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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mercury Rev
Mercury Rev
Performer
Suzanne Thorpe
Suzanne Thorpe
Flute
Jonathan Donahue
Jonathan Donahue
Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Baker
David Baker
Composer
Suzanne Thorpe
Suzanne Thorpe
Composer
Jonathan Donahue
Jonathan Donahue
Composer
Sean Mackowiak
Sean Mackowiak
Composer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Those seducers
Those seducers
Those seducers
Those seducers
[Verse 2]
Bombed out lovers, gallant red flocks
Of mellow seducers find eager seekers
Deep, deep down, beautiful lines
From above and we're all aglow
Raise her head and things get warm
Hold on to its leg before it flies away
Sunlit walks, I feel no harm
My primitive words match my primitive heart
It's not as easy as it may seem
Remember that yourself is steam
[Verse 3]
And of course it don't mind chasing a bee inside a jar
And of course it don't mind chasing a bee inside a jar
[Verse 4]
Then like sheep led to sacrificial slaughter
They don't mind, but they ought to (They really ought to)
All the time (Really ought to)
Their pretty shells are so inviting, well protected
Their eyes are rivers, they give me shivers
[Verse 5]
And of course it don't mind chasing a bee inside a jar
And of course it don't mind chasing a bee inside a jar
A jar, a jar, jar
[Verse 6]
It's not time for the real life sign
It's not time for these fears of mine
It's not time for the real life sign
It's not time for these fears of mine
[Verse 7]
I'm feeling troubled, I'm feeling trapped
Can't shake that bubble off my back
[Verse 8]
It's not as easy as it may seem
Remember that yourself is steam
[Verse 9]
It's not as easy as it may seem
Remember that yourself is steam
[Verse 10]
It's not time for the real life sign
It's not time for these fears of mine
I'm feeling troubled, I'm feeling trapped
Can't shake that bubble off my back
I feel no harm
I feel no harm
(Feel no harm)
[Verse 11]
And of course it don't mind chasing a bee inside a jar
And of course it don't mind chasing a bee inside a jar
[Verse 12]
It's not as easy as it may seem
Remember that yourself is steam
[Verse 13]
What once was lost will never be found
Keep spinning in circles till you break new ground
Written by: David Baker, David Fridman, Jonathan Donahue, Joseph Chambers, Sean Mackowiak, Suzanne Thorpe, Suzanne Thorpe Brian Baker

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