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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Andrew VanWyngarden
Vocals
Ben Goldwasser
Synthesizer
James Richardson
Percussion
Matt Asti
Percussion
Will Berman
Synthesizer
Jennifer Herrema
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Andrew VanWyngarden
Composer
Ben Goldwasser
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
MGMT
Producer
Sonic Boom
Producer
Billy Bennett
Engineer
Matt Boynton
Additional Engineer
Dave Fridmann
Mixing Engineer
Greg Calbi
Mastering Engineer
Daniel Johnson
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Mild apprehension
Blank dreams of the coming fun
Distort the odds of a turnaround
Gut screams out next to none
So turn it on, tune it in
And stay inert
[Verse 2]
You say, "I've got the backbone"
The back way to escape the gun
Climbing a tree with a missing limb
And not saving anyone
And now it hurts to stay at home
And see flash
[Chorus]
The mirror ball's throwing mold
And you can't get a grip if there's nothing to hold
You see the flash catch a white lily laugh and wilt
So if you must smash a glass first fill it to the hilt
[Verse 3]
Plants, as far as I know, are still
Still bending towards the light
And if we dance until the heart explodes
It will make this place ignite
And even if this hall collapses
I can stand by my pillar of hope
It's just a case of flash delirium
[Verse 4]
Here's a growing culture deep inside a corpse
Ages stuck together, taking it to the source
Timeless desperation, pictures on a screen scream
"Hey, people, what does it mean?"
[Bridge]
Comfort keeps us nice
So quick to donate everything (Nothing arrives)
Die wolken drifting blinding smiles circling (Einkreisen)
And time's tingling spines
Attaching hands to floor
The rosy-tinted flash
[Chorus]
The hot dog's getting cold
And you'll never be as good as the Rolling Stones
Watch the birds in the airport gathering dirt
Crowd the clean magazine chick lifting up her skirt
[Verse 5]
Lines when I close my eyes and just
Why close one eye and try to
Aim blindly at the sun
Pledge allegiance to the sun
And hear love when the ghosts start singing, terrorizing everyone
And geometric troops aligning
Carried up to the burial mounds with gold
My earthbound heart is heavy
It's a heavy time but your
Your rhythm makes it light
Your heartbeat keeps things light
And explode like a violent star keeps threatening the night
With the violence forever
And even if this hall collapses
I can stand by my pillar of hope and trust
That our heads won't bust
[Outro]
6-6-5-5, red battleships
40 earthlike planets
3 holes, 2 tits
1 fork in its side
0 tears in their eyes
[Outro]
Sue the spiders, sink the Welsh
Stab your Facebook, sell, sell, sell
Undercooked, overdone
Mass adulation not so funny
Poisoned honey, pseudo-science
Silly money, you're my honey
Written by: Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser