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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Andrew Bird
Andrew Bird
Violin
Kelly Hogan
Kelly Hogan
Vocals
Emil Svagangen
Emil Svagangen
Flute
Jeremy Ylvisaker
Jeremy Ylvisaker
Guitar
Martin Dosh
Martin Dosh
Percussion
David Lindvall
David Lindvall
Bass
Mike Lewis
Mike Lewis
Clarinet
Todd Sickafoose
Todd Sickafoose
Double Bass
Ben Martin
Ben Martin
Drums
Andreas Wirliin
Andreas Wirliin
Drums
Tony Crow
Tony Crow
Synthesizer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Andrew Bird
Andrew Bird
Composer

Lyrics

See a sea anemone, the enemy sees a sea anemone
And that'll be the end of me
While the vicious fish was caught unawares
In the tenderest of tendrils, oh
See a sea anemone, the enemy sees a sea anemone
And that'll be, that'll be, that'll be the end of me
While the vicious fish was caught unawares
In the tenderest of tendrils
Underneath her tender gills
And I will become this animal
Perfectly adapted to the music halls
Oh, and I will become this animal
Anomalous appendages, a non-animal, a non-animal
A non-animal, a non-animal
A non-animal, a non-animal
Hold on just a second
Don't tell me this one you know
I know this one, I know this song
I know this one, I love this song
Hold on just a second
Don't tell me this one you know
I know this one, I know this song
I know this one, I love this song
I know this one
Underneath the stalactites
The troglodytes lost their sight, oh
The seemingly innocuous plecostomus though posthumous
They talk to us, they talk too much
See a sea anemone, the enemy sees a sea anemone
That'll be the end of me, that'll be the end of me
Oh, vicious fish was caught unawares
In the tenderest tendrils
Underneath her tender gills
And I will become this animal
Perfectly adapted to a music hall
I will become this animal
Anomalous appendages, a non-animal, a non-animal
Written by: Andrew Bird

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