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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig
Lead Vocals
Rostam
Rostam
Programming
Chris Tomson
Chris Tomson
Drums
Baio
Baio
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ariel Rechtshaid
Ariel Rechtshaid
Songwriter
Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig
Songwriter
Rostam
Rostam
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ariel Rechtshaid
Ariel Rechtshaid
Producer
Rostam
Rostam
Producer
Angelo Vasquez
Angelo Vasquez
Engineer
Dave Schiffman
Dave Schiffman
Engineer
Fernando Lodeiro
Fernando Lodeiro
Engineer
Hans Crump
Hans Crump
Engineer
Joe LaPorta
Joe LaPorta
Mastering Engineer
Justin Gerrish
Justin Gerrish
Engineer
Nick Rowe
Nick Rowe
Engineer
Rich Costey
Rich Costey
Mixing Engineer
Chris Kasych
Chris Kasych
Engineer
Emily Lazar
Emily Lazar
Mastering Engineer
Eric Isip
Eric Isip
Assistant Engineer
Michael Harris
Michael Harris
Engineer

Lyrics

Oh, sweet thing
Zion doesn't love you
And Babylon don't love you
But you love everything
Oh, you saint
America don't love you
So I could never love you
In spite of everything
In the dark of this place
There's the glow of your face
There's the dust on the screen
Of this broken machine
And I can't help but feel
That I've made some mistakes, but I let it go
Ya Hey, Ya Hey, Ya Hey
Through the fire and through the flames
Ya Hey, Ya Hey, Ut Deo, Ya Hey, Ut Deo, Deo
You won't even say your name
Ya Hey, Ya Hey, Ut Deo, Ya Hey, Ut Deo, Deo
Through the fire and through the flames
You won't even say your name
Only, "I am that I am"
But who could ever live that way?
Ya Hey, Ya Hey
Ut Deo, Ut Deo, Deo
Oh, the motherland don't love you
The fatherland don't love you
So why love anything?
Oh, good God
The faithless, they don't love you
The zealous hearts don't love you
And that's not gonna change
All the cameras and files
All the paranoid styles
All the tension and fear
Of a secret career
And I can't help but feel
That you see the mistakes, but you let it go
Ya Hey, Ya Hey, Ya Hey
Through the fire and through the flames
Ya Hey, Ya Hey, Ut Deo, Ya Hey, Ut Deo, Deo
You won't even say your name
Ya Hey, Ya Hey, Ut Deo, Ya Hey, Ut Deo, Deo
Through the fire and through the flames
You won't even say your name the same
"I am that I am"
But who could ever live that way?
Ya Hey, Ya Hey
Ut Deo, Ut Deo, Deo
Outside the tents, on the festival grounds
As the air began to cool, and the sun went down
My soul swooned, as I faintly heard the sound
Of you spinning "Israelites" into "19th Nervous Breakdown"
Through the fire and through the flames
Ya Hey, Ya Hey, Ut Deo, Ya Hey, Ut Deo, Deo
You won't even say your name
Ya Hey, Ya Hey, Ut Deo, Ya Hey, Ut Deo, Deo
Through the fire and through the flames
You won't even say your name
Only, "I am that I am"
But who could ever live that way?
Ut Deo, Ut Deo, Deo
Through the fire and through the flames
You won't even say your name
Only, "I am that I am"
But who could ever live that way?
Ut Deo, Ut Deo, Deo
Written by: Ariel Rechtshaid, Ezra Koenig, Rostam
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