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Elbow - newborn (Official Music Video)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Elbow
Elbow
Performer
Guy Garvey
Guy Garvey
Vocals
Mark Potter
Mark Potter
Guitar
Pete Turner
Pete Turner
Bass Guitar
Craig Potter
Craig Potter
Keyboards
Richard Jupp
Richard Jupp
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Guy Garvey
Guy Garvey
Composer
Mark Potter
Mark Potter
Composer
Pete Turner
Pete Turner
Composer
Craig Potter
Craig Potter
Songwriter
Richard Jupp
Richard Jupp
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Steve Osborne
Steve Osborne
Producer
Ben Hillier
Ben Hillier
Mixing Engineer
Andrea Wright
Andrea Wright
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Danton Supple
Danton Supple
Recording Engineer
Tim Young
Tim Young
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'll be the corpse in your bathtub
Useless
I'll be as deaf as a post
If you hold me like a newborn
Newborn
Whisper what you feel
[Verse 2]
My badly strung declaration
To you
You'll spend the end of your days
Gently smiling like a newborn
Newborn
Whisper what you feel
[Verse 3]
My badly strung declaration
To you
You'll spend the end of your days
Gently smiling like a newborn
Newborn
Love's not by degrees
[Verse 4]
Press your lips
To my eyes
Taste my tears
On your tongue
Pull the blinds
Play our song
Nothing's changed
Nothing could be wrong
[Verse 5]
Screaming in the night
Kick and strike like a newborn
Holding me shaking awake in the dark
All of these promises kept and unbroken
Tracing the scars
Tracing the scars
Even and cold as we both become older
Your arms bound about me
The hush in your voice
The warmth of your fingers entwined around mine
In the eve of our lives never a choice
Written by: Craig Potter, Guy Garvey, Pete Turner, Richard Jupp

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