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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Adam Duritz
Vocals
Charlie Gillingham
Organ
Maria McKee
Background Vocals
Matthew Malley
Bass
Steve Bowman
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Charlie Gillingham
Songwriter
Adam Duritz
Songwriter
Marty Jones
Songwriter
David Bryson
Songwriter
Steve Bowman
Songwriter
Toby Hawkins
Songwriter
Lydia Holly
Songwriter
Matthew Malley
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
T Bone Burnett
Producer
Pat McCarthy
Mixing Engineer
Gary Gersh
Executive Producer
Scott Litt
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
My friend assures me
"It's all or nothing"
I am not worried, I am not overly concerned
My friend implores me
"For one time only, make an exception"
I am not worried
[Verse 2]
Wrap her up in a package of lies
Send her off to a coconut island
I am not worried
I am not overly concerned
[PreChorus]
With the status of my emotions
Oh, she says, "You're changing"
But we're always changing
It does not bother me to say
[Chorus]
This isn't love
'Cause if you don't wanna to talk about it
Then it isn't love
And I guess I'm gonna have to live without
But I'm sure there's something in a shade of gray
Or something in between
And I can always change my name
If that's what you mean
[Verse 3]
My friend assures me
"It's all or nothing"
But I am not really worried
I am not overly concerned
[Verse 4]
You try to tell yourself the things
You try to tell yourself to make yourself forget
To make yourself forget
I am not worried
[PreChorus]
"If it's love," she said
"Then we're gonna have to think about the consequences"
'Cause she can't stop shaking
And I can't stop touching her
[Chorus]
And this time, when kindness falls like rain
It washes her away
And Anna begins to change her mind
"These seconds when I'm shaking
Leave me shuddering for days," she says
And I'm not ready for this sort of thing
[Bridge]
But I'm not gonna break
And I'm not gonna worry about it anymore
I'm not gonna bend and I'm not gonna break
I'm not gonna worry about it anymore
No, no, no, no, no
[Bridge]
It seems like I should say
"As long as this is love"
But it's not all that easy, so maybe I should
Snap her up in a butterfly net
And pin her down on a photograph album
I am not worried
'Cause you've done this sort of thing before
[Verse 5]
But then I start to think about the consequences
I don't get no sleep in a quiet room
[Chorus]
And this time, when kindness falls like rain
It washes me away
And Anna begins to change my mind
[Chorus]
Every time she sneezes, I believe it's love
And oh, Lord, I'm not ready for this sort of thing
[Outro]
(We go down) She's talking in her sleep, it's keeping me awake
(We both throw it around) And Anna begins to toss and turn
(We go down) And every word is nonsense, but I understand
And oh, Lord, I'm not ready for this sort of thing (We both throw it around)
(We go down) Her kindness bangs a gong, it's moving me along
(We both throw it around) And Anna begins to fade away, it's chasing me away
(We go down) She disappears and oh, Lord, I'm not ready for this sort of thing
Written by: Adam Fredric Duritz, Charles Thomas Gillingham, David Lynn Bryson, Lydia Holly, Martin David Jones, Matthew Mark Malley, Steve Bowman, Tobias Hawkins