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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Born Ruffians
Born Ruffians
Performer
Luke Lalonde
Luke Lalonde
Lead Vocals
Mitch DeRosier
Mitch DeRosier
Bass Guitar
Steve Hamelin
Steve Hamelin
Drums
Maddy Wilde
Maddy Wilde
Synthesizer
Michael Peter Olsen
Michael Peter Olsen
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Luke Lalonde
Luke Lalonde
Songwriter
Mitch DeRosier
Mitch DeRosier
Songwriter
Steve Hamelin
Steve Hamelin
Songwriter
Maddy Wilde
Maddy Wilde
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Roger Leavens
Roger Leavens
Producer
Kara MacKinlay
Kara MacKinlay
Recording Engineer
Gus van Go
Gus van Go
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Everything
A brief crack of light between darkness
First and last, the future is starting
First smile, first penny, first kiss
Last words, last minute, last wish
Speak, Memory, a plane in the cosmos
A drop of rain on the window
A sudden burst of chemical bliss
Fresh plastic and Coca-Cola mist
I'll go anywhere with you
Only once, only once, endless sunrise
How did I get here? How did I get here? How did I get here? How did I get here?
How did I–?
[Refrain]
In the mean time
That big, old, mean time
[Chorus]
Mean time
The world is turning in the mean time
Falling in and out of love in the mean time
It all comes apart in the mean time
We'll put it back together in the mean time
One hour in Babylon in the mean time
Bombs keep, keep dropping in the mean time
Falling in and out of love in the mean time
The stars are exploding in the mean time
Your lips on my neck in the mean time
Memory, memory failure in the mean time
You're pushing a stroller in the mean time
The black spot, the X-ray in the mean time
A first kiss, a first date in the mean time
Ah, six feet of soil in the mean time
A heart beat, beat starting in the mean time
Leaning in for the last words
[Refrain]
Mean time
That big, old, mean time
[Refrain]
Mean time
That big, old, mean time
[Chorus]
Mean time
The world is turning in the mean time
Falling in and out of love in the mean time
It all comes apart in the mean time
We'll put it back together in the mean time
One hour in Babylon in the mean time
Bombs keep, keep dropping in the mean time
Falling in and out of love in the mean time
The stars are exploding in the mean time
Your lips on my neck in the mean time
Memory, memory failure in the mean time
You're pushing a stroller in the mean time
The black spot, the X-ray in the mean time
A first kiss, a first date in the mean time
Six feet of soil in the mean time
A heart beat, beat starting in the mean time
Leaning in for the last words
[Refrain]
Mean time
That big, old, mean time
[Refrain]
Mean time
That big, old, mean time
[Outro]
In the mean time
That big, old, mean time
Written by: Luke Lalonde, Maddy Wilde, Mitch DeRosier, Steve Hamelin

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