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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Nick Cave
Nick Cave
Performer
Warren Ellis
Warren Ellis
Performer
Alessandro Ruisi
Alessandro Ruisi
Violin
Amy Carson
Amy Carson
Choir
Eloisa-Fleur Thom
Eloisa-Fleur Thom
Violin
Esmeralda Conde Ruiz
Esmeralda Conde Ruiz
Conductor
Hannah Cooke
Hannah Cooke
Choir
Luba Tunnicliffe
Luba Tunnicliffe
Viola
Max Ruisi
Max Ruisi
Cello
Nicholas Madden
Nicholas Madden
Choir
Sarah Dacey
Sarah Dacey
Choir
Timothy Dickinson
Timothy Dickinson
Choir
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Nick Cave
Nick Cave
Songwriter
Warren Ellis
Warren Ellis
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Nick Cave
Nick Cave
Producer
Warren Ellis
Warren Ellis
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
What am I to believe?
I'm the balcony man
When everything is ordinary until it is not
I'm the balcony man
I am two hundred pounds of packed ice
Sitting on a chair in the morning sun
Putting on my tap dancing shoes
Oh my lap dancing shoes
In the morning sun
[Verse 2]
I am the balcony man, I'm Fred Astaire
You think you have a plan until I hit the stairs
I'm two hundred pound bag of blood and bone
Leaking on your favourite chair
I put on my lap dancing shoes
In the morning sun
And this morning is amazing and so are you
This morning is amazing and so are you
This morning is amazing and so are you
In the morning sun
[Verse 3]
What am I to think on this balcony, Fred?
Where everything is amazing that stays in bed
I'm a two hundred pound octopus under a sheet
Dancing round your world with my hands and feet
And this much I know to be true
Yeah, this much I know to be true
And this much I know to be true
Yeah, this much I know to be true
This morning is amazing and so are you
This morning is amazing and so are you
This morning is amazing and so are you
This morning is amazing and so are you
This morning is amazing and so are you
This morning is amazing and so are you
You are languid and lovely and lazy
And what doesn't kill you just makes you crazier
Written by: Nice Cave, Warren Ellis

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