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Forced Convalescence

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Bright Eyes

Performer

Conor Oberst

Vocals

Nathaniel Walcott

Nathaniel Walcott

Piano

Mike Mogis

Electric Guitar

Flea

Bass

Jon Theodore

Percussion

Kip Skitter

Percussion

Jason McGee

Conductor

James Connor

Choir

Quishima Dixon

Choir

Natalie Ganther

Natalie Ganther

Choir

Anthony Johnson

Anthony Johnson

Choir

Edward Lawson

Choir

Jennifer Lee

Choir

Sharetta Morgan-Harmon

Sharetta Morgan-Harmon

Choir

Marquee Perkins

Marquee Perkins

Choir

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Conor Oberst

Composer

Nathaniel Walcott

Nathaniel Walcott

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Bright Eyes

Producer

Bob Ludwig

Mastering Engineer

Christopher Cerullo

Christopher Cerullo

Assistant Engineer

Steve Churchyard

Steve Churchyard

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Forced convalescence and bed rest

Staring contest

With the ceiling and my feet

Was momentarily conscious

Of the backflips

I've been doing in my sleep

I'm not afraid of the future

Have to suffer and repeat

I tend to agree

What happens will be

Pain of my own making

Cut short by eternity

[Verse 2]

Now I've recovered completely

Life is easy

Hula-hooping around the sun

The calendar's little boxes

All these presents

Get to open every one

I'll be prepared for the winter

And the summer

And beyond

Just keep tagging along

Till the feeling is gone

Amazed by the haystack

Needle to oblivion

[Verse 3]

In a daze

In the doorway

I stood crying for what was

In a trance

In a taxi

Just keep driving, please don't stop

Out of the neighborhood, the multiverse

Iron and rust

[Verse 4]

Went out of town for the weekend

With my children

Built sandcastles in the sun

Catastrophizing my birthday

Turning forty

Ending up like everyone

There's no escaping the housework

Or the bank clerk

Or the priest

They're waiting for me

In my Egyptian sheets

The Seroquel's working

It's fighting my fantasies

[Verse 5]

In the dark

At a distance

I see everything at once

Feel the wind

Through the window

And I'm overcome with love

Interdimensional, no obstacles

Mountains and dust

Written by: Conor Oberst, Nathaniel Walcott

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