Listen to Old Soul Song (for the New World Order) by Bright Eyes

Old Soul Song (for the New World Order)

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Old Soul Song (for the New World Order)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Conor Oberst

Vocals

Mike Mogis

Steel Guitar

Alex McManus

Guitar

Clark Baechle

Drums

Jason Boesel

Drums

Andy LeMaster

Vocals

Maria Taylor

Vocals

Tim Luntzel

Bass Guitar

Nick White

Organ

Nate Walcott

Trumpet

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Conor Oberst

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Mike Mogis

Mixing Engineer

Doug Van Sloun

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Grey light, new day, leaks through the window

An old soul song comes on the alarm clock radio

We walk the forty blocks to the middle

Of the place we heard that everything would be

And there were barricades to keep us off the street

But the crowd kept pushing forward

Till they swallowed the police

[Chorus]

Yeah, they went wild

Yeah, they went wild

Yeah, they went wild

Yeah, they went wild

[Verse 2]

We left before the dust had time to settle

And all the broken glass swept off the avenue

And on the way home I held your camera like a bible

Just wishing so bad that it held some kind of truth

And I stood nervous next to you in the dark room

You dropped the paper in the water

And it all begins to bloom

[Chorus]

Yeah, they go wild

Yeah, they go wild

Yeah, they go wild

Yeah, they go wild

[Verse 3]

And just when I get so lonesome

I can't speak

I see some flowers on a hillside

Like a wall of new TVs

[Chorus]

Yeah, they go wild

Yeah, they go wild

Yeah, they go wild

Yeah, they go wild

Yeah, they go wild

Yeah, they go wild

Yeah, they go wild

Yeah, they go wild

Written by: Conor M Oberst

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