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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Andrew VanWyngarden
Andrew VanWyngarden
Drums
Ben Goldwasser
Ben Goldwasser
Synthesizer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Andrew VanWyngarden
Andrew VanWyngarden
Songwriter
Ben Goldwasser
Ben Goldwasser
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
MGMT
MGMT
Producer
Dave Fridmann
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Producer
Greg Calbi
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Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Five, four, three, two, one, ah
[Verse 1]
You were a child
Crawling on your knees toward it
Making Mama so proud
But your voice is too loud
We like to watch you laughing
You pick the insects off plants
No time to think of consequences
[Chorus]
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanted to be haunted
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanted to be haunted
[Verse 2]
The water is warm
But it's sending me shivers
A baby is born
Crying out for attention
[PreChorus]
The memories fade
Like looking through a fog mirror
Decision to decisions are made and not bought
But I thought this wouldn't hurt a lot, I guess not
[Chorus]
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanted to be haunted
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanted to be haunted
[Chorus]
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanted to be haunted
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanted to be haunted
[Chorus]
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees wanted to be haunted
Control yourself
Take only what you need from it
A family of trees
Written by: Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser

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