Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Wendy Rose
Background Vocals
Conway Savage
Piano
London Community Gospel Choir
Choir
Lena Palmer
Background Vocals
Martyn P. Casey
Bass Guitar
Mick Harvey
Guitar
Donovan Lawrence
Background Vocals
Geo Onaymake
Background Vocals
Warren Ellis
Mandolin
James Johnston
Organ
Stephanie Meade
Background Vocals
Thomas Wydler
Drums
Jim Sclavunos
Percussion
Nick Cave
Vocals
Ase Bergstrom
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Nick Cave
Songwriter
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Nick Launay
Producer
Ian Cooper
Mastering Engineer
Conway Savage
Producer
Martyn P. Casey
Producer
Mick Harvey
Producer
Warren Ellis
Producer
James Johnston
Producer
Damon Iddins
Mixing Engineer
Lars Fox
Editing Engineer
Thomas Wydler
Producer
Jim Sclavunos
Producer
Nick Cave
Producer
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Stay by me
Stay by me
You are the one
My only true
[Verse 2]
The butcher bird, it makes its noise
And it asks you to agree
With its brutal nesting habits
And its pointless savagery
[Verse 3]
Now, the nightingale, it sings to you
And it raises up the ante
I put one hand on your round, ripe heart
And the other down your panties
[Verse 4]
Everything is falling, dear
Everything is wrong
It's just history repeating itself
(And babe) Babe, you turn me on
Like a lightbulb, babe
Like a song
[Verse 5]
Well, you race naked through the wilderness
And you torment the birds and the bees
You leapt into the abyss but found
It only goes up to your knees
[Verse 6]
I move stealthily from tree to tree
And I shadow you for hours
I make like I'm a little deer
Grazing on the flowers
[Verse 7]
'Cause everything is collapsing, dear
All moral sense has gone
It's just history repeating itself
(And babe) Babe, you turn me on
Like an idea, babe
Like an atom bomb
[Verse 8]
We stand awed inside a clearing
We do not make a sound
The crimson snow falls all about
Carpeting the ground
[Verse 9]
'Cause everything is falling, dear
All rhyme and reason gone
It's just history repeating itself
(And babe) Babe, you turn me on
Like an idea, babe
Like an atom bomb
Written by: Nick Cave