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METRIC - Speed the Collapse (Official Lyric Video)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Metric
Metric
Performer
James Shaw
James Shaw
Guitar
Emily Haines
Emily Haines
Vocals
Chris Seligman
Chris Seligman
Horn
Evan Cranley
Evan Cranley
Horn
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Shaw
James Shaw
Composer
Emily Haines
Emily Haines
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jimmy Shaw
Jimmy Shaw
Producer
Gavin Brown
Gavin Brown
Additional Producer
Liam O'Neil
Liam O'Neil
Engineer
John O'Mahony
John O'Mahony
Mixing Engineer
Lenny DeRose
Lenny DeRose
Engineer
Greg Cabli
Greg Cabli
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
All the way from where we came
Built a mansion in a day
Distant lightning thunder claps
Watched our neighbor's house collapse
Looked the other way
[Verse 2]
And then the storm was overhead
All the oceans boiled and rivers bled
We auctioned off our memories
In the absence of a breeze
Scatter what remains
Scatter what remains
[Verse 3]
Pushed away I pulled toward
A comedown of revolving doors
Every warning we ignored
Drifting in from distant shores
The wind presents a change of course
Second reckoning of sorts
We were wasted waiting for
A comedown of revolving doors
[Verse 4]
Fate don't fail me now
[Verse 5]
And when the days that followed pass
In another mansion built to last
From our window, we could see
Only possibilities
Down the road and back
[Verse 6]
But then the storm returned for more
In a comedown of revolving doors
Auctioned off our memories
In the absence of a breeze
Scatter what remains
Scatter what remains
[Verse 7]
Pushed away I pulled toward
A comedown of revolving doors
Every warning we ignored
Drifting in from distant shores
The wind presents a change of course
Second reckoning of sorts
We were wasted waiting for
A comedown of revolving doors
[Verse 8]
Fate don't fail me now
Fate don't fail me now
Fate don't fail me now
Fate don't fail me now
Written by: Emily Haines, James Shaw

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