Music Video
Andrew Bird - "Olympians" (Official Music Video)
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Andrew Bird
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Andrew Bird
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Andrew Bird
Producer
Paul Butler
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You were inhabited, speaking in tongues in the night
I wasn't havin' it, I could tell that something wasn't right
Why don't you come to bed instead of stumbling into the light
Of medicine cabinets? Shakin' out pills left and right
Right
[Verse 2]
Who's givin' up the most? No one's gonna give you a medal
Who's givin' up the ghost? Oh, wouldn't you like to know
[Verse 3]
The competition rages
This nocturnal dance
The misery's contagious
We are Olympians
[Verse 4]
Oh, we're gonna turn it around
We're gonna turn it around, we're gonna turn it around
We're gonna turn it around
We're gonna turn it around, yeah, we're gonna turn it around
[Verse 5]
Gonna turn it around, gonna turn it around
Gonna turn it around, gonna turn it around
Gonna turn it around, gonna turn it around
Gonna turn it around
[Verse 6]
You start spittin' out anathemas
You start spittin' out anathemas
[Verse 7]
It was anathema, spent half of my
Life on the exchange
Oh, it was anathema, 'bout half a mile
Between addled and deranged
[Verse 8]
Oh, it was anathema
La, da, da, da, da, da
It was anathema
La, da, da, da, da, da, da, da
[Verse 9]
Who's givin' up the most?
Who's givin' up the most?
[Verse 10]
Who's givin' up the most? You were speakin' in tongues in the night
Who's givin' up the most? I could tell that something wasn't right
Who's givin' up the most? Shakin' out pills left and right
Who's givin' up the most? Stumblin' into the light
Light
[Verse 11]
The competition rages
This nocturnal dance
Misery is contagious
We are Olympians
[Verse 12]
Oh, we're gonna turn it around
We're gonna turn it around, we're gonna turn it around
We're gonna turn it around
We're gonna turn it around, yeah, we're gonna turn it around
[Verse 13]
Gonna turn it around, gonna turn it around
Gonna turn it around, gonna turn it around
Gonna turn it around, gonna turn it around
Gonna turn it around, gonna turn it around
[Verse 14]
Gonna turn it around, gonna turn it around
Gonna turn it around, gonna turn it around
Gonna turn it around, gonna
Written by: Andrew Bird
