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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
JARV IS...
JARV IS...
Performer
Jarvis Cocker
Jarvis Cocker
Vocals
Serafina Steer
Serafina Steer
Vocals
Emma Smith
Emma Smith
Violin
Jason Buckle
Jason Buckle
Musician
Adam Betts
Adam Betts
Drums
Andrew McKinney
Andrew McKinney
Bass Guitar
Chris Vatalaro
Chris Vatalaro
Drums
Dan Drury
Dan Drury
Musician
Emre Ramazanoglu
Emre Ramazanoglu
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jarvis Cocker
Jarvis Cocker
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jarvis Cocker
Jarvis Cocker
Producer
Dani Spragg
Dani Spragg
Engineer
Jason Buckle
Jason Buckle
Producer
Max Prior
Max Prior
Engineer
Drew Dungate-Smith
Drew Dungate-Smith
Engineer
Craig Silvey
Craig Silvey
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Must I evolve? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
Must I change? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
Must I develop? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
Can I stay the same? (No, no, no, no)
Must I grow up? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
Must I grow old? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
Must I join in? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
And do as I'm told? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
Must I mature? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
How come you're so sure? (Yes, yes)
Must I evolve? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
Must I endure?
[Verse 2]
One dark night, there was a Big Bang
Maybe a small bang, actually, more of a pop
But whatever it was, something went off
Yeah
[Verse 3]
That was the first time, we started as pond slime
But now we're all growing, with none of us knowing
Where we are going, where we are going
[Verse 4]
Must I evolve? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
Must I change? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
Must I develop? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
Can I stay the same?
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no (No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no)
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no (No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no)
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no (No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no)
No, no, no (No, no, no, no)
[Verse 5]
We're proud of ourselves, we're two single cells
Now it gets exciting, cos cells start dividing
A new organism, now we can go swimming
In that Primordial soup
[Verse 6]
Now is the time to come out of the water
Puffing and panting, onto dry land
I held your hand on a rocky shoreline
I stood erect for the very first time
And I'm so glad, yeah, I'm so glad
[Verse 7]
Looking for shelter, we're looking for trouble
Now we're building a home out of the rubble
We moved in together, you painted a wall
I discovered fire, even giants started small
[Verse 8]
Must I evolve? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
Must I change? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
Must I develop? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
Can I stay the same? (No, no, no, no)
Must I grow up? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
Must I grow old? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
Must I join in? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
And do as I'm told? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
Must I mature? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
How come you're so sure? (Yes, yes)
Must I evolve? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
Must I endure?
[Verse 9]
I'm so glad we made it, I'm so glad we made it
I'm so glad, I'm so glad, so glad, so glad
And now we're back in the Stone Age
Back in the Stone Age, the mind in the cave
Out of your mind at a rave
[Verse 10]
I walked through a tunnel, backwards through time
Dragging my knuckles, listening to Frankie Knuckles
Someone has lost their drugs in the long grass
Cars pass by, and the occasional badger
[Verse 11]
I entered a dance-off, you laughed your head off
Afterwards, steaming, like a horse in the morning
After a race, I looked in your face
Universes multiplied, still, we were not satisfied
Still, we were not satisfied, still, we were not satisfied
[Verse 12]
In caverns underground, stalactites are forming
Someone is wearing hot-pants in the morning
And we are growing taller and taller
Taller and taller, taller and taller
Taller and taller, taller and taller
Taller and taller, taller and taller, so tall
[Verse 13]
Must I evolve? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
Must I change? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
Must I develop? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
Can I stay the same? (No, no, no, no)
Must I grow up? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
Must I grow old? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
Must I join in? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
And do as I'm told? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
Oh, must I mature? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
How come you're so sure? (Yes, yes)
Must I evolve? (Yes, yes, yes, yes)
Must I endure?
Written by: Jarvis Cocker
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