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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Hozier
Vocals
Daniel Tannenbaum
Strings
Stuart Johnson
Drums
Peter Gonzales
Drums
Sergiu Gherman
Programming
Daniel Krieger
Guitar
Budapest Symphony Orchestra
Strings
Danielle Withers
Choir
Aretha Scruggs
Choir
Nayanna Holley
Choir
Toni Scruggs
Choir
Fletcher Sheridan
Choir
Charles Jones
Choir
Kadeem Nichols
Choir
David Simmonds
Choir
Gregory Fletcher
Choir
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Hozier
Songwriter
Daniel Tannenbaum
Songwriter
Stuart Johnson
Songwriter
Peter Gonzales
Songwriter
Sergiu Gherman
Songwriter
Daniel Krieger
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Peter Gonzales
Vocal Recording Engineer
Sergiu Gherman
Producer
Daniel Krieger
Vocal Recording Engineer
Bekon
Producer
Pete G
Producer
Matt Anthony
Recording Engineer
Andrew Scheps
Mixing Engineer
Greg Calbi
Mastering Engineer
Steve Fallone
Mastering Engineer
Chakra
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Running with bulls
Working my miracles
Holding my world together with a boot string
Living the dream
Benzos and gasoline
Coffee and blue light screens till the morning
[PreChorus]
If I tell you this is drowning
You tell me I'm walking on water
I could bring fire from the mountain
You tell me it feels a little colder
I don't want to
[Chorus]
Choose between
Being a salesman or a soldier
Just let me look a little older
Let me step a little bolder
Choose between
Being a butcher or a pauper
Honey, I'm taking no orders
I'm gonna be nobody's soldier
[Verse 2]
Sick to my skin
Watching the news again
Whatever you choose, you lose out in the long run
The paint on the walls
Come down like a waterfall
The goal I was aiming for was the wrong one
[PreChorus]
If I say that this is drowning
You tell me I'm walking on water
I could bring fire from the mountain
You tell me it feels a little colder
I don't want to
[Chorus]
Choose between
Being a salesman or a soldier
Just let me look a little older
Let me step a little bolder
Choose between
Being a butcher or a pauper
Honey, I'm taking no orders
I'm gonna be nobody's soldier
[Bridge]
Nobody's soldier (Mmm, being a butcher)
Nobody's soldier (Or a pauper, I'm)
Nobody's soldier
I'm gonna be nobody's soldier
[Chorus]
I don't want to
Choose between
Being a salesman or a soldier
Just let me look a little older
Let me step a little bolder
Choose between
Being a butcher or a pauper
Honey, I'm taking no orders
I'm gonna be nobody's soldier
Written by: Daniel Krieger, Daniel Tannenbaum, Hozier, Peter Gonzales, Sergiu Gherman, Stuart Johnson