Listen to Flat of the Blade by Massive Attack

Flat of the Blade

Massive Attack

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Guy Garvey

Vocals

Robert Del Naja

Robert Del Naja

Programming

Neil Davidge

Keyboards

Damon Albarn

Bass

Euan Dickinson

Programming

Harry Brown Jnr

Harry Brown Jnr

Trombone

Noel Langley

Trumpet

Chris Storr

Trumpet

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Guy Garvey

Songwriter

Robert Del Naja

Robert Del Naja

Songwriter

Neil Davidge

Songwriter

Damon Albarn

Songwriter

Grantley Marshall

Grantley Marshall

Songwriter

Harry Brown Jnr

Harry Brown Jnr

Horn Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Robert Del Naja

Robert Del Naja

Producer

Neil Davidge

Producer

Euan Dickinson

Recording Engineer

Eric Broucek

Recording Engineer

Graham Archer

Recording Engineer

Phil Egan

Assistant Recording Engineer

Mark "Spike" Stent

Mark "Spike" Stent

Mixing Engineer

Matty Green

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Tim Young

Mastering Engineer

Jason Cox

Additional Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I'm not good in a crowd

I got skills I can't speak of

[Verse 2]

Things I've seen will chase me to the grave

[Verse 3]

I'm not good in a crowd

I got skills I can't speak of

Over there

[Verse 4]

Things that I've seen

Will chase me to the grave

[Verse 5]

Led with your hands tied

Fetters and flies

[Verse 6]

You stumble the dunes

Complain to the moon

[Verse 7]

Backs to the wheel

There's granite to shove

[Verse 8]

Take it

They give it

So rivet for rivet

I will build for my family a bulletproof love

[Verse 9]

How does it feel

The weight of the steel?

[Verse 10]

The weight of the steel

The flat of the blade

[Verse 11]

How does it feel

To kneel at defeat?

[Verse 12]

To kneel at defeat

At the choices you make

[Verse 13]

I'm not good in a crowd

I got skills I can't speak of

[Verse 14]

Things I've seen will chase me to the grave

[Verse 15]

Backs to the wheel

There's granite to shove

[Verse 16]

Take it

They give it

And rivet for rivet

I will build for my family a bulletproof love

Written by: Damon Albarn, Grantley Marshall, Guy Garvey, Neil Davidge, Robert Del Naja

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