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Swallowed Up (In The Belly Of The Whale)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Vocals
Ron Aniello
Ron Aniello
Guitar
Max Weinberg
Max Weinberg
Drums
Charles Giordano
Charles Giordano
Accordion
New York Chamber Consort
New York Chamber Consort
Strings
Rob Mathes
Rob Mathes
Conductor
Lisa Kim
Lisa Kim
First Violin
Ross Petersen
Ross Petersen
Background Vocals
Rob Lebret
Rob Lebret
Background Vocals
Clif Norrell
Clif Norrell
Background Vocals
Dan Shelly
Dan Shelly
Bassoon
Jeremy McCoy
Jeremy McCoy
Bass Violin
Lisa Lowell
Lisa Lowell
Background Vocals
Patti Scialfa
Patti Scialfa
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Soozie Tyrell
Soozie Tyrell
Violin
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Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Composer
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Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Producer
Ron Aniello
Ron Aniello
Producer
Jon Landau
Jon Landau
Executive Producer
Ross Petersen
Ross Petersen
Recording Engineer
Rob Lebret
Rob Lebret
Assistant Engineer
Clif Norrell
Clif Norrell
Engineer
Toby Scott
Toby Scott
Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

I fell asleep on a dark and starlit sea
With nothing but the cloak of God's mercy over me
I come upon strange earth and a great black cave
I dreamt I awoke as if buried in my grave
We've been swallowed up
We've been swallowed up
Disappeared from this world
We've been swallowed up
The bones of sailors from the north and sailors from the east
Lay high in a pyre in the belly of a beast
A beast, should you wander in its path, upon your ship and your flesh he'll sup
You'll disappear from this world until you've been swallowed up
We've been swallowed up
We've been swallowed up
Disappeared from this world
We've been swallowed up
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
We trusted our skills and our good sails
Put our faith that with God the righteous in this world prevail
But we've been swallowed up
We've been swallowed up
Disappeared from this world
We've been swallowed up
We've been swallowed up
We've been swallowed up
Disappeared from this world
We've been swallowed up
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Written by: Bruce Springsteen

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