Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Belle and Sebastian
Performer
Richard William Colburn
Drums
Sarah Ann Martin
Vocals
Stephen Thomas Jackson
Acoustic Guitar
Stuart Murdoch
Vocals
Gillian Risi
Violin
Liam Lynch
Viola
Mick Cooke
Trumpet
Sarah Willson
Cello
Ysla Pinto
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Christopher Thomas Geddes
Songwriter
DAVID McGOWAN
Songwriter
Richard William Colburn
Songwriter
Robert Michael Kildea
Songwriter
Sarah Ann Martin
Songwriter
Stephen Thomas Jackson
Songwriter
Stuart Murdoch
Songwriter
Mick Cooke
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Belle and Sebastian
Producer
Kevin Burleigh
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Did the day go just like you wanted
Or did you hold with the fingernails?
There were white-hot days in your youth
Not anymore
What's the point if we never learn?
What's the point without the feeling?
When the tears roll down on your cheek
You know you're alive
[Verse 2]
Let the rain pour down like the winter come
You won't find your peace in a perfect home
And the perfect man has a crack
Trust him to never come back
[Verse 3]
Let the boy be unfettered and bold
Let the boy reach out for the infinite
When he's lost in confusion and doubt
You know what to do
And you know it's gonna be rough
But you never run from your gravity
He's a long-head bottle of doubt
But he's yours
[Verse 4]
Let the rain pour down like the winter come
You won't find your peace in a perfect home
And the perfect man has a crack
Trust him to never come back
[Verse 5]
And the dreams that you try to find
When you close your eyes when the world is silent
Give yourself to a mystery
Open up to warm possibility
You are blessed, not ragged, not lost
As long as you love
Written by: Christopher Thomas Geddes, DAVID McGOWAN, Richard William Colburn, Robert Michael Kildea, Sarah Ann Martin, Stephen Thomas Jackson, Stuart Murdoch