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Sleeping Lessons
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Sleeping Lessons was released on January 23, 2007 by Sub Pop Records as a part of the album Wincing the Night Away
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dave Hernandez
Dave Hernandez
Lead Guitar
James Mercer
James Mercer
Performer
Jesse Sandoval
Jesse Sandoval
Drums
Martin Crandall
Martin Crandall
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Mercer
James Mercer
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
James Mercer
James Mercer
Producer
Joe Chiccarelli
Joe Chiccarelli
Producer
Emily Lazar
Emily Lazar
Mastering Engineer
Sarah Register
Sarah Register
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Go
Without
'Till the need seeps in
Ya low animal
Collect your novel petals
For the stem
And glow
Glow
Melt and flow
Eviscerate your fragile frame
Spill it out on the ragged floor
A thousand different versions of yourself
[Verse 2]
And if the old guard still offend
They got nothin' left
On which you depend
So enlist every ounce
Of your bright blood
And off with their heads
Jump from the hook
You're not obliged
To swallow anything you despise
See those un-repenting buzzards
Want your life
And they got no right
As sure as you have eyes
They've got no right
[Verse 3]
Just put yourself
In my new shoes
And see that I
Do what I do
Because the old guard
Still offends (Their pudgy hearts)
(And slimy hands)
[Verse 4]
They got nothin' left
On which we depend
So enlist every ounce
Of your bright blood
And off with their heads
Jump from the hook
You're not obliged
To swallow anything you despise
[Verse 5]
That you despise
That you despise
(That you despise)
Written by: James Mercer

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