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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig
Vocals
Ariel Rechtshaid
Ariel Rechtshaid
Synthesizer
Chris Tomson
Chris Tomson
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig
Composer
Ariel Rechtshaid
Ariel Rechtshaid
Composer
Rostam Batmanglij
Rostam Batmanglij
Composer
Will Canzoneri
Will Canzoneri
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig
Producer
Will Canzoneri
Will Canzoneri
Recording Engineer
Ariel Rechtshaid
Ariel Rechtshaid
Producer
Rostam
Rostam
Producer
Matt DiMona
Matt DiMona
Recording Engineer
Kyle Parker Smith
Kyle Parker Smith
Recording Engineer
Dave Schiffman
Dave Schiffman
Recording Engineer
Dave Fridmann
Dave Fridmann
Mixing Engineer
Michael Fridmann
Michael Fridmann
Assistant Engineer
Chris Baio
Chris Baio
Engineer
Emily Lazar
Emily Lazar
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Back on the island
Water Tunnel 3
Cage ascending
Someone looks like me
Look up at fingers
Reaching into space
A Roman soldier's spearhead
Jammed above the waist
[Verse 2]
Heard someone speaking
A voice without a face
The ocean's churning
The cables stay in place
An operation
The locals couldn't save
An undercover agent
Drowned beneath the waves
[Chorus]
Outside the confines of a super-mini's door
There's a California king
Placed directly on the floor
Oh, the surfer can't forget
The shells around his neck
But you were born beneath fluorescent lights
You've never seen a starry night
You saint
[Verse 3]
Fake fortune teller
Scandalized by fate
Broke bodybuilder
Crushed beneath the weight
Lost and deluded
Trying to find your place
Inept long-distance runner
Losing every race
[Chorus]
Outside the confines of a super-mini's door
There's a California king
Placed directly on the floor
Oh, the surfer can't forget
The shells around his neck
But you were born beneath fluorescent lights
You've never seen a starry night
You saint
Written by: Ariel Rechtshaid, Ezra Koenig, Rostam

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