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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Gordon Moakes
Gordon Moakes
Bass Guitar
Russell Lissack
Russell Lissack
Lead Guitar
Eliot James
Eliot James
Programming
Kele
Kele
Lead Vocals
Matt Tong
Matt Tong
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gordon Moakes
Gordon Moakes
Songwriter
Matt Tong
Matt Tong
Songwriter
Russell Lissack
Russell Lissack
Songwriter
Kele
Kele
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bloc Party
Bloc Party
Producer
Rich Costey
Rich Costey
Mixing Engineer
Paul Epworth
Paul Epworth
Producer
Eliot James
Eliot James
Producer
Joe Hirst
Joe Hirst
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
If it can be broken, then it can be fixed
If it can be fused, then it can be split
It's all under control, it's all under control
It's all under control, it's all under control
If it can be lost, then it can be won
If it can be touched, then it can be turned
All you need is time, all you need is time
All you need is time, all you need is–
[Refrain]
Time
All you need is
Time
[Verse 2]
If it can be broken, then it can be fixed
If it can be fused, then it can be split
It's all under control, it's all under control
It's all under control, it's all under control
If it can be lost, then it can be won
If it can be touched, then it can be turned
All you need is time, all you need is time
All you need is time, all you need is
[Chorus]
We promised the world we'd tame it
What were we hoping for?
We promised the world we'd tame it
What were we hoping for?
We promised the world we'd tame it
What were we hoping for?
We promised the world we'd tame it
What were we hoping for?
[Verse 3]
A sense of purpose and a sense of skill
A sense of function but a disregard
We will not be the first, we will not be the first
We will not be the first, we will–
We said we're gonna conquer new frontiers
Go on, stick your bloody head in the jaws of the beast
[Chorus]
We promised the world we'd tame it
What were we hoping for?
We promised the world we'd tame it
What were we hoping for?
We promised the world we'd tame it
What were we hoping for?
We promised the world we'd tame it
What were we hoping for?
[Bridge]
Breathe in
Breathe out
Breathe in
Breathe out
Breathe in
Breathe out
Breathe in
[Verse 4]
So, here we are reinventing the wheel
I'm shaking hands with a hurricane
It's a color that I can't describe
It's a language I can't understand
[Verse 5]
Ambition tearing out the heart of you
We will not be the last
We will not be the last
We will not be the last
Carving lines into you
We will not be the last
We will not be the last
Dripping down the sides of you
We will not be the last
We will not be the last
We will not be the last
[Outro]
We will not be the last
We will not be the last
We will not be the last
We will not be the last
We will not be the last
We will not be the last
We will not be the last
We will not be the last
Written by: Gordon Moakes, Kele Okereke, Matt Tong, Russell Lissack

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