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Anyone's Ghost
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Anyone's Ghost was released on May 10, 2010 by 4AD as a part of the album High Violet (Bonus Track Version)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bryce Dessner
Bryce Dessner
Electric Guitar
Matt Berninger
Matt Berninger
Lead Vocals
Aaron Dessner
Aaron Dessner
Bass Guitar
Bryan Devendorf
Bryan Devendorf
Drums
Hideaki Aomori
Hideaki Aomori
Bass Clarinet
Maria Jeffers
Maria Jeffers
Cello
Richard Reed Parry
Richard Reed Parry
Guitar
Rob Moose
Rob Moose
Violin
Thomas Bartlett
Thomas Bartlett
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bryce Dessner
Matt Berninger
Matt Berninger
Lyrics
Padma Newsome
Padma Newsome
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Aaron Dessner
Aaron Dessner
Recording Engineer
Peter Katis
Peter Katis
Mixing Engineer
Brandon Reid
Brandon Reid
Recording Engineer
Bryce Dessner
Bryce Dessner
Recording Engineer
Christian Biegai
Christian Biegai
Vocal Recording Engineer
Greg Calbi
Greg Calbi
Mastering Engineer
Greg Georgio
Greg Georgio
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Keith Nelson
Keith Nelson
Assistant Engineer
Patrick Dillett
Patrick Dillett
Additional Engineer
Peter Mavrogeorgis
Peter Mavrogeorgis
Recording Engineer
The National
The National
Producer

Lyrics

Say you stayed at home, alone with the flu
Find out from friends, that wasn't true
Go out at night with your headphones on, again
And walk through the Manhattan valleys of the dead
Didn't wanna be your ghost
Didn't wanna be anyone's ghost
Didn't wanna be your ghost
Didn't wanna be anyone's ghost
But I don't want anybody else
I don't want anybody else
You said I came close as anyone's come
To live underwater for more than a month
You said it was night inside my heart, it was
You said it should tear a kid apart, it does
Didn't wanna be your ghost
Didn't wanna be anyone's ghost
Didn't wanna be your ghost
Didn't wanna be anyone's ghost
But I don't want anybody else
I don't want anybody else
I don't want anybody else
I don't want anybody else
I had a hole in the middle where the lightning went through
I told my friends not to worry
I had a hole in the middle someone's sideshow to do
I told my friends not to worry
Didn't wanna be your ghost
Didn't wanna be anyone's ghost
Didn't wanna be your ghost
Didn't wanna be anyone's ghost
Written by: Bryce Dessner, Matt Berninger

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