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Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory - Southern Life (What It Must Be Like) [Official Video]
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sharon Van Etten
Sharon Van Etten
Vocals
Teeny Lieberson
Teeny Lieberson
Synthesizer
Devra Hoff
Devra Hoff
Bass
Alex Reeve
Alex Reeve
Guitar
Charley Damski
Charley Damski
Bass Synthesizer
Jorge Balbi Castellano
Jorge Balbi Castellano
Drums
Marta Salogni
Marta Salogni
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sharon Van Etten
Sharon Van Etten
Songwriter
Daniel Knowles
Daniel Knowles
Songwriter
Jorge Balbi Castellano
Jorge Balbi Castellano
Songwriter
Kristina Lieberson
Kristina Lieberson
Songwriter
Charley Damski
Charley Damski
Songwriter
devin ray hoff
devin ray hoff
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gili Portal
Gili Portal
Mixing Engineer
Chiara Ferrracuti
Chiara Ferrracuti
Assistant Engineer
Luke Pickering
Luke Pickering
Assistant Engineer
James Poucher
James Poucher
Assistant Engineer
Balázs Altsach
Balázs Altsach
Assistant Engineer
Daniel Knowles
Daniel Knowles
Additional Engineer
Heba Kadry
Heba Kadry
Mastering Engineer
Marta Salogni
Marta Salogni
Mixing Engineer
Sharon Van Etten
Sharon Van Etten
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
All my life I closed my eyes
And stumbled in with wayward mind
A stubborn child, but love did have
With one light shining
Overlooked
I wish I knew what you had said
I was hardened by what thoughts you meant
[Verse 2]
My hands are shaking as a mother
Trying to raise her son right
Why can't you see it from the other side?
We must imagine what it must be like
[Chorus]
The southern life
It's such a fucking lie
Oh, what it must be like
[Verse 3]
Shall his life be like my shooting star
Forever frozen?
No, he's too smart
I can't believe what I have seen
I wake up to a fucking dream
[Verse 4]
There is no light
There is no dark
There is no life
Or sense of being
[Chorus]
Oh, what it must be like
Oh, what it must be like
Such a southern life
Such a southern life
[Outro]
Oh, what it must be like
Oh, what it must be like
Oh, what it must be like
Oh, what it must be like
Written by: Charles Damski, Daniel Knowles, Jorge Balbi, Jorge Balbi Castellano, Kristina Lieberson, Sharon Van Etten, devin ray hoff

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