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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Patti Smith
Patti Smith
Vocals
Lenny Kaye
Lenny Kaye
Electric Guitar
Jay Dee Daugherty
Jay Dee Daugherty
Drums
Tony Shanahan
Tony Shanahan
Bass
Jack Petruzzelli
Jack Petruzzelli
Vocals
Luca Lanzi
Luca Lanzi
Acoustic Guitar
Sauro Lanzi
Sauro Lanzi
Accordion
Massimiliano Gregorio
Massimiliano Gregorio
Bass
Fabrizio Morganti
Fabrizio Morganti
Percussion
Andreas Petermann
Andreas Petermann
Violin
Riccardo Dellocchio
Riccardo Dellocchio
Steel Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Patti Smith
Patti Smith
Lyrics
Lenny Kaye
Lenny Kaye
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Patti Smith
Patti Smith
Producer
Lenny Kaye
Lenny Kaye
Producer
Jay Dee Daugherty
Jay Dee Daugherty
Producer
Tony Shanahan
Tony Shanahan
Producer
Andrea Rovacchi
Andrea Rovacchi
Engineer
Stewart Lerman
Stewart Lerman
Mixing Engineer
Greg Calbi
Greg Calbi
Mastering Engineer
Iestyn Polson
Iestyn Polson
Assistant Engineer
Emery Dobyns
Emery Dobyns
Assistant Engineer
Eric Spring
Eric Spring
Assistant Engineer
Keenan Wyatt
Keenan Wyatt
Assistant Engineer
Pete Bischoff
Pete Bischoff
Assistant Engineer
Phil Joly
Phil Joly
Assistant Engineer
Elizabeth Bauer
Elizabeth Bauer
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Oh, chariot of insect
Oh, crown of wind
Two royal leopards run with him
On a golden lead of tapered vine
Oh, the blood sky, oh, the blood sky
Vine of a god running wild
Oh, golden seed who made the winged child
[Verse 2]
Run, run, my little one
Run out to sea
Run, run, my little one
What do you seek?
[Verse 3]
The canvas is high
The scheme of a life
Written in the wind
The pen, the knife
[Verse 4]
Run, my little one
Breathe a hymn
Breath, my little one
A hymn to him
To him
[Verse 5]
The master is calling
Calling
The canvas is high
The scheme of a life
Written in the wind
The pen, the knife
[Verse 6]
Run
Run out to sea
Run, my little one
What do you seek?
[Verse 7]
If you were his eyes
If you were his dreams
The whole of the sky
Could not contain you
[Verse 8]
So run, run
Run out to sea
Run, my little one
Breathe a hymn for him
For thee
Written by: Lenny Kaye, Patti Smith

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