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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Aaron Dessner
Aaron Dessner
Piano
Bryan Devendorf
Bryan Devendorf
Drums
Bryce Dessner
Bryce Dessner
Electric Guitar
Matt Berninger
Matt Berninger
Lead Vocals
Scott Devendorf
Scott Devendorf
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Aaron Dessner
Aaron Dessner
Songwriter
Matt Berninger
Matt Berninger
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bennett Paster
Bennett Paster
Additional Engineer
Cory Foley-Marsello
Cory Foley-Marsello
Assistant Engineer
Fred Kevorkian
Fred Kevorkian
Mastering Engineer
Greg Giorgio
Greg Giorgio
Assistant Recording Engineer
Josh Clark
Josh Clark
Additional Engineer
Nathan Curry
Nathan Curry
Assistant Engineer
Peter Katis
Peter Katis
Mixing Engineer
The National
The National
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Be still for a second while I try and try to pin your flowers on
La, la, la, la, la
Can you carry my drink, I have everything else
I can tie my tie all by myself
I'm getting tied, I'm forgetting why
[Verse 2]
Oh, we're so disarming, darling, everything we did believe
Is diving, diving, diving, diving off the balcony
Tired and wired, we ruin too easy
Sleep in our clothes and wait for winter to leave
[Verse 3]
Hold ourselves together
With our arms around the stereo for hours
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
While it sings to itself or whatever it does
When it sings to itself of its long lost loves
I'm getting tied, I'm forgetting why
[Verse 4]
Tired and wired, we ruin too easy
Sleep in our clothes and wait for winter to leave
And I'll be with you, behind the couch
When they come on a different day, just like this one
[Verse 5]
We'll stay inside till somebody finds us
Do whatever the TV tells us
Stay inside our rosy-minded fuzz for days
We'll stay inside till somebody finds us
Do whatever the TV tells us
Stay inside our rosy-minded fuzz
[Verse 6]
So worry not, all things are well
We'll be alright, we have our looks and perfume
[Verse 7]
Stay inside till somebody finds us
Do whatever the TV tells us
Stay inside our rosy-minded fuzz
[Verse 8]
So worry not, all things are well
We'll be alright, we have our looks and perfume on
Written by: Aaron Dessner, Bryan Devendorf, Bryce Dessner, Matt Berninger, Scott Devendorf

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