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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
alt-J
alt-J
Background Vocals
Joe Newman
Joe Newman
Guitar
Gus Unger-Hamilton
Gus Unger-Hamilton
Keyboards
Thom Green
Thom Green
Drums
Charlie Andrew
Charlie Andrew
Programming
Andy Marshall
Andy Marshall
Double Bass
Will Gardner
Will Gardner
String Conductor
Reinoud Ford
Reinoud Ford
Cello
Kirsty Mangan
Kirsty Mangan
Violin
Ciaran McCabe
Ciaran McCabe
Violin
Matthew Ward
Matthew Ward
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joe Newman
Joe Newman
Songwriter
Gus Unger-Hamilton
Gus Unger-Hamilton
Songwriter
Thom Green
Thom Green
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Charlie Andrew
Charlie Andrew
Producer
Matt Glasbey
Matt Glasbey
Mixing Engineer
Dick Beetham
Dick Beetham
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
More together than alone
From the hill we saw it rain on the town over
Torch to your chin lights your cheekbones
In that moment I saw a likeness to our father
[Verse 2]
In American Night on that hill
In the night
[Verse 3]
Pulled back to the night before
Where the TV lit our brilliant smiling faces
Torch hits your face before the fall
Panic in the eye is similar to breaking horses
[Verse 4]
(An apparition lifts me up)
[Verse 5]
An apparition lifts me up
From its shoulders I sit and see your face above the tree-line
Your reassurances subtitled in American English
I am calm as we sail down the hillside
[Verse 6]
In American Night on that hill
In the night
Written by: David Christopher Green, Gus Unger-Hamilton, Joe Newman, Thom Green
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