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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Performer
Michael Chaves
Michael Chaves
Bass Guitar
Aaron Sterling
Aaron Sterling
Cymbals
Zac Rae
Zac Rae
Organ
Javier Mas
Javier Mas
Acoustic Guitar
George Doering
George Doering
Ukulele
Stewart Cole
Stewart Cole
Trumpet
Jennifer Warnes
Jennifer Warnes
Vocals
Leslie Feist
Leslie Feist
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Lyrics
Anjani Thomas
Anjani Thomas
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Michael Chaves
Michael Chaves
Recording Engineer
Adam Cohen
Adam Cohen
Producer
Tim O'Sullivan
Tim O'Sullivan
Assistant Engineer
Jacob Johnston
Jacob Johnston
Assistant Engineer
Bradley Cook
Bradley Cook
Assistant Engineer
Stephen Marcussen
Stephen Marcussen
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Thanks for the dance
I'm sorry you’re tired
The evening has hardly begun
Thanks for the dance
Try to look inspired
One, two, three, one, two, three, one
There’s a rose in your hair
Your shoulders are bare
You’ve been wearing this costume forever
So turn up the music
Pour out the wine
Stop at the surface
The surface is fine
We don’t need to go any deeper
Thanks for the dance
I hear that they're married
One, two, three, one, two, three, one
Thanks for the dance
And the baby you carried
It was almost a daughter or a son
And there’s nothing to do
But to wonder if you
Are as hopeless as me
And as decent
We’re joined in the spirit
Joined at the hip
Joined in the panic wondering
If we’ve come to some sort of agreement
Dum, dum, dum-dum
Dum, dum, dum-dum
It was fine, it was fast
We were first, we were last
In line at the Temple of Pleasure
But the green was so green
And the blue was so blue
I was so I and you were so you
The crisis was light as a feather
Thanks for the dance
It was hell, it was swell, it was fun
Thanks for all the dances
One, two, three, one, two, three, one
Dum, dum, dum-dum
Dum, dum, dum-dum
Written by: Anjani Thomas, Leonard Cohen
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