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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Wants
The Wants
Performer
Madison Velding-Vandam
Madison Velding-Vandam
Lead Vocals
Yasmeen Night
Yasmeen Night
Synthesizer
Jason Gates
Jason Gates
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Madison Velding-Vandam
Madison Velding-Vandam
Songwriter
Jason Gates
Jason Gates
Songwriter
Yasmin Haddad
Yasmin Haddad
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Wants
The Wants
Producer
Peter Katis
Peter Katis
Recording Engineer
Jeremy Cimino
Jeremy Cimino
Mixing Engineer
Ruairí O'Flaherty
Ruairí O'Flaherty
Mastering Engineer
Greg Giorgio
Greg Giorgio
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Cheer you on
I feel like you
Deserve a chance
Life is but
A ceaseless march of
Failed romance
[Chorus]
You're a rat in the rain
You say you feel fine
While you wither away
Satisfaction's something you can't take
Crush the subject
Before it's awake
[Verse 2]
Kindly break
Your neighbor's back with
Mindless conviction
Just try to escape
Subsumption in
A market that's so efficient
[Chorus]
You're a rat in the rain
You say you feel fine
While you wither away
Satisfaction's something you can't taste
Crush the subject
Before it's awake
Before it escapes
[Bridge]
It took a fraction of the time this time
It took a fraction of the time this time
Time, time
Time, time, time
Took a fraction of the time this time
Took a fraction of the time this time, no
Whoa-oh, oh!
[Chorus]
You're a rat in the rain
You say you feel fine
While you wither away
Satisfaction's something you can't take
Crush the subject
Before it's awake
Before it escapes
Before it escapes
Written by: Jason Gates, Madison Velding-Vandam, Yasmin Haddad

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