Oh-ooh-whoa, to make me better
[Verse 5]
But we're not so starry-eyed anymore
Like the perfect paramour you were in your letters
And won't it all just come around to make you?
Let it all unbreak you to the day that you met her
But it'd make you better
It'd make you better
Make you better, oh
[Verse 6]
And all I wanted was a sliver to call mine
And all I wanted was to shiver your shine
To make me bright (Ah-ah-ah)
[Verse 7]
'Cause we're not so starry-eyed anymore
Like the perfect paramour you were in your letters
Won't it all just come around to make you?
Let it all unbreak you to the day that you met her
But it'd make you better
But it'd make you better, oh
Written by: Colin Meloy