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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brian Burton
Brian Burton
Drums
Daniele Luppi
Daniele Luppi
Conductor
Margo Aldcroft
Margo Aldcroft
String Instrument
Peggy Baldwin
Peggy Baldwin
Strings
Alisha Bauer
Alisha Bauer
Strings
Ruth Bruegger
Ruth Bruegger
Strings
Ronald Clark
Ronald Clark
String Instrument
Yvette Devereaux
Yvette Devereaux
Strings
Kirstin Fife
Kirstin Fife
Strings
Stefanie Fife
Stefanie Fife
Strings
Vanessa Freebairn-Smith
Vanessa Freebairn-Smith
Strings
Ilona Geller
Ilona Geller
String Instrument
James Mercer
James Mercer
Vocals
Neel Hammond
Neel Hammond
Strings
Peter Kent
Peter Kent
Strings
Johana Krejci
Johana Krejci
String Instrument
Miriam Mayer
Miriam Mayer
Strings
Calabria McChesney
Calabria McChesney
String Instrument
Michele Nardone
Michele Nardone
Strings
Carolyn Osborn
Carolyn Osborn
String Instrument
Christopher J. Tedesco
Christopher J. Tedesco
Strings
Danger Mouse
Danger Mouse
Programming
Philip Vaiman
Philip Vaiman
String Instrument
Jessica Van Velzen
Jessica Van Velzen
Strings
Jennifer Walton
Jennifer Walton
Strings
Alwyn Wright
Alwyn Wright
Strings
John Wittenberg
John Wittenberg
Strings
Adriana Zoppo
Adriana Zoppo
String Instrument
Ira Nepus
Ira Nepus
Trombone
Steven Williams
Steven Williams
Trombone
Kennie Takahashi
Kennie Takahashi
Programming
Jim McMillen
Jim McMillen
Trombone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Mercer
James Mercer
Songwriter
Brian Burton
Brian Burton
Songwriter
Daniele Luppi
Daniele Luppi
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Danger Mouse
Danger Mouse
Producer
Todd Monfalcone
Todd Monfalcone
Recording Engineer
Kennie Takahashi
Kennie Takahashi
Mixing Engineer
Stephen Marcussen
Stephen Marcussen
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
This is a day without
A trace of reason
No matter where you turn
[Verse 2]
And the walls will fall
Affirming nothin'
So what's it all about?
[Verse 3]
Call on your bright star
Or play your hand as it lays
Wounds always speak too loud
[Verse 4]
Get along for a while
Citizen, you'll see
How the innocent are bound to the damned
What is just is, I know
So we're trapped by answers
Love haunts to the end
[Verse 5]
Are we all to ride
The edge of nothin'?
Shake hands with fightin' eyes
[Verse 6]
And if they don't know
Their heart is starvin'
'Cause everyone is right
[Verse 7]
Get along for a while
Citizen, you'll see
How the innocent are bound to the damned
What is just is, I know
So we're trapped by answers
Love haunts to the end
[Verse 8]
From the moment that we're born
Till we're old and tired
Do we ever know people?
[Verse 9]
From the moment that we're born
Till we're old and tired
Do we ever know people?
Written by: Brian Burton, James Mercer

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