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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Greg Kurstin
Keyboards
Damon Albarn
Synthesizer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Damon Albarn
Songwriter
Greg Kurstin
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gorillaz
Producer
Matt Wolach
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Greg Kurstin
Producer
Julian Burg
Engineer
Matt Tuggle
Engineer
Samuel Egglenton
Engineer
Randy Merrill
Mastering Engineer
Mark "Spike" Stent
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
To the pole
And he's tried to let it go
But nobody knows what they are fooling with here
[Verse 2]
There will be time
And there will be a sign (Ape)
When all the kids who have cancelled time will (Ape)
Take my hands and pull me up again (Ape)
Cheer me up and help me walk again
[Verse 3]
To the pole
And he's tried to let it go
But nobody knows what they are fooling with here (Ape)
[Verse 4]
I got bones and I got jaded legs (Ape)
Not the type that can win a race (Ape)
Live in plastic on a vacant lot (Ape)
Left behind, staring at a robot
[Verse 5]
Don't be sad for me (Ape)
I'm a cartoon G (Ape)
And my intent is to breathe (Ape)
In a new world
Don't be sad for me
[Verse 6]
Ape
(Breathe)
Ape
[Verse 7]
I can balance on the highest tree (Ape)
You can only see an outline of me (Ape)
I can disappear or lighten your day (Ape)
Imitate and say
I'm a skinny little ape
[Verse 8]
Don't be sad for me
I'm a skinny little ape (Ape)
I'm a cartoon G (Ape)
I'm a cartoon G
And my intent is to breathe (Ape)
In a new world
Don't be sad for me
[Verse 9]
Don't be sad for me (Ape)
Know there is a heaven, I think I'm gonna fly
I'm a cartoon G (Ape)
But not in the plastic, staring at the sky
And my intent is to breathe (Ape)
In a new world
Don't be sad for me
[Verse 10]
I'm a skinny little
Skinny little
Skinny little
Skinny little
Ape, ape, ape, ape
Ape, ape, ape, ape (Ape)
[Verse 11]
Skinny little
Skinny little
Skinny little
Skinny little
Ape, ape, ape, ape
Ape, ape, ape, ape (Ape)
[Verse 12]
Skinny little
Skinny little
Skinny little
Skinny little
Ape, ape, ape, ape
Ape, ape, ape, ape (Ape)
[Verse 13]
Skinny little
Skinny little
Skinny little
Skinny little
Ape, ape, ape, ape
Ape, ape, ape, ape (Ape)
[Verse 14]
Ape, ape, ape, ape, ape, ape, ape, ape
Ape, ape, ape, ape, ape, ape, ape, ape (Ape)
Ape, ape, ape, ape, ape, ape, ape, ape
Ape, ape, ape, ape, ape, ape, ape, ape (Ape)
[Verse 15]
Ape, ape, ape, ape, ape, ape, ape, ape
Ape, ape, ape, ape, ape, ape, ape, ape (Ape)
Ape, ape, ape, ape, ape, ape, ape, ape
Ape, ape, ape, ape, ape, ape, ape, ape (Ape)
[Verse 16]
Skinny little
Skinny little
Skinny little
Skinny little
Ape, ape, ape, ape
Ape, ape, ape, ape (Ape)
[Verse 17]
Skinny little
Skinny little
Skinny little
Skinny little
Ape, ape, ape, ape
Ape, ape, ape, ape (Ape)
[Verse 18]
Skinny little
Skinny little
Skinny little
Skinny little
Ape, ape, ape, ape
Ape, ape, ape, ape (Ape)
[Verse 19]
Skinny little
Skinny little
Skinny little
Skinny little
Ape, ape, ape, ape
Ape, ape, ape, ape
[Verse 20]
But nobody knows what they are fooling with here
Don't be sad for me
Written by: Damon Albarn, Greg Kurstin