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Pressure Machine (Abridged)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Jonathan Rado

Synthesizer

Brandon Flowers

Brandon Flowers

Vocals

Ronnie Vannucci

Ronnie Vannucci

Drums

Dave Keuning

Guitar

Rob Moose

Strings

Gabriel Cabezas

Gabriel Cabezas

Cello

Sara Watkins

Fiddle

Matthew Davidson

Matthew Davidson

Pedal Steel Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Jonathan Rado

Songwriter

Brandon Flowers

Brandon Flowers

Songwriter

Dave Keuning

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Shawn Everett

Mixing Engineer

Jonathan Rado

Producer

Robert Root

Recording Engineer

Will Maclellan

Recording Engineer

Rias Reed

Recording Engineer

Chris Allgood

Mastering Engineer

Emily Lazar

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Hope will set your eyes agleam

Like four feet dangling in the stream

The Kingdom of God, it's a pressure machine

Every step, gotta keep it clean

A mattress on a hardwood floor

Who could ever ask for more?

I'll get up and cut the grass

Ain't nothing wrong with working class

[Chorus]

I, I don't remember the last time

You asked how I was

Don't you feel the time slipping away?

It ain't funny at all

It's gonna break your heart one day

[Verse 2]

Keep the debt cloud off the kids

Only sunshine on their lids

Jiminy Cricket and Power Wheels

And memories of Happy Meals

Sometimes, I look at the stars

And think about how small we are

Sweating it out in the pressure machine

Good till the last drop

[Chorus]

Why don't you say little things?

Butterflies don't just dance on a string

It feels like you clipped all their wings

And every year goes by faster

Than the one before

[Verse 3]

We had that treadmill now for months

I think she might've used it once

If I shut my mouth and keep the peace

She'll cook my eggs in bacon grease

Life'll grow you a big red rose

Then rip it from beneath your nose

Run it through the pressure machine

And spit you out a name tag memory

Written by: Brandon Flowers, Jonathan Rado, Keuning