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Hot Knife

Fiona Apple

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Fiona Apple

Vocals

Sebastian Steinberg

Sebastian Steinberg

Acoustic Bass Guitar

Maude Maggart

Background Vocals

Charley Drayton

Charley Drayton

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Fiona Apple

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Fiona Apple

Producer

Charley Drayton

Charley Drayton

Producer

John Would

Recording Engineer

Edison Sainsbury

Edison Sainsbury

Recording Engineer

Dave Way

Mixing Engineer

Howie Weinberg

Mastering Engineer

Dan Gerbarg

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

If I'm butter, if I'm butter

If I'm butter, then he's a hot knife

He makes my heart a CinemaScope screen

Showing a dancing bird of paradise

[Verse 2]

If I'm butter, if I'm butter

If I'm butter, then he's a hot knife

He makes my heart a CinemaScope screen

Showing a dancing bird of paradise

[Verse 3]

He excites me

Must be like the genesis of rhythm

I get feisty

Whenever I'm with him

[Verse 4]

If I'm butter, if I'm butter

If I'm butter, then he's a hot knife

He makes my heart a CinemaScope screen

Showing a dancing bird of paradise

[Verse 5]

I'm a hot knife, I'm a hot knife

I'm a hot knife, he's a pat of butter

If I get a chance, I'm gonna show him that

He's never gonna need another, never need another

[Verse 6]

If I'm butter, if I'm butter

If I'm butter, then he's a hot knife

He makes my heart a CinemaScope screen

Showing a dancing bird of paradise

[Verse 7]

If I'm butter, if I'm butter

If I'm butter, then he's a hot knife

He makes my heart a CinemaScope screen

Showing a dancing bird of paradise

[Verse 8]

He excites me

Must be like the genesis of rhythm

I get feisty

Whenever I'm with him

[Verse 9]

If I'm butter, if I'm butter

If I'm butter, then he's a hot knife

He makes my heart a CinemaScope screen

Showing a dancing bird of paradise

[Verse 10]

If I'm butter, if I'm butter

If I'm butter, then he's a hot knife

He makes my heart a CinemaScope screen

Showing a dancing bird of paradise

[Verse 11]

I'm a hot knife, I'm a hot knife

I'm a hot knife, he's a pat of butter

If I get a chance, I'm gonna show him that

He's never gonna need another, never need another

[Verse 12]

Well, you can

Well, you can

Well, you can relax around me

Well, you can

Well, you can

Well, you can relax around me

[Verse 13]

He excites me

Must be like the genesis of rhythm

I get feisty

Whenever I'm with him

[Verse 14]

If I'm butter, if I'm butter

If I'm butter, then he's a hot knife

He makes my heart a CinemaScope screen

Showing a dancing bird of paradise

[Verse 15]

Maybe he could teach me something

Maybe I could teach him too

Even just to reach is to try in vain

Now I've even got a hold on you

[Verse 16]

Maybe I could teach him something

Maybe he could teach me too

Even just to reach is to try in vain

Now I've even got a hold on you

[Verse 17]

Maybe I could teach him something

Maybe he could teach me too

Even just to reach is to try in vain

Now I've even got a hold on you

[Verse 18]

Maybe he could teach me something

Maybe I could teach him too

Even just to reach is to try in vain

Now I've even got a hold on you

[Verse 19]

Maybe he could teach me something

Maybe I could teach him too

Even just to reach is to try in vain

Now I've even got a hold on you

[Verse 20]

Maybe he could teach me something

Maybe I could teach him too

Even just to reach is to try in vain

Now I've even got a hold on you

[Verse 21]

Maybe he could teach me something

Maybe I could teach him too

Even just to reach is to try in vain

Now I've even got a hold on you

Written by: Fiona Apple

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