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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Protomartyr
Protomartyr
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joe Casey
Joe Casey
Lyrics
Greg Ahee
Greg Ahee
Composer
Alex Leonard
Alex Leonard
Composer
Scott Davidson
Scott Davidson
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Greg Ahee
Greg Ahee
Producer
Jake Aron
Jake Aron
Mixing Engineer
Nat Chernitsky Rittner
Nat Chernitsky Rittner
Engineer
Mario Ramirez
Mario Ramirez
Engineer
Diego Mendoza
Diego Mendoza
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
This is the story of Dismas and Dawn
Two conceits to make the song more heartbreaking
Middle-west picaresque
[Verse 2]
They couldn't find the fulfillment center
Dismas said, "Girl, I'm gonna buy you everything
Like we're in a rich man's dream"
[Verse 3]
They couldn't find the fulfillment center
"Damn this map, the roads look more like lines of Zahn
Across a dead man's heart"
[Verse 4]
They couldn't find the fulfillment center
Dawn, she thinks, "Well, I guess we're deep in someone else's dream
Just keep driving till we stop"
[Outro]
And I believe
As we're lying in the car
And the frost crawls slowly over us
Let's hold hands
Sharing heat
I believe
We can close our eyes
Escape the dream
Written by: Alex Leonard, Greg Ahee, Gregory Joseph Ahee Jr., Joe Casey, Scott Davidson

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