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Pelican

The Maccabees

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Orlando Weeks

Vocals

Felix White

Guitar

Hugo White

Guitar

Rupert Jarvis

Bass Guitar

Sam Doyle

Drums

William White

Keyboards

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Orlando Weeks

Songwriter

Hugo White

Songwriter

Rupert Jarvis

Songwriter

Sam Doyle

Songwriter

Felix White

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

The Maccabees

Producer

Tim Goldsworthy

Tim Goldsworthy

Producer

Bruno Ellingham

Bruno Ellingham

Recording Engineer

Tom Dalgety

Assistant Recording Engineer

Cenzo Townshend

Cenzo Townshend

Mixing Engineer

John Davis

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

So soon we're

So soon we're

So soon we're too old to carry

And we knew we

And we knew we

And we knew we only had a little while

[Verse 2]

In the middle

In the middle

In the middle, just keep tickin' over

And before you know it

Before you know it

Before you know it, parent a parent

Oh, oh

[Verse 3]

To have it all

To have it all

To have it all and still want more

One thing's for sure

One thing's for sure

One thing's for sure, we're all getting older

[Verse 4]

So we take a lover

So we take a lover

So we take a lover waiting in the corner

And before you know it

Before you know it

Before you know it, pushin' up the daisies

Oh, oh

[Chorus]

And we go back to where we came from

Like those before and those to come

And know it's the ever and the more

And again, and again, and again, and again

We go

[Verse 5]

In the end

In the end

In the end, nothing comes easy

So you find a way

So you find a way

So you find a way to take a little with you

[Verse 6]

For the ones you love

For the ones you love

For the ones you love, there if they need to

Oh, Pharaoh

Oh, Pharaoh

Oh, Pharaoh, they're not comin' with you

[Chorus]

Go back to where we came from

Like those before and those to come

And know it's the ever and the more

And again, and again, and again, and again

We go

Oh

[Verse 7]

So soon we're

So soon we're

So soon we're too old to carry

And we knew we

And we knew we

And we knew we only had a little while

[Verse 8]

In the middle

In the middle

In the middle, just keep tickin' over

And before you know it

Before you know it

Before you know it, parent a parent

[Chorus]

Go back to where we came from

Like those before and those to come

And know it's the ever and the more

And again, and again, and again, and again

We go

Oh

Written by: Felix White, Hugo White, Orlando Weeks, Rupert Jarvis, Sam Doyle

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