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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
My Morning Jacket
Performer
Jim James
Vocals
Tom Blankenship
Bass Guitar
Carl Broemel
Pedal Steel Guitar
Patrick Hallahan
Drums
Bo Koster
Keyboards
Oscar Herstrom
Horn
Chris Gregg
Horn
Jeremy Kittel
Strings
Cheyenne Mize
Vocals
Natalie Felker
Vocals
Sarah Teeply
Vocals
Amber Estes
Vocals
Ben Sollee
Strings
Bootsie Anne
Vocals
Carly Johnson
Vocals
Christy O'Connell
Vocals
Rebecca Dennison
Vocals
Suki Anderson
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jim James
Composer
My Morning Jacket
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jim James
Producer
Tucker Martine
Producer
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
KEVIN RATTERMAN
Assistant Recording Engineer
Lowell Reynolds
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
It's a darkness you can't deny
But it don't belong in a grown-up mind
Distortion finds its place in a youngster's eyes
Coming into life, you need its grind
But at a certain point, you gotta let it go
Or it will cross the permanent threshold
You know you gotta find it in something else good
Oh black metal, you're so misunderstood
[Verse 2]
Holdin' on to black metal (Black metal)
Holdin' on to black metal (Black metal)
Black metal, you've been holdin' on too long
[Verse 3]
Oh black metal, so misunderstood
Keep black service under Lucifer's hood
Black metal steals souls young, enough is enough
Friends want refills out of Lucifer's cup
Black metal needs to be unlearned, you teenage pup
Look at you, starchild, you're all grown up
[Verse 4]
Still holdin' on to black metal (Black metal)
Still holdin' on to black metal (Black metal)
Black metal, you've been holdin' on too long
[Verse 5]
Catchin' waves on Lucifer's beach
Taking shade underneath Lucifer's trees
Getting sustenance from Lucifer's peach
Oh black metal, it's affecting all your speech
[Verse 6]
Holdin' on to black metal (Black metal)
Holdin' on to black metal (Black metal)
Black metal, you've been holdin' on too long
[Verse 7]
(Black metal)
(Black metal)
Oh, bring them to me (Black metal)
Oh, making me think (Black metal)
Oh one, two, three
Let's rock
Written by: Jim James