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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Alex Turner
Alex Turner
Guitar
Andrew Hewitt
Andrew Hewitt
Conductor
Composers Ensemble
Composers Ensemble
Strings
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alex Turner
Alex Turner
Songwriter
Jamie Cook
Jamie Cook
Songwriter
Owen Pallett
Owen Pallett
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
James Ford
James Ford
Producer
Jake Jackson
Jake Jackson
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

I etched the face of a stopwatch
On the back of a raindrop
And did a swap for the sand in an hourglass
I heard an unhappy ending
It sorta sounds like you leaving
I heard the Piledriver Waltz
It woke me up this mornin'
You look like you've been for breakfast at the Heartbreak Hotel
And sat in the back booth by the pamphlets and the literature
On how to lose
Your waitress was miserable and so was your food
If you're gonna try and walk on water
Make sure you wear your comfortable shoes
Mysteries flashing amber
Go green when you answer
But the red on the rest of the questionnaire
Never changes
I heard the news that you're planning
To shoot me out of a cannon
I heard the Piledriver Waltz
It woke me up this mornin'
You look like you've been for breakfast at the Heartbreak Hotel
And sat in the back booth by the pamphlets and the literature
On how to lose
Your waitress was miserable and so was your food
If you're gonna try and walk on water
Make sure you wear your comfortable shoes
Oh-oh, oh-oh
Piledriver
Written by: Alex Turner
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