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Bartees Strange - Backseat Banton (Official Visualiser)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bartees Strange
Bartees Strange
Electric Guitar
Graham Richman
Graham Richman
Piano
Jack Antonoff
Jack Antonoff
Programming
Jordyn Blakely
Jordyn Blakely
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bartees Cox Jr.
Bartees Cox Jr.
Songwriter
Steph Marziano
Steph Marziano
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bartees Strange
Bartees Strange
Producer
Chris Connors
Chris Connors
Producer
Don Godwin
Don Godwin
Mixing Engineer
Jack Antonoff
Jack Antonoff
Producer
Ruairí O'Flaherty
Ruairí O'Flaherty
Mastering Engineer
Laura Sisk
Laura Sisk
Engineer
Oli Jacobs
Oli Jacobs
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'm a backseat lover, now I want to drive
In the back of a Cutlass, lived a whole 'nother life
Never ran from no other, they were dying inside
Live a day in another's, might've lost my life
[Chorus]
And now I'm staring down the edge again
Future's got a sketchy grin
Should I grab the wheel and spin?
Look at me now
[Verse 2]
I don't need no other, I can put that on mine (No other, on mine)
SLS till the blood go, I don't need not one dime
Never ran from no other 'cause I had whiskey inside
Live a day like my brothers, they'd have took your life
And now I'm sleeping standing up again in the brightest lights
Time is pulling up on all my sins, how much can I buy?
[Chorus]
So now I'm staring down the edge again
Future's got a sketchy grin
Should I grab the wheel and spin?
[Bridge]
Being scared has made me bigger now, bigger than I was
The darkest side of waking up is seeing who I've become
Grace is still a savior, every moment that it comes
I'm reminded of a hopeful me and how fast that I can run
[Outro]
I know you want me to leave, but I need you right now
When there's nothing to see, but I just need to find out
You and I got some reasons that we could leave right now
I know there's none left for me, but I just need to find out
The future's coming for me, and there's no breaking free
Time's the winner when fear's got you nailed to a tree
The only way up for me is to break down
Written by: Bartees Cox, Bartees Cox Jr., Steph Marziano
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