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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Elbow
Elbow
Performer
Craig Potter
Craig Potter
Keyboards
Guy Garvey
Guy Garvey
Vocals
Pete Turner
Pete Turner
Bass Guitar
Alex Reeves
Alex Reeves
Drums
Nick Ingman
Nick Ingman
Conductor
Lyn Fletcher
Lyn Fletcher
Leader
Sarah Ewins
Sarah Ewins
Violin
Tiberiu Buta
Tiberiu Buta
Violin
Nicola Clark
Nicola Clark
Violin
John Gralak
John Gralak
Violin
Victor Hayes
Victor Hayes
Violin
Philippa Heys
Philippa Heys
Violin
Paulette Bayley
Paulette Bayley
Violin
Julia Hanson
Julia Hanson
Violin
Caroline Abbott
Caroline Abbott
Violin
John Purton
John Purton
Violin
Hannah Smith
Hannah Smith
Violin
Julian Mottram
Julian Mottram
Viola
Martin Schäfer
Martin Schäfer
Viola
Rob Criswell
Rob Criswell
Viola
Chris Emerson
Chris Emerson
Viola
Nicholas Trygstad
Nicholas Trygstad
Cello
Jane Hallett
Jane Hallett
Cello
David Petri
David Petri
Cello
Clare Rowe
Clare Rowe
Cello
Dan Storer
Dan Storer
Double Bass
Bea Schirmer
Bea Schirmer
Double Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Guy Garvey
Guy Garvey
Composer
Mark Potter
Mark Potter
Composer
Pete Turner
Pete Turner
Composer
Nick Ingman
Nick Ingman
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Craig Potter
Craig Potter
Mixing Engineer
Danny Evans
Danny Evans
Engineer
Tim Young
Tim Young
Mastering Engineer
Nick Ingman
Nick Ingman
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
This is where, this is where the bottle lands
Where all the biggest questions meet
With little feet stood in the sand
[Verse 2]
This is where the echoes swell to nothing on the tide
And where a tiny pair of hands
Finds a sea-worn piece of glass
And sets it as a sapphire in her mind
[Verse 3]
And there she stands
Throwing both her arms around the world
The world that doesn't even know
How much it needs this little girl
[Verse 4]
It's all gonna be magnificent, she says
It's all gonna be magnificent
[Verse 5]
This is where it all began
To light your mother's cigarettes
Meant I got to touch her hand
[Verse 6]
And my heart there defrosting in her gaze
Wasn't built to be that way
Suddenly I understand
[Verse 7]
There on the sand
Throwing both her arms around the world
The world that doesn't even know
How much it needs this little girl
[Verse 8]
It's all gonna be magnificent, she says
It's all gonna be magnificent, she says
It's all gonna be magnificent, she says
It's all gonna be magnificent
[Verse 9]
The echoes slow
The bottle lands
The echoes slow
And there she stands
Written by: Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Pete Turner
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