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Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Downstream (feat. John Anderson) (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Performer
Will Oldham
Will Oldham
Vocals
Fred Eltringham
Fred Eltringham
Drums
Russ Pahl
Russ Pahl
Electric Guitar
Pat McLaughlin
Pat McLaughlin
Mandolin
Steve Mackey
Steve Mackey
Bass Guitar
Stuart Duncan
Stuart Duncan
Fiddle
Mike Rojas
Mike Rojas
Keyboards
Matt Combs
Matt Combs
Violin
Eamon Dillon
Eamon Dillon
Whistle
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Anderson
John Anderson
Composer
Will Oldham
Will Oldham
Lyrics
David Ferguson
David Ferguson
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sean Sullivan
Sean Sullivan
Engineer
David Glasser
David Glasser
Mastering Engineer
David Ferguson
David Ferguson
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
What's in the water? What's in the wind?
The weather is wilder than it's ever been
The ocean's still blue, but it ain't what it seems
It's time to remember that we all live downstream
[Verse 2]
What's gonna happen? What will you think?
When it's not so easy to get you a drink
The water is changing, the well's going dry
It surely might kill us in the sweet by and by
[Chorus]
You sleepwalk for centuries and don't look around
At the progress of man, determined and bound
We live in the ruins of another life's dream
Oh, but nobody told us that we all live downstream
[Verse 3]
There's an island adrift out in the sea
It's being made special by you and by me
Nothing can live there, nothing can be
We're learning the hard way that we all live downstream
[Chorus]
You sleepwalk for centuries and you don't look around
At the progress of man, determined and bound
We live in the ruins of another life's dream
Oh, and we should have known that we all live downstream
Written by: David Ferguson, John Anderson, Will Oldham

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