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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Elbow
Elbow
Performer
Craig Potter
Craig Potter
Keyboards
Pete Turner
Pete Turner
Bass
Guy Garvey
Guy Garvey
Vocals
Mark Potter
Mark Potter
Guitar
Alex Reeves
Alex Reeves
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Craig Potter
Craig Potter
Composer
Pete Turner
Pete Turner
Composer
Guy Garvey
Guy Garvey
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Craig Potter
Craig Potter
Mixing Engineer
Charlie Leake
Charlie Leake
Engineer
Danny Evans
Danny Evans
Engineer
Katie May
Katie May
Assistant Engineer
Oli Middleton
Oli Middleton
Assistant Engineer
Sebastian Muxfeldt
Sebastian Muxfeldt
Engineer
Tom Baird
Tom Baird
Assistant Recording Engineer
Matt Colton
Matt Colton
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
Baby
Empires crumble all the time
Pay it no mind
You just happened to witness mine
Don't let
All the light fall from your eyes
Come, come
Empires crumble all the time
[Verse 1]
How can a dismally typical Tuesday
Delivering blues with lead in its canopy
Scruff and pin me, and let's make a man of me
Turn up the pounding of the hearts all around
And I'm bound to get busy with checking on the living
And I'll wring out their hands and my eyes with the sobbing
But how can a bland, unremarkable, typical
Tuesday be Day of the Dead?
[Chorus]
Baby
Empires crumble all the time
Pay it no mind
You just happened to witness mine
Don't let
All the light fall from your eyes
Come, come
Empires crumble all the time
[Verse 2]
How can a dismally typical Tuesday
Delivering blues with lead in its canopy
Scruff and pin me, and let's make a man of me
Turn up the pounding of the hearts all around
And I'm bound to get busy on checking on the living
And I'll wring out their hands and my eyes with the sobbing
But how can a bland, unremarkable, typical
Tuesday be Day of the Dead?
[Outro]
Baby
Empires crumble all the time
Written by: Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Pete Turner

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