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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Algiers
Algiers
Performer
Allen Lee Tesche
Allen Lee Tesche
Guitar
Franklin James Fisher
Franklin James Fisher
Vocals
John Ryan Mahan
John Ryan Mahan
Synthesizer
Matthew Chee Hung Tong
Matthew Chee Hung Tong
Drums
Ben Greenberg
Ben Greenberg
Programming
Randall Dunn
Randall Dunn
Synthesizer
Skerik
Skerik
Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Allen Lee Tesche
Allen Lee Tesche
Songwriter
Franklin James Fisher
Franklin James Fisher
Songwriter
John Ryan Mahan
John Ryan Mahan
Songwriter
Matthew Chee Hung Tong
Matthew Chee Hung Tong
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ben Greenberg
Ben Greenberg
Producer
Randall Dunn
Randall Dunn
Producer
Garret De Block
Garret De Block
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Now it's two minutes to midnight, and they're
Building houses of cards
It will spiral out until the day we all fall
[Verse 2]
While the enemy's all around us, and he
Slowly tears us apart
It will spiral out until the day we all fall
We're getting ready for the sound
[Verse 3]
This self-consuming contradiction
The more it turns the more we just deform
But either way, you can't look in my dark room
To bloom like a rose in the mouth of a gun
We're reaching out in order to get shot down
While the world around us just implodes
With new names for "God" and "country"
With new words for every song we sing
[Verse 4]
(Whoa)
And it's only to get shot down
(Whoa) Hey
And it's only to get shot
[Verse 5]
I don't care if the whole world is burning, oh Lord (All men obey)
There's certain things I forgot I should fear, hey (All men obey)
Keep on screaming till your kingdom crumbles (All men obey)
It won't stop until I'm sure you hear, hey (All men obey)
I'm moaning on the floor for your forgiveness (All men obey)
But here they coming, the four winds blowing
And four horses, I hear 'em coming, shhh
We're gonna start over there
[Verse 6]
And we'll spiral out singing now
[Verse 7]
(Whoa) And it's only to get shot down, hey
(Whoa) And it's only to get shot down
(Whoa) And it's only to get shot down
(Whoa) And it's only to get shot down
(Whoa) And it's only to get shot down
(Whoa) And it's only to get shot down
(Whoa) And it's only to get shot
Written by: Allen Lee Tesche, Franklin James Fisher, John Ryan Mahan, Matthew Chee Hung Tong
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