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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Future Islands
Future Islands
Performer
Gerrit Welmers
Gerrit Welmers
Keyboards
Samuel T. Herring
Samuel T. Herring
Vocals
William Cashion
William Cashion
Bass Guitar
Amy Shook
Amy Shook
Musician
Mike Lowry
Mike Lowry
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gerrit Welmers
Gerrit Welmers
Composer
Samuel T. Herring
Samuel T. Herring
Lyrics
William Cashion
William Cashion
Composer
Mike Lowry
Mike Lowry
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gerrit Welmers
Gerrit Welmers
Producer
Samuel T. Herring
Samuel T. Herring
Producer
William Cashion
William Cashion
Producer
Steve Wright
Steve Wright
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Life is the reason
I'm still holding ground
Life is imperfect bodies
And perfect sounds
And death is in season
And it's pushing me 'round
And 'round and 'round
A bottle cap
A rusted crown
[PreChorus]
When one pushes up
The other pulls me down
And I don't know
If I'll get up
If I'll get out
[PreChorus]
When one pushes up
The other pulls me down
And I don't know
If I'll get up
If I'll get out
[Chorus]
This one makes you big
In a cruel world
This one makes you small
In a lonely world
This one takes it all away
All the pain
But I'm not giving up
Not today
Not today
[Verse 2]
There's life in this tunnel
We're just hanging around
Please, if you see my hand
Just pull me out
There's death in this tunnel
Still hanging on me
Still begging on me
[PreChorus]
'Cause when one pushes up
The other pulls me down
And I don't know
If I'll get up
If I'll be found
[Chorus]
This one makes you big
What a cruel world
This one makes you small
Feel that lonely world
This one takes it all away
But I'll stay
'Cause I won't give you up
Not today
I won't, I won't give you up
Written by: Antwan A Patton, Chanz Parkman, Gerrit Welmers, M. Hardnett, Mike Lowry, Patrick L Brown, Preston Crump, Raymond Ameer Murray, Rico Renard Wade, Samuel T. Herring, Terrence W Smith, William Cashion

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