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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn
Vocals
Håkan Wirenstrand
Håkan Wirenstrand
Keyboards
Fredrik Wallin
Fredrik Wallin
Keyboards
Yukimi Nagano
Yukimi Nagano
Vocals
Simon Tong
Simon Tong
Guitar
Stephen Sedgwick
Stephen Sedgwick
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn
Songwriter
Erik Bodin
Erik Bodin
Songwriter
Håkan Wirenstrand
Håkan Wirenstrand
Songwriter
Jamie Hewlett
Jamie Hewlett
Songwriter
Fredrik Wallin
Fredrik Wallin
Songwriter
Yukimi Nagano
Yukimi Nagano
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Producer
Howie Weinberg
Howie Weinberg
Mastering Engineer
Jason Cox
Jason Cox
Mixing Engineer
Stephen Sedgwick
Stephen Sedgwick
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Oh, joys arise, the sun has come again to hold you
Sailing out the doldrums of the week
The polyphonic prayer is here, it's all around you
It's all around you, out here
[Bridge]
And if the whole world is crashing down on you
Fall through space out of mind with me
[Verse 2]
Where the emptiness we leave behind on warm air rising
And if the whole world is crashing down on you
Blows all the shadows far away-way-ay
The falling of the whole empire is here to hold you
Rolling out and haunted till it sleeps
[Chorus]
Little memories marching on
Your little feet, working the machine
Say, will it spin, will it soar?
My little dream, working the machine
Soon, like a wave, empires will fall
And closing in on you, they're going on
[Chorus]
Little memories
Memories, memories
Your little feet, working the machine
Say, will it spin, will it soar?
My little dream, working the machine
Soon, like a wave, empires will fall
And closing in on you, they're going on
Written by: Damon Albarn, Erik Bodin, Fredrik Wallin, Harley Streten, Håkan Wirenstrand, Jamie Hewlett, Yukimi Nagano

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