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Queens of the Stone Age - Running Joke / Paper Machete (Alive in the Catacombs) (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Performer
Dean Fertita
Dean Fertita
Keyboards
Jon Theodore
Jon Theodore
Percussion
Joshua Homme
Joshua Homme
Vocals
Michael Shuman
Michael Shuman
Bass Guitar
Troy Van Leeuwen
Troy Van Leeuwen
Electric Guitar
Arabella Bozic
Arabella Bozic
Musician
Cécile Lacharme
Cécile Lacharme
Cello
Christelle Lassort
Christelle Lassort
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dean Fertita
Dean Fertita
Composer
Jon Theodore
Jon Theodore
Composer
Joshua Homme
Joshua Homme
Songwriter
Michael Shuman
Michael Shuman
Composer
Troy Van Leeuwen
Troy Van Leeuwen
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gavin Lurssen
Gavin Lurssen
Mastering Engineer
Mark Rankin
Mark Rankin
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When I was a little boy
I looked under the stairs
The king and the pawns
Were caught unawares
Standing in the shadows
A whisperer to be
Was fishing in the darkness
Of possibilities
[Chorus]
Just look at you now
Yeah, mmm
Look at you now
Oh
Look at you now
[Verse 2]
Among such style and grace
Our highest hopes
None standing still, the running joke
Where goes the warm embrace, it fades
Without return
That lives to slip through fingertips and burn
[Chorus]
I don't care what you think anymore
Doesn't matter anyway
Joan of Arc, victim, perpetrator
Just a paper machete
Yeah
[Verse 3]
The truth is just a piece of clay
You sculpt, you change, you hide, then you erase
[Chorus]
You think you're brave?
All the plans you made behind my back and from far away?
Truth is, face to face, you're a coward
Sharp as a paper machete
Yeah
[Bridge]
Now I know you'd use anything, anyone, to make yourself look clean
In sickness, no vows mean anything
So long, cruelty
So long, too late
So long
My love is dead
[Chorus]
Just
Look at you now
Yeah, oh
Look at you now
Yeah, oh
Look at you now
Yeah, oh
Look at you now
Yeah, yeah
Look at you now
Yeah, oh
Look at you now
Yeah, oh
[Outro]
Look at you now
Written by: Dean Fertita, Jon Theodore, Joshua Homme, Michael Shuman, Troy Van Leeuwen

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