Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Belle and Sebastian
Performer
Bob Kildea
Electric Guitar
Christopher Thomas Geddes
Synthesizer
Mick Cooke
Bass Guitar
Richard William Colburn
Drums
Sarah Ann Martin
Vocals
Stuart Murdoch
Vocals
Stephen Thomas Jackson
Guitar
Eric Gorfain
Violin
Tony Hoffer
Programming
Amy Wickman
Violin
Carey Mulligan
Vocals
Daphne Chen
Violin
John Krovoza
Cello
Lauren Chipman
Viola
Matt Cooker
Cello
Melissa Rainer
Musician
Richard Dodd
Cello
Wes Precourt
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Chris Geddes
Songwriter
Stevie Jackson
Composer
Mick Cooke
Songwriter
Richard William Colburn
Songwriter
Sarah Ann Martin
Songwriter
Stuart Murdoch
Songwriter
KILDEA BOBBY
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Cameron Lister
Engineer
Todd Burke
Engineer
Tony Hoffer
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
I know a spell
That would make you well
Write about love
It could be in any tense
But it must make sense
I know a trick
Forget that you are sick
Write about love
It could be in any form
Hand it to me in the morning
I hate my job, I’m working way too much
Every day I’m stuck in an office
At one o’clock, I take my lunch up on the roof (Up on the roof)
The city’s right below, I write about a man
He’s intellectual and he’s hot, but he understands
The seconds move on (If you watch the clock)
And the sky grows dull (If you’re looking up)
But the girls move from thrill to thrill on the tightrope walk
(On the tightrope walk)
I hate my job, I’m working way too much
Every day I’m stuck in an office
At one o’clock, I take my lunch up on the roof (Up on the roof)
The city’s right below, I write about a man
He’s intellectual and he’s hot, but he understands
I know a way (So you know the way)
Get on your skinny knees and pray (Maybe not today)
You’ve got to see the dream through the windows
And the trees of your living room (Of your living room)
You’ve got to see the dream through the windows
And the trees of your living room
Written by: Chris Geddes, KILDEA BOBBY, Mick Cooke, Richard William Colburn, Sarah Ann Martin, Stevie Jackson, Stuart Murdoch