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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sparklehorse
Sparklehorse
Performer
Mark Linkous
Mark Linkous
Musician
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mark Linkous
Mark Linkous
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mark Linkous
Mark Linkous
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
A horse, a horse
My kingdom for a horse
Rattling on magnetic
Fields
[Verse 2]
Yes, I did use up
The last box of sparklers
Before they went bad
Got wet or decayed
[Verse 3]
Homecoming queen
Homecoming queen
[Verse 4]
Teeth what were sharp
Is ground down and dumb
My crooked spine becoming
More brittle
[Verse 5]
What once grew straight
And tall toward the sun
Is absorbing back down
To dirt like a sponge
[Verse 6]
Homecoming queen
Homecoming queen
Homecoming queen
Homecoming queen
Written by: Mark Linkous
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