Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Echo & The Bunnymen
Performer
Ian McCulloch
Vocals
Les Pattinson
Bass Guitar
Will Sergeant
Lead Guitar
Pete de Freitas
Drums
L. Shankar
Strings
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ian McCulloch
Songwriter
Les Pattinson
Songwriter
Will Sergeant
Songwriter
Pete de Freitas
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Colin Fairley
Engineer
Dave Bascombe
Engineer
Kingbird
Producer
Paul Cobald
Engineer
Steve Prestige
Engineer
Steve Short
Engineer
Dave Woolley
Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Cutter
Cutter
Cutter
[Verse 1]
Who's on the seventh floor?
Brewing alternatives
What's in the bottom drawer?
Waiting for things to give
[PreChorus]
Spare us the cutter
Spare us the cutter
Couldn't cut the
Mustard
[Chorus]
Conquering myself until
I see another hurdle approaching
Say we can, say we will
Not just another drop in the ocean
[Verse 2]
Come to the free for all
With Sellotape and knives
Some of us six feet tall
We will escape our lies
[PreChorus]
Spare us the cutter
Spare us the cutter
Couldn't cut the
M-m-mustard
[Chorus]
Conquering myself until
I see another hurdle approaching
Say we can, say we will
Not just another drop in the ocean
[Instrumental]
Am I the happy loss?
Will I still recoil
When the skin is lost?
Am I the worthy cross?
Will I still be soiled
When the dirt is off?
[Chorus]
Conquering myself until
I see another hurdle approaching
Say we can, say we will
Not just another drop in the ocean
Ocean
[PostChorus]
Watch the fingers close
When the hands are cold
[Refrain]
Am I the happy loss?
Will I still recoil
When the skin is lost?
Am I the worthy cross?
Will I still be soiled
When the dirt is off?
[Outro]
Am I the happy loss?
Will I still be soiled
When the dirt is off?
Written by: Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson, Pete de Freitas, Will Sergeant