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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Andrew Bird
Andrew Bird
Violin
Haley Bonar
Haley Bonar
Vocals
Bob Durrant
Bob Durrant
Guitar
Martin Dosh
Martin Dosh
Drums
Chris Morrissey
Chris Morrissey
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Andrew Bird
Andrew Bird
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Andrew Bird
Andrew Bird
Producer

Lyrics

Turnstiles on mezzanine
Jet ways and Dramamine fiends
And x-ray machines
You were hurling through space
G-forces twisting your face
Breeding superstition
A fatal premonition
You know you got to envision
The fiery crash
Oh close your eyes and you wake up
Face stuck to a vinyl settee
Oh the line was starting to break up
Just as you were starting to say
Something apropos I don't know
Beige tiles and magazines
Lou Dobbs and the CNN team
On every monitor screen
You were caught in the crossfire
Where every human face
Has you reaching for your mace
So it's kind of an imposition
Fatal premonition
To save our lives you've got to envision
And to save all our lives you've got to envision
The fiery crash
It's just a formality
Why must I explain?
Just a nod to mortality
Before you get on a plane
Oh close your eyes and you wake up
Face stuck to a vinyl settee
Oh the line was starting to break up
What was that you were going to say?
Written by: Andrew Bird

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