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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jim Moginie
Jim Moginie
Keyboards
Martin Rotsey
Martin Rotsey
Guitar
Peter Garrett
Peter Garrett
Lead Vocals
Peter Gifford
Peter Gifford
Background Vocals
Rob Hirst
Rob Hirst
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Peter Garrett
Peter Garrett
Songwriter
Jim Moginie
Jim Moginie
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil
Producer
Guy Gray
Guy Gray
Engineer
Tim Young
Tim Young
Mastering Engineer
Warne Livesey
Warne Livesey
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Sell my soul to him
[Verse 2]
Alright, let's begin, I am ready, let's begin
(Sell my soul to him)
Shed my skin, I just wanna shed my skin
I don't wanna sell my soul to him
[Verse 3]
Mechanize, city bursts, and farmers die
They cry, "Sell my soul to him"
Sleep face-down in a goods train, headin' south in the rain
I'll say it loud,"Sell my soul to him"
[Verse 4]
In this world, I often think you'd understand me
In these words, I often think you'd recognize me
'Cause I just wanna swim with the fish in the sea
And I want faith to heal so that I can be clean
[Verse 5]
Sell my soul to him
Sell my soul to him
[Verse 6]
Celebrate
America's great now, if you don't talk back, you hide your face
Crawl and rubble, and a smile and small
That snail's paced creature goin' up and down the walls
[Verse 7]
I just wanna celebrate
I'm not gonna sell my soul to him
When you look right in
Sell my soul to him (To him)
Yo, I'm tellin' ya
(Sell my soul to him) You 'gon sell your soul
How you gonna sell your soul to him, now?
(Sell my soul to him)
Written by: MOGINIE, Peter Garrett

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