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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Magnetic Fields
Performer
Stephin Merritt
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Stephin Merritt
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Charles Newman
Additional Engineer
Christopher Ewen
Additional Engineer
Claudia Gonson
Additional Engineer
Eric Masunaga
Additional Engineer
Jeff Lipton
Mastering Engineer
Jon Berman
Additional Engineer
Stephin Merritt
Producer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Caution, caution, caution
To prevent electric shock
Do not, do not, do not
Remove cover
No user serviceable parts inside
Refer servicing to qualified
Service personnel
[Verse 1]
Let this be the epitaph for my heart
Cupid put too much poison in the dart
This is the epitaph for my heart
Because it's gone, gone, gone
And life goes on, and on, and on
And death goes on, world without end
And you're not my friend
[Verse 2]
Who will mourn the passing of my heart?
Will its little droppings climb the pop chart?
Who'll take its ashes
And singing, fling them from
The top of the Brill Building?
[Verse 3]
And life goes on, and on, and on
And death goes on, world without end
And you're not my friend
Written by: The Magnetic Fields