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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie
Vocals
Benjamin Gibbard
Benjamin Gibbard
Vocals
Dave Depper
Dave Depper
Guitar
Jason Patrick McGerr
Jason Patrick McGerr
Drums
Nick Harmer
Nick Harmer
Bass
Zac Rae
Zac Rae
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Benjamin Gibbard
Benjamin Gibbard
Songwriter
Zac Rae
Zac Rae
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie
Producer
Andy D. Park
Andy D. Park
Producer
Heba Kadry
Heba Kadry
Mastering Engineer
Martin Cooke
Martin Cooke
Mixing Engineer
Cosmo Rossi
Cosmo Rossi
Assistant Engineer
Sam Rosson
Sam Rosson
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
In every movie I watch from the fifties
There's only one thought that swirls around my head now
And that's that everyone there on the screen
Yeah, everyone there on the screen, well, they're all dead now
They're all dead now
And it ain't easy living above
And I can't help but keep falling in love with bones and ashes
With bones and ashes
And when the color is too bold and bright
I'm daydreaming in black and white until it passes
Until it passes
[Chorus]
I wanna know the measure from here to forever
And I wanna feel the pressure of God or whatever
[Verse 2]
Oh, these days, it's so hard to relax
You gotta hold a gun to my back to make me smile
To make me smile
And the only way I seem to cope
Is by trying to hold on to hope, if just for a while
If just for a while
[Chorus]
I wanna know the measure from here to forever
And I wanna feel the pressure of God or whatever
And now it seems more than ever, there's no hands on the levers
And I wanna feel the pressure of God or whatever
[Bridge]
Holy rollers keep rolling
While the searchers keep scrolling
[Chorus]
I wanna know the measure from here to forever
And I wanna feel the pressure of God or whatever
And now it seems more than ever, there's no hands on the levers
And I wanna feel the pressure of God or whatever
[Outro]
Or whatever
Written by: Benjamin Gibbard, Zac Rae
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