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Hamilton Leithauser - Burn The Boats (Official Visualizer)
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Hamilton Leithauser
Hamilton Leithauser
Lead Vocals
Aaron Dessner
Aaron Dessner
Synthesizer
LaChrisha Brown
LaChrisha Brown
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Hamilton Leithauser
Hamilton Leithauser
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Hamilton Leithauser
Hamilton Leithauser
Producer
Anna Stumpf
Anna Stumpf
Producer
Aaron Dessner
Aaron Dessner
Producer
Heba Kadry
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Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Well I burned my boats when I found you
And there's no way home without you
Yeah, I burned my boats
I burned my boats when I found you
[Verse 2]
Well my white shirt's pressed
But it's stuck to my chest with sweat
And I wanna go home
And everybody keeps talking so slow
I don't know what they're talking about
And I wanna go home
[Chorus]
Yeah, I polished off my applesauce an hour ago
And I lost my head
And I wanna go home
And I kicked down my ladder
And I burned my boats
There's no way here
And there's no way home without you
Ooh, yeah, there's no way home without you
[Chorus]
Gonna swing you 'round
Gonna make you shout
Gonna squeeze this stone
Till the blood bleeds out
Gonna sweep you up
Like a leaf in the dust
Beat my drum till it hurts too much
[Bridge]
Yeah
Till it hurts too much
Yeah
[Chorus]
Gonna swing you 'round
Gonna make you howl
Squeeze this stone
Till the blood bleeds out
Gonna sweep you up
Like a leaf in the dust
Beat my drum till it hurts too much
[Outro]
Yeah
Till it hurts too much
Till it hurts
Written by: Hamilton Leithauser

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